The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-29
THE NEWS BY 4 MERIC.


From late London aud Liverpool papers, received b
last Liverpool steamer the Aneriea) we make hesu,
ing extracts
STATE or AFFAIRS aEFoae sgBAsToroL.
The London Times thus sums up the present stale
things in the Crimeai
II any one will compare the exact position Of he i
sieging aud OF the outworks OF the town he III
of May, with what IL when the fire opened he "a
Of April il viii be that considerable progress has h
made The garrison OF Sebastopol amount In uur
hcrs to one-haf OF the forces assembled before Ia
southern division of the town. Moreover the resources
the defence from outlying works which enhaded the na
of our batteries, have been considerably abridged u
every fresh arrival shows that the heseged redacs
withina narrower circle siege arrived AZ this shg
operations only he arrested by the destruction ID
works of the besegers, by the successful advance
relieving array but neither Of these results s in the slight
est degree probable The reconnaissance lately made b
detachment If the Turkish, British, and French armies he
You'd the ichernaya has shown that the enemy Ii mol
position 70 offer any serious resistance TO advance
IRON the east Of the plateau occupied by the allics
Orders have recently been despatched from Paris tocaus
the whole French army OF reserve collected at Consh
Pile and amounting 20 about 10000 men OF all arms
embark ut once the French vesses-of-war and
ports for the Crimea and as the British steamers cong
ing the Sardininn contingent TO the theatre of
already arriving in the Bosphorus about 10000 ffeA
troops perfectly equipped for the field, will shortly and
the Crimea In addition 70 this powerful reinforcement
the British army Is constantly receiving an Increase is
numbers which win enable it, we doubt not 70 perform
any duty ii may be called upon TO discharge With he
forces the disposal OF the allies army equal IN nun
Der that which the battle OF the Alma may advance
against the Russians from Eupatoria kata kerteh or s
Valley of Baidar without diminishing the strength OF III
army already engaged in the conduct OF the siege Fg
this purpose the formation of the army OF reserve at M
ak and the acquisition Of thc Sandman contingent s
judieious and important measures for These troops
properly hauded ought To cut oil the supplies OF the cue
my and to render their position ia the Grlnca untsaaoe
North Of the river SaRhir, the Crimea is in summer
arid plain, without water and incapable Of supporting 80
~ AZ tl. ku,x, and he
valleys running down karasu-azaar and Simphcropo
Isl in fact the occupation OF the Crmea and We see 90
reason doubt that hostilties may be carried on win
advantage in this districts
VARIETY AND vAGAalEs OF THE RUSSIAN paoJgcrLrs
The Russians treat as TO pleasing variety IN the
proiectiles Frst comes the round shot Of all sizes w
PUSHES past you with shrek something like r@sW
whistle badly blown. Next comes the grape which sa
slower and round like large convey Of strong birds f
very swiftly. Then comes gun shell, which approaches
like round shot but has the pleasing trick OF bursting
when IL reaches you that you have to run doath
riskhrst of the shot itself and then OF the pieces Mn
comes the mortar-shc, which, though really the worst
the large proecss, somehow dread the least ! remains
in the for nearly half minute; and In the night yo
see il quite plainly owing TO lis bearing the fuse
Chances along very gracefully rising 70 great height a
making gentle whistle every and then like p@t
wit or pover which becomes louder and Louder MI
drops Although you can see 1t all the way, b m@'
difficult thing to tell where il viii fall; and none ba W
oldest hands meu Of whom ii Is said that they had 81
Injured to fire that ball would hop off the p
their stomachs really make good guess as 70 wp
| il will drop What makes IL worse than gun-sbel
that the former flying low retains is impetus 70 mai
it is past you before it bursts all the pieces win co.
tinne fly forward and You safe whereas, Us w
mortarshell is pitched as high AS II will 40 into The u
and then drops, the pieces have no other impetus nas
what the bursting charge gives them TO NY in every aee
ton for radius OF upwards of 200 yards, and someme
considerably But my greatest horror vt all ana M
deadliesl foe have, is the Russian rifle bullet nn@
So perfect as ours but Mercntio says Il viii do N
Il / piy a al be NJ
is given admirable pen-and-ink sketch Of the bulh
which is, like the English, conicaI This little gentemAa
gives you no warning, but flies about all day long u
| ranges l,20o yards.
/ MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN ITEMS
! A German pamphlet on the Eastern recounh @f
following young zounye who had joined ~ voIan-
eer had excited by his wonderful gymnasc performances
the astonishment OF some English officers One q us@
asked bun why gifted with such marvellous aglht Z
had volunteered as private soldier when be might ~"
earned twenty times much in circnsf The hpaag
/ cast upon the officer look Of ineftabe eontemA A0
then, With glance Of wounded pride, said 'i'eeAu%
expect, sir, to die French general and not css v
rector for the French soldier honor is than mrs
saying he plunged hs hands into his capaeious aaF
looms aud strobe away, Nothing could again induce ~
| 70 display his agility before English officers
The young King OF Portugal and his brothers ha's -
attack OF measles which disease IL very prevalent e'
4 bat il Is not al sii OF dangerous nature y aea
mined that hs Majesty win proceed TO Paris TO see ~ y
hiotion, and afterwards visit the courts Of bfuss
/ London.
The journal Of the Academy OF Medicine, at Turn oS
ains some curious statistics on human nie--ainons 49,
4 the statement that married men live longer tban ~
and tall longer than those of small stature w
months of the twelve in which most marriages arg se
4 ted are June and December
The Austrian General Smerling has been ordered y w
coed to Paris 10 convey 10 Louis Napoleon FRANCS
ephs Fluctuations his providcntial escape from Os
sassin.
In the commune Of Saint Heiaire dc la Noiaile -
was celebrated the extraordinary marriage q -
named Jean Lapicrre l07 years Of age % 49, 49,.
named Petronille Neuve aged S. years The e'u -
rage Of these parties had been contracted more tnaa
/ years ago
\ 1t is said that the Emperor and Empress Of Aasn -
10 be the guests of Queen Victoria during me As'o
meeting, which opens on the 5th Of June
I Mr. Hudson and the Due de Grammont the BHtl,9 y,
TO witness the embarkstion " the Piedmoniesc Uo0r
4 the Leyant
The hotel Of the late Mr.. Hope In the Rne y ~
nique, Paris Is announced tor sale AZ 'he aPs"' Pr
] 2,5o0000 francs
The bishop OF Gibraltar left Malta, y w ~ 80.
London, transport for Balaklaya for the purpose Y I
Grating the ground Ia which many troops hs 1880 1880
His lorship will also consecraie the ground - V0'
nople on bis return.
Previous taking hs departure from b9eAl hlssSl
Palace the Emperor Of the French le II 800 " "
amongst the royal servants In the following s.r
! $500 70 those employed in the Lord Se"@0' ~