Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-31
SEVEN DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIHAL or THE PAc1FTc.


New York, May Steamship Pacific ar
rived here this morning at o'clock, unan-
nounced, owing to the dense fog or smoke in
the harbor. Her news is to the 18th inst.
An expedition of 10, 900 allies had embark
ed at kameisch and put to sea in the direction
of Azoi, but returned without landing. No
details known.
Omer Paeha's force has returned to Eupa-
torla. Large English and French reinforce
ments were expected within ten days.
Negotiations between Austria and the West
ern powers remained unchanged, but between
Prussia and Austria are more intimate.
Russia notifies the German State govern
ments that the Gar will only hold to the two
hrst guarantees on condition of the perfect
neutrality Of Germany.
France and England had presented an III.
timatum, which Sweden seemed inclined to
reject
The French Exhibition was opened. The
ceremony was rather dull.
Pianori was executed.
General Caurobert has resigned, nominally
from ill-health, and is succeeded by Gen. Pei
Issier.
The WAR; Symptoms have TRANSFERRED of
extended operations being about be COM
menced on the part of the Allies.
Omer Pacha and his troops were making
all speed to ensconce themselves in Eupato.
ria.
The combat on the night OF the oath, be-
tween the Russians and French, was desper-
ate affair. The Russians attempted to dig new
rifle pits, and the French partially prevented
them. 1900 French were placed hors da com
bat! The French managed to push their sap
considerably forward and mounted several new
guns.
a despatch of May LIST says the advances
are approaching surely though slowly.
A despatch from Lord Raglan on the same
day, says the Russians had Constructed a new
battery on the left of the Mamelon. and there
was every appearance of the establishment of
a very large camp on the Plateau above the
Belbek, on the north side extending to ards
Mackenze's farm.
The Russians made sortie OH The night of
the 18th, OIL the advanced works of the lett
attack, but were Immediately repulsed with
considerable loss.
A short truce was granted Oh the evening
of the 10th to allow the Russians to bury their
dead in front OF the Allies advance.
GorschakoF telegraphS that the Allies on
the 9TH were occupied in augmenting their
batteries, and reinforcing their approaches
against the Central Baston.
The French Government is understood to
have received dispatches, announcing heavy
rains, and that the trenches were full of wat
er, thereby suspending operations.
Count Caronini. the Austrian Commander
in Chief had proclaimed martial law IN the
Ptincipaates.
The capitaton tax OH Christians in Turkey
is finally abolished.
a new manifesto from the Gar orders
another levy oftwelve men in every thousand
in the Western provinces, to be completed by
the end 1fjuly.
A recomnaisanee has escertained that the
Russians lave %, 900 men at Laki near Eu-
patoria.
The French Baltic squadron had arrived
out, and the allied ileet was pushing forward.
The Moniteur publishes the following as
General Ganrobert's resignation dispatch =
!" My shattered health no longer allowing me
to continue in the chief command, my duty
towards my sovereign and my country com.
pels me to ask you to transfer the command
to General Pelssier, q skillful and experience
ed leader. The army which l leave him is in
tact, Injured to war, and full of ardor and con-
fdence. beseech the Emperor to leave me
a soldiers place as a general of division. The
Minister of War replies III terms ofacceptance,
and gives General Canrobert the command Of
the corps Of eneral Pelissier.
A despatch from General Canrobert, dated
May 10Th, says: ''We continue our works
before the place. Various attempts to smoke
out the enemy by "Camponets" or stinkpots
have perfectly succeeded. Our troops con-
tinue in excellent spirits, and are full Of ardor
and confidence.
VIENNA, Friday evening. Things have I'M
dergone a change. New Austrian PROPOSE.
tons were yesterday forwarded to London aud
Paris. 1t is said Austria viii give her mater
inl support to the Western Powers, should
they accept, and Russia reject the proposition.
VARNA, May l7.-There is heavy firing
every night at Sebastopol.
The expedition to Kerlsch has not been re-
newed.
Three divisions of the French army have
Lett Maslak for the Crimea.
The cholera has almost disappeared.
BERLIN, Friday. Eight Russian merchant
men have been captured off Dunamunde.
At Revel flag of truce was flying cause
not known.
LONDON, Saturday morning. Quiet had
been restored in the Ukraine