Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-06-09
FOREIGN NEWS ny the PACIFIC.

The steamship Pacific arrived at New
York on the 30th ult., entirely unannounced.
The Pacific brings 1876 passengers, among
whom are the Hon. r. McLane, U. ). Com
missioner to China.
The intelligence from the Crimea states
the progress of the siege Of Sebastopol to be
almost unchanged, up to the 18th inst.
Piauor (the attempted assassin OF Napo-
leon) has been executed.
General Canrobert has res gned his COM
mand in the Crimea, nominally on account OF
i'll health. lie is succeeded by General Pc
lssier.
Omar Pashas forcs has returned TO Eupa-
torio. ...
Large renforcements for the Allies are
expected to arrive within ten days.
The negotiations between the Western
Powers and Austria are unchanged, and the
relations between Prussia and Austria are
more intimate
Russia notifies the German State Govern
Ynents that the Gar will only hold to the first
two guarantees. on condition that Germany
remains perfectly neutral.
France and England have presented an
ultimatum to Sweden, which Sweden seems
inclined to reject.
The night combat Of the oath April, be-
tween the Russians and tho French, was Il
most desperate affair." The Russians at
tempted to dig new rife pits. and after a
sanguinary conflict, the French partially pre-
vented them. Two hundred French were
reported as hors du combat.
A despatch of May lst says that the ad.
vances are approaching slowly, hut surely.
The latest dates from Sebastopol by mail
are to April 30th. BY telegraph the advices
are to the 10Th inst
Gen. Canrobert has reviewed the entire
French army, and assured them that they
should soon enter Sebastopol. either by the
door or window
Fifteen thousand Turks French and Eng
lish, had been hastily embarked on board Of
all the available ships near Sebastopol for
the expedition in the direction of the Sea oi
Azof. The expedition returned again in a
day or two and were as hastily disembarked.
Gortschakoff telegraps under date Of the
9Th inst, that the Allies were, on that and
the previous day, occupied in augmenting the
batteries and reinforcing the approaches
against the central bastion.
The French Government it is understood,
have received dispatches announcing the fall
of heavy rains which had filed the trenches
with water suspending operations.
Lord Raglan's despatch Of the same day
says that the Russians have constructed new
batteries to the left of the Mamelon tower,
and there is every appearance of the estab-
lishment Of very large camp on the plateau
above the Belbek on the north side.
The Russians made sortic on the night
Of the llth on the advanced works Of the
LEFT. The attack was 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 advances.
Count Coronine. the Austrian Commander
in-chief has proclaimed martial law in the
Principalities.
By a new manifesto the Gar order:
another levy of twelve men for every thou
sand in the seventeen western provinces, tC
be completed by the end of July.
The indications of a more intimate relation
ship between Austria and Prussia are appa
rent, and an armed neutrality is becoming
more and more probable. An Important
conference between the two powers has beer
held
Sweden is said to have ordered an immpdi
ate enrolment of its militia.
The French Baltic feet arrived out ant
the allied fleets were pushing forward.