Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-09-28
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC AT NEW YORK.
One Week Later from Europe.

on Wednesday night last:
Among the passengers by the Baltic are his excel
lencv Don Alfonso de Escaante minister from the
court of Spain the United States and his excelen
cv Cen Urage, Mexican minister to the court of
Prussia.
The political news by this arrival is not important
No change in the state of affairs before Sebastopo
Cotton is dull, and a shade lower.
The market for breadstuffs is higher, but not quo
tably higher.
Consols closed at s05.
FROM THE SEAT OF Wharf.-The following are the
latest official dispatches
BEFORE SEBAsToPoL, Aug. Is, 1855.
My LORD Having been engaged since daylight
in careful observation of the position in front of
Balaklava, am unable to address your lordshps at
any length to day.
The enemy have been concentrating troops at the
Mackenzie, Tasova, and Karales their left extend
ing as far as the village of Makou and supposed
to have received considerable einforcements, which
probably consist of two divisions of grenadiers,
which have been conveyed in carts from Bakshserai
and Simpheropol.
The bridges across the great harbor is nearly COM
pleted and large bodies of men employed IN erec
ting earth. works on the north side of the harbor-
Entertainments have been thrown up on the Severna.
va Hill, extending from the coast tc the site OF
the first lighthouse, facing north.
From various sources we learn that the Russians
on the right bank of the Tehernaya are held IN per-
feet readiness for offensive movement.
Our siege operations progress steadily with, re-
greet to say, heavy casualties on our SIDE the
Complying lists testify. J.. SlMPoON.
/ SEPTEMBER Prince Gortschakoh briefly says :
" The fire of the enemy continues as before lhere
is nothing new"
SAME DArE-Pessier telegraphs d" All goes well;
everything advance We are making progress"
/ DAMAGE TO SEBAsToPoL--GeneraI Gortschakof
writes from Sebastcpol that the Notifications ha
greatly suffered, and that the garrison has experien
ced considerable losses
Writing on the 18th, the Prince notices the new
bombardment commenced on the l6th and adds:
"On our side. despite the violence of the lombard
ment the artillery of the town replied with constant
success, and with no less energy than that of the
enemy, and by its weldrected fire slenced some OF
their batteries and destroyed the embrasures OF 9TH
ers. The serious damage done to Notifications
was repaired by US as well possible, although the
ncessant fire of the besegers at short range consld
erably delayed the works
This extract is from the InUaIide Russo OF August
30th
RUss1A-Gen. Berg, who commands at Sweaborg,
has been decorated with the order OF St Andrew.
ST. PETERsBuRGH, September 5.-An imperial
ukase has been issued aboshing, on the proposal OF
Prince Paskewtch, the field commissariat of the ar
my active service-Commissary General Amen
kof resumng his former charge. Count Nesselrode
has received g permission to travel"
| FRANCE.--The Monateur of yesterday contalrs an
imperial decree modifying the import duty on manu-
! featured iron and machinery.
THE WAR IN AsIA,--InteIige from Asia Mi
nor is reported 10 be more favorable TO the Turks
According to O Turkish bulletin, the Russians ad
vanced, the 4th of August. against the entrench
ment of Kars, and attacked battery. An artillery
| fight ensued which lasted two hours, and the Rus
SLAMS retired. leaving 100 dead. Allowing for exag-
| geration it would seem that general attack had
been attempted. Erzeroum is said to be completely
relieved. At Kerpi- Ken, village the road to
| Kars, skirmsh of cavalry took place. Afterward
the Russians broke up from before Erzeroum, and re-
tired on Kars, across the Soghanli range of hills.
Letters say that Omer Pacha will not go to Kars,
but will move to Tes with the two-fold object of
menacing the communication of the Russians with
Georgia, and cutting off their retreat, and also of
presenting opportunity TO the Circassans and 9TH
er mountain tribes to join him.
RUMoRs OF NEGoT1AT1oN.-The pro Russian paper
lie Nord, of Brussels says: 'lf may interpret in
pacific sence the returning activity of dplomatists,
all hope of an arrangement is not lost. M. de Bour
quency and Prince Gortschakoff passed the whole
morning OF the 3Oh ult together, in conference with
Count Buol, at Vienna. The Vienna cabinet has al
ready replied TO the last circular of Count Nesselrode
| the existence of which is now out of doubt The
communications which take place between Austria
and Prussia give 10 believe that the German
powers will end by agreeing upon political pro-
| gramme which they will be able to oppose to the
bellgerent parties who may be tempted to extend
the war beyond the object for which it ostensiby
undertaken
PROGRESS OF THE S1EGE-AN ANTICIPATED As
sAULT-PREPARING FOR WINTER QUARTERs,-The
cannOnaQe OF OcCOher last \SayS the llmeS) was TIL
ding to that OF April; April was surpassed by the
two days which preceded the CAPTURE of the Name
lon but all will sink into insignifcance with the
| iron tempest which will shortly be poured on the
beseged city. The weight and range of the guns,
the number and size of the mortars, the new posi-
tons of the batteries won by the steady progress
that has marked the summer, will try the endurance
of the Russians TO the utmost. The great scale
which such bombardment is carried and the prepa-
raons necessary for its execution render the DELAYS
which precede it matter of little surprise. In pril
the Allies threw against Sebastopol in nine days,
} i've hundred and fifty thousand shot and shell the
cost o. the British ammunition alone was G3O0 900
sterling Yet April is now looked back upon as time
when we undervaIued the enemy, and did not know
what Sebastopol was. Even ordinary DAYS the
Russians often throw 1000 shot in "a hours, and
600 shells into only portion of the British posi-
ton. Whatever the resources of the garrison and
the strength of the works at which they labor night
and day, there be doubt that the approaching
f struggle will determine the fate OF Sebastopol, for
the winter at least No one can pretend to foretel
the ssue all that spoken of with certainty is thai
the llne-of- battle ships in the harbor will be de-
stroyed, or at least driven from their position so
10 he made powerless against the assaulting troops
> Whether the Ibesiegers shall take lthe Malak off
: whether they can keep it-whether it will lead tC
the immediate capture OF the town, or only to ulte
}, rlor success-are all matters of doubt. Should vic
tory not favor the besiegers arms they will probably
y he forced to wait In inactivity till another spring
j. when change OF tactics may assure success. The
besleglDg generals have set all the hazard of
" doubtful struggle at single point and we mus
wait the result The Russians meantime are activel,
engaged IN bridging the harbor, to remove their de
I'd fence to the north SIDE should the South be taken
is The evils of a divided command are more and NOR
,s 1et The line from Baidar 10 Inkerman-a distanc
OF twelve miles-s occupied by French Sardnians
q and Turks with part of the English cavalry: eacl
nd nd in