The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-26
IMPORTANT FROM RUSSIAN AMERICA.
Destruction Of the Russian Forti0cations al
Fetrupsulovssks-Abanslo rn~at ofehc Town
-Msdssssed Attack of the Allied Fleet ON
the Fosts At Amoor River, tEr.

Destruction or the Russian ForSincations al
Petrupsulowsks-Abanslon ofshc Town
-Msdssstrsi Attack oS the Allied Fleet ON
thc Fosts at Amoor River, dEc.
capt Roencourt Of the French brig war Obigudo
arrived at Sen Francisco morning Of the 18th July
with the news that the Russians had abandoned Pctro-
Pauiowki some two months previous To tho arrival u
the combined French and Engsh aect consitinr of th
| teen vessels.
The following particulars obtained ffom Lieut. Dc Jonr.
mel, OF the obigado take from tho ana.
DESTRUCTION or Tng ponrs Asp pI,aur ar rnu
- hHABrTAsra.
The allied fleet, consisting 81 eivht war vcax~is -,
steamer arrived oh ietopauovsi the 18th May hut
The garrison had already left Tor the Amoor River ia The
Hnhsmn hiHntc Aurora, corvette rwina sul "a r,rr
chant vessels. The escape of the garrison ~aa rn.e
stroke On the part Of the Russians WIN svaIed ucn
seve. Of dsnsr fog which set IN tho night of the I-t
April and 70 cluded tho hngih steamers ncounsr
(erew) Of "a guns, and Iaracounter (ridc.whecD 81
six guns which Ind been blockaiug the harr for day
days previous. The orders cyacunt. wrrr rrceiv~s
mn The harran hsadgnarier, in siberia On anchorinx
commanaers of the fers-Iear. Admiral Bruce Of the
ihgsh and hesrAdmirsi tourielron - scviy appon,es
ohe french They Ended and ouna In ,Swn sser, ?. ss
save hy about lOo ksmsehsha dog French natural.
and stripes helr houses when the srse, ian,es
claiming tiat az the Eusa1ns had absndoncd the
place and left II 10 them, they po-sc.sors
the soil lLefe men cngsgsi in trading, and
represented ns doing good buaincar. The deT.
we're in ssrs condition, sot followed the invaders
away by tomr,andsr kossneoat of iss UbIrde The
s we're divided into ooHsanen wto proceeded In burn
Low up and drafrot tle arscnalt aorehonaca and al
government building. No, ,estrs of any public work
va. cfs standing, except ie hospital, which, with ths
hatfents, Va. icft untouched Tho inhabitants com.
menrea aefer'ing 'se place shortly after the garrison
batled ACCOMPANIED ty tho authorit.~, they star
about the 2oth ~ Aprrtowards Tchinsk but the
Go,ernsrs "iie being mount, the night continued only
10 the snail hsiug fsg' 81 nehc twenty miles
inland.
The hlhwiug DAY after the arrival Of the allies the de-
stfuehoD u the hfuhcs sfihna commenced. thcs.
fnncin-s csus'fucr ~ mincnse iogt-ihs waIs being
sixteen feet iH tickaess such thetr strength they
resiscd all Efforts for time, and finally raad
10 The gr"usd by iifc agency of posior II appears that
the policy % the Russian goycrlnerhed chnngod rather
suddenly IN this mntter AFTER th- hAtuo ~ last year
orders caue for strengthening the fora Hnd though
TIM, time su,h resistance made ,orfp-i the
saiianis there being but tier of guu, I, ordered
a. increase II "a double tier The d~ssossr- found en-
bfasures Tor hfy-one guns 81 heavy cahtn. Why tns
sudden change q policy took paeemay perhaps, b.
plnined by that which tho RnszaEs have alway.
aciedf retiring into the interim from ,hrir iayaior
nni avoiding decisi,. ongngrmrnta. This time, how.
ever, they have made nothing by the movement aud,
vihue Increased strength of The place Il wouid sccns
that they might have made more obstinate resistance
demolition complete.
ExcnAsoE on rRisosERs.
The fleet sailed Nith tho exception ~ the frincnmaie~.
beard ~ which sf, ,wo Russian prisoners whoa
y v. rroro.d 10 snchange for french sailor, WHOSE
bmputa,.d afsi being iakc prisoner in the bat
they lave lived perfect peace and friendship With the
nlabianis N 20 he dsy u their departure, and that
tho French ami English rrsoners treated With hu
msniiy
MORE work roR Tnr ALLIED rLryrs-A wYsrgKn
HEBAFTOPoI.
We have been sboen despatoh daici in rotro-
paulo~ski from hrnr Admiral ioutehon II the French
hect IN which he states after briefly recapsa,ing ,he
facts above enumerated that the Russlan garriaan,
men, had doubtless sailed br the mouth ~ the
Amcor river which drains the soaibsrn portion of
u the sea u Dchotsh. They icf for this paint
on tie i1h 4 April Ard ~rre eoabless thete
Ia. Tbs river Z regarded the dividing limo t~-
tween China and A'iaiic Hussia and ~ - mouth IL
n very strong tcrrs ~ ioriiacaons which have bs-ss
greatly strengthened fron time tlrne ~ the Rus
SLAMS u y .hopghi by some u ihe onoers of the
va eaui'l thasc With the gatrion end this h true
% thste ~. e western seha.oIoi "hi.S gay paI,is the
The noets have gone 70 crrl-e s,r ~ prcaent among
the Aeutian alands AMI sin probably iooa IN At sitls
China sea y tho mouth oft ths Amoor riyer -hese, shs
d"spach rsys, thctc w seen - nghting 4hrr~
BE- ionfd hy the steamer nri-l nov II rs,ropsuovss
The line - battle hip Monarch 1. e Gag sbip of tho
iBglisb nect.
TIN vrssgLs o. wAR gxrgcrEp.
We learn That ihr nhnya eusdrona all join ~ Peifo
raulovs shcuoc hcy wln proceed = hl port for pro
ii'ions mey may - srpseiei in ab,u, ihrr~ wr.ss.
1he ocstr ~ So phugaAa ink tbry ~ll seA the
fnaish making rendezvous A. Nanequvets = iaand aud
tie ttcneh hcte 18th h'is however, will eefBe directly
Considerable extent III K.srsh friwhies riqus sBi
Amrhrie have 'Aei ir ne - = ocho.l = JON ,be
merry tmIinysa 81 bnchaHiny prtropaui9~skl The
Irynch provy will ~ here Ia fe~ day Ihe
aeee will al T. the Auipar riscr after provisioning sBf
sitting out ht ths port.
MEMORY
Rear admiral Hruc" whiss at F~trupanl1uta. rans1ia
handst.n iruee b. erected AROUND NE eefnssrfy
which buried ihs boaisf n t.e kllr \ The Eu.sans
aDd ses, Ia the hath - lat ysAf large tabrt lssf
Ing lussan sepon in cotnLseraofsti0n IT ~" hgtt,
sF,cird which Il ftfrfr g. ~ AAe all daasos.
te respected shea the Knssan nlahttanta rotnrn fs
country shsn he fsots approached presrntsd evgnd
ami sublime picture. he i0fy nouBialss from tieir
raak down T. The very shgfe clad In nsaIyc ~
The ooA not sfycff. 81 vas glsYmy, srrn'
snd do,as3c u sBDwed almost Necessarily 81 ihre~
vecis uh thr oh s,d0 shsfs. III bflg isft Va.
yafalo for hc sRntN eh ltsn1s proceeded ihsnr. -
kkttf lefha and thence Lvfs ~ hae
aayere weather ~ TIE N0fth.
Tnr DpHcpnr rro~ pfIxa~-Tux ~osxs wor asAs.
Doryr-~Tnf yy~SBts.
lifoSr be san ffanrsca tfNasefip,, juiy "a
The feIgytt ~ the aI~Fa ~ tita sd Aess h~ff@
-ltsa An a 80 adna8eut o. tat posf ~ the Rn,
ant0fItln pblrA - lutishni yssfsrfky hEriuG