Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-07

Four Days Later from Europe.


arrived at her wharf at 3 O'Clock this morning
with dates from Liverpool TO the Goth ultmo.
well authenticated report had been receives
at Liverpool of great battle having been tough
in the Crimea, in which the Allies were defeated
with great loss.
There was rumor afioat that the French En-
peror suffering from the effects of fit of apo
plexy.
Epidemic Disease Among the Troops-Im-
/ portancs OF the Occupation Of the Sea
characterization OF sebastopoI-Evac-
uation OF Anapa.
| a letter from French officer says:
''The health of the army is good. Epidemic
diseases were apprehended, but owing to precau-
tions taken by the chief physicians of the army,
they have not yet appeared Cholera and typus
have not assumed an epidemic character"
| Another letter says:
s'The cholera had sensibly diminished in the
camps before Sebastopol, but has attacked the
guards and thirty first regiment near Balaklava,
and some Of the new batteries as well as the fol-
lowers of the army. 1t was also raging in the
Sandman continent"
The Sea or Azon.
News from the Sea Of Azof continues good for
the Allies The occupation Of those waters is
much more serious than was supposed. Genitchi,
Arabat, Marionpo, and Taganrog, are ours, and
strategic routes Of greatest importance have been
cut, and wells filled Ships have been destroyed
and vast quantities of supplies burned. II is cal
culated that these establishments contained three
months food for the Russian army. The gene
rails have still more extensive projects before them
as reinforcements are on the point of leaving for
Kamieschi
Lord Raglan writes that previous to the Rus
slams evacuating Soundgaw Kaleh the troops de-
stroyed the principal buildings and armament,
which consisted of GO heavy guns and 6 mortars,
and it is concluded they have joined the garrison
OF Anapa, whence many inhabitants removed.
The recent gallant exploits of the navy spread
Joy in the allied camps, and afforded vast salts
faction to every individual in the army.
New Movement.
body of French troops under General Morris
CaDrobert, and column of the Sandman corps,
made reconnaissance on Baidar, on the morning
of the 3d.. The former proceeded along the
Woronzof road, and pushed their cavalry seve
raj miles beyond Baidar The latter operated on
the left through Mowous District, and advanced
into Baidar. Only small number of Cossacks
| showed themselves.
The French loss in the combat on the 9th was
was three times greater.
The Condition OF Sebast opoI.
The Berlin correspondent of the London Times
writes, June II, that official reports state that
Sebastopo no longer exhibits the same satisfacto-
tory picture of things as it did previous to the
bombardment. The south side Of the town suf-
fered very considerably; numbers of houses were
in piles of ruins.
OF others, only the external walls were distin-
guishable The theatre, which was endeared to
the Russians by SO many recollections, has ceased
to exist. The northern portion of the town has
not suffered so much, but yet there is hardly
house there the wall roof of which has not
been perforated by grenade Shells balls rockets
or the window panes and frames of which have
not been destroyed by fragments of exploding
shells. The inhabitants of Sebastopol have, how
ever, by no means deserted the town. With few
exceptions they continue to occupy their houses
Even though greatly battered, traffic in the shops
and warehouses is represented as being kept up
with but little diminution. Even the hotels are
not shut
The only promenade which is left the fashiona-
BILE world is the new Boulevard in the neighbor-
hood of the kasarskis Monument, from which
there is fine view. On one side, surrounding
the mountains the eyes takes in the allied camp,
trenches and Notifications, and the ether side,
over the sea- with the allied fleets keeping ward
and watch over the Crimea.
On the northern side the steamers and boats
are seen ali Jay anu HlRnt Plying 10 anu from the
Catherine harbor, laden with gabions, fascins,
balls, shells, powder, and material de guerre of
all sorts; while on the landing places, stores,
cannon, carriages, mortars, beams and other ar
tillery materials piled up.
Evacuation OF Anapa.
Authentic information has been received that
Anapa was to have been attacked by the Allies on
the 10Th, consequently many valuable lives have
been saved by the inhabitants voluntary evacua-
ting that important fortress.
Reconnaissance of Cronstadt.
The British frigates Merlin, FREELY, and ORA
gon, made a reconnaissance of Cronstadt on the
9Th, going first along the north side of the island
so that they approached within 1000 yards of the
blockships lying in the open water between Cron-
stadt and ST. Petersburg They consisted of four
liners, five frigates and two corvettes, moored in
line along three-fathom bank, their broadsides
bearing upon the northern passage. Inside Of
these, some fourteen gunboats lay at anchor, and
under the walls, anchored in three lines, were
twenty flour gunboats. In the man of war
harbor were seventeen line of battle ships, four
of them fully rugged and others in progress. Be
tween this harbor and Fort Kronslot was ten
steamers, and between Kronslot and Fort Men
schikof two three-deckers, their broadsides COM
mandng the only entrance. The island seems
full of sodiers for, beside those quartered in the
town and batteries, there were three large camps
formed outside, two on the north and the other
on the south side. Immense new earth works |
had been erected this spring A complete chain
of them runs from the governors house across
the island TO the old Kessel battery, dividing il
into halves, fortified, the other without
gun upon il. just the Merlin was returning
and when going about seven knots an hour, a Sc
we're shock was felt, as if she had struck upon a
sunken pile. II made the ship culver from stem
to stern. The FREELY was Immediately in the
Merln's wake, and, before she could stop she
ran to starboard Of the Merlin, and partly turned
round when a tremendous explosion took place
under her bows, causing her to stagger, and
proving very plainly that they were over nest
of Prof. Jacobis's internal machines, the exist
ence Of which is now beyond doubt. Ii is sup
posed these machines had been laid down since
Lord Dundas reconnoitered the place the last
time.
II is believed that the Allies have abandoned
the idea Of attacking either Sweaborg or Cron-
stadt. AT the former the Russians since last
year have erected fourteen additional batteries,
some Of them mounting fifty guns. The defences
of the latter has been considerably strengthened,
and both deemed inaccessible BY naval forces.
ARRIVAL or sTEaMER AMERICA.
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