Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-31
ARRIVAL or THE PACIFIC.
seven Days Later from Europe.

4 Seven Days Later from Europe.
The United States mail steamer Pacific arrived
at New York yesterday, with Liverpool dates o.
the 18th Of May. She brings 1876 passengers
among whom is Hon. r. nj. Mclean, United
States Commissioner 10 China
! From the Crimea.
The latest dates from Sebastopol by mail are OF
the 30th April, and by telegraph of the 18th Of
May. General Canrobert had reviewed the en-
tire French army, and assured them that they
would soon enter Sebastopol, either by door or
window.
Fifteen thousand Turks, French, and English,
troops hastily embarked on board all the avail
able ships near Sebastopol, and stood out in the
direction of the of Azof, but they returned in
a day or two, and hastily re-embarked.
A combat occurred on the night of the oath
between the Russians and French, which proved
to be desperate affair. The Russians attempted
to dig new rifle pits, but the French partially pre-
vented them, and 200 French soldiers were placed
hors du combat.
A dispatch of May LIST says, that the advances
were approaching surely, though slowly.
There was every appearance of the establish
'ment of very large camp on the plateau above
Belbec, on the north side.
The Russians made sortie on the night of the
18th, but the advanced works Of the left attacked
immediately repulsed them with considerable loss.
Gortschakof telegraphs that on the 5th and
9th, the Allies were occupied in augmenting their
batteries, and reinforcing their approaches against
the central baston.
The French government is understood to have
received dispatches concerning heavy rains; re-
porting that the trenches were full of waters and
the operations were suspended.
Latest from the Crimea.
Heavy firing every night before Sebastopol.
The expedition to Kertsch has not been renewed.
Three divisions have left Masak for the Crimea
The cholera has almost entirely disappeared.
BERLIN, Friday, Sth-A Russian merchant
man has been captured off Dunamunde.
AT Renal, flag of truce is flying. The cause
is not known.
Adispach from Canrobert of May l6, says 1--WE
continue works before the place. Various
attempts have been made to smoke out the enc
my by camonfots, or stinkpots, and with perfect
success" S
VIENNA, Friday evening Things have UNDER
gone no change.
Political Relations.
Count Coronini, the Austrian commander-in-
chief, has proclaimed martial law in the Princi-
palities A new manifesto of the Gar orders
another levy Of tw elve men in every thousand, in
the seventeen western provinces, to be completed
by the end of July.
Indications increasing Of more intimate
relationship between Austria and Russia; and it
is apparent that an armed neutrality is becoming
more and more probable. An important confer
ence between the representatives of these powers
has been held
Sweden is said to have ordered an immediate
enrolment of militia.
The French Baltic squadron has areived out,
and the Allied fleet were pushing forward for the
upper Baltic.
In the English Parliament Lord John Russell
said that is was mpracticable, at the present
time, to obtain more than 1900 or 1900 recruits
for the foreign legion by the British agents on
the Continent, independent of some 5000 Swiss.
Administrative reform meetings have been held
IN NOrWicH anu otneT places. nc mayors Vi
London and Liverpool have refused to accede to
the acquisitions of the citizens
1t is rumored that the King of Sardinia is ne
gotiatng marriage with Victora's eldest
daughter.
FRANCE.
The universal exhibition opened on the 18th.
The Emperor and Empress were present, all the
great officers Of State, and about 5000 persons
The Emperor delivered an appropriate speech.
Pianori, who made an attempt at the Emperor S
life, was executed at 5 O'Clock in the morning.
He refused to make any developments, and ex-
claimed Vive la Republic as the knife fell.
1t is said that the Emperor is about to issue
manifesto to the army Of the East stating his rea
sons for not proceeding to the seat of war.
The Paris papers assume tone of outspoken
hostility to Austria.
EAST INDIES.
A treaty has been signed between Dost Mo-
hamed and the British of perpetual peace. There
rumors of preparations the part Of the
King of Ava against the British.
SPAIN.
MADRID, May 1.-THE nomination OF a success
sor to Cueto, Minister TO the United States, has
been deferred until after the arrival Of the next
mail from Havana.