Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-05-26
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ARRIVAL olaR BALTIC.
.os,, i, ~ an FROM EUROPE.
lApoRTAN4soM sEyAsToPol y
n,,n lSTILL GAINING GROUND
t = AhL IN CONSIDERED INA Z I
R1r1cA1 CONDITION.
.qp1PT TO AssAssINATE THE
ZMPEROR NAPOLE0N!2
New YoRK, May IS.

dates TO May otn, one week iater eiiah
previous advices. lSsh
Her news, though not decisive, is yet
highly important. ale s.55ss
The Emperor Napoleon narrowly
escaped assassination on Intervening of
the 18th. An Italian fred two pistols
at him whilst out on horseback. Per-
sonalrevenge was his only object,
Lord John Russell, the English rep
resentatiye in! the Vienna Conference,
hadreached London on hisreturn from
Vienna. The French envoy to the
Conference had also returned to Paris.
/ The British budget for the war had
passed both Houses Of Parliament with
but little opposition. 4,
( The King of Prussia at the latest
dates was quite i'll with fever, and
some fears we're entertained for his re-
coyery. .a.s,s,.. ..s53,s
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
The latest dates from Sevastopol are
to the 4th instant, one day preceding
the sailing Of the steamer, received per
telegraph. The allies we're gaining
ground, all the Russian outworks hav-
ing been taken. sanguinary encoun-
tiers we're frequent, and the loss on both
sides was immense. There wa, no
thing, however, in the siege yet to war.
rant an assault, and the po,nabardment
had much slack ( d, not having pro 70;
duccd the result anticipated; indeed,
the position ofthe allies was regarded
as cr.ltlcal, notwithstanding the advan-
ages they had gained. large num-
Der Of Russian mortars had been taken
with many prisoners. 1S
Daily telegraphic communication be
tween London and the Crimeawas fully
established and continued uninterrupt-
ed. The government, however, was
very cautious with the news and made
public but q very small portion Of that
received.
The general impressionin Enslanl
is that the siege will abandoned for
the present, and the wholeo Of Kalniesch
and BalakIaya left to the defence Of d
few corps, while the main portion Of
the allies try to penetrate the interior
and cut off the supplies Of Seyastopol,
and then completely invest the town.
FROM THE CRIMEA.
The position of the allies was regard.
ed as critical. Although they had
made great progress toward the city
their bombardment had much islacken;
edon the 18th, so as not to waste their
ammunition. An immense Russian
force was reported to be concentrating
near sevastopol, said to bio 100000
strong. ,is>S etif
III J..L Il.l A. L..,
Lord 4Kaglan admits that the bonn
'bardment of Sevastopol had not pro.
sduced the result looked for. The list
OF casualties to the allies was not hea'
..ifvy..I ", aii
Numerous renforceme en- were con
stantly reaching the allies, and the
French reserve OF So,ooo men near
FConstantlnople, were expected to DC
semitic Bala < ~, i,
=, Russian offlc !, accounts to the z4 Z u
ut, trepresen inc damag es sustained u
putiol' ll11ie acGoal., atu all .ele ~,
we're sensrallv s % i ~ Tbe loss
sustained as bytbe garrison from the lid iii
\ to tbaT i5tI ult. Was seven subalterr1n,ss
4 4 and a. 4a5 men kiIled: 6 sap t,rii. q
4 snbaltern oa;cers and i 800 men wo,,n
All Tbe Ens;;sbs cantnreI the f;rs
\ Rmss;an ia Eli IN liz n;obt of III,
,1Ttb after : desnerate encounter inter Col
fGrabam Egartan fla fell oft;eer. 81 +
command was Killed.
On the aotb l an attack ( was vs. made made .,
tbo ID Russian rile nit which was al
most rnS ;mmed;ataly Abandoned, Accord
;n ,ost - the statament Of two Polish de