The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-04-05

was not present, Farther conferences wer
T 10 be had without delay
General Wedell had left Paris on his re
turn TO Berlin; and was said 10 be the beare
of instructions which would insure the con
cluson Of treaty between Prussia and lh'
Western Powers.
The Chember of Deputies of Slatgar
has voted three millions Of thalers deman
ded by the Aiilsi of War, but insere'
formally in The bin a recommendation t.
follow closely the policy OF AHslria'
During the night of the 2lst Ilt, the hus
SLAMS threw up an armed redoaLt on 'h'
flank of the Notifications of Sebas,opo..' sht
on the night of the 24th it was attacked al. q
slormed by the French. Tie accounts oi
the even, are directly contradictory.
A despatch from Menchikoff says, ,ha, the
Ffeuct. were repulssd with o. loss OF 600
men, while the French accounts claim the
victory with 100 of their men killed.
The French likewise destroyed some oil
the Russian works arourd the Malakoff tow.
er, but had met with great loss.
The special correspondent of the london
Daily News, under date Of Balaklaya, Feb.
23d, says, lha, il is rumored that General
Canroberi has ordered Court Martial upon
al officer high. in command in the French
army, who is accused of holding lreasona
BILE correspondence with The enemy.
The town of Bfoussa has been nearly tes'
lroyed by an earthquake. A large .numbe'
OF inhabitants lost lheir lives The despatch
says 1000 perished.
II is rumored that Schamy in conjunction
with the forces of Nail Mahommed, will in
wade the Crmea by way of Auapa and the
Sea OF Azof.
Death OF the Emperor of Russia.
BERLIN, Friday, March 2.-Official accounts
have been received of The death Of the EN-
peror Nicholas. The event took place this
morning at i2. 10. Paralysis of the lungs
was the immediate cause,
Sr, PETERSBURG, March 10 80 P. NJ
The stale of his majesty, the Emperor, grew
considerably worse during the day. The
eieclments take place with difficulty, and
gave indications that the lungs also are touch
ed. Atrophy of the lungs is feared. DR..
Csseli a. saIy na,IaA- -alarnaA1- Al tho raasssi
Of The physicians the grand duke heir-appa-
rent has requested the Emperor 10 receive
the saeramepls The Empress is well.
will send another despatch 10 day.
"ST. PETERSBURG, March /, 10 p. M
The Emperor has declined receiving the last
sacraments al present. The ceremony is ad.
iou,ned till tomorrow morning. The En-
peror only sees the Empress aud lhe Grand
Duke heir.apparent. The Empress is aware
Of The danger, aud begs me 10 inform his
majesty the King thereof, and 10 communi-
cate il also 10 her august relations, and 10
Sirelitz.h
"ST PETERSBURG, WINTER PALACE, Mach,
I'd, 6 A. M.-The Emperor has calmly re-
ceived The communication from DR.. Mandt
that atrophy of the lungs is possible. He
simply observed-'When shall be paraly-
zed?' The physicians could not'give pre-.
else answer The Emperor then said 10 DR..
Carel-'When shall | chokef The Emper-
or has taken The last sacrameE,s; he has la
ken leave of his wife and children, whom he
has blessed separately, as also his grantchil-
dren, in firm voice, IN full possession OF his
iniellects, perfectly calm, and with grea,
presence OF mind The pulse is still strong,
but musk has already been administered
The Empress keeps up, and shows resigna-
tion.n
The Journal des Debats says The Emper.
or Nicholas has not died suddenly he had
been i'll for twelve days before. We have
before us letters from ST. Petersburg Of The
10Th ullimo, which state that the Emperor
then kept his bed by order Of his first physi.
clan, DR.. Mandt.. The Empress was also
Ill., and confined 10 her bed, and. as the apart
ments occupied BY the Emperor one Empr'
ess are situated on the ground floor and tbe
first floor Of The palace, they had no direct
communication, and did not zee each other
The Emperor, however must have called the
Empress 10 him, as we know, from iele-
graphic despatch, that before his death he
had assembled around him all The members
of lis family present at ST. Petersburg, in or
der TO give them his blessing
Our correspondence attribute the illness oil
The Emperor 10 cold. Notwithstanding the
severity of the weather, he continued his usu
al occupations; he was desirous to see every
thing for himself, and in the most minute de-
tails he visited the soldiers in their barracks
he passed long and frequent reviews, ant
forgetting The precautions which his age re
quired in such climate and in such severe
season. To all The observations made tc
him BY bis children and by his most devoted
servants, he replied that he had something
else TO do besides taking care of his health
He had, however, attended TO II Tor more thar
a wear past, and at fines felt uneasiness.
He SAID that he had reached, and even ex
ceedcd, the number of years which God bat
allowed 10 others of his race, and that hi
end was not far distan: He had treated him
self according 10 his own ideasJ he had in
sisted on his phJ sician putting him on a re
glment which would prevent his getting cor
puIent, of which he had singular dread
What change has taken place since The lo't
'of February It's said he had an attack Q
apoplexy, or OF paralysis Of the lungs. Thi'