Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-06-23
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Arrival of the st. Louis.
LATER FROM EUROPE.

New YoRK, June 19, IL, p. M.-The
steamship St. Louis from Havre and South
ampton. reached her wharf at few minutes
before IL o'clock, this evening, bringing Lon
don dates to the 9th instant, and Liverpool
to the 5th instant.
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
Scarcely had the Atlantic left Liverpool
with the news of the great success of the
Allies against the Russians, than further ~
telligence. with reference to their position in
the sea of Azoff, reached England
From despatch which has been received
at the Admiralty, from Sir. f. Lyons, dated
kertsch, May 3lst, it tappears that the squad
ron in the of Azoff had appeared before &C.
vitchi, landed body Of seamen and marines,
and after driving the Russian force from the
place, destroyed oil the depots, and vessels
laden with corn and supplies for the Russian
army. Only one man was wounded.
Since entering the Sea of Azoff, four
steamers of war, and 240 vessels employed in
carrying supplies to the Russian army in the
Crmea, have been destroyed by the Allies
CLOSING OF THE VIENNA CON-
FERENCE.
The conference Mt Vienna were formally
closed at the late sitting, held on the 4th
inst
The Paris noniteur of the 4th inst, furn.
ishes the following despatch from General
Pelssier to the Minister of War
"CRIMEA, June lst.-We have sprung two
mines in front Of the Flag Staff Bastion.
The secoud explosion did considerable dam
age to the enemy. In the ravine of Carcu-
ing Bay, in advance of our works, our engi-
neers discovered transverse line of "a cubic
cases filled with gunpowder, each forty GEN.
timetres thick, glazed at egnal distances, and
buried just beneath the sod, each case con-
tanning one-fftieth of killogramme of pow
del, and covered with Illuminating appara-
tus, which would explode by the silmpe pres
sure OF the foot. Three cases have been
taken by our engineers"
The London Morning Herald, in tele-
graphic despatch dated June I'd, states that
the Allies had taken the town Of Stravychi.
at the mouth of the Putrid Sea- and DESTROY
ed a months rations for the whole Russian
army, and large amount ofshipping.
There is little doubt that this account is
the French version of the affair at Gevitchi.
A despatch from Prince Gortschakoff, da-
ted 29th of May, states that the Allies had
occupied kertch. but had not pushed inland
lie also reports that in consequence Of mea-
sures he has taken, the Allies will not be able
to cut off the communications of the Russian
army.
The Port Gazette, of Frankfort, publishes
a despatch from Odessa, to the effect that the
Russians were raising batteries to command
the channel near Gevitchi, which connects
the Putrid Lake with the Sea of Azoff.
Another despatch says that Gen. Onscha-
koff had arrived at Perekof, with his division
OF four infantry regiments, each 5000 strong
Gen. Gresenheilm had also arrived at
Perekop with his light cavalry division, con-
ssting of four regiments each $50 strong
These figures give Prince Gortschakofr re-
Enforcement Of $4,000 men, a number which
more exact information would reduce.
Letters to Berlin to the Ist inst, state that
the successes Of the Allies had made a deep
impression there.