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FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF laE ATLANTIC.
Erw Yoar. June Is.

OF an exciting character, covering as u does
three distinct successes BY The Allies.
Flrsi BY the last arrival We had brief an
nouncemsnt that the French hsd driven The
Russians from = strong position Of defence be-
fore sesaslopol. This occurred during TIE
nights Of the aad and esd. and was most san
culinary affair. the place being defended BY
rearly the whols garrison. fhe total loss on
both sides, in killed and wounded, s set down
at 5000.
Prince Gortschskolfs account OF ibis rem.
conlre says: Seventeen baltalions Of the eDe.
my, with reserve, attacked our trench Of coun.
ter approach, commanded the day before, in
front Of bastions number and g. The COM
bat was sanguinAry and lasted during the
2. 500 men in driving back the attack.
Pesser telegraph is under date Of May
a5th, 10 P. M, To-day we have occupied the
land Of the Tchemays,--Ths enemy, who are
not in fo.cc, offered little resistance and re-
treated rapidly into the city We have de-
fnitely established ourselves 10 the works car
ried during the nights Of the 92d and esd.
! An armistIce was agreed on for burning the
dead, aud we were able to form an estimate of
the enemy's loss. IL must be about 5000 or
6.0OO killed and Wounded.
The expedition to Ker.ish and Yeinekale has
been attended with complete success the en-
emy fled at the approach Of the Allies they
blew up their powder magazines, destroyed
their batteries, aud burnt their steamers.
Lord Raglan telegraphs as follows.
MAY 27.-The Sea OF Azof was crossed with
out any casualty, and the troops landed at
Kartsh on h.r r,aiaetv's h,rtk A. a.. oa,k
and the enemy fled, blowing up their forti6ca-
tions on both sides of the Straits, and destroy
ing their steamers. Some vessels and so guns
have fallen into the hands Of the Allies.
Raglan further telegraphs, that on the 25,h
Gen. Sir George Brown had reached Yenekale,
having th previous day destroyed foundry
near Kertsh. where shot, shells and Minnie
balls were very numerous. In adVsnce the
French were on the right, The English on the
left, and the Turks in reserve
A dispatch from Raglan Of the 3oth, says
letters from Gen. Brown and Admiral Lyons
Of the 29th. announce the destruction of four
Russian war steamers and large depots of
corn,
The Allies had succeeded in blowing up a
magazine at Arabat, and destroying about 100
Only one Russian war steamer remained in
the Sea Of Azof. -.. --
Five vessels landed with corn had been into
Kertsh, not knowing the place was taken, and
were captured.
The number Of guns found by the Allies ex.
ceeded all---French accounts say the Russians
burnt thirty transports, as well as their four
6ne steamships, and destroyed Sc, 900 saibs Of
corn, t6, 900 do oats, and 100000 do -four.
Fourteen Allied steamers entered Azof.
The garrison Of Sevastopol drew most Of
their supplies from Kertsh Its capture there
fore, must exert speedy influence on the
siege.
Large conveys had entered sevastopol from
the north side and the Russians were working
vigorously on the side erecting an earth work,
&c.
The Allies had completed their fourth paral'
lei, and the British we've moving all their heavy
morters into the advanced parallels.
Two deserters from Sevastopol reported the
garrison very strong. The hot weather was
causing much sickness.
The expected resumption Of the Vienna Con-
ference had not taken place, and it was doubt
fully reported that the new Austrian PROPOSE.
tons were preemptorily negatived by England
and France.
Austrian negotiations have more than ever
ihe view of obtaining for the Cabinet of Vienna
supremacy in Germany.
Count Boul in a Circular to the Austrian
Representatives, states that the German Courts
regard the publication of the Protocols of the
Vienna Conference BY the British Government,
as premature, in consideration that the negotia-
tons for peace could not be regarded as ter
minated
Menschikoff has returned to st. Petersburgh,
and was we'll received by the Emperor.
Seven hundred and forty six Russians were
prisoners in the hands of the English, while
the former have but 1903 privates and one OH
Ger belonging to the British.
Miss Nightingale had been laid up with fe-
yer, but was fast recovering.
Parliament has not been in session during
the past week.
FRANcE.-The exhibition was beginning to
attract more attention, but it still fell short Of
al. expectations. The first three days attained
to thirty thousand visitors. rf
INDIA AND CHINA Details of the Oriental
news had reached England. E
Intelligence from Burmah was encouraging
for prospects of peace. A..
Trade had undergone no material improve
ment.
At Shanghai, on the 9th of February, all
was quiet, the troops having been Withdrawn
towards Canton In the interior matters had
assumed an unfavorable change and the insur-
gents were making such advances asled to the
fear that they might stop the export trade at
Shanghai.
The insurgents along the coast had been at
tacking foreign flags.
A British expedition had destroyed twenty
iunks and most Of their crews, and the remain"
der were killed on shore.
A famine threatened the people OF Canton,
and food riots were apprehended.
A British fleet Of eight vessels was to rem
devious at Japan, and afterwards proceed to
the Russian settlements in the North.
Capt. Adams proceeded home BY this mall
with the ratified Japan treaty.