Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-08
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THE ATLANTIC.
The Wharf.-The Bom bardnaent OF sebas-
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very uniayorable TO the Russians. The Rus
slams, surprised, responded slowly, the Flag
staff and Garden Batteries excepted. These
doubled their fire up to noon, when the supe-
riority was on our side. At 3 o'clock the fire
of the Mamelon was silenced and only four
guns were fred from the Round Tower The
Redan continued to FIRE single guns. The French
have silenced the Flagstaff Battery
According TO a letter from Kamiesch, in the
NOuoeltiste of Marseilles, the French and Eng
lsh batteries, on opening the fire, had $50
guns in position, ard ammunition for 100000
rounds.
General Bizot, French engineer, had been
killed. Russian AdmiraIs KorniloH, Istomine
and Metlin have been killed and Pamfloff
and Nachimoff died of camp disease, since the
siege commenced.
Within the last two months no less than ten
whole companies of artillery have sailed for
the Crimea from England. During the week
ended April IA, no less than 5000 infantry left
the shores of the United Kingdom to reinforce
the battalions in the Crimea. Early in May
there will be full 5000 British cavalry at the
seat of war.
No Hopes OF Peace.
We take the following from leader in the
Times Of the 3D. 1t shows, we imagine, that
all hopes of peace are dissipated:
"The war continues, and is likely to con-
tinue. Our money and our blood are poured
forth like water. We desire no peace but an
honorable peace, and are willing to endure all
the suferings, all the privations, and all the
losses, that may be necessary to obtain it.
Whether with or without the assistance of those
powers to whom we have been taught to look
for support, we hold that the country ought to
be prepared to stand to those terms and IN
sist on those conditions which we required be-
fore we took up arms but we have right to
demand from our Government that our sacr-
fees and our devotion shall be met by them in
corresponding spirit. We have right to
ask that our statesmen shall rise to the height
of the emergency, and shake off those misera
BILE practices which might be tolerated in the
quiet times of peace, but which become abso-
lutely insupportable under the iron pressure of
war. Of all the persons who have been pointed
out as guilty of the disasters which have be-
fallen our army, who has been recalled, what
effort has been made to replace their proved
inefficiency, what exertion to supply their ac
knowledged negligence. They remain, to ruin
second army, as they have done first, and
to overwhelm the millions of this year in The
same bottomless abyss as the millions of last"
Gortschakof's Address to his Soldiers.
The following was addressed by Prince
| Gortschakeff to the garrison of Sebastopol, on
his arrival on the 10th of March:
SOLDIERS! His Majesty has deigned 10 APP
point me to the command of the sea and land
forces in the Crimea. Brave warriors all Rus
STA is proud of your heroic courage, and our
great Emperor, Nicholas |, on his death bed,
turned his last looks towards you with gratitude.
His successor, his Majesty the reigning
Emperor Alexander III, has deigned to express
4 a1f fol1 ~ 1at4o
on the Sd and 7th Of March:
"Tell the brave defenders of Sebastopol, in
the name of our immortal benefactor, that the
Emperor Nicholas was proud of them, and that
he thought of them on his death bed, and sent
them through me, the expression Of his last and
cordial gratitude Tell our brave soldiers that
| thank them in his Nance and that am per-
| fectly convinced that they were always worthy
| of his paternal solicitude.
Soldiers the most difficult time is over.
| The roads are better, transports Of every de.
| scripton arrive easily, and considerable rein
forcements sent to your support are on the way.
In taking the command Of this army am con
| WINGED that, with Gods blessing, success will
finally crown our efforts, and that we will GER
tainly justify the hopes of our august Soye
reign"
The Austrians I'm the PrincipaIities-out-
The Citizens RetsIiate-Hundreds killed
-Austrians driven from the City.
A private letter gives the following account
Of the trouble in Krajoya:
An Austrian officer on the Ilth March, saw
at window lady whose beauty attracted him,
and he forthwith entered the house and de.
manded admttance TO her apartment. The
lady called for assistance to expel the intruder
Her husband came and addressed the Aus
TRAN, but too civily: "What do you want here?
do not know you-you are not billeted in my
house, and the lady you are insulting is my
wife"
Without word the Austrian drew his sword
and stabbed the husband to the heart. Much
excitement ensued. Some of the bystanders
went TO lodge a formal complaint with the
police; others sent intelligence TO the Turkish
commander at Kalafat, who lost no time in
sending to Krajoya a battalion Of infantry and
a squadron of cavalry and artillery. crowd
proceeded to the Austrian General to demand
the arrest Of the offender The Generals reply
was brief, but to the point: "Go to the deviil /
won't punish my soldiers for such fellows as
you."
This brutal reply reused the Indignation. of
the people. All the stores were closed, and the
citizens assembled in the streets, CRYING "death
to the Austriansi They are bot one against
fourl We won't submit to be slaughtered like
the people Of Bucharest" A general riot en-
sued, and the citizens, armed with sticks, iron
bars, and axes, attacked and put to death every
Austrian they met. The Austrians, on their
side, turned out and attacked the people, killing
forty persons in the first charge. AT this Juno.
ture, the national gems darmes and the Rou-
man soldiers attacked the Austrians, and after
fierce fight drove them at the point Of the
bayonet out Of the city, where t6sy yet remain
encamped in the fields.
The official statements return 2l7 killed on
both sides. The excitement continues, and
the citizens have not re-opened their stores.
They demand justice, and are about to send
deputation to Constantinople to seek il from
the Sultan.
ENGLAND.
The Imperial Visit 20 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
III made Knight OF the Garter.
Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenia ar
rived at Dover on Monday, the 10th, thence to
Windsor, remained the guests OF the British
sovereign five days-met with distinguished