Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-03-23
Further Items Foreign News.
FROM THE CRIMEA.

by Tie telegraph, except report that
information had been received by General
Bosquet of an intended attack on Balaklava.
Preparations had been accordingly made to
receive the enemy. The state ofthe British
camp, il was said, was improving, and the
condition Of the French army was excellent.
Tho London Times says;
by our last adyices from the East 1t
appears that large body Of Russian troops,
advancing towards Sebastopol, had persisted
on the road, from the extreme severity of the
weather and the hardships of the march,
Under what particular circumstances this
catastrophe occurred whether the column
was surprised by a tempest, engulfed in
snow, or simply uverpowered by the cold
we are not yet informed; bu, the numbers
thus swept away are described as some
thousands" so that the loss sustained by the
enemy is equivalent in its results to that Of
a sangunary defeat in the field"
The following is the report referred to,
but it would seem to be hardly probable:
A letter received from Malta. dated Feb.
81, contains the following =" he Arabia,
one Of the Cunard line, has performed the
trip from Constantnople to Malta in the
incredible short space of 63 hours. This
vessel brought n report that $4,000 Russians
had marched for Sebastopol, under the
command Of the Grand Duke Michael ;
but they had lost 10000 by the ice thawne
and consequently OBTAINING them long on
the road. The remand r had reached Sc
bastopol, but in a pItiable condition"
Another despatch says .ha; some thou
sand Russians who accompanied the Grand
Duke Michael to the Crlmea had been frozen
to DEATH"
Froncs.-The Emperor had reviewed the
troops at 81. Omer, and on the I'd was at
Boulogne. Nothing positive was known as
to his visit to the Crlmea. 4 letter from
Paris states that NJ. Gay, a steward Of the
Tullcries, especially attached 10 the service
Of the Empress, has left for Constsntnople.
in order to prepare suitable apartments for
her Imperial Majesty.
Russid.-lmmense preparations were be-
ing made at the last adyices b. mail to de-
fend the Baltic coast of Russia. Vast
magazines have been organized 10 all parts
Of the empire that can possibly be involved
in the war, where large quantities of grain,
salt meat, spirits, &c, have been accumulat-
ed. The greatest activity Is now shown IN
provisioning every fortined place on both
sides of the gulf Abo, Swcaborg,
Helsingtors, and the other towns that may
have to stand a siege, either by sea or land,
are being victualled for Is months and the
contractors are expressly bound TO deliver
their supplies by the 10Th of March A
letter says:
"The Grand Duke COnltantine has made
several rounds OF inspection to the various
naval arsenals throughout the month Of Feb
ruary. Orders have been issued for the
rendezvous. al places appointed, Of oil the
marine battalons organized last year for the
coast defence of the two CULTS. They were
to be inspected by the Cram Duke on the
LIST Of March, aud then to be distributed
among the gun boats, for service in which
they were specially destined"
II the above statement is correct the Grand
Duke Constantine could not have been III the
Cnmea at the time OF bis fathers death.
.iusir1iia.-Aus rala dates are TO the
beginning OF December Serious disturban-
ces had occurred at Balarat arising from
hostility to the payment OF license fees and
anger at the refusal Of the authorities 20
deliver up upon demand three persons
convicted of previous acts of violence, which
constituted apparently the principal grounds
of he outbreak. The Disturbances had
assumed the form Of q rebellion, and indie
penhence Of the mother country had beer
declared
The Melbourne journals mention that the
disturbances at Ballarat Diggings had as
snned the form Of rebellion. The diggcrs
had armed themselves and fought with the
troops, the latter consisting Of detachments
OF the 4Oih AMI i2ih Regiments. Several o.
the soldiers were shot, and many Of tbs
digger@ we're slain Mr.. 'o'n'n'sslone'
heed was prisoner III INC uAnus ol 'ie
d,ggefs; Monster ueeuhgs hlu osen nelS s
al MSipoufh' ana AZ u'' A'ss'nS7 al "h'e'
lnc hoeIy OF an u'gger pflsons ,r wa, wa
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