Demoine courier., 1855-01-25
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
War News Unchanged.
Departure of Troops for the Crimea-
Meeting Of the Fire Pouers.
NEW YoaK, Jan. IL.

New York, Jan. IL.
The Baltic arrived at 3 1-2 O'Clock. War
news is unchanged. The great event of the
week was Napoleon's speech in the Legisla-
ture. II is warlike in tone, but makes no men
ton Of any prospect of peace, and was imme-
diately followed by a loan of 500. 100000 francs
being unanimously voted. An important meet
ing Of representatives of the five powers had
been held at Vienna, but the result has not yet
transpired.
The British foreign enlistment bill become a
law. Parliament had adjourned.
The Liverpool markets were quiet.
The Arabia sailed from Marseilles on Dec.
~clst, with 1910 French troops for the Cfmea.
Ahigh Diplomatic conference was TO be held
at the residence of the British Minister in vi
enna, on Dec. %. The Ambassadors of En-
gland, France, Austria and Russia, and Prince
Gortschakoff were to take part in the discus
sions The conference was to be of a private
character. A Vienna dispatch of the 26lh,
says Gortschakof presented a note which he
received from St. Petersburg, TO Count Bal; it
is believed TO be unsatisfactory, but is not the
final reply Of Russia in regard 10 the Russian
mission to London, of which high expectations
have been formed. 1t was suTmised that M.
Unedorn was merely the bearer of an auto
tons were merely to watch the course of events;
nothing certain, however, was known.
Affairs before Sebastopcl were unchanged up
TO the 20.h of December. Russians claim TO
be doing considerable damage TO spproaches
If the Allies; nevertheless the French third
parallel was mounted with cannon. The REIN
forcenents of the Allies, down TO 18th Deem
Der, reach 5000.
An official dispatch in the Paris Moniteur.
from Balaklava, says the situation OF the Allies
10 excellent. Gen. Liprandi, however, says
4,OOO men were crossing in the vicinity of Ba-
laklava. Menschikotf was sick, and General
Ostensacken was in command. In the mean
!. while 5000 Turks had landed at Eupatoria.-
The destination of Omer Pacha's army was
kept a profound secret; it was thought they
would invest the north side of Sebastopol.
The Railway expedition from England was
already oil the way, in seven steamers and two
sailing ships, with all the material for building
! a railway from Balaklava TO Sebastopol. The
Deretched state OF the country from heavy rains
had almost put a stop TO operations. Commu-
nicatlon between Bielef and Simpheropol was
completely impossible, and a week had elapsed
since a courier had arrived at Odessa from Sc
bastopol;y yet, at last accounts the weather had
improved, with heavy frost.
Both armies were renewing their activity
Admiral Hamelin, writing on the 18th, SAYS that
the place had kept up a tolerably brisk fire.
% The enemy had made vigorous sorties against
our zines, and those of the English. As soon
as he reached the parapets. he was received by
awell sustained fire of musketry, and repulsed
struggle. A skirraish occurred near Inkerman
on the 18th.
On December IT, Omar Pacha left Shunla
for Constantinople. Turkish troops began to
arrive from Varna on the 18th.
a letter in the Soldat's Friend, says, the de-
fence or the fortress is now to be conducted on
a new plan. The costly material will be re-
moved from the bastions of the walls and car
RED back to the ships. TWENTY-FIVE ships have
been equipped, and are now ready for sea. It is
I probable that the garrison have ruined the-pla-
e:es which they pretend 10 have left. The ire
Meolin Flatt says likewise, that the defence of
Sebastopol will be confined 10 the ports.
We have further particulars as to the naval
sc from Sebastopol. Two Russian steam
ers owing six gun-boats, ran out of the harbor
on December 6, and, after firing on a French,
steamer, were compelled to retire. The pass
! age between the sunken ships was only wide
kerough for one vessel to pass at a time. The
S!iied fleets moved outside the double bay Of
SIhersonus.
Orders had been received at Warsaw to COM
Piete the additional works of the citadel within
the first fortnight in January. Marshal Pas
kievitch had ordered the enrolment of three
parks OF flying artillery. The recruits OF the
new .evy are to create a second grand army of
reservation, TO be concentrated in and around
Moscow. 10000 men are occupied in fortify-
ing Kier.
France and England have notified the Swed-
ish government that all the Russian harbors in
the White sea are TO be stopped.
A Russian ukase has been published saying
that, whoever, after a battles shall commit acts
OF cruelty on the wounded or unresisting, shall
suffer the penalty Of death.
The chief engineer officer who commanded
the defence OF Sebastopol, is General Distern,
aFrenchIman.
Eight English steamships were taking sound
ings Oft Etchaknof; hence it is surmised that
the Allies will make an attack on K.nbarn pre-
paratory to an attack on Perekop.
A levy OF 10 men in every 200 is ordered il.
the eastern half of the Empire, to be completed
by the 10th of March.