Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-06-15

ATLANTIC
At NEW YORK.
Important .Sacccsscs of the Allies.
The Rnss;ans Drirea fro~ DtJtnces be
fore Stastopoi
TIE Allies in possessios of tie Sea o,
AssF.
We stop the press to announce the
most important news by the Aslan,.e.
u the end and 23d the French
drsve the Russians from asttons position,
Of defeace befoee Sebastopol.
II was NEST ssaguinary affair, the
place beiag defended BY nearly tn. whole
garrison. The loss on both sides /. SET
down. a. 5000
Gen. Pel,ssies says the Russian loss
Is enormous. and that OF his owa troops
considerable. Through much loss the
French retained their position.
Prince Goftscisak0f's account OF the
AFFAIR is thus:
Yesterday evening. bauaiions Of the
enemy, With reserves, attacked our tren-
ehes Of counter approach. erected the
day bet,se IN font Of i,as,ions Nos. 5 and
8. The combat lasted during the whole
of the night. Our /! ba,tsi,ens los,
neasly S,5oO men in driving back the
esemy.'
Sc" PetI;ssiet ,elegrsphs. under date
Of the 25th, 10 PM.
To-day we have occupied the line Of
Tchesaaya. The enemy who were not
IN force offered but ht,lc resistance, and
re,rea,ed rapidly to the hills. We have
definitely established ourselves in the
works ca"ied during the nights OF the
22j aud 23d.
An asm,sties was agreed upon. fa
bu:,ins the desd, and we were enabled,
la ioein an estimate Of the cnem,'s loss
There must be from $3.50 to 5000 Killed
aud wounded.
May 27.9'A ". The expedition to
k-nch and Zea,cIe has been attended
with campietc success The en"m, fled
a, the approach al :he Allies. They
blew up their powder III ,gax,nes. destroy
ed their battestes AID buruei their steam.
crs.
I, i, ramsted taM the Allies had al.
so:krd aai foalci Liprand,, forces.
Gen L tnsuben ws- r-p"r,ed waaudrd
AMI snahet Genefal k,led-scsatI,.d
doubtful.
l. I'D L asi IN ,elesrsphs As ioi,nws
III
Sea III AZ &. without ca.uvlry. The
sr...p, landed at kertch on tie, Majesty !,
birth cay, 9Th, and the ememy fed al.
ter bi'x'ns up their Qualifications on both
sides ri the Straits, aud de,tra, ing thrtf
lie ,mess. Sutnc vessels and 81 gun.
had t,liea ,n,o the hand, OF the Aliirs p"
Lord kisian further te!egrarts that
Sir Gru Drouu he'd r.acked Ne.sk he hay.
ing the pferi,e.s ia, destroyed foundry
ucr kerch where shot, Shelf and MN
nic-r,ar ball. we're III ,usfsriurcd. Ac.
curling to thr alsices. the French wcfe
on the TIGHT, the English on the lett 4a
the Turks were held ia reserve.
A despatch from L,rn R,gl.n Of MAY
3hh. says tIHt lct,rss tf"n Gen Brown
Who had res;aed ien,l ie. 4naeu"ces
the destruction by the cuemy, oi four
wtr tean-fs and lace depats ~ corn. =
The Allied ships succeeded IN ho.tns
up = mas,s,n. AZ Arafat, and IN destroy
in. ah,m: one hundred metchaW vessels
O,ly the tns.,aa steamers remained
IN the Sea III Arm.
Advices frsn Sir Geo Brown state
tia. the scsps continue healthy. Eve
ve,-eis loaded with corn wee captured
j, Keuch. The guns captured By the
allies exceeded 100.
TIL. eseueh account siys the Russians
burai 20 transports, Is well as steam
ships. ani Destroyed 800 400 sack, OF
corn, 10000 sacks Of oats, and | O0J,
900 sacks Of -four.
Fourteen ste an,ers Of the allies eater.
ed the Sea OF Azoh.
The garrison Of Sebastnpool drew
'"ost Of their supplies from kench. Its
capture therefore aus, exert speedy 'n'
hucnce On The siege.