The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-21
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
MoNDAY MORNINg,.... MAY II, 1900
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER BALTIC.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
manly IMPORTANT FROM SEBASTo-
POL.

The Alice Steadily Gaining Ground, AoaSA con-
sidered in a Critical Condition Large Rein'
f,rcenents for them Attempt to 4ssassinate Ma.
poleoa-Deeliae in Consols -Adcance IN Cotton
and Breddstafs
Nxw YoRK, May 10 The steamer Baltic ar
,;,ad here this evening about IL o'clock with
Liverpool dates to May 5h, one week later than
Her news though not decisive Is ye. highly i'm
por,ant.
The --latest dates from Sebastopol ara to the 4th
inst one day preceding the sailing Of the steamer,
received per telegraph. The allies ware gaining
ground, all the Russian out works having been
taken. Sanguinary encounters were frequent and
the loss on both aides was immense.
There was nothing, however. 10 the siege yet 70
warrant an assault and the bombardment had
much aackened, not having produced the result
anticipated indeed the position OF the allies was
regarded a. critical, notwithstanding the advan.
tagss they had gained. large number OF Rus
Sian mor.srs had been taken with many prisoners.
Although the allies had made great progress to-
wards the city, their bombardment had much
slackened on the 2sth, % as not to waste their
ammunition.
eoncsnlratlng near Ssbsstopol, said to b 100000
strong
Appearances It st. Petersburg denoted great &C.
tivfy. and 40 energetic coStinuance Of the wsr.
paratious
The peasantry of the Russian province OF
Ukraine had risen IN insurrection.
ruHKRY AND RussIA.
Il 10 rumored that Q separate treaty would be
sigued between Turkey and Russia, forming part
European treaty Of peace The ar.s d,'i0n
dsrs.
From THE carMRA.
The English papers have but little detailed news
In relation to the bombsrdment. On the 18th de-
soatch from Lord Raglan was received BY the
Government. confirming the news of the suspeu
sion OF ths bombardment. The non. official ad-
vices from Sebastopol report that the bombard-
ment was drawing to close from the exhaustion
of aen aud material that II had not attained Its
object and th the assault could not be attempted
ON the 26th, Russian despatch was posted ct
Odessa stating that the French and English guns
were silent that not single Russian battery was
demolished, and that $4,000 Russians had arrived
fn The neighborhood OF SebsstOpol.
BALlkLAYA, April 20.-The Turkish corps made
their first reconnaissance on tine 18th towards the
valley of The Tcherpsya. The London Times OF
the 5th Is not resolved There Is no comments
the bombardneLt 10 the issue of the 4th. The
latest from tho Times correspondent at Balaklava
Is to the 2lst. II says that on tho previous night
the Russian watch fires shoue brighter than for
some time previous, and that apprehensons were
entertained of an attack on the English lines. The
Turkish cavalry had exchanged shots with the
Cossacks but encountered no army. The firing
diminishing at nlsnt. Inc musKetry, now
ever became more brisk after night set In.
Wilmer g. Smiths European Times of the 5th,
Jaws that enough hiss TRANSFERRED to prove that Se-
bastopol cannot be taken BY the means adopted,
and nothing but a battle In the open ii I'D and
thorough Investment OF the fortress on all sides,
will effect the desired contamination. The sd
vantage of taking the field would be to prevent
supplies and the reinforcements advancing from
reaching Sebastopol, by intercepting them at Pere
kop.
All the women and children have been remove
from Sebastopol In anticipation of assault
Every door and window bristles with cannon a.
musketry.
The British government communicates des-
patches tardily and the beliefs that they are
pressed.
On the 18th of April the French exploded the
mines under the batteries OF the Flagstaff Bastion
blowing up the parspets and platforms of the outer
works and laying it in ruins. The fourth and prin
cipal mine was not exploded, as it was found TO
be close to the gallery of the Russian mine The
French were unable to make their anticipated
Judgment but they rushed in and established them
selves 10 the course of the night in the outer work
The Russians believing that the explosion was the
signal for general assault. to their guns, and
for an hour poured a fire from the whole extent
OF their lines The force and fury of their fire was
astounding, but it caused but little damage to the
Allies.
Lord Raglan admits that the bombardment of
Ssbastopol had not produced the reeult looked
for The list of casualties to the allies was not
heavy.
The general impression In England is that the
seige will be abandoned for the present, and the
whole OF Raomissch aud Balaklava left to the de-
tense of few cops, while the main position of
the allies try to penetrate the interior and cut off
the supplies of Sebastopol, and then completely
invest the town.
Numerous achievements were constantly
reaching the allies, and the French reserve Of
10000 men near Constantnople were expected to
be sent to Balaklavs.
Russian official accounts to the 2ith ult repre-
sent the damages sustained but of little account
and all were actively repaired, while the skirm
lanes were generally successful The loss sustain
cd by the earrison from the 18th to the 18th ult
was suositerns, and 1876 men killed superior
"a subaltern officers and ,699 men wounded
The English captured the first Russian rif1s oil
on the night OF the l7th after desperate encouu.
Ter. Col. Graham Egsrton, the field officer in com
msnd was killed
On the Goth an attack was made on the second
RUSSIAN rifle pit, which was almost Immediately
abandoned
The condition of the alles Is decidedly mora
critical tn IN that of the enemy
ruty thousand Russian reinforcements had ar.
iRed al Seoastopol The allies thus far have not
Destroyed a single Russian battery
Six thousand Turks had been sent To io,, Omar
Pssha, at Balaklava '0'A onioi
dispatches per telegis from the Crimea 70
port sharp engagement the nj .ht of the A. of
nay Al on anu lei, attack, which ended In the
"noe OF tne Russian rife pits being taken toe 9TH
with eight light mortars and two hundred n,is.
onefs: The whole affair was a brilliant one for
the allies. ooo iof
Constaattnople May 2d-Lord s,ra,ford do
hedci'fe has returned to this city.
Mehemet All has been recalled from exiIa
Seodsopot May 4h.-On "Wednesday nioh, fod
inst.) the French troops under Gsn PsIi,sier o.
tackeo the advanced works OF The ausrantlne bss
tlon and carried them at the poin, Of the bsyone,
tsking twelve mortars aud sssb ishing tbemse vas
10 the positions. On the following pisht the Rn.
SLAMS made sortis to regain the positions ba,
after ssnguinary encounter were driven bacL
The British Baltic feet had left Riel. and III q
French heet was about to sail from Cherboure
An insurrectton In Ukraine, Russia Poland had
broken out and extended to three other govern
meats. Twenty Landed proprietors with their
wives and families had been destroyed
At 81 Petersburg every article of consumption
was at famine prices.
The movements OF Prince Peter of Old enberr In
Germany. are exciting much attention. ia i,
making the tour OF Germany with the proposed
object of consolidating their opposition to any
enti-Russlan pro- osition which Austria may maxi
10 the Diet Disturbances had occurred in the
Ukraine, caused by the complete exhaustion of the
means of the peasantry BY the immense supplies
f,r the army taken without remuneration. The
insurrecfi,,n had extended throughout the estates
Of Count Brsirietzki, relative of the Imperial
Fannilw