Washington sentinel., 1855-03-06


martyr rs well as hero.
The House then went into committee on the
navy estimates. Sir j. Graham rose to move
two votes, one OF $4,000, due on account of
the excess OF expenditure in the year ending
March, 1854, and Ell ,956000 for excess in the
current year ending April /, 1855. A large
proportion of the second vote was spent in the
purchase of Italian hemp sufficient to last one
year, which would make the country independ
ent OF the Baltic supply. 1t was determined
this year to send out to the Baltic nothing but
steam vessels, as they had learned from expe-
rience that sail and steam vessels could not be
manGuvred together, the commander having
to consider both, was baffled in his arrange.
ments. Twenty sail of the line would 90 to
the Baltic, propelled by steam, and there would
be an addition OF twenty gun-boats and ten
floating batteries.
The several items Of estimates were agreed
TO, and the House adjourned.
The War I'm the Crimea.
The very latest news is the dispatch of Prince
Menschikof from Sebastopol, February Sth, by
way OF st. Petersburg, February l6, viz: We
continue to disturb the siege. Deserters con
firm that the French guard the trenches, in
consequence of the considerable losses Of the
English army"
According to English accounts to the Sd, the
nayies were extremely disorderly.
General Bosquet was becoming more popu-
lar than Canrobert, because he was in favor Of
the bayonet, and the French was very impatient
for the assault.
The English commissariat supplies were suf
hcient in most respects.
Lord Raglan had a narrow escape while ex-
posing himself too much in, front of the
trenches.
The London Gazette of the 18th contains a
dispatch from Lord Raglan, dated before Sc
bastopol, February 3:
Nothing has occurred in front of the British
lines since | wrote to your grace on the 9th of
January. There is again frost, with an ex.
ceedingly cold wind. The materials for the
railway continue to arrive, but fear it will not
be possible for me to supply the amount Of
military labor which Mr. Beatty would seem to
require. Nearly two hundred Creations, who
were hired in Constantinople, have arrived and
been handed over TO him, aud more were ex.
pected; and, as a matter Of experiment, l have
obtained four hundred Tartars from Eupa-
toria."
RUSSIA.
1t is said that the last ukase Of the Car,
calling levy en- mdsse, has excited great dis
satisfaction among the mobiles, as it will lie.
prive the soil of hands for the purposes Of cul-
tivation, and will ruin trade.
Letters from the frontier Of Poland state that
the recent dislocation Of troops in that king.
dom is ascribed to change of the plan Of de-
tense. 1t is believed that the object Of the
Russian commander is to make the right bank
Of the Visiula, between Lublin, Iamosc.
Wicprs and the Vistula, and between Warsaw
and Brzecs, the theatre of the war.
The supplies collected for the army are i'm
mense. The little town of Dulla, in one Of the de-
files OF the Carpathan mountains, is one of the
principal depots-all its houses. in fact, have
been turned into corn stores. But it seems the
Russian troops in the Crimea were badly pro-
visioned, and the governors OF the southern
provinces could not furnish them with the re-
quisite necessaries as before. Sixty thousand
men are now concentrated on the borders Of
the Pruth. By an imperial ukase, supplies of
dour and hay are ordered to be kept ready and
transported to Dubazary on the Dnester The
headquarters have been transported from kis-
heneff to Odessa
A ST. Petersburg letter of February Sd states
that the Cars government has Just resolved
upon two grand industrial measures. The
Volga is to be made navigable from Astrakan
to the Caspian Sea, and a company to be called
the Golden Fleece" is authorized to work the
gold mines Of Siberia.
BY direct order of the Emperor, Prince Pas.
klewitsch has forbidden the export Of brandy
and other spirituous liquors to Austria.
FRANCE.
Great Military Resources ofhe Coaatyy-Ficc
AImieS, Comprising Sir Huadred Thousand
.SoldierS-1he Emperors Intention Of going
to the Grimea-1hc Ministers Opposed 10 IL,
dc.
1t is said that nothing can well exceed the
complete efficiency Of the military resources Of
France. She has literally FIVE armies-one at
Boulogne, consisting of no less than GO battal.
ions, each 1000 strong, and 80 squadrons,
with 20 foot or horse batteries One army
again, at Lyons, consisting Of 3 divisions ofin.
fantry, and one Of cavalry, or 80 battalions. l6
squadrons, and 10 batteries one, also at Paris,
which, besides its two divisions Of - battal-
ions, its 20 squadrons, and batteries contains,
in addition, as special garrison troops, two bat
talions Of foot guards, four squadrous Of horse
guards, one battalion Of sdpeurs pompers, and,
as a reserve corps, / i battalions, 0 squadrons,
and 4 batteries Of the Imperial Guard one,
too, in the East, 10000 strong; and lastly.
one in Africa, which, with the division of oc-
cupancy at Rome, form together 10000 bayo-
nets or sabres. To this force are yet TO be
added 10 more regiments, not brigaded, or 81
active battalions, an armed police Of 10000
men, and 100 depot battalons, that daily re.
ceive young soldiers until the accession Of
10000 men lately decreed, making altogether
French complement Of something like 600,.
900 soldiers.
There seems to be some truth in the rumor
that the Emperor Louis Napoleon has enter.
tained serious intentions Of proceeding to the
Crimea. A letter received from Paris, speak
ing on this subject, says:
Admiral Hamelin was consulted as to the
time the voyage out and back would occupy.
Although the Ministers have unanimously dis
approved it, the Emperor has not yet init.
mated that he has abandoned his determine.
ton. At a diplomatic dinner given yesterday
BY NJ. Drouyn de rHuys, the conversation
turned almost entirely on the Emperor's pro.
posed voyage and some Of the Ministers pre-.
sent seemed still to doubt if the plan had been
abandoned, as they had received no express
intimation TO that effect from the Emperor him.