The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-11
TILE NEWS BY TIE ASIA.

city last evening our London and Liverpool papers
IN the 2sth uitimo inclusive From those papers make
the following extracts
uov yBy ssAr or wARASorHga TERRIBLE NIGHT
Since Hlo Saturday morning l2.3o a ms April i4)
the fight has been raging and have returned once more
70 my den in despair to ito / now inclined
"a think sortie the trench, which unsue-
cesul was renewed and finally repulsed VIGOROUSLY
and with great loss 70 the enemy appears that al hr
about 10 O'clock drums heard beating charge or
alarm all along the French lines FIRST but whether they
yer Russian French drums say The cheers
were undoubtedly Russian Sir John Campbell despatched
cant Hume altde-camp headquarters learn the
AZ The firing but nothing known there respecting
any attack be made by the French 1t is almost certain
ht this busy been the work the Russians There
i now profound silence-not gun eau be heard and
the borrd din Of shot and shells screaming and whisng
through the air the bursts Of cannon and bombs the
cheers and rolling yoess nase az asa aMay ana 'Ie
darkness While the fight lasted the quantities OF shell
thrown by both sides prodigious They might be
saen six and eight at time scanning the sky with their
6ery curves and then bursting with bright red HASH
which III np for instant the smoke and flashed through
II like beam from the setting sun through murKy
cloud TIT French threw .bouques two ihrse ana Tour
shells from one mortar flights at Time aud must have
caused fearful havoc in the enemys lines Aefery crashing
yolley our used to grow quite excited ana many
Bono Franceese ran through me erowai 9ui .ne y"
Frepctinen who there talked IN subdued ana eager
tones with deeper in the fate OF their gallant COM
rades than we could feel Towards the close OF the rug
gle the Russians ired angry yoleys IRON re o
and threw multitude of shells into the French INES
which paid back with interest IL must nave peeh Tue
most sanguinary affair have had since lnkermann and
NO doubt HE Nonar will let know the truth OF IT. and
give us additional TO admire the galantry OF our
allies Our seemed to think it was French attack,
and one fellow exclaimed oh when are we 70 get q
chance ~ Another exclaimed, when do Jack, hope
10 the Lord they'll LEI us go il by daylight like TO
see nv niuyr The progress Of the battle watched
with tho most intense anxiety and many the spccu!a
ons and arguments respecting the lines OF hre-as to
whether they from friend foe and 10 which
which and who gaining and who were losing. AT
last with the silence all dispersed and the camp is
once more profoundly quiet for the reports from the rifle
pits are deadened by the wind.
gaK LATEST FROM sEgAsropoL.
General p.inee Gorschakof reports ON the 22d April
from Sebasopol that that day the enemy had slack
epea their fire which had been very violent during the
preceding twelve DAYS The loss of garrison had been
much less in the last few days than those preceding.
There nothing important from any other part of the
Crimea.
THE RUSSIANS IN THE cRIMEA.
According papers found II supposed deserter
there are two divisions of Russian infantry Perekop.
Except these and four battaons chiefly nvaids at
villages four leagues from Eupatora, the road TO SIM
pheopo there is infantry this side as the greatest
part Of the cavalry seems concentrated about Eupaora
Seven regiments of cavalry the two roads 10 Sim
pheropol and Perelop Odessa is strongly fortified. Nine
new batteries had been thrown up.
THE PROBABLE DEPARTURE or LOUIS NAPOLEON ron THE
cRlMEA.
The London News Of April 2sth says:
There appears be no longer any reason doubt that
OF the french fOrthWltn TO The
Cmea In the Constitutional Of Monday II is stated that
his camp equipage has already been Off and the 10th
Of May is confidently named in Paris the day which
he will take his departure The abilities of Napoleon Ill
are about be tried in field His victories have
hitherto been gained in civil contests it remains to be
seen whether he has inherited the military talents of his
house Various considerations to recommend the
step he is about to take His presence in the Crme
desirable Of giving unity to the operations Of
campaign carried by the armies OF at least four inde
pendent nations As victory will tend to consolidate his
I'm has lndn tn fha with
energy; and at the time, from all learn, the
Emperor is profoundly impressed with the necessity of
not overainng the of France to be led astray
by success.
OPERATIONS
We copy the following from the London Chronicle
The appearance of the magnificent British fleet in the
Baltic has parayzed the commerce OF Rus
and imposed upon the naval forces of that empire the
humiang alternative of remaining under the convenient
shelter of the granite walls of Cronstadt and Sweaborg
courtng certain destruction by vennDg into the open
commendabe activity has been displayed by Com
modoe Watson and the flying squadron under his COM
mand in pushing forward in despite of the difficulties OF
the navigation and Of the mpedments created by the
floating ice That squadron will anticipate the departure
OF scores of Russian vessels that only awaiting the
breaking up Of the ice escape the vigilance of cruis
Few Of these vessels will reach their destination, and
whilst unexpected number of valuable prizes will
ward the promptude and activity of ships the
merca navy Of Russia will be crippled beyond recovery
Admiral Dundas has signazed his arrival in the port
Of Ke by procamng the strict blockade of Lbau and of
oil the ports along the littoal far Riga Without
doubt vigorous blockade along the whole coast will be
enforced and there fear terminate the services that
be reasonably expected from the Baltic feet that
these are ng for they result in completely neutrazng
the existence of the encmy fleets and in destroying the
mercantile navy Of Russia. To anticipate any other
cess would be foolish aud it would be alike unpatrotic
ana inconsistent to encourage the public believe that
attack either upon Cronstadt Sweaborg practicable
to be desired.
ATTITUDE OF AUSTRIA
The Paris correspondent Of the London News points
the method which Austria will most probably adopt in
der to creep out from the engagements of the treaty of De-
cember 3D. Thus she will continue say that she is ready
to declare upon Russia when the conferences
ed The semofcal Austrian Correspondent has already
broken this ground
The London Timcss Paris correspondent that
Tuesday night courier left Paris for Vienna with des
patches from the Emperor for NJ Drouyn de uys These
dispatches described decided in their and the
french penpotentary is instructed to call upon the Aus
an cabinet to declare categorcay whether it means to
lai its pledges and to take the part that becomes it
great power against the common enemy, that Russia
has rejected the propositions of the powers The demand
said to be made in terms which admit neither Of evasion
nor delay.
The Pairie publishes despatch from Vienna dated the
z6 which states that the Austrian is about
'odecee levy Of 10000 men, and that the PROPOSE
ions relative to the mobilization of the federal contingents
ere about TO be renewed
FRoM HAvAsA---The steamship Cahawba, at New Or
leans brings Havana dates to the LIST instant:
The United States steam frigae San Jacinto (Commo-
aore McCauleys aag-ship) the only United States
man-oiwar in the harbor and she would leave cruise