Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-06

had orders ID blow up the OAtteIlee Suo retire
that the grain stores burned by the allies
were mostly private property, and do not ma
terially affect the supply Of the army-inas-
much anticipating such an attack, supplies
were mostly conveyed by land, notwithstsId-
| ing the faculties offered by sea. 20
= The Correspondence relates the horrible afro
cities perpetrated by the French and Turks at
the capture Of Kertsch. A boat expedition is
| rumored to be preparing to enter the river
Don, but the Russians have the entrance de-
Tended by twenty seven gunboats -@
Gen. Adugdnon vice Holman of the Cossacks
of the Don has issued an address for their gen.
eral enrolment as militia.
ASIA.
The Russian forces have advanced and en-
camped near the Redoubt Kale. The Turks
| have evacuated Batoum and Chovouk Su.
| Rassif Pacha has advanced with his staff to
| Kars. A dispatch from Varna, dated June
| 18th, which was retained on the way, says the
| Russians had made an unsuccessful attack on
Kars, and it was reported that they had reta'
| ken Anapa.
| The Austrian Commander has proclaimed
martial law in Moldavia, but the Nfoldavian
authorities refuse to promulgate the order un-
less authorized by the Sultan.
Constantine Balshe, son of the reigning
prince, was killed at Jassay in a duel by the
! Austrian Major Saltberg. The affair had
caused considerable sensation in the principal
! tiles.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Prince Gortschakoff is appointed resident
Minister at Vienna; NJ Titoff to Wurtemberg;
and M. Fontem to Hanover.
Russian influence is very active even in the
| smallest German Courts.
The Journal of st. Petersburg publishes the
| semi-oficial discussion on Count WalemskiS
| French Circular of May ODD
The Journal also semi-oficially says that
| - l. a,1
| willing, inasmuch as the 4th point is morally
although not formally settled, and tho other
points, namely; the navigation of the Danube
and the evacuation of the Principalities are
also settled-leaving only the Vienna third
point to be arranged.
All the camps are healthy excepting that at
Balaklava, where cholera prevails. The Sar-
| dinians are suffering, and Gen. Marmora, the
| younger, is dead.
Hail Pacha remains in Office.
national monument is to be erected to the
English dead at Scutari
GREAT BRITAIN.
The steamer Herman carried out intelligence
| of the presentation to Parliament of the re-
port of Roebuck's committee. The report
merely admits that the sufferings Of the army
| have been aggravated by incOmpetency at
home. Since then there has been considera-
BILE excitement created by Mr.. Roebuck's rec
port being overruled by the other members OF
committee, they having given notice of a vote
| of censuTe On the Government, SO wOrded as to
! embrace the grievances of all sections of the
opposition-namely, that Parliament deeply
lamenting the suffering Of the army during
the winter campaign in the Crimea, and coin
Gliding with the report Of the SebaStopOl COM
mittee that the conduct of the administration
! was the chief cause Of the calamities, hereby
visits with its severest repreh ensiOn every mem
! Der of the Cabinet, which led to the cause of
such disastrous results.
! The debate on administrative reform after
repeated adjournments has ended in the unan-
| imOus passing of Sir Bulwer Lytton's resolu-
ton, that the House of Commons recommends
| to the earliest attention of Ministers the ne
! cessity of a careful revision of the yarious Of
! fetal establishments, with view to simplify
! and facilitate the transaction OF public bust
ness, and by instituting judicious tests Of mer-
| it, rs well as by removing distractions to its
! fair promotion, and by legitimate rewards to
secure to the service of the State the largest
! valuable proportion of the energy and intelli-
| gence for which the people of the country are
distinguished.
! Sir John Paul, VIM. Strachan, and Robert
| ". Bates, partners of the Banking House of
! Strachan Paul & Co, London, have been ar
! rested on the charge of disposing Of the Secur-
tiles entrusted to their charge.
! Mr. Buchanan received the degree of Doctor
! Of Canon Law from the University of Oxford
( as also did Chief Justice Robinson, Of Canada
! Sir Charles Lyell. Alfred Tennyson, Delacy
| Evans, Monckton Miles, etc.
! The Admiralty have awarded SIC, 900 to the
salvors of the ship James Cheston.
FRANCE
! The Senate and Legislature are convoked
| for July I'd, to negotiate a new loan of hun
dred or hundred and fifty million dollars.
| Louis Napoleon has been ill for two days
| but has recovered
| The French funds fell two per cent on the
announcement Of his illness.
The Countess Of Lavalette died at Paris on
the 18th
/ Nineteen Hussars were court martialed at
Rowen lately for mutiny, and two are sem
fenced to be shot.
! SPAIN.
! The disturbances at Santiago had been sup
! pressed. We have no reliable statement re-
! speeding the progress Of the Carlist insurrec-
! ton. Russia is suspected as the instigator
| Mr.. Dodge had had his first interview with
the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, and friendly
remarks were exchanged
Lord Howden left Madrid on the 2lst
HOLLAND.
Extra estimates are voted for the re-organi-
cation of the army.
SWITZERLAND.
/ The opening of the Federal Assembly is fixed
| AOi tue ~ VI y uly
ITALY.
The Marquis of Azcglio has been sent on a
! special mission from Sardinia to London.
, AUSTRIA
! The Austrian army is being disbanded The
reduction is great and rapid.
! An Austrian dispatch, dated the 18th, pro-
poses to Prussia that Prussia and Austria should
come to an understanding as to a common
course of conduct to be adopted by the two
Powers in their communications in the Diet of
| Frankfort
! LATEST NEWS
! MARsKILLEs, Friday Night The English
steamer Astroloque has arrived, bringing news
from ConstantinOple to the 10th of June
lhere has been slight engagement at Eupa-
tOria since the 18th of June The Russians
attacked unnecessarily the batteries of the
besiegers. The general loss in the taking Of
the Mamelon and the quaries is 1000 men