The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-10


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from the saa Francisco Herald, Oct. I2J
The war has been opened ON the PaciAc, By an at-
tempt the part Of the allied feet to capture the Port
of fetropolosk or it is sometimes designated on the
maps, the Post Of St. Peter and st. Paul PetroPoaosk
il situated on the eastern coast Of Kamschaa near
its southern extremity in latitude So NORTH and ong
tude 159 east from Greenwich Is fortified town OF
$500 inhabitants, and IL one Of those advanced
posts which, for the last half century has been the
policy Of Russia to establish the frontier OF her
domnions in time of peace for the convenience Of her
commerce. and in time Of a. points doppms-paces
from which operations by sea might be supported
II is difficult to conceive what benefit the possession
Of this place could 10 to the English French Like
Constat Sebastopo and the Aland Islands it is useful
only to the Russians. The most that success could
achieve would be an advanced post driven in.
Russia seems to have adopted the same policy on every
successful and the combined powers OF England France
and Turkey have made no impression on Russia The
establish the fact that NO naval force unsupported by
demonstrations by land, make successful head
against well fortified town Some such conviction as
this may perhaps have influenced the English Admiral
when rather than risk certain defeat he chose TO put
end to his life.
From the imperfect accounts we have received il il
quite evident that the allied fleets have been well beaten
badly beaten that instead Of looking up the Russian
feet which by their own account Ia ut anchor in the
Notifications whatever-thsy have come to San Francis
co to reRt and recruit.
be somewhat 0ifucult TO Dfneve, Dut the tactS
justify in saying that, till this time England and
France in an their endeavors, have been beaten baed
and out manoeuvred.
Last evening, the French vessels of war Eurydice,
Forte and Obgado, under command Of Admiral Febvrier
DooneS arrived here from pstrGPlo. Where an a
and the Russians. The combined deet, consist
ing in all Of six vessels, including one steamer,
August and attempted to enter though the
far advanced, and the fogs and storms set in. They
could the outward points Of the harbor one Of
which extended great distance into the sea- they found
well fortified, having it is supposed about one hundred
and twenty guns mounted. Alttle higher up, and on
they demolished and put the people to fight Pressing
still some four hundred yards further up, they dis
cerned another upon the side or on the top
Of an abrupt hill behind which the Aurora and Diana,
two Russian fgates safely moored and dsmantle
The passage here was SO narrow and the weather
unfavorabe that further attempt to reach Petro-
polos with the ships Of the feet was not deemed
dent
few Of the men were dlsembarked, and a landing
effected upon the point with view to reach the
town. but the shrub chapparel offered the utmost
sistance. The squadron was not prepared with the
proper facilities for land attack, and the whole thing
was abandoned.
The number Of guns mounted was estimated at about
one hundred. The population numbering about 1000
were all well armed In addition to this force the
Aurora and Dwna ready and well protected under
the aon but could not be reached by the
of the feet.
The orders for the attack were issued on the Goth
August the day which the feet arrived and opera
lions were to commence the next day. the 3Oth. The
death Of Admiral Price, which occurred ON the morning
Of that day caused little delay and hosttes did not
commence till evening. The firing continued till the
evening Of the I'd of September during which It is sup
posed that about hundred Russians killed and
about 60 French and English, among whom three
French officers Of the Eurydice.
The feet captured three Russian merchant vessels
the ship Sitka, OF 700 TONS and schooner loaded
with stores which destroyed after her cargo aud
crew taken. From these vessels about one hun
dred men were taken prisoners from whom the mpor-
tant fact was learned that the whole of the Russian
feet with the exception Of the Dwna and Aurora were
in the Of Ochotsk at the mouth of the river Amor
This river was in the Chinese possessions but has re-
have erected palace and made naval rendezvous at
its mouth.
The river raverses great portion Of the Chinese pos
sessions and the Russians thus enabled to receive
plentiful supplies from the interior.
On the morning Of the attack, the English Admiral
Price committed suicide BY shooting himself self with
has been given for the act Among the various causes
the most plausible appears to be that he killed himself
while under q slight alteration of mind
The French admiral, who succeeded to the command,
opened the fire. and conducted the whole affair the
part of the combined leet The firing kept up hoty
on both sides The combined feet consisted of six
sesthree English and three Frenehthe fgates Forte
and President the corvetes Eurydcc and Pque the brig
Oblgado, and an English steamer.
The object of the feet is said to have been not to take
Petr6polosk but to ascertain where the Russian feet
If this is So they have certainly succeeded and
have learned tho important fact that the Russian feet is
all in harbor and that therefore there is immediate
danger to English vessels in the Pacific The combined
feet had troops to dsembark and the being
far advanced they concluded to come here for the
sent The English vessels are at Vancouver's Island,
and will be here in few days. The Aurora and Dwina,
which lying in the harbor, were disarmed. The
Russian prisoners board the French vessels in the
harbor.
The Diana which has been the terror of the Englisl,
and French merchants here il not at Amoor. is still at
large She is however in all probability, with the feet
at the Russian depot.