Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-09-12
Foreign News,

Inc steamer ALlauIlC dEEtN6O AZ New
York on the 9Th inst, bringing zone
weeks later news from Europe.
DETAILS OF THE RECENT BATTLEs.-
The papers continue Interesting details Of
the late bonbardment of Sweaborg and
the recent battles on the Tchernaya.
The papers say that the Russian loss
at Sweaborg, was only 40 killed and 100
wounded and that the Notifications
were destroyed. " "a
Tw D British, ships had fred On Riga
without effect.
81 The squadronsip the White Sea con-
tinues to DESTROY the Russian stores along
the coast, and the British squadron in the
Sea Of Azotf have blown up several Rus
sian. ships of war. sunk the Russian ships
in Berdiansk bay and burned the sub
urbs of,that town.
The British gun boat Jasper was
wrecked inssthe SEA- Of Azof, and the
Russians had found.her signal book.
The. position of affairs before Sebasto-
pol was quite unchanged.
The positionsof affairs at Kars was. a.
soaunchanged at the last advices.
The Russian loss in the battle at the
bridge ofiIraktir, onsthe Tchernaya, was
nearly 1000 in Killed and wounded
1.-THE loss of the allies was about 1000
men. The Russians were not pursued
across the river, but hold their former
position.
Various rumors were current Of new
peace project, but nothing authentic
could be, ascertained In regard to the
matter.
The WAR-No further important
events had occurred at the seat of war,
consequently the most interesting news is
the details of the battles of Sweaborg and
Tchernaya. The loss of life atSweaborg
was quite small, but the details thus far
do not state how much the palace has
been destroyed, nor how much remains.
According to the account Of the Russian
Admiral, the bombardment appears to
have done but little damage, besides
burning the public stores. He says that
no damage whatever has been done to the
fertilization batteries or guns and he
closes his dispatch on the evening OF che
18th, thus: 1.-The enemy remain at1heir
old anchorage, and do not renew the at
tack"
The bombardment of Riga was com,
menced at o'clock A. NJ. ON the 1Ut5.
one twodecksr and the other frigate,
and continued all day Until o'clock in
the evening, doing apparently but little
damage.
The attack on the allies ut Tchernaya,
was commanded by Prince Gortschakoff.
The Russian force consisted of five divi.
sions of infantry, six Thousand cavalry
and twenty batteries of artillery. Three
Russian Generals were killed. Thu
French loss amounts to nearly two hun.
dred killed and oYer8OO wounded. Gen
Reed. of the English army, was killed in
the engagement. The Russians asked an
armistic tu enable them to bury their
dead, and General Pelissier SAYS the
whole number of Russians buried was
3, 329.
a dispatch of the 10Th from the Crimea
says that the artillery had opened fire
on Sebastopoi, but that the bombardmenr
had not yet been recommenced.
Four Russian steamers, sunk by the
Russians in Berdiansk bay, had beer
blown up by the English, and the sub.
urbs of the town burnt, A British gun.
boat went ashore during the attack, and
was taken by the Russians, together will
a complete code of the alliess signaIs.
Gorschakof's latest dispatch from Sc.
bastopoI to the Gilt, says {: The fire of the
allies has diminished, and does but little
damage.
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