Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


DAILY AMERICAN ORGAN.
Arrival Of the Aaantic--7sn Days Later.
NEW York, Feb. 9.---The Atlantic has arrived
at her dock with important European news.
No change has taken place in the general posi-
ton of affairs before Sebastopol. The peace con
ference is to open In the middle of February Lord
John Russell has resigned, and a general dissolu-
ton of the English Cabinet Ministry Is threatened.
SECOND DESPATCH.
Hare Cotton Market.--Cotton is upward, and
all qualities have slightly advanced with an active
speculative demand. Sales for the week, 1900
bales.
Brown and shipley report the tone Of the Liver
pool market tenacious, owing to the reported en-
barrassments of change, Mobile fair at I'D. ;
mddling, l-l6d.
Other English news not important, except the
resignation of Lord John Russell On Friday the
Minister gave an explanation of his conduct and
it the general opinion that the whole Ministry
must go out.
The public feeling seems tending towards apeace
with Russia.
The Vienna conference will not meet until the
niuule VI February. ..a'
Affairs before Sebastopol continue unchanged.
The British army is in wretched condition, re-
sulting from Encouragement.
The report Of a general battle is not correct.
The Swedish army is to be placed on an imme-
date war footing.
Negotiations continue between Austria and Prus-
STA respecting the German army.
The Queen Of Sardinia is dead.
The steamer Great Britain has arrived at Liver
pool with 975O,00o sterling.
There have been numerous reports of failures In
Liverpool, but were no doubt exaggerated beyond
the truth; notwithstanding, the cotton market has
been thereby influenced.
Consols have declined "a in consequence Of the
resignation Of Lord John Russell They closedat
Of IA a Of l-8.
Further Details.
The Atlantic arrived at her dock at ten o'clock
She brings Liverpool dates of the 27th and arrived
out on the morning Of the 22d. She brings SO
passengers, among whom is Hon. N. G. Upham.
The chief interest of her news centres In the pro-
ceedings of the British Parliament, where the gov
eminent has been severely denounced.
AT Sebastopol the Russians had made two sorties,
but, as usual, were repulsed with considerable loss
The weather in the Crimiea had been cold, but at
latest dates was much milder. Considerable rein
forcements were reaching the allies. General Lii
prandi had again advanced his outposts to Tcher,
maya with 10000 men, and 10000 are said to be
at Perekop, on their way to the Crimea.
Letters state that the French division had gained
the Flagstaff battery, and only awaited favorable
opportunity to blow 1t up.
Sickness is on the increase in the camps
Menschikof is reported to have said that i" that
the troops may rest, for Generals January, Feb
ruary, and March, viii fight our battles far better
than we can
The Russians have repaired and reoccupied the
Quarantine Fort.
Gen. Sir George Brown was about to resume his
command in the Crimea.
ST.. PErKRsBURo, Jan. Is, dates are of a pacific
character.
The allies contemplate establishing hospital ca
pable of accommodating 1900 patients at Smyrna,
and one at Rhodes, for the convalescents Of the
army.
Russian dispatches report numerous desertions
from the allies to the Russian ranks
A letter from Odessa of the 10th, says that
the Russians will shortly assume the offensive in
the Crimea, having received the necessary rein
forccments. Large bodies of Russian troops have
been ordered to concentrate at Perekop, having in
view an attack upon Eupatoria
Is was reported at Vienna on the 25th that
battle had been fought before Sebastopol, in which
the Russians were victorious but the next day
adyices from Balaklava contradicted it.
II was positively asserted that omer Pashas force
was to begin operations on the 9Th of January, by
advancing under cover of the artillery of the fleets
along the coast
The last of the Turkish conveys left varna for
Balaklava, on the l4th.
The French eighty-gun ship Henri Quatre, which
ran ashore on the l4th of November, has been
turned into fort, and Is thus of great use TO the
allies
despatch Rom Menscbikoff dated the 18th,
and published at st. Petersburg on the 25th, was
to the following effect The siege operations do
not advance. Two successful sorties were made
on the 18th and 18th; we took fourteen French
and English prisoners, and the allies lost consid-
cradle number in killed. The Arab deserters say
that the Turks are treated with very little consd
GRAFTON by the allies.
FROM THE DANUBE.
The Pstrie says that the recent passage of the
Danube by the Russians had given rise to de-
mand by Austria for explanation from Gortscha-
kof. Orders have been sent to Count Coronini to
prevent the Russians from recommending the cam
paign on the Danube.
The Admirals Of the Allied fleets have declared
all the ports ofthe Black Sea- and the sea of Azof,
in state Of strict blockade, and have captured
several ships, loaded with Russian supplies.
A screw steamer for the Black Sea, with sub
marine cable for connecting Varna with Balaklsva,
had put back into Harwick much damaged.
Chdriesfon Races.
CHARLESTON, Feb. s.-The longtalked Of three
mile race between Brown Dick and Mary Taylor
took place to-day. 1t was won by the former.
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