Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-01-29
FOREIGN lit NEWS.
Russian Plan Of Next Years Campaign.

Russian Plan of Next Years Campaign.
A letter from Moscow of the Doth ult., says
The grand Council Of Generals lately convened
at St. Petersburg under the personal presidency
of the Emperor have settled the principh;s on
which the forthcoming campaign shall be car
ried on. ST. Petersburg and Moscow are to be
fortified, and together with Warsaw, will form
the three first class fortresses of the Empire.
Gen. Todtleben has arrived here, and notwith-
standing the extreme rigor of the weather-the
frost having SCI in here with all the proverbial
violence of a Russian winter-may be seen e,-
cry day, accompanied by his staff of engineers,
all wrapped up in bears skins, surveying the
ground and fixing the poles to designate the
line of decentralization, which will be COM
menced on the breaking up of the frost
Besides this, other fixed principles of strategy
have been agreed on for the prosecution of the
war though it must be- confessed that, as it is
so essentially defensive the part of the
Russians, all these plans may be completely
upset, or at all events greatly modified, by any
change in the system of attack the part of
the Western Powers. 1t is fully expected in
russia that next year the principal seat of war
will be transferred to the North, and the great
est exer,ions are making for efficient defense
For the safety of Cronstadt and Helsngfors
no fears are entertained. as the experience of
the last two years has shown that the enemy
are not able TO inflct much damage; nor is it
feared that even if the fleets are increased by
200 steam gun boats they could take either of
these strongholds, unless with the corporation
of numerous and weu-appointed army on
shore.
The system of tactics resolved on bv The great
council of war may be summed up as follows
The fortifcation of ST. Petersburg, Moscow,
Kew, Warsav, and Nicholaeff secondly, the
concentration OF few but imposing armies and.
thirdly, the abandonment Of all the minor places,
so Liebau, Riga and even Odessa will be de-
prived of regular garrisons, and left TO the fate
and tender mercies of the enemy.
New YORK, Jan %
The Latte will be up at noon
The 1f1bsoee's Washington correspondent tele-
graphs Dir. Buchanan writes that he Will re-
linquIsh his mission on the 18th of February,
whether successor be nominated or not He
will appoint Mr.. Campbell. Consul at London.
to the post of Charge d \ flares
"No official answer has been received from
Denmark on Mr.. Marcy's position of the Sd of
November TO pay the cost Of lighthouses and
buoys instead Of the capitation suggested from
the other side and now soon expected. The
European Congress on the subject was aban-
doned"
! Expectation Is on tiptoe to learn the issue of
The Peace propositions made To Russia Ru-
mors Of all sorts are flying but nothing can be
known for some time, Russia's decision lavine.
been extended TO January 18th. Nevertheless,
Berlin and Vienna report adyices already in
those capitals intimating that the Gar will
make no further concessions. On the other hand,
it Is certain that formal Conferences are in ses-
sion at st. PeteTsburgh discussing the propos-
ais, and are attended by Nesselrocie, Esterfaz,-.
Secbatch and Sammar The L.depez,dc7aec Rctge
published the test of the Allied proposals The
general impression is that Russia will neither
accept nor reject, but viii send Count Stakel-
bert to Vienna with propositions
Later rumors speak more favorably of the
prospects.
Denmark announces her continued neutrality
and has no connection with the Swedish Ali
ance.
Nothing from the Crimea
Omar Pacha remains at Redoubt Kaliescb
shut up by winter and the Russians
Napoleon again threatens to go personally to
the war.
Richard Gordon has published a new Peace
pamphlet.
LATEsT.-By telegraph from London. Satur-
day morning. Advices from Montevideo of
November 18th, announce a revolution at that
place. Their city for four DAYS was the scene
of a bloody conflict, in which one hundred were
killed and much larger number wounded. Or
der was restored on the 29th when Menncie and
his party embarked for Buenos Ayres on tbe
steamer, in conformation with the demand of
the Diplomatic Agent resident at Montevideo
Foreigners maintained a strict neutrality.
The overland Indian mail arrived at Marseilles
on Friday
Dates from st. Petersburg are to January g.
The great Council of War was concluded. 1t
has transpred that the Russian tactics for the
approaching campaign has undergone important
notifications. Orders sent from head-dlarfers
seem to indicate intention to abandon the
Crimea part OF the troops having been ordered
to reinforce MouravIeff and others TO ioin the
Grand Army of the Centrekiel
January SM--Our waters are still open. and
trade between the lower Baltic ports and those
of Russia is carried ON with great activity.
Additional by the Africa.
LONDON, Jan. Sth.-Lord Panmure has this
day received dispatch, of which the following
is copy, addressed to his lordship by Gen Sir
William Cndri L