The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-05

EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

BY the arrivals OF the steamships Europa ahd the Acue
at New York, in receipt Of the following ntel
genee in regard TO affairs in Europe:
THE wAR-A despatch 10 the London Times dated Led
sund August H. follows in regard to the taking Of
Bomersund by the allies
The troops landed Tuesday morning last (sth) at
o'clock without opposition, and attacked redoubt OF
FIVE guns which defended the road The French took II IN
front and the marines in the rear and carried II IN
moment without any loss They are now eneanPed De
hind some high ground between the villages of Finley and
Sundsboe about two miles from the main battery, The
French chasseurs spreading themselves the nterve
ming ground 10 within yards of the wall A Russian
officer came of the door of the fort about dozen
yards and instantly shot by of them he was seen
raise his hand his breast and fall, and some men
rushed from the fort and took him in.
The people from the villages BRING plenty OF provisions
and are very civil The French troops have been slightly
attacked by the cholera, II having died in four days
Penelope got aground within OF the forts and
was fired upon for three hours and half, but was not
hurt much The small ships went to her assistance and
drew the attention upon themselves The Pigmys main
mast was away The Heca had several shot in her
poor little fellow had his chest torn open by al
round shot They fred red hot shot
| A battery opened upon the Amphion and Phegeton,
which they silenced almost immediately and when they
landed spike guns they found four of them burst and
fifth could not be loaded The bombardment VIII com
mence tomorrow.
HAnBuRo l,th-Aecouns from the island of Aland an
that the Russian authorities having been aoan-
doned by the peasants who devoted the western
powers have left the island The greatest part of the fort
ress Of Bomersund in the possession of the allies
| The Arctic which arrived Sunday p ~, brings the
following description Of subsequent operations;
The capture of Bomersund occurred at hafpas twelve
o'clock the afternoon of the 10Th ut The garrison,
numbering 900 Immediately embarked on the
allied There but little loss OF life either side,
the French having lost 100 killed and the British only
| three or four
The round forts behind Bomersund named Forts wee
and Notch, had been previously reduced being no dh-
cult task they garrsoned by only l2o each
handful artllerymen in wee made stout defence,
fifty being killed and only hiryfve taken unhurt Not
itch was carried without loss Both forts blown up
he ma BOmrrsunI,
which badly damaged before the garrison consented
to surrender The honor of the victory belongs wholly to
| the French who fought with the greatest bravery.
Private accounts from Danc state that the number OF
prisoners will exceed and that they have been sent
TO Ledsund An overwhelming display OF force made
by the allies Fifteen sail Of the line within range OF
the fortress The allies fred hundred pieces OF can
non.
Admr, Napier has issued notice warning all neutral
vessels port of Riga before the 10th of August
It is therefore surmed that Riga will be the next point OF
attack.
cannon bali passed between him and an ad-de-eamp with
whom he conycrsng'
! The Ausirians entered Wallachia on the 18th ult
| Prussia armng at all points
BEalIs August "a semi-oiicial article in the Prus
correspondence says that the evacuation Of the prnc
palities by the Russians does fulfil all the objects of
the alliance of the great German powers but that IT
grants than demanded by the note dated Vienna
June 3D. The supplementary article OF reciprocal obiga-
tons of the powers is, therefore, executed If other
steps considered for the interest OF Germany
fresh conventions must take place between the contracting
powers the subject of the cooperation in the sense OF
the Prussan treaty of the 20lh of April last
! The Russian steamer Waadmer sailed out boldly at
Kosoo coaled destroyed two Turkish briggs and made of
safely.
The expedition to Crmea is only temporarily delayed
until the abatement of the cholera and fever among the
troops
The cholera had considerably abaed Varna Schumla
and Constannoplc. 1t had been fearully destructive
among the French.
i LoSpoS, Aug 2a-Sixty thousand Russians
raing the right bank OF the Pruth under General Luz
dere H. coy the Russian tiolla the Danube
The report the defeat of the Turks kar,
peated.
frirhtfu account Of cholera He estimates that from
10000 to $4,000 dead disabled up to the moment OF
the Decentralization.
i VIENNA Aug 22-Ilenry Withernstein 4 Son have
failed; their liabilities FIVE million forms.
Archangel was etiectaaIly blockaded on the 18th.
4 LONDON Aug 23-Messrs Mopurgo Co, general COM
mission merchants have failed their liabilities are large
4 The London money market is more active IN conse-
quence Of the payment Of 100000 sterling OF the Turkish
loan,
collision took place on the South Exeter and Brighton
railway by which three persons were killed and one nun
bred badly injured.
The ship Shandcr of Glasgow destroyed by fire
her passage from Glasgow to Montreal on the Sd ult The
crew and passengers were saved
were reported daily Madrid but the maady had assumed
n mlder form.
II sAxoAY.
The new King had taken his oath to the constitution
and declared his government merely continuation OF that
of the deceased King
A correspondence from the East concludes follows:
@At the moment of closing my letter important news
was communicated TO me from Athens The ministry Is
openly struggling with the King part of the popula
ton support the ministry and the allied powers The %
seypa, and ecIe have published articles against Ohio
SO violent that minister of police could not do other
wise than arrest the editors The French minister NJ Forth
Rouen paid visit of coincidence TO them in prison, On
hearing this the goyerayaas sci toem at liberty revo-
luton against the King is expected
King Ohio refuses 10 dsband his irregular troops
, REPORTED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN ENGLISH AND Rrs-
SIAN FLEETS IN THE CHINESE sBAsThe Liverpool Mercury
August the 10th has the following under this head We
have been favored with the following extract OF letter
dated CANTON, June 20 1884.
We have also received Intelligence from the governor of
Macao who has Just arrived from Chusaw the coast
and about half say this and Shanghai that the
English and Russians close TO that port and that after
yery hot engagement the latter completely annhi
lated-Admirn Stirling having sunk the Russian rigatcs,
vouch for the truth of this but have no doubt
that portion Of II is true.
t. POETRY AND sESsEA college professor asked q
student at recitation "Why has monkey organs OF
speech2n The student scratched his bend and gave it
up Why said the professor in the slow and drawing
manner peculiar to him, the answer il obvious enough
its because lac hasn't got anything to say If we were
asked give in single sentence the why the most
what is called poetry" is utterly stupid, name and
worthless we should answer at once it is because the
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