New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-01
THE WAR.

Our files Of English, French and German
journsls, received yesterday morning By the
nail Of the Canada, shed no additional light on
the battle of Angus. l6, on the Chernsya, where
Liprandi was repulsed by the Allied forces and
a number Of Russian prisoners taken. With re-
gard to this affair, We must wait for tbs next
steamer before we can receive any satisfactory
details. 1t is rather suspicious, however, that
20 little was known about it at Paris and Lon
don previous to the sailing of the Canada. Had
it been really as decisive as the English journals
represent, something more than tho very incom-
plete statements now in our possession would
naturally have been made public.
II appears that the assault on the Malakoh,
which was expected to have taken place on the
18th, had to be postponed, and that the prelim-
mary bombardment did not commence till the
Eth Indeed, there is reason to suspect that the
siege works are not in so forward q state as the
journals of Paris and London have reported.
Though the Allies had worked hard at them
through the month OF July, and though we were
constantly told that they were at last quite
close to the Russians we have the best Of author.
ity for the statement that on the 4th of August the
head of the sap was still llo metres or AGO yards,
from the Russian main ditch IL is certainly sat
i.factory to see Hotspur Peissier brought down to
the acknowledgement that his system Of assault
has failed and that regular siege works must pave
the way for his columns; but for all that to leave
200, 900 men quiet in their tents to wait for the
completion of these trenches, and to die, in the
mean tine, of cholera and fever. is singular man
agement 1t must be confessed that from nrst TO
last this has been Q war Of incapacitles on both
sides Todtleben is the only man in either camp
who has shown spark of genius.
With regard to the attack on sweabors, We
are also still without full official reports or
Newspaper correspondence. The facts, how
ever, appear on careful examination OF all tue
inform alton at hand to be IS follows:
The Allied fleets, six liners, four of FIVE large
fri gates, and about thirty mortai-vessels ana
oupboats, crossed over from the Revel to
Swesborg Augrst7. On the 9Th they took up
their positions. The vessels oflighsdraft passed
through the shoals and rocks west Of the for
tIess, where no large chip can pass, and drew
I'D at long range from the islands on when
sweaborp is situated. The la-ge vessels re-
main.d outside, and ss far as we can judge OUT
OF range of the forts. Then the gunbosts and
mo,tar.ves.els opened Ere. No direct firing ap-
pears 10 have been attempted. 1t was all shell
irg from mortars or shell suns at the highest
elevation practicable. The bombardmens lasted
forty FIVE hours. As to the amount Of damage
Inflicted it is not possible to estimate without
detailed accounts from both parties. The
ar.era and various magazines of powder (sppsr,
emily small one.) were destroyed. The town o.
Sweabore, so far IS We kn w OILY few houses
Inhabited by people connected With the eeet o.
the works was burnt. IA TO the fort6cssiOn
themselves, the damage done to them canno
but be magnificent, for the aeets, Q
| both Adnirsls state, hsd net Q man k,lsl, ouly