The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-07-01
Arrival Of the Canada-Ne VS. from the seat Of
War.
BOSTON, June %

BosTOS, June %.
The Canada arrived this morning
A letter received in this city announces tn
reception Of a telegraph despatch from Trieste
by an eminent firm in London, conveying i'm
portant news from China.
! The despatch which is dated Hong Kong
April p, says an attack was made by impe
rialists, on foreign settlement at Shanghai
which was repulscd by American and Engls!
forces combined, when they stormed and lait
in waste the camp of the imperialists. The re
pulse took place on the fourth of April. TIL,
Americans and English had two men killed ani
twelve wounded.
The loss Of the imperialists is not stated
Marshal Arnaud dispatches seventy thou
sand AnglO-French troops to the relief of Sill
estria. They would probably reach there or
the l4th of June. The chief interest now cen
tiers in the question whether Silestria would
hold out till then.
Deep political movements are going on be.
tween Austria and Prussia
Several important changes have taken place
in the British Cabinet.
Lord John Russell is appointed President OF
the Council Duke of New Castle Minister of
War; and Sir Geo. Gray Secretary OF state for
the Colonies.
Intense anxiety prevails in r'gard to Sies-
tria. The Russians have 10000 men on the
i,
they succeed in makinga practicable breach.
but sudden rise in the Danube prevented
the storming. Adviccs to the 18th state that
the fortress can hold out Is days. The Com
mandcnt Mustapha Pacha, threatens to blow
up the fortress sooner than surrender On the
night Of the 10th the Russians made three at
tempts to storm. but were rcpulsed with fear
full loss leaving 800 dead. Beneath the RAM
parts the Turks also made fearful havoc anong
the Russians killing aud wOunding 4.5Oo
The allied headquarters are established at
Narna.
On the 3lst the Turks defeated 20 600 Rus
slams at Slatina killing COO. and capturing sew
cral guns. Other encounters more or less san
culinary. are reported.
All the Russian troops now at Bucharest are
ordered to the Danube.
The Russian forces in Lesser Wallachia are
still falling back. All is quiet on the Dam
ube.
The allied fleet is still cruising about with
no enemy in sight.
Nothing further done by the Baltic fleet
Napier's fleet was to go to Hclsingiord and
Admiral Corey :. including French squadron,
would cruise oil the Southern coast, until ar
irving at CrOnstadt, whcn both fleets would
unite ami anchor.
The Greek Ministry is installed ard are dis
missing all iunctionarieS implicated in the in
surrection.
The American squadron was at Syria on
June Ist.
Poland is further disarming.
The Emperor of Morocco forbid the entrance
of the Russian dag into Moorish ports during
the war.
GHEMANY-Mectin" between the Emperor
of Austria and the King of Prussia. attended
by the respective Ministers, was to take place
OH the Sth of June, on the frontiers.
The movement creates some suspicion in
Saxony. especially as it has TRANSFERRED that
Count Mostrc is bearer Of letter from the
Emperor of Austria to Nicholas. 1t is also r,l-
morcd that tie Russians are inclined to author
lie Austria to propos, an Arnisticc.
L. ,EIs.-Bcttrr feeling on Paris BOurse.
The advance of Russia is toward the allied
armies is misunderstanding considerable
uncasiEcss among tie mon!cd men at this
place.
1t is rumortd that the first class citizens are
all fleeing from st. Pc!ersbur.h under the i'm
preston that the troops now arriving at that
place arc CossackS.
The London Times Paris correspondent al
ludcs to the existence of an injurious intrignc
in Turkish Council and acknowledgement in the
War department at Constantinopc. Russian
bribery hinttd at
Important movements are disccrnablc among
the German States.
An important change has taken place in the
Turkish Ministry.
a treaty with Spain respecting the Cuban
slave trade is before Parliament.
koSsuth made an eloquent speech at Shelf
field on the nationality Of Poland.
FRANCE.-Scvcral dcfalcations are reported
on Paris BoUrsc.
SPANISH war steamers instead of four
are to be sent to Cuba, with 5000 additional
troops.
IrALy.--Rumors at Vienna that Russian
ships are cruising in the Mediterranean under
neutral flags