Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-03-06
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRITiL OF THE Bal TIC.
New YORK, Feb. 81

New YORK, Feb. 81.
The Baltic arrived up about one o'clock. \
new Ministry had been formed. Lord Palmer
ston, War; Lord Panemore Lord Clarendon ;
Home, Lord Sidney Hubbard; Colonial Sec'y,
Sir George Gray Excheqaer, Sir George w.
Gladstone Admiralty, Sir Clark Graham ;
Chancellor, Lord Cranvarth President of the
Council, Earl Granville; Priyy Seal, Duke Of
Argyle; Public Works, Sir w. Mouldsworth !;
Secretary, Charles Wood; Post Master, Lord
Cumming.
The above form the Cabinet. Lords Aberdeen,
Newcastle. and Russell, 90 out. Panemore comes
in, and the balance are the same as last Ministry.
Very little other news.
The Vienna Peace Conference has not yet
opened.
Affairs in the Crimea unchanged. There is re-
ported battle between the Russians and the
Turks. Also reported, meeting of the Tona-
baes in the Crimea, and 400 sent to Constantine
pie. Sir Carries Napier made savage speech
against the Government. Nothing else interest
ing.
The Baltic left Liverpool on the afternoon Of
the 10th, and arrived here this morning at 10
O'Clock. She arrived out on the afternoon of the
5th.
The City of Manchester arrived out on the same
day, and was taken up by the British Government
TO take troops to the Crimea.
In the reconstruction of the British Cabinet.
the Earl of Derby, the Marquis of Lansdown,
Lord John Russell, and Earl of Clarendon, were
successfully sent for by the Queen, but all failed
to form a Cabinet, when Lord Palmerston was
called in and succeeded.
In Parliament, explanations had been made by
the statesmen who failed to form Cabinet.
Nearly thirty millions sterling had been vot cd
for war purposes.
The Lord Mayor Of London had given a grand
Banquet, and among the guests were Lord Cardi-
gan, Sir Charles Napier, and other notables from
the Crimea and Baltic, who were received with
enthusiasm. Sir Charles Napier, in long speech,
defended himself and bitterly attacked the Ad-
administration.
The Russians are ia want of supplies. \ sor-
tie was made on the Odd by the garrison at Sc
bastopol, and great loss was sustained by the
French. There is report of battle occurring
on the attempt Of the Russians to enter Droub-
esdch.
The Russian forces on the frontier of Austria
had been ordereS to che interior.
France has siynifed her willingness to nego-
tate separate treaty with Russia, providing it
conveys the same obligation of that of the 22d of
December.
The feeling at Constantinople is strongly in ia
HOLLAND and Denmark are seeking to Join the
Western alliance.
Eight Austrian merchant ships were fred into
by the Russians. Austria has demanded an ex-
PLANTATION.
Lord Leacon has been recalled from the COM
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The Sultan intends to raise national volun-
tary loan.
4 letter from Constaninople says that the Brit
ish army before Sebastopol is 10000 strong.
English Missionaries in Poland have been Or
dered out of Russian Territory.
1t is reported that the Emperor Of France will
take the command of the army operations on
the Rhine. The Prince Napoleon had arrived at
Paris.
The Russians were continually making sortes.
Supplies were reaching the camp in abundance,
but the army still sickly. Frosty nights and
fine mild days prevailed. Siege works were pro-
the Dist, from Canrobert to the 9th. Both allu-
ded to the improvement in the weather and speak
urgently of the future prospects. The letter
SAYS: 'Wc resume the work before the town
with renewed activity" Telegraphc dispatches
come down to the Goth january, and are Of re-
liable character.
A dispatch from Admiral Bruap says, s'the
French batteries had received orders to re- open
their fire, and that for some days tho Russians
had ceased to make sorties.' It is said that the
operations for the assault completed.
The VERY LATEsr.-Queen Victoria has issued
proclamation forbidding British subjects at
home abroad aiding the enemy in supplying
him with munitions of war.
The German Diet has decided to place the
principal contingent upon war footing in Pied
mont. The Chamber of Deputies had answered
the duty of alliance. .1 .af.
In the House of Commons, on the 9th, a dis
cusson arose in regard to Napier's transactions
in the Baltic, but no new light was thrown on the
subject.
The screw steamer Glasgow, from New York,
arrived in the clyde on the 10th.
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