The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-07-26
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

Lord Raglan was buried on the Sd of July,
with all the pomp which circumstances permit
ted.
There are rumors that Pelssier is about to
be superseded.
Since the repulse of the 18th June, the Allies
have been strengthening their advances against
the Malakof, and Pelissier's latest despatch,
dated July 4th, says his works are progressing
satisfactorily.
General Simpson telegraphed on the 4th that
there was nothing new since his last accounts.
The main facts have been already stated of
Me unsuccessful attack upon Sebastopol on the
10Th OF June. The papers per the Canada con-
| tain further details, including the despatch of
| Pelissier.
1t is stated that General Margan's French
division, to attack the fort on the extreme right
| by the Careening Harbor, commenced the at
| tack prematurely, and before the other division
had taken its ground. Margan fell MORALLY
wounded, and his division being thrown into
disorder, the Russians turned their concentra-
ted fire upon the next division, as it came up
| under General Brunei, and shattered it badly.
| Brunei also fell. Orders were then given to
withdraw the troops into the trenches, although
| General Autevane had meanwhile reached the
| Malakoff Tower. The retreat was effected with
good order, but with great loss.
| When Lord Raglan saw the defeat of the first
| French division, he hastily ordered an attack
| on the Redan, to effect diversion in favor Of
the French, although it was previously intend
ed that the British should not attack until the
| French should have captured the Malakoff, in
asmuch as the Malakof's guns commanded the
Redan. So far as civilians at a distance could
| Judge, Lord Raglan's order to attack was a
great error, for the British storming party, not
| being sufficiently strong to carry the works,
| were repulsed with much slaughter A curious
incident is, that General Eyre, with 1000 Brit
ish troops, penetrated into the suburbs of Sc
bastopol itself, and held possession of the
houses in one street for II hours but being to-
tally unsupported, he retired at nightfall. The
inference is, that had the assault been general,
or Systematically planned, the city would have
fallen, at least its first line of defence might
| have been carried.
French letters of June 23d say that the
army was full of confidence The approaches
were pushing forward to the Malakof' Tower,
and a French battery of 80 guns was nearly
completed, in front of the GARDENING Bay, to
keep off the Russian ships, their fire having
occasioned much loss on the 18th.
Vienna papers say that Gortchakoff had sent
for 24,000 more men, as he had reinforced
| Liprandi's army with another division.
| The Turks and Sardinians, under Omer Pa
sha and General Marmora, have made excur-
| SlOIS Ill JNe lateral NdllcJS vi Jne IcneTDdIa,
without meeting resistance.
| Numerous works of art, captured from the
| Kertsch museum, and from Gen. Wrangel's
private collection, are on their way to Paris.
| The Turco-British contingent force, now
numbering 5000 men, is in camp, near Do
musdere.
Careful estimates show that this war has
already cost half million of lives, and yet no
decisive battles have taken place.
| A despatch from Berlin, dated July 4th,
states that the town of Nystadt, at the entrance
of the Gulf of Bothnia, has been bombarded
and destroyed.
| Russian accounts, under date of June 10Th,
say the allied hotilla of $50 guns fired for eight
hours against the batteries at the mouth of the
Narva, without effect, and then withdrew to
| Seskar Island.
June 20.-The Allies made a descent on
Kotha Island, destroyed the telegraph, and
burnt the Government stores.
June 2l.-Some of the allied steamers took
soundings in Nystadt Roads, while others fired
some hours on Port Revel, without doing any
material injury.
June % and 23.-Occasional shots were ex-
changed between gun-boats employed in shore
and the Revel batteries.
The Journal of st. Petersburgh publishes
correspondence respecting the recent affair at
Hango, stating that the flag of truce was not
visible, and accusing the English of making
| improper uses of flags of truce generally.
July 5.-The bulk Of the allied squadron was
off Cronstadt.
Eagland.-The business before Parliament
was not of an important nature.
| Messrs. Roebuck and Duncombe had asked
for committee of inquiry into the alleged bru-
tai conduct of the police at the Hyde Park dem
onstration against the Sunday Trading bill, but
| were refused.
On Friday night, Mr.. Miner Gibson asked
the Government for an explanation as TO Lord
/ John Russell's recent conduct at Vienna, in
stating, among other thugs, that Great Britain
| never contemplated a restoration of Poland
| and Hungary. Messrs. Golden, Roebuck, and
| D'Israeli, all attacked Lord John, after which
| the matter was dropped.
| Gen. Peel was to move the previous question
against Mr. Roebucks vote of censure.
Lord Egin, it is said, will be appointed Post
master General.
| Mr.. Peterson, the Russian Secretary of Lega-
| ton at Lisbon, was recently discovered on
board an English steamer, returning from
| Southampton to Lisbon, he having been on a
secret mission to France and England. The
| American Minister to Portugal, they say, rec
| ognised him.
| France.-On the 5th of July, the Legisla-
ture voted the loan of 750,000,000 francs. In
addition to this loan, an increase of taxation
is proposed, namely, one-third increase of duty
on all spirits, ten per cent. on railway passen-
gers and goods, and a new war "decime" of
indirect taxation is expected will produce
seventy millions of francs per annum.
The Emperor's speech has been variously
commented on, but on the whole is regarded
favorably. The hit at Austria is considered as
well merited. 1t is reported that the Austrian
Minister has asked an explanation.
Spain.-A despatch, via Marseilles, dated
July 9Th, states that rising has taken place in
Catalonia. The difficulty is, nominally, re-
speeding the rate of wages. Two manufactur-
ers had been assassinated at Barcelona. The
National Guard had refused to march, and the
Captain General had shut himself up in the
Citadel, with few faithful troops, whence he
sent mediators to the insurgents, who received
them with shouts of Pipe Espartero!
A Madrid telegraphic despatch of the 9th
says that the insurgents still held Barcelona.
Accounts from Perpignan mentioned the de-
feat of Carlist leader.
The outbreak at present seems more like a
riot than an instruction.
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