Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-06-20
Later from Europ.--Inport.,t News.


The Atlantic arrived at New York on the 9Th
bringing week later dates, and full budget OF
stirring and interesting news. The allies have
relieved the settled dizziness of the war in thu
Crimea by brilliant battle before Seyastopol anC
several important movements elsewhere. The
intimations received by the last steamer that ar
important engagement had occurred between the
French and the Russians under the walls of Sc
vas;opo are confirmed. The battle lasted during
tbs niqht of the ed and 23rd, and occasionsd a
loss on both sides Of 5000 killed and wounded
The French claim complete success as the result
of the engagement, by which they secured and
retained possession of an important position
G0rtschakoff's account Of the affair is different
but as it apparently refers to only the struggle OF
one night that fact may account for the contradc-
ton. He admits heavy loss, but claims to have
driven The enemy back
The second important movement IS the adv nce
of the allies upon the line of the Tchefnaya.-
The advance was accomplished with slight loss,
the Russians not appearing IN force. How far
this advance Of the allies has been pushed cannot
be known until the detailed reports are received.
The line of the Tchernaya is known to offer many
excellent military positions, which it has been
supposed were strongly fortified by the Russians,
stances siniIar to that on the Alma, before the
allies could penetrate into the open country and
cut of the Russian communication with the north
of Sevastopol Whether the Russian advance
had merely retreated upon these fortified points,
or they had no existence but in the fears of the
allies, we have 40 means of determining from the
present incomplete accounts. The movement Oh
the Tcheruaya is a carrying out of the plans at
tribu;ed TO Gen. Pelissier, Immediately upon his
assumption of the chief command Of the French
forces The allied force ia the Crimea is repre-
scented by ths latest accounts to be fully 2lU,OUU
men. Eighty thousand of these, it is thought,
will be abundantly abba 30 hold the trenches be-
fore Sevasiopol, whilst the remaining l3O,OOU,
with the reinlorceinents constantly arriving, can
be employed against the Russian forces elsewhere
in the Crmea. The cutting of OF the Russian
communication with Sovastopol, will of course
put it in complete state Of siege, and render its
fall certain, unless it be in a condition to resist
until the approach Of winter would again drive
the allies into camp.
The secret expedition against Kertsch had a.
gain sailed, and this lime had accomplished the
capture of the place the Russians retiring on the
approach of the allies after they had blown up
their Notifications, and destroyed their steamers
and transports, with large quantities of Stores
KeItsch, which has thus fallen into the hands Of
the allies is small town On the straits of Gaia,
or Enkale IS they are now termed, leading from
the Black Sea 10 the Sea Of Azo, the latter being
the Palus Meotis of the ancents. 1t was made
free port by the Emperor Alexander, possesses
good harbor, and has Of late years been the seat
of considerable trade. Its importance at present
to the Russians consisted in its being depot of
the provisions received from Southern Russia, and
also The seat of a foundry where shot, shell and
MIME balls were prepared for Sevastopol. Its
capture gives to the allies command of both sides
of the strait and Of The sea Of Azof.
There is nothing Of special importance in the
general news. France and England are said 10
have rejected the new Austrian PROPOSITIONS
Hopes Of peace still prevailed, but beyond report
that the peace party were in the ascendant at St.
Petersburg, they seem to have no good fOunda-
ton. The report that an American vessel had
carried into Russian port on the Baltic large
supply Of arms seems TO have been well founded.
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