Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-15
EURoP PEAN NEW s .
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.


tcpol.
The peace conference is to 3e opened a.
bout the middle of February.
The most impor,an, feature of the news is
the resignation Of Lord John Russell from the !
British ministry. Oa Friday night he gave ,
an explanation Of his conduct, aud the opin- ,
ion is that L." tbole ministry mst 60
cut.
The public feeling seems tend ng to.
ward peace,
Affairs before Sobastopol are quito un-
changed.
The British army 10 represe nted os being
in a wretched state from Encouragement.
LIvERPooL CoTroN MARKET.-Sales Of
csiton for the week reported by Miligan's
circular amounted to 81 900 bales, including
1000 for speculation and 1000 for export
Fair Orleans 5 3.S, middling IS; Fair Up. ,
land 3.s,middling 5. he demand has been
moderate Tor trade and for export. The mar
ket opened with q good demand, but fell off
at close.
In Flour there has been a moderate in.
qury. The quotations are: Western Canal
AIS cd, Ohio 43s.
Corn-demand has beer moderate. Yc..
row AS, whlte 4o5.
LONDON MONEY MARxEr.-Transactions
In American securities have been small. The
money market tighter.
Consos have declined: Tho quotation
are 90 1880 Ia.
The Swedish army has been placed OH
immediate war footing.
Negotiations still continue between Aus
tria aud Prussia respecting the G:rm1n er-
my.
The Queen OF Sardinia is dead.
The steamer great Britain arrived at Lv-
erpool with three-lou rths Of a million ster.
ling.
Numerous ru iors Of failures in Liverpool !
are reported, but exaggerated. Cotton has
been Influenced there by.
Consols declined led in consequence Of
Russel's resignation.
Seba topold dates are to llth JHn'y. Moth
ing Of moment had occurred.
The Russians had made two soriics, but
were repulsed with considerable loss.
The weather had been co d, but at the last
advices was milGer.
The Atlantic brings Liverpool du,es to the
27h. She arrived out on the morning Of the
22G. She brings 80 passengers, among them
Hon N G. Uphnm.
The chief interest OF the news centres in
the proceedings Of the British Parliament.
The Government has severely denounced
Lord John Russell, aud total break up of
tine ministry was talked OF
The Vienna Peace Conference was TO
meet in Feb uiry.
Considerable reiuforcemcnts were reach.
ing the tlics
Gen. Ii prsndi had again advanced his out.
posts to Tchernays.
Forty thousand Russians, with 80 guns
were at Pcrekoss.
LISTERS state tina, the French Lad under
mined the flagstaff battery and only awaited
n favorable opportunity to blow it up.
Sickness was on the increase in both the
allied camps.
Mcnschikotf is reported to have sad:-
"Our troops may rest, Generals January Feb
ruary and March will fight our battles far
better than we can ourselves"
The Russions had repaired ana re-occu
pied the Quarantine fort.
Gen. Brown W az about to resume his s''com
msnd ia the Crimea.
StPetersburg letters Of January 18th
have been rece vel.
The "Paci fie'i has been chartered by th,
allies, who are going to establish 4 hospita
for 1900 men at Symrna, and another fol
the convalescent at Rhodes.
The Russians report numerous desertion,
from the allies.
An Odessa letter Of the 9th says that the
Russians will shortly assume the offensive
in Crimea, having received the necessary re-
inforeements.
Large bodies Of Russian troops arc ordered
20 concentrate nj Berkof, with view Of at
tacking EupatOria.
It was reported a, Vienna on the goth that
battle had been fought before Sebaslo po !
In which the Russians were victorious.
Authentic accounts from Daiuklava OF the
next day contradict 1t.
II is asserted TINT Omer Pashn's forces be-
gan operations on the 18th OF January; ad-
vancing under cover OF the artillery OF the
fleets along the coast.
The last of the Turkish conveys had left
Varus for Baiaklava.
The French so.gun-shp Henri w., which
ran ashore on the l4th Nov. has been turned
into fort aud is oig great use to the ulles.
"A cispstch from Menschikotl otl dated Jan II
and published ut s., Petersburg, gives
the following account OF the effect of the
seige operations.
The slles do not advance. Mode 9 sue.
cessful night spries on the 18th and 10Th
We took II English aud French prisoners.
The allies lost q considerable number in kill 6.
ed and desertors.
Ths re-passsge OF tho Danube by the Rus
sians has given risc to demand by Austria,
for an explanation from Gortsahikof
Orders have been sent to Coun, Corcnerie
Go present the Russian recomnendalory cam
paign on the Danube.
The Austrian Admirals declared all the
ports in the Black Sea and Sea of Azof in a
state Of strict blockade, and captured several
sbiPs loddn with provisions for the Russiuns.
The screw steamer, Black Sea, with sub.
marine cable for connecting Varua with Bal.
aklars, Pu, back 10 iiarwich in damaged
condition.
The appolntm mcnt of IsmaiI pasba Ia Al,