New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-10

moved up nearer to the city. On The lat September
all attack was made upon the Russian vessels. The
Aurora was badly injured, with a humber Of shot
boles between wilma and water, aud having her main
mast shot away.
About noon u large fort had been reduced to such
condition that WAS thought best 10 take it. body
OF French soldiers were accordingly landed and they
took the fort without difficulty. The Russian officers
barely had time TO eicape, leaving everything which
they did not bal iGaly carry on their persona Aver
taking this Tort, u thought advisable to send
body OF men 10 get behind the main fort and make
diversion III the roer while the ships we're playing 10
front. AbOs' six hundred sent for tbs pur'
pose md gu American undertook b pui1e then
around 20 the of the forIihcation. but ne look
them into a thick brushwood, where large nunIoer
Of Rutsais were concealed. The Russians began Ia
muTdtJous FIRE upon The French and Eugh-h. wno,
after short resistance, fed with the loss OF aeou,
$50 men killed and wounded. They lett theif dead
upon the field. They managed, however 10 tskeohe
ef tie smaller redoubs, spike the cannons, ana 'ake
i3 Russion prisoners.
Immediately after the return Of the troops upon
their respective vessels, council was held ana u
WINS determined TO leave PeTopauiowski ana tue
purpose was soon accomplished. ..,.
The main purpose Of the attack wss 10 destroy Sis
Russian vessels that they could not hereaicr ssy
out and Iure the commerce OF the aliies on Tue a
Cic. II was supposed that the Aurora was 50 inuou
Injured that several months would De required 70 TO
nSr her. and the u rina a vessel Of about - gus,
was considerably injured The winter, however, mas
now set in at Petropsulowski ana me zee WI, na'o
completely closed the harbor o. the to,' OF OF 20
French and English commerce Is 10 Do astlciPa'ou
from the Aurora and DIVINE until next Arru a. est
I The frigste Pellss was taken up the ryer Amo9r
some distance from the mouth, ana Wa TIL NO
fact di-noubted and converted into lott. Inc Po-
sition of the Diana was NOT khowp, pu' "'' pup
| posed TO be 10 the Sea OF Ocbotsk. ,.r.,;
The assailaLts failed in the main opJecI OF tue1
attack and failed sgnay IN their SECONDARY ooyeI;'
The de,rncon of the Qualifications at Petropaulo Fsk
i tn nu,rose was not 10 take the town. winch they
niobt really have taken or destroyed without loss,
| on the second day. Its conquest, however onyre9
nothing of benefit. The loss OF ire IN the aii'eo
More Epelisbrnen than FreuehneD were killed and
wounded. Several unucky balls, as they are styled
struck the English vessels killing, not soil.
! tary men, but carrying on whole hles The
! French vessels received unlucky" balls al
though a number of the shot were sufficiently injuri.
to the vessels. The Forte received forty balls,
o. oueh she was in the thickest of the fight only
six of her L. "o'o Ai'''u anu 'oH "'uhuea On inc
vessel. ous o.o.. A.,
.;tb the manner in wnl,rh they have been treated
ard It is probable that they WI be permitted to come
an shore on their parole. number Of them have
come from st. Petersburg within the last year.
The Russians handled their guos with skill which
commanded the admiration of the allied forces. Fiji
teen hundred Of the men in the fort were veterans
from the Caucasus, sent out through Siberia and down
the Ameor within year, and GOO OF the number had
arrived within three months of the attack
Among The prisoners tax zen were number of per-
sops of intelligence including Germans Danes, and
Others who had been in the Russian service. A Rus
sian General now on the frgae Forte in this harbor
was captured in the Sitka- He was going to take
command Of the Notifications at Pe,r0paulowsk.
While the allied feet WAS before that place, Russian
Admiral formerly the Pallas fregate, arrived from
the Amoor off the harbOr in q small screw steamer,
and about to enter, when he discovered the hos
tile vessels, signalized, aad putting about,
exceeded in making his escape.