Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-01-12
Gelegraphie.
ARRIVAL or THE BALTIC.


New York on the 18th January, broking dates
from Europe TO the 3Oth December The follow
ing is a summary of her news:
Cotton has declined one-eighih; -four and corr
is unchanged; consols closed al nnely-one and {
quarter TO fye-eighihs.
Considerable activity in American securities
especially Virginia money is unchanged.
France.
Louis Napoleon made great speech in the
Legislative counsel which was very warlike; nc
spoke of no prospect of peace. The counsel i'm
mediateIy voted for the war alone five hundred
million francs.
A high diplomatic conference is 10 be held al the
residence Of the British Minister at Viena, on the
2sth Ambassadors from England France, Aus
tria, Prussia, Russia, and Prince Gortschakof,
are TO take part in the discussion. The confer
ence is 10 be of positive character. A Vienna
dispatch Of the twenty sixth says. Gorlschakoii
presented the note received from St Petersburgh
10 Count Buol Il is believed 10 be unsatisfactory,
but not final.
On the seventeenth of December, Omar Pasha
left Shuma for Conslantinople. His proposed flu
ture movements are not known.
The Turkish troops began to arrive from varna
on the 18th A letter in the Solaafen Fren7ld says:
The defense of Sabastopol is now 10 be conducted
on new plan. The costly materials are TO be re-
moved from the bastons on the walls and carried
back 10 the ships; twenty-five ships have been
EQUIPPED ready for sea. The Fremolin Braft says
likewise, the defense of Sebastopol is 10 be con
fined TO forts.
The Prussian mission TO London OF which high
expec. atoms had been formed, il is snrmised was
merely the bearer Of autograph letter 10 the
Queen.
Affairs at Sebastopol were unchanged on the
Goth of December. The Russians claimed TO be
doing considerable damage to the approaches OF
the Allies Nevertheless, the French were on the
third parallel with mounted cannon The rein
forcements for the Allies, on the 18th of Decem-
Der, amounted 10 eighteen thousand men, Prince
Menschikof was sick.
Ostensacken is in command; five thousand
Turks have landed at Eupatoria. The destina-
ton of Omar Pascha's army is profoundly secret.
II is thought he would invest the north side of
SebastopoL Orders were received at Warsaw to
complete the additional works of the citid-l within
the first fortnight Of January. General Paske-
witch has ordered the immediate enrolment OF
three parks OF flying artillery; The recruiting OF
the new levy 10 create second grand army ofre-
serve is 10 be concentrated 10 and around Mos
COW. Twenty thousand men are occupied in for
tifying Kier.
Russian ukase is published, ordaining that
whoever, after battle shall commit acts of cruelty
on the wounded or unresistng, shall suffer death.
The chief engineer, who conducted the defense
OF Sebastopol, is General Destrem, Frenchman.
Eight English steamers are takOg soundings al
Etchakof. II is surmised that the Allies will
make an attack on Kmburn, preparatory 10 their
attack on Perekop.
The levy of ten men on every thousand has
been ordered in the eastern half Of the Russian
Empire. II will be completed on March the nj
teenth.
The Very Latest.
CoysTANTINopLE, Dec 20.-It is confidently as
serted that a resolution has been adopted 10 storm
Sebastopol as soon as the Turkish reintorcements
will come up
The French are said 10 storm whilst the British
and Turks will attack Menschikofr II is reported
that Omar Pasha has written TO the Sultan max
ing condition, on his accepting command, that he
shall have two votes in The counsel Of war; in or
der 10 prevent bis being outvoted by Raglan and
Canrobert.
VIENNA, 2sth.-A dispatch from Warsaw an
nounces that the Russian naval arnAsry taken
out from the Baltic feet is arrived by sea at Sc
bastopol, and il is 10 their presence that is due
the recent precision of fire from Sebastopol, as
well as the new found holiness of the feet. An
other dispatch from Vienna states, at confer
cnce held there that twenty-eight notes were
exchanged between the representatives of the
three allied powers, defining the sense in which
the CdOlnetS uDOeTrlOOu lOuT pOInts pTOPOsco
as conditions of peace
Prince Gortschakof is understood TO demand
time, in order to obtain instructions from his gov
eminent.
The British Parliament has adjourned. The
royal assent has been given to the foreign enlist
menl bill. The measure continues TO be unpopu-
lar II is said that articles from the German Con-
federation expressly forbids TO the German sub
jects the entering into military service for foreign
States.
Colonel Colt denies, in letter to the London
Times, that he has offered supply OF pistols 10
the Gear.
The frigate San Jancinto al Gibraltar, leit De-
cember the 18th.
Spain.
Letters from Madrid, states that Soule was
present at a discussion which took place in the
Chambers on the sale of Cuba. No report Of the
discussion is given.
Italy.
The foreign troops are withdrawn from Tuscany
quarrel has sprung up between The King of Ma
Piles and the Jesuits, upon the question Of the SUI
periority of the Pope over the Kings of the earth.
Later from Havana-Rovolutionis
Garroted.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Jan. IL The New Orleans
papers Of Saturday last, have come TO hand, and
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