The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-21
OF THE STEAMSHIP BALTIC AT NEW
YOEK.-ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

Instant arrived New York late hour Wednesday
night last Her mails reached this city last evening
Among the passengers by the Baltic his exceeney
Don Alfonso de Escaante, minister from the court of
Spain TO the United States and his exceency Gen. Uraga
Mexican minister to the court OF Prussia
The political by this arrival is not important No
change In the state of affairs before Sebasopol.
Cotton Is duh, and shade lower
The marke, for breadstus is higher but quotably
higher.
Consos closed al 90g.
WAR.
The following arc the latest official dispatches
BEfoRE Ssnasropol Aug. 25 1855
Ny LORD Having been engaged since dayght in care
ul observation OF the position in front of Baaklava
unable TO address your lordships at any length to-
day
The enemy have been concentrating troops the Mac
kene Tasova and karales their left extending
the village of Makou and are.supposed have received
considerable reinorcementa which probably consist Of
divisions of grenadcs which have been conveyed in
carts from Bakshsera and Simpheropo.
The bridge the great harbor is nearly completed
and large bodies of employed in erecting Garth
works the north side Of the harbor Entertainments have
been thrown up the Severnaya I extending from the
the site of the frat lighthouse facing north
From various learn that the Russians the
right bank of the Tehernaya held in perfect readiness
for offensive movement
Our siege operations progress steadily WITH regret to
say heavy casualties side the accompanying lists
testify j. SIMPSON.
SErryomRa Prince GnrtschakoG briefly says: The
fire Of the enemy continues before. There is nothing
SAME DArEPelissier telegraphs GAN goes well every
thing advances. We are making progress"
DAMAGE sEEAsropoL
General Gortschakof writes from Sebastopo that the
Notifications have greatly suffered and that the garrison
has experienced considerable losses
Writing on the 18th, the Prince notices the bonn
bardment commenced on the 10th, and adds
On side, despite the violence of the bombardmen
the artillery Of the town replied with constant success and
with less energy than that of the enemy, and by its
wedrected fire slenced of their batteries and de-
stoyed the embrasures of others The serious damage
done to Notifications was repaired by well
possible, although the ncessan fire Of tho bescgers at
short range considerably delayed the works"
This extract is from the Hroliae Russo of August 80
RUSSIA
Gen. Berg who commands at Sweaborg, has been deco
rated with tho Order of ST Andrew.
ST. PErERsnuRGH September 5-An imperial ukase has
been issued abolshng on the proposal OF Prince Paskie
witch the field comnlssaria OF the army active
Commissary General Annenkof resunng his former
charge Count Nesserode has received permission to
travel
The Montem of Yesterday contains an imperial decree
modifying the import duty manufactured iron and ma
chnery.
THE WAR IN ASIA.
Intelligence from Asia Minor is reported to be moro IA
yorabie to the Turks According to a. Turkish bulletin
cnrenchment of Kars, and attacked battery. An art
ery fight cnsued which lasted ours and the Russians
retired leaving 100 dead Allowing for exaggeraton it
would seem that general attack had been attempted
Erzeroum Is said to be completely relieved AT Kerpken
village the road to kars, skirmish of cavalry took
place. Aiterward the Russians broke up from before Ere
roum, and retired Kars, the Soghal range Of
hills.
Letters say that Omer Pacha will not go to Kars but
will move on to Tells, with the two-fod object Of mena-
cling the communication of the Russians with Georgia. and
cutting of their retreat and also OF presenting oppor
unity the Crcassans and other mountain tribes to join
him..
RuMoHs OF NEGOTIATION.
The Russian paper lie Nord of Brussels says IL
may interpret in pacific the returning activity
Of dplomas all hops OF arrangement il not lost M-
Bourqueney and Prince ortschakof passed the whole
morning Of the 3oth nit together in conference with Count
Buo Vienna The Vienna cabinet has already replied
to the sst circular Of Count Nesserode the existence Of
which ia now out of doubt The Communications which
take place between Austria and Prussia give to be-
leve that the German powers will end by agreeing upon
political programme which they will be able to oppose
the belgeren parties who may be tempted to extend the
beyond the object for which it was ostensbly under
taken'
PROGRESS srEaE.--Ag ANTICIPATED AssAULT.-rRs-
WINTER QUARTERS.
The cannonade Of October last (says the Times was
trins to that of April; April was surpassed by the two
days which preceded the capture OF the Manelon but all
will sink into insignicance with the iron tempest which
will shortly be poured on the bcseged city. The weight
and range Of The guns the number and size Of the moras
the positions of the batteries by the steady
progress that has marked the simmer, will try the
dnrance of the Russians to the utmost. The great
scale on which such bombardmcnt is carried,
and the preparations necessary for its execution, rem
der the delays which prcccde it matter of little
surprise In April the allies threw against Sebastop0 in
nine days FIVE hundred and fifty thousand shot and shell
the cost Of the British ammunition alone 100000
sterlingl Yet April is looked back upon as time
when we underraed tho enemy, and did not know what
Sebsstopo Even ordinary days the Russians
often throw 1000 shot in "a hours and 600 shells into only
portion Of the British position. Whatever the re-
of the garrison and the strength of the works at
which they labor night and day. there be doubt that
the approaching struggle will determine the fate of Scbss
topo for the winter ut least No pretend to fore
tell tho issue all that is spoken of with certainty is that
the linc-ofbate ships in the harbor will be destroyed
or at least driven from their position, to be made
poweress against the sssaulng troops Whether the
besiegers shall take the Observation-Disclosures they
keep itwheer it will lead to the immediate capture
Of the town. only TO Interior sccessare all matters of
doubt Should victory not favor the besiegers they
will probably be forced to wait in inactivity till another
spring when change of tactics may assure success TIE
bcsegng generals have set all the hazard OF doubtful
struggle single point and We must wait the result
The Russians meantime actively engaged in bridging
the harbor their defence to the north side should
tho south be taken.
The evils of divided command and more felt
The line from Baidar Inkermanna distance of twelve
miesis occupied by French Sardnians and Turks with
part of the English cavalry each nationality under its
commander, and totally independent Of all the others
Report speaks vaguely off plan TO unite the commands Of
all the troops the Tchernaya in one head
AS six weeks, at most two months are the utmost
limit that be assured for active military operations at
tenon turned the of supplying the armies du-
ring the coming winter. Mr. Beatty, civil engineer has
received orders construct two lines of rawayone
from Col Ralaknya a kaniesch worked by