Washington sentinel., 1854-03-08
Gelegraptir.
By the House Line, expressly for the Sentinel.
ARRIVAL OF THE ALPS.
Three DAVIS Later from Europe.

IT,
this morning, with Liverpool dates of February
18TH The Atlantic arrived out on the 10th
utmo.
The barque Bonny Dee from Savannah for Lv-
erpool, was picked up off the coast OF Ireland,
waterogged. The crew had been twelve days
without food or water, and ten had died of star
yatlon including the master. The remaining
seven We're landed at Swansea, and are doing
| WELL
| England was in state of war and troops were
embarking at all the ports. The British contin-
gent land force had been increased TO twenty
thousand men. Lord Raglan, having declined the
command, il will be otherwise filed. The Queens
Guards, regiment of cavalry, were to embark
from Southampton the 22d. Six other regi-
ments of cavalry were holding themselves in
readiness. Engineers, sappers and miners, Tying
artillery and field batteries, We're all ready for IN
stant embarkation at various stations, All the
regiments in service were to be raised to one
thousand men each. All the artillery men were
armed with the Minnie rifle, The Niagara was to
embark troops at Liverpool on the 22d, and the
Cambria, at Kingston, Ireland, on the 25th The
war was very popular and recruits were abundant,
especially from Ireland
The first detachment of the Baltic fleet was al
ready at Spithead
In the House of Commons on Thursday, Mr.
Disrael asked if Napoleon's letter TO the czar
was authentic? Lord John Russell responded in
the affirmative, and stated that the British govern
ment would hold itself responsible for its senti-
ments.
Advces from Paris state that the czar had sent
an answer TO Napoleon's letter, and that il was OF
an unfavorable character. Eighty thousand men,
the flower of the French army were ready 10 en-
bark simultaneously with the English troops.
The Paris Iioniteur contains official notice of
| the annexation of New Caledonia TO France.
| Austria was making extensive preparations for
war, and her fidelity to the cause OF the allies was
very strongly suspected
The larger part of the allied fleet had been or
dered to remain in the Bosphorus.
No further operations on the Danube were
ported Omar Pasha had caused two Greek spies
to be hung. Kaafat was garrisonea by 10000
Turkish troops, and the position was deemed al
most impregnable. General Auress, who COM
manded the Russians at the battle of Citate, had
been dsgraced for his defeat, and sent TO the Cau-
casus.
The British steamer Hadee, with some Turks
on board, had gone ashore near Sebastopol, and
been seized by the Russians.
Russia still endeavoring to impress the
holy character Of the upon the minds of the
soldiers. They told that they are on their way
to recover Christ's sepulchre from the infdes.
The patriarch of Moscow had delivered an exct,
ing address to the soldiers their leaving for the
Danube.
The Russians had again been defeated in an
attack Fort st. Nicholas, with the loss of 1000
men.
The Prince of Servia had arrived at Vienna.
His object was supposed 10 be to negotiate for
the temporary occupation of Servia by the AUS
trian troops.
LATEST BY THE ALPS.
The Alps brought twenty-nine passengers.
Captain Ingraham having declined banquet
at Genoa. three thousand Genoese serenaded him
on the 7th.
Bread riots had occurred at Rayenna and other
places. The free import of breadstufs into the
Papal States had been extended till May 1st.
Great fermentation exists in Poland and Russia;
had suspended the withdrawal, of troops in con-
sequence.
An American corvette anchored in the Pir@us
on the 9th. It was rumored that five American
ships would shortly anchor in the Bosphorus,
A Greek disturbance was reported in South Al
bania. Sixty Turks were said TO have been killed
and the garrison besieged
Sweden.
Active naval preparations were making at Carl
scrona. @
The Berlin correspondence is authorized to an
nounce that no offer had been made by the German
powers TO mediate in the Eastern question.
Russia.
Napoleon's letter to the czar had greatly ex-
asperated the Count OF ST. Petersburg. Military
| preparations were going on, on an immense scale
France.
The letter of Napoleon TO the czar had been
printed and read in all the barracks and distribu-
ted in every corner in Paris. Asia. ...
Still Later.
terrific storm occurred at Liverpool on the
night of the nth, much damage was DONE but we
have no details.