Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-30
THE NEWS.

The English pi ess admits that hopes Of peace
have fed, and that no assistance can be expec-
ted from Austria, and but little from the rest
of Europe; consequently that France and Eng
land must fight it out. The London Times
publishes an article expressing these views
The Times has also an editorial on behalf OF
the Government, stating that it is impossible
to peruse the official documents of the Vienna
Conference with out seeing that Russia was
never in earnest in her pretended desire for
peace. Some, however, think differently, and
Earl Grey, in the House of Lords, has given
notice of motion for an address TO be
seat TO the Queen, deplorins the failure
of negotiations, and stating as the opinion Of
Parliament, THAI the proposals Of Russia were
such as TO afford fair prospect of concluding
peace, by which al the original oljects OF
the wa might have been gained. and by which
tine Allies might have obtained all the adyan
tages which can he reasonably demanded from
Russia. Miner Gibson made similar mo-
ton il, the House of Commons.
= correspondence from the camp, April q /,
explains TIE difficulties of the siege, but states
confidently that the Allies advance over the
ground bit by bit, and that while :he works SO
advance, there can be no doubt of ultimate
SUCCESS, provided the Russians in the field are
unable to force the Allies to raise the siege
Gen. CaDrobert has announced that when re-
Inducements arrive, lie will enlarge the circle
OF his operations, implying that he will attack
tue Russian field positions. On the 2Sth OF
April, Canrobert writes to the Emperor that
the English army has recovered its health and
efficiency, and is or cordial terms with the
French l.
The latest official adviees from Sebastopol
are to May lGth- On that day, in the morn
ing, the Russians made sortie with large
body eftroops on the Allies right advance
trench, but were driven back Immediately, aRc
a second and similar attempt shared the same
fate. Nothing could be better than the con
duct Of the troops who took part in the affair
The loss Of the enemy was serious.
The following is from the London Standard
4 very extraordinary circumstance, reporte'
from a quarter which precludes any doubt a
tc the truth Of the statement, reaches US b
letters fror, ST. Petersburg. 1t appears tha
fue American trigate built ship recently al
rived ct port in the Baltic.
IL was stated that the vessel had on boar
500 bales cotton, but the correspondent OF on
informant visited the ship and found. in add
ton 10 the above, she had fifty thousand rifie
and FIVE thousand d-reyoiycfs. The Russian
laugh 1T our cruisers, and naturally ask,
John Bull has been asleep to have allowed S
valuable cargo TO have escaped. The Messr:
c., merchants of Boston, were passenger
and, it is supposed, acted as supercargoes.-
We have not been able to ascertain If the vet
sci left America this season, and has cut ne
way through the ice before our Flying Squat
ron could come up with her, or if she reache
one of the lower ports of the Baltic last yea
and lay quiet till the spring. We say no mol
than:.-.What are our Consuls in the Unite
States about, to hare permitted such care
to leave without apprising our Governmel
here Of tie fact" Other letters from St. r.
fersburg state that the vessel has since ie
:or Roea:srorg in naliast-