The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-30
LATEST NEWS BY THE AFRlCA.-AFFAIRS IN THE
CRIMEA.

IHE CRIAEA---A supplement- 10 the Lon
don Gazette contains despatch from General Simpson
dated the 25h of September enclosing two weekly medi-
cal reports up the 25tb General Simpson writes The
troops continue employed in the construction OF roads and
in making preparations for the winter which are greatly
facilitated by the neness Of the weather The enemy have
commenced firing into the town. and tho troops stationed
there for fatigue duties have in consequence been with
drawn. Large quantities of timber and building mate
rails daily taken from the houses by the troops
The first weekly medical report shows that OF 500 adj
mtted 94 died The second weekly report up the 25th
that the SANITARY condition OF the army was sats
factory The numbers OF admissions 1868, of which
died. The number Of deaths from wounds was consd-
cradle but great many men shot through the upper
part of the chest in the assault on the Redan large por
ton however of the wounds were slight and in the two
weeks 600 discharged The cholera had nearly
disappeared There had been increase in the other
forms Of the bowel complaint and the health Of the dvis
ion highly satisfactory. In the third division no
deaths occurred during the week. and in the fourth only
There had been strong equnocal gales with heavy
rains which rendered the weather delightful The atons
good and abundant and everything was favorable TO
health
subsequent despatch from Gen. Simpson to Lord Pan
mure, dated Sebastopol, Sept 20, says:
Since my last despatch the troops have been employed
to the number Of $500 men, daily in making the road
from Baakaya TO the camp; and as afler few hour OF
rain the whole distance converted into mass OF deep
mud the work that has to be performed from this reason
well the great distance that the stones have to be
transported renders it one Of great labor and dill
Guilty.
Large fatigue parties daily employed in the town,
dsmanting and conveying timber and other materials
TO get considerable portion Of the troops under cover pre-
vous TO the commencement Of the bad weather.
The enemy have been firing from the batteries on the
north side at the working parties in the town, and al
though causing little annoyance they have not pre-
vented the work being carried on and am happy to add
that killed and wounded the only casual
ties occasioned by their fire.
regret to have to report to your ordshp that owing
10 the explosion Of Russian magazine on the 81 inst
investigation made the report have received
the origin from the explosion of hidden fougasse
number of which have been dug in various parts Of the
town and batteries
He adds an account Of the skirmish between the 10th
Hussars and the Cossacks Kertsch.
II is stated that the tent of Mr. RUSSELL the Times cor
English and French officers 1.-THE grumbling shop on
account of officers Immediately repairing thither when
ever they had grievance to complain Of
Nearly the entire of the British cavalry and the whole of
the battery train at present In the Crmea to pass the
winter the Bosphorus and at Kutchuck Cheekmaee
the coast of the sea of Marmora.
In reporting official account of the assault Sebas
topo, Prince Gortschakoff says:
"On the 18th of August the enemy opened from the side
OF Karabelnaia very heavy and murderous cannonade
which lasted twenty days Our loss during this period
was on the rst DAY 5oo men on the days following
from 500 to 600 men every twenty-four hours
"On the 9th of September the enemy continued the bonn
bardment with redonbled force and the cannonade
concevably destructive such degree that forca-
tons shaken by it the whole line Of defence This
fernal fire, principally directed against the embrasures
proved that the enemy endeavorng to dismount
guns to demolsh rampar and to prepare for taking
the city by storm 1t longer possible repair the
damage done to our works. and our efforts were limited to
covering the powder magazines and the blndages with
earth.
The parape;s crumbed down and filed up the ravines
1t necessary continue clear the embrasures and
the number of arerymen killed was 90 great that was
with difficulty we could bring up others to take their
place Our loss at this period of the siege exraord
uary from the 9Th to the 9th of September there
placed hors de combat superior officers subaerns Al
and 3sl7 soldiers without reckoning the artllerymen
who persisted at their guns"
After giving description Of the attack and capture Of
the Malakon, the report adds:
The general loss of the garrison the 9Th of Septem-
her 4superior officers IS subalterns and 2625 men
killed wounded rs superior officers FOG subaerns 1896
men confused, superior officers, 80 subalterns ll33
men !; missing "a officers and ], 739 men,"
The attack on the Redan is thus described:
AT midday the English threw themselves in loose or
der OF battle supported by strong upon salient
OF bastion No g. The Vladimir regiment driven back at
rs but afterwards supported by these Of Kamtshaka and
Iakuk, twelve battaons bore down on the enemy with
the bayone hurled such of the English gained
the rampant and fire to the ascnes lining the cheeks
OF the embrasures Lieut. Gen.. Pawlo anticipating
newed attack Of the enemy bastion No strengthened
himself by the Selinghinsk regiment which stood in re-
serve thus making sixteen battalonsequal to about
The enemy renewed his attack on the salient but was
repulsed by the Seinghnsk regiment undcr Colonel Mem
senzofi who was killed during this attack third
SUCCESS as
.ne Two preceding part of the enemy posted itself in
me ditch where It opened hot fire Of muskey Forty
eght volunteers Of the vladimir regiment under the
mano OF Ensign Ducrowin lei themselves down into the
di'ch, ana drove out the English
Inc inua!'de says the Russians lost 1900 men on Au-
gus, q and 900 men per day every day following up
70 september D. The result is killed, wounded and miss
ing on August l7h 1900 August 18th September 9Th
is'ooo; september 9th to 9th, ll,7O1total 32,2Ol.
THR BLACK SEA.
Ockschakow, whittier the allied fleets were stated in
Geographic despatch to have gone is port of certain de-
gree OF Importance the north side Of the estuary of the
Dneper opposite Knburn fifty miles west of Cherson and
one hundred and ninety north by of Consannope
~ considered the key both to the Bug the Dnepe
was taken by storm by the Russians in 1885, and has
since belonged to them.
letter from Odessa Of the both ut in the Cologne Ca
says 1T is not surprising after the late events in
tne Crmea that the inhabitants Of this place should lose
all confidence in the strength of batteries and the
courage OF our troops and that all those who do go
should hasten to quit the town."
letter from kherson states that in the course Of the
month there had arrived in that port from Ncoaie twen-
ty-one vessels eight laden with -four and oats and thir
teen IN ballast and that twenty-five had left the port for
NieolaieH and Oscskow, laden with corn inseed timber
salt coal, &c. '
Le Nord the Russian organ in Belgium) Of October 6,
says ~'' : =
The Anglo-French Journals win probably announce
tomorrow the bombardment Of Odessa 1t is thought that
ere are Mt that place of wheat and as the
supply OF grain in England and France is deficient is
no uouo considered quite rational burn what Russia
Posseses II probable that behold in the Black
sea new bombardment of Sweaborr