Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-06

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Lord Ragan's despatch and the newspaper cor
respondenoe are to hand, describing the gallant
capture Of the Mamelcn and the Quarries. The
details are highly interesting, but tho main iscts
have been already stated with general correctness.
| DEFEAT or THE ALLIKs--rEkRIsLE SLAUGHTER.
| The allies have made an unsuccessful attempt
to storm Sebastopol. The most sinister rumors
prevail In regard to the transaction. by some ao-
counts the English loss Is set down at 700 men,
but the report 10 believed to be much exaggerated
| The following are the only official notifications
| of the event
/ I" Lord Panmure regrets to announce that he
has received information that the English troops
| attacked the Redan, and the French the Malakoff
| towers at daylight on the morning Of the 18th,
without the success which has hitherto attended
our efforts Both the French and ourselves have
suffered considerably. The names Of the officers
who have fallen will be forwarded Immediately, but
it will be impossible to receive complete returns Of
all the casualties before the S0th instant (June) At
| the earliest
| The Moniteur announces that the government
has received two dispatches from Gen. Pehssier--
| the frst dated the l7th informs Of operations
concerted between the General and his allies, and
that the Turks and Chasseurs made reconnois-
sance towards Aitodar, Gen. Bosquet occupying the
Tchernaya. The next day at daybreak the French
| and English were to attack the Malakoff tower.
| that the attack had failed, and that although the
troops had showed the greatest ardor, and had
| gained footing In the Malakof tower Gen. Pc
/ lssier was obliged to order their retirement into
the parallel This was effected with order, and
without molestation by the enemy.
1 Private accounts published In the London Stand
| ard say the loss of the British officers In killed
| and wounded amount to no less than seventy
| Among the killed are General Sir ]. Campbell,
COL Yea, and Col. Shadforth. From the obstinacy
and courage with which the combat was maintain
ed by the British at the Redan, and the necessity
of eventually retiring from the attack the slaughter
on all sides has been immense, and If the inform
alton 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 was experienced
in ravine where powerful and unexpected bat
| terry was opened on the troops. There Ia reason
TO fear that the loss has been very great but Lord
Palmerston said last night that no additional in
| formation had arrived.
The allies los. terribly by the Russians springng
a mine, and during the confusion they recaptured
the Mamelon Tower.
Previous advices were to the nth, stating that
there had been smart firing on both Sides but
without any result of importance.
A despatch from Bucharest via Vienna, con-
firms that an expedition has been undertaken
against Perekop
/ Pelessier Is exceeding savage against the tele
graphic messages Napoleon sends him. He is re-
ported have recently replied that when anything
occurs he will let the Emperor know, but that he
has not time to act as telegraph operator. This,
according to rumor accounts for the recent alb
| sence of news in the Moniteur.
! THE BLACK SEA.
! The Russian accounts Of the successes of the
allies in the Sea Of Azoff are published Gortscha-
/ LnH nfr,,o tha ri od hv tho slaa
but says that operations against the Sea of Azof
were expected-that not having means to oppose
the hostile fleets the garrisons had orders to blow
up the batteries and retire-that the grain stores
burned by the allies were mostly private property
and do not materially affect the supply of the
army-inasmuch anticipating such attack, sup
plies were mostly conveyed by land, notwithstand
ing the facilities offered by sea-
/ GREAT BRITAIN
/ The steamer Hermann carried out intelligence Of
the presentation TO Parliament Of the report of
| Roebuck's Committee The report merely admits
| that the suferngs Of the army have been aggra-
waited by incompetency at home Since then there
has been considerable excitement created by Mr..
| Roebuck's report being overruled by the other
members Of the committee, they having given notice
of vote Of ccnsure on the government 30 word
ed to embrace the grievances of all sections Of
| the opposition--namey:
| Tnat farilament, ueepIy laineiuIg the suHering
Of the army during the winter campaign In the
Crimea, and coinciding with the report Of the Sc
bastopol committee, that the conduct of the ad-
mnistration the chief cause Of the calamities,
hereby visits with its severest apprehension every
member of the Cabinet, which led TO the cause Of
such disastrous results.
1 sf@r FRANCE.
/ The Senate and Legislature are convoked for
July I'd, to negotiate new loan Of hundred OF
hundred and fifty million dollars.
| Louis Napoleon has been III for two days, but
has recovered
The French funds fell two per cent. on the an
nouncement Of his illness.