The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-10-19
Thousand Taken PriS-
rtF -s Oncrs!
TEN SHIPS OF WAR sUNKN
The CRY OF SEvAsTopoL IN RUNS!
Complete Defeat of the Russians in the
sy1ss Crimea.

Complete Defeat of the Russians in the
sy1ss lf Crimea.
New YORK, October l6.
The steamer Baltic, with advces from Liverpool to
the 4th inst arrived at this port at half past
o'clock this evening, bringing the following highly
important news.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Eight hours after the Europa sailed, on Saturday,
the 3Oth ult, official advices reached Liverpool Of
great battle which was fought at the river Alma in
the Crimea On the2lst ult the allied forces storm
ed the Russirn ntrenchments on the Alma, and after
fourhours fighting, in which the Allies 2o00 killed
aud wounded, and the Russians 6OOO the latter re-
treated to the river Kalscha where they again raj
lied, under Menchikoff on the 23d, where another
battle was fought in which the Russians were again
defeated, and were driven to the intrenchments be-
hind Sevastopo. Here they again rallied, and were
attacked the third time by the allies, and driven
into Seyastopol which city was then beseged by sea
and land.
onthe 25th, Fort Constantine was invested by sea
and land and after an obstinate defcrse was carried
by storm. The allies then bombarded the city and
the fleet and ten Russian ships Of the line were
burned and sunk The remaining forts were carried
one after another 800 guns seced and % 900 pris-
is estimated at not less than $4,000 in Sebastopol
lone. Menchkoff with the shattered remains Of his
force retired to position in the inner harbor and
threatened to fire the town and blow up the remain
ing ships, unless the vctols would grant him an
honorable capitulation.
The allied generals demanded his unconditional
surrender but forthe sake OF humanity gave him six
hours to consider the summons and the latest dispatch
says Menchkoff had surrendered and that the English
and French flags were floating over ScbOstopol.
The intrenched camp OF the Russians,
on the heights al the river Aims, conss
ted OF 50 600 men, with numerous arlil.
lery and cavalry lorce, and the intench-
anents were carried al the potit OF the
'bayonet after four hours hard fighting.
Marshal ST. Arnaud and Lord Rag ian
commanded in person.
No general officer Of the British was
wounded, but Gen. Thommasson Of the
French, is thought to be fatally wounded
and Gen. Conrobert was wounded in the
shoulder.
The second engagement, on the plains
of Kalanta lasted several hours, and was
very sanguinary, ending in the total de,
teal OF the Pru,Sians, VINO were pursued
10 The intrenchments behind Sebaslopol.
Some OF the dispatches state that the
garrison of SebaStopol was offered free
withdrawal, but preferred surrendering
~prisoEerS of war. The dispatches
are, however, very conflicting; one, da'
ted Berlin the 81 inst. says A tele'
graph dispatch from ST. Petersburg says
that henchikof had sent a telegram &c
that city, dated September 25, stating
that he had withdrawn his troops from be-
fore Sebastopol, toward Boki>chiSerei
where he viii wait reiniorcements. anC
adds that Scbastopol had not been al
tackled up TO the 10Th. The Russian ac
counts do not concede the fact however
that they had met with severe reverSes il
the Crimea.
A dispatch from Berlin. dated 29tt
ult., says The return of the French flee
from the Baltic had been counterman
ded, and dispatch from Kiel dated
the 25, says the French fleet had left tha
harbor to join Napier again in the Baltic
and the same dispatch SAYS Napier wa,
before Revel on the 23d ult.
The latest accounts leave little dout tina
the dispatches in regard to the defeat o
the Russians are correct; the Turkisl
Ambassador had presented official dis
patches 10 the London Times, which ht
received from Con>tantinople, and statet
that he had no doubt of The accuracy 0
the published accounts.
Ii is stated that Prince Napoleon haC
4wo horses shot from under him.
The statement that Menchikoff had sur
rendered, came from Vienna,
II was also stated in Paris, that Cron
s,adt would be attacked this season.
Six Russian ships had escaped from
Sebastopol.
One French and three Russian gener
ais had arrived at Sebastopol. wounded
When eff Cape Face, the Baltic spok
and boarded the British schooner Joh
Clements, cruising in search OF the miss
ing boats of the Arctic, and learned lror
her officers the particulars of the catas
lrophe.
The steamer Africa arrived out on tn
d.inst., and the steamer Brandon on III
Sd.