Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-15
L,TE NEWS BY TIE MAILS.
Arrival of the Atlantic
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE

brings log passengers
Tbe news is more important than any that
Los .rpn.pired since the battle of Alma. and CEN
,.s three distinct successes OF the Allied forces,
rfn,w. Firstly bv the French in sOuguinH-
~ conflicts lasting during the whole nights If tic
sol and 23d of May. in which they took and re-
tnined a most important position OF defenee'
place DArmee, before SehastopoL In these ter
,ible engagements about o,O0o were Killed and
wounded mostly by the hayonet.
Secondly. the Allies made u rapid advance,
and seized and retained the Russian lines IN
Tipherdayn with little loss The Russians
retrearcl tn the hills.
Thirdly the Allied secret expedition obtained
easy D Issession of Krrtesh and the command OF
the Sea of Azoff in which there now Ia Al
lied steamers. The Russians, on the approach
of the Allies. blew up their forts and burned four
steamers and thirty Transports laden with halt
million sacks of breadstutfs.
1t is rumored that France and England decline
any further participation in the Conference at
Vienna.
The latest accounts state that Belgium will
FURNISH 10000 men to cooperate with the Al
lies.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Barring quotes consols for money at 90! 10 924;
mad on account, 93 tn 93t Others quote W.
money abundant.
The Liverpool Cotton market was excited, and
quotations show TN advance of I'D. Sales of
10000 bales Breadstuffs dull. Provisions
better.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The French have driven the Russians from a
strong position of defence, or Place d Armee, be
fore Sebastop' 1t was a most sanguinary nj
fair. the place being defended by nearly the
whole garrison. The total loss on both sides in
Killed and wounded is set down ut 5000. The
French retained the position.
Gen. Pellisser telegraPhs under date OF May
25th, 10 p. NJ, as follows:
To 1ay We have Orcupipl tho line ct llPhcr-
nava. The enemy who were not in force, offer
ed little resistance, and retreated rapidly into
the hll.. We have definitely established our
selves in the works carried on the 22nd and 2:}l.
1t was rumored in Paris that Pellissier attack
&c and routed Liprandi's force; that Canrobert
was wounded, and another General killed. This,
however, is regarded as doubtful.
Lord Raglan telegraphs as follows under date
of MAY %:
We are masters of the Sea of AzoA, without
casualty. Our troops landed at kertsch on Her
Maesty's birth day, the 24th,and the enemy fled
blowing up their Notifications ON both sides of
the Strait and destroy ing their steamers. Some
vessels and fifty guns have fallen into the hands
of the Allies.
ord Raglan further telegraphs TINT on the 9th
General Sir George Brown reached \ enikoe,hav
ing on the previous day destroyed foundry near
Kertsch.where shot and shell and MIME rifle balls
were manufactured.
A despatch from Raglan dated May 30 says
Admiral Lyons announces the destruction by the
enemy Of four Russian war steamers and large
depot, Of corn. An Allied sloop.of war succeed
ed in blowing up a magazine at Ara bat, and
DESTROYED about 100 merchant vessels. Only
one Russian steamship remains in the Sea of
Azof
The French account says--Thr Russians burn
ed thirty or forty transports I'D four steamships
and DESTROYED 100000 sacks OF corn, 100000
sacks foats ana 100000 sacks of flour. Four
teen A HE'D steamers have entered the sea Of Azef
The garrison at Schastopul drew most OF their
supplies from kertSch, and It's capture must there
fore exercise speedy influence on the siege.
THE BALTIC.
1t was reportedat Dantzic on the !3l that Gen
Latenherg had made a movement towards the
opposite coast in the direction of Riga.
TIE AUSTRIAN PRopsTIONs.
1t is reported that the new Austrian propositions
were peremptorily negatiyed by England and
France.
ADDITIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON Sunday morning .-Adyices from Me-
melt" the Goth state that when the steamer l)ri-
Yer was sent into the Baltic ports to serve YES
sells living there with an official notice OF the
blockade, she fund, amongst other American
ships. the samuel Appleton of Boston, which
was also served with warming TO clear out with
in six days. In a day or twoatterwards Will
out crui> sing, the steamer fell in with the Apple
ton. and an officer sent aboard to examine
her papers, which were found perfect in order,
wherenpon the officer demanded to see her bills of
lading. To this the American captain objected, |
and began to make difficulties. The officer how
ever. insisted upon seeing them, when it
turned out that the Appleton had just landed
at a Baltic port 10000 rifles and 10000 revolt |
Vcrs, besides about 500 bales of Gotten
tcnsible part of the cargo. The ship careful |
~ overhauled. but nothing contraband of war
found
Vienna papers publish consular despatch
from Varna, according to which the numbrr of |
Allied troops landed at Kertsch under General |
Brown 10000 The advance on Tieneruaya,
effected the same day, effected by $4,000.
LONDON, Frday.-English funds opened to-
day with further Sigh: reaction, but gradual
recovery took place. and the market closed with
renewed irmness. The decided improvement in
the afternoon is attributable to the satisfactory
accounts of the progress of the Allied squadron in
the sea Of Azoff, coupled with report that the
Grand Duke Constantine had resigned the posi-
ton If Grand Admiral of the Russian Navy, and
that the peace party was in the ascendant at St.
Petersburg.
The Stock ofbuon in the Bank Of England
has increased fll7,O65.
INDIA
Letters from Bombay to the Both of April,
state that an important and powerful expedition,
consisting of 1000 men, and an extensive fleet,
we've ready to proceedto the Prussian Gulf to
commence offensive operations against the Shah
SPAIN.
A despatch from Madrid statates that the
Spanish Cortes had granted the extraordinary
powers granted by the government, by vote OF
l2l against 40.
The Crops at The South, &c.
NEW ORLEANS June 9-The weather has been
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