The Shasta courier., 1854-08-05

BY the arrival Of the Cunard steamer Europa
IT New York, have Liverpool dates to tn,
18th June. The news is interesting. Th,
steamship America had arrived at Halifax ol
The 5th inst with four days later news, OF IA,
material additional importance.
The Wnr.
In THE BALTIc.--The movements of the forces
are described in dispatch from the scene I"
| action dated Jane lltli. Both the French and
English fleets were al Boresund. twenty mil,
from Sw-uhorg, and il was expected they woulc
,itack the latter place ON, or soon after the 0 h.
Admiral Cory was at Dagerhut. There were IL
Rnssanships Of war in Sweaborg The Russian.
had blocked the harbor by sinking ship loade.
with rocks. Admiral Plumridge had cannona-
ded Brnhestad aud Ulfaborg lie destroyed
he dockyard. and burned %. 000 barrels OF tai
with other naval stores.
Another account says: The news from III
Baltic will hardly satisfy those ardent mind,
y ho anticipa ell The fall of Sweabnrs and Croi,-
stadt. Sir Charles Napier, instead of rashi,
risking his fieeI by battering at granite rocks.
has conicnted himself al present with strictly
blockadlng the ports in the CULTS, and i'll recon
noitering and surveying all the strong plret-
OF the enemy. Brahesladt and Uleaborg in tn
gulf of Bothnia very far nufth of The eastern
coast OF Finland, have been cannonaded, and =
. number of gunli,.ats, which were preparing
nave been destroyed II is said that ten or
twelve ihousatd barrels Of tar have been de-
stroyed, which mnsi have made Il pretty bon
fire. The fleets were before Sweaborg, and +, :
ports state that some ships have been seen OFT
Cronstadt taking sountings.
On THE Observation-Disclosures advces. reach
lug up to the 9th June, state that the concentra-
fion Of the Russian troops in the Eastern, an,
the consequent evacuation of the western part
oi Wallachia still continues. The Russian troops
ing into Moldavia, almost in the same numerical
force and continuity al the beginning If til
campaign last year. The atlvices from Silistris
reach up 10 the 8,h June. The besleg,rs !la,
not obtained up In that time any advantage OF
decided Importance. A sharp encounter took
place on the 8'h between parties OF miners an.
countsr-niiners; the Russians were defeated.
and the miner remained in the hands of the o.
tman. Advices TO the 10Th of June one da,
later. had been received in London, via. Wen
na, TO the effect that the Russians made anoih,l
unsuccessful attack upon Sis,ria on that dav
in which Prince Paskiewiich received severe
wound in the leg, and had been removed
Iassy. GortschakoE taking command before ST.
listria.
Omcr Pacha is in silistria, and the Turkis.
army OF the Danube appear 10 be the only ren
actors in the struggle.
In THE BLACK SFA.-In the Black Sea there i.
nothing new, the fleets being occupied in trans
porting troops to Varna.
SPECIAL EmsAsaY Not only is tho statenen,
confirmed that Prussia has consented to joiu
Austria IN her summons to The Gar to evacua-
The Princlpalites. but it appears that she has
also sent special embassy to ST. Petersbureh
10 give force to that act. 1t is also rumored al
ready that the refusal of Russia to comply with
the demand has been received at Vienna.
DoUBTs As TO oAUsrRiA.-Austria leans towards
the Western Powers, bn, her sincerity is doubt
ed and some think she only joins them with the
hope OF shielding her brother despot in his re-
treat, and gaining for him the most favorable
terms IN backing ont from his present position.
THE Loss ts THE WAn-A correspondent
writing from Paris says: An employee in III,
Ministry of War tolls me that i, ia calculated in
the bnreaux, from good sources, that the loss of
the Russians, since the commencement of hos
tilites. has been by disease, by desertion and
in battle. fully 400 men day. The Turks. who
have not suffered at all from sickness. are noI
supposed to have lost. in actual fighting. over so
men day."
FOREIGNERS LEAviso.-Numbers of foreign
ers are daily leaving Russia. beins in dread of
an internal revolution, brought about by u gen
eral discontent among the people OF the Auto
Gratis policy.
Another change has jnet taken plscs in the
Turkish Cabinet. Masfapha Pacha. the Grand
Vizer. Is replaced by Mrhemet Krpresli Pasha
Minister ot Marine. who is succeeded by Hall
Pasha. These changes will further strengthen
Reshid Pasha in the Divan
The Emperor of Austria the King of Prussia
he King of 6axnny. and other German Princes
have held conference. the particulars of which
have not transpred.