Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-05-20
for the Baltimore American.
ARRIVAL OF TIE ATLANTIC.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE,

- 10 y -.
Jnydmeat Of Odcssa-Part'ai De-.
arxctiOa Of the City and Slipping
Sinking Of the Barqns Farorite-
Oer One Hundred Liscs LOs:-Ws
Allied Army-Silistria Besicged by
Tie Russians
NEw YonK, May 1j.--The steamer
Atlantic reached her wharf at quarter
before 2 o'clock this afternoon. 1
The report that Odessa was lombard
ed on the cath of April is authentic
The city was bombalded BY the allied
fleets for ten hours, aud large part of
the city laid in ruins,-Four gun for
tresses were dismamled, aud eight
Russians and one Austrian merchant
ship destroyed by fire in the harbor.
Three British bombarding steamers
were badly damaged. An attempt Of
the British to land eighteen hundred
men failed.
Tho Russian fee, came outof Sevas-
topol during the bombardmen,, and
threatened the allied fleet, but without
battle. retired,
The Russians have completely evac-
mated Little Wulachia. The Russian
right wing now rests on Alata, with
their head quarters at Bucharest-'here'
fore the'interest Of the campaign again
concentrates on the operations below
Nicopolis.
The Turks have come out Of Kalefat,
and are occupying all the towns in the
track Of the Russians. t
The Russians are besieging Silistria,
and would attack it about May LIST.
The allied troops remain idle.
The Greek Insurrection is unchan-
ged. 81 a. sl45 Haiae
From Asia there is nothing new.
Napier,sileet is awaiting orders, and
| the French fieetis blockading the gulf
of Finland and Bothnia. On the 2lsti
Napicrwas withnine,eenships sat Stock
holm. t2il..s ''3aSs
q France has ordered the Russian Con-
sulsIto leaye.
The Preston strike is over.
The Europa arrived out at midnight
on the 18th. ..., Il, IS l
| The Bremen bark Favorite, for Bal
,imore, was sunk with 1870 passengers,
lin Tho Channel, by collision with the
bark Hesper. from Charleston, for Ant
werp. Only five saved.
Latest Intelligence by Telegraph.
The Greek Insurgents had been de.
laatei with immense loss.
Russia had imposed a heavy war tax
on all classes.
The Russians were making tremen-
deus preparations to attack Sllistria a.
bout May LIST.
BERLIN. May 2.-The notifications of
the Austro.-Prussian treaty were e.
changed to-day.
SECOND DESPATCH. M
Tie Bombardment Of Oaessa-Progrcss
of The IHar-Silistria Besicged.
The bombardment of Odessa COM
menced on the 23d by nine steamers OF
the allied feet, throwing bombs and
rockets, aud lasted 10 hours, closing on
ly with night.
The Russian account states that the
English and French almirals demand
ed the surrender of The Russian ships,
(which being refused the bombardment
was commenced with Is ships. The
Russians also say,hat only small part
LOT The city was destroyed, and that the
Observation-Disclosures no serious effect.
The London Despatch says that a
martial humbardment was made on the
4 22d, setting fire to some buildings. A
portion Of the bombarding feet offered
battle 10 tho Russian ships that came
out from Sevastopol, but the la,tor with
drew to their stronghold, declining
battle.
Silis,ria, ono Of tho strongest Turk
Iish iorlresses on the Danube, has been
4 besicged by tho Russians since April
\ l4lh. but SO far The assaiants have been
lrepulsed with heavy loss. s,,
rince ETolonzoff's palace al Odessa
was entirely destroyed in the lombard.
n,ent of that towu. The whole allied
f,eet left Odessa on the goth fora cruise
off Seyastopol, to prevent the egress
of the Russian fleet,
Prussia has forbidden Prisateers to
enter her halbors.
ENGLAND.
In Parliament Lord John Russell
stated that Scryia had not been occupl-
eddy Austrian troops, nor any arrange.
ment to that effect made. /;
Three Russian ships with cargoes OF
salt had been captured. ,.s
Rowland Fill had been appointed
Secretary of the Post Office Depart
ment. sye
4 Montgomery, tie celebrated English
poet, died on tho so.b, aged 50 years