The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-06-23
Foreign News.

Toucisu News
The St Louis arrival at New York on the
10th with London dates TO the 9th, and the
Asiaarriyed at Halifax same day with dates
to the 9th. The news from the Crimca is
interesting, showing that TIE allies are on
the eve Of great events. Commercially the
news is unmportont
/ A grand council Of war had been held by
the allied armies, and immense and most
important movements determined upon, but
the details had not been made public.
There is also the important news that the
| Vienna Conference rc-assenbled ON The
18th, aud almost Immediately dissolved,
| leaving the war destinies Of the four powers
TO be arbitrated by the sword alone AT
the meeting the Austrian Minister offered a
new proposition, the nature Of which is not
explained by the Russian Representative. :
This document he wished to transmit to st.
Petersburg, but the Ambassadors of Eng
land and France not being permitted to ac-
ccde to such course, the meeting adjourned
sine die.
The allied successes in the Sea of Azo!f
are confirmed, the additional advantages
gained by them reported The Russians
had abandoned s";cci H ..a.e, ai,er burning
the principal buildings, and leaving behind
them sixty guns and six mor,ars which they
had rendered unscryiccabc
The allied squadron had appeared at Ten.
! itski, and having landed a body of seamcn
and marines, drove the Russians from the
place and destroyed all their food dcpots
and vessels of war. Thus the Russians lost
in four days an immense quantity OF proyis.
ions, and two hundred and forty vessels EN-.
plOycd exclusively in provisioning the troops
in the Crmca with 5000, 900 Of rations dcs.
tined for the garrison of Scvastopo.
There seems 10 be no likelihood of re.
ncwal Of peace negotiations, unless Russia
shall apply to Austria for her good Offices.
Il Is said the Russian Plcnipotcntiaries at
Vienna have got the Austrian propositions
under consideration.
According to the Prussian correspond.
encc Austria considers herself released from
all engagements to the Western Powers, the
latter having refused to Conclude the peace
upon reasonable terms.
Austria still PROCESSES herself the ally of
England and France.
The bombardnent Of Sebastopol was re.
commenced on the 9th, and the day the
steamer sailed a despatch was received from
Raglan dated 6 =. ~, announcing that a
fierce bombardment had taken place The
French attacked and carried the Mamelon
and White towers. The greatest gallantry
was being displayed on both sides The loss
both to Russians and French was very great.
No figure given
This intelligence gave great buoyancy to
the public and caused slight rise in con.
soils.
Beyond this, the news from the Crinca
cansists merely Of the details Of what we al.
ready know. The desperate affair of the
22d Of May was nothing more than sue
ccssful attempt to destroy some very dan.
gerous works erected by the Russians in
front Of their dclences. The allies proposed
to fortiy Tenetski, and to garrison IL with
Turks, but will not hold Kcrtch. Arabut
and Tenctski had not been taken by the al
lies, although they had bombarded one and
destroyed the stores in the other. The en-.
tire Russian force is said TO be concentrated
at Anapi.
In the Baltic, the allied fleet were said to
be close to trOnstadt Admiral Dundas
had made reconnaissance, and found that
new Qualifications had been erected sin &C last
year.
Both Houses OF Parliament met on the
4th. In the Lords the news papcr stamp bill
passed through committee. In the Com
mons, the debate on the conduct and policy
Of the war was resumed, but again adjourn
ed. Sir +. Earrings resolution rcgretting
that the Vienna Conference had not led to
peace, and pledging the country every sup
port in the war was passed.
The King Of Sardinia was expected to
meet the Queen Of England at Paris in
August, and it was also thought the Sultan
would be there.