American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-11-10
LATEFOREIGu NEWS.
LATE and IMPORTANT from EUROPE
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
r3~ One Week Later from Europe.
Interesting Extracts.

Enc Collins mail steamship Baltic,
Captain Comstock, from Liverpool, ar
rived at New York at half past eight
o'clock on Saturday morning.
| The Daily News says that General
Eyre has been recommended by Gen.
Simpson, as his successor, but that CO.
vernment will not accept Simpsons re-
signation.
The allies arc extensively engaged
in road making and hutbuilding, not
only along the plateau dc la Cherson-
csc, but all along the Tchernaya line
up to the Alsu. The line of the rail
way has been adopted for the main road
from Balaklava to the camp in the
neighborhood of Scvastopol.
Accounts from the Crimea to the
18th state that on the 18th the adyan-
ccd posts of the allies we're within five
leagues of Baktchi Serai, that the Rus
slams were retiring slowly, and that G.
very thing led to the belief that Gen.
Llprandi intended to defend the line of
the Belbec, and to rest upon the corps
commanded by Prince Gortschakoff.
The battle which would definitely
decide the possession of this ground was
expected shortly to take place.
Other accounts state that the Rus
slams have surrounded the north side
OF Scvastopol with chain of new for
tifications, and placed it in state to
support siege. All the plateaus on
the north side are, it is said, covered
with rcdoubts and carthworks, and on
the line of the Bclbec new works, con-
structed in the form of the Mamelon.
have been raised.
Adviccs from Marscilles state that
great excrtions were making to COM
plete the cmbarkation of an entire di-
vision of 10000 men, under Gen. Lau-
bet.
REPULsE OF THE RUSSIANS AT KARs.
From Russian sources, Gen. Moura-
vicff's report and letter from Trebi-
zond, we have accounts of the repulse
of the Russians, with great loss, in an
attack which they made on the fortress
of Kars, Sept. 20. Gen. Mouravieff
says:
AT the beginning the attack was sue
cessful, but the position and numbers
of the enemy forced us to withdraw
Notwithstanding this and heavy loss
our troops took fourteen banners and
a stand of colors. The blockade Of
Kars is established.
The account via Trebizond gives
more particulars, and states that the
Russians were determined to. raise the
siege. 1t states that at onT time the
Russians succeeded in taking two bat
terlcs, but before they had time to turn
round the guns, or even to spike them,
the Turks rushed upon them with such
vlgor as to regain possession of the
batteries, and decide the fortune of the
day. The Russians, furiously ropuls-
ed, fell back upon their comrades, who
were thrown into confusion. The
Turks then rushed out Of the fortress
and massacred an enormous number
This account states that, though a
large number of killed and wounded
Russians were removed, 1000 were
left dead under the walls. Two hun
drcd were taken prisoners, and some
pieces Of ordnance captured.
Several Russian officers ofhigh rank
were killed or wounded, early in the ac-
ton, which lasted eight hours.
On the 25th Sept, five days before
this event, 1000 men of Omar Pasha's
army, sent to raise the siege of Kars,
by threatening the Russian provinces
of Abasid, Mingrelia, INERTIA, Georgia,
Ililis, (the CapitoD landed at Sauchum
kale, in Abasia. Their active opera
tions, however, it is understood will be
much retarded by the lateness Of the
season.
VAST STORES DISCOVERED IN sEvAsTo-
POL.
A letter from Scvastopol of the 2nd
ult. received in Paris, states that the
English have found in the Karabelnaia:
1922 pieces of cannon.
100000 bombs and round shot.
10000 tons of coal.
100000 rations, engines, anchors
and metals, valued at 100000, be-
sides arms and clothing.
| The Daily News says: eve believe
there is no doubt of the fact that Gen.
Simpson has resigned his command in
the Crimea, and has recommended
Gen. Eyre as his successor. The Go
vernment, however, have declined to
accept General Simpsons resignation.