Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-22
Arriyaloi the Baltic.

New YORK, May 18 The steamer Bal.
nc arrived this evening with Liverpool da,es
10 the 9th. syaT ( agf ,ia
The allies are gaining ground. All the
Russian ouiworks we're taken after sangun.
ary encounters which were frequent. A.
large number Of Russian morars were ia.
ken, with many prisoners. s
The Ssbas,opol daIes are 10 the 4lh.
Louis Napoleon narrowly escaped assas
sinaIioD on The evening of the 28,h. An
Italian fredtwo pistols q, him while riding
on horssback, Personal revenge was the
object Of The attempt 81 i rsa 81
There is no.hingin the news from the
siege TO warrant a result. The lombard
mex. was much Stacked and had not pioduc.
ed the resul, anticipated. 40 tE9.s 4 &i,ls.H
The pusiIion Of The allies is regarded as
critical. Il Notwithstanding the advantage
gained, The 6re slackened on The 28.h, in or,
der no, 10 exhaust The ammunition. li 4
An immepse Rusr!an iorce is reported us
concentrating near Sebss,opoI; !, is said TO
be 100 600 strong. s..i iele.t6
Daily lelsgraphic Communications are had
with the Cfimea, BIZ. the Government is
cautious with the news. j,t4j
Lord John Russell reached London from
Vienna. ,W., isn a \
The British budget has passed bolh houses,
with bu. lille opposiIlon or modification. il
The King Of Prussia Is III Of a. fever.
Lord Raglan admits lha, the bombardmenl
has no, produced lhe resul. looked for. The
lis. OF casualties 10 The allies was not heavy.
The general impression in England is
lha. the siege will be abandoned for The
presen, and The whole Of KaDesch and Ba-
laklavo lefIto defence by q leS corps. The
main portion or ihe allies will .ry, 10 pene.
lra,e into the interior i'd ordei 20 Gu. off sup.
plies to Ssbasiopol and lhen completely in;
vesI The town.
| Numerous reinf0rcemenis we're consisnt
ly reaching the allies. A French reserve ol
10000 men near Conslan,inopls ore expecl,
ing 10 be sen. 70 Rsliklaya. N IA! mSl;ss
Russian Official accounts dated the 24lh
represent The damdks.as Of bui liitle accoun.
I,was actively repaired while The skrmish'
es were generully s0ccessiulo The loss sus
mined by lha garrison fronni .lha ll,h 10
The 15,h was Z subaliefns and e436 men kill
ed. and sin superior. 34 subal,ern officers and
i ,899 men wounded. The English capiur-
ed tho iirs, Russian rife pin on ihe night ol
the 17,h, after d desperate encounter. Ia
which Col. Graham Egenon,n field officer
in command was killed. On the goth, an
attack was made ouihe ed Russian rifle pit,
which was almos, Immediately abandoned
| The lous on ihe nprih side OF ihelhar-
bor had taken parlsin the cannonade, cnrry-
ing sho, clear inio the lines Of f,he allies. b
The telegraph 10 London lrompahe Cri'
mea is perlecl. except small ponion across
the Danube. Dispatches reached she British
govcrnmeni In ZEN houss, bu, wrre MOI
generally Communicated 10 lhe public, al
though nightly qnes,ldns wsresasked in Par.
lialncnL The ministry declared that they
should e,Iarciss due dlscgellon Ia lhe publ.
cnton Of ihe news, cssAssif x
Lord John Russel has fs-appesTed In his
sra, IN Parliament. n
lDronin Del Hugs has resnrned 40 PerIs.
Lord RusaeI stated in suhs.ance that ne