The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-06-03
Arrival Of the Europa.
New YORK. May ID.

Inc Europa arrived at IL VI. to-day.
Flour wheat and corn unchanged and dull.
The combined fleets ale reported to have
bombarded Fort Salna, at the mouth of the
Danube. Report not fully credited.
Polish legion to operate against the Gar
has been established in Turkey.
The Russian fleet is also said to have left Sc
bastopol.
Prince Napoleon had arrived at Scgra.
The Austrian troops will enter Lesser Wal
lachia.
France has called into action on land and
sea $4,000 troops.
The loss Of the allies at the bombardment of
; Odessa. was only six men.
Russia has proposed to Prussia u very libe-
raj commercial treaty.
The Turks have captured Pcra, the principal
point in the Greek Instruction. The Russians
had $50 killed.
The Russians had been defeated in an en-
counter near Slistria and krajova.
The Turks had made gallant attack upon
the Russians near SiAistria, but were compelled
to retreat owing TO the oyerpowcrlng strength
of the Russians.
| The bombardmcnt of Odessa has been Off
cially announced in Parliament.
| 1t is reported that the American clipper ship
| Grape Shot had turned privatecr and captured
Il French merchant vessel off the Lands End.
/ The following are the particulars of the cap
! turc Some excitement was OccasiOned on
Monday by a statement of sailor, represent
! ing himself as the second mate of the French
brig Fila de Marscillcs, and who called on the
Lloyd's agent of Lloyd's Cornwall, with the
report that he had swan ashore from Russian
| trigatc, which had captured his vessel. lie
states that the capture took place 20 leagues
/ from Cardiff; that the frigate first hoistcd Eng
/ fish and afterwards French colors, and that the
! Captain and three of her crew were killed The
/ frigatc he reported to have gone up tie chan
| mel.
The Admiralty then sent two steamers in
search of the alleged frigatc. On the 9Th the
excitement was materially increased by publ
cation in London of the following paragraph
"Ncws has reached the admiralty that an
/ American clipper ship, the Grape Shot, had
captured a French merchant vessel off Land 8
End. The Grape Shot cleared from New York
on the 22d of March for st. Thomas, with $50
packages on board, profcsscdly hardware, but
really containing muskets, supposed to be
bound to Fayai and failing deba;kation there,
the Mediterranean
This will explain the story Of a Russian fri
gate in the Channel.
1t is stated that Omar Pacla advanced no.
600 men towards Dobrudscha on the 18th and
18th of April, and a battle took place between
! SiliStria and Rasova.
| No fighting on the Baltic. The fleets are
closing aid blockading all the Russian ports.
a debate took place in the House Of Com
mons. on the 4th instant, relative TO Cuban
slavery. Lord John Russell replied that re-
cent appearances Of the Spanish Government
as to existing treaties on the subject was salts
factory.
PARIS. Saturlay.-Napcr is quietly anchor
ed three miles from Stockholm. The ice was
breaking up. and it was expected that Cron-
stadt would be open by the end of April
GREEcE.-With the exception Of the Piraeus
all the ports of Greece are rigidly watched by
the French and English ships of war.
Pirates are swarming in the Archipelago.
An English brig had driftcd ashore on the Is
land OF Adros. no one on board. The cabins
were drcnchrd with blood
On the 10Th, fight ensued between the
Turks and Montencgrians at Michseck. Hos
tilities had commenced.
1t was reported that the Austrians would oc-
cury the provinces. Among the Europas pas
scngcrs were Lord Elgin Governor General of
Canada, and Mr.. llncks, Inspector General of
Canada.