Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-07-21

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FROM THE CRIMEA
JlfNE l6.-Ihe papers by the Canada contain
f.rther details, including the despatch OF Pi!h
ser.
II stated that General Marvan's French divis
ION was on tie way % attack the fort on the ex-
IRENE right. by the Careening llarbor, commenc
e1 the attack prematurey, and before the other
division had taken their ground Maryan fell NOR
tally wounded, and his division being thrown into
disorder the Russians turned their concentrated
fire upon the next division, as it came up under
General Brunei, and shattered it BADLY. Brunt
also fell, orders were then given to withdraw the
troops into the trenches, although General Ante
vane had in meantime reached the Malakott Tow
er The retreat effected with good order,
but with great loss.
When Lord Raglan saw the defeat of the first
French Division, he hastily ordered an attack
the Redan to effect diversion i'll favor of the
French, although it previously intended that
the British should not attack until the French
should have captured the Malakoff inasmuch
the Malakoff' guns quite commanded the Redan.
So far as civilians at distance could judge,
Lord Rag lan's order to attack great error,
for the British storming party not being sufi-
GENTLY strong to carry the works were repulsed
with much slaughter. A curious incident is, that
Gen Eyre with =, 900 British troops penetrated
into the suburbs of Sebastopol itself and held
possession of the houseses in one street for
seventeen hours, but being totally unsupported,
at night fall. The inference is that had the as
sault been general, systematically planned,
the city would have fallen, at least its first line
of defence might have been carried.
Mr.. Starr, the Commis siouer, sent by the Lon
don Times to the Crimea to administer the bal
ance of the Hospital Fund fell sick from over
erton, and rontine excluded him from the very
hospitals he was aiding. He was carried in IA
scorehing sun to the church Mt Balaklava, where
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A despatch from Berlin dated July lth, states
that the town Of Nystadt, at the entrance of the
Gulf of Bothula,h has been bombarded and destroy
ed.
Lord Raglan was buried on the Sd of July with
great pomp and circumstance.
Rumors prevailed that Peissier, the Comman
der.in- Chief of the Frence armies, would be
perseded.
The allies were strengthening their advances
against Malakoif.
A telegraphic despatch dated July 1th says:'-
The works of the allies are progressing suits
factorily.
A French battery of 30 guns has been nearly
completed in front of Careening bay to keep off
the Russian ships.
The Vienna papers say that Prince Gortscha-
koff has sent for $4,000 additional troops.
General I.prands army has been reinforced
with another division
The S,rdnans and Turks under Omar Pacha
have made excursions to the interior from Tcher
maya without resistance.
Numerous works of art have been captured, and
the Kertsch Museum is now on its way to Paris.
careful estimate shows that the has al
ready cost half million of lives.
FROM THE BALTIC.
Russian accounts to June - say that the alll-
ed hotilla, with $50 guns, fired eight hours against
the batteries at the mouth of the Naval river, ON
the southern shore of the Gulf Of Finland, with,
out effect and then withdrew. The allies after
wards made descent ON Kota Island and les
troyed the government stores there. Subsequent
~ an attack was made on the polt OF Revc with
out effectng anything.
The bulk of the allied squadron was off Cron-
stadt on the 9th inst.
ENGLAND
Mr. Roebuck had refused committee of inqui-
rv. in the House of Commons, into the brutal con
duet of the policemen in the Sunday trading bill
riot.
Miner Gibson asked an explanation of Lord
Russell's statement rescently in Vienna. THAT
England never contemplated the restoration of
Hungary and Poland" Golden, Roebuck, and
DIareli all attacked Lord John Russell ON this
score. after which the matter was dropped.
Lord Elgn it is said, will be Post Master Cen
eral.
The Cunard steamer Persia was launched on
the Clvde on the Sd inst.
The Rus sian Secretary of the Legation at Por-
tugal was recently discovered on board an Eng
lsll steamer from southampton for Lisbon. He
had been on secret mission to France and Eng
land
FRANCE
On the 9Th July the Legislature voted a loan of
100000 600 francs in addition to the recent loan.
AN increase of taxation has been proposed which
it is expected will yield 000O,0 600 francs per an
nun.
The Emperor's speech was well received in
France. 1t is reported that the Austrian Minis
ter asks an explanation
SPAIN
The Spanish governments is loud in its praise
of Napoleon, and contrasts his exertions IN the
cause of Louis Philipe's duphcity Various indi-
cations show that Napoleon is manufacturing pol
itical capital in Spain.
Advices via Marseilles state that rising had
taken place at Catalonia nominally about wages.
Two manufacturers had been assassinated in
Barcelona The National Guard refused to march
against the insurgents and the Captain General
shut himself up in the Citadel with few faithful
troops and sent meditators 10 the insurgents who
received them with shouts of Nive and Esparte-
70.
A telegraphic despatch from Madna dated Ju
ly s. says that thu insurgents still held Barceio-
mia.
A Carlist leader had been deputed at Perpi-
qan.
The London Times correspondent says that
the Spanish Minister at Paris had long confer
ence with the Emperor ON the state of Spain Ma
poeon expressed determination TO prevent any
attempt to unseat Queen Isabella.
PRUSSIA
The King is recovering from bis recent sick
ness.
RUSSIA.
The English papers are manufacturing state
ments of revolutionary movements in Russia IN
favor Constantine, but they are mere inventions