Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11
Later from Europe.

By the arrival of the Hermann at New York
and the America al Halifax we have week later
news from Europe The intelligence is startling
and interesting. The allies have made their long
talked Of assault upon Sevastopol aad failed. The
Redan wall and the MaIakoff tower were simuIta-
neously attacked by the English & French.& both
were repulsed with great loss the Alameon, one
of the work previously captured by the French
sin the commission" again falling into the posses
sion of the Russians. The accounts given are
exceedingly bare and unsatisfactory, but they dis
close enongh to show that the allies had suffered
severe reverse and the Russians achieved vic
tory of corresponding Importance. Secret batteries
and hidden mines preved the strength OF the Rus
sian position. and overwhelmed their adyersarles
with slaughter The English loss is stated al
! four thousand. including seventy officers, among
whom were several distinguished generals. Inc
intelligence of this reverse had caused deep feel
ing in England and France. The Emperor Ma
poeon had been sick having according TO report
| been struck with apOpleXy, the inference being o.
course that the attack was caused by the dlSas-
trous news from The seat of war. The latest adj
vices, however. mention that he had recovered
from two DAYS illness. A new French loan for
one hundred million of dollars was proposed, and
the funds had fallen.
Dissatisfaction with the British ministry was
again manilesting itself, and under the influence
of the bad news, complaints that had been sllenced
by the previous successes of the allies, were again
finding voice. The debate in the House of Com
mons on Administrative Reform had been closed
by the passage of Sir Henry Bulwer's resolution,
a compromise between what was demanded by the
ardent friends of reform and the entire dismissal
Of the subject desired by the Ministry From
Spain we have nothing definite in relation to the
progress of events there.
The Paris Moniteur announced that the Gov
eminent has received two dispatches from Gener-
al Pelissier-the first, dated the l7th, informs of
operations concerted between the General and his
allies. and that the Turks and Chasseurs made q
reconnaissance towards Aitodar, General Bosquet
occupvino the Tchernays. The next day at day
break the French and English were to attack the
Maakoff tower. The second dispatch, dated the
18Th. announces that the attack had failed, and
that although the troops had showed the greatest
ardor. and had gained footing in the MalakUff
tower. General PeliSsier was obliged to order their
retirement into the parallel. This was effected
with order, and without mulestation by the enemy.
Private accounts published in the London Stan
dard saw the loss of the British officers in killed
and wounded amount to no less than seventy. A.
monr the killed are General Sir j. Campbell,
Col. Yea and Col Shadlorlh From the obstinacy
and courage with which the combat was maintain
ed by the British at the Redan, and the necessity
of eventually retiring from the attack, the slaugh-
ter on all sides has been immense, and if the in
formation be correct, the loss in killed aud woun-
ded of the British alone, amounts to very little
short of 1000.
The greatest portion of the loss was experlen-
ced in a ravine where powerful and unexpected
battery was opened on the troops. There is reason
to fear that the loss had been very great but Lord
PaImerston said last night no additional intorma-
ton had arrived. The allies lost terribly by the
Russians springing mne and during the confu-
sion they recaplured the Mamelon Tower.
Previous advices were to the l7th, stating that
there had been smart firing on both sides but with
out any result of Importance.
A dispatch from Bucharest, via Vienna, con-
firms that an expedition has. been undertaken a
ganst Perekop.
Pelissier is exceedingly savage against the tele-
graphic messages Napoleon sends him. BE is
reported 10 have recently replied that when any
thing occurs he will let the Emperor know, but
that he has not time to act as telegraph opera
tor. This, according to rumor, accounts for the
recent absence of news in the Moniteur.