The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-01-18
Foreign News.
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
Ncu York. Jan. IL p. M.

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one week later, arrived here at A o'clock
this afternoon. She brings news one
week later.
The Liverpool Cotton market was with
out variation The sales for the week
to S30,G 600 bales. /
The Liverpool market for Breadstuff
was active, but no actual advance over
the last quotations had taken place.
The London Money market continued
stringent, and consols had declined
to 9Is.
From the Crimea there is no news OF
Importance.
Sebastopol still held out. Frequent
sorties were made, but no regular battle
had taken place.
The allies are steadily maturing their
plans for capturing the place, though they
suffered much from the inclemency OF the
weather.
Several detachments Of French troops
had arrived from Toulon and other ports.
The Russians had received large rein
forcements.
Among the passengers by the Baltic is
Com. Perry, the Japan negotiator, and
two bearers of dispatches from st. Peters
burgh.
The propeller Sarah Sands had put
into Cork for repairs.
The Cunard steamship Arabia carried
sixteen hundred troops to the Crlmea,
from Marseilles.
The u. S. steam frigate San Jacinto
had arrived at Gibralter.
The British and French funds were
much depressed.
THE eear ncacS.-The Prussian mission
to England did not result il anything of
Importance.
The bill for the enlistment of foreign
ers had passed the English Parliament
Immediately after, Parliament adjourned.
Tue event of the week is Napoleon's
speech to the Legislature. 1t is warlike
in tone, but makes no mention of any
prospect of peace. 1t was immediately y
followed by loan of 5OO,OOo,OOO francs
being i'm mediately voted.
An important meeting of the Represent
atives of the Five Powers had been held
at Vienna, the result of which had not
transpired.
Affairs before Sebastopol had not
changed. Sorties by the Russians are
continued from the city, and one has been
made from the harbor.
The allies have received 49, 900 rein
forcements, and the weather is more fav
orable for warlike preparations.
! The attitudes Of Austria and Prussia
are unchanged.
Two Russian vessels Of war attacked a
French steamer before Sebastopol. Two
English frigates Immediately y went to her
relief. The Russians retreated.
The Russian bulletins generally claim
important advantages over the besiegers.
The Turkish troops at kars were b ard
pressed by the Russians.
The Allies at Sebastopol we're fully
prepared for battle.
The third parallel of the French had
mounted their guns.
Thirty thousand Turks, with divi-
sion of French and English artillery,
were about to seize Perekop and fortify
the lines there.
It's rumored that the Russians made
a scrtie on the 18th, and were repulsed
with loss of seven hundred killed and
eleven hundred prisoners.
Prince Menschikoff telegraphs to the
goth of December, that there was nothing
new since last accounts, but that the
weather was bad.
A we'll directed fire from the Russian
Notifications interrupted the enemys
works.
Reinforcements for the Allies were
rapidly arriving. Up to the 18th twenty
housand had arrived.
1t is reported that the storming OF Sebas-
topol would commence Immediately oD
the arrival of the Turkish reinforcements.
The French will storm, while the Brit
| ish and Turks will attack Prince Men
schikoff.
The Russian naval artillery has been
taken out of the Baltic feet and brought
to Sebastopol.
Notes were exchanged at the confer
ence at Vienna between the Represents
tives Of the three Allies, defining the
sense in which their cabiuets understand
the four points heretofore proposed.
Prince Gortschakoff asked time to OBJ
tain instructions from his government.
Private advices from London say tb at
the course of politics favor the probabil
ity of a speedy termination of the war.
Austria it is believed, will assume the
offensive, and influence all Germany to
her side.
The people in the German States, it is
confidently stated, will force their govern
ments to accept the propositions of the
Allies.
Napoleon in his speech at the opening
of the French chambers, eulogized the
victories of the French arms, in the Black
and Baltic Seas and the Crimea. He
thanked the British Parliament for their
cooperation, and asked levy of one
hundred thousand additional men. He
believes that the resources of loan twen-
ty millions sterling, will be sufficient to
meet all the demands of the war.