Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-15
From Europe.

D items Of nevis by the former: M s
/, England was in state of war and troops wer
embarking at all the ports. The British contin
Igent lahd force had been increased to2O, ZOO men
Lord Rassau having declined the command,
twill be otherwise filled. The Queens Guards,
regiment of cavalry were to embark from South
f ampton on the 22d. SIX other regiments Of cav
airy were holding themselves 10 readiness En-
gneers, sappers and miners, flying artillery ant
field batteries were all ready for instant embarka
ton at various stations All the regiments in ser
vice were to be raised to 1000 men each. AL
the artillery men were armed with the mimic RI
fe. The Niagara was 10 embark troops at Liv-
erpool On the 22d and the Cambria at Kingston
ireland, on the 25th. The war was verypopulaI
and recruits were abundant especially IRON Ire
land. eI !A
In the House of Commons, on Thursday, M
D'Israeli asked if Napoleon's letter To The Czar
was authentic7 Lord John Russell responded in
the affirmative and stated that the British Gov
eminent would hold itself responsible for It's SEN
timents
Advices from Paris state that the Gar had sent
an answer to Napoleon's letter, and that 1t was OF
an nnfavorable character.
Eighty thousand men, the flower of,ths French
army, were ready to embark simultaneously with
the English troops
Austria was making extensive preparation tor
war; and her fidelity to the cause OF the allies was
very strongly suspected.
No further operations on the Danube were re-
ported. Omar Pasha had caused two Greek spies
to be hung. Kalafat was garrisoned by 10000
Turkish troops and the position was deemed al
most mpregnable. Gen. Auress who commanded
the Russians at the battle of Citate had been dis
graced for his defeat and sent to the Caucasus,
Russia was still endeavoring to impress the ho-
ly character of the war upon the minds OF the SOL
diers. They are told that they are on their way
to recover Christ's sepuchre from the intidels.
The Patriarch of Moscow had delivered an ex-
citing address to the soldiers on their leaving the
Danube, l,. iq g.cIe
The Russians had again been defeated 10 an
attack on Fort Sc. Nicholas, with the loss of p
| 900 men.
The Atlantic brings the following:
The Cars letter from St. Petersburg, in reply
to Napoleon's epistle reached Paris on the 18th.
Nicholas declines to accept the proposed arrange
ment submitted to him. The Paris Monelieur,
the official organ says this puts an end TO all hopes
ofpeace. ,l9 a .5., ,,ia...
The letter has been printed in the form of
placard read publicly in all the barracks France,
and profusely distributed throughout all the com
munes in the departments. 1t is also posted
in large characters at the corners OF every street
10 Paris. J 1 f..L ' - -.
Troops were embarking on the ed from Lv-
erpool, Dublin and Southampton for the seat OF
war. ,..f..,... osl
Ships were fitting out rapidly at all the ports
for the Baltic feet
French troops are embarklng from Africa for
Turkey. ;2
Fortifcations were going on at Constantnople.
The health of the Turkish army and of the allied
fleets was excellent is
! Six thousand men and twenty four ships left on
1.-THE 9TH under the escort of English steamers.
A dreadful coliery explosion had occurred at
Ince Hal, Wigan. One hundred men were killed.
The Queen and Lord Chamberlain have mott
fled Mr.. Buchanan that he may appear at Court
in any costume he chooses to wear.
The Greek Insurrection again had assumed a
formidable aspect. Six thousand were in arms In
Macedonia and Thessaly. 1874 t-!
Letters from St. Petersburg state that military
preparations are going on in Russia on an immense
scale, and with the greatest activity.
A despatch received in Paris from Berlin states
that great evaporation was produced at the Pal
ace OF ST. Petersburg on the receipt of Napoleon''
letter. s.tt eaf '''''
No political importance is attached to the re-
, cent slight changes in the Turkish cabinet.
|, The Nallachian peasantry had become % nos
tile that the Russian soldiers are forbidden to 60
more than mile from the camp. ,t;
Authentic adyices from St. Petersburg state
, that another warlike manifesto had been issued,
leyyng nine men per thousand till April lofh'
The last accounts from Constantinople state
that the Russian feet had bombarded Batoum, but
withdrew without effecting much
D The Russians bombarded Raschtschuk, "a for
: titled town on the Danube, opposite Gurgevo,,
on the 10Th. The Turks were taken by surprise
. and had one Of their steamers much damaged ,anc
six small vessels rendered unservlceable. Ihl'
J. affair gave rise to the report of the destruction
six Turkish ships of war.
A letter from Paris states that the reply OF TIT
Gar to Napoleon's letter, was long and argumen
tative hut at the same time couched in such per
sonally offensive terms to Napoleon, that 1t ha
g been decided not to publish it.
= Letters from Constantinople state that leglol
i of Jews had been formed and placed at the dispo
sal Of the Gar
If LATER SrrLL.-The Asia arrived on the ST.
d with Liverpool dates to the 25th Feb. We Sc
II lect the following items Of news:
1t 1t was generally reported that manifesto ha
J. beeu agreed to by France and England. havin!
% all the force of formal declaration OF war, ant
that it will appear in few days. 1t was ais
) further rumored that England has made fina
announcement to the Gear, naming the detnlt
time within which he must eyacuate the Prlncl
, palities. -, r
h Prince George, of Cambridge, will command
y the cavalry under Lord Raglan.
y Accounts from the Danube state that both force
are preparing for great battle
- A very significant announcement in the Pari
u Moniteur says: eff the flags of France and Aus
ID tra are united in the East, France will not pei
Is nit any attempt at separation beyond the Alps
,f This is regarded as threat to raise hungary an
Italy if Austria sides with Russia. Inc sam
article,also saws: "France cannot suffer the in
tegrity of the Ottoman empire to be broken by az
oressiye acts from Greece" And further. tina
: France discountenances any attempts at revolutio
re anywhere This last announcement is We've
t. as official. .,...., l.... a., .ssl ...,
:, Austria continues to send troops TO the south
eastern frontier, but says that she does so nerel
% TO Observation-Disclosures spreading to Servla, Nor
~ tenego and Bosnia
at The attitude of Prussia remains unchanged an
unexplained. .,.,,.,,t.....
The Greek Insurrection in Turkey had becom
ID unite formidable. In Epirus the insurgents hav
n taken the town of Arta and besieged the Turks
;. the citadel. and three thousand insurgents WEI
E. within ten miles of Ionian. An Albanian detacf
Id ment of Greek regular troops had gone to III
w insurgents Armed bands of Albanans were g
m inc from village to village. arousing the peoP
- and distributing arms gratis. lnflammatory pl;
=" cards were also circulating.
10 The Shah of Persia has officially announce
that he will remain neutral in the war.
Lord Palmerston has announced IN the Nous
:, Of Commons that Smith OBrlen is 70 De Paloonel
I'D Mr.. Buchanan was present at the last leve
u given by the Queen. p:.,o,aEx.n,;,
We Mr.. Daniels letter to the Richmond Examn