The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-15
THE BATTLE OF PErROPAULOsKI REVIEW
ED IN EUROPE.
CErorn the opdon Chronicle Nov. 24.l

The town, though insignc in point Of population
is Of considerable importance naval station, and
10 the late bombarment four batteries Of
strength protected the entrance 10 its harbor within
which, and under shelter OF the guns, lay two-or AZ
account says. three-Russian vessels Of war which
able efficiently operate in the defence Of the
place. The attack which originally commenced on the
:oth Of August, was for while suspended in
quence OF the melancholy decease oil Admiral Price,
the British commander, who received mortal wound
by the explosion Of his pistol II was, however,
wed the following morning The batteries near
to the seuced after obstinate
test and another battery situated further inland was
DESTROYED bya body Of troops landed from one Of the
English vessels. second attack made four days
afterwards Under fire from the squadron, 700 men
disembarked and assaulted the enaning defences
The batteries found to have been abandoned by the
artilerymen, and the guns had been spiked; but the
further progress Of the allies who attempted TO scale
the heights above, was arrested by calling ERE from
the Russian rihernen, wh3 had found shelter in an inn
penetrable Of underwood with which the ascent
was covered. fes,rful conflict ensued In which Cap
tain Parker, to whom the command Of the expedition
had been entrusted NJ. Bourssset who had supernend
ed the arrangements for the landing and N. Lefcbvre,
lieutenant OF the Enrydice, unfortunately lost their
lives. The main object having been accomplished, it
judged expedient longer 10 pursue an unequal
contest and the troops retired in good order to their
ships carrying with them their killed and wounded Of
whom The former we're inferred at Tarcnski the iol
lowing day II is stated thai the oss OF the allies in the
assault amounted to sixtyfour killed. and that Of the
enemy WAS also very considerable. As many 5000
bas were fred by the squadron, and one, at least Of
the Russian vessels severely injured that, for
time II must remain hors DE- cotd 1t should be added
that vessel of and several merchantmen were
shortly afterwards captured by the allies
The importance TO Russia Of the remote possession
which the OF the conflict mast be estimated
by the attention which had been bestowed upon its de-
fences and had the sole result Of the attack been
the demolition OF its Notifications, should have fell
that the value If the object justified the sacrifice which
has been made TO attain IT, In the course however Of
the operations Of the squadron, intelligence OF salts
factory character obtained with regard to the local
ity of the Russian feet to which We had previously
satisfactory Information Ii appears that, with
the exception Of the Aurora and the Dwna which
in the harbor Of Petrorauos al the time Of the atsck
(and perhaps the naua the whole naval force OF the
enemy in the Pacific is collected at the mouth OF the
river Amoor in the sea Of Ochotsk This river" adds
the san frsncisco Herald from which we quote, swss
the Chinese possessions but has recently been taken
possession Of by the Russians, who have erected
palace and made naval rendezvous at is
mouth. II travcrses great part cf the Chinese pos
sessions and the Russians IRE thus enabled to receive
plentiful supplies from the interior We cite the
passage for the singular illustration which II affords Of
the psogress OF Northern encroschment. Tho ap
pears precisely similar to that which has very lately
Cured in Norway, where "a fishing station the Va
ranger Tjord is for the present. the modest limit Of
imperial ambition. No doubt however, there Is may
DO hereafter orthodox church in Norway 10 be pro
tected and az TO China the creed Of the insurgents
to such that by great stretch Of dsnerest
ed hberaty IL might be taken under tho Cars patron
age II IL obviously desirable 10 extend our warlike
operations far possible in every direction with the
view Of making IL perfectly plain that maritime pos
session of the enemy agant the assaults Of
our feets sud that not from kola or kamschatka
shpf garrsons be safely withdrawn 70 strengthen
the forces elsewhere employed. II will also be con
ISOLATION to the mercantile world TO learn shat ior tne
prcseHt At all events the Pacific feet Is likely
posed through the summer under shelter q The
batteries OF Cronstsdt and sebastopc- ana tnst ~
w At any rate, not possess In Che kamschsssa pots
the secure shelter hitherto at lie command when she
weather psrws the resumption 81 active operatscns
we NAV hopc 10 xnin more satisfactory guarantee 'of
the pevpssent security Of British sc~werce' sa' an