Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-06-28
EUROPEAN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.

hRhl hil VI tilC nbths
NEW YORK, June 2oth.-The Asia arrived
with London dates to the 9th She arrived out
on the Cd inst.
Cotton was active, e,wi,h further advance Of
cent.
Consols els
From dispatch, received ut the Admiralty
from Sir Lyons, dated Kertch, May lst, it
appears that the squadron in the Sea oi Azof
had appeard before Geoitchl and landed a
body of seamen and marines, drove the Rus
slams from the place, and destroyed all the
depo,s and vessels filled with corn and sup
plies for the Russian army. Only one man
wounded.
Since entering the Sea Of Azof steamers
and $40 vessels employed in carrying supplies
for the Russian army in the Crmea has been
destroyed by the allies.
The Conference at Vienna formally closed
at a late sitting held on .he 4th.
Gen. Pellisser telegraphs from the Cri-
mea June lst as follows: we have sprung Q
mines in front of the flagstaff bastion' The
Second explosion did considerable dammage
to the enemy
In the ravne o: Careening which lay in ad-
-ance Of our works our engineers discovered
trsas?erse lines Of "a cubic with gunpowder
each a centmetres thick, placed at equal dis
tances and u,ried just beneath soil, each cuse
containing one.f,.,s, of a killogrumme of
powder, and covered with Eliminating appar-
stus, which would explode by the s:mO!c pres
sure Of the foot. These were taken up by ,r
engineers.
A disptch from Gort,enakoff, dated May 90
states that the allies had occupied Kerten
but had not.pushed inland. He says the allis
cannot cut off the communication of the Rus
sian army with the interior.
The Port Gazette, of Frankfort, publishes
dispatch from Odessa to the effect that the
Russians were raising batteries to command
the channel which connects Putno Lake with
the Ssc of Azof.
Another dispatch snys Gen. Onschnkoff had
arrived at Percko with nil division, of regi-
ments, each 5000 strong.
Gen. Grossnheim also arrived with the 9Th
cavalry division, consisting jof regiments,
each 960 strong.
These give Gortschakofr reinforcement,
of 10000 men.
Letters from Berlin dated the Ist, state
that the successes of the allies made deep
impression there.
Letters received from the French camp Of
Sebastopo, dated May ODD, state that the al
lies are on tee eve Of great eve nts. and eve-
-ything is prepared. The last arrangements
had been made in the council war; at which
Gems. Canrobert, Peisier, Bosquet, Lord
Raglan, Omar Pusha, Brown, Della, Marine.
ra, and Admirals Bruat and Lyons were pres
tnt. All the reinforcements had come up,
making the French army amount to 100000
men.
Both houses OF parliament met on the 4th
inst, after the Whitsuntide and Derby races.
In the House of Lords the newspaper stamp
duty bill passed through the committee. In
the House OF Commons it was adjourned, and
the debate on the conduct and policy of the
war was resumed. Mr.. NJ. Gibson consider.
ed the Turkish territory intact and safe, und
condemned the persistence in war which he
described as of indefinite extent and only pur.
sued in for the vain desire of military glory.
Sir w. Molesworth denounced tempt alton
which had been presented for the conclusion
ofa rccreant peace, and contended that the
safety as well as the glory of the BrilishIem-
pire would be periled by any signs of cow
ardice or surrender of ,hc high principles
which constitute the real bond OF union n.
mong the scattered elements of the English
national grandeur.
The crops throughout Great Britain are
very promising.
The Asia left Liverpool on the sth.
The war news was again highly exciting
The bombardment cf Sebastopol was re.
commenced on the 9th.
The day the Asia sailed n dispatch was re-
ceived from Ra glar. dated June s, 7 p. m,
announcing that after fierce bombardment
the French attacked and carried the Name
Ion and White towers.
Great gallantry was displayed on both sides
and the loss en- both sides very great. No
figures given.
This event had given great buoyancy to
public feeling, aud caused slight rise in
consols.
News other that the above had no features
of importance.
The buoyant Feeling in the cotton mar.
ket al the departure Of the st. Louis had sub.
sequently given way and prices underwent a
partial decline, but afterwards recovered. -
Market closed steadily a, previous quotations.
Business of the week about l07, 900 bales.
In breadstufTs no change of moment, cx.
cept in corn, which advanced Is since the de.
psrture of the Atlantic.
b "s'"i'y H'HiJ w sOIHc cases
slight advance.
On the 23d 100 cases Of cholera occurred
ct st. Petersburg.
a telegrsphic dispatch from Cnjhare, an
nounces the death of the Bey of Tuns, on
the LIST OF June. His successor and cousin,
Sid Mehammed Bey has ascended the throne
without trouble.
Letters by the ST. Louis mention that Hor.
ace Greedy had been detained two days in
prison on complaint of sculptor who had
sent work OF art to the New York crystal
palace. The tribunal dismissed the case.
The Asia arrived at |. 80 this morning.
The conferences at Vienna having formal.
ly clos ed at the nstgation of the western
P"wen' negotiations of peace are not likely
TO be renewed, unless Russin shnll nnnlu 10