Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-03-17
ARRIVAL Of THE coRTEs

journal of Commerce, dated Zoth ult.
says: ''Peace is deemed quite practical
Bile, but the protractian of the war more
probable. You will see Lord j. Rus
IFS statement uf the occurrences al
Vienna. 1t is believed here in some
circles, that it was decided beta cen
L uis Napoleon and Lords P'lmerston
and Russ Ii, during the visit ofthr latter
to Paris, that the enterprise against Sc
b strpol siInuld be prosecuted, cOute qnl
eoute, and no seri us negotiation los
peace be pursued uoti that was ended
in some mod or other"
Lord j hn Russell resigned his seat
in the Cabinet, and total break up of
the m niNry vas talked of.
The weath-r had ben cold in the
Crimea, but at latest d ties was M lder.
Considerable re-inforcements were
reaching the Aili's.
Gen. Ciyr ,ndi h I'd again advanc ed
bis outpnsts to the Tchern va.
S basto,,ol dates are TO the 18th OF
Jinu,ry. Nothing of mement had oc-
Cured
Th Russi ms had made two sorties,
but were repulsed with considerable
loss.
10000 Russians, with so guns, are
said to be at Perekop.
A"O essa letter OF the 9th, says that
tn Russians viii shortly assume the Of
f nsive in the Crimea, having received
he ocessary endorsements.
Large bodies of Russian troops have
been ordered TO concentrate themselves
Al PEI ekop, with a Wow Of attacking Eu-
patorin.
New and startling eases of misman-
agement in the British Cnmmissariat
Department, were continually coming to
light.
All Europe seems to be arming, a.
general war Is exPec ed.
1t is thought that Pru asia will be com
pellrd to yield to the demands of The Al
hes.
The allied army in the Cripnea is suf
ierIng grea ly from disease. Death is
fast cutting ,wn one of The npblest ar
mics that ever marched to TIL. battle
field. Great anxiety exits in England
as 10 its fate.
Many heavy failures have taken place
in Engltnd and other failures were ex-
peced
The British 22nd, .25th, Goth, and
9Sth infantry, IT present in India are
ordered to the Crimaa, and 1t was ex-
pected that the l4th light dragons, and
he S0th and SD infantry would iol on !;
their place in India will be filled with
new levy of irregu Iar cavalry. The 10th
European Hu.~"rs are already on the
way form Bombay.
The Bivarirn NJ Mister of State has
present d bill TO the chambers, asking
for a credit of fifteen nil 10 IS of forms
to place The Bayai ian army on a war
ooi g.
Gra at Britain makes but slow prog
ress in enrolling Swiss. The French
foreign leg on is Sc be increased by two
Swiss b igadrs undr Swiss officers, who
will take rank in he French service.
A letter from B ssafrabia peaks Of
numerous re-inforcem MIS- of Russian
troops moving on towards tn Ciinea
TIL pan Of the Russians is id 10 be
first, to crush the Turkish army at Eu-
patorii, and then attack til French ami
English armies, and ii possible, ''drive
them int, the sea-"
CUBA is full Of confusion and excite
ment, growing out of a rumor that IL
sing cf tn people would soon take place
again~t the government. A great many
OF the first men on the Island have been
arrested
1t is said tat assertions f ON the ar
my are daily taking place in Mexico, aud
that Santa Annals position is hourly be.
coming more and more precarious.
The LEGISLATURE OF New MEXICO.
\ correspondent; writing from SAINT, Fe
on tn" 3Ist d cember, saws: The Leg
i ,larure is in session, and his been for
about thirty days, pacing their session
but half through, according to the time
for which the members can sit and get
pay. | hear of n thing inpo tant done
yet, though it is said on Of the Mexican
members is about to bring in bill ahol-
i>hlng the constitution of tie Z. States
OF America He com $ from down near
the Ne sll'a Valley. The Legislature is
composed ir ly of Alexicans, with ex-
C ption of, l believe, five Ame leans.
lhe officers a'e all Mexlcans. The Ian
guage- used is Spanish l yesterday
d.opred IN to the II use of Representa-
tivps, and found the Speaker, Senior Pr
mos, on his rostrum and thund ring
away on some measure concerning mos
particularly the country of Donna Ana.
NEw MEXICAN Consul FOR SAN F.
The Flag of the 9th ult, has the fol-
lowing Brownsville is, We understand
about to lose a valuable citizen, Mr..
Joaq lin j. Castillo, the enterprisins,
cou teous and g,ntlemanly Young man
who for the past three We RS has 50 wei,
filled the efic of Consul Of Mexico. we
learn is abnu, to leave this pat and re-
'nme his iabors in The same capacity in
the distant city of San Francisco,
huMoREp rILLfBUsTERtNG EXPEDITION
Some hundreds OF young men had left n
. on secret expedition: there wer"
lark hints abroad conc rung another
fllibustoring expe ditIon to Cuba. Thr
general iinpr ssion in New Orleans was