Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-01
Ca. week La1er from Europe.

The news from Sebastopol is brief The public
have fralIy concluded that the war must be pro-
tracted eRs, and without hope OF assistance from
Austria
The Allies have gained partial successes before
Sebastopol, but nothing decisive has transpirei.
Several extensive failures were spoken of private
" at Liverpool the day the steamer sailed, but the
names had not transpirrd
PREsENr ASPECT OF THE WAR-The English press
admits that all hopes of peace have fled, and that no
assistance can be expected from Austria, and but
little from the rest of Europe-consequently France
and England must be prepared to fight 1t out
TIE London Times publishes an article expressng
these views The same paper also has an editorial
in behalf of the government stating that is mpcs-
sible to peruse the official documents OF the Vienna
conference without seeing that Russia never was IN
earnest in her pretended desire Tor peace.
Earl Grey, in the House of Lords gave notice OF
motion that an address be sent to the Queen deplor
ing the failure of the peace negotiations at Vienna
and setting fort' as the opinion of Parliament, the
belief that the proposals of Russia were never such
as to afford fair prospect OF concluding peace.
THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE s1EGE.-Correspondenc
from the allied camp up the 9th of April explains
the difficulties of the siege and states confidently that
the allies advancing their acquisition OF the
ground bit by bit, and while their works advance
there can be no doubt of ultimate success, provided
the Russians in the field should be unable to force the
allies to raise the siege.
Marshal Canrobert had announced that when rein
forcements arrived he would enlarge the circle of OPP
eratiOns.
The latest official advices from Sebastopol, dated
May 10th, state that that morning the Russians
made Sortie with large body of troops on the al
lies right The French drove them back immediate
w. and second and similar attempt shared the same
fate. The Russians met with serious loss.
General Manora had arrived at the Crimea with
1000 Sandman troops
OPERATIONS IN THE BALTIC The English portion
of the Baltic fleet was working up towards the Island
of Gothand as far the ice would permit.
1t is said that France has asked permission to es
labsh French camp on the Swedish territory, and
if this is refused the allies will then take possession Of
Bomarsund and fortify that place. Three ships left
England the 10Th to blockade the White sea.
AMERICAN RIFLES IN RUss1A-The following is
! from the London Standard
"a very extraordinary circumstance is reported
from a quarter which precludes any doubt to the
truth of the statement 1t reaches US by letters from
ST. Petersburg 1t appears that fine American rl-
gate built ship recently arrived al port in the Bal
tic, where it stated that the vessel had On board
eight bales of cotton but the correspondent of our
informant visited the ship, and found that in addi-
ton to this cargo, she had board $4,000 rifles and
| FIVE thousand reviewers The Messrs. D., merchants
of Boston, passengers on board the vessel"
The Standard asks, g What consOls III
the United States about to have permitted such
go to leave without apprsing the government here
of the fact"
AUSTRIAN AND RUSSIAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Increase that the Austrian and Russian cabinets are
attempting to effect general accord among the Ger
man States. The editors of the semi official journals
have united TO favor the movement.
! ENGLAND.-All the documents in regard to the vi
emma conference have been laid before Parliament.
These documents exter ding over 90 pages have
been partially republished in the English newspapers
and excited much interest.
Lord PalmeIslOn evaded answering the question
whether the conference not finally broken off
but is said that the accredited representative of
all the powers, Russia included continue to reside at
Vienna, the elements Of the conference pei manenty
exist, should Prussia Austria on behalf of Russia
make at any time proposals offering prospect of a
settlement
The emigrant ship john from Plymouth for Que
bee, has been wrecked and humble, of lives lost.
FRANCE Druyn de Lhuys, the French Minister
of Foreign Affairs has resigned from unwilling
ness to protract the war. Count WaIemski. the
French Ambassador at London, has been appointed
his successor.
Pianori, who attempted to assassnate the Emperor
has been condemned to death.
The project of Il new loan Of seven million francs
is under consideration by the Council of State The
police report that they have discovered a vast plot
with ramifcations throughout Europe, to promote in
surrection and hence PianOr's execution will bt
postponed in order trace his connection Herewith
On the day the attempt mad lie it freely stated
various cities of Italy, Spain and Germany, thai
t Napoleon dead, and that Paris was in state o
Instruction
TURKEY.-Redschid Pacha has been superseded a
Nizen by Mahomet Pacha.
SPAIN.-In the cortes, the 3D. Senior Avecilla de
clared, in the name of the democratic party, that i
never entered into any negotiations with Mr.. Soult
for the sale of Cuba to the United States.
lTALY-Mount Vesuvius is in an active state o
eruption
1t was reported that the King of Naples had beer
fired at by all assassin review, hut upon inquiry
it found that the affair nothing more thar
an accidental discharge from the gun of soldier.
AUSTRALIAN agricultural district on the bank 0
the river Telsse, covering 200 square miles, has
been inundated in consequence of rise in that river
The crops are most probably destroyed.
RUSsIA.-Russlan accounts confirm the report o
an instruction in Ukraine, and slate that Poland !
in i very restless state.
Petersburg advices to the lst mention the ex
pected arrival at Constadt of several American ship
with cargoes of hemp and iron.
The --latest General News.
e The French mail had not arrived
! The Vienna correspondent of the London Times re
marks: g AS long revolutionary elements arr
brought into action Austria will leave Russia to ge
out OF her difficulties best she can but, if Eng
land and France would resolve to form corps of re
e tugees and employ them on or near her frontier ;
0 holy alliance would assuredly again be formed.
. VIENNA, Friday evening, May 11.--The rumo
3 that Count Buol had given in his resignation is no
- confirmed
1t is said that Austria is on the point of declarn;
r complete neutrality, we'll that of the whole 0
; Germany.
ENGLAND. 1t was stated in Parliament that Dun
donalds plan to blow up the Russian forts had beer
submitted to scientific committee; and the bill to-
abollshlng newspaper stamps has passed. Roebuck'
committee is still in session.
- The London Times in editorial says that the cir
cumstance that America does not sympathse with thu
:, allies is shocking and revolving.
An ncendiary fire, kinded by discharged work
. mar, destroyed totally of the floating batterie
= just ready TO launch in the Thames