Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-10
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
IMP TANT FROM sEBAsTOPOL


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| NEW YoRK, June %.
The mail steamer Baltic, from Liverpool on tn
18th inst, has arrived. She brings dates of Eu
ropean news one week later than the Asia.
The news is quite important both as con6rmin!
the latest accounts received by the Asia, and an
nouncing still further successes BY the Allies.
The combat before the Mamellon tower was OBJ
stinate and sanguinary in character. 1t is an
| nounced that 5000 men were put hors du combat
that the French from their new position can reacl
the feet in the harbor of Sebastopol. Additions
and important successes are therefore conidentl,
looked for.
In the sea of Azoff the allied feet attacked arc
destroyed the stores at Taganrog, the great en-.
| trepot Of Don and Volgo.
boat expedition is fitting out at Portsmouth
to be conveyed to shallow water Destination sup.
posed to be Perekop.
The Russians have evacuated Anapa and the
French troops have been recalled from Kertch.
The Russians are about to build Railroad
| through the Isthmus Perekop.
The victory Of Egypt is enrolling 5000 blacks
in Soudan.
It is stated that the Austrian army will be .e-
duced to 100000 men.
Accounts from Sebastopol represent the garri-
son wasting away by disease and desponding, and
private advioes from Kertsch give fearful state
ments of sickness and suffering among the Rus
SLAMS.
The Russians have secured a communication
with the Crimea by means of line of boats. It
is stated that the Russians have evacuated all
their Circassian territory.
Strachan, Paul Go. of London, and Ha.ford
& Co. of London, navy agents, have failed, the
former for half million sterling.
Ex-President Fillmore is quite q lion. He was
presented to the Queen.
Parliament was discussing the decimal curren-
m bad hDo
FRAxcE.-It is officially announced that the
Empress is encientc.
ST.. PErERsBURoH.-The Grand Duke Constan-
tine has been appointed Regent of Russia in the
event of Alexandcr's death.
SPAIS.-The earliest insurrection was uncheck-
ed.
LIVERPOOL MARKET. Jnne l6-Cotton closed
at unchanged prices and dull. Sales of the
week, $4,000 bales. Spectators took 400 mid
ding at 63 3 4.
Indian corn declined one shilling. Flour and
wheat also declined.
Provisions quiet. Consols l-2.
ADDITIONAL BY THE BALrIc.-The following Of
fetal dispatches from Pelissier, give account of
operations before Sebastopol June IS; 4
P. N. Our signals given and an hour afterwards
our flags foated over Mamcon fort, and two re-
doubts of the bay. The artillery of the enemy
fell into our hands. We have taken 400 prison.
ers. Our leglOns occupy the conquered works
this side. Our allies with their usual resolution,
carried the works in the quarry and established
themselves there. All the troops showed the most
admirable courage, devotion, and intrepidity
June 10. The conquest of June was more ad-
vantageouS to US than at first announced. 1t
placed in our hands SOP prisoners, of which num-
Der 20 are officers, and 73 pieces Of cannon. June
ll---Wc arc congratulating ourselves on the new
works. We have been able to fire with the Rus
sian mortnrs on their own ships which have gone
still further over. The fortress of Anapa was
occupied pv the Clrcassans. The heat was ex-
cessive in the Camp. Gen. Pelissier was forming
a depot on the Tchernaya. Accounts from Varna
mention the rumor that preparations for an ex-
petition against Perekop were being made.
Prince Gortchckof telcgraphs to st. Peters
burg on the P. NJ. Of June 9Th thus: ss After two
days of heavy bombardment the French divisions
attacked the redoubts last night and occupied
the Kamschatka, Selinglingski and Bithynia and
battery between Selngingski and basion No. l.
Orr troops took the Kamschatka redoubt. but
the French poured 10 their first reserve and took
it over once more. We finally regained mastery
of that battery, the French holding Judgement
whence we hope to drive them. Our soldiers
fought adu.iFa0ly: in proof of which may state
that the enern:'s loss exceeded ours. He has lost
$500 men, ana we have 275 men and officers priso-
negs, as well rs two French cannon.''
Mr.. Fillmore WAS presented to Queen Victoria
by the Earl Of Clarendon at an audience and SUBJ
seqnen,ly in the royal drawing room. Mr.. Bu-
chanan and Mr.. Fillmore afterwards dined with
the Queen.
Miss Nightingale is on her way to England
She is convalescent from the attack of fever, but
was RECOMMENDED to recruit her strength at home
for season.
Tho fine state of the weather had had a ten
dency to depress the markets. Wheat quoted at
Sd per 20 lbs. Flour 2s per sack lower, but few
sales.