The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-05-26
Foreign News.

/ Crimca, there is really little change in the
actual state of the contest. At the last dates
the hombardment had almost entirely ceased
in order not to exhaust ammunition; and the
general impression in England from the
news was that the Siege Of Sebastopol must
be abandoned for the present, while the
main body Of the allied troops would en-
deayor TO press into the interior 10 cut of
supplies from ScbastopOl, aud then surround
the town,
The following presents resume Of the
progress of the siege for the week.
Ar:il 18th there was furious sortic from
the flagstaff Battery upon the French lines.
A long and desperate struggle took place.
Twice the Russians succeeded in entering the
parallel in advance Of the battery, and twice
they were rcpulsed-thc second time with
such loss rs to compel an immediate retreat
The French made no attempt at pursuit, as
the enemy were within a stones throw Of
their own batteries. General Blot was
wounded in this affair, and having been
struck also with a chance bullet, after the
close Of the fight, has Since died. In this
sortc the French lost between fifty and six
ty KILLED and wounded--the Russians a far
greater number.
On the 18th the French fired three mines
under the Flagstaff Battery, with partial
success. The Russians fearing an assault,
opened furious cannonadc along the whole
line. On the night Of tbs 18th tho French
succeeded in making Judgment in one por-
ton of the battery, but on the 10Th they
were compelled to yield their position.
On the night Of the 18th, the English sue
cecded in capturing the first Of the cnemy's
rifle pits, from which much annoyance and
loss to working parties has been caused
| Col. Graham Egcrton, the field officer in
command Of the trenches, who led the at
/ lacking party, was killed in the desperate
action which took place afterwards for the
protection Of the trenches. In the last affair
90 British soldiers secured the trenches
against column Of Russians 900 strong.
The total loss to the English was two Of.
liccrs and q men killed, and officers aud
I between 40 and 30 men wounded. The en-
envy lost about 90 killed and twice as many
wounded.
/ On the night of the goth, an attack was
made upon the second rifle pit, but the pit
was almost Immediately abandoned by the
/ Russians.
From the Goth April down to May 10th,
the latest date, nothing important had &C.
Cured
| In view Of the operations Of the week,
the correspondent Of the Times says:
The French, developing that high degree
Of military science for which they are cce.
bratcd, use all the means of attack known in
] al. T..
and advance their works daily towards the
enemy, whom they lombard and cannon
ade and discharge rockets at incessantly.-
The sap and the mine are at work eating
their way slowly into outer dcicnscs of the
place, but the cannon will never take Sc
bastopol. 1t is, besides, abestoslike; its
buildings will not burn even if we could set
them on fire, and in fact our batteries are
too far from the public edifices in part of the
city to which they are opposed to reach
them, always excepting those portions of
them armed with large mortars which as
yet however, have not produced any effect
appreciate TO a civilian outside the town.
We have, however, made a much more
serious impression on the town and batteries
than we did last year. and our allies, instead
of being "snuilcd out" by the Russians, have
established to certain extent superiority
of fire, and have maintained vigorous can.
nonade and bombardment against the place
without remission or feeblcncss since this
day week, INJECTING thereby great loss Of
life and damage to the cncmy's stronghold.
The Russian army in the field seems to be
dwind,ing away, or to be doomed TO mac
tivity.
The Emperor Napoleon had a narrow cs.
cape from assassination on the evening Of
the 2Sth ut., while on the Champs dc Ely
sees. lie was accompanied by two officers
Of his household, and when near the Bar
rierc dc Etoilc, he was approached by well
dressed man with an action indicating de.
sire TO present petition. lie had advanced
to within five or six PAGES of the Emperor
who had not observed him, when he was
discovered by policeman, who, thinking it
was his intention TO present some document, ,
advanced quietly to inform him that such an
act was prohibited in the street As he was
nearing the man cab was rapidly driven |
between them, and in the interval the ndi. |
vidual had drawn a revolving pistol and dis |
charged it twice at the Emperor without Ct. /
feet. He was seized by the police, but drew 1
another pistol and made second desperate
attempt to shoot the Emperor. 1t is said
that one ball grazed his hat
The would-be assassin is an Italian named .
Paurza, and was q volunteer in GonZalvos |
army. lie was in London while the Empe-
ror was there and was only prevented by |
the concoursc ofpcoplc from making the at |
tempt there. The Emperor proceeded with |
his ride and visited the Opera in the even
ing
The crime was made to serve useful pur-
pose A special intervention Of Providence |
was at once recognized by the obedient vas
sails. Many foreign Ministers at once has.
tened to the Tuileries and congratulated his |
Majesty upon the interference Of Heaven"
says the Monitcur. a re Ueum was order
by the Archbishop of Paris in all the |
churches, on the ground that "God had .
turned aside the strokc.a But the Emperor
capped the climix by making the most OK.
traordinary speech which it was ever given
to this generation to hear. IL do not fear
attempts at assassination. There are lives |
which are the instruments Of the DEGREES Of .
Providence. AS long as my mission is I'M |
accomplished, | run no risk"
The Vienna negotiations arc of course at |
an end. Lord John Russell has re.appcarcd |
in his seat in Parliament. lie stated the |
su'Jcctot inc negotiations, ana animated |
that the protocol would be submitted to Par.
Lament.
The contemplated journey Of the Empe.
ror Napoleon TO Constantinoplc and the |
Crimea has been indefinitely suspended, if
not abandoned.
Markets exhibit an advance on bread.
stu'ts. Wheat 4d.a6d. higher. Flour al.
yanced Is.a2s. Corn IS. higher.
OREGoS.-Thc people Of this territory are
to vote in june next upon the question of
organizing State government, and applying
to Congress for admission into the Union.
The same question was submitted to the