EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 300, 15 September 1855, Page 5

EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

Since our last arrivals iluee mails have been received at Sydney, via Melbourne, from England, containing intelligence from the seat of war: viz.,—the Miles Barton, bringing news to the !Bth of May ; the Arabian, with papers to the 21st of May.; and the White Eagle, a Scotch vessel from Greenock. This vessel experienced very rough weather, and was compelled to put in at the Cape for repairs s>nd stores. While lying there, the Fiery Cross (steamer), arrived in Table Bay, from England, with intelligence to the 11th of June. The following account of the news received by ihis vessel we extract from the Sydney Empire of the 18th ult... " She {White Eagle] reports that the allie? have got possession of t/ie White Tower. Star Fort, and the Mamelon Battery, together with all die outworks on the south side of Sehasto. pol. "The loss of the allies during these operations was 2,000, and that of the Russians 6,000 men." The Melbourne Argus has the subjoined comments on this announcement. "These announcements, important as they are, require confirmation. They may be true ; but as presented to us they amount to nothing more than a report, though, certainly, the report of one who ought to have been well informed. The White Eagle brings no newsr papers. She might have brought some of the English journals which were on board the Fiery Cross, or those published at the Cape in which intelligence so important,had it been authentic, would, doubtless, have been reprinted. The steamer from England arrived in Table Bay, it appears, on the evening of the 13th July, and the White Eagle sailed for Melbourne early on the following morning. This circumstance may account for the absence of English intelligence republished in Cape papers. It also renders it possible that the report brought by the Captain may be an incorrect one. On the other hand, there is a brevity and accuracy of detail about the announcement which gives it an air of truthfulness. The arrival of the June mails, which may be hourly expected, will bring our acquaintance with events in Europe up to the ,

sth of that month, and some vessel from the ; Cape may bring us the news to the 11th, con- \ veyed by the Fiery Cross." ' - The intelligence received by the other vessels will be found below. By the Miles Barton, which arrived at Port Phillip Heads, on Monday, the 13th August, we - have the following information. ''• Despatches were received in Paris from Gene- ' ral Canrobert, dated May 16. Two sorties of the enemy, on the 14ih, were repulsed. The works of the siege are continually advancing. Several canioults pots) have been era- „ ployed by us, to annoy the garrison, with complete success. Our troops are full of ardour and confidence' The British are within 50 yards of the Rus- . sian sentries, and constructing new batteries. ': Austria is moving large reinforcements to the Russian frontier. Vessels with grain from the Danube are al- : lowed to pass without molestation by the Russians. On the sth May 8,500 French, and 3,500 English troops were embarked at Balaclava, and had proceeded in towards Kertch. Operations were begun at Eupatoria. Prisoners say that the Errperor Alexander is expected at Sebastopol. ' , 6,000 Sardinians had arrived in the Crimea, ' and 8,000 more were on their way from Genoa. Excessively heavy firing was exchanged between the Russians and the French every night. THE BALTIC. ■ Copenhagen, May 16th. Admiral Dundas left Faro sound on the Bth instant in tiie Duke of Wellington, and with twenty-four sail proceeded for Eiffsnaben. The French Baltic squadron, consisting of three line-of-baltie ships and one frigate, passed by the fortress of Chyborg this afternoon, and may arrive at Kiel to-morrow morning early, the 3rd instant. Sweden has ordered an immediate mobilisation t.f militia, in consequence of negotiations with the Western Powers for the assistance of her troops. AUSTRIA Vienna, Wednesday, May 16th. Count Carroccini,Commandei-in-Chief of tiie Austrian army of observation on the Danubian Principalities, has proclaimed martial law. ! A despatch dated Kenna, yesterday, says,— Count Nesselrode has tendered his resignation of office in the Russian Ministry, which the 1 Emperor has accepted, and appointed Piince l Yeimaloff to occupy the vacant post. FRANCE. Marseilles, May 16th. The steamer Thabor has arrived bringing news from Constantinople to the 7fch instant. Lord Stratford de*Redcliff has returned from Eupatoria. Vely Pacha and Colonel Dien have arrived. By a decree of the Sultan, Greeks residing in : Turkey have been forbidden to carry arms. , The" troops at the Malak Camp are leaving, but their destination is not known. "' \ The French Exhibition at the Palais d'ln- ■ dustrie was inaugurated at a quarter-past one ] o'clock on Tueslay, loth May, by the Emperor ; and Empress in the presence of 8,000 persons, i Prince Napoleon, as President of the Commission, received their Majesties. The ceremony ; much resembled the opening of the Hyde Park ; Exhibition, in 1851. J Pianori, who attempted to assassinate the Emperor, was executed on the loth instant. ■ NAVAL AND MILITARY. J Large reinforcements continue to be sent to ; the Crimea. The mortar vessels, in consequence ; of the recoiling of the guns, and the perils they j encountered when on their way round to Ports- -; mouth, are much injured. It is not likely tiie i half-dozen which have arrived there will proceed ' to the Black Sea fitted as they are at present. j It is said that some of the larger vessels, . fitted for mortars on the old plan, will be got i ready in a few days, and proceed to the Black Sea, instead of those at Portsmouth. Upwards of one hundred navvies have been engaged in Sunderkmd to proceed to the Cri - mea. Terms, 30s. per week, with rations. A grand military spectacle is fixed to take place on the 18th, in front of St.James's Palace, ■: on the occasion of the Queen's distributing in. person, medals to the officers and men fov gal- • lant and heroic conduct in the Crimea.

!J The Arabian brought intelligence, as follows, i to tlie2lst May:— J RESIGNATION OF GENERAL CANROBERT. ! The must important intelligence from the I allied camps before Sehustopnl is the resigna- | lion of Genera! Canrohert,- which, with its acj ceptance by the Emperor, .was announced in the j Moniteur, May 18, as follow ; — \ " General Canrobert to the Emperor. \ Crimea, May 16th, 10 a.m.—My shattered \ health no longer allowing me to continue in the ■■ cbief command, my duty towards my Sovereign 1 and my country compels me to ask yon to transfer the command to General Pelissier, a •kitfill and experienced leader. The army idiich I leave him is intact, hardened to war, full of ardour and confidence. I beseech the Emperor to leave me a soldier's place as commander of a simple division. Minister of War to General Canrobert. The Emperor accepts your resignation. He regrets that your health has suffered. He congratulates you upon the -sentiment which makes you ask to remain with the army, where you shall have the command, not of a division but of the corps of General Pelissier. Hand over the chief command to that General." With reference to this event, a Liverpool paper says:—" One of the most remarkable features in the announcement of this change in the Crimean army is, that the whole business was transacted by telegraph—a despatch from General Canmbert dated 10 o'clock iv the morning of the 16th, announced his intention of resigning; at eleven p.m., on the same day, an answer was sent back that it was accepted. Touching the resignation, a little anecdote is freely circulated in political circles. It is said that on the 15lh, the Emperor sent a despatch to General Canrobert, commanding him to make tbe assault. He replied, ' Sire, we will take the town, but an assault at present will cost the lives of 40,000 men, and with the certainty of such a loss, I cannot take it.under my responsibility to execute your Majesty's commands.' Another and more peremptory order having come from Paris, General Canrobert then gave up the command to General Pelissiei, and demanded permission to share, as a subaltern commander, the late of the brave 40,000 men whose lives were to be sacrificed in the storming of the fortress. The permission was of course granted.1'