Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-13

NEW York, Jan. 1O.-The Collins mail
steamship Baltic, Capt. Comstock, from Liv-
erpool early on Saturday morning, 30th ult.,
reached her dock here at half-past o'clock
this afternoon. She brings eighty two pas
sengers.
The propeller Sarah Sands, from Liverpool
for Portland, had put into Cork with damage
to her sails and rigging, but would not return
to Liverpool She would repair, and proceed
again for Portland.
The Cunard steamship Arabia sailed from
Marselles on the 2lst of December, with 1910
French soldiers for the Crimea.
There is no news of importance from the
Crimea.
Amongst the Baltic's passengers were Col.
Samuel Colt, bearer of dispatches from st.
Petersburg; Henry Evans, bearer Of de-
spatches from London; Commodore Perry,
and others.
GREAT Observation-Disclosures is not in ses
sion, The Royal assent had been given to the
Foreign Enlistment bill, but the measure con-
tinues as unpopular as ever. 1t is SAID the ar
ticles of the German Confederation expressly
forbid German subjects from entering the mil.
itary service of foreign States.
Col. Colt, in letter to the London Times,
denies that he has offered to supply his pistols
to the Gear of Russia.
FRANCE.-The Emperor opened the legisla-
tive session of 1855 in person. The Emperor,
in his speech, alludes to the treaty with Aus
tria as defensive for the present He thanks
the British Parliament for its cordial and warm
demonstrations, and the English army for its
valuable CO. operation. The French land ar
my is stated at $4,000 men, and 1872 900
horses the marine $4,000 sailors On ship
board. He asks for an additional lew of
I Al. Al.
the country remain undiminished. The
speech ia highly praised, but it has caused a
slight depression of the funds, both French
and English.
On the 9th, the Minister of Finance was
authorized to negotiate loan of 500, 900 900
francs.
SPAIN.-A letter from Madrid states that
MIR. Soule was present at the discussion which
took place i'll the Chambers, on the subject of
the sale of Cuba. No report of the discussion
is given.
1rALY.-The foreign troops have been with
drawn from Tuscany.
A quarrel has sprung up between the King
of Naples and the Jesuits, ON the question of
the superiority of the Pope over the kings Of
the earth.
RUssIA.-A levy of ten men in every thou
sand is ordered i'll the eastern half of the Rus
o
March.
DIPLOMACY AND THE WAR.-A high diplo-
matte conference was to be held at the resi-
dence of the British minister at Vienna, on the
2Sth of December. The Ambassadors of Eng
land, France, Austria, Prussia, and Russia,
(Prlnce GortschakoH) were to take part in
the discussion. The conference was to be of
positive character.
A Vienna deipatch of the 26th, SAYS that
Prince Gortschakof had presented to Count
Buol, note which he had received from St.
Petersburg. 1t is believed to be unsatislacto-
but it is not the final reply of Russia.
The CR1AEA.-Aflairs before Sebastopol
were unchanged up TO the 10th of December.
The Russians claim to have done considerable
damage to the approaches of the allies. New
ertheless, the third French parallel was com.
pletely mounted with cannon.
The reiuforcements for the allies up to the
18th of December, had reached Is, OOO
An official despatch from Balaklava, pub.
lished in the Monitesw, says the situation of
the allies is excellent.
zen. Llprandi, with 10000 men, was ma
neuverlng i'll the vicinity of Balaklava,
Menschikof was sick, and Gen. Osten
Sacken was in command of the Russian
forces.
Five thousand Turks had landed at Eupa
toIia. The destination of Omar Pacha's army
was kept profoundly secret but it is supposed
that it will invest the north side of Sebastopol.
The railway expedition was already on its
way from England, in seven steamers and two
sailing ships. with all the materials tor con.
structing railway from Balaklava to Sebas-
topol.
The wretched state of the roads in the Cri
mea had put stop to most all the military
hot
kop and Simpheropol was completely inter
rupted, and week had elapsed since a courier
had arrived at Odessa from Sebastopol. AT
last accounts The weather had improved, and
heavy frosts had set in, which had caused
renewal of activity on both sides,
Admiral Hamelin, writing on the 18th.
says that 'for the last four days the place had
kept up considerably brisk fire. The enemy
has made two vigorous sorties against our
lines, and those of the English. In each case
an soon az they reached the parapets, they
were received by well sustained fire of mus
kerry, and repulsed at the point of the bayo-
, net, after an obstinate struggle"
sklrmish occurred near Inkerman on the
18th.
Turkish troops had begun to arrive in the
Crlmea from Varna, on the 18th.
Russian ukase is published ordering that
whoever, after battle, shall commit acts of
cruelty on the wounded or unresisting, shall
suffer the penalty of death.
The chief engineer officer who conducts the
defence Of Sebastopol, is Gen. Destrein, a
Frenchman.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO LIVERPOOL
The Crtmea. -Constantinople, Dec. 2O.-It is
confidently asserted that the resolution has
been adopted to orm Sebastopol as soon as
the Turkish reinforeements come up. The
French, it is said, will furnish the siormlng
party, while the British and Turks attaLE
Menschikof.