Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-07-26
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HALIFAX, July 1S.-The r. NJ. steamship
Canada, Capt Judkins, from Liverpool On
the 7th inst, arrived here at half-past ten
o'clock this morning y
THE WAR.-On the Sd July, Lord Raglan
was buried with all the pomp which the cir
cumstances permitted. ...
There are rumors that Gen. Pelissier is
about tie be superseded. Since the repulse Of
the 18th the allies have been Strengthening
their advances against the Malakhoff, and
Gen. Pelissier's latest telegraphic despatch
of July 4th says his works are progressing
satisfactorily. '
Gen. Simpsons despatch Of the same date
is merely " nothing new since my last" Ac-
counts by telegraph have already stated the
main fact of the unsuccessful attack on Sevas-
topol on the 18th of June.
The papers per the Canada contain des-
patches from Lord Raglan and Gen. Pellis.
sier, giving full details. These and the camp
correspondence make plain the cause of the
repulse
Gen. Mayrau's French Division. to attack
the Fort on the extreme right by the Careen-
ing Harbor' commenced the action perma.
turely. before the other Division had taken
up their ground. Gen. Mayrau fell MORALLY
wounded, aud his Division having been thrown
into disorder, the Russians turned their con.
centrated fire upon the next Division as il
came up, under the command Of Gen. Brunei
and shattered it badly. Gen. Brunei also
fell, and orders were then given to withdraw
the troops into the trench, although Genera
Auctcwane had in the meantime reached the
Malakhotf Tower. The retreat was effected
in good order, but with great loss.
When Lord Raglan saw the defeat of til,
first French division, he hastily ordered al
attack on the Redan, to effect diversion il
favor of the French, although It was previ
ously intended that the British should no
attack until the French should have capture,
the Malakhoff, inasmuch as the Malakhot
guns quite command the Redan. So far a
civilians at distance can Judge, Lord Rag
lan's order to attack was great error, for thu
British storming party not being sufficient,
strong to carry the works were rcpulsed will
much slaughter. A curious incident is tina
Gea. Eyre, with 1000 British, penetrated int
the suburbs OF Sevastopol itself, and held pos
session of the houses Of one street for seven
teen hours, but being totally unsupported
retired at nghtfal. The inference is that
had the assault been general, or systematically
planned, the city would have fallen, or a
least its first line OF defence might have becI
carried. zs..5.. az
French letters of July Sd say the army wal
full of confidence. Approaches were being
pushed forward to the Malakhof Tower, anc
a French battery of thirty guns was nearly
completed on the point oil Careering Bay, t.
keep off the Russian ships their fire having
caused much loss on the 18th.
A Vienna paper says that Gortschakoff hal
sent for $4,000 additional men, and has rein
forced Liprandi's army with another division
The Turks and Sardinians, under Oma
Pacha and Gen. Marmora, have made excur
sions into the lateral village of the Tchernay,
without meeting any resistance. 80
Numerous works of art captured from th
! kertch Museum, and from Gen. Worangli'
private collection are on their way to Paris
MIR. Stow, Commissioner, sent by the Lon
don Times to the Crimea, to administer tn
balance of the Hospital fund, fell sick from
over exertion. Routine excluded him Iron
the very hospital he was aiding. He wa
carried in a scorching sun to church at Bal
aklava, where he died, victim ofinhumauity
J The Turko-British contigent, now number