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ARRIVAL OF TIE ATLANTIC.


The Russians had made two sorties but were
rtpulsed. Weather cold; Allied reinforcemenas
arriving; sickness in camp Increasing. Men
chicof reported as saying, "our troops may
rest, Generals January, February and March
will hight our battles far better than we can
letter, purporting 10 proceed from St. Pc
tersburg dated the 10th, says: That for some
time past numerous relays are posted at inter-
walls of four leagues from Odessa to Sevastopol
for the purpose Of conveying, as soon as the
snow is frozen over, reinforcements to the
amount Of 10000 men for the Russian army -
1t is expected that the Russians will have. on
tie i9th of February, an army Of lSO, 900 men
in the Crimea.
Much discomfort is manifested, and the peo.
pie are clamorous against Prince Menchkoff.
The Court circle do not defend him. His excess
i've prudence-his total want of that perilous
quality which impels General to do rash aud
daring things is hotly condemned. Osten
Sacken and Liprand are named as the Chiefs
for the Crimea. Everybody is declared TO be
for war, and wal to the knife in Russia.
Intense suffering ia experienced by the SOL
diery in the Crimea. Snow deep, and the high
wind blew, Jan. A, into the very bones of the
4hV Vi NilG IuSH are LsTTlDlt.
Thev watch for twelve hours in the trenches,
and halt cralnrsa ana c:c, :c% 90 to their cheer
less tents, where there is not wood enough to
warm their coffee. On Jan. s the cold was
intense. Sixty horses perished during the night,
and 81 men were taken out Of the trenches
cramped and half dead Lieut. Ransbottom
andCapt. Swinton we're Snffocated by the fumes
of charcoal. Words cannot de escribe the suf-
ferings of the men last night, (Jan. 6.) The
snow is knee deep, with north wind, oedclothes
frozen. Men going on duty in the trenches
have actually been observed crying. Total sick
list, IA, 1892.
A despatch from Admiral Bruat off Sevasto.
pol Jan. l9, says: The cold has been pretty
S arp the past few days, Since Yesterday the
weather is milder, and the snow has thawpd,
though the wind is still from the north.
In the night, between the 7th and 9th, the
Russians made a sortie against the parallel
which is in advance of battery N o. 10. Our
soldiers waited until they were within point
blank distance, and then vigorously repulsed
them They left many killed upon the ground
In he night, between ,he lllh and l2 h. l5O
Russians attacked our lines. Driven back, al
Ter haod TO hand fight Of SOM minutes, they
left in our works seven killed and two prison
ers wounded Our loss was five wounded
ENGLAND. --(ireai excitement prevails in
England, and exists in Parliament, on the sub
! ject of tn condition OF the English soldiery in
The Crmea. Mr. Roebuck moved for a select
committee in the House of Commons to enquire
into this subjec', and into The conduct OF those
departments of the Government whose duty it
was to minister to the wants of the army. The
motion created intense feeling both in the House
and out of it.
/ Amid profoundest silence, the President cf
the Council, Lord John Russel rose, to state
why he resigned his Office Such motion
could be resisted upon Two groundE--frst that
no evil existed OF such magnitude as to call for
inquiry, secondly, that il such evils did exist
they would be best cured by other means
With regard to the first, no one. Lord John
Russell thought could deny the melancholy con-
diton of our army at SevastOpol, or oppose
any measure likely TO cure or mitigate the evil
Not being able to deny the existence of the evil,
p, he coulG not, on that ground, induce the House
10 resist the motion, and he was not in posi-
tlon TO give faint no, or to meet the motion
evasivey; il was his duty TO stand in the front
OF the battle, mantuIly taking his part in oppos-
ing the appointment of committee,
AS early as Nov. 18th, he (Lord John us
sci J had pressed Lord aberdeen, in conf
Dental manner, to make Lord Palmerston Sec
retary of War, without casting any blame up
on the Duke of New Castle. He failed
Then the question was, whether he should re
sign; Lord Palmerson protested; he consented
to remain in Office, pointing out the changes
which he deemed indispensable to remedy the
evils complained Of. ----
In dealing with the motion of Mr. Roebuck,
he Lord John Russell, was, however, bound
to reflect whether he could fairly and honestly
say, 1t is true evils do exist, but such arrange
ments have been made that all deficiencies and
abuses will be Immediately remedled,' and
could not honestly or without betraying the
confidence reposed in him m axe that statement.
| He considered that he could come to only one
conclusion--that, as he was unable to give the
only answer that would stop inquiry, it was
his duty not to remain member Of the Gov
ernment. Accordingly on the Esd of January
he placed in the hands of Lord Aberdeen his
resignation, which was accepted by her Maj
esty,
Lord John Russell said there we're important
rumors afoat 1t was said, and believed that
the Duke of Now Castle will become President
of the Council in room of Lord John Russell.
Lord Palmerston is to be War Minister in
place ofthe Duke of New Castle; and Mr.. sgd
nney Herbet will be Home Secretary, in place of
Lord Palmerston Ifso, said Lord John Rus
sci in conclusion, he was glad that his retire
ment had contributed to the change, and that
the Seals of the War department were in the
!, hands of Lord Palmerston. The speech was
: manly, and produced profound sensation.
In the House Of Lords, Thursday, January
e5, Lord Lyndhurst gave notice that on Fri
day, the q1st of February, he would move the
, fol lowing resolution: That in the opinion of
| this House the expedition to the Crimea was
undertaken by her Majesty's government with
very indequate means and without due eau
ton n. suficent inouirv into the nature and ex-