Washington telegraph., 1855-07-04
tTeiegrapLei to The Memphis Eagle & Enquirer. ]
Arrival OF tiae Steamship Asia.
NExv YORK June 81. P NJ

ne ASIA arrived THIS morning with 1siy-
erpool dates to the 9th inst Cotton active.
with further advance of l-4l Ccnsols 81
1-2s
From dispatches received from Kerchen-
ay, dated 1t. it appears that the squadron
in the Sea of Azof had appeared before
Glriichell and landed body OF seamen, who
drove the Russians from the place and des-
troyed all the depots and vessels loaded with
corn supplies for the Russian army Only
one man was wounded since the entry of the
feet into the Sea of Azoff Four steamers
and two hundred and forty vessels. employed
in carrying supplies to the Russian army
in the Crimca, have been destroyed by the
allies. The Conference at Vienna was for
maIy closed at its late sitting. Gen Pelis-
ier te.egraphs from the Crimea. under date
OF 1t June I'VE are springing two mines
in front of flag staff basion. The second
explosion did considerable damage to the
enemy IN the ravinc. In the advance of
/ our works our engineer discovered trans
verse line of twenty-four centimes, thickly
placed at equal distances and buried beneath
the sod; each containing LA kilosrammes
of powder. which would explode by simple
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ken by cur engineers
From dispatches from Prince Gortscha-
koff. dated may % he states that the allies
had occupied kertsch. but hai not pushed
as far as Allared. He reports, in con~e-
quence. that measures have been taken so
that the allies would na: be able to cut off
all communication with the Russian army.
The Post Gazette of Frankfort publishes ii
dispatch from Odessa. to the effect that the
Russians were raising batteries to command
the channel near Gerichie. which connects
Petro Lake with the Sea of Azof. lNEether
dispatch states Achookoff arrived at Perc-
kop with his division. consisting of four reg
iments $500 strong. Gen. Grosseheim al
so arrived at Perekop with four regiments
Of cavalry. consisting of 96O men each
These gave Gortschakoff reinforcements OF
5000 men.
Letters from Berlin of the 1st state that
the success of the Allies made deep i'm
preston there. A letter was received from
the French camp at Sevastopol, Dated May
22d which stated that the Allies were up
on the eve "f some great event. Arrange
nlents have been made for Council Of war,
al which Generals Canrobert. Pelissier,
Lord Raglan. Basqne. Omer Pasha Brown,
Admiral Burat. and Lions, were to be pre-
sent. al the reinforcements had come up.
making the French army 300 coo strong.
The crops of Great Britain were very
promising. On the 2nd day of May there
we're 100 cases of cholera at ST. Peters
burg.
NEw Yopy Tuna %
The steamship ST. Louis. from Uavre,
via Southampton. 6;h inst, has arrived at
thi~ port
The bombardment of Sevastopol recon-
menced on the 9Th On the day The steam
er sailed. a dispatch 9as received from
Lord Raglan dated the Sth. O'Clock. D
m, which stated, that after a fierce lombard
ment the French attacked and carried the
Mamelon and White Towers. The great
est gallantrv was exhibited on both sides.
and the loss to the Russians aud French
was very great The buoyancy of public
feeling caused slight rise in cOnsols.
The buoyant feeling in cotton was very
marked at the sailing of the St Louis
1t is supposed it should be the .Asia.I I,
subsequently, gave way. and prices under
went partial decline, which afterwards re-
covered and the market closed at ;bou. pre-
vious quotations. The business Of the week
amounted to about l07 600, bales mostly nn
speculation Money easier There is anoth
er great increase of bullion in the Bank of
England Orleans Fair : 2: Midhlling 6
5-S Saturday estimated at l20, 900 bales
Coed demand for bread,;ufs Provisions
ranced one shilling. Brown & Shiplev
qnote White Wheat 12< lbs. Sd; Red
Wheat los 9i lis Sd; Western Canal
Flonr 40s as40< Id : Ohio As. Ass. 4d.:
White Corn, So. 53s. 81; yellow 81.
Cd a SIS
The Conference at Vienna was finally
closed at the insiigation of the Western
Powers. Negotiations are not likely to be
renewed. unless Rus>ia applies to Austria
for her coed offices. Russian CORRESPOND
ents say that Austria considers herself re-
leased from her engagements to the West
ern powers-;he latter havins refused to
conclude peace on reasonable terms Aus
tria sill processes herself the ally of France
and England. subject to the articles of the
treaty of Dec "a
The Vienna papers sre advised that tho
the conference is closed the pleniporentia-
ries have the Austrian propositions under
consideration. Austria still desires to eff.
feet mediation. in the meantime. The
military Commissioners OF France and Eng
land have left Vienna. The Government
dispatches in regard to the affair before Sc
vastol'ol show great gallantry on the part of
the French
The Russian plan was to unite all their
ambassadors by IA line of sabions, connected
by. continuous covered way Dispatches
Indicate that the allies yet own the side of
the river. They found 100 tons of coal
at kertch. and they propose to for,ify Yeni-
kale. but will rot hold Kerich. Gortseba-
knf 'elegraphs. June s. that the allies had
left Rernhenaya. and THAI part Of the burned
stores will be saved
The Baltic British and French fleets
were fioSa to Cr.nStod, ~, ,l.o I'll m.