Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-02-22

tograph letter censuriog his conduct, but this
is doubtful.
No Ministry has yet been formed, and the
public are very anxious.
WAR ITEMs.- Vienna, Jan. 28.-The Oes-
terreiehiscke Correspoadeaz publishes adyices
from Odessa of the 25th, and from the Crimea
of the 10Th January. There has been a very
heavy fall of snow in the Crimea. Deserters,
probably Tartars, were reported to arrive daily
in the Russian camp. The fortress kept upa
continual fire upon the works of the allies,
particularly at night.
BERLIN, Jan. 30.-A despatch from St.
Petersburg, dated the Both of January, an
uounces that Prince .uenschikoff had sent the
following despatch to his Government =
/" SebastopoL Jan. 22.-On the night between
the 10th and Goth, we made successful sortie
against the trenches Of the French. The enc
my suffered considerable. We took two Off
GERS and some soldiers prisoners. Being in
want of 6re-wood, the allies have not even
respected the old church at Chensonesus, but
have stripped the roof and cupulo, and taken
away all the ornaments from the interior.
CRMEA, jap. 22.-The weather is very fine
and temperate. Our army is still lucky. A
bundant supplies of all kinds are arriving.
There is 90 progress to report in the seigc
The French have taken most of our right at
tack. Shot, shell, and warm clothing go to
the front daily; but no huts
MARsEILLEs, Jan. pa packet has ar
rived bringing dates from Constantinople to
the 18th. The bad weather which had been
felt for the previous ten days had much i'm
peded the cmbarkation of the Turkish troops
for the Crmea ; the use of sledges had, how
ever, facilitated the transport Of the mdteriel
of the allies. In sorte made from Sebas-
topol during the night of the 9Th, Russian
column suffered severe losses. Gen. Canrob-
ert had decorated Capt. Kerdudo for his gal
liant conduct in the affair, and also distributed
eight military medals. The inner works of
Sebastopo have been strengthened, but the
shells begin to cause serious damage to it.
The French Rifemen frequently succeed in
getting into the faubourgs by the different
breaches that have been made The Vile de
Paris is the only ship of the line now in the
roadstead of Constantinope.
Six hundred and thirty French soldiers ar
rived at Constantinople OH the 2lst from the
Crimea, with limbs frost bitten. The total
number of British sick and wounded at Sou
tart and at the HOSPITALS in the vicinity was
$500. They were full death alone will furn.
ish room for fresh arrivals
Jan. l4-The sanitary condition of the
British army is improving The Turks still
suffer fearfaly, apparently from plague. The
establishment Of a central depot for provisions
has much relieved the sufferings of the army
Jan. 15.-Continued snow NOW 3 IL feet
deep. Preparations for renewed British bonn.
bardment are progressing rapidly. Fifty new
seige guns, thirty of the largest size mortars,
3 and $4,000 shot and shell have reached the
) camp. A Polish deserter has given important
information respecting the range of the Rus
: sian batteries. Guns nearly silent all day. A
= movement was observed among the Russian:
! towards Baidar, and it is reported that Gen
Liprandi has received strong reinforcements
Jan. l6.-The Russians appeared in con.
siderable force near Balaklava, which it was
thought they had abandoned. Heavy fall Of
, snow to-day two feet deep on level. The
Both British infantry regiment disembarked
, French very active bringing up British pow
der. No firing to-day; French batteries
quite silent. The Russians scarcely fired a
shot, but an active rife practice was kept up
J on both sides. Steamer Simla arrived with
: 400 horses.
J Jan. ia despatch in the Patrie an
nounces that the fire was almost entirely sus-
pended on both sides, all seeking shelter from
the snow. The moral and physical condition
of the beseigers was good, but the horses were
suffering from cold.
!; Jan. 20.-A despatch from Menschikoh
: states that during last night, successful sor-
tie Was made against the French left flank
and centre. Several prisoners were taken and
many killed.
Jan. 22.-The following is via Bucharest t:
The weather is very fine and temperate.
The British are still sickly. Abundance of
all kinds of supplies had arrived as shot, shell
and clothing, but no houses. There is no pro-
gress in the seige to report. The British 39th
and 18th regiments are disembarking. The
French have undertaken to hold the British
right works. Supplies entered Sebastopol
18th. The Russians are said to want ammu-
milton. but they continue to fire briskly. For
two days past, continued fire has been d.
rected against the British works, and last
night they made an unsuccessful sortie. All
reports respecting the plan Of operations in
dictate that no event of magnitude need be ex-
peeted before Spring.