The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-13
DETAILS OF THE NEWS BY THE ATLANTIC.

BY the northern mail which arrived yesterday morning
we received full files of London papers up the 10Th OF
December inclusive from which we make up the following
summary,
We do not find in any of papers the details of the
discussion said to have taken place in the Spanish Cortez
on the proposition for the sale of Cuba
THE wAR--THE SIEGE OF sEBAsropoL--So CHANGE IN Az
FAIRS.
The news from the seat of may be again summed
up in few words. Nothing new had taken place to
the goth of December The Russians claim to be doing
considerable damage the enemys approaches neverthe
less the French third parallel is mounted with cannon
To the 18th December $4,000 French and English rein
orcements had arrived in the Crimea. An official des-
patch IN the Paris UoR,euy, from Baaklava The
situation of the allies 10 excellent Gen. Lprand how
ever with 10000 men, man9uvrng in the vicinity Of
Balaklava Menschikof is sick and Gen. Ostensacken
commands in the mean time
9p af h ead The weather Z,
bad Five thousand Turks had landed Eupatora The
destination of Omar Pachas army is kept profoundly Sc
cret butt is thought they will invest the north side Of the
fortress and thus complete the lines The araiyav expe
don from England Is already on the way in seven steam
ers and two sailing ships with all the materials for con-
structing railway from Balaklava TO Sebastopo
DIARY OPERATIONS
We collect in date the few events that have transpirea
December and 6.-According to Balaklava letters Of
the h the sote made during the night of the 9Th was
no great Importance. The French and English bate
RES are all but completed also the works around the
bay OF kanasch. The bulk of the Russian army is "a
ported at Bakshera but there are powerful bodies oil
troops en echeion between that place and Inkermann
About midnight of the 9th movement was observed
among the Russians in the valley of Baakava and lights
were seen moving in the redoubts which they--he Rms
sans-have held since the affair of the 25th October II
was supposed they had received renorcements and
about to attack The allies turned out and awaited the
attack but after time the noise of wheels and the tamp
OF men ceased and the alarm over Towards mornn
names broke out from the redoubts and discovered
that the Russians had retired The French cavalry pushed
forward and found only wooden guns in the embrasures
he RUSSIANS having succeeded in carrying away all their
a niery 10 The number OF 50 pieces The immediate rea-
son OF tins retreat is not known
from this date TO the 18th 1t Is stated that the allies
nave completely repaired their siege and defensive works
which had been much damaged by the rain There had
oeen heavy rams for weeks and the whole country
was inundated with mud The communication between
Perekop and Smferopol was completely INTERRUPTED 4
week had elapsed since courier had arrived at Odessa
rom Sebastopo The return OF fine weather had mater-
NY benefited the state of the roads and permitted re-
'ewal OF activity in both armies.
THE OPERATIONS
December THE fire to-day was not heavy nor well
usaned on either side but there were several severe Skin
shss between the French and English riemen and the
russian carbineers
AT three o'clock three baalions of French chasseurs
nth nine guns proceeded from the heights and made
IN force along the valley Of Baakaya up
pc turkish redoubt They found that the Russians were
til In possession Of part of the vaeyhree battaions al
heir infantry being visible in the gorge OF the Tcher
ava 1870 /.
December sFrost during the night was severe and il
ayns hardened the roads some OF the allies heavy guns
ere brought TO the front
December la despatch OF this date states that to-day
ie Russians attacked the French outpos and gained pos
sion Of three mortars but repulsed with the loss of
ty :
Other dispatches via Marseles state that in sort;.
he date Is assigned to the l2h the Russians lost seven
lndred men but whether the two accounts refer 10 the
me transaction II is impossible to say O