The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-05-25
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
LOUISVILLE, May 10

LOUISVILLE, May IN.
The details Of the BaItic's news were
received too late 10 send South last night.
The Baltic arrived at P. M. with Liver
pool dates of 9th inst. I he allies are gaining
ground. All the Russian outworks have
been taken. Sanguinary encounters are fire.
quent. A great number of Russians morlars
have been taken, together with many priso-
ners. Tie Emperor Napoleon narrowly
escaped assassination on the 28th ult. An
Italian fred two pistols at him. whilst he was
on horseback 1t is supposed that personal
revenge was the only object of assassination.
Nothing has been done in the siege yet, to
warrant an assault. The bombardment was
much slackened, and had not produced the
results anticipated.
Consols closed at 8S5. Cotton active
weeks sales 100000 bales at I'll ADVANCE
Wheat was 4 to Cd higher. Flour advanced
Is. Corn 2s higher and market active.
The position of the allies was regarded as
critical, Notwithstanding the advantages they
had gained. The bombardment slackened
on the 2Sth ut., so as not to exhaust ammu-
nition. An immense Russian force reported
as concentrating near Sebastopol, said to lie
100000 men strong. Daily telegraphic
communication with the Crimea continues,
but Government was very cautious with the
news.
Lord John Russell reached London and
NJ. Drown DE- LIIuys had reached Paris
from Vienna.
The British Budget passed both Houses.
The King of Prussia was i'll with fever.
Lord Raglan admits that the bombardment
has not produced the resul. looked for. The
impression in England is that the siege will
be abandoned, for the present, and the whole
of Kanrusch and Baaklava would he left for
defence, and few corps of the main portion
of the allies would try to penetrate interior
and cut off supplies from Sebastopol; and
then completely invest the town. Numer-
GUS rtlnIoTceHleULs are a'h'oos S"po'"'''y
reaching the allies. The French reserve
force of 10000 men, near Constantinople is
expected to be sent to Balaklava.
LoSDoN.-B Barings' Circular quotes Ameri-
can stocks inactive, unchanged and nominal.
Russian official accounts of oath represent
the damage us but little, which was repaired
Immediately, and that skrmishes were gem
rrally successful. The loss sustained by
batteries on llh was seven sub-batteres
with 436 killed-six superior and thirty four
subordinate officers and 1899 wounded. The
English captured tirst Russian Rifle pit on
the night of 18th. In n desperate personal
encounter Col Graham Egerton field officer
in command, was killed. On the 20th an
attack was made on second Russian Ri1emen
and they abandoned pit Immediately the
Russians made u sortie to regain their posi-
ton and after a sanguinary engagement:
were driven back. The forts on the North
side of the harbor had taken part in the
cannonade, carrying shots clear into the
lines.
The British fleet had left Kiel, and the
French fleet was about to sail from Cher
bourg.
At Petersburg every article ofconsump-
ton was selling at famine prices.
Sir John Burgoync, before Roebuck'sCom-
mttee, gave important evidences in relation
TO the war in Crimea.
Indignation meetings, regarding the con-
duet of the war, had been held ia various
places.