Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-02-02

HALIFAX TELEGRApH OFFICE


atihis port at half past 10 o'clock today,
bringing adyices one week ll.nr from Eu-
rope.
There is remarkable scarcity Of inielii-
geuce resprctnr either tae pro ress Of the
su.re or Of negotiations. The chief inter-
est of the news crnres IN the dniugs of the
congress 10 Jenna. Hopes are entertained
that ihe negotiations may lead to peace. bu,
cquul apprcheusions prevail that they wili
prove iiurless. and tnat the war will assume
Il magnitude much greater thiH at present.
Further accounts both from Nienun and
Berlin say that the greatest oiirr's are being
brought, Ca bear upon the Western powers,
in order 20 obiain an arni-icc.
An approaching general Congress vs. more
confidently aud generally anticipated. The
Llqi4u DufR .Ntrg says -" We may be
induced i1 -rpose some confidence N the re.
suit OF thsi toHrrcss's deliberations # the
United States nfe invited % lake part there
.n. aud acctp' the invitation. not Otherwise
Sarllun Is reported 90 hyc undertaken
Co send $500 men, recruited from all Italy.
lo The OIL of the allies iu thc Fast The
roasun ess- ncd for Sird'nia's action, is that
ihis outside enterprise will help TO divert the
attention Of he Italian people from their
own couui,y.
The Italians are growing restless.
The Ssuaics Of the free cities Of Ham
burg and l.u5cc have issued odicis forbid
ding cu.isimenis into any foreign service 1t
is expected that Bremen. Mecklenburg.
Sehwern, and S,rcliz will follow the Same
course
The army Of Bavaria has almost compile
ted lbs war compliment.
I fi.nf fi,a Est-aflf.f, a.. u,
De immediately placed on war footing By
the addition @. $4,000 Swedes ana $1,000
Nowcgians.
Bussla Is also preparing ior spring cam
paign Gen. Spwefs is charged 10 orr anize
Bahc army wiki It's headquarters at Nit
tan.
THE CRIMEA.
Matters are precisely as thcy were at the
sailing Of the Pacific. The latest dates are
10 the ION. Omar pacha was at the camp
OF uir allies on the 5,h inst when he con
certca measures for me future operations
with Gen rails Raglan and Canrobert, anl
LETT mex, day for Varna.
Reiniurcemeuis continue 20 reach the al.
les, ana over 1900 French Imperial Guards
and British Infant were at sea on their
way 10 tle Crlmra.
Llrl Rugls has sent 70 India Cor the 10Th
regiment of iiusssrs
7 he Turks IN tho Crimca viii amount TO
10000 before he end Of January.
Russian reinforcemcn;s are advancing by
forced marches through Bessarabn.
The weather in the Crmea was frosty,
and the roads passablc, although snow had
slen. hut the frozen earth retarded the
works of the hesegers.
Tho 81 ..or.r, o., ff.o t.t.st ,tor,, =
sources:
The British Consul has RENTED 10 Prince
Stiebey, the Il1spodar of Wallachia, a note
calling on HIM 10 rcpuditle the Russian pro-
teciora'a by public act. The French Con.
sui VII send a similar note.
II Cp'nione, Of Turin, Of the 5ih inst,
states ttat the departure Of the Piedinoatese
troops FOR the Crimca viii take place on the
2sth Of February. According to the same
journal the contingent is 10 consist Of 10000
mcn, $4,000 ofwhom will cmhark on that
day, the remlining 5000 forming the reserve.
Pryue letters from Vienna say that
Prince GorischakoH has instructions TO &C
cept everything, aud to accede 10 all the al
lies mny demand. except The reduction sf the
Russian fleet aud the occupation of the Rus
sian territory.
The Nebqis has an article in explanation
Of the adhesion 81 Piedmont. the sum Of the
explanation being that Piedmont has ucced-
ed to The treaty of the l0th OF December.
THE DANUBE.
We are withnu, anything respecting thn
invasion of the Dnbmdschn, except the fol.
lowing from the UdRderer, of Vienna:
The Russians crossed the Danube at
Jultschn. Favored by the Obscurily ofnight,
taey reached the right bank in boats, sur
prsed the weakest garrison, aud after max
ing great carnage amongst them, recrossed
the river, laden with booty and taking with
them number of prisoners. The loss on
tho par, of the Russians was considerable,
as me Turns fought VIII, a, st,ut ate ruuragu
Among the slain was a Pacha, bat his name
Is not mentioned. The inhabitants of Tut
schl fed into the country with their wives
and children, and did not return to the town
until long after the Russians had left"
The Hamburg " .hochrichion" contains
telegraphic despatch from Vienna, dated
lllh, wherein il is said that Count Buol has
addressed a note TO Prince Gortschakof de-
handing an explanation concerning1 the
recrossing Of the Danube by the Russian
forces, and their occupation Of tho Dobrud.
scha, and thence, as O matter OF course,
their menacng varna and its communica-
tons.
The Turkish force in the Drobudscha is
not estimated at more than 10000, mostly
raw recruits, the flower Of Omar Pacha's
army having gone 10 the Crimea, against
which, It is said, he strongly Protested, and
still remains dissatisfied. II is suspected that
the Austrian Government was a party 10 this
new ernntion into the Dobrudscha, in order
to demonstrate to France and England the
necessity for an armlslice.
Span. new Constitution was sub
mitted to the Chambers ON the 18th. The
main features are that sovereignty emanates
from the nation /. the religion of the nation
Roman Catholic, but federation is allowed !;
the press to be free ; confscation and death
as penalties for political offences abolished
national guards reestablished legislature TO
consist Of two chambers senators elected
for life on property qualifications one rep
resentatye for every fifty thousand citizens /;
Cortes TO meet annually in October and SIT
for four months Cortes to regulate strength
OF army, give assent to royal marriages, and
appoint agents when necessary.
.4neodots o. Websier. Daniel Webster
used to relate that in suit he received eigh-
teen dollars for a vast amount of labor, but
afterwards was employed in an exactly sim