The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-05

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from Europe to tho 18th ult.
The English government was hasten
ing the embarkation Of troops for Con.
stantinople, and dispatching another
squadron to the Baltic.
From the seat of war no nows Of i'm
portanco has been received. 1t is ru.
morod that the Emperor of Russia has
signed tho order for his troops to cross
the Danube but at the latest dates no
such movement had taken place. Re.
ports arc also current imputing incipicnt
insanity to the Czar-alleging that he is
alternately excited and depressed in re.
gard to the war.
The Russians seemed TO have sus.
pended their intention to attack Kalafat.
and monaced the Turks at Galatz and
Brailow.
Omar threatens various points, thus
keeping the Russians on the alert.
A part of the Russian force withdrawn
from before Kalafat had moved towards
Orsova.
Sergeant Talfourd, the distinguished
author, died suddenly of apoplexy.
while delivering a charge to a jury on the
10th.
LArER-The PaciGc arrived at Hal
flax on Wednesday, with European
dates to the 18th.
The Cars reply to the last peremp-
tory iutimation of Great Britain and
France, was due March 18th. No reply.
however, had been returned. Neverthc-
less, there were numerous reports current
of concessions N the part of Russia.
These produced no effect on the stock
market, and were regarded as intended
solely to create conflicting discussions.
and to rotard any complete combination
of the European powers. As regards
hostilitics, affairs remain nearly as they
were. Ga the Danube no movements Of
importance had occurred.
Public expectation looks now to the
Baltic for the next move.
Kalafat continues to be strengthened.
The allied fleets were still at Beycos
Bay, March 9th.
The Russian feet remained at Sebas-
topol. Feb 23d.
1t is reported that the first operations
Of the Anglo-Frcnch army will be to at
tack Crimea. Troops viii land at Bala-
khlaya to attack Sebastopol by laud
while the allieA fleets attack it by sea
The Russians are fortif,ing the cilio.
Of WalIach;a and Noldayia. especially
Fok,chani. on the Schmyl
Two Swedish camps are to be formcl.
one at Carlsrroua another rcar Stock.
holm. The g%arrison OF the I>lapd Of
Gottsland is increased to lG 600 men.
Prussia cyiucrs more bearing toward.
the Western Powers A. address. sim.
ed by several mcmbere oithc Claml rs.
called on Baror Mautcpfe to give a.
explanation Of the position of Prussia in
the coming war. r. this MaafcuFlre
pliod that the government would shortly
make an eXl l%auatiou ard in the mean
time the fleets in the Black Sea are
those ofpowers with which Prussia is in
accord.
On the 9TH, martial law was proclaim.
ed at st. Petersburg, and throughout
Russia and Poland.
st Petersburg was placed under the
command Of the Cars eldest son. The
regime is now the same as in Tauris.
Crimca, and Bcssarabia.
Warsaw papers state, by authority,
that Russia has not claimed cooperation
with the German powers, but merely
strict neutrality. which neutrality, they
say. has been firmly promised.
The expectation Of grain from the
Danubian p%rincipalities is forbidden af
ter the 10Th inst.
From China We have little new or de.
finite. Shanghai was expected soon to
fall into the hands Of the Imperialists.
whilst Pekin was reported to be closely
invested.