M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-07-20
From the National IntelIigencer 9th inst.l
''" Private correspondence.

Letter from an Amtriean in France 10 hi
Jritad in Washington. .'' -'
.'uf .af o. q PARIS, june II, 1855.
The telegra phic ddvices from Sc asto
pol as regard the attempt at assault on
the 1871" and the decided aud drebdful
repulSe, created great sensation here
The details are awaited with ,he mos,
intense, anxiety, particularly as 10 the
extent Of the loss, Of which as yet we
have no informs tion, but which doubt
less has been most dreadfuIly severe,
and the worst anticip pa tions are enier-
tained. | will not say that this repulse
renders more certain the, fnal capture
OF Sebastopol, lor to take it may .bs ap
impossibility,) but it certainly assuies
a more extensive and determined effort
on the part. ofihe Allies TO effect that
object; for the pride both OF England
and France will now be still more deep.
ly involved in the ISSUE and the most
gigantic efforts will be made to sccomp.
lish the desired end. 1t. is really hor.
rible to think of the destruction OF hu
man life which has already taken place.
and the worst is not yet. . ri
The French army OF reserve, as il was
called, that sYaS near, CopstautnopIe,
has been forYaEded, 10 Sebastopol. but a
new army OF, reserve will be sent i'm .
mediately from france, consisting of
5000 to 10000 men, which will be
entrenched near CoEstantinople, and
will not be sent 10 Sebastopol except
in case of great necessity. The full
force before that place will be Kept up
BY other troops, which will be forward
ed direct from Toulon, Marseilles and
Algeria. Arrangements are also max
ing, and will no doubt be promply,
concluded, for the embargation on an.
other contingea; OF $4,000 Sardinian
troops, 49,, '.......
To show how great are the exertions
OF Russia, il is now said thai they have
by the most incredible exertions, so far
advanced with railroad from Moscow
to Perekop, that il will be completed
aud in full operation in the autumn.
This will enable them to pour into The
Crimea soldiers. aud supplies without
limit. The French are so welf aware
Of this, that they are foriifying Kam-
'iesch, and will render it the strongest
fortress in Europe, and sooner or later
they will probably retire TO it. They are
also fortifying Vurna, and everything in
dicales that they do net intend to qui!
Constantiuople, where they are con
strqctiDg buildings on the most exten.
sivs scale and OF a very massive nature,
which will require years to complete.
These structures are intended for defen.
Sc and protection, as we'll as for accom-
modations for troops and material. The
French will take the lions shate by
holding the European coast of Turkey,
whilst the English may take The Asiatic |
side Of the Bosphotus. England win
hereafter regret the alliance with Fran
ce. as il has not only estranged her from
the other great European Powers, but
has aud will injure her gteatly in other
ways.
All agree that the Turks are fully Goa.
vinced that they neSet again l,iil be
The masters Of ,,Stam boul," as they call
the city OF Constantine. They decidedly
would piefer the Russians as rulers, and
those returning from thence soy they
shall not be al all surprised if, in The
course Of a yeat, the Turks should be Oa
he side of the Russians and the hliies
Iorced 10, entreneh themselves. The
Of the latter will De at Con
'tantinople. which, being open to them
BY sea, could never be taken, nor could
Aanieseh, snd perhaps on. OF TWO others