Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-01-02
-o FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
LOSS OF A PART OF THE ALLIED FLEET
BY A STORM. ..-


New YORK, Dec. l3.
The Pacific has arrived with one weeks latel
dates from Europe.
Nothing important from the seat of war. NJ
battle has been fought since that of Inkermann.
The allies were being reinforced.
Much agitation exists in England and France
in consequence of the situation of the allied ar.
mics.
In England matters were in a crisis and Parli
ment would probably be summoned for the pur.
pose of imposing new taxes.
Flour was declining early in the week, but
holders remain firm.
Since the battle of Inkermann of the 5th, Meth.
er party has been in a condition to resume hostil
ties.
The reported battle of the 18th is false.
The utmost activity is manifested in France and
England in sending reinforcements, and the ex,
istence of the allied army depends entirely upon
it. Several thousands had arrived.
Russian reinforcements are also augmentns
and it will be necessary to fight another great
battle series of battles before the fate of Se-
bastopol is decided.
England and France are assuming higher tone
than heretofore, and have notified the Germanic
empires that the western powers no longer recog-
nize the four points the basis of negotiation,
but they intend to hold the Crimea for their own
time and dictate their own terms of peace.
The Allied Generals have demanded an expla-
nation from Menscaikolf respecting the order said
to have been. ISSUED by him, to give no quarter.
The Russian major who gave the order to kill
the wounded, has been taken and hanged.
The London Times of the 2oth, publishes the
following:
'On the 18th the Russians attacked the French
lines but were repulsed. The loss was great on
both sides.''
The Russians have received reinforcements and
there is no doubt of the truth of the statement.
Menschikoff informs the Emperor that the dam
age done by the fire of the allies is speedily re-
paired, and that the garrison is in good condi-
ton.
The allies continue to fortify their right flank.
The London Times says:
''We have received advices from Odessa, but
nothing new from the Crimea. On the 18th the
intelligence is telegraphed that Gen. Magus' di-
vision of 6,000, together with 2,300 French have
left Constantinople for the Crimea. 10000 Turks
and 5000 Egyptians had also taken their depar-
ture."
A terrible storm had occurred on the night of
the l4th
1t is difficult to see how Omar Pacha is to carry
on effective operations, and yet send fifty thousand
of his best troops to tine Crimea.
The blockade of Odessa has been renewed and
the Russians are terrifying it by sea and and.-
1t is not thought the allies will divide their forces
at present
returned to kircheneff.
VIENNA, Nov. IA.
1t is now positively affirmed that Austria has
accepted with some Slight notifications the pro-
position in the Prussian note of the 18th.
On the 10 and Goth, Ministers Westmoreland
and Bourgenay had interviews with Count Boul,
for the purpose of communicating to the Austrian
Government that the four powers no longer ex-
ist basis.
LATER BY TELEGRAPH FROM TIE EAST.
CONsTANTiNOPLE, Nov. 20.
Two English transports which left here on the
l4th, the Prince and Sea Nymph, foundered with
all on board.
Three mail steamers have been stranded. The
Sampson was driven ashore on fire. The Brit
tania has five feet Of water in her hold. The
Agamemnon was stranded but got ahOat. The
Samps ms machinery was damaged but the rem
nants were saved by throwing the guns overheard.
The Terrible has also escaped. The Henry and
the Plata are lost
The Russian answer to the Prussian note, ex-
pressed the willingness of the Emperor to treat
on the following terms: "lst, n common guar
anty the part of the five powers of the right of
the christian subject of the Port without distinc-
tion as to the confession. End, prOtectorate of
the Principalities to be exercised by the five pow
ers in the treaties now existing between Russia
1914. 4th, free navigation of the Danube.''
ENGLAND.--Parlimen is summoned to assemble
on the l4th inst. Increased power will be asked
for the embodiment Of the whole military bv COM
pulsory ballot.
The Russian loss at Inkcrmann was $1,000 in
killed and wounded
The Moniteur aiirms that there were Il, 900 en-
gagged in this affair.
The hurricane Of the l4th did not extend be-
yond the Baltic
Rcinforccmcnts were constantly arriving in
spite of stormy weather.
despatch from Cauroiust, dated Sevastopol,
Nov. IA, says that the operators of the siege were
proceeding and the health and spirits of the
troops admirable. a
Several first class English ships were at Lon
don cmbarking troops for the war. .
NJ. IvanhooH, EX-Secretary of the Russian
Embassy, has been ordered to quit France, as
well as ali other Russians in the Empire. 80;
KossUru's PROPHEcY.-When the siege of
Sebastopol was first proposed, kossuth expressed
the following decided opinion on the subject,
which seems now quite likely to be realized. ..
''To take an intrenched camp, linked by terri
bic fortresses and an army for garrison in it,
and new armies pouring on your flank and rear,
and you in the plains of the Crimea, with also no
cavalry to resist them, is an undertaking, to
succeed in which, more forces are necessary than
France and England can ever unite in that
quarter for such an aim. Ask about it which
ever staff officer has learned something abeut
tactics and strategy. And in that position is
SebastopOl. Thanks to your Austrian alliance,
which having intcrposed herself between you and
YOUR enemy in Wallachia, made the Car free to
send such numbers to Sebastopol as he likes.
You will be beaten, remember my word! Your
braves will fall in vain under Russian bullets and
the Crimean air, as the Russians fell under Tur-
kish bullets and Danubian fever Not one out
of FIVE of your braves inundated in vain, shall
in what manner SebastopOl is to be taken. 1t is
at Warsaw that you eau take Sebastopol.
SLEEP.-There is no better description given of
the approach of sleep than in one of Leigh Hunts
papers -" 1t is delicious movement, certainly,
that of being we'll nestled in bed and feeling
that you shall drop gently to sleep. The good is
to come, not past the limbs have been just tired
enough to render the remaining in one position
delightful; the labor Of the day is done. A gen.
tie failure of the perceptions creeps over you
the spirit of consciousness dscngages itself more,
and with slow and hushing degrees, like mother
detaching her hand from that of her sleeping
child, the mind seems to have balmy lid closing
over it like the eye-'it its closed. The mysterious
spirit has taken its airy rounds"
ET Few mercies call for more thankfulness
than a friend safe in heaven.
~ We wonder whether the Know Nothings
60 against those long-legged specimens of foreign
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