The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-09-20
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER AFRICA-ONE
WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE

WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
!, The news from the Crimea is merely detail
OF previous operations and of the battle on the
Ichernaya. The official reports show that this
was IN truth most decided victory for the Al
lies.
Particulars Of tile Battle-Generals Simpson
and Pelissier report that the Russian attack on
the Allied lines on the Tchernaya was a DELHI
crate effort on their part to raise the siege. If
they had succeeded in holding the heights which
they had at one time gained during the battle.
! they intended to have made further attack
upon the Allies at four points. Documents
found upon the body of dead Russian officer
clearly indicate this.
General Simpson estimates the Russian force
on the occasion at $4,000 infantry, 5000 cav.
airy, and 100 guns. The French had onlv
$4,000 men and four batteries engaged the
Sardinians, $500 men and "a guns and the Eng
llsh had only one battery.
The Russians advanced three successive times
to the contest, with the most determined and
unfiinching bravery. Thrice they carried the
bridge and crowned the heights on the opposite
shore, but as often were they repused with ter.
rlbe slaughter by the Allies. Finally the Rus
slams were forced to retire, their retreat being
covered by their own batteries.
Another Russian attack near the Cemetery
was anticipated.
The Losses of the Combatants. = General
Pelisser calls the French loss II officers killed.
SO wounded; l72 men killed, $50 missing, and
l,l60 wounded. The Sardinians lost $50 men.
The Russian loss was 5000 men killed, 5000
wounded, and 800 wounded made prisoners
The Russians admit great losses, and say three
of their generals were killed.
The Russians who were in this engagement
had Just arrived in the Crimea.
The BombdrdmeW ReneUed.-GeneraI Simp-
son says that the Redam and Malakoff works
were bombarded on the 18th ult., with as much
effect as had been anticipated.
Gortschakof telegraphs that on the night Of
the 9th affairs continued unchanged at Sebas-
topol. The fire of the Allies, he says, was oc-
casionally very strong.
4 NelC M0Uencnt.-The Allies were prepar-
ing to cross the Tchernaya river, and follow up
the advantage gained over their enemy. Active
operations at Sebastopol were to be delayed
until this movement WAS effected.
1t was reported that General Simpson was
i'll, and that General Bentinck had taken com
mand Of the British forces.
Omer Pasha was to leave for Trebizonde on
the 2st.
From ASia.-There is nothing important or
reliable from Kars or Erzeroum. The Russians
had re-eStablished their line of communication
between Gentschi and Arabat.
The Baltic fleet has been ordered to withdraw
from before Cronstadt. The disabled gun-boats
only are as yet returning home.
Private letters state that the Russian loss at
Sweaborg was not less than 1000 men. The
Russians say that only 80 men were killed, and
1900 guns remained in the same position as
before the bombardment, and that the batteries
are wholly uniDjured.
Omer Pasha has definitely consented to take
command in Asia.
| Russia and tie Germanic ContederdtiOn.-
A Russian circular lately issued indicates that
the position Of that Government and the Ger.
manic Confederation is precisely the same as
existed q year ago.
| The Siege of iSebdStOpOl-On the afternoon
of the day the bombardment was commenced,
| shells from the mortars Of the Allies ignited,
| and plumber of them exploded in one of the
| enemy5 batteries, doing apparently much dam
| age. Captains Oldfield and Hammet were kill
ed during the day, ard the British loss was 1873.
| The Russians are expected to offer the Allies
another battle near the Cemetery.
| The Russians are daily expecting the arrival
| Of General Parmitine, with 5000 cavalry 5000
| infantry, and 1863 guns.
| Tie Butte F2eet-The London Times con-
tains an editorial article, couched in very severe
| language, On thQ non-efectiveness Of the fleet,
and says that Nelson and Collingwood must
| blush in their graves"
| Miscellaneous Var Nems.-The N0rd rus
sian Journal) says Omer Pasha freely express
ed himself at Constantinople, that the Allied
commanders, especially Pelissier, were hum
bugs, and that he should twice have lost his
army if he had followed their advice.
| Belts, the engineer, writes that the Baakava
railway is in condition to stand the weather.
| Lord Stratford had gone to the Crimea. The
| Dulx cfN 10 bod nly lint
was recovering.
MgOtidtionS.-Th Berlin correspondent of
the Augsburg Gazette states that the Prussian
Cabinet has recently replied to Count Buols
circular, to the effect that Prussia is dsinclined
to make any change in her policy in regard to
the Eastern question, because she is unable to
see what practical guarantee the often-mention-
ed four points can afford for its settlement
! further that Prussia cannot consent to bind
herself to these four points, while the parties
| principally concerned reserve to themselves the
right of going beyond them. Finally, Prussia
repeats the decision of the Germanic Bund,
made last December, acknowledging the suta-
beness of the proposed conditions of peace,
without however, pledging itself to maintain
| them.
| From the above, it is evident that Prussia
and the Germanic Federation stand precisely
as they did twelve months ago.
AuStria-The correspondent of the London
| Times in Paris writes, after a comparatively
| long period of silence, respecting Austria
"The Austrian policy is such that it is again
stated in high quarters that the French Gov
eminent has reason to be satisfied with that
| Power"
1t is rumored that a new loan of two hun
dred million horins is about to be raised, to re-
pay the Vienna bank advances.
The Austrian IlovdS undertakes to omen
steam communication between Trieste, North
| African ports, Spain, and Portugal.
The Austrian engineers officially report IA
vorably on the proposed ship canal from the
Danube to the Black Sea.
Austrian papers complain that the assistance
of the Western Powers to the Sultan Is fast
changing into an occupation Of Turkey
The reply of Great Britain to the Austrian
remonstrances in regard to the Italian league
is said to have embraced the statement that the
question of nationalities was not to be introdu-
ced into the present crisis, and that the depot
of Italian recruits at Norana should be reno
we'd further from the Austrian frontiers.
Russia.-Another Peace Proposal.-A Ber
lin letter says that Nesserode has issued an
other diplomatic letter. stating that the Gar is
willing to make honorable terms for the resto-
ration of peace.
There are rumors of new loan OF O,OOO,OOO
forms about to be raised.
Tu,key-A letter from Constantinople, I'M
der date of Both ultimo, says a council was
held on the 18th, at which Ministerial changes
were decided.
Abdel Kader had arrived at Constantinople
Great Britain.-Five hundred HighlanderS
had embarked on board the steamer Hansa, at
Liverpool, for Malta On board the Great Brit
ain cavalry were about to embark.