Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-02-28
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Lord Palmerston has accepted the
Premiership, and has formed cabinet.
TIE new cabinet is constituted thus -
Premier-L Lord Palmerston War-Lord
Panmure Foreign-Earl Clarendon:
Home-Sidner Herbert; Colonial Sir
George Grey ExGheqa eF.-W .eiass stone,
Admiralty-sir james G5ahan Shan-
cellor-Lord CranW orth PE re-. y
Council-Earl Granville Privy Seal
Duke of Argyle; Public EWOrks<-ssFsWs
Wordsworth: Postmaster--hord Canning.
Lords Aberdeen, Newcastle and Rvs
sell 90 out-Panmure comes in, and he
balance are the same 80 the late Ministry.
There is very little ether news Of il.
portance. The affairs in the Crimea are
unchanged. 4,,.e
the Russians and the Turks on the Daa-
ube, in which the Turks ara said to have
been victorious.
There is also q report of q mutiny
among the Zouaves in the Crimes, and
that 400 had been sent as prisoners 10
Constantinople.
Marshal Canrobert reports the death Of
Captains Bentor and Castleman during .
sortie by the Russians on the night otths
l4th.
AS previously reported Menchikof has
gone northward. The Russians were
constantly making sorties. ~.
Supplies were reaching tho Bri1ilh
camp in abundance, aud siege works were
advancing. The army was, however,
sill sickly. Frosty nights, with mild.
fine days prevailed.
The latest official dispatches from Lord
Raglan are from the Esd to the 94th.
Both mention an improvement in The
future prospects. The after says: We
resume our work betorel the town with
renewed activity.
Admiral Stopford is to replace Admiral
Boxer in the command OF the English
squadron at Constantinople and the BoH.
phorus.
A sharp shock Of earthquake was fell
at Constantinople on the night ofthe 22d.
but no damages wsro sustained.
Telegraphic dispatches to the 18th Of
January from the Crimea are OF alike
character. A dispatch from Admiral
Brat says the French batteries had re-
ceived orders to be ready and reopen
their fire on the city, and for some days
the Russians had ceased 10 make sortiSS.
1t is said the preparations for assault
are commenced.
The Russian army was in want of sup.
plies.
In sortes made on the ga great loss
was sustained by the French.
The reported rumor Of mutiny among
the Zoaves is not credited. 1t is said
they demanded u retreat from the CrimsA.
There is report Of battle gu the
Danube from an attempt Of the Russians
to re-enter tho DobiudschA-no date
given.
Observation-Disclosures from Odessa to
the 18th ult, confirms the illness of The
Grand Duke, Michael. He is at CheiS6n
where the Governor General has gone 10
visit him. The Grand Duke Nicholas
had left Smphcropol for Sebastopo.
Warsaw. Feb. 5.-Generns PInn.iAS
and Luplanzow arc ordered to advance
with the troops 10 the Austrian Frontier.
This measure has been determined upon
in order to respond to the concentration
Accounts from Warsaw under date Of
the 9th state that the Russian forces in
Poland were concentrated.
Accounts from St. Petersburg say that,
since the day hostiities broke out between
er displayed SO mueh activity and vigor
for the prosec utiOn Of the war as al this
moment.
The military administration NJ 81. Pc
tersburg had Just completed contracts
for immense supplies Of materials Of war.
and The contractors have solemnly enYag-
cd TO deliver those articles at tho end Of
March, agreeing to pay q heavy fne for
each days delay.
Instructions, moreover, have been sent
by the Ministsry Of war to all the officers
OF the government directing them to give
every assistance in their power 10 sSours
the delivery at the periods and in the
different places mentioned in Iho con-
tracts. af
The government has also established a
nc" body Of administration whose duIy
it is 10 supsrintend and acc slerate the Soa-
veyancs OF warIike stores to the different
corps Of the army in the field.
A number Of generals have been pro-
NOTED and appointed to important posts
in tie Russian armies. The Empe-
rer has placed General Labrigoff to the
command of two divisions. The first and
the third Of the frSt corps in the army
and General Ulangel OF that Of the 9Th
division.
The commanders Of the principal corps
of the Russian troops in Poland who hsd
repaired to Warsaw to concert measures
with the General in Chief De Rudiger,
had all returned to sheiT respective head
quarters.
SAX. AT the anniversary Of The Or
Phan Asylum and Free School at Alex
andrie on the 9Th inst, many gentlemen