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Chiidioiitetown, P. E, Island, Wediiesday, March 7, 1855.

New Series.- No. 220

NEWS BY THE ENGLISH HAIL.

The Steamer Canada, Captain Stone, arrived at Halifax on Thursday morning, at half-past one o’clock, from Liverpool, bringing London dates to the ltith, and Liverpool to the l7ih iiist., from which we make our selections.

A telegraphic despatch from Vienna. states, that a regular Congress will be held there, and not a simple Conference, as was atfirst supposed. A Special Minister will be sent by France.

It is reported in one ofthe Vienna papers that the English are retiring from the siege lines before Scbnstopol, and are with the French guard, to form the reserve at Bala- ldava.

The King of Naples presided at a Cabi- net Council on the 4th inst, at which the question ofNaplos joining the Treaty be- tween the \Vestern Powers and Turkey was discussed.

The latestaecounts from the Crimea are to the 6th 0r1“t?l)I‘ll:1l'y. From these we learn, that the Rus.~:iaiis had rerzoniinoiiced their not-tips by night, but had been rcpuls« ed with vigor. Tho i*'i-ciich Admiral had received COIl.*~ld€l‘illtl0 supplies, and the enemy, it is also added, lizul received large reiiifoi-cements. Omar I‘.'v.cha was to have left Verna on the 6th instant. for Eupatoria, nceornpanicil by Colonels l.)i:u and Sini- md:is.' -ho. weather, uliich has inlliicted such destruction on the tan ups oftlie \'r'est- era Powers, ‘was iiiiproviiig. The roads near Eupatorin were said to be in ood or- der,--hardened by the frost,‘ and capable ¢_,f ¢omm,i1da_tiog’tran,sif_.; .' i dc,-§'p"‘t'c'l_i'és bearing an in,te_rior data, also gpéuk's___of the improvement in the weather, but heﬁdils that “ the ground was still rot- ten, and that it was a most arduous labour to (pass along. it." Fri e Menscliikoﬁ"s' whereabouts seems dfﬂict to trace. Some

eople surmised, that‘ he liadgone in the di- rcdtlhn of Percliop, to accelerate the march of;§5,9l}i) men which constitntes_the thii-_d corps d’nrmce; while others; again labored under the impression, thathc had been des- pauched towards Eupatoriit to arrest the movements of,()mar i’ai:lia’s troops. The want of suitable ineilicincs to inc.-ct the pre- vailing fcver and diarrhuia in the hospitals at Balalilava and elsewhere was severely

medical oiliccrs. Some improvements in these features were anxiously looked for, but the want alluded to is simply disgrace- ful to the authorities at home and on the gpot. Mr. Lindsay, M. P., has been es- patched to Marseilles for the par 0 t improving the transport service, an of ei- tiiblishing hospitals along the Crimean cost. Taking Paris in his way, he has submitted hiﬁplons to the French authorities, who have approved of them, and promised oo- o tion. The London Timu,aanouncc._d itniftontion on Monday to take char of an;'.ddﬂiona,l [Of “I. ‘Dd wounded in the hospitals in the East, and in the course of three days, this large sum of money was subscribed by individual libera- lity-,‘Itid centre the otﬁce of that journal- ¢;,.,.;.-ougut proof which can be adduced of the excitement which ﬁlls the! public minivan the subjoa. The eighth division of ,i,,,i1i‘i-cinch at-my: consistin at‘ 10,000 mini,

““""‘°'°""“ °‘“°"‘i’“‘°*°"tI‘:‘;:“::i.“::..';‘ i... ....y

meiitiiiwcrc looked°foi'. But about the reg- geweil attnclt on Sebiistopol, Ill is dullness.”

lathe [Liucian Toapitsl slain won Vwotl plculnt. A ||Il'dtE..‘h‘*dJii‘.' ‘Opel-

tall!‘ Wllitlcfltfllll

showed the wretched condition to which the allied forces were reduced before Se- ba.-:topol. Recruiting on a large scale con- tinued, but the withdrawal ofso many men from productive labour was paralysing the national cxclieqner, while the new paper money is looked upon very suspiciously by the subjects of the Czar. (ii-eat reliance is placed -upon the frost, which in such a contest as the present, is regarded as the best friend of Russia. It is saiil,——but the statement requires contii-ina,tio'n,--tliat Tiiscany, Purina, and Modeiia, have joined the \V,estern alliance, and that each has engaged to furnish a contingent of IOU!) men.

lfrnmour is to be believed, the new Mi- nistry has taken a step, which will be warm- ly approved ofby the country, for it is in perfect unison with public t'e«:ling—-the re- cal of Lord Raglan from tho (‘.ri'ne:i. This ifit be so, is a strong step, but not stronger than the urgency of the case de- mands. Where gross iiii.<nian;igeinviit has prevnilrd, where men have been starved in the sight of plenty, where so m.in_v valua- ble lives have been sa.crii'iced to inilitury routine, soincbmly must be held i!ﬂR\t‘(‘l‘1tlilC for the eoiisequences, ntid who so tit as the (_Totnmu:ider-i:‘. cliiel"! In fact, frmn the. first, -Lord Raglan has displayed few of the higher qualities ofa general. At the Alina there was no strategy used—no opportunity perhaps for its display; tiir the ﬁeld was won by more bulldog ‘courage on the part

'1heso misunderstandings and dismissals are not conlined to the military hrarich of the ser- \ice, for the ailinirals have not escaped ct.-n.<ni'o. Sir Cliurles Napier was the first to iinnriuiire his own \liSI."l$5ll.l on his return from the l?;-.l- tie, and he has publisheil a letter in reply to the retort of.\dniir.il Ilerltclt-y, in the llonse of Uoninions, in which he st..tes tliat he was “ goaded to act: contrary to his own jiidgv-writ,” —-refori-in;;, ~‘prob:ibly, to his eorrespon-lrni,-e with the Atl‘t‘li'ttli2y; and he looks to the com- ing bliio l>ool:.as tliojustiticzitioiiof his eomliiet. Sir Charles t:l0{_'S notlinrg by l;:-.lv<s. and !.t» threati,-na the publii-ation of it lrtttser which he forwarded t.'r.~:a the Biltic, to the lat’; l’ri'n;) Minister, Lord Ab:-rd!-en. in order to remove what: he ctiriitl.-i-s the ui.deset‘ved stignia uml-tr whioh he labours. [la in now atopen war with the naval authorities. and some aniui-ting dis- i"l;)Siil‘I‘.S may be anticipated. Ailiniral l)ur.d:-.s has also it quarrel, very pretty in its way, to settle witli Mr. .’t_\‘:11'tl. who witnr.-ssril the luittlooftlic .»\lm:i from the inaiutop oftlic all- niir::l's ship, the .\g.iiiic-ninoii. Mr. Ltzyrtrii, in it letter u.(ldre~:sn.d to II. friend at home. impu- [Cid annictliing lil-;o e-)i\':ii'(lE«-.o to Adniiril linu- das on this occasion. and he has still more olilmrately r-zit-)r:ited it: in :2. recent artiz-lo in the t3u.i.rt.erly Rerie'.\'. Adinirul llunilis, mn- F.itl(‘l‘ll'tg that he is anion ofwar. seems (‘iii-pzi.~w.l

manner. He has tilled upon .\lr. L?t:.'tl"i‘tl for

uiis=::y irhrit be lots said, the ll.-.(llllll';l.l wili \*.':xl.L:

oftlie English, who rushed atthe cannon‘s mouth, and bnyonotod and sabrcd the gun-' ners; while the I"reiirh by their agility and

irtirloitfess, scaled the hcightsrto the right and turned the Russian left. Azt Balaklava it was nllbrnte courage again, without any exhibition of high strategic skill—t_he impe- tuosity of resolute men, determined to achieve a purpose at whatever cost, and they achieved it nobly, even in defiance of the unfortunate order executed by Lord Cardigan, which ended in the almost total (l--stfuiction of the Light Cavalry. Inker- man was a scramble—a hand to hand ﬁght, where the British, assisted at a late hour of the cngageim.-nt by the Fi-encli, destroyed and \\'u'.IItdt.‘t.l more of the enemy than t'ncir own numbers amounted to. Tliese battles have been very appropriately called“ sol- diers’ victories," and they speak little for the possession of that scientiﬁc skill with- out which s commander is only a. shade re- moved in intellect from a corporal. Parli- ament, for these heroic deeds, voted its thanks to the army and to the generals; and Lord Raglan was entitled to his share of the honor, if his subsequent mismanage- ment had not forfeited the credit which he had derived from the braveryof his troops. But, with recent disasters befpre their eyes, people question his ccpacity_for the post which he has held, and the nation, ol- tnoot with one voice, has dscland, that he i. not mung enough for it. Thll too, ap- posrs to be ‘the opinion of Lord Palmer- ston‘: Government, if it be correct that one of their first acts was to. rscslhitn. and with him Lord Luca". Wl|° ‘Pl'!°‘l N03‘ | discroditahlo pat-tint Bnlnltlavn in.tho-rcck- lsu‘ sacriﬁce of the Light Cavalry. The eomwiiirarist department has also incurred, too deserved|y,_t|ic deep displeasure of the hope puiiilliments ow, on the part of t.hc:newly-cmuttuctied Cabinet, . sympathy with public opinion, which can- not that to have ii moo itiorul, street on the r."' - ’

‘hrni_¢.o--out u‘ .-or '

of rank and tile in tho ﬁeld, and four companies in-the depot at Malta. or the Ionian Islitmis. Several companies of the'Dra.goon tiiizirils, the lius-sars, and the Lancers, are to be raised to the extent of seventy-tive men per troop. -The Suppers and Miners are to be increased 500 men, an:l‘titIiev augzmeiitations, which it is needless to dear-ribe here, will be speedily carried out. Our Indian empire is also to he laid node!‘ con- tribution for soldiers. The ltitli llussars are now on their way to too Criinczz. and Oli’.-'1‘ dr;iug'its l'i-out liuiia li-are reu.-i‘.'ed crdrrst ‘mU'i't: t-iw.ir.l.~« S)llti*'t'.'i'1 .L:'.:iJ.. 'l'l:e z‘.-es’:-.:-.;‘.s from the (‘riint-.i sl'n\i‘ the i-;.\'af_~;es of iii.~‘;'tl:~0 and dc-.ttli. ’l‘he (?01'l'c\'i!It"$.~l ol'.\lr. fllailstimt-.'s estimate of ‘llﬁtttitl tiglitiug incn being before Scliastopol is rudely contradicted, and the ﬁgures adduced seem to invalidate his state- ment. It is asserted, for instance, that the Fourth Division of our Crimean army has dwindled down to thirty men! Oftho Grenadier company, originally 120 in nuin'ber,_onl one man was left’ to represent it! Attention is also drawn to the fact, that while in the three on- gagements already referred to, the loss of oﬂieers was out of all proportion to the loss of men-—-o roof how nohly the olﬁcers discharged their duties at the bend of their regiaients—the loss of men now far exceeds in roportion the loss of oﬁcers, and the exclamation is pot unnatu- nlly indulged -in‘, " the men perish, but the otlicers survive !"' This proves, we fear, what has been ohty elaborated in the leading morn- ing pﬁperalllﬂlh continuously during the last two inonths. that monvestcd with authority, and havia loiigtpurses at their comm:_iad, can apply boti fa is purpose of procuring crea- ture comforts which are denied to the deserving, tr. Oéruiinly, a country which starvcs its’ soldier-poasiiniry. and oticox-s,citn lIt!\‘l'l'-ll0]|0 ha ﬁg1d.—na,r does it deserve to how

in the

to treat this serioiis I-.h:vr_s;o in it viry it-:i.~i!‘ic its !'(.‘iT1\cl‘t1tion,'.7.n'.l', it‘ that ;'azitloiir.iii is-.m’t in:o tlv: Court of (‘a.~en‘s lfeimli, and rri: for

3 (;]‘i|ﬂi[luIl iiil'ui'ii::itE;~ii :i«_»ni.iiist the mriiilier for C-"P'~“lm°“ by all I'.:“‘l':‘l‘““"-Vs "amcd M“5ﬁ‘. Aylusbiiry. No dozibt. [Lord Raglan, when he llllmlfli ‘Vim 3609'"

feeds its aristocratic" had

Night and day, and even Sundays, the work of retiiting and outﬁtting ships for the ' tleet (the Baltic principally) goes on at"

Portsinouth. The Neptune, Captain Hut- ~- ton, 190 guns; James \Vatt, Captain.

Elliot, ()1 guns, (770-lioi-se power; Hastings, Captain Collin, (ii) guns, :20!)-liorso ower; Peiiibrolte, Captain Seymour, 60pguns,t ?300-horse. power; Blenheim, Captain Hall, 61) guns, 4.-'iO-lioi-so power; Ajax, Capt. ~\Varden, ()0 guns, -I50-lior:~:.e power;- Edin- burgh, Captain Hewlett, 60 guns, 450-’ horse power; Hi,-gne, Cziptaiu Ramsay. 60 guns, -i51)—liorsc power; linperieusc, Cap- tain \‘»'atson, 51 guns, 360-horse power;

. Arrogant, Captain Yelverton, 47 guns, Litill-horse power; Penelope, Capt. Sir W. ' Wist-man, 15 guns, (550-liorsc power; Retribution, Captain Tatham, ‘.23 guns, Ailll-lmi-so power; 'l‘art:ir, Captain Dunlop, 20 guns, 2.30 horse power; Hiniala a, Coiinnaniltar Priest, 700-liorse power; Ital-'« con, Coimnaiider Pullen, 17 guns, l00-- horse power; Arie-l, Commander Luce, 8 " , guns, “il~ltt)l'ti() power; and Oberon, Lieute— ’ rant l"reel:i:id,‘3 guns, 26')-liiii'sc power. .

PROBABLE FA-re or SIR Joinv Firm:--’-' l.I_‘¥.--All additioiial gzleaui ofliglit has been cast uvertlie probable fate ofthc Franklin" .

pnnied Dr. Rao’s party, -

coin-zs limits, will have grievances ‘Jnnllglt at‘ his and who has been for many years a member i own to tell,——so that no are in a tiiir way of nfilie \\/esleyiaii congregation at Rossville, ‘ baring any quantity ofnnval and military scan- al aervevt up at breakfus: with the daily press. One of the first nets of the War-oliico under its new head i tlis.t.ot7iin menting the Cl'lmC!:.'I ' _ bnoinotb, 83'. bilingt _ , _ ,. , mind.’ «mi the . roginients are it: have their with his Party In ti B"°,\V-house. tvhere they; strength raised to 2tI(t0_. with twelve companies had six weeks’ constant night. . In March .1

in Hudson’.-i Bay. r. Rae. has always '_' considered this native highly etﬁcient and tdustworthy. On his retiitfii to Rossville, lie lilsquiimuix that 9 lie’ winters‘ A

last (1851) they started, on the ice, to tho-~i north, and were 37 days on their northern‘ }" journey. They were I00 miles beyond the “: reign inhabited by the Esquimaux, but they’, ,ill found the tracksof ‘the musk o’.\‘. Sir |John'Franli‘ii:i and his party aredead; but,"

perhaps, one or two of the men may still be ' lalive, and amongst the Esquiinaux. Sin 4:

’Jolin’s watch, all in pieces, with his silver“ ~ spoons, knives, ‘and forks, were found. ‘The ship was it great God-send to mess‘ _ ! people, and they now all have good sledgcs, ' - spears, canoes, 8L., ofoak wood. r. Ran , and his party did not see any ofthe remains. of Sir John and his party; but the Esqui- =- mnux informed him, that Sir John was found “ dead, with his blanket over him, and his - gun by his side. The probability is, that. it is not more than two or three years since the party perished by hunger." Such are the words of Msstitukwin’s narrative, as _,, detailed to the Rev. T. Hui-lbert, of Rosom ville Mission, Hudson's Bay. The are entitled to credence, because the narra or in. .. a native of the country, acquainted with tho i language, and could have had no object in V -- making a false ‘statement. « The vuiotth; implements made‘ of oak-‘ which were seen‘ in the-Esquinianx encampment, proved that "; they must have had access to at least can '. of the ships of the missing expeditionf-— ’ Jlhenquin. _ .‘ ' ' K . We learn by: -o~ despatoh from Vioon : . that, under date ot’thcrl‘3th inst., the Czar issued aldsnifsoto, in which he calls - * "the entire male population under arms, in '

A despntoli froln Vienna mm. that Austria, France ondrltonis lit|Vt)' declared tholrroadik pass to ontertintozthc negotbtiowmsnd itis said

' At c iiio . no ‘ oH.tvrlMII’s°I'"“ u¢u3.n:cmi§'Xi'.'i:i smug. v «

i that Prussia will take part in CM b‘tt|If0N|°¢'- = r'encwiyiwor¢i'drivcwboolI- -youagtlﬁonch volunteers

orderithat an additional three at :3ll0,0®,'J"" men may be immediiitely diqintcbed to tho ‘ 'Cl‘lIfIOI., ; 3‘ _., ‘l_ i ., _‘ ,. . ;

“Russian pight-sqrtics from Scbutopol .. -wore; omthc and-M inst.,' but the 'wltlt great to» my t‘~t_