Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-02-17

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Resignation Of Lord John Russell
NEW YORK, Friday, Feb. 8.
The steamer Atlantic, With advices from
London and Liverpool to Saturday. the 9th
ult.. arrived off the mouth of the harbor at
1O1S o'clock last night but, owing to the bad
weather, was unable to get over the bar until
this morning
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPOOL MARKET, Jan. 26.-There has
been fair demand for Breadstuffs during the
week, with increased activity toward the
close, and prices of all kinds closed at an ad-
vance.
The improvement in Flour may be set
down at Cd. p Dbl; in Corn at 6d@9d. p
quarter, and in Wheat 2d@3d. p bushel, at
which advance the market osed firmer.
At London, under the Influence of the adj
vices from Vienna, the Money market had
become more stringent and rates OF discount
had slightly advanced. Consols were unset
tied, and having fuctuated considerably du-
ring the week, closed at decline.
In quotations there is no change. The
sales during the week were $1,000 bales, of
which Spectators took 1900 bales.
Lard is firm at the last quotations, with
moderate demand.
The transactions in American securities at
London were small.
Consols declined to 9OH @9OL.
GENERAL INTEzrGENLE.
Lord John Russell has resigned, which had
produced great senation, and the general i'm
preston was that the whole British Ministry
would have to go out
Public feeling in England is strongly tend
ing toward peace.
The new Conference at Vienna was not to
meet until the middle of this month.
Affairs before Scbastopol presented no new
feature of special interest.
The Swedish army is being placed on an
immediate war footing
Negotiations continue between Austria and
Prussia respecting the Germanic army.
The British army is reported to be in
wretched condition. all owing to mismange-
ment. A battle was reported to have taken
place in the Crimea, but the report was in
correct.
There were numerous rumors of failures at
Liverpool, which had an unfavorable effect on
the markets and prod uce unsettled feeling.
The Queen Of Sardinia is dead.
The steamer Great Britain arrived at Liver
pol with three quarters Of a million pounds
sterling.
In the British Hous, Of Commons, on Fri
day night, Lord John Russell gave an explain
alton of his conduct in rendering his resigna-
ton.
The advces from Sebastopol were up to the
14th nit, but nothing is recorded in the dis
patches of especial interest.
The Russians had made two sorties, but
were, in 10th cases, repulsed. with consider
able loss Re-enforcements still were arriving
to the allied army. Lapranti had again ad-
vanced his outpost to Trhernaya.
Forty thousand Russians, with eighty guns
We're said to be at Perokop.
Private letters say the French had mined
flagstaff battery, and only waited favorable
opportunity to blow it up. Sickness was on
the increase in the camp. The weather had
been cold, but at the latest advices was milder.
MenschikOff is reported to have said that it
is useless to attempt defeating the allied armies,
as the weather during January, February and
March, will fight the Russian battle far better
than he can. The Russians had repaired and
reoccupied quarantine fort
Gen. Brown about to resume his COM
mand in the Cr'mca.
The adyices from St. Petersburg are of a
pacific character.
The allies were about establishing hospital,
capable of accommodating two thousand men,
at Smyrna, and another establishment for the
convalesceDt at Rhodes.
The Russians report numerous desertions
from the allies to the Russian ranks.
Letters from Odessa say the Russians will
shortly assume the offensive in the Crimea,
having received the necessary re-iuforcements.
Large bodies of Russians had been ordered
to concentrate at Perokop, with view of at
lacking Eupatoria.
1t was reported at Vienna that battle had
been fought before Sebastopol, in which the
Russians WI ere victorious, but advices from Ba-
laklava of the next day contradict it.
Itwa positively asserted that the forces Of
Omar Pasha wer to commence operations on
the 18th of January, by advancing, under
cover Of the allied feet, along the coast.
The last of the Turkish conveys left Varna
for Balaklava on 'he 14th ult.
The eight--gun ship Henry w, which ran
ashore on the 18th November, had been turned
into fort, which proves of great use to the
allies.
A dispatch from Menschikoff, dated Janua-
~ IL, and published at St. Petersburg, says
the siege operations do not advance. Two
sorties were made on the nights of the 18th
and 18th, in which fourteen English and
French prisoners were taken and a large num-
Der killed.
An Arab deserter says the Turks were
treated with very little consideration by the
allies.
The English and French admirals declare
all the ports in the Black Sea and the Sea OF
Azoff in a state of strict blockade, and several
vessels had been captured, laden with provi
sions for Russia
The screw steamer Black Sea, with the sub
marine cable for connecting Varna with Bala-
klava by electric telegraph, on board, had to
put back to Harwick, damaged
The appointment of Ismeal Pasha to the
command Of the army of Antoli, in Asia Mi
nor, produced the hest results upon the troops,
and the Turks had opened communication
with Schsmyl, who had frrce twenty thou
sand strong under his command.
A Polish lieutenant in the Russian Guards
&C deserted to the Turks
Russia interprets the four points as fol-
lows:
l. The abolition Of the Russian protecto-
rate over Moldavia and Wallachia, those pro-
vinces being placed under the guarantee of the
FIVE powers.
2. The free navigation of the Danube.
3. The revision of the treaty of 1841, so as
to attach more completely the Ottoman En-
pire to the balance of Europe.
4. The collective guarantee of the five pow
ers for the conservation and observance of the
religious privileges Of the different Cbrlst.an
communities, without distinction in regard to
their form of worship.
Russia claims the right to participate in the
Vienna Conference one of the great Euro
pean powers, and had sent her protest to Vien-