Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-01-16
The wretched state of tie country from

heavy rains, ndu put q Stop W oPeIduiuHS pe-
tween Perecop and Simpharepol. The road
was completely impossible, and week had
II an pir q since courier had arrived al Cd e
81 from Sevastopol, but at last accounts the
weather had improved, with heavy frosts.
Admiral Hamelin, writing on the 18th,
says, the place had kept up tolerabe brisk
fire. The enemy had made vigorous sortles
on our lines and those of the English. AS
soon as he reached the parapets he was re-
ceived by well sustained fire OF musketry,
and repulsed at the point of the bayonet at
ter an obstinate struggle.
A skirmish occurred at Inkerham on the
18th. -
Omer Paeha left Schumla for Constantine
pie on the 18th.
Turkish troops began to arrive from the
Varna on the 18th.
A letter in the Soldota says tho defence is
to be conducted on a new plan.
Tbs costly material will be removed to
the bastions on the walls and carried back
to the ships.
% ships have been equipped and are now
ready Tor sea.
1t is propable the garrison haved mined
the places which they pretend to have left.
The Tromolin Blatt says also, the defence
Of Sebastopol will be confined to the forts.
We have further particulars as to the ma
val sortie before Sevastopol.
Two Russian steamers towing SIX gunboats
run out of the harbor, and after firing ON a
French steamer was compelled to retire.
Orders had been received at Warsaw to
complete the substantial works Of the citidal
within the first fortnight of January. MAR
shal paskewitch has ordered the enrolment
of three parks of flying ar lllefv, and the COM
petion of second grand army of reserve. to
be concentrated in and around Moscow. 20,-
600 men were engaged in terrifying kel.
THE BALTIC.
France and England have notified the Swe-
dish government that all the Russian harbors
are to be closed. A Russian ukase is pub
lished, which says, whoever after battle
shall commit acts Of cruelty on the wounded
or unresisting, shall suffer death. Eight
English ships were taking soundings OF
Etehakoff, and hence it is surmised the allie.
will make an attack on kinbam, preparatory
to an attack on Perekop.
A levy of Of 10 men on every hunared il
ordered to take place in the Eastern half Of
the Empire, to be completed by March 10.
CoNsTANrINoPLF, Dec. 20.
1t is confdentially asserted that the reso
luton had been adopted to storm Sebastopo
as soon as the u'kish reinforcements arrriv
ed The French, it 10 said, are to storm
while the British and the Turks attack Men
chlkof.
There is report that Omar Pacha has re
turned 20 the Sultan, maxim, as condition
that he shall accept the command, that h,
shall have two votes in the Council of War
in order to prevent his being out-voted b.
Raglan and Canroberts.
VIENNA, Dee. %.
1t is stated that at the conference he'll
here on the 18th, notes were exchanged be
tween the Representatives Of the three alice
powers defining the sense in which their cab
inets understood the four points proposed a
conditions of peace.
P.ince Gcrtchokoif demands time Obtain
instructions from his government.
Great Britain.
Parliament is not in session. The Roya
assent has been given to the foreign enlist
ment bill, but the measure continues as un
popular as ever.
Col. Cots denies in q letter to the London
Times that he has offered to furnish the Ca
with his pistols.
, New YORK, Jan. II.
A State convention of the Know Nothing
at which about 1000 delegates are present i
now in session in this city. The adoption o
! a new constitution is the main object of tn
convention. Gen. Scroggs was among tn
speakers yesterday.
Boston, Jan. TO-
warrant was issued o-day by u. S. Com
missioner Woodbury., for the arrest of job
jackson, an alleged fugitive slave, escape
from Captain Fox, of Virginia. The Evenin
, Telegraph says that the Vigilance Committe
got wind Of the affair and started the fugitiy
. off for Canada.
New YORK, Jan. IL
A deficiency of s25 900 of specie has bee
E discovered in the vaults of the Merchant
Bank in Wall street. It's believed to hav
been stolen but suspicion rests on no one.
is thought the gold may have been delivers
by mistake. A reward of $4,000 is otfere
for the recovery of the property.
The correspondent Of the Evening Post a
Honolulu asserts that no treaty with the pub
lie functionaries of the Sandwich Island ha
been made or transmitted, and that Prime
Llho Llho will unite in no negotiation for
change in the sovereignty.
When the North Star left there rename
. but three miles Of tract to be laid, to com
plete the Panama Il. r. from Ocean to Ocean
and the next passengers to this city are expec
ted to make the entire transit of the Isthnu
; by Railroad.
The gale which prevailed at Aspinwall wa
of the most violent character, and had scar
cely subsidized when the North Star left.
is feared the next arrival will bring tiding
Of more disasters.
Hon. Daniel Starkweather has presente,
his cralentiaiS 10 II s Minirtar 70 CL:l