The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-08
DETAILS OF THE EUROPEAN NEWS BY THE
STEAMSHIP ATLANTIC.

The European mails by the steamship Atlantic reached
this city Yesterday morning From files Of English
papers and from the full details Of the furnished by
The New York papers, we make W the following sum
mary
No further events bad occurred in the progress Of tbs
war consequently the advices by this arrival wholly
occupied with details Of the recent bombardment OF Swea
borg and Of the Russian attack the Tchernaya lines or
"a Il Is called the battle of Trakter Bridge We have
hl partcuiats Of the S@eabotg bomhatdneht bot only
partial details Of the Crimean affair Our accounts Of both
are m Of interest Finland papers say the Russian loss
SWeaborg was no more than 40 killed and 100 wounded
while the allies had loss Of life. Ample the de
aches are they do not convey clear idea Of how much
5r sweaborg has been destroyed and Of hog much remains
The English steamers have been trying The range Of their
guns against Riga In the White the allied cruisers
continue to destroy the carrying vessels aud of fish
and grain along the coast In the OF Azo the British
have blown up the sunken ships Burdiansk and have
burned the suburbs Of that town BEFORE Sebastopo affairs
are quite unchanged as they 10 be nj kars The
loss Of the Russians killed and wounded the Tchenaya
Il not much short Of 1000 men, while the French
iOOb and the Sardiaians to ota Later estimates may
modify these fgGres.
There reliable information the subject of neao-
tiatons "Prvae letters and 'rumor busy in circu
ng reports according which the accession of Span
the western alliance is complete and the adhesion of
Denmark and Sweden all but ratified. Austria according
to The same loose authority, has already submitted new
PROJECT peace and viii sooh express herself decidedly for
the allies Further there is talk that the allies win perma-
nenty occupy some portion Of the Turkish territory and
viii reconstruct the map of Italy There are other
reports still more fancifu but all may be safely dis
trusted.
BATTLE OF TRAKTrgR BRIDGE ON THE rcHEn8AyA.
The yet imperfect The following are the
dispatches received Prince Gortschakor telegraphs
Evening" August le-part Of troops crossed the
Tchernaya and attacked the heights OF edoucheue Inv-
ing encountered very considerable Forces we after OBJ
stpaic fight thought proper to retire to the right bank
where awaited the advance of the enemy for four
hours AS they did forward returned TO our
former position. The loss is heavy both sides7
Gen. Simpson telegraphs follows.
august l7.--Prince Gortsclakof commanded in per-
Gen Read is killed Orr allies have COO prisoners
The Russian loss greater than at first thought Our bat
teries kept up a steady fire.
Gen Peisser telegraphs:
August Up MIN his attack yesterday the enemy
threw forward FIVE divisions, supported by 5000 cavalry
and 20 batteries of field artillery with the determination Of
possessing himself of the heights Of Tedouchene After
having crossed the rver-at several places they had accu
muated supplies of sappers TOOLS oak planks beams and
ecang-adders, all of which they left in their retreat As
on all occasions, our artillery fought ta!ahtly and
SUCCESSFULLY An English battery the rising ground
occupied by the Piedmontese lent us powerful aid The
Russians left the field 2,5oo dead and SO Russian oi
GERS and l62o Russian wounded in ambu-
lances Three Russian generals killed. and We have
more than 400 prisoners Our loss l8l killed
and $40 wounded
Pelissier again telegraphs on August 18th:
Prince GortschakoT has asked FOR ari-ce to bury
the dead. Lieut. General Read is killed.
"AUGUsT l9-l, p. NIT was necessary 20 continue the
armisice demanded yesterday by the Russians from A.
M to p to-day for them carry away their dead
The nearest returnwe could make gives these results
slams buried by the French, 2l29 BY the Russians 1900
Total, 1929 PELiSSlERn
The Noaiew adds these words:
The artillery has again opened fire against Sebasopol
An error il despatch led the belief that another bonn
bardment had commenced but that the case The
fire referred to WAS from guns which have 20 ery
MalakoF."
The Koniterr commenting on Peiissiers despatch which
gives the number of Russians killed at 1928 saws
The losses Of the Russians the 10th Of August were
therefore much considerable than first dispatches led
us to suppose They proportion rarely exceeded
in regular battles yet should not be surprised If the
Russians should simply call the affair of the 18th recon-
noissance The number of troops engaged the materials
brought into the ed by the Russians their efforts TO take
again aposon which General Liprandi had OCCUPIED
during the whole winter, prove the Importance they at
tached to being victorious
private letter from the French camp, (quoted by the
London Times Paris correspondents referring the dispro
portonate loss of the Russians compared with the allies
at the cherna says the Russians had to pass through
deep ravine to approach the allied lines and while APP
proachng they were absolutely moved down by crane
and muskety while the Russians from their position could
do little more than fire in the air 1t was consequently in
the advance and retreat they suffered most The same let
ter says the Russians both in the field and fortress are
destitute of provisions and adds "If do not take Sc
basopol by our cannon shall do so by famine
Russian deseter that when volunteers were call
ed Tor to attack The Tcbenaya lines about in each
iment volunteered making the volunteer attacking force
10000 but OF course supported BY the whole army
BoMBARDMEsT or swEABoRG BATTLE OF TcBER.
MAYA.
The London correspondent Of the New York Tribune
writes as follows;
The Sweeborg triumph has had very short duration
Tho ugh the Mo7er said that sin fact Sweaborp exists
more, the Ministerial Globe continued to sneak of
the fall of the fortress and the Daily News dwet most
seriously the imaginary conslernat ion produced at
ST. Pcersburgh by the bombardmen of the Finland fort
RESP the great victory classed among the exploded
humhngs before the official dispatches clearly ayow
ed that the deences ohc fortress not damaged
nor any cannon senced The whole affair resulted only In
the destruction Of barracks in the confederation of
some government stores and perhaps the explosion of
or several powder-magagnes The battle on the Tcher-
seems to have been OF far greater Importance not so
much on account of the Russians dead wounded as for
the direct evidence that the Car cannot feed his army In
the Crimca Had there been sufficient means FOR providing
for the troops Prince Goriscako would
the allies in such favorable position occupying the
heights above the river which The Russians had to ford
uncovered under the murderous fire of the French and
Sandman batteries Though the loss of this battle
serious blow 10 the army of tie Gar the sangune
organs of the western league do the hope
reducing Sebastopo before winter and preparations are
made on great scale for the protection of the besegnp
armies during the winter months The Russian generals
December January and February threaten
ing the allies and bringing the organization of the War
Department to second test
QUEEN VICTORIA IN PARIS,