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for four weeks.
At Vienna, the news caused much agitation.
An order Of the day BY tie Emperor Of Austria
directs that in acknowledgment for services
rendered with noble eagerness by the Emperor
Nicholas. duringa time Of unfOrtanate trials.
the Nicholas regiment Of Cuirassiers should al.
ways preserve that name as a souvenir in the
Austrian army.
At Paris the Police arrested the ballad sing
ers for chanting verses disresPectful 10 the
dead Car
A telegraph from Berlin, of the 9th, states
that the Emperor Alexander H.. who has sue
ceeded quietly TO the throne. has issued man
ifesto IN which he promises to adhere to the
policy Of his father The Grand Duke Con
stanune and other officials. had formally taken
! the oath OF allegiance 10 Alexander, aud the
:ybole garrison was 10 do 50 on the Sd Am
b,s,so,.-s hatI been despatched 10 Vienna and
Berlin to spposcce he New EmperOr's access
ion to the throne. A As;uOfsls Of Ale1andsr'
manifesto is received at KonlgSSHurgG. he ae-
clares the welfare of his empire to be His oI'y
object; that he will endeavor to maintain Rus
sia in the highest standard Of power and glory,
and will aim to accomplish the incessant wishes
and views Of his predecessor, and hopes the
zeal of his subjects will assist him therein.
For several.dsy the rumor was prevalent
that the Grand Duke Michael hsd been severe
ly wounded in an engagement on the 2Operua-
"a, and had died in SevastOpOl Of his wounds,
This requires confirmation,
The deceased Emperor had already recalled
Menschikof from the Crimes and given the
chief command there to Prince GOrtzchakof,
and the second to Gen. 0stensacken.
1t is also stated that Gen. Rudign has been
summoned from the high position be held in
the army Of Poland to take the direction of the
ministry of war in the place of Prince Beige.
ronko, and it was surmised that Gen. Blbikoff,
the minister of the empire, would be removed
These appointments. if authenticated, are Of
much Importance.
Immediately on the death Of Nicholas being
known in Paris, orders were sent to CaDro5ert
to push the siege of Sevastopol with the utmost
vigor.
OF the departure Of Napoleon for tie Crimea,
nothing additional was know. Preparations
continued to be made.
The first meeting of the Plenipotentianes at
Vienna was on the 9th, Their debates had for
an object the fixing Of the precise meaning of
the Sd of the guaranteed points. The Russian
representative was not present Further Con-
ference were to be held without delay.
Gen: Wedell had left Paris on his return to
Berlin, and was said to be the bearer ofinstruc.
tions which would insure the conclusion be-
tween Prussia and the Western Powers.
The Chamberh of Deputies at Stuttgart had
voted the S3O0.oOO demanded by the Minister
of War, but inserted formally in the bill re-
commendation to follow closely the policy of
Austria.
The ratification of the treaty with Sardinia
had been exchanged.
A despatch from SevastopOl of March 9th,
reached Paris on the 7th, stating that $4,000
Russians we're threatening the English force at
Balakava
Gen. Borquet was endeavoring to get his
corps in the rear Of the enemy with view OF
cutting off from renforcements, and become the
attacking party.
The weather was very variable, but at latest
dates it was fine.
A convoy Of 200 wagons succeeded in enter.
ing Sevastopol. Firing continued to be kept
on both sides with more or less steadiness.
During the night of the 9lst Feb, threw up
and armed redoubt ou flank of the fOrtifca-
tons of Sevastopol, and in the night of the Gath
it was stormed by the French. Accounts of
this event are directly contradictory. Menschi-
kOff says the French were repulsed with loss
of 600 men, while the French accounts claim
the victory with 100 killed.
The French likewise destroyed the works
ar0unQ the MalHkduDu bOWSlb buS WIN BtSo|
loss 10 themselves.
On the 95th Of Feb. nothing new had occur
ed at EupatOria. A special correspondent Of the
London Daily News, under date of BalaklaVs,
Feb. Esd, says it was rumored that Gen, Can
robert had ordered court martial to try an
officer of high command in the French army
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correspondence with the enemy. Bronser had
been nearly destroyed by an earthquake and
large number of the inhabitants lost their lives;
The blockade Of the Danube has been raised
since Feb. I8. At the attack upon Eupatoria
Feb. I9, the Russians numbered $4,000. The
esti mated loss on both sides is S5 Russians kill
led, 700 wounded. Turks, 80 killed, 2OO
wounded. 1t was rumOred that the Allies in.
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