Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-11
Later Foreign News.

Later NEWS
The steamer Africa, with Liverpool
dates, of the 18th inst. has arrived.
aGLord Palmerston had resigned on &C
count of his indisposition to support Lord
John Russell's Reform bill.
Some ofthe London papers intimate that
disagreement in tho Cabinet on the Turk
ish question, caused the resignation Of
Palmerston.
Letters from Bucharest of Dec. 9Th an
nounce the suspension Of hostilities on the
Danube.
The impression at Vienna was still
strong that tho Eastern question could be
Enthusiastically arranged.
The EASTERN WAR.-It was reported
thsb Russian naval division, with 5000
troops on board, had been repulsed at
Che(tikil.
One Russian steamer was destroyed, a
frigate ,dismasted, and 800 Russians
killed. Another engagement had occur
ed near Abica, between two Turkish
and a Russian frigasedan brig. when the
latter withdrew badly shattered.
The allied steamers had gone to Con
stantinoph.
The Russian manifesto of Nov. LIST,
had caused great excitement in Greece
and the government was taking severe
precautionary measures.
1t vas reported at Vienna on the 18Th
that the combined Russian and Persian
army was about marching on Trezlbonde.
The accounts from the East in regard to
the Sinope affair are exceedingly vague
and contradictory. One says five thou
sand Turks we're killed and many more
taken prisoners. There were several
English and French officers on board the
Turkish fleet
Three Turkish steamers, with arms and
ammunition for the Caucasus, had safely
returned to Constantnoplc.
The defeat at Sinope had caused great
sensation at COnstantinople and grand
divRn was Immediately he9d, at which all
the foreign ministers were present There
was no doubt that the whole allied fleet
would soon enter the Black sea. The
carnage at Sinope was immense.
The Russian consul at Servia has de-
nounced Prince Alexander Of Servia, as q
secret adherent Of the Porte. The Elders
Of the various districts met and resolved
30 watch his movements. There was
some talk of recalling from exile
PRICE O'Brienowisch.
1t unsupported that Rodewitch, the late
Secretary Of Prince Gortchakoff, had been
shot at St. Petersburg, in consequence of
his corresponding with the Turks.
I: was reported that an instruction had
broken out in Russian Armenia.
fine Russians had defeated the Turks
ON the Armenian frontier, the latter sus-
tanning loss OF 1000 men. NotwIthstan-
ding this reverse, the Turks continued
successful They had captured Alkanha-
lizh, and the important fortress of Alex
.andropolis. Schamvl, the Circassian lea
der, and Selim Pasha we're gradually APP
preaching each other, taking all the Rus
sian fortresses on the line Of their march.
Prince Woranzoff was surrounded on
all sides at Tiffis. and his retreat entirely
. cut off. Schamyl had taken six Russian
fortresps after hard fighting and great
luss on each side. He had also totally
defeated $1,000 Russians under General
Orlianof.
In the battle of Sinope, the Turks lost
II, and not IA vessels, Of which 3 were
transports. The Russians lost ships
The affair was not 50 disasterous for the
Turks as first reported. DiplomIsts were
still busy with their notes.
1t was reported that the allied fleets
had been ordered to the Black sea.
The latest advices from Sinope state
that the Russians lost two of their largest
ships, and that the town was completely
destroyed.
In the engagement on the Black sea,
between several Russian vessels and three
Turkish steamers, two ofthe latter escaped
and the third was blown up by her com
mander rather than surrender. The Rus,
slams fred into Turkish brig near Odes-
" Sa and sunk her, all on board perishing.
Ten powerful Turkish steamers left the
BOSphorus ON the afternoon Of the Cd.
IL is stated that the Russians fired into
an En sli<!s merchant ship and afterwards
boarded her, This affair is likely to pro-
duce 5 1mc trouble.
ih arhs Russians attacked X ,lafat. but the
4csulttis unkuwn.
\ despatch from NlYnna says the, COM