The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-07-19

OF the recent repulse OF the Allies at Sebastopol.
Their position has not been damaged by the
repulse, and affairs generally are considered
satisfactory. The total allied loss on the 18th
was over 5000. The army is nevertheless in
good spirits, and preparing for another assault.
The correspondence is only to the 10Th. Nc
further battles have occurred on land or sea.
| Among the passengers by the Pacific, are
ex-President Van Buren, and family, Mrs.
Commodore Perry, and Col. Plume, bearer of
| dispatches.
| The steamship Washington arrived at South
ampton Friday night, 18th ult.
! The English and French reciprocally blame
| each other for the disaster at Sebastopol
! General Pelissier's despatch states that the
| investment will soon be completed
The Allies retain possession of the Round
Tower, the Cemeteries, and the Mamelon.
! The cholera has broken out among the
| French troops
) GortschakofPs dispatches state that the fire
of the Allies has become weak, and that the
troops that crossed the Tchernaya had returned.
!, A despatch from the Baltic states that Swea.
borg has been hombarded, and all the stores
there destroyed.
Hango has also been bombarded.
The Russians admit that the boat from the
Cossack showed a flag of truce, but treachery
was feared.
the allied squadrons.
The East India mail arrived at Marseilles
on the 29th nit.
Vienna, June 28.--Generals Broom and Pen
nefeather, and Admiral Codrington, are sick.
:. Part of the Foreign Legion has arrived from
!; England
London, June 30.-The Times states that the
Russian Emperor Alexander is seriously i'll.
/! The King of Prussia has also been for some
time i'll, and his reign is probably drawing to a
| close.
| liverpool, June 80. - The cotton market
opened depressed, but recovered, closing buoy.
ant, with large speculative sales. Breadstuffs
are lower. Weather fine. Provisions are quiet.
The money market is easy. Consols OH.
THE WAR
| Lord Panmure has transmitted to the papers
the following intelligence, which reached him
yesterday 1.-THE Doth:
| The French and English are proceeding
~ith their approaches against the cnemy's
works, and are erecting new batteries, to be
Armed with heavy guns
"The enemy continues to repair the damage
9one during the last attack. Very little fire on
ssher part. We retain possession of the Russian
| Round Fort in the.Cemetery, from whence they
| we're driven out on the 18th, and the Mameon
1t the gorge of the valley which divides the
| English left attack from the right of the South
| Harbor."
The Moniteur of the 28th publishes the fol.
ewing General Order" with the observation
chat it ought to have appeared before in the
Moniteur, and that it is as honorable to the ex-
| Commander-in-chiefo of the army in the East
| as it is to his successor.
=" General Order.-Soldiers Our late Com.
| mander-in-chief has made known to you the
will of the Emperor, who, at his request has
placed me at the head of the army in the East
In receiving from the Emperor the COM
mand of this army, welded for so long time
BY such noble hands, am sure express the
sentiments of all when | say that General Can
robert takes with him all our regrets and all
our gratitude. None of you, soldiers, can for
get what we owe to his great heart. To the
brilliant souvenirs of Alma and Of Inkermann
he has added, perhaps, the still greater merit
ST having preserved to our Sovereign and our
Country, in a formidable winter campaign, one
Of the finest armies France ever possessed. 1t
= to him that you are indebted for being able
% carry on the struggle, and to triumph; and
llf, as L am sure, success crowns your efforts,
You will mix up his name in your shouts of
'ictory.
"He has wished to remain in your ranks ;
md, although he might have taken higher
command, all that he desired was to be at the
lead of his old division. complied with the
crossing wishes and inhexible desire of him
Who was formerly our commander, and who will
,ver be my friend.
"Soldiers, / place full confidence in you
After so many trials, after so many generous
efforts, nothing can daunt your courage. You
are all aware what the Emperor and the coun-
Try expect from you. Be what you have hith
arto been, and, thanks to your energy and the
assistance of our brave Allies, of the brave
Sailors of our squadrpns, and tho with help Of
'3od, we will conquerl
"PELIssIER, Commander inchief
Headquarters before SebastopoI, May 49,"
The Moniteur contains the following:
Government has this morning 1.-THE 27th) re-
ceived the three following dispatches from Gen
esal Pelissier:
" Crinaea, June "a, T. M have nothing
new to announce. We push on our approaches
towards the Malakof Tower, and the construc-
ton of the advanced battery, which is to COM
plete the investment of the fort. In the same
manner we are drawing closer on the left at
tack. There are still some cases of cholera.
June %, ii p Nj have nothing of par
ticnlar interest to ANNOUNCE to-day. The works
before mentioned pursue their course.
"June &c, III p. M have no news for
you"
twill be seen by the above that all but in
Simultaneous communication with the Crimea is
re>established. If we are correctly informed,
intelligence by this channel has been received,
reporting the Illness of Lord Raglan and Gen
eral Sir George Brown, Of dysentery.
The Paris correspondent of the Times speaks
OF communication having taken place between
the French and English Governments, arising
out of complaints by General Pelisser, on the
Want of combination or of energetic support
dson the part of his English colleague.
The blockade of the ports of the White Sea
vas effected early in June
The Grand Duke Nicholas has reviewed the
tt pops at Holsingfors and Abo, and was expect
e at Sweaborg.
.Dantzig, June 20.-The Vulture has arrived
" th the mails. The feet is off Cronstadt.
Forty-six internal machines have been dis
c'vered and destroyed.
One of them exploded on the poop of the Elk
mouth. Admiral Seymour and Captain Louis,
wso were examining it at the time, were severe.
isl Injured Lieutenant Pierce was slightly IN
The Vulture met Admiral Baine's squadron
Somewhere near Nargen Island.
AUSTRIA,
| Vienna, June %, 8 A. M.-The official NE
me- Zeitung announces the dismissal of the re-
81 ives of the third and fourth armies.
Authentic advices from Vienna state that
tb IRE is no foundation whatever for the state
NJ mt published in several of the German pa
pi 3, that new proposals of peace have reached
tb It capital, from St. Petershurgh.
i The following appeared in the Times of June
2th;
We have received the following Geographic
de patch, via Vienna, from our own correspond