The Shasta courier., 1855-03-17
From urOPe.
ONE WEEK LATER.

By the Cortes we have one weeks later dates
from Europe.
There had been but little fighting since previ-
GUS advices. Two successful sorties were made
on the 18th and 18th of January. The Russians
took fourteen English and nine French prison
ers. The allies lost considerable number in
killed. Menschikof is reported to have said at
Sevastopol ''Our troops may rest Generals
January, February and March will fight our bat
ties far better than we can" The truth of this
prediction of the Russian General was, ot last
accounts, being fearfuly realized by the Allies,
as one hundred men were daily dying in their
camp. 1t was estimated by intelligent persons
that by the 18th of March, the whole British
army would be destroyed by those terrible
Generals which Menschikof named. 1t was
positively asserted, however, that Omer Pacha's
forces would begin operations on the 18th Janu-
ary by advancing under cover of the artillery
of the fleets along the coast towards the Alma
and the Belbek.
Lord John Russell has resigned. The Queen
has accepted his resignation. Other Ministers
will go out 1t is not yet known who will come
in. Lord John Russell's resignation has caused
the adjournment OF the investigation into the
conduct of the army.
Lord Lyndhnrsi has given notice in the House
of Lords, that on Friday I'd of February, be will
move resolution Of impeachment against the
Ministry.
Great Britain makes but slow progress enroll
ing Swiss. The French foreign legion is TO be
increased by two Swiss brigades under Swiss
officers, who will take rank in the French SER
vice,
BY his able diplomacy, the Czar has raised d.
vision among the German powers. Angry notes
were exchanged between Berlin and Vienna
concerning the armament of 100000 Prussians
and OF other German contingents required by
Austria, and refused by Prussia and the other
States.
Altogether, the relations of the Continental
powers are more complicated and menacing
than ever, and unless peace should be concluded
at Vienna, of which we have no new probabili-
ties to announce, the war mnst open with the
spring on a scale not imagined since the gigantic
struggle of Napoleon.
The Vienna Conference are not expected to
meet for business before the middle of February.
The 9th had been mentioned as a probable day.
Various rumors are afloat to the effect that
France and England will send special commits
sioners to treat, and that other changes viii be
made in the manner of conducting the negotia-
tons. We attach little no weight to these
suppasitions.
| Adyces from Spain of very alarming ma
| ;nre. Carlist movement is confidently ex-
pected, Carrera is said to have entered Spain.
MIR. Soule has not yet left it.
A report, it appears, has beep current at Wen
ma of battle having been fought before Sevas-
topol in which the Russians were victorious; but
| by teegraphic dispatch from Vienna, dated the
| 25th ult. we learn that direct authentic advices
from Balaklava received there, say nothing new
had happened.
A letter from Bessarabia speaks of numerous
reinforcements of Russian troops moving on TO-
wards the Crimea.
1 The plan of the Russians is said to be, FIRST to
crush the Turkish army at Eupatoria, and then