The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-06-21
Foreign News.
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
Capture of Kertch----Another Battle----
Russians Defeated---80O0 Men Killed.

CaDLurS VI ACI CICCu-'--1uuJuVA 0bUtAN
Russians Defeated8000 Men Killed.
The Steamship Atlantic, of the Collins
line. arrived at New York about O'Clock
on Wednesday morning, having left Liv-
erpool on Saturday, June I'd.
The intelligence is seven days later,
and comprises events Of greater lmpor-
tance than any that have occurred IN the
Crimea, since the first great battles after
the landing of the Allies.
A naval expedition has landed in The
neighborhood Of Kertch-a city about 20
miles, in a straight line, from Sebastopol,
captured and made themselves masters OF
the sea of Azoff. whence Scbastopol has
drawn her supplies. This was effected
without casualty, to use the phrase OF
Lord Raglan. The troops landed on the
birth day of Queen Victoria, the Russians
blew up their Notifications on both sides
of the Strait and fed, destroying their
steamers. Some vessels and fifty guns
fell into the hands of the Allies; all with
out the loss of man. The Allies have
fourteen steamers in the sea Of Azoff.
At Sebastopol there has been a great
battle. Gen. Pelissier in the night, be-
tween tic 22d and and 23d May, attack
ed works, defended, as he says, by near
ly the whole garrison. The combat was
fierce, and lasted nearly the whole night.
In the end, the works were carried by the
French, after considerable loss. The
Russian loss is put down as very large,
and that Of both together at eight thous-
and men.
Besides these affairs, the Russian pos
session, on the Tchernaia was seized and
occupied by the Allies with little loss; the
Russians retiring before the allied ad-
vance. There were rumors of other bat
ties, which wanted confirmation.
The Vienna papers publish consular
despatch from Varna. according to which
the number of the allied troops landed at
Kertch under General Brown, was 90,
600. The advance on the Tchernaia CT
fected on the same day, was made BY 3d.
600 men.
The Sandman contingent has arrived,
looking very well. Also the 18th Eng
lish Lanccrs. Fifty eases of cholera and
twenty deaths in the English army are
reported; some in the French.
In the British markets, money is very
abundant since the loan, Consuls have
gone up per cent, being now 928. The
cotton market is excited, and cotton risen.
I'D. Breadstuffs are dull at previous quo
tations.
Diplomacy is busy, though the Vienna
Conference has not taken place. Aus
tria is active in efforts to obtain suprem
acy in Germany.
Respecting the reported fact that an
American vessel had surreptitiously car
ried into Daltic port for the benefit of
Russian, large quantity of firearms, VIC
find the following statemant in London
paper
MEMEL, May 26.-When the war
steamer Driver was sent into the Baltic
ports to serve the vessels lying there with
the official notice of the blockade, she
found amongst others the American ship
Samuel Appleton, OF Boston, which she
also served with a warning to clear out
within six days. A few days afterwards be-
ing out cruising, fell in with the Apple
ton, and an officer was sent On board to
examine her papers. They were found
perfectly in order, whereupon the officer
demanded to see the bills of lading. The
American captain objected to this, and
began to make difficulty, which excited
the suspicious of the British officer so that
he insisted on their production, which was
at length complied with, when it turned
out that the Appleton had just landed at at
a Baltish port $4,000 rifles and 10000
reyolyers, besides about 500 bales of cot
ton, as the ostensiblo part of the cargo
The ship was carefully overhauled, but
nothing contraband of war was found on
board. The Appleton entered the Sound
on the 18th March, and arrived at Bait
ish port on the 18th April.