Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-05-25
One week Later from Europe.


here this evening about 81 o'clock, with Liverpool
dates to May 5th, enc week later than previous ed
vices
Her news, though not decisive, is yet highly i'm
portant.
The cotton market active with sales during the
week of 107, 900 bales at an advance of /.
Wheat had advanced a Cd ; Flour a Is Corn
2s and the market active.
The latest dates from Sebsstopol are TO the 9TH
INST, day preceding the sailing Of The steamer,
received per telegraph. The allies were gaining
ground-all the Russian outworks having been
taken. Sanguinary encounters were frequent, and
the loss on both sides immense. There was
nothing however, in the siege yet to warrant an as
sault and the bombardment had much slacksnsd, not
having produced the result anticipated, indeed the
position of the allies was regarded critical not
withsanding the advantages they had gained.
large number of Russian mortars had been taken with
many prisoners.
The Emperor Napoleon narrowly escaped assas.
sinaton on the evening of the 2sth An Italian fired
two pistols him whilst out on horseback. Personal
revenge was his only object
Lord John Russell, the English Representative in
the Vienna Conference, had reached London on his
return from Viena The French Envoy to the Con-
terance had also returned to Paris
The British budget for the war had passed both
Houses of Parliament with but little opposition.
The King of Prussia at the latest date was quite
i'll with fever, and fears were entertained for
his recovery.
Second Dispatche
The position of the allies was regarded as critical
Although they had made great progress towards the
city, their bombardment had much slackened on the
2Sth SO as not to waste their ammunition.
An immense Russian force reported 10 be con-
Seba.topo said to be 100 600 strong
Daily telegraphlc communication between London
and the Crimea fully established and continued
The Government however, was very
cautious with the news, and made public but very
small portions of that received.
FROM THE CR1MEA-Lord Raglan admits that the
bombardment of Sebastopol had not produced the re-
suit looked for. The list of casualties to the allies
was not heavy.
The general impression in England is that the
siege will be abandoned for the present, and the
whole of Kamesch and Balaklava left to the defence
of few corps, while the main portion of the allies
try penetrate the interior and off the supplies of
and then completely invest the town.
Numerous relntorcements were constantly reach.
ing the allies, and the French of $4,000 men
near Constanthople were expected TO be sent to Bal
akava
Russian official accounts to the oath ult represent
the damage sustained of but little account and all
were actively repaired, while the skirmishes were
generally successful The loss sustained by the gar
rison from the 1lth to 18th ult subalterns and
436 men killed; superior, "a subaltern officers and
1899 men wounded.
The English captured the first Russian rifle pit on
the night of the 18th, after desperate encounter
Col. Graham Egerton, the field officer in command,
was killed.
On the goth an attack was made on the second Rus.
sian rifle pitt which was almost Immediately aban.
doned
According to the statement of the polish deserters
100000 Russians were in the vicinity of Sebastopol
The forts the north side of the harbor have TAX
part in the cannonade carrying shots clear into the
lines of the allies
ENGLAND.-Despatches from the Crimea were reach
British (IOVprnmpnt n a hv toIo
graph but their contents not generally commu-
ncated 10 the public, although nightly questions were
asked in Parliament for information. The Ministers
declared that they should exercise due discretion in
the publication of the news.
Lord John Russell had re-appeared in his seat in
Parliament, and stated the substance of the negota
tions at Vienna, intimang that protocols would be
to Parliament.
The Latest.
Dispatches per telegraph from the Crimea report a
sharp engagement the Mi ght of the Isl of May in
front and left attack which ended in the whole of
the Russian rifle pits being taken together with eight
light mortars and two hundred prisoners The whole
affair a brilliant for the allies.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 2d.-Lord Stratford De Red.
clife has returned to this city.
SEBAsToPoI, May 4.--On Wednesday night ed
inst) the French troops under General Peissier at
tackled the advanced works of the quarantine basteen
and carried them at the point of the bayonet, taking
twelve mortars and establishing themselves in the
positions On the following night the Russians made
soTtie to regain the positions, but after sanguinary
encounter were driven back.
The British Baltic feet had left Reil and the French
feet was about 10 sail from Cherbou-g
An insurrection in Ukraine, Russia Poland, had
broken out and extended to three other governments
Twenty landed propretors, with their wives and fam
iEies had been destroyed.
At St Petersburg every article of consumption was
at famine prices.