The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-31
IELEGRAPHlC NEWS
LATER FROM EUROPE
Arrival or THE PACIPyc
sEBAsToPoL NOT FALLEN.


SEBASToPoL NOT FALLEN
Desperate Encounter bettceea The Rns.;a,,.
ana French-FreHch Exhibition rec,,.
ttoa 81 Ptanora-Resiga0tioa of Generoy
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New YORK, May 3Oth.-Tbe stearar Do
cine from Liverpool, arrived here r.. do,
S S dates from Europe to the 18th inst -
She brings l35 passengers-among them
China. Sioiier 10
SEBAsToPoL
The dates from SebastopoI ara bv poo;I 60
the 3oth ult., and by telegraph to the 8tb
INST Affairs there are not materially changed
toria. ~ up"-
=, Large reinforcements were arriving for
the allies. A'4
:, Gen. Canrobert had reviewed the entire
rrehch army, and assured them that thew
mouiu soon enter Seoastopol, either by door
vi WthooW-by surrender or assault.
tltteen thousand French. Turkish and
English troops were hastily embarked cor, ON
board of all the available ships at Sebasto-
pol-st0od away in the direction of the sea
oil AEON. and returning day or two after
wards, as hastily disembarked
"A desperate combat took place ON the
night of the 24th April between the Rms.
SLAMS, who attempted to dig new rifle nits
and the French, who resisted the atternnt
The resistance of the French was partiaflv
successful, though they lost 200 men bv Il
A despatch from Sebastopol, dated Nav
lst, says that the advance of the allies
though slow, were sure. Lord RaaISn's dis
patch, dated on the same day, states that the
russians had constructed a new battery on
the left OF the Mamelon Tower. and there
was every appearance Of the establishment,
by Them OF a very large camp on the pIa.
teau above Balbeck, on the North side,
On the night Of the 18th ult., the Russians
made sortie on the advanced work On tLa
alleS ieit. Inc sortie was repulsed with
heavy loss to the assailants. ''''
On the evening of the 10th nit q SHIRT
time was granted to the Russians to hurry
their dead III front Of the advance works NJ
the allies.
photographic dispatches, dated the 5th and
IL Ipstants, state that GOrtschak off was aug.
mentlAg his batteries, and reinforcing the
approaches against the Central Bastion.
The French Government, it is under. TODD,
had received dispatches announcing heavy
rains, and the trenches filled with water az,
account Of which operations were suspend.
ed.
AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA
Count Coronini, the Austrian commander.
in-chiet, had declared martial law in the prin.
cipalities.
The negotiations between Austria and th,.
western Powers were unchanged but had
become more intimate with Prussia, and AN
apparent armed neutrality was becoming
more and more probable
conference between the representatives
OF the two powers was to be held.
RUSSIA.
The new manifesto issued by the Gar. or
dprS another law of e.
thousand, in several of the Western Pro.
VlneeS, to be completed by the end ofJuly
SWEDEN
France and England have presented their
ultimatum to Sweden, who seems inclined to
reject it.
The government has ordered an immediate
enrolment Of the military
GERMANY.
Russia had notified the German State Co.
vernments, that the Gear will only hold to the
first two guarantees, on condition of perfect
neutrality.
The French Universal Exhibition of Indus
try, had opened. The ceremonies attendant
upon the opening, were rather dull
Pianori, who shot at Napoleon, had been
executed
Gen. Canrobert had resigned his position,
and was succeeded by Gen. Pellissier. His
letter ofresignation is published in the last
Moniteur, and is as follows
My shattered health no longer allowing
me to continue chief in command of the ar
my of France at the Crimea, my duty to my
sovereign and my country cOmpels me to ask
you to transfer the command to Gen Pellis-
sier, a skilful and experienced leader The
army which | leave him is intact, enured to
hardship, and full of ardor and confidence l
beseech the Emperor to give me soldiers
place as General of Division"
To this resignation the Minister of War
replies in terms of acceptance, giving Gen.
Canrobert command of the Division Of Gen.
Pei i5sier.
ENGLAND.
In Parliament Friday evening, the 8th inst,
Lord Panmure stated the details of pro.
posed reform in the army the object of
which is consolidation of the civil depart
ments and military Offices
The rumors of dissensiOns in the British
Cabinet gain ground
The Queen had condescended publicly to
bestow medals on the private soldiers who
had returned wounded from the Crimea.-
The distribution took place at the Horse
Guards
THE VERY LATEST.
LONDON, FRIDAY, May 18th.-A new Aus
tIldu pIOpOhIIlOu Is Salu 10 nave D66n Tor
warded from Vienna to-day to London and
Paris, offering to give material support to
the Western Powers should they accept and
Russia reject, the proposition heretofore
made.
Saturday, May l8th.-Quiet has been re
stored in Ukraine.
Telegraphic dispatches from Berlin and
Vienna fail to confirm the intelligence of
Nesselrode's resignation.
THE CRIMEA.
A despatch from Canrobert dated May
18th, says; eve continue in our works be-
fore Sebastopol, to attempt to smoke out the
enemy by stink pots, which have been found
successful"
Dates from Varna to the 18th ult, say that
a heavy firing on the town of Sebastopol is
kept up every night.
The expedition into Kertosch has not been
renewed
The cholera had almost disappeared.
BERLIN, Friday, 8th.-A flag of truce is
flying from the Reveille at Sebastopol, though
the cause is not known.
THE BALTIC.
The French Baltic Squadron had arrived
in that sea, and the allied squadron was push