Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-05-11
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Steamer Asia.
Steamer Asia.
IiAl.lrA1, May !.

The steamship Asia. from Liverpool
April 2s,h. arrived here at y: III T. VI
The Union arrived al Southampton %
The French Exposition is postponed
till the TOTO otl3th.
.ScJastopol,
The bombardmen, OF Seoastopo' IS con-
,inued. The geneal tone OF OPINION IN
England is that the war must Continue
for a heightened period.
The policy of the Gar Alexander Is
spoken OF by the London Times, as "a
new and most audaclous policy, and Is
:, regarded Throughout, Europe.
| 1, is difficult, TO form any estimate oil
the real progress of the siege. Compar-
i,on of various accounts produces the I'M
preston tina, the fire OF the allies is supe-
r,or to that Of the city but the cry re-
turn.s the FIRE steadily
The Independence has received des'
patch from the Crimes. stating that the
allies have suspended the bombardmen,.
III. no, stated on wha, day the hiring
cesed; but the independence believes
tia, the dispatch pos,erior TO thin, Of the
last official intelligence. viz; To April 2:d'
Details say tina, on the lith the bom-
bartment and cannonadtng had coniin.
ued day and nigh, since dayblenk Of the
9h,-each Of 500 guns firing 100 rounds
daily.
The eneny's fire was not much reduc.
ed, sltho' Mamelon is silenced, and some
uf the Round Tower guns are dl.moun
ted vel the Rtdan and Garden batteries
sui keep up heavy ire
There !, no .ign OF immediate assaults
During III. nigh, Of the it,,h the
/ French destroyed the Russian rifle am.
buscade IN iron, OF the Malskof Tower
A terlbale battle Between the Russian
sottles and the French ragged during the
lnsht-pcIhsps the mos, singulne ,race
i lukeinan.
+ AplI i1th.-A despatch TO the French
government, says the hfe OF the French
ba,.eaes maintained us superiority.
j Tie French have taken the RUSSIAN
ambncades III front Of the MaIak"f tow
er ani have ADDED them to the French
lucs, they have also crowned 4 rayIne
whlcl runs along the fortItication al the
c,iy. where the Russians formerly kept
,,helr.escr.e. They have also sprung
nine before the flagstaff battery, a,
d,sare OF fifty meters, ,hetehy psnng
nev parallel which has been successful.
IL lo,ed 10 the other.
Fftn the l2ih 10 the l1,h. the Frensh
loss US only, 300. and the, considered
the snal,on oil affairs satisfactory.
In, French Minister OF War learns
tina, IL besiegers we're snl! advancing,
aud wre consolidating the position.
On he nigh, oil the ls,h, the Russian,
: made strong sorlie, tu, we're prompt.
~ replsed.
Pace Gortschakn /. acooun; Of the
same!ate SAYS the besleger-' fire On the
10Th 1ih and 18th. Vas less violent,
Our .ai,er,es replied successfully On
the nh, OF 18Th, one of our bat,alions
mad sot,le to destroy the enemy.
: mosadvanced works. Our objec, va,
Iiui,sl.s,ned. The los, 0, the garrison
The asst few days ha, been less.
latter despatch from Gor.chak.f
daid 22d, states that after u DAYS BON.
batmeu,. the allies fire had become
wtk and caused li:,!e damage.
lie Telegraph !, HOW complete fro,n
Ladon To the Crinea, e,r.p,a lie. la,l,s
b~een Bucharest and Ru.chuk The
br'sh government keep exclusive Use
Ioit
Dukes Michael aud Nicholas have a.
sin set ou, for the Crlmea.
Men.ehikofF is not dead
Fran 81 Pet.rsburch.
The ST, Pe,e,.bureh Journal publishes
n imperial rescnp, expressing the En-.
Ie'or's satisfaction aud hoping Menseh,k.
rs health will soon be restored, aud be.
Rowing on HIM and his descendants a
Ialace at ST. Peie,sburgh.
Mcheme. Ali, the Sultan. bro,her.in.
aw. was arrested and sen, To Sinope, on
), charge OF eing troublesome.
From The Bauie-The blockade of
Sebasi IS announced from the Eth, and
81 all pous 10 the entrance Of Riga from
the I9sh OF April.
New CoxrosrytoS vow Rn,,V,s II,