Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-24
LATER FROM EUROPE.

New York, May IS. The mail steamship
Baltic, Capt. Comstock, from Liverpool OH
the afternoon Of the 9th inst, reached her
dock about a quarter before six o'clock this
P. NJ, bringing 100 passengers.
THE WAR.-The siege of Sebastopol was
progressing, and the Allies were apparently
gaining ground The bombardment, however,
had slackened, if not entirely ceased, in order
not to exhaust the ammunition.
Lord Raglan admits that it had not produc-
cd the result looked for. .. .....t
The list of casualties to the Allies was not
heavy.
The general impression in England ap.
peared to be that the siege will be abandoned
for the present, and that while Kamiesch and
Baaclava are left to the defence of few
corpse, the main portion of the Allied troops
will try to penetrate into the interior, and
cut off the supplies from Sebastopol, and then
completely invest the town.
Numerous achievements were constantly
reaching the allies.
The French reserve Of 5000 near Constan-
tinople was expected to be sent to Balcaya.
The Russian official accounts are to the Oath
Of April, and represent the damage sustained
as Of. little account, and actively repaired dur
ing the night, while the skirmishes are gener-
ally successful. The loss sustained by the
garrison from the 18th to the 10Th of April
is set down at seven subaterns and 436 men
killed, and six superior and thirty-four subal-
tern officers, and 1899 men wounded.
The English captured the first Russian pit
on the night of the 11th, after a desperate
encounter, in which Col. Graham Egerton,
the field officer in command. was killed.
On the Goth an attack was made on the
second Russian rifle pit, and it was almost
Immediately abandoned. 1'.al a 'N
According to the statements Of two Polish
deserters, there are 100000 Russian troops
in the vicinity, 10000 of whom have arrived
from ~ Sevastopol. .. .H
The forts on the North side of the harbor
had taken part iii the cannonade, carrying
their shots clear over the town. into the lines
of the Allies, during the first week of the
bombardment.
The English alone fred about 2200 tuns Of
shot and 500 tuns of powder, so that the tota
consumption of the allies for the week proba
bly, amounted to some 5000 tuns of shot and
1900 tuns of powder.
The telegraph between London and the
Crimea was perfect, except small portler
across the Danube.
Dispatches reached the British Government
in aieW hours, but were not generaly communi
Gated to the public. Although nightly CUES
tions wereasked 10 Parliament as to the news
ministers declared that they should exercise
due discretion in its publication.
The Vienna negotiations are of course a
an end.
Lord John Russell has reappeared in hi
seat in Parliament and VI. Drouyn De l.
Hugs has returned to Paris.
Lord John Russell stated the substance Q
the negotiations, and intimated that the pro
tocols would be submitted to Parliament.
The following are the latest dispatches fror
the seat Of war ~ taH sos
A sharp engagement took place on til
night of the first Of May, in front and lef
attack, the whole Russian Rife Pits wer
taken, with eight mortars and 200 prisoners
The whole affair was brilliant for the Allies
PARIS, May 4th. The report to day is tina
on the I'd inst, the besiegers took possession
of some very important Russian works o
counter approach, after fierce engagement
On the Sd the Russians attempted to breal
the position which remained in the hands o
+ the Allies. d ,szfs 9 't5H iH fsa
j. CoNsrANrNopLE, May I'd. Lord StratforC
i D Radcliffe has returned here. a 'e.s
i Mehemet Ali is recalled from exile.
Gen. Canrobert speaks to his troops of i'm
medilte operations. ...f...i. ,s,- ~ q
T Orders have been received toprepare trans
ports before Sevastopol May 4th.
!, On Wednesday night, the French, unde
!, General Pellissier, attacked the advanced
works of the Quarantine Bastou, and carriet
\ them at the point of the bayouet, taking twelve
mortars from the Russians, and establishing
themselves in the conquered position.
Tho following night the Russians made
sortie to regain their position, and after san
culinary encounter were driven back,
The British Baltic feet had loft Kiel, an6