Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-07-11
The advices from Pelissier to the French

The adyices from Pelissier to the French
government are to the same effect.
Private accounts published in the London
Standard say that the loss of the British of
fcers in killed and wounded amounts to no
less than seventy. Among them are Gen Sir
j. Campbell. Col Yea and Col. Shadforth.
The greatest portion of the loss was expert
enced in ravine where powerful and un-
expected battery was opened on the troops.
The allies lost terribly, the Russians spiDging
mine, and during the confusion they recap
tured the Mamelon tower.
| A despatch from Bucharest via Vienna
confirms that an expedition has undertaken
against Herekoh.
The Russian account of the successes of
the allies in the sea of Azof is published.
Gortschakoff confesses the successes claimed
by tie allies, but says that the operations
against the sea of Azof were expected; the
| stores of grain destroyed were private proper
/ ty, and not intended for the use of the Rus
sian army.
The correspondence relates the horrible
atrocities perpetrated by the French and Turks
at the capture of Kertsch.
A despatch from Varna dated June 17.h,
which was retarded on the way, says the Rus
slams had made unsuccessful attack on kars,
and reported that they had retaken Anapa.
The Austrian Commander has proclaimed
NATAL law in Moldavia, but the Moldavian
authorities refuse to promulgate the order un-
less authorized by the Sultan.
/ Constantine Balse, son of the reigning
Prince, was killed at Jassy in duel, by the
Austrian Major Stalberg. The affair had
caused considerable sensation in the Princi-
palities.
y II I'll l1.k
/ at Haugo, causes much excitement in England.
The unprejudiced supposition is that the Rus
slams supposed the boat was taking soundings,
as recently was done at Kertsch The Rus
sian account in the Invalid Russ, says that six
| were killed, and the remainder prisoners.
AUSTRIA.
The Russian influence is very active, and
/ even in the smallest German courts.
The Journal of st. Petersburg publishes
! the semi-offcial discussion on Count Walewas-
| ki's French circular of 23d The Journal
also, semi-oficialy says. that peace is possible,
if France and England are willing, inasmuch
as the fourth point is morally although not
formally settled, and the other points, name
ly: the navigation of the Danube and the
evacuation of the Principalities. are also set
tied, leaving only the Vienna third point to be
arranged.
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and the reduction is great and rapid.
/ GREAT BRITAIN.
The steamer Hermann carried out intelli-
gence Of the presentation to Parliament, of
the report of Roebucks committee. The re-
port merely admits that the sufferings of the
army have been aggravated by incompetency
] at home Since then there has been consid-
able excitement created by Mr.. Roebuck, in
consequences of his report being overruled by
the other members of the committee, they
having given notice of vote of censure on
the government, SO worded as to embrace the
grievances of all sections of the opposition.
/ The debate on administrative reform after
| repeated dadjournments ended in tho unanimous
passing of Sir Bulwer Lyton's resolution, that
the House of Commons recommends to the
earliest attention of the ministers the necessi-
| ty of careful revision of the various official
establishments.
! Mr.. Buchanan has received the degree of
Doctor of Canon Law from the University of
Oxford, as also did Chief Justice Robinson,
of Canada, Sir Charles Lyell, Alfred Tenny-
| son, &C.
The Admiralty have awarded e16. 900 ster-
ling to the salvors of the ship James Cheston.
! FRANCE
| The Senate and Legislature are convoked
for July I'd. to negotiate a new loan of one
hundred or one hundred and fifty millions of
dollars
| Louis Napoleon has been i'll for two days,
| but has recovered The French funds fell 2
per cent, on the announcement of hls illness.
SPAIN.
The disturbances at Sandago have been
| suppressed We have no reliable statement
respecting the Carlist insurgeHt insurrection.
Russia is suspected as the instigator-
Mr. Dodge had his first interview with the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and friendly re-
marks were exchanged.
DENMARK.
The Danish Diet is dissolved.
Deluce forbids enlstments for foreign SER
vice under penalty of eight years imprison-
ment
LATEST NEws.-Marseilles. Friday night
The English steamer Astroloque has arrived,
bringing news from Constantinople to the
18th of June.
There has been a slight engagement at Eu-
patoria since the 18th June.
The Russians attacked, unsuccessfully, the
batteries of the besiegers.
The general loss in the taking Of Mamelon
and the quarries is 1000 men.
Wheat is declining at Marseilles.