Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-24
LATE MEMS TnE NAILS.
Arrival Of the Baltic /.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

afternoon of the 9th. The steamer CITY of Man
chester. from Phadel pha, arrived out ON the
same day, and was taken up by the British gov
ehatntto carry troops to the Crmea.
The screw steamer Glasgow arrived in the
Clyde on the 10th.
Lald Paimerston has accepted the Premier
ship, and has formed II cabinet
lie new cabinet Is constituted thus: Premi-
er-Lord Palmerston; War-Lord Panmure;
foreign-Earl Clarendon, IIome-Sidney Her
bert Colonal-Sir George Grey; Exchequer-
W. Gladstone; Admiralty-Sir james Graham;
Chancellor-Lord Cranworth; President of the
CouneiI-Earl Granville Priyy Seal-Duke of
Argyle; Public Works-Sir w. Wordsworth;
Paotmaster-Lord Canning.
Lords Aberdeen, Newcastle and Russell go
oat-Panmure comes in, and the balance the
same as the late Ministry.
There is yer, little other of Importance.
! he affairs III the crimea are unchanged.
There Is report OF n battle between the Rus
sIans and the Turks on the Danube, in which the
Turks are said to have been victorious.
There is also report of mutiny among the
Souaves in the Crimea, and that 400 had been
sent as prisoners to Constantinope.
Marshall tanrobert reports the death of Cap
tains Benor and Casteman, during sortie by
the Russians on the night of the 14th.
As previously reported, Menschikotf has gone
northward. The Russians were constantly max
ing sories.
supplies were reaching the British camp in a.
bnndance, and siege works were advancing. The
army was, however, still sickly. Frosty nights,
with mild, fine days, prevailed
The latest official dispatches from Lord Rag
land are to the 2}d and 9th Both mention an
Improvement in the weather, and speak cheering
" of further prospects. The latter says: We
resume work before the town with renewed
activity
Admiral Stopford is to replace Admiral Boxerin
the command of the English squadron at Con
stantinople and the Bosphorus.
A sharp shock of an earthquake was felt at
Constantinople on the night of the 22d, but
damage sustained.
In Parliament explanations were made by the
different statesmen who had failed TO form cabi-
nets.
After the new cabinet had been formed nearly
t3,OOO,OOO sterling were voted for war purposes.
The North American fisheries bill was passed,
after which Parliament adjourned for one week,
at the request of Lord Palmerston and to
assemble on the 18th inst.
Earl Aberdeen has been created kni ght of the
Garter
The Lord Mayor of London had given grand
banquet. Among those present were Lord Car.
digan, Sir Charles Napier and other notables
from the Crilnea and the Baltic, who were
eeived with much enthusiasm. Sir Charles Ma
pier defended himself, aud bitterly attacked the
Administration.
In the House of Commons on the 9th, discus
sion took place in regard to Sir Charles Napers
transaction in the Baltic. No new light was
thrown upon the subject.
FROM THE CRIMEA.
Photographic dispatches to the 18th of Janua-
ry from the Crmea of like character. a
dispatch from Admiral Brat says the French
batteries had received orders to be ready and
reopen their fire on the city, and for some days
the Russians had ceased to make sortes.
1t is said that preparations for the assault
commenced
rhe Russian army WINS in want Of supplies.
In sores made ON the Odd, great loss was sus-
tanned by the French
The reported rnmor of mutiny among the
Zoayes is not credited, 1t is said they demand
ed retreat from the Crmea.
There is report of a battle on the Danube
from an attempt of the Russians to re-enter the
the Dobrud, ha-no date given.
RUSSIA.
Intelligence from Odessa to the 18th ult
firms the lididg5 of the illness of the Grand Duke
Michael. He Is at CheIsen where the Governor
General has gone to visit him The Grand Duke
Nicholas had left Simpherophol for Sebastopol.
Warsaw, Feb 5.-Generals Pantne and
Lalantzow are ordered to advance with the
troops to the Austrian frontier. This measure
has been determined upon in order to respond
To the concentration of the Austrian military for
ees in Gallachia.
Accounts from Warsaw under date of the 9Th
state that the Russian forces in Poland were
centrated
Accounts from st. Petersburg say that, since
the day hostiIitics broke ont between Russia
and Turkey, the government never displayed
much activity and vigor for the prosecution of
the at this moment.
The military administration at st. Petersburg
had Just concluded contracts for the supply of i'm.
mrnSe quantities of materials of war, and the CON
tractors have soemnly engaged to deliver those
articles at the end of March, agreeing to pay a
heavy fine for each days delay.
Instructions. moreover, have been sent by the
Ministry of War to all the officers of the govern
mcnt directing them to give every assistance in
their power to secure the delivery at the periods
and in the different places mentioned in the
tracts.
The government has also established new
body Of admin strait ION whose duty it is to super
intend and accelerate the conveyance of waflike
stores to the different corps of the army in the
field
Anumber of generals have b en- promoted and
appointed to important posts in the Russian
mics. The Emperor has named General Labri-
gof to the command Of two divisions. The first
and the third of the first corps of the army and
General Urangrl to that of the fifth division.
The commanders of the principal corps of the
Russian troops in Poland who had repaired to
Warsaw to concert measures with the General
in chief De Rudigcr, had all returned to their
spectiye head quarters.
THE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. Cotton-Sales for the
weekS}6 900 bales. New Orleans fair 81 mid
ding 81; Upland fair 3D. mddling ). The de-
mand has been moderate, with prices in favor of
buyers.
Flour-The demand for speculation has ceas-
ed, and prices are tending downwards. Western
n q,