The Press.
London, England, 1855-08-11 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

THE WAR.

Another week has passed without bringing any im-
portant intelligence either from the camp or the
fleets. The official despatches published either in
Paris or London have been singularly meagre,
although the note of preparation is still diligently
sounded and public expectation of some stirring
event strained to the uttermost. The last date from
the Crimea is the 7th inst., when General Pelissier
reported as follows:—
I have nothing of interest to zommunicate to you. Tho
enemy has not undertaken anything against our trenches.
Some cases of cholera have reappeared.

On the 4th Oeneral Simpson transmitted the sub-
joined despatch to the War-office :

The Russians made a sortie last night on the Woron-
sow road, as far as the chevaue de frise , but were repulsed,
without loss on our side. Few deaths from cholera.

Prince Gortschakoff reported to St. Petersburg
on the 2nd:—

There is nothing important going ou, The vigour of
our fire prevents the advance of the enemy's works. The
enemy's fire is weaker.

And on the sth :

There is nothing new. The enemy's fire is feeble.
The written despatches come down to the 28th ult.,
at which date the works directed against the Malakoff
Tower were being carried on with the greatest ac-
tivity.

Terrible storms, accompanied by torrents of rain
and suffocating heat, had lately prevailed. In conse-
quence of this atmospheric change disease had been
more rife.

The Piedmontese contingent are said to have made
an urgent appeal to be allowed to take a more active
part in the war than has hitherto been alloted to
them.

Taganrog has been again bombarded, as well as
Berdianski, and a great quantity of Russian stores
destroyed.
One despatch says that an English gun boat had
sunk, but that her crew were saved.
The German journals allege that reinforcements
had arrived at Sebastopol in such force as to bring
the garrison up to 175,000 men.
The Press d'Orient publishes a letter from Kertch,
stating that the Russian vessels which had taken
refuge in the Don bad ventured to make a reappear-
ance in the Sea of Azoff, where the allied flotilla was
in chase of them.

The intelligence from Kars is that Gen. Alouravieft
suddenly reappearing there, attacked the intrenched
camp of the Turks on the 13th, with 35,000 men.
He was energetically repulsed by General Williams,
but was preparing for a fresh attack.
Schamyl had not de.,cended from his mountains,
and letters from Asia complain of the inaction of the
Circassians.
There is no news of interest from the fleets. From
the Baltic the last intelligence is of the 31st ult. At
that date the position of the allied fleets continued the
same, and, excepting the destruction of some batteries
on the coast near Gotha, nothing of importance had
taken place. However, some striking event was ex-
pected.
The Invalide Busse, in alluding to the movements
of the allied fleets in the Whits Sea, states that
their operations hitherto had been entirely baffled by
the vigorous exertions of those opposed to them.
The following official despatches from General
Simpson have appeared in the Gazette :

Before Sebastopol, July 24.
T have the honour to inclose the weekly return from Dr.
Hall of the state of the sick. Your lordship will read with
satisfaction the improved condition of the health of the
army. I had entertained fears, from the very great heat
of the last fe9t days, that cholera would have assumed a
more virulent form, but such has fortunately not been the
case.

1 have nothing to relate of importance respecting the
siege. On the night of the 22nd t 1 enemy opened a very
heavy the of musketry from the parapets of the Malakoff
and adjacent works, but they did not attempt an attack.
They opened a Similar fire in the course of the night on
the left of the French. I have every reason to believe
that they were apprehensive of an attack on the part of our
allies, and for this reason opened the fire above described,
which did no damage to either the works or soldiers.
The troops in the Ilaidar valley have !tat altered their
positions from the date of the last time I had the honour
to address you.

July 28.
Since my despatch of the 24th inst. I have nothing of
importance to relate to you. We continue to strengthen
and improve our advanced works, which are now so close
to the enemy's defences that I regret to say our casualties
are necessarily considerable.
The enemy exhibit great activity in adding to and im-
proving their defences, and the conveyance of large mili.
tary stores front the north to•the south aide is increasing.
The cholera has nearly ceased in the-ranlr•of the army.
*LOSES &smolt,
I.4eAtemt-Cieneral Commanding.