Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-03-08
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FouR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Steamship st. Louis at New


FouR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Steamship St. Louis at New
IA, York. @
K BY the arrival of the United States mail
steamer st. Louis, Capt. J. A. Wotton, at New
York, yesterday. we have received the En-
glish papers to the 18th inst. inclusive.
d. Soule is a passenger from England by
! the st. Louis. He arrived at London from
| P5Fie and embarked in the Cowes roads He
- lie schenlo for 9he Purchase of Cuba
| BIZ Ameriea as entirely Knocked IN the head
E. The Royal Mail steamship Hermann put to
Southampton ON the 18th. being prevented
| from proceedingsto Bremen, In consequence of
the severity of the weather. The passengers,
mails, etc, VIII be forwarded to Germany
overland, and after coaiing, the H. will start
again for New York, on the 2Sth inst
Parliament having prorogued till the 10th
inst, there issnothing toreport from either the
House of Lords or Commons. s. ~ 3
Lord John Russell has accepted the duties
of British Plenipoientiary, in conference and
negotiations about to open at Vienna, His
Lordship win proceed in a very fey days to
me rsly, nnder Secretary of State, for foreign
affairs
A telegraphic despa.sssh from Turin, dated
Il l.,
the death of the Duke of Genoa. so = '1ls
Dispatches from Lord Raglan, bearing date
January 9th, have been received from Sebas-
topol. HisLordsbip reports shat ahe weather
continues fine; there areIsevere frosts at night.
Every exertion was being made in getting the
huts up, but great difficulties attended it.
The first detachment of the British troops
from India have arrived at Suez
A telegraphic despatch dated Bombay, Jan
suary Is, states that an instruction had broken
out at Cabool AT Paudahue the rebels have
acknowledged the suzerainty of Persia. H.
200 were besieging Bendu Gebasi. A mnr-
derous conflict had taken place., but the be-
sieged continued their resistance. sas
A French. company has offered TO raise in
France legion, consisting of from IL, 900 to
| %, 900 men, for the service of the English
government. The company engages to sup
fply the number decided upon within the short
est possible time, half to be ready Ii Is days
at the utmost. In order to effect the under
1 takIng- it requires that it shall be permitted to
-xsersait in Frames all who, according to stlse.
recent law of emigration, In the free en-
/ joyment of the right to quit France for Amer
ica, or any other part of the world they please.
| 1t is stated that the. English Government is
disposed to entertain the proposition of the
/ Company.
According to teIegraphic despatch, dated
Vienna, Feb. 3, the Gar has issued mani
/ festo under date of St. Petersburg, Feb. 2, in
which he calls the entire male population un-
der arms. AN additional force of 300, 900
men, will be despatched to the Crimea. ear
A London firm in the provision trade, have
made proposals through the Times newspaper,
which will ifgaccepted by the Government,
prove of the greatest benefit to the half starved,
~ IL AZ
1t proposes to supply the whole of that army
with food, consisting of three meals day for
3dd per head per diem, and for three-pence
additional to provide excellent tents
This they are prepared to bind themselves
in the heaviest penalties to do. and further
offer to be responsible, not merely for the per-
\ formance of the contract In general, but for
the punctual delivery of every meal to the
soldiers. They ask no assistance from the
English Government for the performance of
the task, except their forbearance and nom
interference At rough calculation at this
rate, an army of so, 600 men might be fed and
sheltered for about 91 ,825, 900 per annum.
W A telegraphie despatch, In anticipation of
the overland India and China mails, brings
dates from Hong Kong, Dec. 18th. Shaug-
hai, 9th. Calcutta, Jan. 10th, Madras, 18th,
and Bombay, 9th. The Burmese envoy had
demanded the restitution of Pegu, which had
been peremptorily refused The Khan of
Kokan had been permitted to borrow native
officers to drill his troops against the Russians.
There had been some fighting in the Persian
| gulf, between the Arabs and the Persans.
AT Bombay money was scarce and the i'm
port market overstoeked 81 q asss
A monetary crisis was considered probable
at Calcutta. Exchange at Calcutta, Is. Old
1 At Canton matters were still threatening and
trade quite depressed Exchange at Canton,
As. 3d., Shanghai, 6s 64.
report of the special Inspectors appointed
to inquireinto the circumstances attending the
loss of the steamship City of Philadelphia, has
been laid before Parliament This document
exculpates Capt. Leitch and the officers of the
ship. from all blame, and recommends the
erection of . lighthouse on Cape Race as likely
| to promote the safety of Transatlantic yoy-
ages to the United States
Later news has been received from the
Crimea. On the 31st Of January the g spe-
cial correspondents letter reports the wea-
| ther as becoming fniIder. There were no signs
of the arrivals of the s< Navies. y - ~ -
ssA telegraphic message from Farna, dated
Eeba4, says that 80 ,000 Ottoman troops had
landed at Eupatoria. Others were on the
march for that port, and would be embarked
for Eupateria as soon as they arrived Esr
No new event had occurred before Seyas-
topol -. -.
The French Government has received news
from Varna to the 9th inst p
Omar Pacha had left for Bourges to inspect
the cavalry and magazines After that iEspee-
ton he viii embark definitely for Eupatoria.
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