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Tho War In Europe.


vARsA, May 81.
On the Oath of May the French made re-
connois.ance across the Tchernaya with 35-
600 men and established camp at Tchor-
goun. 1000 men Of tho Turkish contingent
have arrived Tic French have taken 1000
Oxen at Kcrtch, At present there are "a
steamers Of the Allies in the Sea Of Azofi
General PeIissier, in dispatches dated the
23d and 2jth May, says:-"The enemy had
formed between tho central bastion and the
sea large place darmes whore they pro-
| posed assembling considerable forces to make
! important sorteS. In the night between the
22d and oath we attacked those works. which
were defended by nearly tho whole garrison
| The combat was fierce, aud lasted during
nearly the whole night. We carried and oc-
cupied half the works. hope to be able to
announce, tomorrow, that we shall have ta-
ken the remainder"
On the next morning accordingly, tho Gem
eral teegraphs:-
We last night very successfully carried the
remainder of the works We had attacked on
| the previous evening. The enemy whose los
ses were enormous the night before, did not
mako so stout resistance. Our losses.
though considerable, were much less. The
allied armies to day cordially celebrated to-
/ gether the birthday of her Majesty Queen
Victoria.
/ Prince Gort.chakoff. account Of tho affair
is this:-Yesterday evening II hattaions of
the enemy, with reserves. attacked our trench
of counter approach commenced tho day be-
fore in front of bastions Nos and 6. The
combat was sanguinary, and lasted during
the whole of the night. Our twelve battal-
ions lost nearly $500 men in driving back the
enemy
The Mon,teur publishe. the dispatches re-
ceived by the Minister of War from General
fclisser, namely:
CHlNEA, May 25th, 10 P. Mo day we
have occupied the line of the Tchernaya.-
The enemy, who were not in force, offered
littlc resistance in disputing the ground, and
retreated rapidly into the hills. We have
definitely established ourselves In the works
carried during the nights Of the 22d and 23d.
An armistice wa. agreed on for burying the
dead and we were enabled to form an esti-
mate of the cnemy's losses. They must be
, from about 5000 to 5000 men killed and
wounded.
May &c, 10, P M-The enemy ha, not
made any demonstration either in front of
the place or against our lines on the Tcher-
maya. The works of fertilization at Kane
! i-ch progressing. The sanitary cond-
ton Of the army continues good.
CAPTURE OF KERTcH.
/ Lord RAGLAN telegraphs these words
"Crimea, May 27th-We are masters of the
sea of AzOf, withouta casualty. The troops
landed at Kertch on her Majesty's birthday.
and the enemy fed, blowing up their FORTH
cations on both sides OF the Straits, and des-
troying their steamers some vessels and 80
guns have fallen into the hands Of the nl-
lies
On May 2Sth, Lord Panmure. dating from
the War department, 80 A. NJ, sent his
nj r. IN ha nd Of ; ha
pers and informed them that further inteli-
gence had been received from Lord Raglan
announcing that Gen. Sir George Brown had
reached Yenikale at P. NJ. on the 25th Of
May. having the day previous destroyed n
foundry near kertch, where shot. shell and
MIME balls were manufactured. In the ad-
vance the French were on the right, the Eng
hsh on the left. and the Turk, in reserve.
OF date Sebastopol, May 30, Lord Raglan
again telegraphs that letters received from
Sir George Brown and Admiral Lyons, Of the
18th announce the destruction by the enemy of
four Russian war steamers. and large depots
of corn The allied ships had succeeded in
blowing up Magazine at Arabat and in de-
stroying about 100 merchant vessels. Only
one steamship remained Of the cnemy's for
ces in the sea Of Azoff
The Admiralty account SAYS that on the ap-
pcarance of the allied sqadron before Bercd-
iansk the Russians burned four war steamers,
and considerable stores Of corn; LOG merchant
ships were destroyed.
Lord Panmure announces to the press that
adviccs, dated 2-th, from Sir George Brown
state the troops continued healthy. Five YES
sells laden with corn had run into Kertch, not
knowing the place was taken, and were ca D.
tured. The number of guns found by the al
lies exceeds 100, Matters continued much
the same in the Crimea
French account says the Russians burn
cd thirty transports as well as their iour
steamships, and destroyed 800 900 sacks OF
corn, 100 900 sacks Of oats, and 100 900 sacks
flour. In the evening fourteen Allied steam.
ers entered the Sea of Azoff
Another account from Narna, May 2Sth
says:-On the Queen birthday the Allied ex
petition arrived off the Straits of Kertch -
The troops landed and ascepded the heights
and the small steamers went up to kertch
+ rhe Russians blew up their Notifications anC
fled, after destroying several ships and very
large quantities of wheat. -four, and oats.
, Thirty vessels were burned, thirty taken, anC
, ! fifty guns. Relntorcements were daily arri
, wing at Constantinople. The occupation o
Galatz, aud an attack upon Ismael and Ren
are confidently spoken Of.
The sea of Azof communicates with tn,
, Black Sea by the narrow strait of Yenkale
| 1t is not more than 200 miles long, and it
greatest breadth is perhaps 100. 1t is shal
low and encountered with sandbanks, havin;
! in no place more than seven fathoms of wa
= ter. Its shores are generally mnrshy, an
v it's commerce, which is triling. centres q
/ Tagaurog, which is at its n. E. extremity
= kertch is a small town on the strait of Yeni
kale. of not more than 1000 inhabtant.
{ but with good harbor. II had small fort
: but contained, as is said, foundries for ma
f king shot and balls, and powder magazines
l. from which Seba,tOpol drew mos. of its SUP
= plies