Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-02-08

the week, and closed at an advance o
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! GENERAL INTELLIGENcE.-The new
from the seat of war is without an
special interest. Nothing decisive hat
taken place, and affairs before Sevasto
pol were unchanged.
Negotiations are still in progress, bu
nothing definite is known respecting
them. The. hopes of peace and the
fears of war are about equally balanced
The French and English Ministers a
Vienna had received the necessar,
powers to reopen negotiations, anc
Gortschakof is understood to have re
ceiyed the written instructions of hi,
government expressing an anxiety fol
peace.
The statements about Austria are
conflicting, but she generally leans to.
wards the allies.
Prussia complains of the conduct ol
Austria.
Efforts are making to obtain the con-
sent of the allies to an armistice, espe-
cially by the Prussian Cabinet.
A congress of nations is more and
more talked of and the London Daily
NeaCs says the result would be beneG-
cial If the United States would take
part in it.
Bavaria had almost completed her
war contingent of the army. Letters
say that Sweden would Immediately
place her army on a war footing, in
creasing it to $4,000 men.
Russia was preparing for the spring
campaign on the Baltic.
The latest dates from the Crimea
were to the 10th inst. Affairs remain
ed precisely as before reported. Omar
Pasha was at the camp on the 5th, and
returned to. Varna on the 9th.
Reinforcements were constantly reach
ing the allies, and Lord Ragland had
sent for the Tenth Hussars.
The Turkish forces in the Crimea are
to be increased to 10000 men during
the present month; and the reinforce
ments were advancing to Varna and
from other parts of the Turkish Empire
by forced marches.
The weather was frosty, and some
snow had fallen, which had retarded
the operations of the besiegers.
The Piedmont contingent was to en-
bark on the 28th.
Private letters from Vienna say that
Gortschakoff has been instructed to ac-
cept any terms of peace except the re-
duction of the Russian feet, and the
occupation of Russian territory.
We have nothing further regarding the
invasion of Dobrudscha. The Russians
after the affair at Tultcha recrossed the
Danube, and dispatch from Vienna,
says Count Buol demanded an explana-
ton of this affair from Gortschakoff.-I
The Turkish force in Dobrudscha is
at $4,000 men, mostly re-
cruits.
The fleets in the Black Sea had sus-
tanned no damage.
In England, Mr.. Golden addressed
his constituents at Leeds, in which he
the attack on Sevastopol, as
a coHosal mistake, and the difficult
question now was, how to get out of it.
Malicious rumors were in circulation, (
that De Lacy Evans had been offered
the Indian appointment to prevent his
contemplated disclosures in regard to
the war in the Crimea.
Four hundred of the London dock
laborers had been sent to the Crimea to
unload ships.
The fate of the British ship Bernice, |
which has been missing since 1852, has
been discovered. She was bound from
Shanghai to London. The crew had
been murdered and the ship burned
The assassins were captured and ex-
ecuted.
1t is reported that Barring & Bro
hers will repay the English deposits to
The French loan, as the whole amount
had been taken in France.
The new Spanish constitution had
been submitted to the Chambers. The
main features are that the sovereignty
from the nation, and the Ro-
nan Catholic is to be the established re-
igion, but liberation of other religions
hall be allowed. The press to be
rec. Confscation and the death penal
y for political oifenses are abolished.-I
The National Guards to be established.
The legislature to consist of two Cham
,ers.
The Senator to be elected for life, and
me Representative for each fifty thou
and inhabitants. The Courts to meet
they are to regulate the
trength of the army, and give assent
o the royal marriages. and appoint
egencies when occasion requires.
The Swiss confederation is about be-
ng opened with view of adjusting ex- ;
sting difficulties between Austria and ,
N
The bill altering the constitution of !
denmark passed the first reading of the &
legislature. ,
A skiold land tax, to be paid in /
Eenty-four instalments.7 has been i'm ,
osed by Russia on the Polish proprie- {
ors. ~
4EHiram E. Talbot, the Treasurer {
lect of Indiana, was sworn into Office
n Tuesday week. $