Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-20

FOREIGN IrEMs-A letter from an "Ameri-
can in France states that the Russians
have by most incredible exertions so far ad-
vanced with the railroad from Moscow to
Perekop that it will be completed and in
fall operation in the autumn. This will en-
able them TO pour into the Crimea soldiers
without limit The French are so we'll
aware of this that they are terrifying KAN
icsch, and will render it the strongest for
tress IN Europe, and sooner or later they
will probably retire to it. They are also
strongly fortifying Narna, and everything
indicates that they do not intend to quit
Constantinople, where they are constructing
buildings on the most extensive scale and of
Il very massive nature, which will require
years 10 complete.
In the Baltic strict blockade was main
tanned Forty six Internal machines had
been discovered and destroyed by the allies
About the Iiango affair and the flag of truce
the Russians Justify themselves by alleging
that they suspected treachery The officers
and crew of the boat, except . who were
killed, were still prisoners in the hands of
the Russians.
Peace projects had been again talked of at
Vienna, but the allies are said to have made
formal declaration that they did not any
longer conhne themselves to the Four Points
OF guarantee, but intend establishing basis
of peace more in harmony with the efforts
which they have been obliged TO make to
carry on the war
The widow of the late Admiral Boxer is
now suffering from the most dire accumulation
of misfortunes the first OF these was the
death from cholera of her nephew, at Bala-
clava This was followed by the decease.
from the same cause, of her husband. The
, next intelligence she received was to the eff
hat in tba ptr, baI baa
burnt to the ground. Scarcely had she been
| made acquainted with this fact when the fail
| urc of Mes5rs. Strahan's bank deprived her
| of an amount of not less than 80 ,O00l; and
| to crown all her misery, she has now son
before Sebastopol, who, it is expected, cannot
long survive"
The ST. Petersburg Naval Magazine pub
fishes a report from DR.. Peragof, chief ar
my surgeon at Sebastopol, in which it is
said that never in the history of surgery
were such frightful wounds known as those
which came under the treatment of the Rus
sian surgeons duringthe bombardment which
commenced April 9th, and caused by the 65-
FOUNDER shot and 20O-pound shell of the be-
siegcrs. On the 9th, besides small opera
tions of surgery, 300 amputations were per-
formed in only three Of the operating rooms
In the chief depot Of wounded, ten surgeonf
were continuously occupied, and large as
sembly room was four times successfully filled
with wounded.
The Journal de Constantinople, of the lstf
says 1.-THE Russian prisoners taken in the re
cent affairs, and who have been brought t,
this city, have gwen interesting Information
as to the present situation of Sebastopol,-
Some of the details have been kept secret ow-
ing to their Importance but it is generally
known that the Russians have at this mo
mont fftosn Thousand wounded soldiers il
the place, and they cannot send them away
from boing so closely watched. 1t is know
also that cholera is exercising great ravage
in the town. and it is true, as previousl
stated, that all women, children, and old mel
have been sent from the town, and are nov
encamped beyond the citadel"