Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-06-06
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ARRIVAL OF THE PA CIFIC.
Important from Sebas.opol.


New York, May 80.
The steamship Pacific arrived about o'clock.
unannounced, owing TO dense fog. She brings
1875 passengers, among them Hon. r. Mclean
l. ). Commissioner 10 China. The Pacific arrived
out Liverpool the P. NJ the l4th and sailed
about for n. Y the 9th.
The St Louis arrived off Cowes on the 18th.
The siege of Sebasropol makes but little ofany
progress The latest dates by mail to April
3olh, and BY telegraph SO far as published to 18th
OF May.
General Canr ebert reviewed the entire French
army, and assured them that they would soon
enter Sebastopol, either by the door window.
! Symptoms have transpired OF extended opefati>
ons being about 10 commence on the part OF the
Allies.
| a force of $1,000 Turks, French and English,
/ hastily embarked on board of all the available ships
near Sebastopo and stood away for the direction
of the sea OF Azoff They returned in day or
| two, aud as hastily disembarked
! Omar Pasha and his troops making all
speed TO ensconce themselves again in Eupatoria
| The combat on the night of the J4th between
! the Russians and French desperate one.
The Russians attempted TO take rifle pits,
and the French partially prevented them. 200
/ French were placed hors dns combat.
The French managed to push their sappers
considerably forward. and mounted several new
| guns.
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/ slowly though surely.
Lord Raglans dispatch of the same day says
russians had constructed new battery the
left of Menchikof, and there was every appearance
OF the establishment of very large camp the
/ plateau above. Bebeck and on the north side
extremity toward Mackenzie's farm
The Russians made sort,e on the night of the
! lth on the advanced works oil the left but were
repused with considerable loss short truce
was granted on the evening of the 10th to allow
The Russians TO bury their dead IN front of the
Allies advances
Gortchakof telegraphed tLat the Allies on the
! ON anu Oth were engaged IN augmentIng their
batteries and reinforcing their approaches against
] tne Central Bastion
The French Government is understood to have
received dispatches announcing heavy rains and
/ that trenches were full OF water thereby suspen-
/ ding operations.
Count Coronini, Austrian Commander-n~ch;ef
had proclaimed martial law in the Prncipallties
he capltation tax on Christians in Turkey
! IS finally abolished.
! A new manifesto from the Gar orders new
levy OF twelve men in every thousand 10 he
| seventeen western provinces, TO be completed by
| the end of July.
a reconnaissance had ascertained that the Russians
had 10000 Saki.
t dispatch states that Russia will not consider
! herself bound TO abide by the first two points
unless the whole of Germany remains strictly
neutral.
indications ola more intimate relationship bet
Ween Austria and Russia apparent, and an
armed neutrality is becoming more probable -
An impoF'an: conference between representatives
| OF the Two powers has been held.
| he Allies understood 10 have sent an
ullImatum 10 the Swedish Court. and as an
indication that it will be accepted. Sweden is said
( TO have ordered Immediate enrontn ut OF
militia.
The French Baltic fleet had arrived out. and
allied fleet pushing forward
dispatch from CanEobert, May 10th, says:
We continue works before the place.
Various attempts to smoke ont the enemy By
stink pots have perfectly sacceedod
The cholera has almost disappeared
Austria has sent new propositions 10 Paris and
London, and will give her material support to the
! Western Powers, should they accept, and Russia
REJECT ner propositions.
LATEST.
! 0an. Ganrobert has resigned, and is succeeded
| by zen Peiz.er The Moniteur publishes the
! following Canroberts resignation dispatch
i"Aiy 81 altered health no longer allowing me to
contInu, III the chief command, my duty towards
my sovereign and my country compels me 10 ask
You to transfer the command to Gen. Pelizer,
skllliul and experienced soldier beseech the
| Emperor Ia leave me soldiers place as General
OF division.
The Minister of War replies in terms of
! acceptance, and gives Canrobert command OF
the corps Gen, Pelizer.
! The clipper Great Republic has arrived at
| Marseili,es ID embark troops.
! In Parliaia. ent Friday evening Lord panmure
stated the details of certain proposed reforms in
the Army, having th>ir object the consideration
of tn civildepartmens am, ofthe military affairs
/ FRAScE.-1he Universal Exhi billion was opened
IN Pans May l4th, with much form AMI ceremony
| though the array was anything but complete
The Emperor and Empress were present with
/ all officers OF State and some 5000 persons
| Pianori, the would be assassin of the Emneror
was executed at 5 clock in the morning in prison
/ He admitted his guilt, but refused to make anv
developments exclaiming FIRE Ia Reppbiique Just
as the knife fell.