The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-29
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
BY the Pacific.
ruE NEWS FROM THE BLACk SEA.

from its proprtety by ateisgttphic aespaGu Pue
Iished In the London Nssss stating that Russian
souadron OF six sail OF the line, had forced the har-
Dor OF siaope and burned. sunk, captured anu de-
etroyea every ship, with one exception, OF the
Turkish squadron of fourteen sail, haa taken PIT
oper the Turkish ADMIRAL Osnan. carried on MS
6.esbio fro,n nader the guns OF the shore batteries
aud were towing ID TO SeeasiopoL wnen u SUM,
and with IL the supply of money Tor paying the
Turkish feet
This disastrous Intelligence caused the greatest
exce,aant and further in,elli sence was anxsous'y
Additional accounts came at length, only to cor.
frr,. the ureyious news On the 50tn oil Suvenoer
the Russian admiral NachiTow, loeaes aeeoa counts
smell his name Machiao8) with six ships Of tse
line snpeared OF the roads of Stn9pe, and forth
with proceeded 90 attack tue Turkish teree that no
found there After an engagement oil enc hours
Duration he had destroyed sevoa iufAisn Hfshee'
two eorya;fes one steamer. aud three transports.
The large yer sells had each 800 soldiers beeies ar
tilIeryuaen on board, aud large sum OF money be-
ing bound for the east coast OF the TIA sea foe
Turkish Admirars trisate was lowed out oy me
RI, .sisna but sunk at sea Osnan Pasha aud MS
suite were taken ON board the Russian Admirafs
shin. One Turkish We eel managed 10 escape I'M
damaged, being the only survivor Of fourteen. The
battle, says Tho despatch, begun at ga hours dis
lance from Sinope. The Russian nasship was 30
much Injured that she could, with ddi ;ulty, reach
Sehassopul Prince Menschikof immediately LETT
Odessa tor 81, Petersburg 10 communicate the vic
tory to the Emperor.
We already knew tha, Osrnan Pasha was charged
with the conveyance Of troops aud stores to Ba
.oun, Accounts said charged, with few steam
frigates with tho escort of Elk or seven Transports
of troops" The battle is stated tn have coTlmenc
ed as an hours distance frcm Sinope. There IL.
therefore every probability that on leaving the
harhor OF Sinope he Tell il With the Russian squad.
rom aud either accepted battle on uaequai terms,
or attempted TO regain the protection OF the land
batteries, but was cut to pieces before reaching
The latter is the more likely One ship is reported
~ Nd hpy ,hf
succeeded in gaining shelter uader the shore guns.
Observe that this report of the victory wss
brought co Odessa by a Russian ad-de-camp OF
Menchik,ff, and from Odessa il was teegraphed to
Vienna The confirmation came from Bscharest
and other Russian sources. But here is the ether
side
Having giving the Russian account of the battle,
we learn by telestaphic dispatches received at Pa
ri, on the 18th inst, that the Russian force consii
crabiy outnumbered the Turkish. In addition to
the six ships of the line mentioned In the Moni-
teur, as the strength of Hachimuffs fleet, be had
twelve frigates, brig, aud Ave steamers, in all
twenty -four sail, while Os,nan had but fourteen
The Turks fou shl viii the most despei ate brave
ry, and caused the Russians the loss, in sunk and
burned, OF two ships of the line three frigases,
and two steamboats,. The shore batteries were
totally inefh lent for proeec lou. The remaining
Russians ships were go badly disabled that they
could take prizes, AMI could with diff culty
make their way back TO Sehassopol.
While tbi, calamity has beiallen the Turki h 6eet,
the English and French fleets are lyins idle in the
BosphCrus. And more yet extraordinary, the
main levies of the Turkish tieet is ing there idle
too. Admiral Sade, the Enslishrnan who CON-
manded il, has just returned from pleasant cruise
II the Black Sea. having been unable to tud an en-
envy although merchantmen report having seen
several Russian ships ofwsr prowling about So
Admiral Slade and the Bril- b aud French aimi.
rails solace themselves by giving each other daac-
ing partiesl
Accounts from Vienna, dated Monday. Dec 12,
state:
The larger Turkish vessels which were DESTROY.
ed had each SO soldiers, best e4 arillerymen, on
board, aud large sum of money. being b0aud Tor
the east coast OF the Black Sea
fcurte nth vessel escaped unchanged.
The battle Jeaan at an hours distance from ST
nope.
On the 81 nothing was known Of the defeat at
Constautinople.
Adrices TO- Paris state that the news OF the d.
ssster to the turkish feet was received with the
profoundest astOni ,hment and grief The emperor
Is stated 10 have been overwhelmed by the intel
ligence. Explanation il inperativeIy demanded
why considerable portion OF the Turkish naval
force was permitted TO be annibilatei within so
short distance OF where the powerful English
aud French fleets were lying in inglorlous case
Also why the Englishman Slale reported that four
days before this disaster be '.could not fad an
enemy"
From the Liverpool Times, Dec. 14-s AN
We have received news from Cous; auIinople, by
disaster OF sin 'pe is officially conf rmed. and had
Just reached tue Porte
Upon the receipt of this inform ion, the British
and French ambassadors had immec i,tely des.
patch ed two eteam ffigates from the combined
squadrons TO Sinop1, aud two other steam frigafes
to Varna, tor the parpose OF procuring precise in-
tellgence. Uptut re return of these Vessels it was
thought probable that the conbined fleets would
receive orders TO enter the Black Sea to prevent
npossibie, any further collision between the Rus.
sian and Turkish naval forces
Il is stated by the Russian accounts that the
squadron subsequently destroyed at Sinope was
engaged in conveying forces to attack Soucham
Kalsha and that it was pursued into the port of
Sinope by tue Russian deel Ii this account OF the
circumstances preceding the engagement be cor.
rect, would We a somewhat different character
to the attack, as the Russian forces mi Iht be iusi
fed in interrupting a convoy destined to invade
portion OF their own terri orY.
The destination OF the squadron is, however
still uncertaiH; and it i. more probable that the
transports were conveying reiuiorcements aud
provisions to Batoum. where the Turkish army
stands in need of hoh
The Posts leading article says that there can
hardly exist doubt thar the Admirals had by Ii is
time entered, AMI are now III full command of the
Black Sea.
THE PEACE PROPOSITIONS.
In lace oil active h0stii les We have the ueual
statement nat ne gotta ions are progressing Under
Gate OF vienna Dec z, il Is usser.ed that Austria
ana Prussia heciined signing the draft Ola note
Dvan accepting thar note, Independently of a col
lectiye demonstration. Says the de.nats.h: ar i
now thought that the Porte will accent the note
and AUST la h' pes 10 Obtain for that document the
sanction OF the Gear" vi date the q II j. addad
The new plan VI nediaii N corresponds with nrd
RedciifeS note of October, the coils ilrrarion IF
which was adjourned by he conihel ,r.ent az
hostiliies." -
~-1 1MPORTANT-THE VERY LATEST
1t is reported hat the British Charge 'Afairs a.
Teheran has suspended his dpiomatic relations
With me re sla government, In ,isnquence OF that
Poper haping r.S0toed as ii is said to take ,o,t
against TIE Port aud to march an erfay to The fron
tier. This movement on he parr OF The Si,ab nj
Persia had for some time been app ehended as hi
relations wit Turkey were su h as to i.duee lin
to.ake advantage the increasing diff; nfies nj,
the Ottoman empire. The news however s, in re.
quirPs p Isl &c nirmsti n.
The Morssay Post states that Consfantinople
teiegraphl: despatch of the 81 reports The urevs
lence oil great alarm and ex item .ut owing Ia tb.
news from Siaope The account give i, offbe ar,ion
10 substantially the same a. The Russian Tine
neets were hound to enter the Black SEES p.rsia
had decl7>ed pay ogainst Turkey
Win respecr TO the rer i4a ,lecIafa,io, NJ mar
against Turkey, this is he natural co srou nca IF
atfea'y offensive aud dee siye between pa,s;a 81
new complication. A. aoos
There is nothing late from the Da,,ha
ccnamy' am Sein Pacha had taken warrior,
iortresfes; ana u !. stated that they su,rau,a
Tells 'ie'o1y VI
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