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The news brought by the Pacific, though
completely overshadowed in importance by
the momentous intelligence of the death of
Nicholas, brought by the Africa, comprises
much of interest.
From the Crimea we learn that the French
engineers had mined very close to the walls of
Sebastopol, and that the Russians continued
to harass them with severe night sortics.-
Considerable achievements and supplies Of
provisions had been received by the beseigcd,
the weather was becoming moro mild, and
the condition of the English army was mate
rally improved Gen. Liprandi, with forty
thousand men, on the 18th of February, sud
denly attacked the newly arrived Turks at
Eupatoria, under the command of Omer
Pasha. After an action of some hours the
Russians were compelled to retire with five
hundred men hOrs du combat, whilst the
Turks lost one hundred and fifty men and
Selim Pasha was killed. The British men-of-
war lying in the harbor protected the Turkish
TANKS, and shelled Liprandi's soldiers with
disastrous effect. Orders had been received
at Constantinople to prepare hospital beds
for 10000 men, from which it was inferred
that an assault was to be made upon
Sebastopol.
England and France were preparing i'm
mense fleets, intended to operate in the Bal
tic during the spring, England had resolved
to send out one hundred ships and about
two thousand three hundred guns; whilst
France pledged herself to furnish one hum
drcd and fifty steam war ships and army
transports In the meantime the Car had
issued ukasc, calling the entire male popu-
lation of his territories to arms, and from all
parts Of his kingdom resounded the din Of
naval and military preparation. 1t is said
that he had force of three hundred thousand
mon in the Crimea, and that great battle
was looked for, provided tho peace nego-
tiations did not proceed satisfactonlyat Wen
m. The Car had also declared war against
Sardinia Of course, the death of the Car
may, and probably will, change all this.
The dissolution of the Palmerston Minis
try, ostcnsibly laid to the passage of a mo-
ton of inquiry into the management of the
War, is said to be in reality owing to private
ouarrcls in the Cabinet. Lord Palmcrston
was encountcring much trouble in recon
structns tho his Cabinet. Rumor gives
Lord Elgina seat in the new government
An interesting debate had occurred in Par
lament Mr.. Layard called attention to the
present state of the war, and to the condi-
ton of the country, which he said was stand
ing on the verge of ruin, lie deprecated the
manner in which the war had been conducted
| from the first.
Lord Palmerston replied to Mr. layard,
contending that the suferings of the army
arose from physical causes, in the power Of
no man to control. This suffering was not
confined TO the British army. The Russians
had 3j 900 sick and wounded. lie further
urged that the debates in Parliament had
created so much indignation on the Continent
that the Government had been prevented from
putting the Foreign Enlistment Act into ope-
| ration. lie announced that Lord Lucan had
been recalled, on account Of MS difference
with Lord Raglan.
Lord panmurc said that compulsory
measures must unquestiouably he resorted TO,
To fiji up the ranks Of the service.
Ia the House of Commons discussion
arose in regard TO the commerce with Russia
since the commencement of the war. Ii was
stated in the debate that under the present
system Of blockade, the interior trade OF