Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-06-13
Foreign News.

Foreign News.
The steamer Africa arrived atsdalifax,
ON the 9Th, with one weeks la,er news,
from Europe. y
Theadvices by this, arrival are interest
ing and important.
The Vienna conferences are to be res
opened,
A5secret expedition is preparing in the
,Crimea for some important enterprise.
The siege Of Sebastopol is unchanged,
thesp1ace still remaining imprsguable to
the assaults of the allies.
Gen. Pellissier, the new French COM
Tuanderin chief, contemplates making an
attack on the Russians in open field. .
The motion of wapt of confidence in
the ministry made in the British ParIia-
Sment was unsuccessful: -.
80 The latest intelligence from the Crimea
says that in an engagement before the
Flagstaff Battery the French destroyed
the Russian works. 1F&2
y The Vienna conferences were expected
to have been opened on Monday the 2sth
ult. a. .sla7.
The V1ENNA CONFERENCES TO BE RESINS
Ep.-On the goth of May, Count Buol
had an interview with Lord Westmoreland
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 Aus
frion Doodiotoru DrOOoSo1S thuk RUcCin
and Turkey settle between themselves the
Black Sea-England and France to keep
each two ships lherein-Turkey to under
take not to enter into any treaty with
Russia, unless first submitted to France
and England.
According to the Vienna papers the
conferences would be re-opened. A
meeting would be held on the 26th. with
out the Russian pIeni potentiaries, and an
other on the 29th, at which those func-
tionaries would be present.
Lord Palmerston's explanations in Par
Lament, in regard to this matter, indicate
that the meetings above referred to would
be preliminary only.
AUsrR1A.-An Austrian envoy WAS to
leave Immediately for Frankfort to urge
the immediate mobilization of the German
Federal forces. .
It is reported that Austria sent secret
circulars to all the German Courts, in.
sisting that each shall specify distinctly the
line of conduct they mean to follow.
FROM THE CR1MEA.-General PelissIer'S
appointment to the command of the
French forces proves to be immensely
popular, and operations on great scale
are confidently hoped for soon. 1t was
surmised that Pelissier would make a
bold attempt to cut off Liprandi's army.
1t was said that Omer Pacha had offer.
ed to take and hold SmpheropoI with his
Turkish troops if the French support
his advances.
The secret expedition which was re
called from Eestch is reported to have
again sailed-destinatio unknown.
The recent arrival Of three French di
visions makes the allies forces abou
100000 men--say French troops 100. 900
English $4,000; Turks 10000, and Sar.
DINA II, 900.
SEVERE BATTLE BEFORE SEBAsToPoL.-
General Pelissier telegraPhs under date
of May oath as follows:
A very lively combat against our most
important position lasted all OF last night
but we obtained complete success. The
Russian loss was enormous 2nd ours con
siderable"
The Patrie gives some further inFor,
nation of the affair. The French attack
ed the Russian entrenched camp near the
Quarantine bastion on the night Of rhe
22d, and again on the night Of the 23l
and mrried it by assault.