The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-12
IMPORTANT FROM EASTERN RUSSIA.

IMPORTANT FROM EASTERN RUSSIA.
Movements of the Allied Fleet I'm the Vicinity
OF Aynn-Ths RUssians Prepared to Meet
| the Allies at the Mouth OF the AmO0r-is-
| serestiBg GeogYo pnicnl Probism Soivest-
Coal In kGmskstcka-The American Ex-
! Iron the Sun Francisco Herald, oct. 2O.l
Ry the whaling bara George, Capt Wall, twenty-s
ui particulars III relation to the doings Of the allied aeet
| 10 the vicinity Of Ayan.
The English Barracuda arrived of the port Of
Aysn the evening OF the 9th # July boat from her
boaseea all the vessels that then in port The COM
mander Of the steamer thought there were three ten gun
batteries in the port and prepared for action wnen
he in. He made inquiries Of the Auericun whaling
captains then lying In r. and found tina, the pisSe
getting all the information that could be obaiaed
in relation TO the Russians the steam got under way
and stood out to see again to communicate with tue fri
gates that were of the port fryng to get I'M after she
communicated with the frgaes she stood back into port
| and came TO anchor the san evening.
On the 10th two fgates arrived IN the bay-the Pique
! and AmphiIite- ana came to anchor TIE three com
manders went shore. Commonder F edercks stated
to the American tain thai IL not his intention to
burn the place but to destroy all vessels that he could
fnd Commander Fredericks then issued his pr0claua
lion ard requested Mr. lackard who then .esding
Ayan, bis utmost endeavors send proclina
ton 10 the nbabi anstbe proclamation granting them
protection. The Enelish ancers were very much
surri ed to find the town dcsertedte people having
previously all left the town when the steamer appeared
Their elects had all been removed some time previous,
can Cnranys warehouse wnicn they were In me a't Of
removing at the time when the sten1e hove in sight
Aier the Russians made out that 1t kngUh
steamer, they left everything and proceeded into the
eioT where the remainder OF their people WERE There
AT Ayan small vessel the stocks which the Rus
slams building, and small steamer that had been
bros ght there the year before. She intended
,ughoat the river AMOR The Governor of Ayan had
q hole dug in the beach, above high water mark, aud
with tackle purchases hosed The tugboat into the
hoie with the intention o bury ing her. Al the time the
British steamer hove in sight The Russians were en-
in
cmlanys warehouses The steamer had golrso close 20
The bore before she discovered that the Russians
clio not have time TO cover her up.
Tn tie nth Of July the squadron sent their boats on
shore and commenced taking all and everything they
could End that oil any to them that the Russians
had LEFT I'm the landing of the boats they found the place
where tire tug buried and they commenced taking out
the boxes Of merchandise aud hroware that the Russians
had into the boat and convey ed them on board the
squadron After they bad got all that Was convenient
for hem to take the commander ordered the tug boat 10
be blown up, which done by putting one hundred
pounds of powder into the fore part of the vessel and APP
plying II slow match which took fifteen minutes 10
burn 10 The powder. The explosion wa most edectua
completely ripped open the forward part of the vessel
which WIS puif Of iron. There large quantity OF
,aed fet omong other things slowed in the tug boat
which took FIRE from the explosion consumed
with all the remaining wood work Of the wreck. Com
rnaneer fredercls issued prociama'i ordering all
Neutral vessels in and the order
OF tie prochma ion ran, that sli vessels found in
Lowering around The port Of Ayan after such cate
would be sie2ed and con6cated
On the morning the issuing of the last proclamation
there in the port of Ayan the American whale ship
|
George bad BEEN IN port TWO or three Gays when the
tnglsh squadron arrived The ship Petrol had but just
arrived % obtain wood and water which she not al
loved to do. There were also In port an the time the
Irglish squadron arrived The American whale ship Bri
ton Capt White; ozark pniosthe Capt Sessions, and
the brig Ieveret Cast lake, of Fan Francisco. The
Commander Of the squadron tried very hard 20 make
Russian vessel Of the brig lsveret,. Tue Commander
went board Of the brig and ordered he Captain 20
show his papers leg book ETC. and then ordered OF
his out of the boat and wanted 70 know ii he knew
the Captain O, the brig everett the man told him he did
NOT KIM i'm he MN hen tn uo
where the supercatgo Capt Lake told him he
shore be then cent for the supercargo Of the brig 70
come on board. After his arrival on board the Command
required him to show bis papers which The
did, the Commander bound to be satisfied, all the
were much disappointed in finding the brig TO be an
American vessel as they cout not have he pleasure 81
making her prize The British squadron did no: have
the pleasure Of making many prizes In the Ochosk sea.
| All the towns along the coast were deserted
1hc battery at A. had been destroyed by the Rus
fsne themselves, aud the guns all buried All the
available force that the Russians had in kamschatsa
and Siberia werc concentrated at The liver Anoor The
only vessel have heard Of being taken the Bremen
brig Ge;a; he was taken OF Cape fi1aboth She h,i
beard part of the Of the Russian fgate Diana
which vessel was wrecled at smoda, Japani she was
steamer barracuda The English igaies sy bill Spar
| and Hornet and steam iieate Ia Constance we're at
Ayan in August. The steamer John Hanock was also
there The Governor Of Ayan rendered the officers of
the John Hancock dinner, which they accepted and
ny the arrival Of the o. s. surveying steamship John
Hancock, ii. X. Stevens, Lieutenant Comma nding,
learn that the RUSSIANS the ADor River had for flied
the place strongly and also that they had large
Ter nuntoats and cutters guarding both passage, Ut
the river. The Russians had succeeded getting heir
feet through the passage into the river by tightening
them portion OF the Allied feet had ate opted it. but
without They had allied at Ayan and effected
landing, but found the place nearly deserted They des
troyed email steamer the stocks together with her
machinery, etc; and after taking board anchors
ehsin and other ibipes thattney wanted they
The Brsh Admiral had Issued a proclt ma ion INF rr-
ing the inhabitants that they might Ayan pro-
vidng they did not modest Of the vessels touching
a.. atr Pen 10
Jot Hancock II was currently reported thai the Allied
feet we're In the Gulf OF Tartay and would attempt the
tnssage II the Ar DOR River, where doubt sue
etsdsd, hey found warm reception II also re-
tOrt.d at iowsk that H. BM mer
had entered that place with the American hag M her
IoAk fred the town. and stood again. The fsro-
en- brig Greta, with 40 Russians officers and soldiers
| ON board, captured by the Barracous of Cape
Elizabeth. Previous I, the FarTacOua leaving Ayan,
hey discovered large quantity Of goods belonging 70
| the Russian Fur Company. which they destroyed.
We also learn by the arrival of the John Hancock that
mot II he whalera in that region hal done we'll on
sisntee liands whales very plenty and number
| al W. aers seen trying out oil.
The bark Palmetto, which sailed hence Tor Hakodadi
was the Amoor river, where she had been
| ever size finally succeeded in doing
The following Is list Of the officers attached to the
John Hancock -
| fiou.ennnt Commanding II. X. Stevens; Iieutanan.s
j. " NcCulum, A. ". Haeershan r. %. Cosmos: Purser
j. H. Richie; Assistant surgeon, Gerard Alexander FRS,
Assistant Engineer i. 1awton; Second Assistant sur.
ps,n PANEL Macemb Third Assistant Engineer Lloyd
| A. Williams; Acting Third Assistant Engineer L. NJ
| Souirss: Iraughtsmsn f. HARTMAN.
The brought by the u. ;. stesmer John Hancock
which arrived VI this port early Friday morning
,ahlibe very important geographical fact via -that
81 rhnieu e. an isians, and not peninsula ksrhaiiep
land iv;ru on the eastern shores cf A and extending
northward above the mouth Of the Amoor river at