The weekly Placer herald., 1855-08-04
ARRIVAL OF THE GOLDEN GATE.
TWO WEEKS LATER NEWS.
GREAT SLAUGHTER in the CRIMEA.

GREAT SLAUGHTER in the CRIMEA.
The mail steamer Golden Gate arrived at
San Francisco on Saturday last at o'clock.
A. NJ. with $50 passengers.
The Isthmus is exceedingly healthy; the
Railroad continues in excellent order train
crossing regularly in three or four hours. The
Railroad Company have Just received from
New York three or four Iron Barges. which
are being put up in Panama, for the purpose
of conveying passengers. mails and freight
from the steamers to the shore, which will
efectually do away with the use of small
boats.
The U. S. sloop of war John Adams was at
Panama, crew all well. She was to sail for
the Feejee Islands the 18th July.
THE WAR.
The latest news is by the royal mail steam
ship America. which arrived at Halifax on
the 4th July.
We have particulars of the affair of the
Mamelon, by which it appears that the fight
was very obstinate, there being 5000 men
killed and disabled. The success of the French
was complete; sixty-two guns fell into their
hands. The position thus gained is one of
great Importance. as from it the ships in the
harbor Of SebastopOl can be reached by the
French guns. Our accounts furnish minute
details of the attack on Kertch, and announce
some further successes in the Sea Of AZoff.
the destruction of stores at Taganrog. Marion
pol and Ghevsk. A boat expedition is being
fitted out from Portsmouth in all haste, sup
posed to be destined for Perekop.
| On the 18th of June the allies attempted to
carry SebastOpol by storm. but after despcr-
ate struggle, involving immense slaughter on
both sides, they were compelled to retreat.
The only official information yet received of
the affair comes from Lord Panmure. He
regrets to have to announce that he has re-
ceived news that the English troops attacked
the Redan. and the French the MalakOff tow
ers. at daylight on the morning of the 18th.
without the success that has hitherto attended
their efforts. Both English and French have
suffered considerably"
Dispatches to the French Government dated
18th and 18th June. the first announcing that
next day an attack would be made on the
MalakOtf Tower. the other stating that the
attack had proved unsuccessful, the troops.
although having fought most bravely. and
gaining a footing in the tower, being obliged
to retire into the parallel
The loss of the British officers in killed and
wounded is seventy. The slaughter on all
sides was immense. The Allies lost terribly
by the springing OF mine. and during the
confusion, the Russians recaptured the Name
Ion Tower.
Gortschakof1 confirms the successes claimed
by the Allies in the sea of Azoff.
Miss Nightingale is on her way to England,
convalescent from fever. Admiral Boxer is
dead.
The Austrian army will be reduced by l00,-
900 men.
The Empress of France has summoned the
celebrated DR.. Locock. accoucheur to Queen
Victoria. for what purpose may easily be
imagined. The expected event creates con-
siderable excitement.
THE BALTIC. - The allied feet anchored
close to Cronstadt on the 8th June, and formed
a line from shore to shore. The English and
French Admirals had gone in close to shore
and came near being taken prisoners. But
little has been effected in the Baltic this sea-
son as yet.
SPATN.-Notwithstan the government
assertions that the Carlist instruction is put
down there are indications to the contrary.
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
The Postmaster General has issued an order
fOrbidding POstmasters to loan newspapers
which have been left in their Offices for deliv-
cry. 1t seems that the loaning other peoples
newspapers is vice practised to great ex-
tent by many pOstmasters in the country.
Schuyler, the great New York swindlpr, has
addressed letter to the T'i,une denying the
charge preferred against him of having com
mitted frauds on the N. Y. Il n Fl. Railroad
Company. The communication was received
by the last European steamer without any
date or intelligence where it was written.
Mr.. Hiss of legislative notorety, came near
losing his life at Newburyport by leaving
, spirit lamp burning in his room all night
The yield of cherries this season has been
enormous.
The venerable DR.. Jos. Addison Waddill,
son of the "Blind Preacher" whose eloqnencc
was mmortalized by Writ in the British
Spy" died at Staunton. Va. few days ago.
The trustees of the Wabash and Erie Canal
have compromised with the Clay county Reg
ulators The trustees have agreed to cut
down the timber in the reservoir to the wa
ter's edge, and. when the water can he spared
to let it out, and remove all the timber. the
Regulators promising. in return, not to med
die with any of the works of the canal.
w. D. Banmistle, of Adrian city. Mich. as
cended recently in a balloon, from that place.
at l0a in the morning. and descended in Clar-
ion county. Pennsylvania. at 2a in the after
noon. making the computed distance Of three
hundred and fifty miles in the extraordinary
short time of four hours
AN AMERICAN DINNER IN PARIs.-On the
3Oth of May. dinner was given to the Amer
lean Comm issioners to the Paris Exhibition,
by Mr.. Marshal Woods of Rhode Island who
had just been appointed Juror of the fine
arts for the United States at large. 1t
was an elegant affair and the company con-
sisted of about forty-fve gentlemen.