Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-14
From the Seat of War

The Courier de Marseilles of a2d, publishes
the following letter, dated Kamiesch, 9th De-
cember
The squadron of Admiral Bruat has arrived,
and is to take board the Imperial Guard.
which is returning to France. The presence of
that naval force has impaired extraordinary ac-
tivity to our roads. On the morning of the 3D.
the Admiral came ashore, and immediately left
for head-auarters with few officers If his staff.
Admiral Lyons also landed at ear y hour
from the Hannibal and waited upon General
Simpson. All subsequently met in the house of
the Marshal. who highly complimented his col
league of the navy the result of the brilliant
expedition to Kinbun. The breakfast was follow
ed by a council of war. This fact which was
quite natural, gave some credit to report circu-
lated on the arrival of the English squadron,
namely. that new expedition was completed.
have reason to believe that such an expedition
was intended, for tie purpo SO of destroying some
extensive provision stores belonging to the enc
my. and making diversion gu his left but was
afterwards abandoned. 1t was also rumored, u
few days ago, that the Anglo I urkish contingent
at kerch was closely pressed by General Wran
gel. / have heard that trtng engage
ments occurred between the advanced posts; but
it appears that General Niviou considered his
position so seriously menaced 1hat he sent to
Balaklava for reinforcement of cavalry The
General however, being in the service of the
thorized to command troops of the Royal
Army, General Simpson refused to comply with
his request and the steamer, despatched from
kertch, Immediately started for Consl antinopie
to bring ap the cavalry of the English contingent.
There EXISTS between those two armies "a depo-
ralse luminosity and this circumstance is striking
proof ~ it. The navy s happy to have had IT
i'll i4s power to strike decisive blow at the close
of this arduous and fruitful campaign. Ii was
well entitled to that satisfaction after the IA
,igues, pe,s and inglorious abors imposed up
on it by TIE events of the war. The Admiral
returns to France with seven ships of the line
and several frigates.
FROM SEDAsTopOL.
Our position at Sebastopol has not changed.-
The city and the northern forts continue 10 ex-
change shells. The fire of the Russians i. more
aciive than ours. In spite of the vigilance of
the enemy, oar daring seamen often play tricks
upon him Under cover of the darkness boats
enter the roads of Seba,,opol, take sounding and
survey the opposite coast. They also silently
visit the ma>t> of the sunkrn ships. which alone
appear above the surface Of the water. aud OK
anime their position. From the mast Of one of
these ships still hoated the Russian flag, forgot
ten, no doubt, in the precptate retreat of the
crew. Officers and men more than once deter
mined on laying hold of it; but the ship was ly-
ing nearly in the centre of the roads, and conl
| pctely protected by the onemys guns The at
tempts made during the fine cold nights OF Oc
! iober had been unsuccessful. on account of the
mnonlig llt, the RuS,ians at the least stir pour
ing in that direction shower of prejoctiles.
which rendered the operation, If not impossible,
at least very perilous. Finally, some ights ago.
the attempt succeeded. The Russian colors
were removed, and presented to the Admiral