The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-24
CoNsrANrINoPLE. Oct, q.

CoNsrANrINoPLE, Oct. q.
The report Of the English steamer Transport,
which LETT BaIakawa ON the evening of the 25th,
firms in great part the Information brought this
morning by the French ships.
1t appears that the Russians attack ed the posts in
the vicinity Of Balakawa on the 25th-their numbers
being about 30 900; the attack was uncxpected-the
Turks gave way, and even left their guns, which the
Hiss' ars sefzed and turned against f6em.
The Scotch reformed IN their position. and other
'orSes arrived and the Russians obl ged yield
They refhaIned however, masters of the nosts from
which they fired upon the allies.
Three regiments Of English Ight ;nGanfrv exn,..5
u .ne russian IRE, suffered immensely
The French took part in Che affair with admirable
ne next day their position was attacked BY a
body of 5000 Russians from fhe side Of the town Of
Balakawa. THEY repealed tie enemy with erea,
slaughter. J WIZ" s'ea'
ne h"sStans loss must have been very severe
was reported that the fire of the batteries of the
town mad much sIackened, and according to the re-
ports OF the wounded officers, the beliet continued
that Sebastopof would soon be in the hands of The
enemies.
Among the names of the killed and wounded are
some general officers.
Stra'iord de Radcliffe, Oord Dunckln) was pro-
NOTED from the rank Of Captain to Lieutenant Coso-
mel.
The siege and bomLardment Of SeLastopol was 90.
The loss OF lie great in the town that the
arr was said to he tainted with the number of unburi-
cd dead.
Admiral NcpschikoG had been killed by a bomb.
she'll.
The loss Of the allies was SMALL and Lord Radcliffe
was undoubtedly in favor Of a prolonged lombard
em, in preference TO immediate assault upou fhe
place.
The Wcisess, Russian paper, publishes the fol-
lowing:
BEssxRABIX, Oct. 70.
On the 25'f General Lepramis attached the de-
tachef corps Of the allies, and took four redoubts
which protected their position The assaiants took
IL guns. So powerful the attack that the Eng
fish lost half their cavalry.
Lord Cardigan, Who commanded, escaped with diff
hcuhy. Lord Dnncklin taken prisoner.
The Greek accounts from Asia confirm This news
and say the English cavalry lost full threc hundred
1t is certain fiat the Russians have received con-
siderable rriorcenmns 10 their strength and still
stronger corps was every day expected from iPercs-
koh.
At the attack upon The posi- at the mouth Of
the harbor, the vessels Of the allies much dam
aSpd.
The British wore said to Re within two Hundred
yards Of the works Of the enemy; Tut the F,cnci,
WORKS we've not strssng enough h, and had been much
injured.
A ,ieser,er states that tire Russian hss was very
great
The French division On the Pracus had raised
fhe Bosphorus to reinforce the allies.
Official dispatches make mention Of kerrants'
victory. The affair is understood to have taken
place Tuscan, when the allies were on the ookour
f,r Russian reinforcements.
English accounts say that the British cavalry were
attacked but the French a, anced to their assistance
and the Russians fed.
1t is said that two Russian men Of war that had
been careened over to serve as batteries, had been
sunk.
| Water, it is said, beginning to fail in Sebas-
topot.
Lord Raglan's chief interpreter, Greek, has been
sent to Constantnoplc as spy.
MenschkOf reported officially the Russian loss At
Alma at 400
Gortschakoff was apparently streug ,hcning his pc
siton the Danube.
There is a talk of a note from Count Nesselrode,
stating that Russia Is prepared for all contingencies,
and will under all circumstances maintain her tradi-
tionaI policy.
! From England there is no local news Of import.
znce.
| The Peninsular and Oriental steamship Company,
in view of the late Arctic calamity, have issued the
stringent regulations for the guidance Of their
vessels in fogs.
Smith O'Brien returned in the last Indian mail
steamer, and left it at Gibraltar. He will probably
take up his residence in Italy or France.