The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-15
New YoRE, June l3,

The news from the seat of War by this
steamer is highly important.
The Allies have captured Kertch, on the
Sea of zof, and also have taken the Russian
cat1ap at TcherBayas besides having obtained
various successes before Sebastopol.
The news generally is OF more Importance
than any received since the battle of A alma.
The A lilies have been successful in three
engagements.
The conflicts on the nights of the 22d and
23d, between the French and Russians,
briefly reported by the last stsaniers, turns
out TO have been of the most sanguinary
description. The conflict lasted the whole
of each night, and the loss in killed and
wounded OH both sides, is set down at eight
Thousand men.
The French took and maintained an inT-
portant position of the defence as was be-
fore stated, and retained it.
The allies made rapid advance, and 3eiz-
ed and retained the Russian lines on the
Tchernaya, without much loss, the Russians
having retreated to the hills upon the ap-
proa CHI of the allied forces.
The secret expedition of the Allies went
to the sea of Azof, and obtained easy possess
sion of Kertch, and consequently the full
command of the sea of AZof. in which are
now fourteen of the Allied steamers. The
Russians retreated on the approach of the
Allies, having first blown up the forts burned
four steameas, thirty transports and half q
million sacks of breadstuffs.
France and England have declined to re-
new the conference at Vienna.
The latest advices say the French have
established camp at Tchernaya.
1t is said Belgium will furnish contingent
of 20 900 men.
Strong hopes of peace prevailed in Eng
land.
The details of the engagement on the
night of the 22d and sd May, between the
French and Russians are frightfhI in the ex.
IRENE; nearly the whole Russian garrison
was engaged, and the conflict was chiefly a
"hand to hand' fight, the bayonet being the
chief arm used: and nearly two-thirds of the
killed, were bayoneted.
| General Pellssier says the Russian hiss
was enormous, and of his own troops quite
heavy, though nothing in comparison to the
| Russians.
Gortschakoff's account of the affair is as
follows: Yesterday evening seventeen ba-
tallions of the enemy with reserves, attacked
the front of our counter approach, which had
been commenced the day before in front of
bastons FIVE and six.
The combat was sanguinary, and lasted
during the whole night, and our loss in killed
and wounded is hearty $500.
General Pelissier telegraphs, under date
of May a6th, "To-day we have occupied the
enemy's line OH the Tchernaya; they not
being in force offered little resistance, and
retreated rapidly into the hills. We have
established ourselves In the work taken on
the night of the 23d."s
An armistice was agreed Upon for to bury
the dead, which enabled US to form an esti-
mate of the enemy's loss, which / am Salts
fed cannot be less than five thousand, in
GLIDING the wounded.
The enemy has not made any demonstra-
ton against the lines on the TcHernaya.
The works on the Notifications of KAN
eisch are progressing.
The sanitary condition of the army con.
tihues good
1t was rttncred at Paris On Friday tina,
Gen. Pelisser had attacked and routed Lip.
randl's force, and that Gen. Canrobert
had been wounded, and another genera
killed, but the report was doubted.
Lord Raglan telegraphs as follows:
s CAMP BEFORE SEvAsToPoL, May 81. We
, are masters of the Sea of Azof, without cas-.
uaty. The troops landed at Kertch on the
, oath, her Maiesty's birthday, and the enem,
fed. blowing up the fortifcatios on both side.
Of the straits, and destroying their steamers
Some vessels and about fifty guns have faler
into our hands.
In dispatch of the following day he thu.
gives an account of the land at Kertch, in q
more detailed manner;
Gen. Sir George Brown reached Enikaioh
straits, having the previous day destroyed
! the foundry near kertch, where shot anC
shell, and Mimic balls were manufactured.
Letters from Brown and Admiral Lyons
say the enemy had destroyed four steamers
. and large quantity of grain. The soop.
of the allies succeeded in blowing up the
magazine and destroying about one hundred
: merchant vessels. Only one Russian
4 steamship remained In the Azof. The occu
: patton of Galatz and an attack upon Ismaei
. and REM, was confidently spoken Of
- The garrison of Sebastopol drew most o
;. its supplies from Kertch; the capture of the
/. place must therefore be looked upon as o
. great Importance.
. 80 cases of cholera and twenty deaths arr
y reported in the British camp before Sebasto
pol; there were also some cases among thu
French.
The Sandman contingent had landed in
excellent condition, and with ample supplies
Z of provisions and munitions of war.
J, The warm weather in the Crimea hal
= been succeeded by rain.
Large conveys had entered Sebastopo
y from the North.
: The allies had completed the fourth paral.
y lei. The deserters from the Russians re
Q port the garrison very strong, but the recen
Q hot weather had produced much sickness.
! CONCORD, N. HI ;, Jnne Is.
, The American caucus last night. nomina
> ted J. Bell for the long term, and J. P. Hal,
for the short term, for Congress. The cleo
: tian is to take place this afternoon.
d PITTSBURGH, June Is, P. M.
}. The river is falling, with nine feet waite