The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-12-05
The Russians will not Evacunte the
Crirnaa.

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The following is the text of the order
Of the day-dated Heights of Mackenzie,
Oct. IS by which Prince Gortschakoff
announced to his troops his intention not
to evacuate the Crimea:-
His imperial Majesty, our master, hav-
ing charged me to thank, in his name and
the name of Russia, the valiant warriors
who have defended the South side of Sc
bastopol with so much seIfsacriice, cour-
age and perseverance, is persuaded that
the army, after having acquired freedom
of operations in the field, will continue
by all possible efforts to defend the soil
Of holy Russia against the invasion of the
enemy. But, as it pleased the solicitude
of the father of the great family(the ar
N.Y. to order, in his lofty foresight, the
constructions of a bridge at Sebastopol in
order to spare at the last moment as much
Russian blood as possible, the Emperor
has also invested me with full power to
continue or Cease the defence of Il po-
sition in the Crimea, according to circum-
stances. Valiant warriors! You know
what your duty is. We will not vo!un-
tarily abandon this country, in which St.
Vladimis received the wafe of grace, after
having been converted to the Chris ianity
we adore. But there are conditions
which sometimes render the irmest res
o~lutions impracticable and the greatest
sacrifices useless. The Emperor has de-
signed to leave Inc the cole judge of the
moment at which we must change our line
of defence, if such be the will of God.
1t is for usto prove what we know to JUS
tify the confidence of the Gar, who has
come into our neighborhood to provide
for the defence Of his country and the
wants of his army. Have confidence III
me, as you have hitherto had during all
the hours of trial which the DEGREES of
Providence has sent US.
The Fremden DIatt learns '.from excel
lent source" that the Russian armies in
the Crimea and before kars will pass the
winterin their present contonments. Lien
tenant-General Wrangie keeps open the
communication between Simpherpol and
I Genitshi by means of the Arabat road.
The army. crops at Nicolaietf consists of
As, 600 and that at Cherson $4,000 men.
THE SOUND DUES.
HAMBURG, Nov, 3.--Thcre is some
reason to believe that, after all Russia has
accepted the Office of mediator between
Denmark and the United States and pre-
posed, as an adjustment of the dificul-
ties, that Denmark shall cede her island
of st. Thomas to the United States, for
the sum of FIVE millions of dollars, and
total exemption of American ships and
cargo from the future payment of the
Sound dues. Although the colony is of
no value to Denmark in apccuniary point
of view, rather causing an expense than
bringing in a surplus, yet Denmark is
said to have declined the proposal, ont of
consideration to the Western Powers, to
whom such an acquisition of territory on
the part of the Americans, SO close to
their own West India possessions, cannot
be desirable.
According to a letter from Berlin of
the 1st inst, in the Post Ampt Gazette
| of Frankfort, the Danish government per-
%ceives that its project for aboiishing the
Sound dues on payment ofidemnity equal
to their value will encounter ~insurnounta-
BILE obstacles, and it therefore proposes to
render them less onerous, by allowing
commercial ships to pay them to the Dan
ish Consuls in the Baltic ports from which
they may have to sail instead Of having to
stop in the Sound.