The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-06-25
lFromn d. Londo. (eveniDe) Sun, june i, P. MI

| tFrom Che London (evening) Sun, June /, PM
Nothing can be more satisfactory than the
reports of the continued successes of the ex-
pedition under Sir Edmund Lyons and Sir
George Brown. These gallant officers accom-
plished without difficulty or loss the important
objects in which they were engaged The Rus
slams fed on their appearance without the
slightest attempt at resistance. Kert.h, the
emporium Of the extensive districts abutting
on the sea of Azof, as we'll as of those water
ed by the Don-tAe position from whence food
was chiefly supplied to the army of the Crimea
-Kertch, where shot, shells and Mimic balls
were manufactured for the use of the garrison
of Sebastopol, and through which communica-
tions were maintained with and reinforcements
obtained f.om the army of the Caucasus, was
surrendered into our hands with scarcely shot
fired in its defence. The troops by which it
was grrrisOned, scarcely allowed themselves
time to blow up their Notifications, which were
practically OF no greater strength than the
pasteboard fortresses of the Chinese. Vast
quantities of cereals, oats, corn and flour were
also destroyed, and several of their vessels !;
but many more fell into our hands which they
did not venture to take time to make away
with.
cally followed up. Yenikale was speedily
reached, and as speedily taken possession of !;
while the allied squadron, at the same time
having entered into the sea of Azof, proceeded
to Berdansk, where their appearance was the
signal for the destruction by the Russians of
further large depOtS of corn and four large war
steamers. The forts of Arabat were then bom-
barded, the powder magazines blown up, and
LOG merchant vessels destroyed There was
but one small steamship of the entire Russian
navy in that inner sea, which it was fondly
thought no hostile feet could enter and there
can be but little doubt that she will be speed
lily and satisfactorily disposed of; so that there
will be no appearance OF the Russian flag in
sea OF .Azoff, which is now completely in the
hands Of the allied fleets There seems to
hav- been some confusion of dates as to the
times when these latter triumphs were accom-
plished. ..- ,s. ..I -.sr-...
The telegraphic dispatch received at the
Admiralty refers to the 22d and 23d ult. But
that was merely verbal error 1t should
probably. have been the 9th and 26th but
as there can be no doubt that the work has
been fully done, we can patiently await the
clearing up of our doubts respecting the time
when it was accomplished. Meanwhile the
enemy appeared incapable of realizing the ex-
tent OF the disasters they had endured Yes
sells continued to arrive at Kertch, as if it still
remained in their own hands and five ships
laden with corn into the lions den, and ofI
course were captured. .....
The vast Importance of these deeds cannot
be too highly estimated. The Russian troops
have thereby been deprived of one Of the most
we had almost said indispensable"
bases Of their operations. They are placed
between two, or rather three fires.
On one side they are menaced by the gallant
troops who have just taken their lines on the
Tchernay, on the other by the efficient corps
under Sir George Brown, while the Turks un-
der Omer Pasha will scarcely remain idle at
Eupatoria the defences which they have coz
stracted along the road to Simpheropol being
outAanked, will become compara-
lively worthless. The garrison of t5evastopOl
will scarcely maintain their spirit when they
,an no longer receive supplies and reinforce
nents from without but must entirely depend
On their own resources. We may, therefore,
ook not merely to the surrender and conse-
4uent destruction Of that standing menace to
and to Europe, but also of the
whole of the Crimea-possibly of many of the
adjacent districts and Russia will have to de-
plore the cOntumelious refusal of her plenipo-
tentiary to treat on the too lenient terms ten
dered for her acceptance.
TERRIBLE MISTAKE.
A private letter from the camp, dated May
IA, contains the fOllOwing:-We have had ter
rible work here. Last night the 18th regi-
ment fred on the 6sth by mistake. The Rus
slams made an attack on the advanced batter
les and were repelled by the 68th and rifles
the Russians returned in short time with re-
again attacked the batteries and
q fearful struggle took place. The reserves
were then sent up-the 9th, 18th and 44th-
and when they got into the advanced treuch,
both sides were so covered with mud that we
could not tell Russians from English, so the
reserve opened fire, but it was unfortunately
on the poor 68th. They then charged on them
when they found out their mistake, but not
till a good many of them had fallen. However
the Russians had it hot and warm afterwards.
The poor fellows who are wounded in advance
of the trench are obliged to lay there all day
till dark, as the Russians fire on any Of our
people who 60 to bring them in. Many of
the wounded might recover if brought in, but
they lie and bleed to death. The Russians
make sorties daily and nightly, as, since Gen.
Jones came np,we are pushing the works close
up to the town, so the work is pretty hard on
our poor fellows, often being three or four
nights without rest.