The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-02
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the London papers of the 18th and 18th uitino
loss ENGLISH.
The Globe referring statement Of the Morning Post
that the total English loss in killed aud wounded al tue at
tack Of Redan 1000 says that of that number be-
tween five and six hundred killed. We learn from
the last official despatch received by Lord Panmure that
the number Of officers killed 26 wounded IA and Miss
ing Total AL II has been estimated in the absence
Of the official returns, that the number Of the men killed
would be about 22o and wounded 800 Total lsl7 Ae-
cording this calculation the total Of men and officers
killed and wounded would be e57,
THE FaEscH Losses.
PANS Sept 1.-THE MOnteur Of this morning an
nounees that Marshal Pelissier in Geographic DESPATCH
dated September llth informs the Minister of War that
about 1900 wounded OF which number 240 are officers
have gone TO the ambulances. As regards the number
killed on the field of battle il has been possible to get
an exact return but it is the opinion Of the commander
in-chief that il does not exceed the ordinary proportion
that say about one-third Of the number Of the
wounded.
generals now said TO be killed in the assault Sebastopo
6 Ave besides superior officers. il is also affirmed
that Generals MMahon and Trocher have died OF their
wounds and that Gen. Bosquet is killed.
THE FHEscn ASSAULT
Paris correspondent of the independence Beige writes:
0prinee Gortschakof in his bulletins as you viii have
noticed speaks OF six successive assaults 1t is said that
of these three made on the MaakoH walls have
been assured that tho third assault all distinction of
grade lost Generals officers OF every rank, and sol
ders all mingled and COMPOUNDED together each
obcyng the promptngs Of his own daring courage This
explains the large number estimated at thirteen of gene
raj officers wounded by the enemy. Gen. Bosqnet has had
slight Craze of the shoulder and General MMahon has
been equally fortunate in the sghtuess of his wound.
General Bourbaki who had recently returned 10 The Cr
nea is among the wounded generals 1t is said that
Generals de Sales Ryet Cousra and DE Maroiien have
been wounded most seriously"
RUSSIAN PANIC.
It appears that not less than 1900 guns of large calbre
have been found by the allies at Sebasopo II is thought
that the Russians win have made attempt 10 redeem
their defeat by again attacking u.s. and it Is rumored to-
day that the government in expectation OF the of
a great battle During the assault the Russian artillery
men were killed their guns but is affirmed that with
that exception panic took complete possession of the
my the appearance of the allies in the Malako Tower
Their basy retreat occasioned by the fear that we
should fire on the bridge and take them prisoners
A Geographic despatch from Baakava, dated Sunday,
9th instant, 3 a. m, states that 600 Russian soldiers
and q officers taken prisoners in the Alaakof on
Saturday.
ARMIsTIcE AND CApITuLAToY
The Paris correspondent of the Daily Newssays: have
received from good private source some interesting intel
gence regarding the present state of things in the Crmea
will have been remarked that of Gen. Pelssiers des
patches while stating that Prince Gortschakof had ask
cd for armstice bury his dead left behind Fort
st Paul does not say whether or not ne had aceeded to
duty refuse and believe his very proper answer was
that he would bury the Russian dead himself and would
take the same Of their wounded he did of his
General Peisser has understand, telegraphed for in
structions in Prince Gorschako should offer to capt.
uatean which he thinks exceedingly probable,
days provisions and to be very short of ammunition An
worthy of the allied powers has been sent by the
Emperor to his general and this am told Is the sub
Of it. "Uur conditions that the Russians must
surrender discretion lay down their arms and give up
to the allies all the fortified places in the Crinea including
Odessa with all the munitions Of war contained in them,
and without any damage being previously done either to
the towns Notifications According to my private in
formation the of casualties in the late glorious
received by include The following names
of general officers Killed. Generals Verdict and Rivet
wounded, General Bosque, slightly General Bourbaki
seriously General Menet seriously and Cen Trachu
whether General MMahon received q wound or not.
BALTIC FLEET--PRoJEcrED DESTRUCTION or REvEI.
The Times correspondent dating of the island Of scs-
kar, August "a to September 2, writes follows:
The demolition Of the of weaborg and its nunno
stores of munitions of war WILL according to infoa
ton which has reached me from entitled to be-
lief be speedily followed by attack another of the
enemys sronghods in the Gulf of Finland. supply Of
rockets furnished by the French government has recently
arrived at Nagen These destructive engines OF warfare
reported be constructed novel principle having
a range Of 1000 yards, and loaded with shell thirty
pounds in weight If trial they are found to possess
the qualities assigned them they will H. distributed to the
steam gunboas and rocket-boas and by them be thrown
into the town of Reve for the purpose of reducing it 10
ashes whereby another decisive blow will be struck this
year in the Baltic by the allied squadrons
Sweaborg from the actof its batteries of granite not be-
ing injured during the recent bombardmen is still fort
ess of considerable magnitude Any further attack upon
1T postponed until the campaign of 1885, by which time
it is believed ample means of insurpg its downfall win be
furnished. Operations minor scale tending still fur
Their to decrease the power of Russia in these be-
ing actively carried in the Gulf of Bohnia by Rear
Admiral Baynes who has under his orders several small
steamers, with due proportion Of gun boats, whose
draugh of water admits of their penetrating the
creeks and channels of that locality The ships OF the fleet
are distributed in sufficient numbers along the of
both CULTS to preserve effective blockade of ell the
ports the effects OF which being daily severely
felt BY all classes under the dominion of the Gar
FRANCE.
PARIS, Thursday evening--At about ten O'Clock last
night another Geographic despatch from the Cmea
posted in the Streets from which, far from Sebasopo
being but heap Of boodsained runs, Prince Gort
sehako represented it, it that the quantity of stores
which his retreat has left in hands viii require several
days-perhaps weeksto compute. The precip,ate fight
OF the did not enable him to complete the work of
destruction, and thus the Russian commander will have
in manner supplied the allies only with creature
comforts set aside for this wnter-and the want of
which will be sorey felt by bis army when exposed to the
also with artillery, ammunition and warlike stores-in
fact with arms TO against himself
bile the Nord and other Russian organs applaud
ing Prince Gortschakofs undgned retreat the feat of
great captain impartial military critics by
inclined TO acknowledge that he displayed in the
qualities at all equal TO those by which the defence of the
place long protracted Thanks General Todtle
ben every street Of the OF Scbastopo had been
yered into fortress and Col ST. Auge argues in to-day
Debas that the capture of the Maako the Prince APP
pears TO have lost his head Notwithstanding the fact of
karabenaia having fallen into the hands Of the allies NJ
St Ange thinks the Russians might have retained possess
sion of the town for week, and would thus have been
able to retire in more dignfed manner.