The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-07
HALIFAX, July 5.

Raglan's despatch and the newspaper correspou-
dence to hand, describing the gallant capture Of
Mamelon The facts have already been stated with
general correctness.
The Allies have made an unsuccessful attempt
to storm Sebastopol. The most sinister rumOrs pre-
vail in regard to the transaction. By some accounts
the English loss is set down at 40O0 but the report
is believed to be much exaggerated.
The following is the only official notification
Lord Paumure regrets to have to announce that
he has received information that the English troops
attacked Redan, and the French Melakoff towers at
daylight on the morning of the eighteenth without
the success which has hitherto attended efforts.
Both the French and ourselves suffered considera.
bly,.
Advices from Pelissier to the French Court are Of
the same effect
Private accounts published in the London STAN
dard say the loss of British officers killed and woun
amounts to no less than seventy. Among the
y ed are Gen. Sir l. Campbel ColOnels Gea, and
Shadlorth.
The greatest portion of the loss was experienced
in aravine where powerful and unexpected batteries
opened on the troops.
The Allies lost terribly by the Russians springng
mine, and during the confusion recsptured Name
Ion tower
A despatch from Bucharest uiG Vienna, confirms
the statement that expedition has been under
taken against PerekOp.
The Russian accounts Of the successes of the al
lies in the sea Of Azof published. GOrtscha-
koff confirms the successes claimed by the Allies,
but says that the operations against the sea of Azot
were expected, and the stores of grain destroyed
were private property and not intended for the use
of the army.
The Russian correspondence relates horrible at
trocities perpetrated by the French and Turks at
the capture of Kertsch.
A despatch from Yarna, dated the 18th, which
was retarded on its way, says the Russians made
en- unsuccessful attack Kars, and it is reported
that they had taken Anapa.
The Austrian commander proclaimed martial law
in MoldaVia, but the Noldavian authorities refuse
to promulgate it unless authorized by the Sultan.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, the son of the reignng
Prince, was killed at Jassey in duel, by an Aus
trian Major. The affair caused considerable sensa
ton in the Principalities.
BALTIc.-The recent outrage on the Engish
boat at Hungo, under flag of truce, causes
much excitement in England, though the unpre-
JUDGED supposition is that the Russians supposed
the boat was taking sOundings, as was recently
done at Kertsch. The Russian account published
in the Iuvalide Russ, says six were killed and the
remainder taken prisoners.
Russian influence is very active in the German
Courts.
The Journal Of St. Petersburg publishes semi
official discussion on Count Walewaskie's French
circular. The Journal also semi-ofcially says that
peace is possible, If France and England are willing,
in much as the fourth point is morally though
informally settled and the other points. viz: navi
cation Of the Danube and the evacuation Of the
Principalities, also settled, leaving only the
Vienna third point to be arranged.