Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-09-19
Enreien NeWs.

Foreign News
The steamer a ffrica arrived at Boston
on the LIST inst.
TuE BAfrnR OF TRAKTR BRIDGE
Gen. Simpson thus describes the affair
,s'This brilliant affair has caused the grea-
test delight among the ranks of the allied.
army /; and while7it adds fresh lustre to
the gallant achievements of the French
arms. it is with the utmost pleasure that
1 have to record the intrepid conduct
and gallant bearing of the Sardian troops;
under Gen. De la Marmora, who have
for the first time uret, conquered and she'd
their blood against our common enemy.
who is now disturbing the peace OF
Europe 80
The Russian journals contain Prince
Gortschakoff' IS officials reportof the battle
of Tchernaya. The Prince admits great
losses. Amongst the dead are Generals
Reid, Welmann and 0vcrwikey. The
Prince attribes the defeat to the too great
impetuosity of the right columns of attack.
The BoMBARDME<r OF SwEABoRG-
Russian ACcoUNT.-Le Nord publishes
an extract from letter, dated HelSing-
fors, August 1.-two days after the fleets
had left Sweaborg-in which we read =
After the forty six hours bombardment,
and the expenditure offrom is, 900 to co.
600 shells, all the Qualifications, all the
batteries, and all the works of de>
Tense are left completely intact. The
day after the departure of the allied
fleets the fire at Sweaborg was com
pleteIy extinsuished. and preparations
are making for rebuilding the twenty
houses that were destroyed. Captains of
vessels navigating the Gulf of Finland
may easily satisfy themselves as to the
continued existence Of Sweaborg."
The military Gazette, Of Vienna, after
quoting the words Of the Invalide Russo,
asserting the unimpaired condition of, the
works, batteries and guns, at Sweaborg,
says
1--WE learn that the powder magazine
was blown up, and the neighboring bull
dings destroyed by FIRE, but the works
constructed to guard the entrance of the
haven are in the completest state OF de-
Tense"
The SIEGE OF SEBAsToPoL.-At a o.
clock this morning (Aug. II, the Eng
fish batteries opened IL heavy Gre along
the whole of their line. The Russians
kept silence FOR full twenty minutes. when
they replied i'll good style. The French
were slow in cooperating with us. 1t
was fully s. O'Clock before they opened
on the left, and when they did it was sort
of intermittent lire, their right pausing
when their left was active, aud V;ce VerSa.
y report had been current that but for
the action on the Tchernaya the long
talked of bombardment was to have com
menced yesterday at noon, and when at
daybrcak o-day the roar Of the artillery
was heard, it was supposed the cannonade-
had commenced in earnest, and would be
vigorously sustained. After another short
lime. however, it slackened considerably,
and it became evident that no seriOas
bombardmrnt was Intended.
During the whole day the cunnonade
has varied i'll violence, and has often been
scarcely more severe than that we aru ac,
customed 70 witness every evening. Al
other times, however, the fire has been
very heavy. It's real object is, believe,
to enable the French to continue their APP
proachrs TO the Malakntf. Many conirc-
lures and reports are ailoat on the subject.
1t has been said that the fire is to be sue.
ceeded by a tent attack. Then, when
1t is supposed that the enemy has Irought
large bodies OF troops 10 the front of his
deIences, more effective bombardment
is to take place, to be followed by a real
attack on different point.
~ WoNDERFUL MORTAR Snor.-This
afternoon, about 6 o'clock. one of our
mortar batteries en- the right discharged
six morLars simultaneously at one snot in
the MalakofF. and blew up magazine of
shells, which popped off in succession in
beautiful style, while the Russians jumped
over the Parnpcts in immortal terror. and
our fellows in Gordon's battery jumped on
theirs and cheered with delight.