The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-04
Foreign News.-Arrival OF the Baltic
Important from SebastopOl.


-@. F+S NEW YORK, June %.
The mail steamer Baltic, from Liverpool on
the 10th inst, has arrived. She brings dates.
of European news one week later than the
] Asia.
The news is quite important both as con-
frming the latest accounts received by the
Asia, and announcing still further successes by
the Allies.
The combat before the Mamelon was OBJ
stinate and sanguinary in character. 1t is an
nounced that 5000 men were put hors du COM
bat. An important element of victory to the
allies, is that the French from their new posi-
ton can reach the feet in the harbor of Sc
bastopol. Additional and important success
es are therefore confidently looked for.
In tie sea of Azof the allied fleet attacked
and destroyed the stores at Taganrog, the great
entrepot Of Don and Volga.
A boat expedition is fitting out at Ports
mouth, to be conveyed to shallow water. Des-
tination supposed to be Perekop.
The Russians have evacuated Anapa and
the French troops have been recalled from
Kertch.
The Russians are about to build a railroad
through the isthmus Perekop.
The Viceroy of Egypt is enrolling 5000
blacks in Soudan.
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reduced to 100000 men.
Accounts from Sebastopol represent the
garrison wasting by disease and Responding,
and private advices from Kertsch give fearful
statements of sickness and suffering among the
Russians.
| The Russians have secured cOmmunica-
ton with the Crimea by means of line of
boats. 1t is stated that the Russians have
evacuated all their Circassian territory.
| Strachan Paul & Co., of London, and Hal
ford & Co., of London, navy agents, have
failed, the former for half million sterling.
| Ex-President Fillmore is quite lion. He
was presented to the queen.
| Parliament was discussing the decimal cur
rency question. Many reform meetings had
been held.
FRANCE-It is officially announced that the
Empress of France is enciente.
ST. PETERsBURG.-The grand duke Con-
stantine, has been appointed regent of Russia
in the event of Alexander's death.
SPAIN.-The earliest insurrection was I'M
checked.
LIVERPOOL MARKFT.-June 16, cotton closed
at unchanged prices and dull. Sales of the
work, 10000 bales. Spectators took l,400
middling at Sd.
Indian corn declined one shilling. Flour
and wheat also declined.
Provisions quiet. Consols 80.
! ADDITIONAL BY THE BALTIC.
| The following official dispatches from Pei
lissier give account of operations before Sc
bastopol June I, 6: 40 p. M. Our signals
given, and an hour afterwards our flags foated
over Mamelon fort, and two redOubts of the
bay. The artillery of the enemy fell into our
hands. We have taken 400 prisoners. Our
legions occupy the conquered works on this
side. Our allies with their usual resolution
carried the works in the quarry and establish
ed themselves there. All the troops showed
the most admirable courage, devotion and in
trepidity-June 10. The conquest of June
was more advantageous to us than at first sup
posed. 1t placed in our hands SOP prisoners,
of which number 20 are officers, and 73 pieces
of cannon. June live are congratulating
ourselves on the new works. We have been
able to fire with the Russian mOrtars on their
own ships, which have gone still further over.
The fortress of Anapa was abandoned by its
garrison June 5th. 1t is now occupied by the
Circassians. The heat was excessive in the
camp. Gen. Pelissier was forming depot on
the Tchernaya. Accounts from Narna men
ton the rumor that preparations Tor an expe-
dition against PerekOp were being made
Prince Gortchekof telegraphs to St. Peters
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two days of heavy hombardment the French
divisions attacked the redoubts last night and
occupied the Kamschatka. Selinglingski and
Bithynia and battery between Selinglingski
and bastion No. l. Our troops rctook the
Kamschatka redoubt, but the French poured
in their first reserve and took it over once
more. We finally regained mastery of that
battery, the French holding a Judgement whence
we hope to drive them. Our soldiers fought
admirably in proof of which l may state that
the enemy's loss exceeded ours. He has lost
$500 men, and we have 275 men and officers,
prisoners, as we'll as two French cannon.
The British Admiralty makes public the
following Capt Lyons, of the Miranda, and
Capt Lydoya report that the naval operations
against Tagenrog, Metropolis and Gurk, which
took place on the Sd, 9Th and 9th of June,
have been perfectly successful. The public
building, amoug which are government maya
zines of provisions, have been burned. The
operations were conducted with great vigor
and rapidity, the allies having only one man
wounded, although opposed by $50 soldiers at
Taganrog.
An extensive boat expedition is being fitted
out at Portsmouth for service in the shallow
waters of the sea of AzOf.
4 Miss Nightingale is on her way to England.
She is convalescent from the attack Of fever,
but was recommended to recruit her strength
8 at home for season.
JUNE 8.-The English fleet, consisting of
l6 line of battle ships, including three French
was concentrated at Cronstadt, and forming a
line across from shore to shore. Admiral Dun
das had gone in very close with the surveying
steamer, and afterwards with boat, but was
not molested by the Russians. .. ...-
Admirol Ruoyruc anchored tho T. rpo
Belt on the 18th inst.
8 Mr. Fillmore was presented to Queen Vic
toria by the Earl of Clarendon at an audience
, MIR. Buchanan and Mr. Fillmore afterwards
dinad ;tb tho Ouaan