American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-09-15
Latte FOREIGN NEWS.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE,
ARRIVAL oE THE ATLANTIC


NEW YORK, Sept. c. Tho steamer
Atlantic has arrived with Livelpoolda,es
TO Saturday, 25th of August.
Details of the Recent Battles.
Inc papers contain interesting de-
talls OF the late bombarlment of Swea.
borg, and the recent battle Oh the Tcher-
maya.
The papers say that the Russian loss
at oweaborg was only forty killed aud
100 wounded; aud that the Notifications
were destroyed.
Two British ships had fired on Riga
without effect.
The Squadron in the white sea contin.
ne to destroy the Russian stores along
the coast, and the British squadron in
the sea of Azoff have blown up several
Russian ships of war, sunk the Russian
ships in Berdiansk bay, and burned the
suburbs of that town.
The British gunboat Jasper was
wrecked In the sea of AHoii. and tho
Russians had found her sigma! book
The position of affairs before Sevas.
topol was quite unchanged.
The position of the seige ut Kars
were also unchanged at the latest adj
vices.
The Russian loss in the Battle at the
bridge of Traklir, on the Tchernaya,
was nearly 1000 in killed and wounded
The loss of the Allies was about / 900
men. The Russians were not pursued
across, the river, but he'd their former
position. .........
Queen Victoria has been received We
ry enthusiastically in France.
From Austria there are rumors of
split in the Cubinet.
SECOND DISPATCH.
New York, Sept. 6.-The Atlantic
brings 200 passengers. She passed tho
Steamer Africa on the evening of the
25th off the Skernes.
The Latest ny Telegraph.
Advices from Paris states that SO 900
additional reinlorcements are to be
sent TO the Crimea.
The allied squadron in the White
sea had captured two Russian ships and
one steamer. The squadron was pre-.
pairing to quit the sea.
The Berlin papers states that Austria
has declared that she will treat accord
ing to military law, every individual
| found transferring Austrian soldiers
with view Of inducing them to Join
the Anglo-1talian legion.
BERLIN, August 49, Russian agents
have been sent 10 the chief cities of IGu-
l., IL. the R,-,sian
GoyG....Ycns.
DANTZIc, Friday. August 24.-All
the mortar vessels of the Allies in the
Baltic waters are being sent home, and
Admiral Seymour has relieved Admiral
Baynes off Cronstadt.
THE WARE.
No further important events had oc.
Cured at the scat Of war, consequently
the most Interesting news is the details
OF the battles as Swaaborg and Tcherna-
ava. The loss of life at Sweaborg was
quite small, but the details thus far do
not state how much Of the place has
been destroyed nor how much remains.
According to the account of the RUS
sian Admiral the bambardment appears
to have done but little damage besides
burning the public stores. He saws
that no damage whatever has been dono
to the notification, batteries or guns;
and he closes his dispatch on the eve.
nlDg OF the 18th thus: "The enemy re.
main at their old anchorage and do not
renew the attack.
The bombarement Of Riga was COM
menced at o'clock, A. M. on the 10Th
| by two English steamers. one Two
decker and one a frigate and continued
all day until o'clock p. NJ. doing ap.
parently but little damage.
The attack on the allies at Tchernaya
was commanded by Prince Gortscha.
kof. The Russian force consisted Of
| five divisions of infantry, six thousand
cavalry and twenty batteries Of artille.
ry., Three Russians Generals were
killed. The French loss amounted r.
nearly two hundred killed and over 500
wounded. General Reed of the Emo.
lish army was killed in the engagement,
The Russians asked an armisiico IN an.
able them to bury their dead aud Gen
pelissier says that tho whole number Of
Russians buried was $500
A dispatch oftbe 10Th from the crime,
says that the artillery had opened a fire
upon oeyvastopol, but that the bombard.
ment had not yet been commenced
-Four Russian steamers sunk nv tbe
hossians in the Burdirusk baybad been
o.own up by the English and the suburbs
OF the town burnt
a british gun boat went ashore du.
ring the attack and was taken ,bv The
russians cis together with coupote code
ofthe allies signals. o'''
{, uortschakof's latest dispatch from
oeVastopo is 10 the 21st. II save.