True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-07-04
LIES IN THE SEA OF AzoFF.

The operations of the allied fleets in the
Sea of Azoff continue with unabated encr-
gy and success. Intelligence was areceiv-
ed yesterday blythe Admiralty, dated the
'31st Of May, from Kertsch, that the squad
ron in the Sea'of Azoff hadarpearcd beforc
Genitchi, landed q bodynof seamen and ma
rincs, which drove back the Russian for
ces, and destroyed all7thc depots and yes
sells laden with corn and supplies for the
Russian Army. Lord Raglan's dispatch
of the I'd Of Juae, relates to the same
achievment, and states that ninety vessels
were found On this important poinr, lsdep
with supplies for tbo:army, all which were
sunk or destroyed to prevent + their G escape
Another dispatch, which as we are inform piSgp
ed, reached the Foreign Offiico,ip the course
of yesterday afternoon, states that Ho. less
than six millions Of ration Of corn and
-four, destined for the Russian army at Se-
vastopol and in the Crimea, have been des7
tr0yed in the Sea Of Az0 "a sas well as s,2fE) 24Q
trading vessels, [, ,sd J,..,rag. u;eg, a,.
Barely four days bad elapsed since the
squadron forced the Straits of ,Yenikale
and entered upon this astonishing opera
tion. q, Berdiapsk, ,Arabat and Gcntchi fell
in rapid succession and bcfore they were
conscious Of their. peril the Russians found fnrl
their stOreships and magazines in the hands han
Of the enemy, oFsoply 70 be rescued from
capture BY instantaneous inst destruction, The
enthusiastic salisfation which the nation
will feel on this occasion. is ~! heightened BY
the remarkable fact that our success la: la:
not cost tile squadron q single life, on' oornl'
man only having been wOpndscda at &c Geni!!chi,
though in al probability; this 1bloOdles
victory has, inaictcd,a scyerer ,Dlow upor
the enemy than the hardf9usht and dear
ly-won fields Of the Alma and Of Inker
ma " iadi noiiS51sls boe naijs3i15oE
Fl Another circumstance yhich, causes u
the most, sincere satisfaction is, that tn
rapidity with which this CHS 81 ,sgquiaSdrO9n iS9 1a ha
swept the Sea Of Azof is tlhe first first esxPlQi
in the present war which lasa The nFa9yys hay
been enabled to, perform on their own Gle
5 ment. Under the orders Of Sir Empn
V Lyons and Admiral Bruqt who were u
Chief projectors IF the expedition they y
tered the Straits Of 1,ik 1Y,epikka!lcSapna Lea landed q
p0sto p0stopp, ny Which sbtapE apa|alyzea 3 LII Il
forces Of enemy, } The vessels ps ,9 # 5ds sma
draqght then S Instantly proceeded I 9 to entS mt
the Sea Of AzQf i into ieh,1p which no ,foFeig
vessel Of and probably y Byp no + tIradding, y4f
n sci aboye tho size q, q corn brig had pei
ssp resembling gaIlIsLS p shallow 1s
tue brackish waters waters Of y5 Which f are Ts =
the surrounding en- marshes shS iA1 Across sat th
sulen basin which Te .tbf tho fpcfnts S$sS "a esGaE IGE
AND WHICH ths pQs ST. gescpt res t trays 5SS
who visited " compare gsStpa e b rsssEyG ssSS9
0f'pesspup asamSsggss stS8sSgAsssa9 ss9 fsS ff5S
!, way 10 ssbods sds ai rod h0Soi zais7ou,
,lIq twentyfSqqE h bows gFfr,l PleEaiqpsk eEl y
visited asapceof more sY,ty than 1SSt5S SRe hS
dred miles from the stSait and aqld5dlH tllS fSIS ssS
iRgdaSAA tIYPss9R sRellled MS ,s,.l MI viva.
Of We had f0resaap, p9 91 4sptqpssdp, Sqps J, sGg Ps
Of EdNs apQnthG first arrival Of tbs II my my
that g cnitchi would be one pfthc first poip