Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-02-22
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
Eao,;sf Co5iuet BrsoE:-y-Ssvastopol
-, 7,,ke, p-ossdns taking Courage

NEW York, Feb. 9.
= The Atlantic reached her dock abou
1o4 o'clock, with Liverpool dates o
the evening of the 9Th. She arrived
eat on the morning of the 22d. Sh'
brings 58 passengers. @
The steamship Great Britain arrived
at Liverpool with ESQ, 900 sterling il
gold So
Her dates have been anticipated; th,
chief interest Of the news centres n
tfie proceedings of the British Parlia
ynent, in which the government ba:
been denounced severely.
Lord John Russell has resigned his
seat in the Cabin6, and breaking uE
in the ministry is talked of.
Vienna Peace Conference will moi
meet till the middle of February.
Sevastopol dates are to the I4thi
nothing Of moment hadoccurred.
The Russians had made two sorties,
but we're repulsed with considerable
loss. The weather had been cold, but
at the latest datesSt was milder. Con-
siderable reinforcements were reaching
the allies.
Liprandi had again advanced his out
posts to Schernsya.
Forty thousand Russians with 80
guns are said to be at Perekop.
Letters state the French had mined
the flagstaff battery, and only wanted
favorable opportunity to blow it up.
Sickness in the camps was increasing,
and Menschikof is reported to have
said, Our troops may rest, Generals.
January, February and March will fight
our battles better than we can.
The Russians had repaired and re-
occupied the quarantine fort.
Gen. Brown was about to resume his
command in the Crimea.
St. Petersburg mercantile letters of
the 18th of January are of a pacific
character. +
The Allies are going to establish
hospital at Smyrna for 1000 men, and
an establishment for conyalescents. at
Rhodes. The Russians report numer-
Gus deserters from the Allies to the
Russian ranks. An Odessa letter of
the 9th says:
The Russians will shortly resume the
offensive in the Crimea, having received
the necessary reinforcements. Large
bodies of Russian troops have been
ordered to concentrate themselves at
Perekop, with a view of attacking Eu-
patoria. 1t was reported at Vienna on
the 25th, that battle had been fought
before Seyastopol in which the Russians
we're victorious, but authentic adviees
from Balaklava next day, contradicts it.
It was positively asserted that Omar
Pacha's forces would begin operation on
the 18th of January, by advancing
under cover Of the artillery of the fleets,
along the coast.
The last of the Turkish convoy left
Farna on the 14th, for Balaklava. Il
A Constantinople letter says the
French gun-ship, Henry ", which run
over on Nov. 14th, has been turned into
a fort, and is of great use to the Allies.
New and startling cases of misman-
agement in the British Commissariat
department were coming to light.
+, A despatch from Menschikoff, dated
18th of January, was published in st.
Petersburg on the 95th, to the follow
ing. effect: The siege operations do not
advance. Two successful night sorties.
made on the 18th and 5th, we took IA
English and 9 French prisoners. Tie
Allies lost a considerable number of
killed. An Arab despatch says that
the Turks are treated with very little
Consideration by the Allies.
.--FHE DANUBE.-The Patrie says the
recent passage of the Danube, by the
Russians, has given rise to demand by
Austria for explanations from Gortscha-
koff, and orders have been sent to Count
Coroninni to prevent the Russians from
Recommending campaign on the Dan |
ube.
The admirals have declared all the
ports of the Black Sea and Sea of Azoff
in state of strict blockade, and have
captured or laid an embargo on several
ships laden with provisions for the Rus
SANS.
The screw steamer for the Black Sea, !
with submarine cable connecting Var
ma with Balaklava, had put back to
Harwick damaged. /
The appointment of Ishmail Pacha
to the command of the army of Antortia
had produced the best results upon the
troops. The Turks had opened COM
munication with Schamyl, whose force
numbered 10000. 81 @ >
FRINGE Peratynskt, a Pole Lieut. in
the Russians guard, d,.had deserted to the
Turks. -Si So
The Turks have rumor that schamyl
is dead.
The Vienna conference will probably /
meet on the sixth of February. Various
rumors are afoat in regard to changes
in the plan of negotiating; but little
weight is attached to the supposition.-
Russia interprets the four points thus:
No abolition of the Russian protectorate
over Moldavia and Wallachia, these
Provinces being placed under the guar
antee of the FIVE powers. Cd. Free
navigation of the Danube. Sd. Re-
sumption Of the treaty of 1841, to at
tach more completely the existence of
the Ottoman Empire to the balance of
Europe. 4th. a collective guarantee