OUMMXr CZTTl
SATURDAY, JCXE 30, 1855.
Af entt for the Arras.
J. 1L MclialUK, Lafayette.
C, A. Uftn, AiaVm.
Moruan RuuoLrii, Sublimity.
Wm. 1Ulow, M'iklla.
IL C. IUvmojto, br Grove.
I In. lUVit, liliMminijttm.
KiANK W. Utowtf, Corvallil.
Amos IIaivev, Phw Valley.
Huwmo Allen, JwiVy.
J. E. I.fLE,
Joiix McKinnev, Vulijxma.
Re. Wilson Unix, fru'oii Point.
I A. ItlcE, JackmnvilU.
J I. Hakiis, Cincinnati,
limit 8ne.lino, 6'a.
Jno. H. I'ekiito!, ITi Co. .
It. A. N. I'iielps, Quhiburg, 111
A Hborl Tv.
We exct to have for Polk County tb fir of
lh coming week, to attend tin celebration on the
4lh t Bethel. W xct to ti.it Linn, Marion,
and perhaia several oilier eountiee, before oar re
turn, ami cull on union y of our old friends as pos
sible. We shall probably ba absent some three
weekn, during which time our r will b under
the maungmieiit of Mr. Casio, and our " better
half."
Te Cerrespeateal.
. We bate t pereel budget of eontributinni on
luad, meet of which ere crowded out thie week.
We tlionffht surely we could lum found Mora fur
"Viola's" sweet but plaintive song, but, to oar
dentation, our typo hue just iufucirwd ue that It
moat "he oer."
Arrive! f tke Melt.
The P. M. 8. 8. Columbia reached Portland
lett Monday iiiorniiif, bringing highly iutereetin
newi from the east, particularly from the sett of
wr in Kuums. We have clipped our newa thie
week from our eiehaneii, iuatrad of condouaing
it ouraelf. We havo been quite unwell during thie
week, which will account for our lack of editorial
natter.
Oktltttloaft.
Wo are under obligations In Well, Fargo 4c Co.,
alio In J. W. f-itillivan, Janira O'Neill and Mr.
McCoruiic, fur favors. They Imve all done well,
but Sullivan cainn out uhrad of the other faet nap
little, by taking llnrjier'a splendid Magazine aa
ad etr umpire in the ciue.
We are glad to see that stir old friend O'Neill
baa not yet furgollou ua.
We learn that the recent treaty which hu been
made wild (lie tribca iu Middle Oregon, by which
mil tracta of country lying between the Cascade
and Dine Moiinlaina have been purchased, hen
been the nienna of creating considerable Inlk among
our aetllera, about the practicality of emigrating
to tluit country. It arllirds a fine opening for stock
rawer. Hut we would juat sugirest to lime who
have nlrea.ly enjoyed the benefit of the donation
luw iu lliia country, thut ivhen Congress comet to
muko a deposition of the land In thai country, it
might In, and pnibitbly will, become the property
cither by donation or pre-emption of other people
than each old tlreuuiiaiie.
Win want Hnak1
Itonot fuil tu look over the lint of books in the
advertisement of Frank Holland. It conlaina
many exceedingly vnlimble worka, which have
hilllrlo lutn lniuli biiiimIiI tt. In ll.Ia ma..hIi
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V
ltniurrreul)pla(.
All thoee who want to get a perfect likeneas of
their own pretty avlvio, will be waited on by
calling Millie room of Mr.Joeeph Uuehtcl, where
thie eWiicuted artiit will be coiunantly found
tliiou.li Hie auiumer, remly to attend to all calls.
ami utile to give entire MlUfarlion to the moat
fiatidiiiiia.
0)tcr.
I.
We unilrnitiind that there ia s small echoonerm
from Shoal Water Ituy, loaded withoyatere, which
huvo been aold nut at Portland for three dollare per
uueliel. Our Oregou o) uteri are not more than
half aa lurgv aa llioae on the Atlantic eooat. The
frt ah importation however thowe thai the esperi'
inenta at cultivating them on Hhoal Water Hay,
Have been attended with eome considerable sue.
tlnlni tatheMtaem
e notice quite a iiumWr of peek trains are
leaving tor the new mines, consisting principally of
lialf-bneiui ainl I reiieb.
Hhaktat Arnani the try Hones.
Mr. Ku.lolIAf .Sublimity, .Marion county, has
wrilteu ue, that there hu been quit an iutcreet
awaktued in Uial ecclion upuu th subject of ro-
lil-ion.
Rey. Mieara. Kenoyer and Conor are holding a
protracted mating in thut vicinity. Kitteen per
sona had been added to the church at the date of
the egnimuiiicalioa, and the work wo still going
Fr Ikt Argut,
A l'.al lor a Treracr'a .rtalta.
M. FDiToa:-We are of epini..n that the time
hascome when Oregon cau be materially benrfilcd
through Hie iufluence of a propeily arganltrd Ter
litorUI" Teacher's Aawialion.- n accordance
with Uue view, aa a l preparatory step, w.
liNist respectfulry eivgeal that a eonTonlioa of Coaa
ly fH lw.il Sup'ia, 'I'eaehera, and Frieade of Editca
Iwu, be oolUd and convened at some eoaveaira!
Ja -ayal Salem eonwiinie in Auguetot Sep.
temlier it.
The pro.rlty of ouryeuiq; aud gmiag Tor.
ritory dVprmb up.. Uio fraila of oar Coeamea
Keneol Sjil.ia. Awake! Iben, friraae of Kdnra
lioa, oikwirogo Una iawlable, highly important,
suluonan UMnenu ul, p. k out, Teochere, aad
cuter atariiedlv auJ rrMil k. l
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I'un'.iV Si r, Ttti'HtK, A IHntao,
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ny-n., rf-i,.i Trirlt forH,( 1(
reint,,
nr. war 11 T c.ie,
TM aWahertateal f Hehealeeel "
era of the eUhTevi1hl !
efceekc.
From tbeLendoa Chronicle, Mey IJ
The eeMMmlioD of the bombardment of Se
bastopol hat not yet been officially announe
ft, although tb private) communicationt re
ceived from tbt scat of war unite in dectar-
inr that the Are of the allies bad been al
moat totally impended. Tbii Teault La
been either produced by tbe exhaustion of
tbetupplieeof ammunition possessed by tbe
besiegers, or, at we believe, from a motive
of policy on tbe part of tbe allied comman
der. The force at their disposal ti rceog
nized aa being too weak to incur tbe fearful
low of life that an auault upon the Russian
noeltloni would necessarily occasion. That
operation bu therefore wisely been deferred
until tbe arrival of the Sardinian contingent
and of the large French reinforcement now
on their way to tbo East (ball have iiuured
iu ucceu, either by trcngtbeniug Ibe allied
force before Sebastopol, or by creating a di
version on tome other point of the Crimea.
Tbe French force at present encamped at
Maslak,on the Bospborus, with tbe divisions
that have already tailed from Marseille and
Toulon in that direction, will, ere long,
mutter a strength of 3.1,000 bayonets, in
addition to a fine force of cavalry. To this
army may be added 15,000 Sardinians, and
7,000 English troop now on thoir way to
the scene of action, and thus, with 8,000
Turks, that form part of the garrison at
Constantinople, an Allied army little short
of 10,000 strong will be concentrated be
fore three weeks hare elapsed, ready to
menace tbo rear or flank of tbo Russian po
tition in the south of the Crimea. II is ev
ident, as the assault upon Subastopol baa
been either abandoned or deferred, that a
continuation of the bombardment, without
any dcfiucd result, would have merely ex
haunted the stock of ammunition, or weak.
ened tbe allied cannons, the co-operation of
which will be required
It it gradually becoming more certain that
the ultimate success of the allies, though it
may be facilitated by tbo efforts of the en
gineers, will be conquered by the Miuie rifle
and the bayonet, and by dint of sheer hnrd
fighting. The present position occupied by
the allies, though admirable for defense,
having been rendered impregnable by a won
dvrful network of redoubts and breast
workt it most unfortunate, when we con
sider that ofTeusive operations must siiecdi
ly be adopted. Then will become npparcnt
the utter hopelessness of taking the field in
tho direction of the Chcrnaya, wiihout en
countering unconquerable difficulties in the
shape of the formidable lines of fortifica
tion constructed by tho enemy on that
pomt. On every available position to the
south of Mackeniio farm bavo field works
been thrown up by our indefatigable adver
sary, in anticipation of anolher flank march.
Every eminciieo is crowned with rodoubts,
and should tho Allies attempt to forco the
highta of the Cbernaya, they will encounter
positiousto which that of Alma was weak
X: n-i i ... - .
nd comparison. 1110 Hilly tiaturc of the sur-
roBuuiiig country it ailvcrso to tho Allies,
whilst one road alono exists that which
was Riltewcd in tho famous flank march by
which otirirmies can advance and completo
ly, invest tbe town of Sebastoiiol. That
read, even when undefended by tho Rus
sians, offered great obstacles to the progress
of our troops in the march to llalaklava,
and now that sctonce has comidetcd what na
ture hod commenced, mid that a Humorous
army burs ils passage, we firmly beliovo that
any attempt to advance in that direction
would not only be ill-advised, but would tor
minnte in disaster.
This circumstance is only too wellknowu
by the allied commanders that we need not
fear any oporations in that quarter, but at
home a feeling is prevalent that to advance
in that direction is the duty of the Uritish
and French generals, and the insurmounta
ble obstacles that render such a step imnos.
sible are either ignored or forjrolten.
1 here are, however, other points on which
the energies of the allies may be directed
with less danger and certain chance of tuc-
The immediate result, and in fact the
aim, of an advance in tbe field, directed by
the allies, would be to encace a ccneral bat
tle, and it would consequently bo necessary
to select the most unfavorable position dos-
seed by the enemy. To advance on the
Cbernaya would be to reverse tbit order of
.1 a
taing ana encounter tbe foe under the
ortt possible auspices. It, therefore, ap
pear evident, that from tome distant point
.u. .ue airaca ol the allies be directed.
lodujembarkth, French army of reoerre,
with the Sardinian contingent and a British
division, at Eupatoria, and to advance on
BaU-bi Serai, i ftible, A march along
th esti. th, direction of the Alma and
tbe Kaicba would be unadvisablc, for those
naturally atrong petitions have doubtless
been fortified by the enemy. It mj U
maintained thai operation conducted with
energy, agt perkop j Mt&tm
f . '.h Crim"'D Pe"i"'! would
r-.lt to the br,t lran.s; r.f ,r ,e-,.i
Tbe arrival of reinforcement on lrg
teal to the entmy would thut be rendered
iiripottiUt, whiltt bit force would be Ukei
between two powerful fire. On or two
successful batterk would probahly reu!ti
tbe fall of tbe Crimea and the capitulation
of the Russian arroic. A detcent on Kafla
or Alouihtawouldbe dangerous, from tbe
mountain range through which an army
would be compelled to fight itt passage.
A lew weeks mutt tlill pa away before
tbe operation! which are to docide the fat
of Bebatlopol cai be commenced. When
the plant that have been doubtlest well ma
tured by the allied commanders are brought
into etecutkm, and tbe intelligence shall be
communicated to ot that powerful allied
army hu happily disembarked on the north
ern coast of tbe Crimea, Iben shall we an
ticipate a speedy and successful termination
of tbe campaign.
From the London Times, May 5.J
At length there is a gleam of hope from
the Crimea. W have once more assumed
the aggressive, we have been soccetsfol, and
tbe success bat been inch as to induce our
war minister to publish It. The data from
which we have to learn tbe precise amount of
our advantage are slight We are given to
understand, however, that there hat been
serious engagement on tbe front and left at
tacks, and that the result bat been the pot.
session of the Russian rifle pits, we presume
before those particular parts of our line.
The only rifle pita marked in the best and
latest maps of tbe tiege are those thai bave
grown tip in the unfortunately very wide
inUrval wbicb we were obliged to leave fro-n
the begiuning between our batteries and the
Russian fortifications. Owing to our want
of men for the immense and multifarious
work to be done, and to tbe nature of tbe
ground, we did not advance our parallels
nearer than about 1,200 yards. At it well
known, the result bat been that tbe Rut
tiant, besides constructing immonse re
doubt before tome of their strongest ex
isting works, have also established success
ively rifile pits and smaller redouble at four
principal point viz.: the Ovens, before
the Flagstaff and Garden batteries; an ex
tensive lino of pita before the Redan ; those
actually in advance of the Matnelon, which
in its turn is in advance of the Malakhoff
Tower ; and rifle pits upon Mount Sopoune.
Most probably we have carried tbe rifle pit
before the Redan and tbe Mamelon. If we
have done this, and if, as is further reported,
we have beaten the Russians in their at
tempt to recover the pits the following day,
we have at length been able to make tip the
chler deficiency of our first operations, and
pushed our attack within a distance whence
we can fire with more effect upon the Rut-
uimi fortifications. The capture of eiebt
mortars and 200 prisoners shows how much
. . . -
tbe enemy had established themselves in
the position we bave now made our own,
nnd the amount of protection they bad made
for their men.
It is evident that these advanced positions
made for us by the Russians are not to be
retained without great and continued efforts
on our part. The whole of the surface it
exposed to every kind of fire, and, at it ap
pear the Russian could not hold their
ground there without a large daily average
ot tosses, so noithercan we. It may be as.
sutned, therefore, tha wo have not made
tint advance, which, liko the affair of the
10th of April, has probably cost us many
valuable lives, without a determination to
push forward. Wiih tho enemy it was, of
course, a necessity of their position to da
fend themselves aa well they could ; and it
answered to Ue hundreds a day in tho rifle
pits, if nt that prico they could make us
keep our distance from their principal line.
An advance to these posts of danger and
honor is more voluntary on our part and
doubtless also proceeds on a more settled
plan. Indeed, everything indicates that we
are on the point of energetic operations.
w nether we are about to attempt an assault.
or to concentrate our forces suddenly for an
attack on the Russian army in the field, is
not yet known. The reoonnoissance in feme
of Omer Pasha on tbe 10th certainly pointa
w vne latier, and it result might go tome
-a.J l.t O
'"J" ue'e "e allies in that direction. It
appears that, at many sagacious people hare
long tuspected, the Russian force in our
neighborhood is rery small. Probahl. .v,.i
u. aiwayt Deen exaggerated. A few
Cossacks, occupying mound, or patrolling
e. 1. i .
- u..., . wiiccuon oi jmu, ,nd an occasional
line nf nmn Am 1. . . a .
r .,. ullen deceived our
generals into the belief that a large Ruuian
army was hovering in our rear. Every
sound calculation pointed the other way,
and it it now questioned bv comrL,ni
thoritie. whether Ue Russian, have ever had
a hundred thousand men at once in tbe Cri
mea. The ttory reported the other day of
sixty thousand fresh troop, arrived in Seba
topol, and one hundred thousand more in
reserve at Sirophoronol. wa on tbo r.n.ii..
able authority of , RUMi,0 de8erUr who
eeojed to be dreued np for the occasion, be
ing evidently superior to his assumed char
aoter of a rxii vmni!.:....i .
oineer, an.l
who bad been allowed to past from the
Russian line to our own with tospWota la
elKtw. WlstilbekkUrryoitbUgrtattUga
tome to be related by Russian new, and
iu mirielet described ia their cburche, no
doubt tit tact mot insisted oo will be the
T7ma)l number of men who havakept
at to long at defiance, and Inflicted on at
susb teriont lot.
w ... ba more afire to tbe art by
which tbe enemy bave multiplied their aon
bert. We tball now pnth our reconnoit-
stneet further into tbe field, and our paral
tela nearer to tbe walk ; tbo imposture, tvr
each we believe it. ill toon be bttter under
stood, and we tball take that bolder line that
belonn to our tuperiority in numbers, a in
courage, endurance, and strength. We ob
served that thut far there wa nothing to
show whether the allie would deal first
with the city or with the army in the field
Whatever may be intended, if, indeed, any
decision hat been come to, tbe present line
of operations would ba the tame in either
cat. For tbe present, we bave to compel
tbe enemy to divide bis forces, and weaken
bim at much at possible at each point ; un
lett, indeed we could bope to seduce bim
into aucb a mistake of our Intentions at to
neglect tbe point we had really marked for
attack.
While we are ready to appreciate tbt
courage exhibited m the advance of this
week, under tbe actual circumstances, and
while we cannot but think it promise much
more, yet w remember, with a feeling akin
to humiliation, that in Jbit, tbe eighth
montb of a tiege conducted without stint of
life or treasure, we are only just taking up
the position we ought to bave arrived at by
th 17 th of last October, if not ttill earlier.
Jutt at tbit moment, when we are tlowly
making up for lost time, and actually learn
ing tiege opera) iont from a foe we had been
taught to despise, an opportunity occur for
comparing tbe spirit that direct the opera.
tion of tbe beteigert and tbe beteiged. A
letter from Sir Jobn F. Burgoyne givot ut
once more the (amilitr picture of tbe veteran
military rowznf, who riewt a tiege principal
ly as a school for teaching the science of for.
tili cation.
Tbe gallant old General is still of opinion
that everything wat done right, though it
led of necessity to a disastrous conclusion,
and that in theory wt bave achieved asplcn
did performance, though in fact we bare
suffered disaster. Thut far Sir John it ready
to exclaim with the stoical republican,
" Vietria eauM Dtit plaeuit, $ed victa Co-
tout'." The road, he still holds ought not to
have been attempted under the circum
stance, it being, in bis opinion, impossible
for an army of seventy or eighty thousand
men to n "bout six mile and a half of
rowl '"""ving, ai vne utmost, the collec-
... . . ..
tion and laying down of about 40,000 cubic
yard of the loose shingle and stone lying
on the whole surface of the country. Had
the Russians gone on tho tame principle, we
might by this time have been in Sebattopoli
and might even bave been masters of the
whole of tbe Crimea. But they did not.
We believe we can inform our readers
whom it wat that Sir John had to contend
with. The name of the head engineer at
Sebastopol is Todieben. He it thirty-two
year of age. Hit parents are poor shop.
aeepera in Kiga. When the tioire com
menced Prince Monschikoff, it is said, asked
the then head engineer how long it would
take to put the place in a state of defense,
ITa - 1 II TV- . , M
suieirou, i wo monins." a young
captain, named lodleben, ttepped forward
and said he would undertake to do it, if he
had at many men at he required, in two
. He did it in twelve dayt, and was
made colonel. Since that time he hat had
the direction of everything in the way of
cunning batteries, defenses, &c The other
day the Grand Duke called upon bit wife,
wnott residing in St, Petersburg, to con
gratulate her upon bor husband's promotion;
for he i now General, and Aide-de-Camp to
the Emperor. I anythingr more wanted to
explain the painful discrepancy between
wnat na been done by the Russians and br
the Allie t The former will h K,,n.i v..
no tie of seniority or class ; tbey take tbe
... w WHMU Ul
man mat will do nit work the best, and the
get it me oesi aone.
DESPATCH riOX LOtD EAGLAIf.
A despatch from Lord Raglan, dated be,
fore Sebattopol, April 21, tayt that Omer
facha made reconnoissance in front of Ba
laklava, with a view to ascertain what force
the Russians had on tbe Tcheroava. with
about twelve battalions of Turkish infantry,
ua'ing m ue plain on bis left a body of
-v...,,, u a oaiierr Ot bone art I.
lory under Gen. Forey, and two squadrons
of heavy eatalry and two squadron of the
10th Hussar, and a half troop of hone ar
tillery under CoLParlby.
The enemy showed onlr a few O-V.
on this aide nf k i
.,,,.,, wuo remained on a
neigni oreriookiniT Chaffouria till dn..-
from it by a few discharge, of rockeU by th
French artillery, and on the other tide, be,
hindth. village, a.mall with fourgnnt
vDlv wm Tieible. . ,
sSmer Pb. did not think it desirable to
IZZ himself that tbo enemy
. I .
but withdrew alter,
more
be
were noti..rongtb, .udth. troop, return-
ed to their camp, the Infuulry covered
tbt caval7 and the ariillery. The appear
ance of tho Turkieharmy was very lutisfuc
tory. The rifle pile in frout of Uio approach
from Ibe advance ofTour trcnehet on the ex
treme right, wero attacked and carried I;
aasault the night beforo last, in tho mont
gallant manner, by a detachment of the 7 Tth
Regiment under Colonel Egerton, forming
part of tho additional force sent to reinforce
the trenchct iu the evening.
Tbo rctistniico of tho enemy, nit hough
obstinate, was tticcdily overcome by tbe
impetuosity of our troops, nnd the pit, which.
it wat desirable to retain, was, witnoui mo
lost of a moment, conncded with our ap.
proach, bad thereby furnished protection to
the working party to contuiuo itt. labors
without interruption for a considerable time.
At the interval, however, of about threo
hours the enemy brought a heavy fire of
artillery and musketry ujion tho party in
advance of the pit, into which they retired,
and which they effectually defended and
maintained; but this brilliant achievement
wat not accomplished wiihout considerable
sacrifice of life, and it it most painful to
me to have to announce to your lordship
the death of Col. Egerton, of the 77th,
who wat uufortunutely killed when forming
troop for the support of those on tho ex
treme advance, and of that of Cnpt. Lem-
priere of tbe tame regiment, who fell in the
first affair, in which also Colonel Egerton
received a contusion llint only incapacitated
bim from duty for a few minutes ; and five
officer wore wounded, three of them dan
gerously. ,
AMOUNT OF AMMUNITION IN THE ALLIED
CAMP.
Tho Paris correspondent of the London
77mm, writing on May 1st., observes : The
announcement of tbo suspension of the fire
before Sebastopol has produced an unfavor
able effect here, and lias given rise to a
variety of rumors more or less unfounded,
respecting the losses of tho army, tho state
of our works, and tlio want of ammunition
With regard totliis last point, I am informed
on good authority that there is no scarcity,
Ammunition to an enormous amount hns
been sent to the Crimea, and is still tent
without intermission; and with the rein
forcements it is calculated that tho total
force, including the Sardinian contingent
and tho reserves at Constantinople, will be
little, if at all, short of 200,000. Such nu
army the greater part composed of F rcneh
and English ought to bo ablo to do any
thing and go anywhere.
THE BTITISII NAVAL BOMBARDMENT.
The London Times of May 4th tayt :
At 11,80 P. M, on the 20th ult. nil hnnds
were turned up on board tho Dauntless (off
Sebastopol), for the purpose of taking their
turn at firing on tbo batteries. The steam
was up, and she got under way and grad
ually advanced in along tho Bhore till within
700 yards, her guns being loaded with shell.
She fired a broadside. Tho Russians in
reply let fly about one hundred shells, which
burst around tbo ship, ono shell passing
through the forostays ; another broadsido
was immediately fired from the steHinor,
when an explosion took place. The cry of
"fire" was raised, andsho was steamed out
as quickly as possiblo. ' Tho fire was ex
tinguished in five minutes, and as soon as
the smoke permitted it was discovered that
the gun in tho captain's cabin had burst,
wounding four men and a boy, blowing
away tho beams and part of tbe upper and
main decks. The muzzlo of tho gun was
blown out of iho port ; tho rest flew around
in huge pieces, smashing the cabin and
everything in it. Tbe master, clerk and
signal midshipman wero thrown off tbe
bridge on to the deck. . The compasses,
wun every light on the main deck, were do
stroyed. It is supposed tho vessel must cc.
io oiaita to repair.
I. . v
smttlam Accounts,
The Intalide Rune publishes Prim
UortscbakofT a account of tho bombardment
to tbe 15th, and by teWraph the Russian
official accounts are brought down to the
"to. April. Prince GortscbakofT describes
the cannonade which was onenerl hv th
Allies on the Oth, as tremendous ; iu object
.g eviaonuy to dismount tbo Russian
guns. Tho besiep-cd replied with
and on tho 10th, in less than four hours, si-
.cucu. oo ot ue,r opponents' guns. From
tint circumstanoe.Prince GortscbalcArT i,w
es that the loss of the enemy must hav w
considerable. Some of the Russian guns
Mti mm
6 vr,ges were dismounted, but
wore immediately replaced by ih. .j
all the damage done to the epsulemeqts and
batteries was successfully Kpaind. .'proro
the 11th to tie 15th," he sav. ,.;...
landing that the enemy continued to can
nonado tbe fortress with the greatest energy
during tbe day, and to bombard it during
the night, we have not had many guns dtl
wunM. pn i? to the fr.rtifieatir.na htrhr
a Z! Z
our dnmitge it actively repaired during tta
wuieric wing mciier vj o-- -
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made good by reinforcement to that on
the ISth Sebastopol was as strong aa before
the bombardment"
Tho Allies, ho itates, mount 350 guns,
of wLieb 80 nro mortar.' IU alo itatce
that the skirmishes undertaken to defeat the
trench nnd mining operations of the besieg
crs, bave been geuorully successful, and that
they are "quite to the tasto" of the Russian
volunteers, as they ofS-r them an opportu
nity of displaying their valor.' The gnrri.
son, lio tnys, it intrepid, and even gny. The
los tustained by the garrison from the ilth
to tbo 1Mb of April, it set down at 7 sub
alterns and 430 men killed, and 6 superior
and 34 subaltern oflicert, and 1,809 men
wounded.
'In tli nif(lit between tli 18lh and 19tb of
April 100 volunteers and three companies of the
Tobolsk Infantry Regiment, commanded hj the
brareaud intelligent Major I'rikota, mtdeatort:,
which was crowned with Iho moot complete suc
cess j aMdionof the detachment rushed upon the
nearest tntmmir caused by th explosion, anolher
on the oipfuaehce to it, and the others remained
in reserve. The first two sections shot down and
put to the bayonet the enemy, who, three companies,
strong, occupied the tntonmir and the approaches
leading to it, and destroyed the workt erected
when the eucniy's reserve came up they left the
entonnoir, joined their reserves, and drew the '
French under a very hesry fir of grape from
Station 4. , . . ,,
"The loss of the enemy on tiiie occasion was
rery considerable ; our lost on tht .contrary, waa
comparatively unimportant"
In bit dispatch of tht S4lh, Frinc Corlschnkoff
says: "Tho fire of the enemy continues, but it
alack. The damage done to our fortifications and
the looses of the garrison are also lest iu propor
tion." F.ngllsh aad Freaeh Ateoawts.
O (Ileal despatches to the 17th April state that
the fire of both the English' and French armies
had been continued upon Sebastopol ; but, though
superior to that of the enemy, Lord Rtiglun ad
mits that it had not produced that eflict which
m'ght have bteu anticipated from its constancy,
power and accuracy.
On the 1 3 ill the Russians made a furious sortie
from the FLigslaff Battery upon tho French lines.
Alonp; and desperate struggle took place. ' Twice
the Russian succeeded in entering the parallel in
adrnnc of the lattery, and twice they were re
pulsed the ti cond time with such loot nt to com
pel aud immediate retreat The French made no
attempt at pursuit, as the enemy were within a
Hone's throw of their own batler'es. General
Bizot was wounded in this affair, and having been
Struck also with a chance bullet, after the close of
the fight, hassince died. Iu this sortie the French
lost between 50 and GO killed and wounded the
Russiunt a far greater number.
On the 14th the French fired three mines under
the Flagstaff Battery, with partial tuceess. The
Russians, fearing on assault, opened a furious can
nonade along the whole line. On the night of
the 17th tho French succeeded in making a lodg
ment in one portion of the battery, but on the 19th
they were compelled to yield their position.
Temporary Hntpcnslon. of tUe Mlefte Gath
ering of Russian Rclnforcemeets.
Telegraphs from Sebastopol to the 28th ultstate
that on that day tho allied commanders had sus
pended their fire so as not to exhaust their ammo,
nition, and that they were awaling reinforcements,
which were hourly expected.
A Russian dispatch, however, dated the even
ing of the 28th, says :
The fire of the enemy ia moderate. Their ap
proaches progress slowly. We hove established at
100 yards from Bastion No. 4, a row of rifle pita,
which fcitc to form a Continuous branch of com
munication. The information with regard to the gathering of
the Raseiun reinforcements is obtained from a lei
egrephic dispatch, dated 1st May, from Lord Rag
lan. The dinpulch itself has net been published,
but it was statad in the Home of Commons on the
night of the 1st that it contained an announcement
of the Russian army in the neighborhood of Sebas
topol, between Bulaklava and Mackcniie't farm,
having been reinforced by two divisions of fresh
troops. According to the statement of two Polish
deserters there are 100,000 Russians In the eicinity
of Sebastopol, 60,000 of Mhom have arrived from.
SimpheropcJ,
The Very latest fnrt her Swccess itth
Allie
A har erigageifreul loik place on the night of
the 1st, in the fro oftd till attack. The wholk.
of th Russian riS pits Vere taken ..eight light
mortars, and two huriircd puaoaers. Brilliant
affair.
Btroae SitASTorot, May 4. On Wednesday
night last theFreach, under Gen. Pelissier having:
taken np a position before the Quarantine Bustle,
attacked the advanced works which the Russian
had rawed to protect it, iai can-fed thtnt t the
point of the bayonet.
Twelve mortars taken from the enemy, fh
French have established themtelvea in the eon.
quered position.
On Thursday night the Russian made a sortie
o regain positions, and after a asatrinary encoua-
ter were driven back. '
The King of Prussia "is ill of fever. J
The insurrection in the Ukraine (Rnseia) ha
extended to three other Governments, Twentv
landed proprietor, with their wives and famiUet.
have been destroyed,
Al St. Peteroborg every articfe of WrteOWptiotl
is at famine prices.
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Bleetrie Teletr., Un tHm lM cngm
To London and Pari ia bomplete, with tbe
xception of a portion acme, the Danube. How
ever, a message can be transmit!! from the earn
to the Home Governments in s few boon. Three
handrd rr.i of the wire tre M tmder th Rrek
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