Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-06-14
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA,
HALIFAX, June p. NJ.


The steamer Africa with adyices ON Liy
eIpoOl, London and Paris to Saturday the oct
ult.' arrived at this port at four O'Clock thi
afternoon.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The advices though interesting, are not @
startling importance.
The Vienna Conference will probably b
again opened.
A secret expedition is preparing in the Cri
inca by The allies.
The general aspect OF the affairs of the al
lies before Sebastopol, is unchanged, thougI
there has been some hard fighting.
Gen. Pellisier contemplates an attack OF
the Russians in the field.
The motion of a want Of confidence in Ia,
English Ministers was not successful in tn,
House OF Commons.
The latest advices from the Crimea, say ar
engagement toot place before the flagstaff
battery, in which the French destroyed the
Russian outworks.
The Conference at Vienna it was reported,
would reopen OIL MONDAY the Goth uIt.
Count Buol had an interview with LORD
WeStmoreland, at which Count Bourgoney
suggested that the members ofthe Conference
would again meet, but the French and Eng
alsh Ministers could not give a reply. 1t is
understood that II they assent, Buol will again
attempt to arrange the "thirG point"
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The adyices from Manchester are more ia
vorable.
The market for B.eadstuGf continued dull,
and rates nominally unchanged; Western
Canal Flour is qnoted at 40Sa42S, and Ohio at
45sa45s Cd; White Wheat lbs 51al2s 81.
The Provision market was firm, and prices
were slightly higher, closing steady. Lard
was steady at the last quotation. Sugars and
Clifre were firm, but the market closed dull.
Iron was in active demand, and prices tend.
ed upward; pig had slightly advanced.
'rrlng Brothers says Of the London mon-
rey market, under date CT Saturday morning,
May 26:
The money m1rket is easier. United States
securities are in good demand, a nd prices gem
orally better. Consols advanced 10 per cent.
this morning, closing al 81 Sd.
The Berlin papers report the following as
the proposal made by Austria 10 settle third
point:-That Russia and Turkey settle be-
tween themselves the number of ships each
shall keep in the Black Sea; that England
and France keep, each two ships there; and
that Turkey shall not conclude any treaty
with Russia, without first submitting it TO
France and England.
According TO the Venice papers, tie first
meeting Of the members Of the Conference
was TO be holden on the 25;h, at Which the
Russian PlenipOtentiary was moi to be present,
the sec nd meeting was to he he'll on Monday
following, when the Russian Minister was 10
participate.
Certain explanations given in the British
Parliament, by Lord Palmerston, in regard 10
those meetings, would indicate that they were
only preliminary.
The Austrian envoy was TO leave Vienna
Immediately Tor Frankfort, TO use the mobili
cation of The German federal forces, and it is
reported that Austria has sent secret circulars
10 all the German Courts, insisting that e CHI
should specify, distinctly, the line of conduc.
it proposes to follow.
The appointment OF Gen. PellieSier to the
command Of the French fQIces in the Crimea
WIS Immensely popular, and operations, on a
grand scale, were confidently looked for,
was SurmlSed that he would make a bold at
tempt to cut off Laprandi'S army. 1t is Sa id
that Omar PaSha offered to take, and hold
'Simpheropol. with the Turks, if the French
would support his advances.
The secret expedition had again sailed. but
its destination was unknow.
The recent arrival of three French divisions
swel!s The allied force in the Crimea TO 2OO,-
'O0O-Say 10000 French, 10000 English,
40, 900 Turks, and 1l,0O0 Sardinnns.
The correspondent Of the London Times
writing from the Crimea, says the army was
we'll supplied with not only all the necesSa-
'r:eS, but the luxuries Of life. Some fever
and cholera still fingered.
There was a spirited attack on the night of
the 10th with considerable loss on both sides;
1t W. repeated on the night of the 18th, on
night OF The 18th, n SOrtie was made on
the left attack of the English lines, when The
charged up TO the British trenches,
and some leaped over the parapets and were
ibayoneted. One hundred of the English, in.
GLIDING a Captain was placed 'hors du com
bat"
On The 10Th, Gortschakor telegruphs as fol.
lows
"The enemy's fire is weak and loss is mod.
era,e both parties are repairing and erecting
batteries. A severe battle was fought last
night before the walls"
Gen. Pelliesier telegraphs under date Of the
24th ult.:
"ln a very lively combat, against an out
position of the Russians, which lasted all
night, we obtained complete success. The
loss was enormous, and ours conSid-
CRADLE"
The Paris Patrie gives further particulars Of
this affair. 1t says on the night Of the 22d,
the French attacked the Russian enlrencheh
camp near a bas,ian, and again on the night
of The ODD, when they carried it BY assault
The same paper Of Saturday morning has a
dispatch from Gen. PellieSier, under Ga C Of
the 25ih, stating that the French had occupi.
cd a large place de armie. between the central
and the sea shore; the enemy having
had enormous losses The day previous, ceded
more easily.
Waluaski, in his circular 10 The French
abroad, answers Nesselrode's last
note.
The French fleet left KieI on The 22nd to
join the English.
The Cruisers had brought several prizes into
Elsinore.
The bulk of the English fleet was at Mar.
gen.
Official information had reached the British
Consul at Elsinore, that the Russian Govern
ment had ordered all the ships Of wal at
10 be sunk, except eight liners.
Adyices from ST. Petersburg Of the 18th ult,
says that all The fortified harbors in the bay
Finland, had been placed in q state OF
The Austrian squadron was about 10 leave
lIlsle 10 rsndevoueS at Saiamash.
The mortality in the Austrian army in Gal
acia' continued awful ; fifteen thousand had