Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-03
SEVEN DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival OF THE ASIA.
Nnw YoRK, June

from Liverpool May 20, arrived at her dock
at P NJ
The u S. mail steamer Arctic sailed from
J. verpool at IL o'clock afternoon of Wednes-
day, 18th, with 100 passengers, a full cargo,
and the usual mails, went about ten miles
west of Tuskar Lights, when she struck upon
sunken wreck, or rock, and was found to
be making water. The Arctic arrived in the
river at 8 O'Clock on Friday morning, and
was taken into dock. Her machinery is but
slightly injured.
The accident occurred at 2 A. NJ, on Thurs
day, and created great alarm among the pas
sengers The vessel, however, backed of,
and got into deep water Immediately, when,
in consequence of leakage, she returned to
Liverpool
Intelligence from the Falkland Islands
states that the U. S. corvette Germantown
had demanded from H. B. NJ. brig Express,
some prisoners, who were detained for tres
passing on the British fishing grounds. The
captain of the Express refused to deliver them
up, and the captain of the Germantown
wrote an inperous demand for them, with
threat that if not compiled with, be would
fire into the Express, and lie beat to quarters
and ran his guns out. The captain of the
Express, however. maintained his position,
and delivered up the prisoners to the civil au-
thorites, by whom they were fined
This affair is said to have occasioned some
warm correspondence between the United
States and British authorizes, which has been
forwarded to their respective governments.
Parts, May IS, eYening.-A tele5raphic
despatch has been received here, anno ancing
bombardment of Revel. No particulars are
givea, and the report is not considered re-
liable.
DETAILS OF WAR NEws-Bona5ardn,s, of
Sinistria.-A despatch received in Paris, from
Vienna, on the 18th, states that The lombard
ment Of Sillistria, with so pieces Of cannon,
had commenced.
The evacuation of Lesser Wallachia had
bee suspended.
Varna, and, as the French have already ad-
vancel to Adrianople, the Turkish garrison of
that city is on its way to Shumla.
1t is also codf leltly asserte u ~ CONSTANT
no2le that the French VIII place reserve
corps at Rodost, of 10000 men, where their
engineers are already taking measurements
for fortified camp.
ATTACK on SEBAsToPoL.-A despatch from
Coastantinople, of the 9th, announces that
Sebastopol had been cannonaded by the French
and English fleets, with guns of long range,
aud with a view to destroy the advanced
works Of the port.
The allied fleets attacked one of the outer
: ports of Sebastopol, and the Russians were
compelled to evacuate it.
Three vessels were cruising along the coast
of Circassia, waiting for the Ottoman fleet,
which was to bring 5000 men for disembarka-
ton in Arabia.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, May 10.-The ratification
of the treaty of triple alliance has been ex-
changed.
From Kalafat it is reported that an engage
melt between six squadrons of Cossacks and
fse Of Turkish Hussars had taken place near
Badoau OH the 4th Of May. The Cossacks
were defeated and lost sixty horses, two guns,
and 1873 men killed.
MOVEMENT IN TURKEY.-VIENNA, May 10.
Orders haze beel received at Adrianople to
have provis las ready for 70, 900 men who are
expeete1 there towards the end Of the month.
The VladeSa of Montenegro has declined to
make war against the Turks, having received
strong representations upon which he has
acted.
The Russians are preparing materials for
two bridges, intended to be thrown across the
Danube, between the Schyl and Aluta Their
hottilla is concentrated near Hersova, with
view to act against Sillistria.
The troops of Omar Pasha have driven the
Russians out of Krajova
TREBIzoNDE, April 30.-The forts of Nevo-
possis and Geieadjik, on the Circassian coast,
haze been eFaelatoj By the Russians. Suchem
Kale is almost deserted.
A despatch from Omar Pasha, dated Shum-
Ia, May 9th, states that Sail Pasha had on the
2Sth OF April defeated the Russians at Nico-
polls, with loss to the Russians of 1900
men.
On the I'd Of May, Suleiman Bay had also
defeated the Russians at PadoYa not far from
Kraiova
The Paris Journal Patrie says, news has
beea received from Constantinople that the
Russians had attempted recently to cross the
Danube at various points, and they had been
repnlsed with heavy loss.
Accounts have been received from the Dam
ube to the eject that, owing to sudden rise
and overflow of the river, immense damage
had been done to the Russians. Their pom
toon works have been swept away, their
bridges destroyed, and it is also added that ILL.,
ness nad erokea out amongst them to con-
siderable extent.
R5sslA.-A1vices from Crac9w state posi-
lively that corps of 10000 Russians with
artillery and provisions is on its march towards
the Austrian Gallician frontier, SO that the
roads between Warsaw and Keilco are much
encountered.
VA the Austrian side there are stated to be
10000 mel already concentrated in Gallicia
together with 10000 men in South Hungary,
part Of whom are directed on South Transyl
vania
From st. Petersburg 9th, letters state that
the British fleet had been seen within rs miles
OF Cronstadt, and had captured number of
gun boats.
The houses on the right side of the Neva at
St Petersburg have been demolished.
The British Baltic feet took possession Of
bosners on the island Of Aland on the 18th.
PARIs.-A distrust of Prussia is increasing.
ana the government papers by printing articles
hostile TO the Prussiau King and Cabinet,
show the displeasure Of the French govern
ment at the conduct Of the former.
The correspondent of the Morning Cbroni-
Gle says IT was reported in Paris on Monday
tast . levy OF 100000 men has been ordered
BY the Russian government.
SPAIN.-The Spanish government have sent
an answer to Mr. soule, who despatched the
same by special messenger to the United
States.
1t is reported that the American govern
ment have abandoned all their claims AGAINST
Spain, If she win cede her African possession
Mellilla, to the United States.