The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-01
Later from the Crimea.

Later from the Crimea.i
New YoRx, May 80.
The steamer Pacific, with advices from
Liverpool and London, to Saturday, the 18th
inst, has arrived at this port. -,
coMMERoIAb INTELLIGENCE.
The weather throughout England being
very favorable for the growing crops, and fol
agricultural purposes generally, the market
for breadstufs at Liverpool remained very
dull, without any important change in prices
however.
The Provision market at Liverpool, has as
sumed firmer tone, and prices had q decided
upward tendency, and on Pork and Bacon
an advance had been established. Lard was
dull and had declined, the market closing
dull at 49s. Naval stores were also lower.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Advcies from the Crimaa BY this arrival,
are not of special interest. Affairs at Sc.
bastcpol remained without change, 90 far %
the public are advised.
An expedition of $4,000 men of the allied
armies embarked on the 18th inst, and put
to sea in the direction Of the Sea of Azoi, but
returned without landing. No details of the
object Of the expedition are known.
Omar Pasha's forces had returned to Eu.
patoria.
Large reinforcements to the allies were ex-
pected within ten days from the l2th. Moth.
ing new in the diplomacy between Austria
and the Western Powers; but between
Prussia and Austria the relations were be-
coming more intimate.
Russia had notified the German govern.
ments, that the Gar will only hold to the
first two guarantees of the treaty with them.
on condition Of strict neutrality of the con.
federation.
France and England have presented an
ultimatum to Sweden, which she seems in.
clined to reject.
The French Exhibition had been formally
opened, but the ceremony was rather dull.
shoot Louis Napoleon, had been executed.
Canrobert, the French General in com.
mand in the Crimea, had resigned. said to
be in consequence of bad health; bis sue.
cessor is Gen. Pelisson.
The Pacific brings l35 passengers, anon g
them is the Hon. r.. N. M'Lean, the u. 8.
Commissioner to China.
The Pacific arrived out at Liverpool on
the afternoon of the 18th, and the st. Louis
at Cowes on the 18th.
The latest sdvices from the Crimea, BY
mail, are to the 30th ult, and BY telegraph
to the 18th inst. Canrobert reviewed the
entire French army in the Crimea, and a.
sured them that they would soon enter Sc
bastopol, either by door or window.
The combat between the Russians and
French, on the night Of the Gath OF A pril,
was a desperate affair; the Russians attempt
ed to dig new rifle pits, which the French
attempted to prevent and partially succeed
ed, but two hundred Of the French were
killed or wounded. A dispatch dated May
Let says the advances were making surely
though slowly.
A dispatch from Lord Raglan Of the same
date, says the Russians had constructed a
new battery to the left of the Mamelon tow.
er, and showed every appearance Of estab-
fishing q very large camp on the plateau,
above Balbeck, on the North side.
The Russians made a sortie on the night
Of the 18th. on the advanced works of the
left attack. but were Immediately repulsed,
with considerable loss.
A short truce was granted on the evening
of the 10th, to allow the Russians to bury
their dead in front Of the allies advance
works.
Gortschakoff telegrsphs to his govern
ment, under date of the 5th and 9Th, that
the allies had occupied new batteries, and re-
inforced their approaches against the Cen.
trail Bastion.
The French government had received dis
patches announcing that heavy rains had
fallen, and that the trenches were full OF
water, suspending operations.
Count Geronimo, the Austrian commander
in.caief, had proclaimed martial law in the
principalities.
A new manifesto OF the Gar orders new
levy Of twelve men In each thousand in sew.
enteen of the Western provinces of the en-
pire, which 10 to be completed by the end Of
July.
An armed neutrality on the part of Aus
tria and Prussia was becoming more and
more probable, including the smaller German
States. An importnt conference between the
Representatives Of Austria and Prussia had
been held.
Sweden had ordered an immediate enroll.
ment of her militia.
The French squadron had arrived in the
Baltic and the allied feet was pushing for
ward.
The Paris Moniteur publishes the follow
| ing letter Of resignation Of Canrobert:
sMy shattered health. no longer allowing
me to continue chief IN command. my duty
towards my sovereign and country compel
me to ask the Emperor to transfer the COM
mand to Gen. Pelisson, a skillful and expert.
enced leader, and the army which l leave
him is intact, Injured to hardships, and full OF
order and confidence; but beseech the EN-
peror to leave me q soldiers place, BY ap-