M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-26
Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
The Ailiss Preparing to Storm Sc
bastopok.

rv4 1I HALIFAX. Jan. a..
~ The Royal Mail Steamer Canada, with
advices from Liverpool and London TO
the 9th inst, arrived at this port this af-
ternoon. tas. art
The adviCes from the seat Of war and
diplomacy, by This arrival, possess but
little Of Special interest; and the inter
estipg features Of may be summed up
III the two following points, namely ;
the allies. at the latest advices. had
three hundred guns in position, ready to
open FIRE on SebastUpol, and we,b on.
ly waiting for a favorable moment to
commence.
After bombarding the city and forts
forty igh, hours, night aud day, they
would then storm the city on the south
side, while MenschikoG would bs al.
tackled on the field on the north. The
whols programme had bsen aTraHgad,
anda full determination arrived At, TO
make one grand attack immediately
the result was looked for with intense
ANXIETY, as the fate Of the Allies was In
volved in it.
The other point is, that the negotia'
tions at Vienna had been postponed
fourteen days, IL give thu Gar one more
chance to come TO terms.
On tbs 18Th. the Austrian. FTeach
and English PIenipote ntiariss met. and
drew up and signed the Interpretation Of
their Governments OF the four points
The Austrian Minister carried the doc.
ument to GJrtschakoff. who was in com.
psny with Count Amin and Mon.euffel,
the representative of Prussia. The
Austrian Minister explained the pro.
positions 10. GoTtschakof, and asked II
he was prepared 10 accept them without
modification or reserve. Gortschakof
replied that his instructions did not &C
So far. A fortnight's time was granted
him TO communicate with his Govern,
ment. In the meantime hostilities wer,
to continue. The terms proposed or,
understood to be neither hard nor humi
liating. The Russian intsrpreta tion, il
il is said, differs but little from that o
the Allies.
II is stated that treaty 10 actually
signed between France and Austria, the
former guaranteeing Austria's possession
Of the Halina provinces. The London
Times disbelieves il.
Austria has called upon Prussia &
place her army upon wer footing. Tn,
Prussian semi official journals say thai
Prussia will not consent.
Eight thousand French arrived in cam
between the 18th and goth. beside,
Others at Constan,inople. The French
on the 22d, had only l400 wounded snt
1900 sick. On the 25th Conrober
writes: an soon be able to take the Of
fensive. and make good our losses, NOR,
promptly and more solidIy than the enc
my eau. We are full Of onfidence."
The Allis0, on the 25th. had opened
their FIRE. The plan Of operation il
that the fire be continued without ces
sation forty.eight hours, followed BY I
general ,sault both BY the French ant
British.
4 ,s:..Ar from the Sultan en- the 25th
orders Omar PscaSa % 60 Immediately !,
the Crimea, and concert measures Wit
the Allied Generals.
The Turkish Government 10 using
great diligence in providing supplies
ammunition. &C., for the Allies.
The Bavarian army wss being put up
on a war footing. The Prussian Gov
eminent had issued notice, calling at
tention 10 The law forbidding PrussIani
to enlist in foreign service.
An Imperial Russian manifesto wa
issued on the 26th. calling on the nation
10 make every Sacrifie for the war. Ad
ditional revenue is to be raised on 81
aud tobacco. The export of furs from
Poland is forbidden.