The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-10

The Battle on the T'chernaya-Bom
ment of SsceaJorg-Enthusaastic Reception
of Queen Victoria an France, DC.
SIEGE OF sEBAsToPoL.
Gen Simpsons latest despatch (August lltb)
states bri.fy that the army was increasingly ems
poyed in strength ening the advanced works, which
are now so close to the enemy that scarce any
further advance can be made; that Msj. McGowan
of the 93i s taken prisoner and that the health oi
the army ID, on the whole good. although cholera
stiIl continues TO take several victims day.
A letter from Oiessa, dated the b ut, says -
Accounts from Sebastopol state that ths bridge
esisb shed across The harbor was insueursted on
the 81, In the presence of Generals Gortscbakotf
and Osten Sacken and all the military authorities
IL 10 expected that the construction of this bridge
will afford considerable facilities 10 the defensive
operations OF the garrison. II 10 defended at either
end by the powerful batteries OF NichlaeF and
Michaelof. which not ouiy protect each other, but
can bring their guns to bear also on the Careeniog
Bay and the ksrabeluaia.
"Thirtysfge thousand men are constantly EN-
poyed en- the Notifications of this most important
point which would be the centre OF operations Ia
the ev-nt OF iis being found necessary to abandon
the Ksrabelnaia TO the allies Gen. Todl sben has
completely recovered from his wounds"
THE BATTLE GF TRAKTIR BRIDGE.
Accounts oi this tffair are Yet imperfect The
following are the dispatches received:
Prince Gortschako If tel, graphs Evening, Au-
gust l6-Psrt of our troops crossed the Tchetnas
va and attacked the heights OF TediouchDe. Hav.
log encountered very considerable for ces we, af.
ter an obstinate ishf, thought proper to retire TO
the right bauk where Wa awaited the advance of
,hs enemy tor four hours. AZ they did not NOV 9
forward we returned to our position. The loss Is
heavy on both sides"
Gen. Simpson telegraphs: August II. Prince
Gor,schak, Il commanded In person. Gen. Rsad
is killed. Our allies have 600 prisoners. The Rus.
sian loss l. greater than fifst thought Our bat-
terise kent uU a steady fire
General Peiissier telegraphs, August I'LL P.
Mn his attack yesterday the enemy threw for
ward five divisions. supported by 600 cavalry,
and twenty batteries of field artillery with the de.
termination of possessing himself of the heights of
Tediouchine. After having crossed the river at
several places they had accumulated supplies of
sspper tools yak plaoks, beams and scaling lad
ders, all of which they left in their retreat.
As all occasions our artillery fought most
vsauty and successfully. An English battery
on The rising occupied by the Piedmoptese lent
us powerful aid The Russians LETT on the & aid
$500 dead, and 81 Russian officers and l620 Rus
sian wounded are DOW In our smbulsnces. Three
Russian generals are killed, and we have more
than 400 prisoners. Our loss amounts to 19l kill
ed and Sl5 wounded.
A private letter from the French camp referring
10 the disporiionste loss of the Russians as com.
pared with the allies at the Tchernaya, SAYS the
proech the allied lines, and while approaching they
we're absolutely moved down by grape and mus,
ketry, while the Russians from their position could
do little more than fire In The air. II was conse-
quently In the advance and retreat they suffered
most. The same letter says the Russians, both In
the field aud fortress, destitute of provisions
and adds, ''if we do not take Sebsstopol by our
cannon we shall 5000 do so by famine"
THR BoMBARBMENT OF swEABoRG-THE RUSSIAN
ACCOUNT
By extraordinary dispatch from the Journal de
St Petersburg, of August 10Th The enemy's fleet,
which was anchored at Nargen consisted OF ten
line OF battle ships, six frlgates. seven steamers,
and four floating batteries. The French had
Two corvettes, one brig, one schooner, sixteen
vessels, twenty three gun boats, two yachts
and three transports-in all seventy sail, weighed
anchored August oh, at noon, and the same dsy.
As, Joined the squadron of two lines of battle
snips, and three steamers anchored before Sand.
ham.
The enemy after having formed line of NOR.
tar vessels from Rouskller to Grokller, and con.
structing during the night battery the islet of
Lorgorn, commenced at A. NJ, August OH, to
open fire from all his mortar vessels and gun.
boats principally on the fortress of SVeaborg and
partially on the fort of Lopgorn, and on the Nich-
olss battery The two sail of the line anchored be.
fore Sandman also opened their fire against the
battery.
August 9th, 20 minutes after 12-The cannonsde
of the enemy agains, Sweaborg Is stropger-they
fire fifteen to twenty times per minute. Our ar.
tllery, particularly the battery OF ST. Nicholas
plies with success.
240, A. M-The enemy's fire has become very
strong, and increased to thirty per minute. Two
of the enemy's irigates and a steamer have taken
position between Meneike and Droumee, and
msintain an incesssnt fire on the last of these
islands. Up to the present time the enemy has
fired about 5 600 bols6shells.
So, The enemys cannonade 10 concen-
trated on the fortress but since A. nj it has
little dimin'shed. on. batteries on the isle OF
sandham have been Fixed with such success thar
the enemys ships engSk ed before 1t withdrew from
It's fire at noon and one of them having been seri-
ousiy damaged has been towed out.
August 1O.-Since twenty minutes after mi might
the sggressors FIRE Congreve rockets on Sweaborp
According To an approximate estimate there was
fired on the 9th, from ITO P. NJ, at least 10 900
bombs. The enemy now fires thirty rockets per
minute.
240A. M-The stream of rockets on the Isle and
forts does not diminish; that of bombs s less con-
siderable. The spirit OF our troops is eXcslent
Z 35 A. M From 2 to A. NJ. The enemy's fire
was more feeble, but at 80 the ction of the NOR
tar vessels and gun boats augmented with fresh In
tensity
95OA M.-The enemy has disposed his mortar
vessels and gun boats Ia proximity to his left
flank, is concentrating his fire the fort of Wester
Swart, but thanks be TO God he has not succeed
ed In doing much harm. All our batteries are
Intact
August 10, 21oP. M. Since O'Clock this morning
tho eBemy's fire has redoubl.d d in vivaSity. Up to
noon our assaults fred chiefly against the works
Weser Swarth.o and the Nicholas battery upon the
l'idnu or hentap, but WITHOUT success his cannon.
ade was then again turned against the fortress
According to pproximate estimate he fired 5000
yesterday against the Island of Sandman The fire
was chiefly broadsiees, or a rolling FIRE
To-day ne has thrown nearly 1890 shells against
this Isle of VesteT-Swarth and the Nicholas bat
terry; nearly ell tho shells, to judge of their explo-
sions being seven FOUNDERS
1917 r. M-The bombsrdment Of to-day has, it Ia
certain. ocsasioned damage either to the fort IT,
cations the batteries or guns During the last two
days the fire has destroyed some buildings upon the
/ and of btura-t RterSwarsh-0.
THE ACCOUNT OF THE ALLIES
Admiral Pensrd says:-In less than three hours
after we had begun TO throw shells we could OBJ
serve that they caused consdef able mage ia IT, q
fortress Numerous fires pidly broke out on seve-
raj points at the same tune, and we soon saw tn.
flames rising above the dome of the church. situ ted
in the northern part OF the Island Est Swarth-o -
That building howe YER, was not touched and II msy
be said be the only one on the Islands Vareon and
Swsrth o which was respected by our projectile'.
Terrible expiosions were soon after heard at four
different times; the FIRE had reached the megszines
flied with powder and shells The last two exp
sioes particularly violent, and they must have
csused tbs enemy enormous losses, both In msn and
material For several minutes the explosion oi
shells continued.
The bonbsrdmsnt ceased this morning at hall past
four; il cors-quentlY lasted for two days and two
nights. Ing vi hich time Swesbors presented ,he
appearsoce Of vast fey furnace. The hre, whisf
still continues its ravages has destroyed nesFy The
whole place, and consumed the storehouses, maya
znes, barrasks different government esabiish ments
and great quantity of stores for the Arsenal
The feet was &C anchor outside. beyond the range