The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-15
tales L MAiL NJ s
FURTHER FOREIGN NEWS.

The mails by the Atlantic at hand. and fur.
nish the following from very luminous acccunss-
The English papers are exceedingly jubilant over
their victories slso the French journals;
sKBAsToPoL
Fifty cases OF cholera and twenty deaths are re
ported among the Briush forces before SebastonoI
and some cases had occurred among the Frer.h
The Sandman contingent had been iand sesc o.
splendid condition. well supplied with all the ,ra
teris Of war.
Warm weather had succeeded the heavy rain. 4,
the Crimea
Large conveys of provisions and supplies had
enteIed Sehsstopo from the north side The Rms.
siaus we're working vigorously the north side
OF the hsrbor 10 erecting esrthworks, &c.
The allies hsve completed their fourth parallel
sud The Britsh were moving their heavy mortars
iato their advanced parallels
Two deserters from Sebsstopol reported the gar-
rison being very strong numerically, but the hot
weather was causing sickness,
TERRIBLE MISTAKE.
private letter from The camp, dated May 18th,
contains the following:
ave have had terrible work here LAST night.
the lS,h regiment fred on the 6Sth by mistake The
Russians made an attack on the advanced batteries
aud were repealed by the 6s b and rifles; the Rus
Sans returned in a short time wi reiuforcements
again attacked the batteries, and fearful s,rsseIe
taen took place. The reserves were then sent up
TIE On, ls-b, aud fita-snd when they got into the
advanced trench both sides were so covered with
mud that we could not tell Russians from English 6
the poor 6Sih. They then charged on them when
they found out their mistake, but not uaiil a good
nsDy OF the 6s had fallen. However the Rus
sisns had ii not and warm afterwards The moor
fellows who are wounded In advance of the trench
are Obliged TO lie there all day till dark as the Rus
slams lTe on any OF our people who go TO bring them
in"
From the London Times OF Msy 30,bl
THE sIEGg OF sRBAsT1PoL
The siege Is proceeding with great activity es.
peciatiy on our extreme left attack, where General
Pelissier had given fresh impue e TO the operations
OF the French army. The entrenchrnent between
the Central Bsstisn aud Quarantine Fort was tskan
in the successive nights OF the 22d and Odd instant
Gorlschskc states the Russian forces lost 25O0 nen
10 driving back the eaemy; but In fact they did NOT
drive back the French and their forces amount 70
twice that number
Peissier expressly reports that his troops are
defaiIiveiy established In the works by which we
understsLd that the lice oil Russians counter an
pTOacu s turned against the place md forms art
OF the south parallel ct attack The French ere
also constructing ard srning new breacbtnr bat
teIies within one hundred metres of the place In
stead OF sotties directed BY the Russians against
the lines OF besisgeIs, we have now therefore sd
vsnced in,o position Of the works OF the enemy, and
on all pciGts steady progress have been made
On the 18th of May, Pellssiar reports the occu-
pstion oil the valley OF the Tschernsya During
the whole OF the winter the allies have been en-
trenched on the southern side of this stream and
defended from attack by steep cliffs which enc lose
the valley The Russians held fortifei In like man
<, n
Oh inkermann. Their guns in position commanded
this valley; and sometimes reached our epcamp-
meut on the other side.
AS long as they occupied those heights 10 force it
was Impossible tor the allies TO descend 10 the rv err
and 40 we are informed that river ia po;y within
our ines, IL must be inferred that the forces which
commanded 1t from the opposite side have been
wHhdraWn Indeed, Pelissier expressly states
that the enemy lot being in force, made very
little resistance, and speedily retired to the noun.
tains.
From the London Times of the 28th
STRENGTH CT THE ALLIED FoRcEs-RUssrAN MA.
VAL POWER ANNIHILATEp
The strength of the allied powers now in tho
field Is nearly 200 600 men, who eurround Sebasto.
pol, and threaten the shores OF the Crimea from
hertch to Eupstoria 1t is probable that this
second expedition for the Straits of Yeuiksli has
slresdy sailed. The last French attacks on the
forhc atoms had been equally gallant and success
full. The garrison was most severely pressed
and the Russian army of the interior sin notion
less, Every thing denotes the immediate uu
preach of more vigorous Efforts and more decisive
events.
Under such circumstances the interruption of
the Vienna Conference cap ba no subject of regret,
but, on the contrary, the more the propositions
made examined, the less adequate do they
appear to terminate the great contest in which we
are engaged.
Although sebas'opol lie not yet taken, Russian
chips are sunk, dismantled or destroyed The
crews have fought batteries with enormous loss
during the whole siege, and at the present moment
che slill boasts OF is, de facto, annihilated.
MOVEMENTS
The Sandman contingent to the Cr.mea is placed
under General Csnrobert.
France has 9nt altogether, 1e2 900 troops TO The
was, OF which 100 900 remain effective.
General Vivian was about to organize on the
plain of Unkiar Skelessia, a camp OF reserve of
% 900 men, composed OF an Angio-Turkish legion
bnd Turkish regulars.
dispatch from Vienna states that the occupa-
ton of Galaiz and an attack upon Ismall and REM
is confidently spoken of.
Preparations were making for an expedition
north OF Sebsstopo for the purpose of cutting off
Russian communications with that placs.
From the London Times, May 29sh.
THR CAPTURE OF KERTscH.
The victorious occupation of Kertsch by the al
lied forces the command we have thus obtained of
the Cimmerian Bosphorus and the Sea of Azof, and
of the highest srategetical importance in the Rus
sian territories, are events which augur most aus
peiously for the success of the campaign.
The satisfaction which this achievement will ex-
cite 10 all parts of the world where sympathy Is
felt for the of the allies Is increased by the
fortunate Circumstance that this success has been
obtained without single casualty. In spite OF the
warning given to the Russians by the recall OF the
frs; expedition, nearly three weeks ago, the result
shows that they have not means to place the sra Its
of Yeuiksesiu an efficient stats OF defence.
They evacuated and destroyed forts hich guard
ed the Sea of Azof, on the arrival OF the combined
feet, and the birthday ofthe Queen of England was
WORLDLY celebrated by planting the standards of
England and France upon the hill which tradition
has described as the tomb OF Mihridates This re.
suit is more glorious and extraordinary, as the
Russians must long have foreseen that such an
operation would sooner or later be attempted, and
there is no point in the vast dimensions OF Russia
the loss of which is more formidable to that en-
pire.
Indeed II the allies proceed no further than to
occupy and hold the Straits OF Zenikale and the
aoj acent peninsula OF Ksrtsch, which is easily de-
fencible by any power having command OF the
sea they would remain in possession OF the key to
of the principal approaches to the Russian ter
rtories In 1851 no less than 1000 trading vessels
passed these Straits
All the commercial towns which 1t has been the
policy OF the Russian government to protect apd
foster with the utmost care for the last seventy
years, exist only by the freedom Of trade bet ween
the Sea of Azof and the Euxine. The whole ex'
ports of the valley OF the Don and Its tributaries
and The communication between the Don and the
Volgs which places tbs trade of that mighty
stream 10 connection With the markets OF Europe,
slld ale nf the Sea of AZOf.