The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27
Foreign News-ArfivaI Of the Balttc-seven
Days Later from Earepe.

81 O'Clock P. N. Owing to a snow storm she
was not seen at Sandy Hook in season to tel
egraph her news.----- -
War news unchanged. The great event Of
the week isNapoleon's speech to the Legisla-
ture. 1t is warlike in tone makes no men
tion Of any prospect of peace and WAS imme-
diate!y followed by loan Of 500, OOO, 900 francs
unanimously voted for. J-riu r.
Animportant meeting of the Representatives
Of the Five Powers had been held at Vienna
The result had not transpired. .-s.=s.s.--=--s-=z
Affairs before Sebastopol are unchanged
The Russians continue to make sorties.-
The allies have receive 5000 reinforcements.
The weather has been more favorable.
Z Nothing new ip the attitude of Austria or
Prussia. yrr-Tcrtr - ~~,,,'[[.
- The British Foreign Enlistment Bill has be-
Parliament has adjourned.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The Baltic left Liverpool early on Saturday
morning, the 30th ult. ~ - q s---'iI =
IS, She brings 50 passengers including Commo-
The Arabia sailed from Marseilles on the
2lst with !, $40 French troops for the Crimea
A high diplomatic conference was to be held
at the residence of the British Ambassador in
Vienna. on the 28th. The Ministers of Eng
land, France, Austria, Prussia and Russia, and
Prince GOrchakOf, were to take part in the de-
bate. The conference was to be Of a,private
character. ..-..,....-.,.:...a ....aI.. i Ee"-..1
A Vienna dispatch of the 2sth, says Gorcha
koff presented a note which he has received
from ST. Petersburgh to Count Baol 1t is be-
lieved to be unsatisfactory, but is not the final
reply of Russia.
In regard to the Russian mission to London.
OF which high expectations have been formed.
it was surmised that the envoy was merely the
bearer of an autograph letter to the Queen and
that his instructions were merely to watch the
course of events; nothing certain, however
was known. Affairs before Sebastopol were
unchanged to the goth Of December. The Rus
slams claim to be doing considerable damage to
the approaches of the allies nevertheless. the
French third parallel was mounted with can
non. The re-infOrcements to the allies down
to the 18th $4,000. An official dispatch in the
Pars Moniteur from Balaklakia, says the sit
uation of the allies is excellent.
Menschikoff was sick, and Gen. Osten Sack
en- was in command.
5000 Turks had landed at Euptoria.
The destination of Omer Pacha's army was
kept q profound secret. 1t is thought thew
would invest the north side of SebastOpol
The wretched state of the country from hea-
Wy rains, has put stop to operations between
Perecop and Simpherepol. The road was CON-
pletely impossible, and o week had elapsed
since courier had arrived at Odessa from Sc
bastopol, but at last accounts the weather had
improved, with heavy frosts
Admiral Hamelin, writing on the 10Th. savs
"the place had kept up a. tolerable brisk fire.
The enemy had made vigorous sorties on our
lines and those of the English. As soon as he
reached the parapets he was received by we'll
sustained fire of musketry, and repulsed at the
point OF the bayOnet after an obstinate strug-
gle."
A skirmish occurred at Inkermann on the
18th. ''-At'~l f--i-s'-- : :
Omer Pacha left Schumla for Constantinople
on the 18th. -. ........ ......- .'...--
The Turkish troops began to arrive at Var
ma on the 18th,
A letter in the Soldota says the defence is to
be conducted on a new plan
The costly material will be removed to the
bastions on the walls and carried back to the
ships. ~ -
20 ships have been equipped and are now
ready for sea.
1t is probable the garrison have mined the
places which they pretend to have left.
The Tromolin Blatt says also the defence of
SebastapOl will be confined to the forts.
We have further particulars as to the naval
sortie before Sebastopol
Two Russian steamers, towing gun-boats,
ran out OF the harbor, and after firing on a
French steamer, was compelled to retire.
Orders have been received at Warsaw to
complete the substantial works of tie citadel
within the first fortnight of January. II
Marshal Paskewitch has ordered the enrol
ment of three parks of flying artillery and the
completion Of a second grand army Of reserve
to be concentrated in and around Moscow.
twenty thousand men were engaged in forti-
flying Kiel.
The BALrc.-France and England have no.
tilted the Swedish Government that all the
Russian harbors are to be closed.
A Russian ukase is published, which saws.
whoever after battle shall commit acts of cru
city on the wounded or unressisting, shall suf.
fer death. " =
Eight English ships were taking soundings
off Etchakoff, and hence it is surmised the al
lies will make an attack on Kinbom. prepare
tory to an attack on Perekop. -----
A levy of 10 men on every leo is ordered to
take place in the eastern half of the empire to
be completed by March 10. >s.A
,a}1,4 ia. CoNsrANrrNopLE, Dec. 20.
It is confidently asserted here that the reso-
luton had been adopted to storm Sebastopol as
soon as the Turkish achievements arrived,
The French, 1t is said, are to storm, while the
British and the Turks are to attack Menchikoff.
There is . report that Omer .Pacha has re-
turned to the Sultan, making as conditions of
his acceptance of the command, that he shall
have two votes in the Council of War, in order
to his not being out-voted by Raglan and Cam
robert. '-'-' -''.@ - 8
VIENNA, Dec. g.
1t is stated that at the Conference held here
on the 18TH notes were exchanged between the
Representatives of the three allied powers. de-
fning the sense in which their cabinets under
stood the four points proposed as conditions of
peace. '' ...s 10" ed '--'i1 a '---- -
Prince Gortchakoff demands time to obtain
instruction from his government. .l 81. ...
GREAT BRrTAN.- Parliament is not in ses-
sion. .E<tg1 .t4all1IHEH
d" The Royal assent has been given to the Fo.
reign Enlistment Bill. but the measure contin-
ues as unpopular as ever. ' -
Col. Colt, in letter to the London Times.
denies that he has offered to furnish the Gar
with his pistols. ,-.,..
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.
The Herald of this morning says Mr.. Soule
has resigned his position as Minister to Spain,
and will speedily return to the U. S.
The political ball at Tammany Hall, last