Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-05-24
ARRIVAL OF TIE BALTIC.
New YORK, May IS.

TIE Baltic arrived with l60 passengers.
Raglan admits that the bombardmcnt has
not produced :he result looked for.
The impression in England is that the
seigo will be abandoned and the works lett
in care Of few corps, while the main body
penetrate the interior TO cut off the Russian
supplies, when the city will be fully in.
vested.
Numerous rcinforcements were constant
y reaching the allies.
A French reserve Of $4,000 men was cx-
pccted at Balaklava.
The aiiies are gaining ground. All the
Rrssian out works are taken. Sabgunory
cncounters are frequent. A large number
Vi Russian mortars were taken.
Napoleon narrowly escaped assassination
OH the evening of the 2sth. An Italian fred
two pistols at him, while he was riding on
horseback Personal revenge was the Oh.
jet.
The bombardment is much sackened, it
has not produced the result anticipated. The
position OF the allies is regarded as criti cal,
notwithstanding the advantages gained.
The firing slacke ned on the 2Sth, so as
not to exhaust the ammunition.
4 Russian force 100000 strong was con-
cenirated near Scbastopol.
Daily telegraPhc communicate, was had
with the Crimea, but Government was eau.
ticus with the news.
Lord John Russell had reached London,
frJm Vienna.
The British budget had passed both Hous-
es OF Parliament.
The King Of Prussia was III Of fever
The Russian official accounts report their
Ioss, irom the | lth to the 10Th at subalterns
and 413 men killed. and superior apd 81
supaItern officers, and 800 men wounded.
The English captured the first Russian RI
fls pi, on the night Of the 9TH.
An attack was made on the second Rus.
sian rife pit, Oh The Goth. but was alnos. i'm.
med,ately abrndJned
The forts in the north end Of the ha, bor
had taken part in the cannonadc, throwing
shot clear into the allied lines.
The telegraph from London to the Crmca
Is perfect, except Il small portion across the
Danube, dispatches reach the British Gov.
eminent every few hours. They are no,
srncrHlly communicated to Tie public.
Lord John Russell has rc-1ppearcd in HI.
SCAT in Paris.
D.ouyn Dc LIIUys has returned to Par
IS.
Lord John Russell stated the substance oil
the negotiations, and intimated that the pro.
tocols would be submitted to Parliame Mt,
The latest difpatches say there was a
share engagement on the night of the first
oi May. Tue allies attacked the whole Rus.
sian front and LEFT, and the Russian rin, pits
were ial:cn, light mortars and 200 pris IN.
ers-lliair brilliant for the allies.
Constantinople 2l-SratiorI De Pedclin
ha' returned 10 Consan,noplc.
Mehemet Ali kus been recalled from exile
Canrobert speaks Of his troops as made.
qnate ior operations.
Orders have been retcivedto prepare trans
ports.
Sebas''pol, May "Wednesday night tho
French under Gen. Peiiscr attacked the ad
'anced works Of Quarantine Bastion, and
carried them at the point Of the bayonet.
taking IL Dortars and establishing them
selves IN the position. On the following
night the Russians made sortc to regal i
'h.lr position, aud after sanguinary en-.
counter were driven back.
lHe DFItlen BhItic Meet lett for kipl, md
the French fleet was about to sail from Cher.
sourgh.
The insurrection in Ukrane, Russia. OK.
tended TO three other Cover ments. Twen-
~ landed prcpretUrs, with their wives ind
families have been destroyed.
81. Petersburgh-Evcry article Of con.
sumption Is at famine prices.
The British loan OF El6, 6,oOo, 900 passed
the Isl reading in the House of Commons,
and was the same night ordered to be COM
injt;ed to the House Of Lords.
The monthly return Of the Board of trade
as conirasted with tho sumo month last wear,
show falling cffof about L 900 900.
Sir John Burgoyhe, before Rocbuch's com.
mIdee, gave important evidence in relation
TO the war in the CrimeI.
The Budget virtually passed both Houses,
with but ltrIc opposition or modification
throughout. The strong feeling against the
Ministry has been manifested in indignation
meetings he'd in various places.