Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-23

tish army is improving. The establishment OF the
central depot Of provisions has much relieved their
sufferngs
January s5th.-There is continued fall O. snow
and it is now three and a half feet deep. Prepara-
lions for a renewal of the bombardment is progress
ing rapidly the part of the British. Several
Polish deserters from Sebastopo have given i'm
portant information respecting the range OF their
batteries A movement has been observed among
the Russians, and it is reported that Liprandi has
received strong achievements
January 9th The Russians appeared to-day in
considerable force Balaklava, which 1t was
thought they had abandoned. There another
heavy fall of snow to. day.
The 39th British infantry have disembarked. The
steamer Simla has arrived with 400 horses
January 19th.-A despatch in the Patrie announ-
that the fire almost suspended on both sides.
All engaged in seeking shelter from the
rhe moral and physical condition of the besiegers
was good The horses suffering severely from
the cold
January 2Oth.--A despatch from Menschikof states
that during the night successful sore was made a
gainst the French centre in which several were TAX
en- prisoners and many killed.
January % Information TO this date has been re-
ceved via Bucharest The weahe, is very fine, but
the British army is still sckly Abundance of
plies of all kinds have arrived shot, SHE'LL clothing
&c but no houses There is progress to report
in the siege. The British Seth and 14th regiments
were DISSEMINATING. The French have undertaken to
hold the whole British works against the Russians.
The galvanic apparatus for exploding twenty tons
of powder against the sunken ships at the mouth of
the harbor of Sebastopol have arrived at BaIakava
together with corpse of divers. 1t is expected
f that the explosions will damage the foundations of
the forts Constantine and Alexander.
FROM THE DANUBE.
Omar Pacha has sent in his gnatiOn because Is
mel Pacha, appointed to the command Of the army
at Rounmeli, not placed under his orders.
Large bodies of Russians again concentrating
at Rem Sadka Pasha had proceeded with all avail
bale troops to that place
The Russians have made reconnaissance from Iul-
scha On the 10Th and l1th between the Salina
mouths of the Danube diminishing occurred.
II The st. Petersburg Journal gives official
count of the recent crossing of the Danube, and des
scribes it as reconnaissance in force. Letters, how
ever say that it really advance of the Russian
army, which was stopped by Russian ambassador
to prevent embarrassment of pending negotla-
tons. The Russians now occupy their previous
position.
The new Russian defences at Odessa have been
completed The Notifications Kafa, Anappe,
Kirsh, and Sonkoum Kaleh are being strengthened
FRANCE.
The French Admiral Febre Despontes, who COM
manded at Petroulski has been recalled, end replaced
f by Fourchen, ex-governor of French Guinea.
France is forming a second Foreign Legion.
ConstantinOple accounts say that change in the
Turkish ministry is expected.
Affairs have been arranged with Greece and the
Schamyrs existence andR continued command, is
prov ed by recent forty near TIdis.
KunstOn continues in a state of revolt
The Cars two sons passed through Moscow on
t the 18th
g Numerous arrests have been made at Florence on
the pretext of revolutionary conspiracy having been
detected Arrests have also been made al LeghOrn
of thn lie Of
t SPAIN.
New arrests have been made on the suspicion of g
Carlist conspiracy.
A Madrid letter of the 25th January says tina
Soule is seriously sick.
Il HOLLAND.
The Dutch envoy sent to Japan has returned will
j assurances that Holland will continue footins
with the most favored nations.
THE LATEST.
BUCHAREST, January 3lst-Omar 7Pasha's diff
: Guilty with the Turkish ministry has been settled
THE VERY LATEST FROM LONDON
a Rumors still prevail in regard to the ministry
Palmeriston, Landesdowne and Clarendon are spo
e ken Of.
il The bullion in the bank has increased Gl92, 500
Q Law.
A bill concerning lien law in the County of New
It Hanover was read the second time On motion o.
e MIR T. H. Williams the County of Pitt was added
y VIZ Williams said he thought Mechanics ought tt
h be protected They were, class: the architect
OF tner own fortunes, ana, he almost
fortunes Of the country. He regretted the adverse
d report of the Committee the Judiciary; but, the
e bill private in its applications he felt bound Il
pesevere in his efforts to obtain its passage In al
commerce. towns where business is usually conduct
$ ed by contract the vicissudes of trade such
l. to render such law necessary for the protection o
Mechanics ;-as it frequently happens, before thu
completion of the contract the fortune OF the Orgina
h landlord changes, and the hard working mechanic il
Lefrauded out of his earnings, and loses not only biz
labor, but also the money laid out in purchasing ma
terals to com ete the contract upon his part Al
execution, or a mortgage, may deprive him Il
of his property and the wages of his labor. Tn
h der this BILL no such grievous wrong be perpe
Id traed The mechanic will be protected by nalura
I'd lien upon the property; and his actual outlay TO
4 Materials as well his wages will be secured. Mr.
err w. regarded this measure one which would b
If beneficial TO large class of the most enterprsing
to deserving of citizens and just, because places
them upon The footing already attained by the sam
H. class in every State of the Union.
He desired the mechanics to have a lien pro
d claim upon the materials furnished and labor expend
ed, ust the Stale has lien upon all the lands TO
tares or the tailor upon the he makes or the sta
bier to the horse he feeds. He knows the mechanic
n of New Hanover to be moral, INDUSTRIOUS lntegen
he and exemplary class of misunderstanding all tn
n, protection this bill proposes to give them.
O. SufferIngs before sebastopoI.
Think what a tent must be- pitched, as it were, a
n, the bottom of marsh, into which some twelve
b. fourteen miserable creatures, drenched to the Skin
nave creep for shelter after twelve hours of vigil
in trench like canal and then reflect what stat
th these poor fellows must be in at the end of nigh
on and day spent such shelter hudded together with
nd any change of clothing, and lying packed up
er close as they can stow in saturated blankets.
be The huts on board ships in the harbor of Ba
al If hos