Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-14
LATE NEWS By THE MAILS.
FULL ADYlCES BY TIE ASIA.
TIE Siege Of Sebasiogoi-Desperate Ca"nond-


tho sIackening fire of the Russians during the
morning, says:
At about four o clock, however, all the enemys
Inns and batteries suddenly sprung into life and
yigor. Vollcys of from 100 to $50 guns were
fred Mt once from the Rcdan the Flagstaff.
Harrack. Garden and Malakoif batteries; even
The Manelon, which all thought destroyed and
,,rtenable fred FIVE or six guns in succcssion.-
Their shot came in upon works like hail.
ON every point along our lines, balls were to be
seen bounding and pungng, and shells bursting
Ike fireworks in the air. Never, perhaps, was
sncb concentrated and destructive cannonade
witnessed since the commencement of the siege.
All felt that if it continued two or three hours
eur works would be leveed with the dust. and
though both English and French kept up a ter
rifle fire, the enemy, in spite of our utmost eff
forts, gave five guns in reply to our one. The
rnpility and deaening uproar of the fire brought
all who were at leisure to the front, and the old
est and most experienced artillery officers au-
cured very unfavorahly of our prospects of TIA
king the fortress which could command such
fierce cannonadc.
Suddenly, and in the midst of such remarks,
tn, cnemy's batteries made dead pause. For
nearly quarter of an hour not a gun fired.
The allies kept up their bombardment; the French
battered the Flagstaff and works to the left; our
shot ploughed into the Redan and Malakot, and
our IL inch shells burst in regular succession in
the centre or Inc AIHfnplon, Dnt not HNt guns ulQ
the Russians give III reply. Nearly twenty min
utes passed on their side in this state of unac-
countable inactivity, when again suddenly the
Redan and Flagstaff broke out in heavy voleys,
and maintained them. This was about five o.
clock, and from this time until the firing of the
long guns discontinued for the night, except by
occasional guns, few and far between, no other
Russian works but the Redan and Flags took
part in the contest.
1t was difficult to ascertain the cause of such
extraordinary mannuvres.
A NIGHT COMMANDMENT.
The fire of moriars on both sides was main
tanned all night. Every five minutes one of our
- inch shells was dropped into tho Mamelon and
from the advanced work, at the same intervals,
10 inch were thrown into the MalakoH. The
French directed their bombs into the Flagstaff,
aud our left attack threw them into the Redan.-
On the extreme left of all, the French rocket bat
terry sent their burning missiles in all directions,
except into the town, the orders to spare that
being still in full force. The enemy replied with
mortars from the rear of Malakof, the Redan,
and Flagstaff works, but we were evidently two
to one superior to them in such ordnance
DAMAGE TO THE BATTERIES.
The Flagstaff each hour seemed Ton the 4th
day) to suffer more and more from the incessant
cannonade of the French, and towards evening
its fire was most considerably slackened. Its
fire is certainly not now more than one-half of
that which it maintained on tle morning of the
9th Owing to the much greater distance of the
Redan from our works, it has sustained less dam
age, but still our heavy guns evidently tell
ing upon it. The other Russian batteries took
little part in the contest. Our own mortars have
been active all day, and in spite of last nights
repairs, the Mamelon is now as bad ever; mech
injury has been done to the Malakoff in this
manner.
CASUALTIES.
an 10, 4 tl,a do, boy
very severe, except among the sailors of the ma
val brigade. One she'll from the Redan entered
the left attack. Killing two men on the spot and
severely woundng several others; all these poor
fellows were sailors. The average each day has
been about 60 English killed and wounded, and
about 100 French.
SIXTH DAY-soRTIE On THE FRENCH.
April 14.-Our bombardmeut continued the
whole of last night, with much effect and this
morning the guns again recommended. The fire
of the enemy sackens more and more each day.
There was slight sortie last night upon the
French, who are gt ingsup towards the Flag
staff. It was instantly repulsed, with a loss of
ten twelve killed to the Russians.
There is no new feature in the cnnnonade of
to day beyond that our advance "a FOUNDER bat
terry is doing considerable havoc to the works of
Maakotf.
The teegraphic dispatches already published,
bring the Gates down to April %, when the bonn
bardment was still going on
PROSPECT OF SUCCESS.
a letter dated Scbastopol, April 10th, says:
At 100 rounds gun per diem we can fire for
about ten days without much damage to our guns,
If the place does not fall then, it is not in the
power of artillery to take it, and we must either
get ready to invest the north and south or try the
dreadful alternative of general storm, unaided
by the ships, which seem at present all but
less.
BRITISH SUBJECTS IN RUSSIA.
Alyices from St. Petersburg mention that, for
some weeks past, no British subject has been
allowed to leave the country. The refusal to
grant passports was coupled with intimation
that cases having transpred of English mechan-
les having held meetings and refused to work,
any repetition of such conduct would cause them
to be sent into the interior.
SPAIN.
The report was again current that a Spanish
legion to be raised for service in the Crimea;
and two Catalan members of Cortes named
as having applied to the Minister of War for
license to raise recruits in Catalonia. 1t
thought that the government would not refuse
permission. and in certain quarters it was even
said that Spain disposed to join the western
alliance against Russia.
The publication of the Ostend correspondence
had produced most exciting effect upon the
public mind Mr.. Soule was, of course,
handled with gloves in the commentaries of the
press.
Tho Grand Dukes Nicholas and Michael,
brothers of the rel gning Car, are admitted MEM
hers of the Council Of the Empire. The Grand
Duke Constantine was member under the late
reign.
\ letter from st. Petersburg, in speaking of
regiment of Baschkirs, 400 horses strong, that
had just arrived at St. Petersburg. says they re
fused to resume their march ON the following day