The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-03-23
The War.

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Thursday night, is that in reference to the
stupendous military and naval prepara-
!. tons for prosecuting the war against Rus
sia, making by the British and French
1 Governments, Rcar-Admiral Corry's
squadron arrived at Spithead on the 9th
ultimo, and would be reinforced by the
other ships fitting out, making an effective
fleet offorty sail. The Emperor Of France
having ordered the formation of third
French squadron, the Aoniteur Of Paris
contains report from the Minister Of Ma
rine, stating that the orders had been ex-
ecuted, and that the same consists Of ten
sail Of the line, fourteen frigates and fifteen
corvettes. Vice Admiral Duschesne had
been appointed to the command Of it. and
it was supposed this squadron would pro-
ceed to Spithead to join the British fleets,
the whole to be under the command in.
chief of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier,
who had actually hoisted his flag at Wool
witch.
The French Government has prohibited
the expectation Of arms, ammunition and
military equipments, and had issued cir
cular directing all the diplomatic and con-
sular agents of France to give their sup
port to the subjects and commerce Of Eng
land in every case where they may be
menaced by the Common enemy.
The Russian army ofthe Oxus had hal
ted two marches north of Khiva. The
Khans of Bokara and Kiva had been
brought to terms, and an offensive and de-
fensive quadruple alliance has been con-
cluded between them, the Russians, and
Dost Mahomet.
1t is now positively stated that the
French expeditionary army to the East will
amount to 10000 men, to be hereafter in
creased as may be rendered necessary by
circumstances. A telegraphic despatch
from Toulon, dated the gath OF February,
states that the embarkation of troops had
commenced. The divisions to go from Al
geris had also began to embark, and from
Marseilles acknowledgements had been sent.
Throughout the entire Of France the mill
tary movements and preparations were 60
ing on with the greatest activity, and on
an immense scale. Thousands of wagon
loads of provisions, stores and ammunition
for the use of the fleets and of the army
were being transported by railway to the
several ports of shipment. Immense pur-
chases Of cavalry horses were also being
made.
Lord Raglan, the Commander-in-C Chief
of the British auxiliary army in the East,
left London for Paris on the 25th ult., to
have an interview with the Emperor Napo-
leon with reference tothe approaching mil
itary operations in Turkey.
There were rumoss that the British Heet
Of forty sail under Vice Admiral Sir Char
les Napier, ON ito, assembling at Spithead,
would be joined blythe French feet often
sail Of the line,a FIFTEEN frigstes, (of which
FIVE are steamers, and fifteen eorvettes,
all steamers; and thatthe allied fleets; thus
numbering eighty sail of the most magni-
fcent ships in the world, would be review
ed prior to their departure for the Baltic
by the Queen and Prince Albert; and thai
the Emperor Napoleon would cross from
Cherbourg in his imperial steam yacht
Refine Hortense, to be present at the spec
tacle. ...es.-. ...r.s...
!, The appointment of Sir Charles Napier
had been received with the greatest salts
faction as An earnest that the English Min.
istry was determined to infict a terrible
blow on Russia. The entire determination
of the Russian feet in the Baltic-the de-
struction and rayaging the Russian ports
the bombardment of Cronstadt and the
burning of st. Petersburg, together with
the seizure of Finland, and its restoration
to the Swedes, are measures said to be
positively determined upon by the "fre'
eating old Admiral" as Sir Charles Ma
pier is commonly called.
A telegraphic dispatch from St. Peters
burg, of the 18th of February, states tha
Prince Paskewitsch had been appointed tc
the chief command the Danubian army
Orders had been forwarded to the Russian
feet in the Black Sea, neither to seek o.
avoid collision with the allied fleets.
Its announced from Constantinople tina
treaty has been concluded between tht
Porte and France and England, relative to
future negotiations with Russia. Th'
Sheik ell Islam had advanced one hundred
millions of piatres to4the Sultan, and prof
fered further assistance. One English ane
two French officers had been appointed tc
actual commands on the Danube. Gen
: eral Guyon is named chief Of the engineer
ing staff of the Armenian army.
When this steamerl left. nearly the Who'll,
of the first division of the English expedi
,, tionary army of the Eaat had embarked
and the second was preparing to follow
. with all sneed Tt annears that the ar