Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-11-16
gurrign Nrms.
Four Days Later from Europe.

New NORK, Nov. Z.
The steamship Arago, from liavre Oct
u, arrived at this port at } o'clock this az
ternoon.
WAR INTELLIGENCE.
Capture Of Kinburn.-Th three forts on
the kinbun Spit, mounting upwards Of 20
guns, and garrsoned by 1900 men, under
Gen. Kolonwth. capitnlated to the allied
forces on the 18th Oct The day before,
foilla of gun vessels forced the entrance
into the Dneiper, and the allied forces troops
landed on The Spit, to the southwark of the
forts Thus, by their simultaneous opera-
tons. the retreat of the garrison and the
arrival of reiniorcements were entirely cut
off so that the forts being bombarded on the
l7;h by the mortar vessels. gun vessels, and
French floating batteries, and being closely
cannonaded by the steam line-oi-battl ships
and fngatcs lhaylng only two feet of water
under their keels, were obliged to surrcnd-
er. The casualties in the fleet were very
! few, but the enemy had Is killed and $50
wounded.
/ A steam squadron, under the order Of
Rear Admiral Stewart, lies at anchor in the
Dnleper and commands the entrance to Nj
coaef and kherson.
The pass was occupied by the allied
troops. The advantages which this victory
I will give the allied armies are evident, as
/ by this success they have secured to them
selves one of the gates of the Dnieper, and
! the tall of Otchka is next contemplated, a
citadel which is very formidable, and has re-
Gently been strengthened.
/ Marshal Pelisser's despatch in reference
/ to the capture of kinburn, was received by
/ the Minister of War on the 23d ult He
/ says that the Anglo French division Of the
army had mainly contributed to the success
{ of the allied squadron, having been landed
/ on the peninsula about , kilometres from the
: fortress, and taken up It's position, and on
/ night OF the 18th opened the trenches at
| 500 metres from the works. When the fleet
! commenced us heavy fire on the 18th, two
companies of Chasseurs under cover. at a
( distance of 400 metres from the batteries,
were able to keep up fusiade on the Rus
sian artillery and played an effective part in
( the operations.
There were taken | 400 prisoners, includ-
/ ing Gen. kolonwitch, and 40 officers, with
/ IA pieces of cannon and a quantity Of am.
munllion and stores.
/ Marshal Pessier sent home the standard
with the arms Of Russia, which hoated over
/ kmburn.
Admiral Dundas had left Margin in the
Wilmington, and was gone to Stockholm to
I pay his respects to King Oscar.
/ A Geographic despatch was read to the
| Admiralty from Admiral Lyons, announcing
that on the morning of the 10th ult., the
/ Russians blew up the Notifications of the Os-
/ chakotf Point, mounting % guns, and which
were assailable by the mortar vessels Of the
allies.
A despatch from the Crimea states thai
/ the Russians continue to augment the de
| fences of Sebastopol.
A Vienna paper. on the authority Of tel
egraphlc commun ication from Odessa, states
that at the same time the Allies attacked
I Kinburn, 10000 men were landed on the
Peninsula of lendra, but nothing was knowr
as to their destination.
Private letters received in Paris from Off
GERS in the French army. state that it is be
lieved that Prince Gorischakofi, seeing n,
possibility of keeping his communication
open, and regularly receiving supplies, wa
actually preparing to evacuate the Crimea.