Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-02-14
LATER FROM EUROPE

NEW York, Feb. 9. The steamship Atlantic ar
rived at 81 o'clock this morning with Liverpool dates
to the 9th of January. She brings fifty-eght pas
sengers, among whom is Hon. n. G. Upham.
Lord John Russell has resigned his Office, and it
is generally supposed that the whole Cabinet will
follow his course. The government has been Sc
verely denounced in Parliament; and the general
feeling of the people of England is in favor of peace
The Vienna Conference met on the 18th of Feb
ruary.
Affairs in Sebastopol are unchanged. Forty thou
sand Russians were at Perekop with 80 guns Gen.
Leprandi had advanced his outposts to TShunaya
and was expected to make attack on Eupatoria
being now prepared by late reinforcements.
The Turks have opened communication with
Schamyl's forces, which number 20, 900.
Prussia claims the right of participating in the vi
emma Conference, and has sent protest to Vienna,
and to the London and Paris Cabinets against the
passage of resolutions at Vienna unless with her par
ticipatton.
Swiss enlistments go slowly.
Cawniti has been ordered to prevent the Russians
from engaging in a campaign on the Danube.
The Swedish army is to be placed on war foot
ing Immediately.
Negotiations are going on between Prussia and
Austria, on the subject of q Germanic army.
The Queen of Sardinia is dead. Sardinia sends
twenty thousand troops as her contingent of the
The admirals of the allied fleets have declared the
ports in the Black Sea and of Azof in a state of
siege.
Several Russian provision ships have been cap
tured in Asia.
Achmet Pasha has been appointed to command
the army in Anatolia which gives much satisfaction
Letters state that the French have possessed
themselves of the Flagstaff Battery, and waiting
a favorable opportunity to blow it up.
Much sickness prevails among the allies.
The Russians, who had been repulsed, have re-
taken, and again occupy, the Quarantine Fort. Gen.
Brown is about to resume his command. -.-. .. .-
Odessa letters state that the Russians will shortly
assume the offensive in the Crimea, being well pre-
pared with achievements Large numbers have
been ordered to Pesekop, and it is positively assert
ed that Omer Pacha will commence operations on
the 18th January. &c..
Miller and Thompson of Liverpool have failed for
100000 sterling. The house Of Eager and Co. have
failed for e130,0O0. .....,..f
amount of seven hundred and fifty millions of francs
has been placed at the disposal of the French gov
crnment in consequence OF the new loan indication
Another Carlist instruction has broken out in
Spain. -,Ls
The 60-gun ship, Henry Quatre, having got ashore,
has been turned into fort, and is of great to
the Allies. - ...
The Russians recently made two sorties, but were
repulsctt with considerable loss.
The Allies contemplate erecting Hospital at
Smyrna for 1000 sick, and at Rhodes for sol
Gicrs who are becoming c5nvalescent
The Patrie" says that the recent passage of the
Danube by the Russians has given rise to a demand
by Austria for an explanation from Gortschakof.
CIiINA.--Dates from China to the 18th Dec,
state that affairs IN the Southern part Of the Empire
the past month have become critical. AT
Carton the public authorities have applied to the
American and English Consuls for assistance. Trade
has been completely suspended -r.- -.