The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-23
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC
Cne Week Later from Europe

NEw YORK, Feb. 2l.-The steamer Baltic
has arrived with one weeks later news from
Europe. Her dates from Liverpool are to
Saturday, the 10th inst.
The Baltic left Liverpool on the afternoon
Of 1.-THE 10th. She arrived out at . 1-2 O. clock
on the afternoon of the 5th. The steamer City
of Manchester, from Philadelphia, arrived out
on the same day, and was taken up by the
British government to carry troops to the
Crimea.
The screw steamer Glasgow arrived in the
Clyde on the 10th.
Lord Palmerston has accepted the Premier
ship, and has formed cabinet
The new cabinet is constituted thus Pre-.
mier-LDrd Palmerston; War-Lord Pan.
mure; Foreign-Earl Clarendon: Home
Sidney Herbert; Colonial-Sir George Grey:
Exchequer-W. Gladstone; Admiralty-Sir
James Graham; Chancellor-Lord Gran
worth; President of the Council-Earl
Granville; Privy Seal-Duke of Argyle;
Public Works-Sir w. Wordsworth; Post
master-Lord Canning.
Lords Aberdeen, Newcastle and Russell
go out-Panmure comes in, and the balance
are the same as the late Ministry.
There is very little other news OF impor-
tan3e. The affairs in the Crimea are un
changed.
There is report of battle between the
Russians and the Turks on the Danube. in
which the Turks are said to have been vic
tOrious.
There is also a report of mutiny among
the Souaves in the Crimea, and that 400
had been sent as prisoners to Constantine
pie.
Marshall Canrobert reports the death of
Captains Bentor and Castelman during a
sOrtie by the Russians on the night of the
l4th
AS previously reported, Menschikoff has
gone northward The Russians were con.
Stantly making sorties.
Supplies were reaching the British camp in
abundance, and siege works were advancing.
The army was. however, still sickly. Frosty
nights with mild, fine days, prevailed.
The latest official dispatches from Lord
Raglan are to the 23d and oath. Both men,
ton an improvement in the weather, and
speak cheeringly of further prospects. The
latter says: We resume our work before the
town with renewed activity.
Admiral Stopford is to replace Admiral
Boxer in the command of the English squad
ron at C0nstantinople and the Bosphorus.
sharp shock of an earthquake was felt
at ConstsntinOple on the night of the 22d,
but no damage was sustained.
ENGLAND.
inthe reconstruction of the Cabinet, Lords Derby,
Lsudsdowne, John Russell and Clarendon, were
soceessivey sent for by the Queen, but all failed
tOform Cabinet; when Pamerston was called in,
aad he succeeded
In Parliament explanations were made by the
different statesmen who had failed to form cabinets.
after the new cabinet had been formed nearly
5000 900 sterling were voted for war purposes.
The North American fisheries bill was passed,
alter which Parliament adjourned for one week,
al the request of Lord Pslmerston, and was TO re
assemble on the 18th inst. az
Earl Aberdeen has been created Knight of the
Garter.
The Lord Mayor of London had given grand
banquet Among those present were Lord Cardi-
gan, Sir Charles Napier and other notables from
Inc Crnea and the Baltic, who were received with
much enthusiasm. Sir Charles Napier defended
himself and bitterly attacked the Administration.
queen Victoria has issued proclamation forbid
dlng the British, at home abroad aiding the enc
my oy supplying him with the munitions of war.
In the House of Commons on the OH, discus
slsn took place in regard to Sir. Charles Napiers
transactions In the Baltic. No new light was thrown
upon the SUBJECT. ----.-.---.--
WAR ITEMS.
Elgnf AUSTRIAN merchant ships were fired into by
the russians at Galatz, and Austria had demanded
al explanation.
The Earl Lucan has been recalled from the con-
mana OF the cavalry in the Crimea
Inc Sultan intends to raise a national voluntary
IVAN. Exchange rates at Constantinople had risen
u i4i piasires causing considerable distress.
M, nv uei hader had asked the command of the AT
flcsn Toopsin the Crimea
The English Missionaries in Poland had been or
0ere1 10 leave Russian territory
~ ~ "ss Saio that the Emperor of France would
m ~ Vi inc army operations on the hh1ne.
1He husslan forces on the frontier of Austria
nave 1een ordered to retreat to the interior
,l'eIgehce from Con stantinople up to the 29th OF
siy states that the construction of a railroad
II naiaKaiaya to the camp had been commenced
b ae barracks at shumls had been converted into
fppisais' aud have been provided with 1000 beds.
DacadIest Jan. 20.-News has arrived here by
H. - u "aatsenln and lbraila, that Russian corps
na ,ue D9orudseha having attempted to pass the
rnneu nao been repused with great loss after q
pah Vi several hours, by the rear guard of Yayn
bsmn aho tnat The latter had already crossed the
m al Iuitscha and Ismsil
, uiing the last blk days the Turkish forces that
che t a. iotshs under the command of Achmet Pa
~ Na'e crossed the Danube at Gruya Julenitza
r, FROM THE eRIMEA
t,n.o * sphc dispatches to the 18th of January
ns,ah tN oiimea are OF a like character A dis.
hsd n rom admiral Brat says the French batteries
6Ts orders to be ready and re open their
eessaS .ne en- aud for days the Russians had
'aaeo 10 make sorties
mecca "'" se preparations for the assault are com
In .an1 ssan army was 10 want of supplies
tanned T.. q. made on the 23d, great loss was sus-
ave, l. pof'so rumor Of a muiny among the 10.
Tetres, fro. . s1sdited: tits said they demanded q
TsA nen the Crimea
report Of battle on the Danube from