The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-02-24
Enreign News.

Foreign News.
BY the arrival of the Asia news to the 81
INST is received from Liverpool. The polit-
iral news is Of highly important charac
ter. The resignation of Lord John Rnssell
was followed By that of the entire Aberdeen
ministry, and up to the latest news no n2W
cabiuet had been formed Lord Derby had
been invited by Her Majesty to form new
ministry. but his efforts Were unsuccessful
The resignation of the British ministry
took place on the 30lh. They were deleat ted
by majority of l57 upon motion of Mr.
Roebuck of "a want of confidence, and di-
rectng an inquiry into the state Of the Brit
ISL army.
No fighting Of importance had taken place
in the Crimea. Supplies for the English and
French troops were arriving and the condi
ton of the troops was improving.
The proposition of Austria to mobilize
the Germanic army, had been defeated in the
Diet England has granted loan to Sar-
dinia Of one million sterling. The Prussian
nrmy is placed on a war footing. The French
force to be detailed to guard the Austrian
territories, amounts to $4,000 men, but Prus
sia refuses to permit them to march through
her territory.
The Greek difficulty has been arranged
Mr.. Soule is reported seriously i'll. Omar
Pacha had sent in his resignation in disgust.
but a later despatch says the matter had been
settled.
Diplomatic movements are going on. Prus-
sia chcckmates Austria in the session of the
Germanic Diet. A proposition of Austria
for the general mobilization of the federal
army and that of Prussia to place contin-
gents only on the war footing, was decided
against Austria. PruSsian check prevents
Austria from having the command Of the
federal army Austrias defeat has caused "a
duilness in the funds. Prussia is preparing
for action, and has decreed the immediate
mobilization of her own army, and the 4thI
and 9th corps are ordered to occupy Saxony
and Slesia.
a Prussian despatch addressed to the cab,
inets Of London and Paris states that the
result of the last conference at Vienna har
monzes with the views of Prussia. Prussia
regards the admission of her representative
20 the Vienna conference as indispensable
10 her accession to the treaty.
A despatch from Canrobcrt, of the 10th of
January, says that the English have ceded to
US n portion Of their lines, viz works com.
manding and destined TO batter a breach in
the Malakof tower, on which a serious at.
tack will most probably soon be made
SEvAsToPoL, Jan. lot is understood IN
camp that considerable deviation will be
made from the original places of attack, with
the view of taking important points of de-
fence in flank. Two divisions Of the French
qr"":; are immediately to take up new po-
sition, the object Of which is partly to stop
supplies from reaching Sevastopol by new
road which the Russians have made from
lnkerman.
JAN. l2.--Nothing doing by the British,
except getting up shot, shell and provisions. |
The French and Russians exchange few
shots, and a constant fire is kept up by the |
riaemen. Last night was the coolest night
yet experienced During the night body
of $500 Russians attacked a point of the |
French lines. A sharp conflict ensued, and
40 Russians were killed with the bayonet.
The French force now numbers divisions,
$4,000 men, and the ninth division on the
way to the Crmea. There is apparent gale
ty. At midnight all the chapel bells com
mence ringing, at one o'clock the Russians
within the lines commence cheering. The
French, taking this as an insult, opened
Gre upon the town. The Russians immedi-