Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-05-25
Critical position ofthe Allied For
ces before Sevastopol.
The Conflict Fierce and sanguinary.
MOST OF THE RUSSIAN OUT
WORKS CAPTURED. WITH
THE GUNS AND MORTARS.
Serastopol Sill Intact.
Attempt to assasinatc tho En-
peror Napoleon.
New York. May. 10.

The Steamer Baltic, with advices
from Liverpool and London to Satur-
day the 9th inst, and from the Crin.ea
to Friday evening the 4th inst, arriv-
ed at this port at half past 8 o'clock
this evening. The..news by her from
the seat of war, though not Of de-
cisive character, are highly interest.
ing.
Advices from the Crimea were re-
ceived by telegraph up to Friday eve-
ming. the 4th inst, and dispatches
were being received daily by the Gov
eminent by this means, but only a
small portion of the news there receiv-
ed was permitted to be made public,
the Government retaining the exclusive
use Of the lines.
The Allies were gaining ground.
and had taken most, il not all. the
Russian outworks, together with a
large number OF guns and mortars.--
The encounter has been frequent and
most sanguinary. A large number OF
the Russians had been taken prisoners.
Notwithstanding these advantages. the
effects produced by the bombardment
were not OF such character, as to JUS
tify an assault. and the bombardment
OF the allies not having produced the
anticipated results, had slackencd of
very decidedly. for the purpose, of not
exhausting the ammunition. There
can be no doubt, whatever, that the
situation Of the Allies was generally
regarded as critical in the extreme.
Immense Russian forces are report
ed concentrating in the vicinity OF
Sevastopol, amounting its is admitted,
100, 900 men.
A most determined attempt has been
made to assassinate Louis Napoleon,
by an Italian. while he was out riding.
He fired two pistols at him, and his
escape is represented as exceedingly
narrow. The only object of the as
sassin is said to be private personal re-
venge.
Lord John Russell. had returned to
London from Vienna. and the French
Minister Drouyn de l'Hys, returned to
Paris.
The British bulge. passed both
Houses of Parliament.
The King Of Prussia is i'll of fever.
Lord Raglan in an official dispatch
admits that the bombardment Of the
Allies had not produced the expected
result.
The number Of Allies killed and
wounded. is not large.
The impression in England was be-
coming quite general that the siege
would be Abandoned for the present.
and that the whole of the defences of
Kemniseh aud Balaklaya would be left
to the defense of a few corps, while
the main portion of the Allies would
try and penetrate into the interior and
attempt TO cut off the supplies from
Sevastopol, and then completely invest
the city. Numerous reinforcemcnts of
the Allies were continually arriving
The French reserve of eighty thous-
and were near Constantinople, and
were expecting to be sent to Balakla-
va.
The Russian official accounts Of
the progress Of the siege are to the
Gath. They say the damage sustain
ed had not been heavy, and had been
repaired with promptness and facility,
while the skirmishes were generally
successful. The loss sustained by the
garrison from the 18th to the 18th OF
April, were, seven suballerns. and four
hundred and fifty-six men killed; and
6 superior. 81 subaltern officers, and
eighteen hundred and ninety.nine men
wounded.
On the night Of the nth, the Eng
lish captured the first Russian Rifle
pit, after a desperate encounter in
which Colonel Graham Egcrton, the
Geld officer in command. was killed
On the Goth. an attack was made
on the second Russian Rifle pit, and
it was almost Immediately abandoned.
According to the statement Of two,
Polish descrters, one hundred thous-
and Russian forces were in the vicini-
ty of Sevastopol, sixty thousand OF
whom had arrived from the forts at the
north side ofthe harbor. and had ia
ken partin the cannonade. carrying the
balls clear into the enemies lines. The
telegraph lines from London to the
Crimea were completed. except a
small portion over the Danube. and
dispatches were Being received every
four hours by tho government, but few
of them were made public, though
questions in. regard to the nature Of
the advices were being daily asked in
Parliament. but the Ministers declar-
ed that due discretion should be used
in regard to the publication Of the news
Lord John Russell had again taken hi:
seat in the house. when he stated the
substance of the negotiations and init
mated that. the procotols shouldbe sub
mited to Parliament.
On the night of the first Of May
sharp engagement occurred, the from
and left OF the Russian rifle pits. wer,
attacked and taken, with eight ligh
mprtars and goo prisoners. The al
fair is represented as most brillian
one Cor the allies.
On Wednesday night, the I'd inst.
the French under Gen. Pelisscor at
tackled the advanced works Of tn
, quarantine bastion. and carried then
at the point of the bayonet, takin
twelve mortars, and establishing them
selves in the position. The followin
Thursday night the Russians made
sor,ie to regain the position. and ate
+ a sanguinary encounter were drive
back.
Lord Stratford de Radclifl returne
{ to Constantinople on the ed.
: Mehomet Ali, has been recalle
. from exile. .t..
y The British Baltic fleet had left Ike
md the French feet was about to sa
from Cherrobourg.
An Instruction in Ukarine, in Ru
r STA, had broken out, and twenty lande
= PROJECTORS with their wives and fam
5 lies. had been destroyed.
|, Late adyices from ST. Petersburpl