The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-03 00:00:00

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES

LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

The following important and interesting London
Gazette Extraordinary was published late on Satur-
day.—

" War Department, Sept. 30, 1854.

" His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has this day
received a letter, of which the following is a copy,
addressed to his Grace, by direction of the Earl of
Clarendon, accompanied by a telegraphic despatch from
Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, Her Majesty's Ambas-
sador at Constantinople, of which a copy is also sub-
joined :

" Foreign Office, Sept..3o, 1854.

" Sir,—l am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to
transmit to you, for the information of the Duke of New-
castle, a copy of a telegraphic despatch from Viscount
Stratford de Redcliffe, dated Constantinople, Sept. 23,
and forwarded by Her Majesty's Consul-General at
Belgrade, under date Sept. 30, 7 a.m., containing intel-
ligence of the storming, by the Allied forces, of the
entrenched camp of the Russian army, on the heights of
the Alma, in the afternoon of the 20th inst.—l am, &c.,
" E. 11Ammozw.

" Colonel Mundy, &c. Br.c.";

Copy of a Telegraphic Despatch from Viscount Stratford
de Redcliffe to the Earl of Clarendon, dated Constanti-
nople, Sept. 23,1854, and transmitted by Her Majesty's
Consul-General at Belgrade, under date Sept. 30,

seven a.m. :

" The entrenched camp of the Russians, containing
50,000 men, with a numerous artillery and cavalry, on
the heights of the Alma, was attacked on the 20th inst.,
at one p.m., by the Allied troops, and carried by the
bayonet at half-past three, with a loss on our side of
about 1400 killed and wounded, and :an equal loss on the
side of the French. The Russian army was forced to put
itself in full retreat."

The Duke of Newcastle feels it his duty, in publishing

this telegraphic' des'

atch, to caution the public against
expecting any details for several days. He fears none can
be received before the 4th of October. Everything which
is received by the Government will be published im-

mediate

War Department, Sept. 30, 186

The following Supplement to the London Gazette
Extraordinary was published on Sunday

"WAR DEPARTMENT, OCT. 1,

" The Duke of Newcastle has this day received a Tele-
graphic dispatch from General Lord Raglan, G.C.8., of
which the following is a translation:--

" COPY OF A TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH FROM
GENERAL LORD RAGLAN TO THE DUBE OF
NEWCASTLE, TRANSMITTED THROUGH BEL-
GRADE (NOT DATED, BUT EVIDENTLY WRIT-
TEN FROM THE CRIMEA ON THE 21sT OF
SEPTEMBER).

"`The allied armies yesterday attacked the position of
the enemy on the heights above the Alma, and carried it
after a desperate battle, about an hour and-a-half before
sunset. Nothing could surpass the bravery and excellent
conduct of the troops. The position was very formidable,
and defended by a numerous artillery of heavy calibre.
Our loss, I regret to add, is very considerable, but no
general officer has been wounded. The main body of the
army of the enemy was estimated at from 45,000 to 50,000
infantry. A few prisoners, among whom are two general
officers and two guns, have been taken by the English