The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-23
ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE CANADA FROM Ell


ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE CANADA FROM EU-
ROPE.
The following additional despatch was received from
Halifax after our last issue; . k.
PARs-Friday cveningThe closing prices of the funds
this evening were-4i per cent, o625; per cent ~
francs bank stock 2o9o2o. There better feeling
the Bourse
The advance the Russians towards the position of the
allied armies is announced and has created considerable
uncasiness in the moneyed world at Paris.
is stated that all the better class of persons flying
from St Peersburgh fearing that the troops arriving
composed Of Cossacks
The Times Paris correspondent alludes to the existence
of injurious intrigue in the Turkish councils and the
mismanagement of the War Department in Consantinope
Russian bribery is limited at
SHANGHAI April I'm tea nothing has been done
| Large purchases have been made in silk.
CASToNThere have been large settlements in tea and
| high rates prevail. Opium is declining
|
Intense anxiety hangs the fate of sistria The Rus
SLAMS making desperate efforts to take it. and Mar
shall St Armand had sent 10000 troops to relieve name
" $4,000 French $4,000 British and 80 900 Turks of Omar
Pashas force The Russians had 10000 on the
spot and besiegng and assaung continued day and
night The Russians had made practicable breach but
Of the 25th Of May reported that the fortress might hold
out for fifteen days. The commandment Mesa Pasha says
he will blow up himself and the fortress rather than
render.
During the night of May 10th the Russians made three
attempts to Storm but repulsed with fearful loss
leaving 1900 dead beneath the ramparts The Turks also
made sorte and effected dreadful massacre of the Rus
500 being reported as the number of their wound
ed and slain
The headquarters Of the allied army were at yana and
it calculated that by the 18th June the AngloFrench
force would be AT Shuma thence Sstria-beinp three
days march consequently by the 10th, say the 18th
June they would be in the face of the enemy when bat
tie must ensue.
There had been considerable fighting elsewhere. The
governor of Widdin writes that the 3ls of May Sc
affair occurred ut Satina when the Turks defeated
1000 Russians killed 500 and captured their artillery.
Other encounters less sanguinary also
ported.
All the Russians Bucharest ordered advance 10
the Danube
Prince Pasetsch was at Kalarasch on the LIST of June
At the latest dates the Russian force In Lesser Waa
CHA was still falling back
General Wysock advises the Poles not to 90 at present
to Turkey, the formation Of Polish legion is de-
lsyed
BLACK SEA.
A despatch from Admiral lamelin dated May 81
states briefly that during the preceding 20 days nothing
had been done except cruising about Sebasopo without
meeting with the enemy.
letter from the doctor captured in the frgate Tiger
says the Russians treat the prisoners with great kindness
THE BALTIC,
Nothing further has been done in the Baltic Admiral
Napiers division, leaving Hongo roads would
proceed along the northern coast of the gulf OF Finland
within 20 miles Of Besngfors Admiral Corys division
including the French squadron would cruise off the south
coast until arriving Cronsadt when both dvis-
ions would unite and anchor in line the gulf thus
cutting off the enemys communication with ST. Peters
The French squadron % strong passed Rugen the 4h
steering northeast
force Of steam gunboots hastily fitting in Eng
land
Five English ships-of-wor were on the way to blockade
the White
Letters Of 9th May report the effective force under Cen
erals Guyon and kem Pasha ut 10000 men, with GA guns
and two regiments Of Arabian cavalry There have been
movements except skrmshes There is some sickness
Food and ammunition abundant and two months pay
lately distributed TO the troops leaving six months
| due
The Crcassans under Schamy were preparing to attack
Tihs The Turkish hotila which was recently sent to
the army Of Asia with ammunition, has arrived safely
/ CoSsTaSrSoPLE May 3O.-The occupation of Redout-
Kaleh by the Turks is confirmed Anapa was evacuated
| ms also kulaih.
despatch from Athens Of goth May confirms report
that the insurgents bad gained victory in Thessay The
Turks lost 700 in killed many prisoners and FIVE guns
The Greek ministry had taken the oaths and salts
fed the requirements Of the Porte by issuing peaceful or
ders and dismssing all funconaries implicated in the
surrecon Among those disgraeed four ads-decamp
Of the King The Porte consequently, reains from all
/ further measures against the Greeks
The American squadron at Syria the Of June
further dsarming is ordered In Russian Poland None
but government employees allowed TO retain firearms
MOROCCO
4 France and England have notified the government of
4 Morocco ofher with the Russian empire The En-
peor replied that Russian flag shall Moorish ports
during the continuance Of the war.
Il A meeting between the Emperor Of Algeria and the
King of Prussia attended by their respective ministers
take place the 9th inst at escheau the saxo
| ny frontier.
II was suspected that the meeting would no, increase the
y as Il has ransped that Count Noz the bearer OF
letter from the Emperor Of Austria to Nicholas.
The Rocksnd (Me) Gazette thinks the shipping now