Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-26


But little has occurred at the seat Of war beyond
the fact that the allies we're threatening Perehop,
and that their advance had for time been check
ed. N 81
French troops were being concentrated On the
Danube and Odessa was expected to be immedl-
ately bombarded by the allied fleet, which was ber
fore its walls
Gen. Simpson, in bis last despatch, dated Sebas-
topol, Sept. 20, says that $500 men were employ
ed daily In making road from Balaklava TO the
camp Fatigue parties in the town were engaged
ia getting timber and other materials nom the
ruins In order to get shelter for the troops ere bad
weather set in.
The Russian FIRE from the batteries on the north
side caused General Simpson SOME little annoy
ance, but has not prevented work being carried on.
By the explosion of kind Of internal machine,
numbers Of which had been dug up In various
parts Of the town and around the batteries, an
officer and nineteen men were wounded.
General Simpson reports trihing engagement
in which the 10th Hussars and the Chasseurs best
back the Cossacks near Kertsch. s an
A letter from Sebastopol In the frankfort Ga
zette, states that the sunken Russian ships can be
raised without difficulty, rs the Russians closed
them in every part but one, and attached hose TO
the hulls SO that the water can be pumped out
when required. Il 81 eysl Il = st sssg9S 81 sE
Pelissier and Simpson, according TO the Daily
News, have had meeting, with view TO prevent
what they consider indiscreet revelations BY news
paper correspondents, military and civil.
General Marmora declares in an order OF the
day, that he win severely punish the authors Of
any letters which may have been found, informing
the Russians of the movements Of the Allies, TO
have injured the position Of the latter
A letter from Sebastopol in the Marseiles Jour
nal says that one Of the orders whichhas been ex4
ecuted hr the troops with the greatest pleasure,
is that of filing up the trenches. 1t is stated that
the troops regard their prospects 50 favoraby that
great number of the soldiers of the class OF l847,
who may now quit the service, donotwish 70 90 60.
THE LATEST. o
| DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE ALLIES UPON PEREKoP.
despatch from Prince Gortschakof, dated Oc-
tober 9TH received at St. Petersburg states that the
allies had advanced from Eupatoria threatening re.
rekop, but had retired on pceting the advanced
posts Of the Russian left flank Sixteen battalions
Of the Russians were thrown into disorder.
REPORTED RETIREMENT or THE RUSSIANS.
According to the Frankfort Post zeitung, the
body of the Russian army had been Withdrawn
| from the heights Of Belbek. ss
Only few thousand men garrison the northern
| forts. 38tnt9
men are concentrated, $4,000 of whom belong 10
| the newly raised military. ~
| RUSSIAN LOSSES AT sKBAsroPoL.
The Invalide Russo gives detailed account Of
the losses of the Russian garrison the 9Th Sep
TENDER, as follows; Killed 2,6s4, wounded 6,06s,
Commissions l,2O5, missing l,7b4-total ll,70l.
The same journal states that the Russians lost If
| teen hundred men on the 10th Of August, and one
thousand men per day every day up to September
5th Thus 1t would appear that the losses Of the
garrison for the last three weeks OF the siege
amounted to $4,000 men, irrespective Of disease.
| MEDIATION.
| In circular addressed by the Austrian govern
ment to its representatives, it Is intimated that,
though Prussia is at liberty to act as mediator be-
tween the bellgerent Powers, the present Is not a
! favorable time for such mediation; that, in fact
the Western Powers must follow up the advantage
gained and not treat with Russia when they hare
expelled them from the Crimea The manifesto
asserts that the most perfect understanding existed
between Austria and France