The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-19
Four Days Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF TEE HERMANN.

ioIhiai ueciaratlon Oh war Dy Eng>
land and France against Russia. The
Hon. Capt. Blackwood, the British
Cabinet Courier who was charged to
deliver the British ultimatum to the
Gar, returned to London at 10 o.
clock P. NJ, on the 25th ult. lie ar.
rived at St. Petersburg on the 18th
March and delivered his message,
waited until the expiration of six days,
and on the 10th began his homeward
Journey. The Emperor himself had
left the capital for Helsingfors, in Fin.
land, after he became acquainted with
the nature of the summons, and before
the actual arrival of the courier who
was the bearer of it. Count Nessel,
rode, however, was instructed to in
form the Consuls of England and
France that to the summons to evacu-
ate the Principalities no answer would
be returned. In consequence of this,
the Earl Of Aberdeen in the House of
Lords and Lord John Russell in the
House of Commons brought down a
message on the 9th ult., from the
Queen, announcing the failure of ne>
gotiations carried on by her Majesty
in concert with her allies, with the
Emperor Of Russia, and the conse-
quent necessity Of adopting other
measures to repress the unprevoked
aggression on the dominionss of q
friendly power. Some further papers,
the Queen announced, would be laid
before the House, and her Majesty ex.
pressed her assurance that no endeav-
or having been spared to maintain
peace, relied upon the loyalty of her
subjects and the bravery Of her army
and navy under the emergency which
tho non.fulfllment of her just expecta-
tons had now occasioned.
The Message in both Houses was
listened to with the most bresthless
attention, and Friday, tho 31st ult.,
fixed for taking it into consideration
and framing reply. The Earl of
Derby. expressed hope that on that
day the Ministry would give full in
formation respecting the past negotia-
tions. the future objects of the war
and the alleged protectorate Which
England and France were said to have
united in establishing over Turkey
Earl Grey hoped the reply 10 the ad-
dress would be so framed as to secure
unanimity.
THE London Gazette of Wednes-
day Goth, published according to pre-
cedent declaration of tho motives
and objects Of the war. No intima-
ton of the declaration of war, says
The London Times is sent or convey
ed to the enemy according to modern
practice.
Proceedings of a similar nature had
taken place in the French Legislature,
almost at the same moment. The
Minister of State having read to the
Corps Legislatif in the name Of the
Emperor message announcing that
the final resolve of the Cabinet of st.
Petersburg had placed Russia in a
a state of war with France. The EN-
peror also declared that the whole re-
sponsibility Of the rupture rested with
the Russian Government. The mes
sage was received with energetic cx-
pressions of adhesion by the whole |
body. The President then went on
to say that the Emperor relied on the |
support of the Legislative, as well as
on that of all France, under the
grave aspect of affairs. This intima-
ton was also received with loud cheers,
and the Assembly broke up with shouts
Of vive u Emperor. Another COM
to the same effect was also
made to the Senate. where it was re-
ceived with the same enthusiasm.
The Turkish Minister of Commerce
had informed the various Chambers of
Commerce throughout France that let
tiers of marque will not be granted to
American vessels, and that the FEEDER,
al Government had declared to the
French Minister that acts so contrary
to the rights of nations would not be
tolerated in the Union.
War having now been as good as
declared, both by Great Britain and
France, the preparations for hostilities
we're being fastened by the British
1t has been finally de-
cided to send the entire English caval-
ry force destined for the East through
France, embarking it on the Mediter-
ranean at Marseilles. No other por-
ton Of the British contingent force
proceeds by that route. Eighty trans
ports were to be attached to the Brit
sh land force in the East, divided in
10 three squadrons, each of which is
70 be under senior naval office.
A division of the British feet, twen-
ty-tbree strong, passed the Great Belt
IN the morning of the 25th ult. They
arrived off Kiel the next day. The
was employed in taking sound
ngs. The weather was very fine.
A dispatch of the 9th of March
rom Oddessa states that division of |
he Russian fleet had just left Sebas-
opo! with the objec. of provisioning ;
md ro-enforcing the Russian forts on /
he Circassian Coast.
Advices from Constantinople of the
9th March, states that the Multi re- Q
used to grant the festival for the j