The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-03

GEN. SCoTr ON THE WAR.-The Washington
correspondent of the Charleston Mercury of
Jan. says Il had recently the pleasure of
hearing the criticism of General Scott on the
war in the Crimea. I look upon Scott as one
of the great captains of the age, and listened
with great interest to his ideas. He says the
allies committed great blunder in delaying
the attack upon Sevastopol as long as they
did that Immediately after the raising of the
siege of Silistria they should have attacked Sc
bastopol, at which time there was comparat-
lively small force in the Crimea that the al
lies cannot take Sebastopol unless they receive
re-enforcements, giving them superiority of
force to the extent of from thirty to fifty per
cent; that the Russian regular soldiers are the
best troops in the world for defense they new
er fly, but perish, unless ordered to retreat
He thinks the allies labor under great disad-
vantage in having two commanding generals !;
that the road to victory is through unity of de-
sign. The inference would draw from Gen.
eral Scott's ideas is, that Sebastopol will not
be taken, for doubt whether the al lies can
throw such preponderance of force there as
is necessary. The General further said that
the allies could not re-embark now without
| immense loss of men and all the materials
OF war in camp, except the weapons in their
hands.
@s- The N. Y. Express says: 'The opening
of the Panama Railroad is an evcnt-a land
mark in human history-and one that ought
to be inaugurated by grand and solemn cere-
mony
The Isthmus, ever since its discovery, after
the days of Christopher Columbus, has been q
gigantic bar to the progress of civilization, en-
terprise, trade and commerce in the Pacific,
and that great bar is now about broken over
The victory is mighty one, and it merits a
grand ovation, in the whole civilized world.
Wcsee with pleasure, too, that the North
American steamships on the Pacific are making
trips southwark to Chilli. That is another step
in life of great Importance to u.s.
DEPARTURE OF MIssIoNARIEs.--Th bark Storm
sailed on Monday for Hong Kong. The Rev.
e. Wentworth, d. d. accompanied by his wife
and son. is a passenger he goes out to join
the mission family in China, under the care Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. ,.r+. ,-
MAQUoKETA, JACKSON COUNTY, IowA-The
Galena Advertiser says: This town is repor-
ted to have population of 900 inhabitants.
A friend writes, that about one half of the pop
ulation are from New England, one-f!th from
Pennsylvania, and the rest from all quarters
They have not a whiskey-shop in the town
but they have one of the most thriving Acade-
mics in the State, and Congregationalist, q
Babtist, a Methodist church, and newspaper
with many other appropriate things.
| BUFFALO, Jan. %.
The storm continued with unceasing fury
during the night and it is still raging. Much
snow has fallen and the weather is very cold
The harbor is now effectually closed with ice
and there are no transactions of any kind te
note.
I'D '. CHARLESTON, N. H., Jan. %.
The up passenger train to-day, when neal
this village, ran into culvert which had beer
washed open by the late rains, and the whole
train was thrown from the track, and the en-
. CINE rendered a complete wreck. The fireman
was badly hurt, but the passengers escaped
uninjured.