Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-30
Foreign news.

The public have finally concluded that the
war mustsbe protracted one, and with
out hope Of assistance from Austria.
The Allies have gained partial success
es before Sebastopvl, but nothing decisive
has transrired. Sc
Severalsextensive failures were spoken
of privately ht%Liverpool ON the day The
steamer sailed, but the names had not
transpired.
PRESENT ASPECT OF THE WAR.-The En-
giish press admits that all hopes Of peace
have fled, and that no assiStancescan be
5expecled from Austria, and but little from
the rest Of Europe-consequenlly France
and England must be prepared TO fgM IL
OW.
The London Times publishes an article
expressing these views. The same paper
also has an editorial in behalf ofsthe gov
eminent, stating that it is impossible 10
peruse the ofticla! documents Of the Wen
ma conference without seeingthat Russia
never was in earnest in her pretended de-
sire for peace.
Earl Grey, in the House Of Lords. gave
notice of a motion that an address be sent
to the Que en- ,fdeploring the failure OF the
peace negotiations atVenna, and setting
forth as the opinion OF Parliament, the
belief that the proposals OF Russi" were
! never such as TO afford fair prospect OF
concluding a peace.
| The DIFFICULTIES OF THE SIEGE.-C Or>
reSpOndence from the allied camp up 10
the 9th OF April explains the Difficult, les
Of The siege and states confidently that tn =
allies are advancing their acquisition OF
the ground bit by bit, and while their
works SO advance, theIe can be no doubt
Of Ultimate success, provided the Russians
in the field should be unable 10 force the
allies to raise the siege.
! Marshal Canrobert had announced that
W hen rcinfOIccmc nts arrived, he could en-
large the circle OF operations.
The latest official adyices from S. bas-
topo, dated May 10Th. state that on that
morning the Russians made Il sOrlie with
II large body of troops Oh the allie 8 right.
The French drove item back immediate
| Iy, and second aud similar attempt
shared the same fate. The Russians met
with serl, US loss.
Gen. Manora had ar. ived at the Crimea
with 1000 Sandman troops.
OPERATIONS IN TIE BALrGc.-The En-.
glish portion Of the Baltic fleet was work
ing up towards the Island Of Cortland as
far as Lhc ice would permit.
1t is said that France has asked permits
sion to establish French camp on the
Swedish territory, and if this is refused /,
the allies will tLcn take possession OF
Bomarsund and fOrtfy that place. Three
ships left England on the lOlh to blockade
the Whi'e sea.
AMERICAN RIFLES IN RUss1A.--The fol
loving is from The London Standard:
IA very extraordinary cilcum, lance is
reported from quarter which prccludeS
any doubt as to the truth OF The statement.
IL reaches us Y letters from ST. Peters
burg. 1t appears that Il tue American
| lrisnte- built ship recently arrived at II
port in the Baltic, where it was stated that
the vessel had on board eight bales of cot
ton, but the correspondent OF our informs
ant visited the ship, and found that in adj
dii ion to his car o, she had on board So
600 rifles and five thousand revolvers.-
! The MG$Srs. D., merchants of Boston,
were passengers on board the vessel.
| he Standard asks, 'what are our con-
suls in the United States about to have
permitted such " cargo to leave without
apPrlslng the government here Of the
! fact ."
AUSTRIAN AND RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY
Symptoms increase that the Austrian and
! Russian cabinets are attempting 10 effect
gen-ral accord among the German
Sta,cS. Tie editors of the semi official
journals have united TO lavOr the move-
mrnt.
ENGLAxD.-AlI the documents in re-
gard 10 the Vienna conference have b. en-
laid before Parliament.
These documents, ex'ending over 80
pages, have been partially republished in
the English newspapers and excited much
interest.
Lord Pnlmerston evaded answering the
question whether the conference was not
! finally broken off, but it is said that as the
, accredited representatives. of all the pow
crS. Russia included, continue TO reside at
| Vienna, the elements Of the conference
permanently exist, should Prussia, or
Austria on behalf Of Russia, make at any
time proposals offering prospect Of a set
tiemcnt.
The cmi9rant ship John, from Ply
mouth ior Quebec. has been wrecked and
Il hunter OF lives lost.
FRANCE Bruyn de L'hNys, the French
I NJ mister Of Foreign Affairs. has resigned
from an unwllllngness to protract the war.
Count Walcmski. the French Ambassa-
dor at London, has been appointed his
successor
Pi"nori, who attempted to assassina:e
the Emperor. ha' been condemned to
death.
The project OF new loan of seven mil
lion francs is under consideration by the
Council of State.
The police report that they have dis
covered vast plot, with rami6cations
throughout Europe, to promote insurrec-