The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-07

Of the night BY his bedside His Majesty bed BY DR.
Conneau, after consultation
ESeLAspe-rHE noRBUcK COMMITTEE INQUIRY
The report of the Sebasopol inquiry committee had been
presented TO the House of Commons and ordered TO
be printed In presenting the report which was very
lengthy the chief clerk stated that from the frequent In
consistency and conrare OF the evidence and the mpos
sIblity of summonng witnesses who could have given n-
portant information well from other unavoidable
causes the committee had been obliged to end inquiry
which they unable satisfactorily 10 complete. The
report however upon the whole bore out the statements
Of ineompetency the part of government officials which
had frequently been made by the correspondents of the
Times and other English journals.
RUSSIA.
KosICsBERe June I6--The journal de 81 Peersboaug
of the 18th examines Count Waewss note OF the 9Th OF
May in conciliaory tone regarded his comments
four points. Ii concludes by asserting that the
newal Of the negotiations for peace Is not only possible
but easy
Private letters from St Peersburgh from persons the
most devoted TO the Russian government and court men
ton that II would be difficult to give just idea OF the con-
sernaton occsoned among all classes from the highest
the lowest by the that troops had occupied
Kersch that ships had entered the of Azoi aud
that we had burned otherwise destroyed the immense
stores accumulated in those parts for the OF ebas
toPol
the Russian army on their way to the Crimea.
paper in the Russian interest is the point OF
being started at Brussels II will be edited by Belgians
and Frenehmen and viii be, Of course the enthusiastic
advocate OF the Russian cause i IS TO he called the o'
and will commence publication on the goth inst
The Ne,es Jy he Aaericd.--T hrec pays kater.
The America brings Liverpool dates to the Esd utmo
and corresponding dates from London Paris and Sebas
topoI The European mails by this steamer win probably
reach Washington this evening Since last Issue the
following additional intelligence by telegraph has been
ceved from Halifax:
THE DEFEAT THE ALLIES BEFORE sEnAsroroL
The following are the only official notifications of the
event. H e. .r n 0E i II n.
4, L.,
received information that the English troops attacked the
Redan and the French the Maakof towers daylight
the morning of the 18th without the success which has
hitherto attended efforts Both the French and
selves have suffered considerably. The Of the Off
who have fallen will be forwarded Immediately, but il
viii be impossible TO receive complete returns OF all the
casualties before the Both inst tjune) at the earliest
The Moateur announces that the government has re-
ceyed two dispatches from Gen Pelisse The first dated
the 18th informs of operations concerted between the Gem
eral and his allies and hat The Turks and Chasseurs made
reconnaissance towards Aitodar Gen Bosguet occupy
ing the chernaya The next day at break the French
and English to attack the Malako tower The
opd despatch dated the ISM announces lhat the attack
had failed and that although the troops had showed the
greatest ardor and had gained footing in the MalakoH
tower Gen Pesser obliged order their retirement
into the parallel This effected with order and with
out molestation by the enemy.
Private published in the London Standard say
the loss of the British officers in Killed and wounded
less than seventy. Among the killed
General Sir J. Campbell Col. Yea and Col Shadforh.
From the obstnacy and courage with which the combat
maintained by the British at the Redan and the
cessy of eventually retiring from the attack the saugh
all sides has been immense and If the information
be correct the loss in killed and wounded of the British
alone amounts to very little short of 1000.
The greatest portion of the loss experienced in
ravinc where powerful and unexpected battery was
opened the troops There is to fear that the
loss has been very great but Lord Pamerson said last
night no additional information had arrived The allies
lost terribly by the Russians sprnging mine and during
the confusion they recaptured the Mamelon tower
Previous advices the 18th, stating that there had
been smart firing both sides but without result oil
importance.
despatch from Bucharest via Vienna, confirms that
expedition has been undertaken against Perehop.
Pessier is exceedingly savage against the teegraphic
messages Napoleon sends him. He is reported to have
Gently replied that when thing he will let the
Emperor know, but that he has not time to act ee
graphic operator This according 20 rumor accounts for
the recent absence of news in the Monienr
All the camps healthy excepting that of Baaklava
where cholera prevails The Sardipans are suffering and
General Marmora, the younger, is dead
THE BLACK SEA-
The Russian account of the of the allies in the
sea of Azof is published. Gortschako confirms the
claimed by the allies, but says that operations
against the Of Azof expectedhat not having
means TO oppose the hostile fleets the garsons had orders
to blow up the batteries and etirehat the grain stores
burned by the allies mostly private property and do
materially affect the supply of the army inasmuch
anticipating such an attack supplies were mostly conveyed
by land Notwithstanding the facilities offered by
The correspondence relates the horrible atrocities pcrpe
nted by the French aud Turks at the capture OF kerc
expedition is rumoed TO be preparing to enter the
Dom the Russians have the entrance defended by
twenty seven gun-boats.
Gen Aduganon vice Holman Of the Cossacks of the Dom
has issued address for their general enrolment mi
lita.
ADDITIONAL
Since the abose in type the following tcegraphc
despatch has been received from Boston:
Bosros July 6-The America arrived here this morning
at O'clock from Halifax Her mails for the South will be
forwarded by the afternoon train.
The London papers received contain nothing specially
fntAu bic frh
Halifax The Herald says that the British troops carried
deep TRENCH where they exposed to murderous fire
from the Redan well from the Maakof Tower whose
guns enfaded the out-works of the former.
The ships in the harbor laid broadsiae and poured
also shower shot into the ranks the retreatng troops
The British loss is stated at from foar TO five Thousand men,
including forty officers
The London Times does profess give the particu
lars Of the battle but says that the British loss issbeevcd
been greater than has been sustained in any for
rner action Many officers Of distinguished galantry be-
side John Campbell, were killed
The French lost general officers and vast number
of men in all branches Of the service
The London News inmates that the government is in
possession of fuller intelligence which it wthhods,
MARKEr scEsE IN SwEpRS.--A correspondent of the
New Haven Palladium has furnished that paper with the
translation Of scene in the market of Stock
holm, Sweden, which occurred Monday, May %;
son Monday morning the great market at Stockholm
was the theatre Of a most singular fight female cook
of the neighborhood buying chicken Of market
woman named Unique who asked &c cents for it Her
eighbor market-woman, hearing the price, which was
really DEAR seized from her basket and raising
il in the air cried ont l sell this for 30 cents At that