Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-31
LATEST NEWS BY THE MAILS.
THE NEWS FROM THE BLACK SEA.
By THE PACIFIC.

Pnssian squadron of six sai oi the line had fore
cd the harbor of Sinope, and burned, sunk, cap
tured and destroyed every ship, with one exeep-
lion, of the Turkish squadron of fourteen sail,
had taken prisoner the Turkish Admiral, Osman,
Pasha carried off his flagship from under the guns
ofthe shore batteries, and were towing it to Sc
bastopol. when it sunk, and with it the supply of
money for paying the Turkish fleet.
This disastrous intelligence caused the great
est excitement, and further intelligence was anx-
iously looked for
Additional accounts came Mt length only to
confirm the previous news. On the 3Oth OF No
rember the Russian admiral Nachimoff, (other
accounts spell his name Machinoff,) with SIX
hips of the line, appeared off the roads of Sinope,
| and forthwith proceeded to attack the Turkish
hrce that he found there. After an engagement
If one hours duration, he had destroyed seven
Turkish frigates, two coryetts, one steamer, and
three transports. The large vessels had each
100 soldiers, besides artillerymen On board, and
a large sum of money, being bound for the east
coast of the Black Sea. The Turkish Admiral's
frigate towed out by the Russians, but sunk
| nj sea- Osman Pasha and his suite were taken
/ on board the Russian Admiral's ship. One Tur-
! ksh vessel managed to escape unchanged. being
the only survivor of fourteen. The battle, says
/ the despatch, begun at an hours distance from
sinope. The Russian flagship was much in
iured that she could, with difficulty, reach Sebas-
ODO
1essa for st. Petersburg, to communicate the
victory to the Emperor.
We already knew that 0sman Pasha was
charged with the conveyance OF troops and stores
IN Ratoum. Accounts said "charged, with a
few steam frigates, with the escort of six or sew
on transports of troops.'' The battle is stated
TO have commenced at an hours distance from
sinope. There is, therefore, every probability
that on leaving the harbor of Sinope, he fell in
Al. I,,tl ,@ol
hattie on unequal terms, attempted to regain
the protection of the land batteries, but was cut
to pieces before reaching. The latter is more
likely One ship is reported to have escaped
mdamaged, having, no doubt, succeeded in gain
inc shelter under the shore guns.
Observe that this report of the victory was
brought to Odessa by a Russian aid-de- camp of
Nenschikoff, and from Odessa it was teegrapbed
10 Vienna. The confirmation came from Bucha-
rest and other Russian sources. But here is the
other side:
Having given the Russian account of the bat
tie we learn by telegraphic dispatches received
at Paris, on the 10Th inst, that the Russian force
considerably outnumbered the Turkish In ad-
diton to the six ships of the line mentioned in
the Moniteur,as the stength of Natchimoff's fleet,
he had twelve frgates, brig and five steamers.
in all twenty-four SAIL while Osman had but
fourteen. The Turks fought with the most des-
sunk and burned, of two ships of the line, three
frgaes and two steamboats,. The shore bate
ries were totally inefficient for protection. The
remaining Russian ships were so badly disabled
that they could take prizes, and could with
difficulty make their way back to the Sebastopol.
While this calamity has befallen the Turkish
feet the English and French fleets are lying idle
in the Bosphorus. And more yet extraordinary,
the main body of the Turkish fleet is lying there
A1u,ir adj no shm VIII
commanded it, has just returned from pleasant
cruise in the Black Sea, having been unable to
find an enemy, although merchantmen report
having seen several Russian ships of war prowl-
ing about. So Admiral Slade and the British and
French admirals sOlace themselves by giving
each other dancing parties
Accounts from Vienna, dated Monday, Dec.
Il, state:
The larger Turkish vessels which were destroy
ed had each 800 soldiers besides artillery-men
on board, and large sum of money, being bound
for the east coast of the Black Sea.
A fourteenth vessel escaped unchanged.
The battle began at an hours distance from
Snope.
On the I'd nothing was known of the defeat at
Constantinope.
Advices from Paris state that the news of the
disaster to the Turkish fleet was received with
the profoundest astonishment and grief The
Emperor is stated to have been overwhelmed by
the intelligence. Explanation is imperativey
demanded why considerable portion of the Tur-
|klsh naval force was permitted to be annihilated
within so short a distance of where the powerful
|English and French fleets were lying in inglori-
Pus ease. Also why the Engshman Sade re-
ported that four days before this disaster he
could not find an enemy
i From the Liverpool Times. Dec. I4-8AM.l
il We have received news from Constantinople
10y Vienna, down to the Sd instant. The news of
Inc disaster of Sinope is officially confirmed and
had just reached the Porte
i Upon the receipt of this information, the Brit
PSI and French Ambassadors had Immediately
fpespatched two steam frigates to Varna, for the
purpose OF procuring precise intelligence. Upon
nc return of these vessels, it was thought proba-
PIE that the combined fleets would receive orders
enter the Black Sea to prevent, if possible, any
urther collision between the Russian and Tur-
ksh naval forces.
1t is stated by the Russian accounts that the
quadron subsequently destroyed at Sinope
Engaged IN conveying forces to attack Soucham
hnalsfa, and that it was pursued into the port of
1Imope by the Russian fleet. If this account of
ne circumstances preceding the engagement be
correct, 1t would give somewhat different char
aO'er TO the attack, as the Russian forces might
~ Jasbhed In interrupting a convoy destined to
' m, portion of their own territory.
IN ne destination of the squadron is, however,
t.nl uncertain; and it is more probable that the
a'spofts were conveying renforccments and
p'o'islons to Batoum, where the Turkish army
stands an in need of both
Inc POSTS leading article says that there can
aaruiy exist doubt that the Admirals had by
'1 ss, 'le entered, and are now in full command
ot the Black Sea.