Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-22
LATE NEWS By THE NAILS.
trriy.i Of The Steamer Baltic.
o1EwEEK LATER from EUROPE.
Highly Important from Sebastopoi.

NEW YORK, May Is.-'lhe steamer Baltic ar
rived here this evening about % o'clock with Iiy
erpool dates to May 9TH. one week later than
previous adyices.
Her news though not decisive is yet highly i'm
portant.
THE SIEGE OF sEBASToPoI.
The latest dates from Sebastopol are to the iil
inst, one day preceding the sailing of the steam.
or. received per telegraph The allies were
gaining ground, all the Russian out works hay
ING been taken. Sanguinary encounters were
frequent and the loss on both sides was i'm
muse.
There was nothing however in the siege vet
Ia warrant an as sault and the commandment had
much slackened, not hnying produced the result
anticipated; indeed the position of the allies was
regarded as critical, Notwithstanding the adyan-
tages they had gained a large number of Rus.
san mortars had been taken with many prison.
Although the allies had made great progress
towards the city, their bombardment had much
slackcned on tue 26th, SO as not TO waste their
ammunition.
An immense Russian force was reported 10 he
concentrating near Sebastop) said to be 100000
strong
RUSSIA.
Appearances at st. Petersburg denoted great
activity. and an energetic continuance of the
war. The Car deYotrs his whole time to mill
tary preparations.
The peasantry of the Russian province of
Ukraine had risen in instructions
TURKEY AND RUSSIA.
1t ~ ruinored that a separate treaty would be
signed between Turkey and Russia forming part
OF Il European treaty of peace. The first diyis
ION OF the Austrian army had received marching
o.ders.
FROM TIE CRIMEA
The English papers hive bat little detailed |
news IN relation to the bomhardment. On the
18th Il despatch from Lorl Raglan was received
~ the government, confirming the news of the |
suspension of the commandments The non off.
aiaI adrces from SebaStopol report that the bonn
oardnent was drawing to n close from the ex- |
hustion OF men and material; hat it had not at
tanned its object, and that the assault could not !
be attempted.
On the 10Th, a Russian despatch was posted
at Odessa, suting that the French and English
gans were silent; that not single Russian bat
terry was demolished an | that 10000 Russians
tat arrived IN the aeghhorhood Of Sebastopu
BALAKLAyA, April 2O-The Turkish corps I
aado thor first reconnaissance on the l9il to. |
wards the valley of the iFchernayn. The Lon
don Times OF the 9th is not received. There j. I
no Comment on the commandment in the issue Of .
the ith. The late-t from the Times correspon. T
dent at Baaklhya is to the 2l,t. 1t SAYS that on .
the previous night the Russian watch fires shone |
brighter than tor some time previous, and that I
apprehensions were entertained Of an attack ON I
the English lines. The Turkish cavalry had cx-
changed shots with the Cossacks. but cncoun- I
tered no army. The firing was diminishing at
night. The masketry, however, became more
brisk after night set in
Wilmer smiths European Times of the 9Th, /
says that enough has transpred to prove that Sc. T
bastopol cannot be taken by the means adopted. |
and nothing but battle in the open field and "a
thorough investment of the fortress on all sides, |
will effect the desired consummation. The ad- |
vantage OF taking the field would be to prevent |
supplies, and the reintorcements advancing from |
reaching Sebast'pol, by intercepting them at
Herekop
MI the women and children have been removed |
from Sebastopol in anticipation of assault
Every door and window bristles with cannon and |
musketry.
Tho British government communicates des-
patches tardy; and the belief is that they are
suppressed
On the 18th of April the French exploded the
mines under the batteries of the Flagstaff Bas.
ton, blowing up the parapets and platforms of |
the cater works and laying it in ruins. The |
fourth and principal mine was not exploded as it
was found to be close to the gallery of the Rus
sian mine. The French were unable to make |
their anticipated Judgment, but they rushed in
and established themselves in the of the |
night, in the outer work. The Russians beev- |
ing that the explosion the signal for a gene
raj assault, ran to their guns, and for hour
poured fire from the whole extent of their
lines. The force and fury of their fire was as
founding, but it caused bat little damage to the
Allies.
Lord Raglan admits that the bombar(lment of
Sebastope had not produced the result looked |
for. The list of casualties to the allies was not
heavy.
The general impression in England is that the |
siege will be abandoned for the present and the |
whole of Raomiesch and Baaklaya left to the de-
Tense of Il few corps, while the main position of
the allies try to penetrate the interior and cut off
the supplies of Sebastopo and then completely |
invest the town.
Numerous rrinforcements were constantly |
reaching the allies, and the French reserve of
$1,000 men near Constantinople were expected
10 be sent to Balaklaya.
Russian official accounts, to the 18th ult., re-
present the damages sustained bat of little ac.
count, and all were actively repaid, while skrn-
islas were generally successful. The loss
famed by thu garr son from the lth to the 18th
MI, was subalterns, and 1876 men killed; su-
perior. 81 su5altem officers and 1899 men
wounded.
The English captured the first Russian rifle pit |
on the night of the th,after desperate encoun-
ter. Col. Graham ESerton, the field officer in
command, was killed.
On the 2Dth an attack was made on the second |
Russian rifle pit, which was almost Immediately
Abandoned
The condition of the allies is decidedly more
critical than that of the enemy.
ihty thousand Russian rcintorccments hal ar.
rived at Sebas,opol. The allies thus far have
not destroyed a single Russian battery.
Sixthousand Turks had been sent to join Omer
PaSha, MT Baaklava.
Dispatches per telegraph, from the Crmea,
port sharp engagement on the night of the lst |
OF May, in front aud left attack, which in the |
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