The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-17 00:00:00

THE WAR,

THE war in the Crimea is still the 04°7;
topic of conversation amongst all classes;, Coin,
since the deception practised through the e.'oo.
telegraph, the public have lost confidence in :fore/
munications of doubtful origin, and are, theol
compelled to wait from day to day for the °t gait,
despatches, which alone are entitled to jer
The London Gazette, of Tuesday, contained hate
patches from the Commander-in- Chief,whieb I'l%oo
given in another column, descriptive of the open
is of
from the defeat of the Russians on the heig'ciege
Alma until the immediate preparations for the "ore'
of Sebastopol. It appears that, by a clever eliisll
ment, which was skilfully planned and coursge'oo-
executed, the Russian general, Prince 111°1etel9
KOFF, has not only been beaten, but emnPAaceci
out-manoeuvred, and the important fortress post
at the mercy of the allied forces, under
advantageous circumstances, reducing the °'
ties of the siege, and, consequently, ecoll°l3lcost
the sacrifice of human life. Leaving the seglerea
to the north of Sebastopol, which, being eOnslnegb,
the object of attack, had been most s'i;viea
defended by outworks and fortifications, theelooa
forces, by an extraordinary flank march'
between the Russian army, under Prince 31%rtte'
KOFF, and the fortress, and, seizing the iraPvil)ll
town of Balaklava, which thus became attpeaqite`'
point for the landing of reinforcements, 1/1-;bere'
themselves at the south side of Sebastel3°l' vlaLle
being unexpected, no preparations had beetiot, the
to oppose them. In executing this mevenle where
troops had to pass through a dense forest' hat
all military formation was out of the questi°,ll;eved,
manfully the soldiers struggled throu'
impediment,—Guards, Riflemen, Highlallac°'l,oo
other infantry being mixed. together, °ell IV
doing the best for himself; though under silt peel/
advantages that the consequences would haveof
serious had the Russians availed themselves
,
opportunity. It appears, however, that t'io
ho
which had been struck on the heights of evol
so completely paralysed the courage of theewergi
as to deter them from any attack; but, ell °
ing from the forest, Lord RAGLAN, at the he,' 05'
tiree of
a few of the Scots Greys, and two or f- 1,00
found himself close on the flank of a ee-„t'ity" to
us--
15,000 Russians, who were escorting 3 q 4,-0)01 oe
ammunition and provisions from Se° s'oitgo
ad 0.0-e
Baktchi Sarai. The Russians had evell .4
tly
of numbers and situation, but Lord RA ilso
them no time for consideration ; swot
charged them at the head of his sram 1
bo cso gi,sl,
notwithstanding the disparity of number:r Vrit'
was the terror inspired by the bravery ()eit,
fled,
, to tlifr
troops, that the Russians precipitatelY
half in each direction, leaving their e°l3rsoed,
British forces, who, after re-forming, Pf'rev t
march with no further interruption. -1' I:ee
Briti°3'
troops followed the march of the
eive4
with no obstruction. thera! of
The allied forces, having establishedlavcll
on the high grounds near Balaklava,tlibeastool :13a'a
the heavy guns for the siege °f se
weber, for,
effected on the 28th and 29th of Sep ,s that
the march was then commenced towards orts,
reP
tress. Judging from subsequent ace j
anticipated being able to publibsehen°T.:ested,
of Sebastopol having actually ivory brio
ttohebetraermoenntdhoiussfoprotwreesrso,
which tan;
i_'vebivie,4;bede ti°.te:te
wever'
impregnable. It appears, ho
intelligence, that the commencement % "
e
had been postponed until the 9th th de"ai" Ole
ten days for the transmission of