Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-29
ARRIVAL OF THE sTEAmsH1Ps ST. LOUIS

ARRTvAL OF THE STEAMSHIPS ST. LOUIS
AND ASIA.
Four Days Later from Europe.
NEw York June 20.--The steamship ST. Louis ar
rived this morning from Havre, via Southampton
She left the latter port on the 9th instant
rhe political intelligence is of an interesting char
acter. f, ,
sitting held on the 4th Instant
From THE SEAT OF WAR.-Scarcely had the At
lantic with the news of the great success OF the al
lies left Liverpool than further intelligence IN refer
ence 10 their position in the of AZoh reached Eng
land From despatch which had been received at
the admiralty from Sir E. Lyon. dated Kertsch, May
81 it appears that the squadron In Inc sea OF Azon
had appeared before Genitch. landed body OF sea-
men and marines and after driving the Russians IRON
the place. DESTROYED the depots and vessels laden with
corn and supplies for the Russian army Only one
man wounded
Since entering the sea of Azof four war steamers
and 240 vessels, employed in conveying supplies to
the Russian army in the Crimea have been destroy
The Paris Dioniteur of the fourth furnishes the
following despatch from Cen Pelissier to the Minis
ter of War
"CR1MEA June I've have sprung two mines in
front of the Flagstaff bastion The second explosion
did considerable damage to the enemy.
% In ravine of Careening bay In advance OF our
works. our engineers discovered traverse line OF "a
cubic filled with gunpowdeT each containing 40
centimetres thick. placed at equal distance apart,
!
one fftieth of kilogranme of powder and was COW
cred with Eliminating apparatus, which would ex-
plode by the simple pressure of the foot These
cases have been taken up by our engineers"
The London Morning Herald, in telegraphlc des-
patch dated June 2, states that the allies had taken
the town Of Srany CHI and burnt months ratons of
the whole Russian army, and destroyed the shIpping
but there is but little doubt that this account is
French version of the affair at Genitchi
despatch from Prince GortschakoH, dated 29th
! III oil bod Oh Kprts
but had pushed into the interior, in consequence
of the measures he had taken to prevent them. The
allies had not been able to cut off the communication
with the Russian army.
| The Gazette of Frankfort publishes despatch
from Odessa to the effect that the Russians we've rails
ing batteries 10 command the channel near Gtnitch,
which connects the Purid lake with the OF AZof.
Another despatch says General Onchakot had arrived
at Perekop. with his division of four regiments of
! infantry, each numbering 5000 strong. Gen. Gro
senheim had also arrived at Perekop, with his dVIs-
ion OF four infantry regiments, each numbering you
strong. These figures we Gortschakoff reinforce
ment of $4,000 men-a number which more exact
information would probably reduce.
1t is observed that the large proportion of cavalry
in the Russian army will cause stoppage of s-r-
plies from the countries of the Don to be felt with
peculiar pressure by the enemy.
The news from Kerlsch to the Sd states that every
thing was going satisfactorily Son Juk Kali was
evacuated by the Russians the 2sth; they burnt
all the principal buildings, and abandoned sixty gurs
and six mortars.
On THE Eve OF GREAT EVENTS. "A letter has w.
rived from the French camp before Sebastopo, dated
May 22d, which states that the allies were on the
eve of great events-that everything prepared
&C. The last arrangements have been made in coun.
Gil, at which General Canrobert Pessier, Bosquet
Lord R 4glan Omar Pacha Brown, Della Marmora
and Admirals Bruat and Lyons, present AL
the reinforcements had come up, making the French
army amount to 100000
i
Caiari ha e been received announcing the death oil
the Bey of Tunis, on the night of June 1st His
successor and cousin, Sdi Mohammed Bey, ascended
the throne without obstacle.
On the 23d uIt. 100 cases of cholera had occurred
AT st. Petersburg
! Both houses of Parliament met the 4th inst
In the House of Lords the newspaper stamp act du
ties bill passed through the committee.
In the House of Commons the adjourned debate on
the conduct and policy of the war was resumed and
after heightened debate, again adj burned
Sir W. Wordsworth denounced the temptations
which had been presented for the conclusion of
Tecreant peace, and contended that the safety well
the glory of the British empire would be perec
by any signs OF cowardice, or a surrender of the
= high principles which constitute the real bond O
union among the scattered elements of English ma
tional grandeur
The London Times received the following despatch
from its Vienna correspondent, dated
"GALATz, June There was great fire las
t ammunition depot but the Austrian garrison wal
succe ,sful in extingushing the fire, but not beor
300 were burnt"
The cholera is said to have appeared in the Aus
tran army in Gallicia.
sim Later from Europe-ArrIval of the Asa-Im
portamt Intelligence from the Seat of War.
HALIFAX, June 2O.-The Cunard steamer Asia ar
rived here this morning. with Liverpool dates to tn
: 9th June
The news by this arrival is again highly exciting
f i The bombardmen of Sebastopol was Iecommence
on the 9th instant.
. On the day the steamer sailed despatch was re
ceived from Lord Rag Ian, dated the day previous
t June 8h at o'clock, P NJ, announcing that, afte
fierce bCmbardmen the French attacked and cal
ried the famous Mamelcn and White Tower batteries
The greatest gallantry displayed on both sides
II and the losses sustained by both the Russians
J. French very great, but no figures given.
n This event caused great buoyancy in public fee
ing in En- gland, and caused slight rise in consols
With the exception of the above there is othe
n news of special Importance
The Cholera n New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, June 18.--The deaths from choler
ct in this city last week only rs, and the disease
. considered at an end
=, Navy Retiring Bonrd-southorn Mall Arrangement
II WASHINGTON, June 2O.-The Navy retiring Boar
IL assembled here today, Commander Shubrck actin
as president The nstructins of the Secretary of tn
Navy presenting the mode of examination recei,
, ed and read. The proceedings conducted wit
closed doors. The Board will be in session six week
nt by limitation.
a The Post Office Department has made an arrang
al by which the Potomac river travelling with Il
!, mails to and from Aqua Creek will be abandone
w after the first of July. By the 1st of September tt
Ill Washington and Alexandria railroad will be con
pleted, when the Southern mail will be conveyed
and from this city by railroad, thus guarding again