Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-04-13
lRRIIALOF THE BALTIC.
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
Prince menchiko1r's Death Reported.

PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
Prince mench,kon's Death Reported.
New York, April THE splendid American mali
steamer Baltic reached her dock here this day She
sailed on tie oath nit, and has had boisterous pas
sage of nearly fourteen days She reports that one
new steamer, the City of Baltimore, of the Phila-
dephia and Liverpool line, has been taken by the
French Government for six months. She had LETT
Liverpool for Marseilles, having in tow the Amer,
can ship Ticondcroga. which had also been engaged
by the French Government.
The Car had made several speeches. which to the
diplomatic body were mild, but to the army strong
On the whole they were interpreted in pacific
sense
The first of the four points which had been unanl-
nuusy agreed to by the Vienna Conference, reads as
follows: The abolition of the exclusive Protectorate
of Russia in Moldava and Wallachia, and the privil-
eges accorded to those provinces By the Sultan being
placed under the guarantee OF the Five Powers
The latest dispatch from Vienna is dated Friday
evening. 1t says the Conferences were progressing
favoraby The second point under discussion was
either Sc: tied to-day, will be tomorrow. 1t must
be repeated that the question OF PEACE OK WAX,
will not be decided until the Third point is settled
The Paris correspondent of the London Times tel
egraphs under date of Friday evening, that the news
from Vienna appears very favorable to peace; and
the people are disposed to believe that the conference
will be attended with happy result
Count Nesselrode will proceed TO Vienna, if the
gotiatSon should become critical.
The new Gar gives strong evidence Of abiding by
plans traced out by his father, and that he would
make concession.
Rumors are current of new basis arrangement,
including the freedom of the Black Sea. the opening
of the Danube, erection of Turkish forts, etc.
In Asia advices from Constannople state that the
Porte has determined to maintain undlmlnlshed his
sovereignty the Dardaneles and protests against
the Christians of the Empire being placed under any
fore gn protection. The Porte also desires the par
licipation of Prussia in the Vienna Conferences.
Ali Pacha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has
been summoned to Vienna
Official reports of the storming of MaakoH, AND
removing redoubt, the night of the 23d of Feb
ruary, by the French, as published, exhibits one OF
The most gallant achievements of the campaign.
Gen Ostensacken telegraphed to St. Petersburg on
the night of the 10th, as follows:
eve have erected a new redoubt about three hum
dred yards in front of Kornlof and the bastion over
the works is carried on with success"
There is nothing Of importance before Eupatorla..
General BurgOyne remains in the Crimea at the
request of Lord Raglan.
The health of the allied troops is satisfactory, and
the English position well fortified.
The Russians had received fresh reinforcemens.
At an Allied Council of War held on the 4th, it
resolved to ecommence active operations at an
early day.
Raglan's latest depatch is dated the 18th March,
and says the weather is fine to day and quite dry
The sick are deriving UGH benefit from the change.
new British Battery of three guns had caused two
small Russian steamers TO leave their moorinSs. The
Russians were receiving large reinforcements, and
provisions and munitions lar.
Omar Pashas force he Sd of March was 49,
900, and it continually being reinforced.
The death of Nicholas announced at Sebasto-
pol on the 9th of March
The Anglo French Squadron of twenty-five steam
IFS way to Genoa TO embark Sandman
troops.
Advices from Odessa on the 18th, state that Prince
Menschkof had died of fever at Simperapel. 1t
was considered doubtful.
The Russians have sunk four more large ships in
the harbor of Sebastopol
The French hospital al Constantinople had been
burned to the ground and nnety-six patients per.
iShed in the flames. The Palace of Beglehurg had
been prepared for the sick at the order of Napoleon
The Pope has sent embassy of coincidence and
riendsh p.
The Emperor Alexander it is reported had ordered
Gorlschakof 10 take Eupatoria at any price. He
was preparing to obey.
The Manchester Guardian expresses no hope OF
peace (, om the Vienna Conference
The fuNeral of the Car Nicholas, on the tn ult
mo, magnificent.
A large hell fell from it's high position, at Moscow
during the ceremonies of swearing allegiance to AL
exander the Gar, crushed about one hundred
persons
The steamer Edinburgh bad been wrecked at Var
ma
There rumors at Paris of the early raising o
the siege of Sebasopo.