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Foreign News.

Foreign News.
The steamship 81. Louis, with four days
later news, arrived at New York on Tuesday
evening.
Scarcely had the Atlantic left Liverpool
with the news of the great successes which
had taken place on the part of the Allies
against the Russians, than further intolli-
gencc in reference to their position in the
Sea of Azoff had reached England. From n
dispatch which had been received at the Ad-
miralty from Sir Z. Lyons, at Kcrtch, dated
the 3lst of May, it appears that the squadron
in the Sea of AzoG had appeared before
Gcntchi landed body of scamcn and
Marines and after driving the Russian force
from the place, had destroyed all the depOts
and vessels laden with corn and supplies for
the Russian army. Only one man was
wounded. Since entering the Sea of Azof,
four Russian steamers of war and hro hpH-
drcd and .Iorty vessels employed, in carrying
supplies to the Russian army in the Crimca,
have been destroyed.
The Nonitcur, of the ith inst, publishes
the following dispatch from Gen. pcllissicr
to the Minister of War - Crimca. June |
We have sprung two mines in front of the
flagstaff basion the second explosion did
considerable damage to the enemy. In the
ravinc of Carccning Bay in advance of our
works. our engineers discovered a transverse
line of 2i cubic cases fitted with gun powder,
| each 10 ceutimcters thick in the inside.
placed at equal distances and buried lust be-
meath the sod Each case containing one
iftieth of killogranc of powder. is covered
with "A Eliminating apparatus which would
| explode by the simple pressure Of the foot
| More cases have been taken up by our en-
| glneers.'
Later advices from the Sea Of AzoG state
| that the steam ilotillt of the allies has des-
troycd about 200 vessels and sir millions of
rations of corn and flour destined for the
Russian army at Scbastorol.
The Conferences at Vienna were formally
closed at a late sitting held on the 18th inst
| The Morning Herdd, in tclcgraphic dis
patch dated June %, states that the Allies
| have taken the town Of Strangchi, at the
| mouth of tho Putrid Sea, burnt a month 5
ruuiuus OI Uiiv wtuIe Huoeiuu amy, ami uce-
troyed the shipping. There is little doubt
but this account is the French version Of the
affair at Genitchi.
\ dispatch from Prince Gortschakoif dated
-f
cupied Kcrtch, but have not pushed inwards.
He reports that in consequences of the
measures which he has taken the Allies will
not be- able to cut off the communications of
the Russian army.
The Post Gd>Cfte, of Frankfort, publishes
a dispatch from Odessa to the effect that the
Russians are raising batteries to command the
channel near Gcnitchi, which connects the
Putrid Lake with the Sea of Azofi. Another
dispatch says that Gen. Oushakof had ar
rived at Perckop with his division four in
| iantry regiments, each 5000 strong. Gen.
Grokcnhcilcn had also arrived Mt Pcrckop
with his light cavalry division, the third,
consisting of four regiments, each go strong.
These figures would give Gen. Gortschakoff a
reinforcement of Is 900 men, IA number which
more exact information would probably re
ducc.
Letters from Berlin of the LIST inst, state
| that the successes of the Allies in the Sea of
Azotf have made deep impression there. 1t
is observed that the large proportion OF
cavalry in the Russian army will cause the
stoppagc of supplies from the countries OF
the Don to be felt with peculiar pressure by
the enemy. On the 23d ult,, there were l9C
cases of cholera at st. Petersburg.
News from Kcrtch to the Sd inst, state
that every thing was going ON satisfactorily
Soumk Kali was evacuated by the Russians
on the 2Sth May They burnt the princpa
buildings, abandoned sixty guns and six NOR
tars, having first rendered them unscN ice
able.
The cholera is said to have appeared in tn,
Austrian army at Galicia-
\ letter received from the French CAM
before Sebastopol and dated May %, state
that the Allies were ON the eve of grca
events; everything was prepared. Th" las
arrangements had been made in n counsel o
war at which Generals Canrohcrt, Pclissicr
Bosquet, Lord Raglan, Omar Pacha, Brown
Della Marmora, and Admirals Brust an'
Lyons, were present. All the reinforcement
had come up, making the French arm.
amount to two hundred thousand men.
The Allied fleet in the Baltic have not yc
achieved anything beyond the capture of I
few small coasting crafts. The Russians ar
strengthening their delences on the Balti
coasts.
Tho Austrians are acting with high ham
in the Principalities.
, A letter from Constantinople of the 24t
says - Martial law proclaimed in the Prin
cipalities, and Bucharest in state of siege
, have produced at Constantinople IL mos
painful effect. Count Coronini acts precise
ly as if he was in conquered country
/ 1t is also stated that the Austrian have eS
PEELED French subjects, and new comphca
. | tions are feared.
1t becomes more certain also that Austri
, will maintain neutral position as long a
she can.