True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-07-11
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FoREIGN NEWS.
FtR1HBh BY THE fhmM1cA.<

gallant capture Of the >Maniel0p and the
quarrieE The main facts have already
Been stated with general coFFcctncss,trr
The Slieshayc.madcaan unsuccessful at
tempt to storm Sebastopol. The most sin
lister rumors prevailed in regard 10 the
transction. BY some accounts the English
loss is set down at 1000 men, but the re-
port is believed to be- much exaggerated,
The following are the only official notifca-
lions of the event:
Lord Panmure regrets to have to an
nounce that he has received information
that the English troops attacked the Redah
and the French the Malakof towers, at
daylight on the morning of tho 18th, with
out the success which has heretofore at
tended our efforts. Boththe French and
ourselves have suffered considerably.
t-Adviccs from Pellissier to the French
government are to the same effect. .aa
Private accounts, published in the London
Standard, say that the loss Of British off.
GERS, killed aud wounded, amounts to no
less than seventy. Among the killed arc
Gen. SirJ. Campbell, Col. Yea, and Col.
Shadforth. This greatest portion Of the
loss was experienced in ravine, where a
powerful and unexpected battery was
opened on the troops. The allios lost ter
ribly by tho Russians Springng a mine,
and during tho confusion they Iccaptured
the Mamclon tower.
a despatch from Bucharest via Vicqna,
confirms the report that an expedition ha,
been undertaken against perckop.
The Nussian account Of the successes q
the allies IN the sea Of AzofF is published
GortschakoG confrms the SUCCESSES claim
ed by the allies; but says the operations
against tho sea of Azoff were expected -
The stores of grain destroyed were private
property, and were not intsndcd for the us'
of the Russian Army. fa .,,a
The correspondence relates the herribl
atrocities pcrpetratcd by the French an(
Turks, at the capture of Kertsch. A dc
spatch from Varna, dated june l7th
which was retarded on the way, says th'
Russians had made an unsuccessful at
tack on Kars, and it was reported that the.
had retaken Anapa. r. ...a ....s.
The Austrian Commander has proclaim
cd Martial law in Nloldavia; but the Mol
davian authorities refuse to promulgate tn
order, unless authorized by the Sultan
Constantine BALI, son of the reigring Prime
was killed at Jassy, in duel, by tho Aus
trian Major Stalberg. The affair had eau
scd considerable scnsation in the principal
itics. ..;.
The recent attack Of on English boat
crew, at Haugo,in the Baltic, under fla
of truce, causes much excitement in Eng
land. The unprcjudiccd supposition is
that the Russians supposed the boat wa
taking soundings, as was recently done d
Kertsch.
The Russian account in the Invalid Rus
says that six were killed, and that tho RI
maiuder arc prisoners.
AUSTRIA -Russa's influence is yer
active. Even in the smallest Gcrma
Courts the Journal of St. Petersburg pul
lishcs tho semi.official discussions on Coul
Walcwski's French circular Of May %
! The Journal, also acmi-officially, says tn
peace is possible if Franco and Englar
, arc willing, inasmuch as tile fourth point
morally, although not formally, settle
and the other points, namely the navig
ton of the Danube and tho evacuation
p tho principalitics, arc also settled, leavil
only Vienna, the third point, to be ARA
, gol. The Austrian armyis being disbs
e ded. The reduction is great and rapid.
GREAT BRITAIS.--Tbe steamer HI
t, man carried out intelligence Of the prcse
' tation to Parliament Of the report Of Rc
;, bucks Committee. The report merely 0
/ mits that the sufferings of the army ha
been aggravated by incompctcncy at hon
10 Since thon there has been considerable
!. J. element created by, Mr. Rocbuck, iii Ct
~ ~ sequence Of his report being ovcrrulcd
n the other members Of the Committee, tl
having given notice of vote Of ccnsl
We on the government, so worded. as to G
T. brace the grievances Of all sections Of
~ r.. opposition. The debate on Adminstrat
7e reform, after repeated adjournments, cn(
its in the unanimous passing Of Sir Bull,
nd Lyttons resolutions that the house Of &C
mons recommends to the earliest attent
0A of ministers the necessity Of a careful