Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1855-05-09
IOWA CITY, WEDNESDAY. MAYe 1855
From the Boston post.
Latest Foreign News
EcrNEa AT SERAAroPnI.

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,rfremth From the Boston Hoss.
Aasess 1elelsn Asvs
scrsr. A. Sru..ropo,
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Our foreign fles contain full details Of the
Iast severe fighting before Sebastopol. The
Russians are contes Sing every inch Of ground 4
& lighting ike bull dogs. The enemy, British
u tier. March 20. from camp saws. .havs eli, h.
er becous desperate Or been ins spirited and en-.
cous,eeA by their recent encounters with the
Fro63}f 6x Out right" Sor,ics were ma ie every
nfSSS 0l " tkis date ith more confidence on
oa1k Vooaa1oo Ths Russians were beslen of
but tkey il ulieto1 oevere loss on the allies.
About eloVsn o'clock on the night of the 22d
kenyv e61usSne u Russian infantry CANE sud
aell3 unon ~ moe In the advanced trenches.
o. .6tise eha1leNSs4 thsy replied with the un-
tsefsnl skibholusk, !; nonS Francixr In ano,h
y eseuneut they wsfo h6y~nesing the British
1hia n{tack ~ esoernl nid 20 whole line
n " witness. IN ~ 1suG1& Tunes, thus
aesest6es aaesne - n ss} Ss.
~ he last hAlf fboass 8G0R 10 45 P. NJ
i 1st ~ ~ leoa n III along our
s1a y. pAheNst's hi
~ Weee - eNn9ses - 80 !. - wv ~.
lteee ~ esyeaSo0 - aeee!ve g''mPsrs oy
baFs!ecS 80 HAAS enu = ~ oss3ntNar NE nssn-
- of 0uskstfys twtaanee q. over me oiack
expanse beswesa ua end we tovn TOT 'nr1e OF
tour miles q lsnGtns snow inst : merge contest
q 90taG ~ eesosntne tsencnes Of .ne aHies.-
Shells. ssea marked by : distinctive point OF
hrs where the tues % burning describe tneir
.esrsos curves 10 t"s ~ sau .se% 20
ofdroppine spark 5 ru III line conets through the
air. Above all the pa'e crescent moon Is shin
ing from deep blue sky covered with the con
stellations ot heaven. The t0as Of the cannon.
the hissinp OF the she'ls, the intsrmitt
rrowl of The muske,rv, the wild scream Of the
rockets, and the whi.sing Of the round shot
form horYid concert II ID chriuus to note
the esgerpess Of the men on such occasions
they swarm out Of their tents 10 The lines In
front aud watch the progress of the Rvht A.
far as they can make IL oct with the deepest
interest, and their whispered comments . e
most tamusing-'That's = lively she'll from the
French sMossoo il getting his beltyful.' Il
wish ibev'd lot "a Cd n that and we'd not
s,te sn mich nov,ler' Ac The flashe. of
~ c.nn,,n =, a. n,a,,r ,,;s,;,.,,v ~. o~,;rg,
.nd .hh;,,os ~ ~ iii. ~ war II ~. Ru..;an
800 -. ,l,,,nd..is. .w.v 90 n,av 4. su,.
n,ha;, ,,,s, ~. fslIirn h.cL n ~, onn. ara
mnr. hr;.Lly s.ryhd ,hnn u.ua, W. ara either
.av.,;n a. .,,.cL ~ ,hs n;,s ~ ~. ,,,n,.ct;ny
he with.lrawal Of the : lea Most OF ,he pen.
...,. ~, ,,;,h,. ,Ia ,hss. .,,,,. ~, ~ III. from,
md . s,ch ,hs 4 IN snS ,h. os.;r.rs form in
i,,,i. .ron ne On III rho .l.v.,.L tno,,s h.fo,a
tne camps 1 nave JUST Fetu'nSo to tne nus W
hn, H. .nma;c, r ss;ll .,n;n,, ~ Nan. Lnaw.
wh,t 4 l. .hou, /"
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and then he gives the following ssetch -
1--WE had seven officers killed. wounded
and taken prisoners, ami RbouL 100 men pu,
Aors de combat or carried into Sebastopol tn,
FreIch. it is believed, lost betv sen 300 and
400 men, and l5 officers killed, wounded ant
mi issing. On the uther hand the enemy mus
have suffered loas Of QUO or 100 men, although
they succeeded in concealing the severity D
their loss by carrying of their dead and woun
ded, Ms usual Still the number Of dead bodie
| lying along the front oil our trenches proves
that they have received heavy loss. Til,
bodies Of ~ men aud Of one officer remain il
the trenches Of our left attack The hi'l side
be'ow the Round Tower and The Mame,oa q,
covered with heir dead, mingled with the bod
les of the Fteuch- he corpse ofa Zpnave OH
Ger is distingnI-hable on Ihe slope, close up y
the abat Of 'he Round Tower, where the gal
liant soldier fell as he led o., his men IN Pnrsu !
Of The Russians No nag OF truce has been sent
IN from either side I" denana Per'9'ssi'n ta
bury the dead They are lying about among
he gahions which nave oeen knocken dnwn ~
front VI the French sap Soiks towards the r'h
pits in great nun0ers
Prom the I.ivsrnoo, Journ., Anri :
One thing now admits OF no doubt there u
to be no peace .conierence is the poh'tIce Of I
dangerous tumor. II Is Intended to bring I
to head, andi in suppura'ior. separate Aus
'ria from the west,rn powers The; et,rt OF th'
allies Is to keep Francis Joseph and r'gh' not Z