The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-02-14
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The steamer atlantic reached New
York on Friday, with foreign dates to
Jan 81.
The chief interest Of the news centres
in tho proceedings of the British Parlia.
mont. in which the Government has been
severely denounced Lord John Rus
sell resigned his scat in the Cabinet, and
on Friday made an explanation of his
conduct. A total change of Ministry is
anticipated
The public feeling seems tending tow
ards peace.
Tue CRrMgA -Sehastopol dates are
to Jan. Ia Nothing of moment had
occurred The Russians had made two
sortcs, but were repulscd with consider
able loss.
The weather had been cold in the
Crimea, but at latest dates was milder.
Considerable rcinforcements were
reaching the Allies.
Sickness was increasing in the camp.
aud Menschikof is reported to have said.
-" Our troops may rest General jan
uary, February and March will fight our
battles far better than we can"
An Odessa letter Of the 9th, says
that the Russians viii shortly assume
the offensive in the Crimea. having re-
ceived the necessary endorsements
Large bodies of Russian troops have
been ordered to concentrate themselves
at Pcrekop, with view of attacking Eu-
patoria
1t was reported at Vienna. on the
25th that battle had been fought before
Scbastopol, in which the Russian werc
victorious, but authentic advccs from
Balaklava next day contradictcd it.
New and startling cases of mismanagc-
ment in the British Commissariat De-
partment were continually coming to
light
A despatch from Menschikoff. dated
Jan. 18th, was published in St. Peters
burg on the 25th. to the following effect:
-" The siege operations do not advance
Five successful night sortics were made
on the 18th aud 18th. We took IA Eng
fish and Q French prisoners. The allies
lost considerable nuabcr in killed
Arab desertcrs say that the Turks arc
treated with very little consideration by
the allies
The DANUBE-Tho Patre says tn,
recent passage of the Danube by the
Russians has given rise to a demand by
Austria upon Gortschakoff for ex
plantations, and orders have been sent t.
Count Coronini to prevent the Russians
from recommending campaign upon thu
Danube
THE Four PoINTs-Russia interpreti
the four points thus: list, the abolition
Of the Russian protectorato over Media
via and Wallachia, those provinces beinl
placed under the guarantees of the fv
powers; I'd, the free navigation of tn
Danube Sd, the remission Of the treat,
of lS4l, in order to attach more CON
pletely the existence of the Ottoma
Empire to the balance of Europe 4tI
a collective guarantee Of the five power
for the conservation and Observance Q
tho religious privileges of the dfferen
Christian communities, without design
ton Of form of worship.
Prussia claims right to participat
in the Vienna Conference, in the capac
{ ty Of great European power, and ha
sent protest to the Cabinets of Vienni
Paris and London, against any resol,
tons being passed with her participi
{ tion in the Conference.
1t is thought that Prussia will yiel
to the demand of Austria to mobilize be
, army should she be out.votcd in the Die
The London Waterman mentions I'll
!, sudden death in the pulpit Of the Re-
Joseph Beaumont, d d one Of the MOI
: popular ministers of the English We
. leyan Church.
Lord Lyndhurst has given notice thi
on the Cd of February he will move Il
following resolution
That, in the opinion of this Hous
tho expedition to the Crimea was undo
. taken by Her Majesty's Governmel
+, with very inadequate means, and witho'
Q due caution or sufficient inquiry into Il
o nature or extent Of the resistance to
expected from the enemy and that Il
neglect and Encouragement of the Go
a ernment 10 the conduct Of the enterpri
!. have led to the most disastrous results
FRANce.-Tho Moniteur has sever
0 congrstulatory articles on tho success
the French loan. II says 100000, OF