The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-11

tearing and shiverng the surrounding parts TO atoms
the lieutenant 10 whose Kindness We we're much inds6t
ed pointed TO the and Imprinted plank with appa
Forte had taken fun share in tho bloody battle With
the Russian forts AMI men-of war Tho forecast and
nizenmast had been considerably damaged; but ss -
between the of the engagement and san brancsco
they took the precauon Of repairing them and al other
serious injuries before they left The vicinity OF fetropau
loyski.
The same authority says
From all we could gather the Russians fought with
desperate bravery. One poor renehman in the advanc-
ing column Was struck by grape shot from the forti6
cation in the stomach, and literally cut in twain y
was in this foray that the loss of life great The
officers say that they lost fifty and that the Rus
SLAMS could not lost less Finding that further
aet b sGs sh ,s and Resumed their attacks from the
sea- We Informed further, that the allied feet
pss ns Il & s
assigned for abandoning the attack and upon which
Lieut. Bomon laid great stress was want Of provisions.
They had store ship with them. Their supply was
scant and there place along the whole coast to
which they could repair to lay in fresh Having
yanced they concluded that they could proiong the
blockade without running imminent risk Of distress from
that The Russians had received large from
Siberia, and that from the mouth Of the river Amour
running through great poren Of the Chinese possess
could get supplies to any extent
The Alta gives the following exact account OF the loss
OF life sustained by the allied squadron in the attack
Petropaulovski, translated from L'Eeho du Pacifque
The total number Of men killed. wounded and left on
English squadron, III men making total Of 200 killed.
wounded and left shore In the French squadron the
4 loss il arranged as follows:-
Men left on shore 10
hhed ~
wounded 81
In this list 40 men belonged TO the irgate La Forte
q to the Eugdce % to the Obgado and 10 from both
/ ships left on shore.
From the Lima Foreign Necs (Oct. y we have the
following description of Pctropaulovsk as was before
the attack
BY the arrival of the American brig Boston, Captain
Hedges we have advices from PeropaaIovsk Russian
port on the peninsula of Kamschatka up to july Isl
From gentleman attached to the Boston, have gath
cred intelligence Of much interest just at this uncture
At the time the Boston left there IN port double
banked Russian frgate of forty four gunshe corvette
Baltic crew-a Guarda Costa and the Russian American
Company's ship Kamschatka, armed with eight guns,
Europe been brought by the Aner
bark Bhering, and the Russians making great
heet The port defended by several Notifications and
new ones are being erected consisting Of one or two
masked batteries, with three or four mortars.
The Governor has under his command full regiment
OF soldiers thoroughly equipped and confident that he
can stand pretty long siege.
Petropaulovski contains between 500 and 900 inha
bitants including few Americans and Engshmen, and
one American store Everybody is obliged TO be SOL
der or sailor and TO respond to the Governors call at
moments notice
The town is situated on an inland bay the entrance to
which, from the ocean, is through narrow inlet three
miles in length studded with islands, and commanded by
several batteries. vessel may enter without danger,
although there many difficulties to encounter. Capt
Hedges, with the Boston, beat in and out in the fog
The Governor thinks, and informant also that it
would be impossible to take the post with anything short
every approach The Russians daily looking
for the arrival at of English gate aud
corvette their way to Amoor River at the mouth of
which they (the Russans) have built several strong
forts.
Here is general description Of the town
The town stands at the head Of the harbor an am.
phitheatre on the slopes Of two hills which form the
valley and is simply composed Of group of small
surrounded by courts gardens with palisades AT
the lower part of the town, in the bottom of the valley
on and for its roof which, painted green seems odd
to the effect OF the picture surrounded
it is by lofty mountains.
terry low point of land projects at angle of 40 degs
from the direction of the coast and nearly closes the
best that can be desired. This tongue of land like an
artificial eauseway but little above the surface Of the
raised piles above the ground serving to dry fish, In
The early days Of Russian occupation i was the site of
tie colony Arrived at the bottom of the port you
on plank, which occupies the place OF mole, and
pass directly before a guard-house, which is
small battery Turning to the left down a gool
government works in the centre of Petropauiovski
turning to the right after passing them and crossing
and the sse t%
streets are all that mertthe name. The greater par
the houses outside Of them placed without any ar
comfort The general aspect Of Petropaulovh greatly
81 2&e asharyers Houses SG Che sIron
smell Of FISH give greater degree TO the simitude The
and are much more important Commercially The hoase:
are generally alike, and called ssbas, >" log houses
the windows sometimes with glass; but more generally
WpaUI To vso taJ
the inhabitants lived in bslagans,' there not
single one SO used There N monument in Petropau-
rounded by railing, and bearing inscription, To
Captain Vitus Behrng" in Russian (Behring sailed on
vessels constructed) No edfce demands particu-
lar attention In the church the rites Of the Greek
tn"rS are conducted with great splendor and soemni-
population at the time of the visit OF La Venus (l836)
amounted to 1856 men and 22l women the greater part
employed by government
The next attack expected at the mouth Of the AMOR
Of which little is known; It's navigation coded to
China before modern science and enterprise had been
brought to bear it, consequently it may rest in its
present darkness for heightened period.
1t in 1859 that treaty entered into by China
with Peter the Great BY which the latter gave up por
ton OF his conquest this great the
Of regular land traffic between the two empires But
it was found that fair at Kachta, factory at
Pekn poor compensation for the loss OF this vau
able artery TO Central ASIA by which cesson the possess
Of Kamschatka and the islands beyond, reduced
TO half their value Had the navigation Of the river
been open to the Of the world it would be
0bcnt 10 tel what nnght nave been the consequences
OF the immense commercial and cyilizing advantages it
would have conferred.
The Amoor Territory is the most northeastery portion
Of the Chinese empire and extends from about 45 deg to
So deg north latitude and from about lis deg TO lao
deg. east longitude.
Tho source of the main branch Of the Amoor river is
in Russia whence 1t takes southeastcrly direction for
thousand miles more; thence, with gradual bend,
ii northeast TO the Its supposed Is
about Sc deg north latitude, ITO deg east longitude
mouth, SO deg north latitude l42 deg east longitude.
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