Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-01-19
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Great Observation-Disclosures is moi in 49,
sion. The Royal assent has been piver :,
the Foreign Enlistment Bill, but the mo-
ure continues as unpopular as ever. h I.
said the Articles Of the German Confedo,.
ton expressly forbid German subjects CO
entering the military service of Groi,u
States
france.-The Emperor opened the Ie,;,
lstive sessions of 1855 in person. The a.
peror, in his speech, alludes TO the treat,
with Austria as defensive for the pressn,
He thanks the british Parliament for i,s 90,
dial and warm demonstrations, and the ~.
lish army for its valuable cooperation. nj.
French land army is stated ct 5sl 900 nar
and 1872 900 horses the marine $4,000 "a
lors on shipboard. He asks for an addi,ion
al levy of 10000 men, and states that ,bo
revenues Of the country remain undimin;sh
ed. The speech is highly praised. br ,
has caused a slight depression of the funds
both French and English.
On the 9th, the Minister of Finance W..
authorized to negotiate a loan of 5OO,Ooo.
COO francs.
Spdin.-A letter from Madrid states ,b,,
Mr.. Soulc was present at the dlscnssio,
which took place IN the Chambers, on ibs
subject of the sale of Cuba. No repor, -
the discussion is given See below
Haiy.-The foreign troops have been with
drawn from Tuscany.
a quarrel has sprung up between the hin,
Of Naples and the Jesuiis, on the ques,,oss
Of The superiority Of the Pope over the klnss
OF the earth
Russia - Marshal Paskiewiisch has order
ed the Immediate enrolment Of three nah.
Of flying artillery.
The recruits ofthe new levy are 10 create
a second grand army Of reserve, to concen.
tfaied 10 and around Moscow.
Twenty thousand men were emploved 3.
( terrifying Kiey.
4 levy OF ten men in every Thousand b.
ordered ~ the eastern half Of the Russo,
Empire. TO be completed by the 18th March
Poiaad. Orders had been received a,
Warsaw 10 complete the additional works nj
the caadel within the first fortnight Of Jan.
usry.
A high diplomatic conference was 10 he
held at The residence OF the British N,pis,,,
at Vienna, on the 2-th Of December. Tbo
Ambassadors Of England. France. Aus,rs
Prussia aud Russia Prince Gort,cbakofT
were to take part in the discussion. The
inference was 10 be Of a positive ebarsc.
ter.
The Crimsa.--Atiairs before Sebsstonol
were unchanged up to the 2Oth OF Decem.
Der. The Russass claim 10 have done CON.
siderable damage TO the approaches of the
allies. Nevertheless, the third French nor.
allcl was completely mounted with cannon.
The rclniorcements for the allies no d,
the 18th OF December, had reached II 900
An official despatch from Balsklava, pub
lt.Ta 81.
the allies is excellent.
Gen. Llprandi with 40 600 men. was ma.
n9uvcrng IN the VICINITY OF Balaklam-
Mcnscikoif vas SICK, and Gen. Osien Ssrk.
en- was DO command OF The Russian forces
FIVE thousand Turks had landed at Enpa-
tora. The destination Of Omar pash,'.
army was kept profoundly secret but Il IS
supposed that II will invest thu north side o.
Sebas,opol.
The railway expedition was already on IL.
way ilom England, IN seven steamers and
two sailing ships, with all the materials for
constructing railway from Balakiava 10
Sebastapol.
The wreiched state Of the roads in The
Crlnea had put a stop to all the military on
eraiicns. Communication between Perekoo
aud Snpheropol was completely interrupted.
a
arrived at Odessa from Sebas,opo. AT last
accounts the weather had improved. aud
heavy irosts had set IN. which had caused A
renewal Of activity on botn sides.
Admiral liamelln, writing on the l3th
says, that Tor the last four DAYS had up a
considerable brisk fire. The enemy had
made two vigorous sorties against our lines
aud those of the English. In each case. As
soon as they reach the parapets they were
received bya well Sustained fire of lnuskct-
~, and repulsed at the point Of the bayone,
alter an obstinate Struggle
skirmlsh occurred near Inkernsn on
the 18th
( On the l7th December, Omar Parshs le0
Shnmli for COnslantlnople HIS proposed
future movements are not known.
The TURK ssh troops had begun 10 arrive
IN the Crmea from Narna, on the 18th.
letter IN the Soldaten Freund ssvs
The defence Of the fortress of Sebas,oooi
Is now To be conducted on new plan. The
costly mIieriei will be- removed from the
basuons on the walls and carried b. ok 10 the
ships Twenty-two ships have been eoulp.
ped and are now ready for sea. IL is ptobs.
bic the garrison have mined the places they
pretend to have lehr
The Fnmsden Blatt says, Likewise, The
defence OF Seblstopol will be confined to
the forts
We have further particulars concerning
the naval sortie from Sebastopol. Two Rus
san steamers, towing SIX gun boats. went
out of the harbor on the 6th # December
and, after firing on French steamer ana
bomb ketch, were compelled 10 retlre.-The
passage between the sunken ships is only
vide enough for one vessel 10 pass at a
time.
The allied fleet was mooreJ outside Of the
double bay Of Chersonesns
A Russian ukase is published. ordering
that, whoever, after a battle. shall commit
acts Of cruelty ON the wounded or unres,s-
ting, shall sltfer the penalty of death.
Gen. Osten Saeken Is removed from the
command of the third 10 that of the fourth
corps, vice Danneberg. disgraced.
The chief engineer officer who conducts
the defence Of Sebaslopol, is Gen. Destreip.
a Frenchman.
Odessa.
Eight English steamers were takipg sound.
ings oil Eichakoff, from which il s,,rmised
.hat inc allies VIII make an attack upon Kin.
ourI, preparatory to an attack on perekop.
ihfiIt anu i4nNiHnu nave
notified the Swedish Government thttalli IN
tercourse between Finmark and the Rnssian
halbors IN the White Sea is TO be stopped.
--latest By Telegraph 10 liverpool. The
C1o'ea. = Constdniinople, Dec. 2O-It is
confidently asserted that the resolution has
been adopted to storm Sebastopol as soon as
The Turkish relnforcements come up. The
French, Il Is said, will furnish the storming
party, while the British and Turks attack
Menschikoff
There Is report that Omar Pasha has
written to the Sultan, making it condition
Of ms accepting the command, that he shall
have Two votes in the council OF war, in
order to prevent his being outyoted by Lord
Raglan and Gen. Canrobert
'tf"nd' Dec. 2s.-A despatch from War
Jaw, says that the Baltic Russian fleet have
been relieved of their guns, and that they
have reached Sebastonol and aiso that 10