Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-18
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
Great Slaughter Of Russians!
New YoRx, July 8.

ne Cpite0 StdteS mail steamer Ddi'
tic arrived at this port at ono o'clock
this morning. She LEFT Liverpool at one
o'clock Wednesday,, Juno 2s,h. making
the run in o days 10 hours and SO min.
by steam alone.
The Liverpool Breads,uffs market. on
the eth ult., was inactive. snd their ap.
pears to be no material change in prices
The transactions in Flour wcle only to
limited extent. Ordinary qualities OF
Bal timore and Philadelphia are quoted
at 3sO39s. Indian Corn was held q,
SIS for yellow.
On the 23i Narciso Costrs, mother Of
the former Minister Of that name, was
arrested at Msdfid.
The following paragraph, dated at St.
Petersburg, June l7,h. is contained in
the Moniteur Of the 9th.
"The damage by the blockade Of the
coast Of the Baltic and Black Sea, may
be estimated nearly according 20 the or.
dinary rates Of exports and imports.
thus: In 1858, three hundred freish,ed
vessels entered the ports ofthe Baltic. a.
bout the same number left these ports;
and twenty six hundred entered the
Black Sea, making q tots! Of $500. 900
TONS"
The express sent in advance Of the
overland mai: has srrived. By this ar.
iival, We learn that the Russian squad.
ron is supposed to have taken refuge on
the coss, Of Ksmska,ka. One Of its YES.
sells was seen abou, thirty days since, at
lWoosug. where she had put in for in.
telligence. After deducting vessels or.
dered home, the English naval force in
those seas consisted Of Is vessels Of the
Royal Navy. mounting 244 guns, and
~ steamers Of the Indian Navy, mount.
ing 100 guns Of the very largest calibre.
and heavy metal; IL sail Of the same
service. mounting 100 guns, making a
total Of 81 vessels and 463 guns, exclu.
sivc OF the French squadron. 1t is not
the Russian squadron that is feared by
the mercantile marine, but pirates from
California, sailing under Russian col.
OTIS.
A private letter from Constan,;nople,
June 9Th, contsins news from S;listria,
Of which the following is a summary:
After the attack on the 2S,h Of May,
which was described ts sanguinary, the
Russisns retired to prepare for an as.
ssult on the 3lst. They advanced with
considerable force, and renewed the as.
sault, in the same order as before. Aftel
. prolonged and bloody struggle. the
Russians were repulsed. and the same
evening. under flag Of truce, demand
ed permission TO take Of tho dead and
wounded. not less than 1000.
On the 81 the general assault took
place, bu. thanks to the heroic intrepid
Il ~ Of The Turks, and the excellsnt msn
sgement o: the Gsnersl.in. Chief. tn,
Russians were sgain victoriously bester
of.
| The victory. however, cost the Turk
dear, ss they los. their gallant chief
| Musss Pschs, who was struck IN hi
side by the fragment Of . grenade.
| The same night . mine, which hs.
been carried under the FIRST Turkish bat
te,y, was destroyed by a countermine
and four hundred Russians. with th'
coloD. were blown into the cir. Unds
!, cover Of this explosion and the confus
ion that followed, the Oltomans oil sal
lied out. and the enemy were rou,ed il
oil directions. and the sn,ren. hmen.
F. taken.
The totsl loss Of the Russisns in thei
assaults 10 estimated at from 5000 I
r 5000 killed. The Turks lost but littl
!. in proportion.
y fits reported that the Cssr. 10 repI
{; TO Austria. has consented 10 evscust
. the Principslities, and 10 already with
!. drawing sll his forces beyond the Pu,i
!, The correspondents OF the iwo Londo
iournsls have bssn arrested on the wei
. tern bank Of the Danube BY the Ross
. ems.
Il The siici.l reply Of the Csas to III
:. Aussrisn ssrnmens 10 evseuats the Plir
!. cipslitiss wss dsily sspsetsd as visnn,
81 The Russisns hi,d removed ell the
i heavy artillery from the Danube.