American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-07-12

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HALIFAX, July 5.-The steamer Ameri.
ca arrived at Halifax yesterday afternoon,
with regular dates from England. The
news is seanty and important
The French and English attacked Redan
on the 18th ult.. aud were repuIsed with
great slaughter. The details have not
transpired.
Large new French loan is immediate.
In the English Parliament ROebuck
moved a censure. .y
Intelligence received by private but
fragmentary advices. say that the English
lost no fewer than four thousand men, in
Ecluding Gehl. Campbell and seventy Off
GERS. ..-s
Lord Rsglan's dispatch and the news.
papers correspondence are at hand, desert
bing the gallant capture OF the Mamelon
and the quarries The main facts have
been already stated with general correct
ness
The allies have made an unsuccessful at
tempt to storm Sebastopol. The most sim
lister rnmor prevailed in regard to the
transaction. By some accounts the Eng
lish loss is set down at 1000 men, but
the report is believed to be much exagger-
ated
The following account is the only Off
cial notification Of the event: Lord Pan
mure regrets to have to announce that he
has received information that the English
troops attacked the Redan. and the French
the Malakofi towers, at daylight on the
morning of tho 18Th, without the success
which has hitherto attended our efforts. =
Both the French and ourselves have suffer
ed"
Several adyices from Pelissier to the
French Government are to the same effect.
Private accounts published in the London
Standard, say that the loss of British OH
GERS in killed and wounded amounts TO
no less than seventy. Among the killed
and wounded are General SirJ. Campbell,
| Colonel Yea, and Colonel Shadforth. The
greatest portion of the loss was expert
cuced in ravine, where powerful and
unsuspectcd battery was opened upon the
troops. The allies lost by the Russians
sprinsing mine, and during the con
clusion they re captured the Mamelon
tower. - s-
A dispatch from Bucharest. via Vienna
confirms the story that an expedition has
been undertaken against Perekop.
The Russian account of the successes o.
the allies in the sea of Azof is published
Gortschakoff confirms the successes claim
ed by the allies, but says that the Opera
tions against the sea of Azotf were expect
cd. The stores of grain destroyed were
private property, and not intended for the
use of the Russian army. The correspond
r ence relates the horrible atrocities perpetra-
ted by the French and Turks at Kertsch
A dispatch from Varna, dated juno l7th
,, which was retarded on the way, says thai
the Russians had made an unsuccessful ut
tempt on Kars, and reported that they haG
re-taken Anapa.
The Austrian Commander has pro
claimed martial law in Moliavia, but til
Moldavian authorities have refused to pro
' mulgate Tic order, unless authorized b,
Sultan Constantine.
i Valg, son of the rcigning Prince, wa
killed in a duel at Jassy, by the Austria
Major S.albcrg. The affair has cause
y considerable sensation in the p:incipali
, lies of the BIliic, ,--.,.-
i The recent attack on tho English boat
crew at Hangs, under II flag OF truce
y causes mach excitement in England. Th
unprejuliced supposiIion is, that the Russ
iaus supposed the boat was taking sound
: ings, as recently was done at Kertsch-
d The Russian account in the Invalid Rus
l.. saws, -"Six were killed and tho remain
. der are prisoners.
The Russian influence is very activ
a even in the smallest German towns. Th
journal of St. Petersburg publishes tn
d semi official discussions on Count Male
C waski, from ths French circular of Ma
y esd. The Journal also semi-oficially say
n that peace is possible if France and Eng
IS land are willing; in as much as the fourt
:, point is morally although not formally sci
n tled and the other points namely: the nav
!, igation Of the Danube, and the evacuatio
J. of the Principalities are also settled, leav
n ing only they Jenna thirdpoint to be arran9
is ed The Austrian army being disbandec
the reduction is great and rapid. -s
L GREAT BRITAIN.
= The steamer Hermann carried out inte
a lgence of the presentation to Parliamer
$ of the report of Roebuck's Committee
re The report merely admits that the suffer
l. ings of the army have been aggravated b
5, incompetency at home, Since then ther
Is has been considerable excitement create
&c by Mr.. Roebuck in consequence of his re
port being over,ruled by other member
le Of the committee sthey having given motto
IL of vote of censure on the Government, s
p worded as to embrace the grievances, of a
sections of the opposition. The debate @
administrative reform, after repeated at
journments, ended in the unanimous pas
ing Of Sir Bulwer Littou's resolutions, tn
the House OF Commons recommend to Il
81 earliest attention of Ministers the necessi
s. of a careful revision Of the various otlici
al establishments. g., rs .s>.
al Mr.. Buchanan received the degree
. Canon Law from the University of Oxfor
re as also did Chief Justice Robinson,
OF Canada, Sir Charles Lyell and Alfre
Fe Tennyson.
IN The admiralty awarded E16,ooo ste
!, ling, to the salvors Of ship James Che
ton.,. - ,. ..... ....s-..
FRANCE. s@'.
re The Senate and Legislature are convo
y ed for July Cd, to negotiate a new loan
. :, Lundrad and 6ftu millions of dollars