Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-06-15
european News,

Capt Luce, arrived at New York on
Wednesday, from Liverpool.
Pari-, May 27.
According to intelligence from Mai
Ia OF the 22d, the Division Of General
Forey has left to-day, in Ia steamers.
for Athens. which city il will occupy.
On the 25th the Russians were MA
noeuvring TO cut of the mmunlcano
between Varna and Silis:ria.
An English a~ivision was TO embark
a: Constanlinopie Tor Varna, while the
French force was to march on the Bal
kanas.
On It, llth the combined fleets were
still cruising before Seba stopol.
According to advices from Frankfor
Of the 25th, the ministers of Austria and
Prussia have presented the Diet the joint
declaration Of Austria and Prussia,
announcing the continued corjiali,y OF
the four powers, declaring that the
p%rolongation of the struggle between
Russia and Turkey must be maintain
ed.
A Greek Boshop was arrest ed at
Pesth OF the evening Of May Is, az an
emissary Of Russia. Important papers
were found upon his person.
Six more Russian vessels had been
taken az prizes, and put into the port
Of MemcI, where p~rixemasters we're put
on board, and they were despatched to
England.
On the evening, the 26th Of May,Lord
Clarendon slated in the House Of
Lords, that the treaty between Austria
and Prussia would be laid before the
House as soon as the protocol in which
it had been embodied was received.
With respect to Greece, the noble
lord hoped, when the papers relating to
that country we're laid on the table, hat
the House would see that the coercive
measures abou. to be adopted were alb
s%oIutely necessary.
With respect to Persia, the last inte!-
ligence received by the Government was
10 the effect that Persia had determined
to remain neutral in the wa between
Turkey and Russia.
FRANCE
A report was current in well Inform
ed circles at Paris, that France will
argument her army in Turkey to l70,-
900 men in order to carry on the war
with gor,particvIarly as no complaints
about sacrifices which the country must
make are 10 be heard anywhere.
FROM AUSTRALIA.
The Meander, Commander Talbot,
arrived at Portsmouth May 26th ; she
left Cape of G cd Hope April Z. She
brought 81 boxes and Al bags OF let
tiers, forming the mail Of the steamer
Australian, which . had got ushore in
Table Bay, on her voyage home from
Australia. The Australian was got of
April Sd, with loss Of screw.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM
EUROPE.
New York, June IL.
The steamer Pacific, from Liverpool
May 3lst, arrived this evening.
Three British Frigates have bomb rded
and destroyed the advanced works of Han
go, the Baltic, and Napier was preparing
to attack the main Notifications of the
place.
In the Black Sea, the fleets were block
aiding Sebastopel. ~
The Turkish fleet was off Varna on the
18th, on their way to the Circassian coast.
The Russians have abandoned their
Circassiau forts.
: Silistria still held out to the 2lst, on
which day the Russians carried a redoubt,
but were repulsed.
May 10.
The Russians lost 1900 in attack on the
new fort Of Abdel Medjid.
Marshal St. Arnaud is appoined Gener-
alissimo of the whole combined forces.-
He and Lord RagMn were to meet Omar
Pacha at Varna, to conclude the plan of the
campaign.
The Russians has certainly concluded a
treaty with Khira.
Wednesday, May 81.
BY this mornings mail we had nothing
later from the Baltic or Black Seas, or
Turkey.
1t is reported from Cronstadt that pray
ers were read in all the churches of War
saw for the success of the Greek insurrec-
ton.
From Vienna, Monday, May 29ih, the
following is telegraphed The adhesion Of
the German Confederation to the Austrian
treaty is secured. A committee has been
appointed by the Frankfort Diet to prepare
the document Of adhesion.
Silistria was still in the hands Of the
Turks on the 25th Of May.
1.-THE Boston Courier says on the re-
ception Of the news OF the passage of the
Nebraska bill in kecne N. H., the Dem
ocrats fired a salute, which the Wings
answered by tolling the church BELLS
Every neal from the cannon was folloyed