The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-06-09
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE

| ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
| The Africa arrived at Halifax on Tuesd ay
with Liverpool dates to the 2Gth uit
The advices by this arrival are interesting
and important
The Vienna conference are to be re- open.
ed.
| A secret expedition is preparing in tn,
| Crimca for some important enterprise
| The siege of Scbastopol is unchanged, the
place still remaining impregnable to the as
saults Of the allies.
Gen. Pellissier, the new French comman.
der IN chief, contemplates making an attac,
on the Russians in open field.
| The motion of want of confidence in IN,
ministry made in the British Parliament was
| unsuccessful.
The latest intelligence from the Crimea
says that in an engagement before the Flag
staff Battery the French destroyed the Rus
| sian works.
The Vienna conferences were expected ia
have been s2cncd on Monday the 18th ult.
On the 10th of May, Count Buol had an IN
terNieW with LEdsWestmorcland and Count
Bourgueny, and suggested that the members
Of the late Conference meet again. The
French and English Ministers could not give
any reply, but it was understood that if they
assent, Count Buol, on the part Of Austria.
would again attempt to arrange the third
point.
The Berlin papers report that the Austrian
medlatory proposals are that Russia and Tur-
Key settle between themselves the number of
ships each shall keep in the Black Sea-Eng-
land and France to keep each two ships
therein-Turkey to undertake not to enter
into any treaty with Russia, unless first sub
mitted to France and England.
According to the Vienna papers the confer
enccs would be re-opened. A meeting would
be held on the Goth, without the Russian
plcnipotentiarics, and another on the 2Sth, at
which those iunctionaries would be present.
Lord PalmerstOn's explanations in Parlia-
ment, in regard to this matter. indicate that
the meetings above referred to would be
preliminary only.
An Austrian envoy was to leave Immediately
Tor Frankfort to urge the immediate mobiliza-
ton of the German Federal forces.
1t is reported that Austria sent secret cir
culars to all German Courts, insisting that
each shall specify distinctly the line of con-
duct they mean to follow.
General Pelissicr's appointment to the com
mand OF the French forces proves to be i'm
mensely popular, and operations on great
scale are confidently hoped for soon. 1t
was surmiscd that Pelissier would make n
bold attempt to cut of Liprandi's army.
1t was said that Omer Pacha had offered
TO take and hold Simpheropol with his Tur-
kish troops If the French support his advan-
ces.
The secret expedition which was recalled
from Restsch is reported to have again sailed
unknown.
The recent arrival of three French divis-
ions makes the allies force about 200, 900:
men-ssy French troops 100 600; English 80
600; Turks 10000, and Sardinia II 900
General Pcllisser telegraph under date of
May "a as follows:
ga very lively combat against our most
important position lasted all of astnipht, but
we obtained complete success. The Russian
loss was enormous and ours considerable
The Patrie gives some further information
OF the affair. The French attacked the Rus
sian entrenched camp near the Quarantine
bastion on the night of the 22d, and again
on the night Of the 23d, and carried it by as
saut.
SATURDAY MoRNING.-Ths Moniteur saws n
dispatch from General Pelssicr dated Nav
10Th, yesterday. states that the French occu-
pied the large place d'armie between the cen
ira bastion and the sea shore. The enemy
having suffered enormous losses the prece-
ding day, coded their ground more easily.