Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-02-01
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA
ONE Wick LATER FROM EUROPE.

ONE Wick LATER FROM EUROPE.
HALIFAX, January 80.
The steamer Africa arrived to-day, with
Liverpool dates to the Goth, being one week
later.
The war news is entirely unimportant.
Nothing decisive has occurred before Sevasto-
pol, and affairs remained unchanged Nego-
tiations are still in progress, but nothing is
certainly known respecting them.
The chief interest of the news centres in the
proceedings of the Congress of Vienna. The
hopes of peace and fears of war are of vast
magnitude. eqaally balanced.
The French and English Ministers at Vien-
ma have received the necessary power to re-
open negotiations. Gortschakoff, it is under
stood, has received written instructions from
his government, which, it is rumored, is anx-
ious for peace.
There are conflicting statements, as usual,
about Austria, but it is generally understood
that she leans towards the allies.
Prussia complains of Austria's actions.
Efforts are making to obtain the consent of
the allies, especially by the Prussian cabinet
The approaching Congress of Nations is
more and more talked of, and the Daily News
looks for good results of the Congress, if the
United States takes part.
Bavaria had almost completed the compile
ment of her army.
Letters say that the Swedish army would
Immediately be placed on war footing, and
increased to IS 900 men.
Russia is preparing for the spring campaign,
and the Baltic army is organizing.
The latest dates from the Crimea are to the
10th. Affairs were precisely as before
Omar Pasha arrived at the camp on the 9th,
and returned to Varna on the 9th.
Reinforcements were constantly reaching
the allies. Lord Raglan has sent to India for
the 10th Hussars, and the Turks in the Cri-
mea are to be made up to sixty thousand men
during January.
The Russian reinforcements were advanc-
ing by forced marches.
The weather was frosty, with some snow,
which retarded the besiegers.
The Piedmontese troops embark on the 2Sth
of February.
Private Vienna letters say that Gortscha-
kof Is instructed to accept any terms except
the reduction of the Russian feet, and the oc-
cupation of Russian territory.
There is nothing further about the invasion
of Dobrudscha.
The Russians, after the affair at Fultscha,
re-crossed the Danube.
A Vienna despatch, says that Buol has de-
manded an explanation of this affair from
Gortschakoff.
The Turkish force at Dobrudscha is estima-
ted at 80, 900, mostly recruits.
The fleets in the Black Sea have sustained
no damage.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Golden has addressed his constituents at
Leeds, stigmatizing the attack ON Sevastopol
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to get out of it. Other speakers favored the
war.
There are malicious rumors afoat that De
pointment, in order to Illustrate his contem-
plated disclosures in Parliament.
-Four hundred London dock laborers had
been sent to the Crimea to unload ships.
The fate of the British ship Beernice, which
has been missing since 1852, from Shanghai
has been discovered. The Europeans ON board
were murdered by Lascars. and the crew of
the ship burned The assassins were captured
and executed.
Barring & Brothers announce that they will
repay the English deposits ON the Frenchlo loan,
the whole amount of which will be taken in
France and Spain.
The new constitution has been submitted to
the Chambers. Its main features are that the
sovereignty emanates from the nation The
religion of the nation is Roman Catholic, but
liberation is allowed. The press will be free.
Tue confscation of property and the death
penalty for political offences are abolished. A
national guard is established. The legisla-
ture is to consist of two chambers; the Sena-
tors to be elected for life, with property quail
fications. There is to be one representative
out of every $4,000 citizens. The Courts to
meet annually. The Courts to regulate the
strength of the army and give assent to royal
marriages, and appoint the regency when oc-
casion requires.
The Swiss conference is about to be OPEN
ed, with view of adjusting existing difficult
ties between Austria, Switzerland and Den
mark.
The bill altering the constitution passed the
first reading in the Legislature.
A six-fold land tax, payable in twenty -four
instalments, is to be imposed on Polish pro-
priecors.
Latest From California.
NEW YORK, January 30.-The Star of the
West arrived with 200 passengers and $640,
900 in specie. Consigned to Duncan d' Sher.
man, S402, 900; Adams, $1o7, 900: Wells &
Fargo, S51, 900 Drexel ds Co., of Philadel-
phia, $25, 900; Newhouse & Spartz, of Phila-
delphia $13. 900
The Sierra Nevada arrived at San Francis