Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-06-16
Seven Days Later from Europe Highly
lmpartant Intelligence.

London and liverpool dates to The 2nd
INST. The news she brings from the seat
of war is of a highly important character,
as will he seen by the suhJoiued details.
FROM THE WAR.-Vhc news from the
Crimea is the most important ofany since
the battle o the Alma, comprising three
distinct successes OF the Allies :
First. The French, in a succession Of
sanguinary conflicts, lasting the whole of
the nights Of the %. AMI 23d, took ana
retained an imPor,an, position Of defer &c
Tor place darmee) before Se5astopol. In
these conflicts not less than eight thou
sand men were killed Or wounded, mostly
by the bayonet.
Secondly. The Allies made rapid adj
vances and seized and retained the Rus
sian lines on The Tchernaya without much
loss, the Russians rerealing to the hills.
The French have established camp at
Tchorgoun.
Thirdly. The Allied secret expedition
has obtained easy possession of Kertsch,
where they now command the Sea of A
zof, in which are now fourteen Allied
steamers. The Russians, on the ap-
proach Of the Allies, blew up the forts
and burnt four steamers, thirty transports,
and half a million sacks of breadsluhs.
SECOND DEsPATCH.-By the last arri-
val we bad brief announcement that the
French had driven the Russians from a
strong position of defence before Sebaslo-
pol. This place was defended by nearly
the whole garrison. The total loss Of
killed and wounded on both sides is sci
down at 5000. General PeIissler SAYS
that the Russian loss is enormous, while
that of his own troops is considerable, tho
much less. The French retained the
position.
Gen Pelssier telegraphs, under date of
the evening of May 25th "To.day we
have occupied the lines Of Tchernaya.
The enemy, not being in force, offered
but lit resistance, and retreated rapidly
into the hills. We have definitely estdb-
lished ourselves in the works carried on
the 22nd and The 23d. An armislice WIS
agreed upon to bury the dead, which ena-
bled us TO estimate the enemy's losses. ,
They must be five to six thousand in xii .
led ard wounded
Another despatch, dated May &c, says:
"The enemy have not made any demon
stration vet, either in front or against The
lines on tie 'rchernaya. The works and
Notifications at Kamesch are progressing. .
The sanitary condition Of the army is
good
And still later despatch says "On
the 9Th the expedition TO Kertsch and
Yenikale was attended with complete
success. The enemy fled on the ap-
proach Of the Allies, blew up their pow
der magazines, destroyed their batteries,
and burnt their steamers
1t is rumored in Paris that Pelss!er had
attacked and routed Liprandl's orces;thai
Canrobert was wounded, and another
French General killed. But this report
is considered doubtful.
Under date of The 9th Lord Raglan
telegraphs: 1--WE are masters OF The Sea
of Azof. Without casualty our troops
landed at Kertsch on the 24lh, her Ma
jesty's birthday. The enemy fed, blow
ING up the Notifications OH both sides OF
the straits and destroying their steamers.
Some vessels and fifty guns have fallen
into the hands Of the Allies"
Lord Raglan had previous y telegraphed
or the 25th: "Gen Sir George Brown
had reached Yenlkale, having the pre-
vious day DESTROYED fodndry near Her
tsch, where shot, shells, and MIME balls
were manufactured. A despatch from
Lord Raglan on the 30th says: Letters
from Sir George Brown and Admiral lay
ons Of the 29lh announce the destruction
by the enemy of four Russian war steam
ers and large depotS OF corn. The Allied
troops succeeded in blowing up maya
zine at Arabat and destroying about one
hundred merchant vessels. Only one
Russian steamer remains III The Sea OF
Azol.''
Adyices from Gen Brown Of the 29lh
troops continued healthy. Five vessels
of corn had run into Kertsch, not knowing
the place had been taken. The number
Of the guns found by the Allies exceeds
one hundred.
The French account says that the Rus
slams burnt Their four steamships and thirty
transports. and destroyed 800, 600 sacks Of
corn, 100, 600 sacks of oats, 100, 600 sacks
of -four.
The carlson Of Sebas'cpol drew most
of their supplies from Kertsch, and lis
capture must therefore exercise speedy
influence upon the siege.
Large conveys have entered Sebasto-
pol from the north side. The Russians
are working vigorously on the north side
Of the city in erecting earthworks, &c.
The Allies tave completed their fourth