The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-06
THE BALTICS MAILS.
OPENING OF THE PEACE CONGRESS.
NOTHING OF THE STEAMER PACIFIC.
Peace Proposals Strengthening.
BRITISH TROOPS CANADA.
Comm erciaI, &c. &c.

The u S. mail steamer Baltic arrived at New
York Tuesday morning, having sailed from Liver
pool on the Goth inst. She passed large number
of icebergs and had to $50 miles out of her way
to clear them. Among the passengers by this ar
rival are Messrs. b. @. Townsend and C. Villen
eure bearers of dispatches from the u S. Ministers
at Paris and London, and D. C. Hughes, Esq., the
inventor ofthe new celebrated printing telegraph
Mt. William Moore, a passenger, died on the 10th
of February on the voyage to Liverpool
The Africa arrived at Liverpool at S;5 the
Morning of Monday. Feb. L.
The screw steamer Edinburgh arrived in Clyde,
on Friday, the 18th of February, in IL days from
New York.
The Peace Conference
The opening of the Conferences at Paris re-
mains f xed for Saturday, the 23d of February
Baron Brunow has already seen some of his Friends
political as well as personal Though still comnu-
NEGATIVE he is reported to have said that Russia is
sincerely DESTROYS of peace; but that peace be not
made without loss of time-if all be not over with
in three weeks or a month from the opening of
the Conferences serious difficulties might inter
fere with the final settlement of the question
Count Cavour, the Sandman Plenipotentiary to
the Conferences, arrived at Paris, accompanied by
a secretary and two attaches. He alighted at the
Hotel du Rhin, Place Vendo,ne. The persons who
accompany him are the Marquis Centurione, Sec
rotary of legation Signor de Nigra, an officer of
the Ministry of Foreign affairs of Piedmont; and
the Marquis Aynard de Cavour, a diplomatic at
tache nephew Of the plenipotentiary.
Count Buol arrived early on Sunday morning
and has taken up his quarters at the Hotel Bristol
Place Vendome. He is accompanied by Baron
MeysenbuIg, NJ de Kletzel, Count Czeceny, Secre.
tary of Legation and by NJ Bull and Baron Wer-
ner as Secretaries. Lord Clarendon arrived on
Saturday, midnight and took up his quarters at
the new Hotel du Louvre. Messrs Spring, Rice,
T Of 4ba Ila,S a
Ponsonby, his private secretary accompany him.
Clarendon, in company with Lord Cowley, had
a private interview with the Emperor Immediate
ly on arrival Count Orloff is reported to have
just arrived, and Aali Pacha is alone wanting to
make the Congress complete.
From the Crimea.
Letters from the Crmea are dated February 4,
and state that the Russians continued to fire hcavi-
y from Fort Constantine. 1t was said that 5 600
English were about to leave the Crimea for home,
but q draft of 3, 600 was expected from Malta in
their place. The health of the armies was remark
ably good. Fresh meat was scarce in the Sandman
camp, but salt provisions plenty. The remainder
of the Turk sh cavalry bad embarked at Eupatoria
Gen. Luders reports to his Government, of date
January 26, that the French continued to fortify
the Bay of Kamiesch. He also mentions that some
skirmishes had AIKEN place between the advanced
posts onthe left of the Russian army and the Allies
On the 18th, the French engineers blew up Fort
Nicholas with complete success
News from Batoum of the Gath January SAYS the
Tunisan contingent is suffering from the climate,
andh been frightfully diminished in numbers
The letters propose TO send back the remaining
men to Tunis
The Post's Paris correspondent states "thet dee.
patches from Asia Minor speak of the coucentra.
ton Of a large fierce at Erzeroum Tho Russians
were also receiving reinforcements, and each ap-
pesred TO anticipate campaign. 1t was supposed
that the Russians had decided on keeping Kars."
BY way OF Vienna, we have intelligence from
Erzeroun, speaking of battle betyv cen the Turks
and the Russians on the 9th January near Tug
did. Six Russian battaions sisprised A single
turkish battalion The Turks got off with small
loss in men, but left ten guns and all the baggage
in the enemy'a hands. The Russians then rlun-
dered the town, and set fire TO the Princes palace
and the neighboring villages.
Troops for Canada.
large reinforcement of troops is to be sent to
OF Naval and Military Intelligence In the Lon
don Times of Feb 18th, may be trusted
In addition 70 the e6th Regiment and a battal.
Ion of the Rife Corps which are about TO be dis
patched TO Canada. IL 10 understood to be the in.
tention to send out several other regiments to Bri
fish North America, as TO form powerful force
In that country In anticipation Of this step being
taken, ii is.rumored that almost every regiment
now attached TO the home station has received pri
vate intimaton that their services may be required
in Canada, and sueh early notice has been given
In order that the regimental clothing which Is made
expressly for that station, may be in readiness in
case the exigeneies of the service shond require
large body of troops TO be moved 70 that country
Under the same hesd, In the Times of the 18th,
appeared the following:
.0rders have been received at Portsmouth dock.
yard for the authorities 70 expedite with all de.
spatch the Tstment Of the three steam troop ships
s r. a