Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-07-04

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Marshal Arnaud dispatched seventy thous. id
Anglo-French troops to the relief of Silistra.-
They would probably reach there on the l4th
June. The chief interest now centers in the q, As.
tion whether Silistria would hold out till then.
| Deep political movements are going ON between
Austria and Prussia.
Intense anxiety prevails in regard to Silistria.
| The Russians have 70, 600 men on the spot, and
assaults are continued day and night; they suc4'
ceeded in making practicable breach, but sud-
den rise in the Danube prevented their storm:ug.
Advices to the 25th state that the fortress can
hold out Is days. The commander, Mustapha
Pacha, threatens to blow up the fortress sooner
than surrender. On the night of the 26th, the
Russians made three attempts to storm, but were
repulsed with fearful loss, leaving l,5O0 dead
Beneath the ramparts the Turks also made fear.
ful havoc amongt the Russians, killing and wounds
ing 4,5O0.
The allied head quarters are established at
Varna.
On the 3lst, the Turks defeated 10000 Rus
slams at Slatna, killing 500 and capturing several
guns. Other encounters, more or less sancuinary,
are reported.
All the Russian troops now at Bucharest arc
ordered to advance to the Danube.
The Russian forces in Lesser Wallachia ato
still falling back. All is quiet on the Danube.
The allied fleets are still cruising about, with
no enemy in sight.
Nothing further done by the Baltic feet. Ma.
piers feet was to 60 to Helsingfors and Admiral
Correy's, including the French squadron would
cruise of the Southern coast, until arriving at
Croessadt, when both fleets would unite and an
chor.
The Greek Ministry is installed, and are dis
missing all fumctfomaries implicated in the iusur[
rection.
The American squadron was at Syria on Juno
first.
Poland is further disarming.
The Emperor Of Morocco forbids the entrance
of the Russian flag into Moorish ports during the
war.
GERxANY.-Meeting between the Emperor of
Austria and the King of Prussia, attended by the
respective Ministers, was to take place on the
9th of June, on the frontiers.
The movement creates some suspicion IN Saxo-
ny, especially as it has transpired that Count
Mostire is bearer OF letter from the Emperor of
Austria to Nicholas. 1t is also rumOred that tho
Russians are inclined to authorize Austria to- tro-
pose an Armistice.
The advance of Russians toward the allied ar
mics is announced considerable un-
easiness among the monied men at this place.
1t is rumored that the first class citizens are all
fleeing from st. Petersburgh, under the impression
that the troops now arriving at that place are
Cossacks.
The London Times Paris correspondent alludcs
to the existence of an injurious intrigue in Tur-
kish councils and mismanagement in the War De-
partment at Constantine pie. Russian bribery
limited at.
Important movements are disce-nable 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 Sheffield
on the nationality Of Poland.
FRANcE.-Several defalcations are reported on
Paris Bourse.
SPAN.-Six war steamers, instead of four, are
to be sent to Cuba, with six thousand additional
| troops.
ITALY.-Rumors ut Vienna that Russian ships
are cruising in the Mediterranean under neutral
A4gs.