M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-05-25
SeIge to be Abandoned.
Nav Yotk. Man Is.

New York, May Is.
The Baltic arrived, bringing 100 pas
sengers;
Raglan admits that the bombardment
had not produced the result looked for.
The list of calamities to the Allies is
not heavy.
The general impression in England is
that the seige will be abandoned for the
present, and the whole of Kannesch nd
Balablava felt to the defence OF a few
corps, while the main portion of the AL
lies will try to penetrate the interior,
aud cut of supplies from Sc bastopol,
and then completely invest the town.
Napoleon narrowly escaped assassina.
Iion on the evening of the 2Slh. An
ltaliOn fred two pistols at him while ri g.
ding on horseback. Personal revenge
was said TO be the object.
Nothing occurred in the seige 10 war.
rant an opinion as to The result. The
bonbardment was much Stacked, and had
not produced the result anticipated. -
The position Of the allies was regarded
as critical, notwithstanding the udvan.
tage gained. The firing slackened on
the 28th, in order not to exhaust the
ammunition.
An immense Russian force was re-.
ported as concentrating near Sebastopol
said to be 100000 strong. Daily tele.
graphic communications dre received
from the Crimea. The Government is
cautious with the news.
Russian official accounts to the cath,
represent the damage sustained as of
little account and actively repaired,
whilst the skirmishes are generally sue
cesslul.
The loss sustained by the garrison
from the llth 10 the 18th, was7 subal.
terms and 436 men killed: 6 superior and
81 subaltern officers and 1899 men
wounded.
The English captured the first Rus.
sian rifle pit on the night OF the 18th,
after a desperate encounter. Col. Gra.
ham Edgarton, field officer in command
was killed.
On the Goth, an attack was made on
the I'd Russian rifle pie, which was al.
most Immediately abandoned.
According to the statement of the
Polish deserters, there are 100000 Rus
SLAMS in the vicinity Of Sebasto pol.
The forts on the north side of the
Harbor have taken part in the cannon
ade, their guns carrying shots clear into
the lines oil the Allies. The Telegraph
from London TO the Crimea is perfect,
except small portion across the Dam
ube. Dispatches reach the British Gov.
srnment every few hours. News is n OF
generally communicated 10 the public
although nightly questions are asked iii
Parliament, The ministers declared
they should exercise due discretion in
the publication of news. Lord John
Russell re appeared in his seat in Par.
Lament. He intimated that the pfuto.
coils would be submitted 10 parliament.
The latest dispatch says a shaip en-.
.gagement took place on the night Of the
first Of May on the front and left attack.
The whole of the Russian rife pits takS
en-, aud eight light morturs and two
hundred prisoners captured. The whole
affair was brilliant for the Allies.
SEBAsToPoL, May 4,--On Wednesday
night the French, unuer Gen. Pelsser
attacked the advanced works Of The auy
rantine bastions, and carried the m at the
point of the bayonet, taking l2 mortars
and establishing themselves in position,
The following night the Russians made
sortie TO regain the position, and altei
sanguinary encounter were driver
back.
The insurecton in Ukraine, Russia,
extended TO three other Governments
Twenty landed proprietors. with thei
wives and families, had been destroyed
ST. PETERsBURG.-Ever article o
consumption lsat famine prices.
Metals experienced the greatest de
cline owing To- diminished demand fo
iron from the United States.
A strong feeling against the Ministr,
is manifested, and indignation meetings
regarding the conduct of the war have
been held at various places.
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