Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-01-05
Additional Foreign Intelli-
genCe.

A Constlntnople despatch. telegraphed
via Nenna. OF Dec t. says that the Russians
are understood 10 have retired to their
second line OF defences Of Sebastopol, having
Quilted the Quarantine battery, and are con.
yeylng the guns to their ships. A fresh
force Of Russians had arrived at Perekop.-
\ new battery Of 80 siege guns had been
I pot IN position against Sebastopol.
The Paris Monneur Publishes intelligence
from the Crimca 10 December 9TH. The
batteries will be ready TO open their fire ia
three days. The entertainments Of the allies
being completed, they can winter in their
present position They were easily aud
regularly supplied with provisions.
Advces received through Vienna state
that the Russians made sortie against the
French lines on tho 5lh. Eight divisions Of
The lac, under Gen. Forey, repulsed them
with great loss. They also state that the
French are arnlng batteries with guns from
the Henri ~; that the English hive con-
structol new 80 gun batteries, and that
Guyon, llaslan Plsha and ten Polish staff
officers 20 from EfLer0nm 10 the Crimea.
Prince Menschkof, writing from Sebas-
topoi, Dec. !, reports that nothing OF import
ance had occurred up to that date. The
FIRE Of tho allies continued 10 be very weak,
and caused the Russians scarcely any loss.
1t Is also reported that he announces in an
unpublished despatch Of Nov. 81, that near
Cape Berjanskala ION the north coast Of the
Sea Of Azni) a hurricane had literally
demolished the breakwate., driven ON shore
Is Russian vessels and dashed 70 pieces
five others.
DIPLOMATIC. The text of the Russian
note, which Prince Gortschakeii addressed
TO Count Buol, at Vienna, Nov. 2eth, was as
follow The undersigned is authorized To
declare to NJ. Buol that His Majesty the
Enper0r accepts the four propositions OF The
Cabinet Of Vienna, us basis for negJlia-
tons OF peace"
A despaich from Berlin, Dec. llth, says
On Saturday last the Germanic Conied-
Grafton unanimously adopted the additional
article to the treaty concluded between
Austrla and Prussia on the 26tn. Prussia
has not joined the alliance OF Austria aud
The Western powers. When that treaty is
ratified she will be invited 10 Join, and will
probably comply. The Empress of Russia
is very ill.n
The treaty Of alliance between Austria
and France and England was signed at
Vienna, Dec. ,, and the ratifcations were
exchanged on the llih.
ENGLAND. - In the House of Lords, on
Tuesday, after the reading of the Queens
address, there was an important debate upon
the war.
The Earl Of Derby proceeded 10 comment
upon the course pursued by the Government
IN the conduct OF the war, not so much as To
what they had done, as because the words
" too late" applied 10 all their proceedings.
In declaring war they were too late f" IN
sending their fleet to the Black Sea they
were too late and they were "too late" IN
sending an army TO Turkey and, although
Ministers had taken credit to themselves for
the energy displayed in sending on an army
OF 80, 900 men IN three months-which boast
was almost a reflection on great country
like this-yet even in this matter they were
" too late" for their preparations should have
been made three months earlier. But even
alter this great exerIon, they neglected to
make any provision for reiniorcements, and
1t was admitted that their army Of 10000
men had no reserve whatever.
To crown all, they were "too late" in
arriving at Sebastopol. That expedition APP
peared to be a step in the dark, without any
knowledge OF the strength OF the place, ex-
cept from the warnings which were given
against attacking it at all. lie commented
and condemned the defective supply of
Austria, their lordships could express no
opinion upon it, as they were wholly ignor-
ant OF Its provisions. lie strongly condemn
ed both Austria and Prussia for their policy.
lie had little faith in either Of those nations.
The noble lord concluded by urging upon
the Government the necessity of energetic
measures for the prosecution of the war, a
course in which he was convinced they
would be sustained by the public feeling of
the country. His party would offer no
iaetious opposition, but would do its best 10
maintain the honor and interests Of the ma
ton.
The Duke Of Newcastle replied at great
length In defence of the government he
said the policy Of the gov eminent had been
identical with that Of Napo leon Ill. lie
defended the government against the charge
Of dilatoriness in conducting the war, and
said that from the first the invasion Of the
Crimea had been contemplated
tie denied that the order to attack Sebas-
,opol had been given in spite of the opinion