Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-10-20
FURTHER NEWS az THn ARCTIC.
TaE DArTLEs M rAE oRIMBA.
RE FaiI o. sobaItOpOI.

The Liverpool papers TO the 4th inst, brought
by the Baltic, a New York. contain the annexed
further accounts OF Tie great battles in The CtmeO,
and the alleged fall Of SebastupOl
a.- TIE CFlmea,
The facts from The Guinea as Tar as known are
that battle took place ON the Alma, on Sept 2Oih.
The allies, with loss OF two thousand eight hun-
dEed tilej and wounded, STONED Tie Russian en-.
lIenchments and drove Tie enemy back. The Rus.
s,ans appear 10 have made stand on the Kalscha
end anolleE Louls was fought there on the Esd OF
September, resulting lnlhe defeat OF the Russians,
who were pursued by the allies TO the lan'lwaTd
wills Of SebaslOpOl. More fighting took place un.
der Tie walls.
On The 25ih, Forl Constantine was invested by
sea and land, and Hlsr az obstinate defence was
carried by storm. The Allies then bonbaEded the
city and Tie ileel. Ten Russian shipS Of the line
were burned and sunk, The remaining forts were
carried, one after pnoihsr- eight bundled guns
we've silenced, twenty-five thousand pTisonsts were
taken, and the Russian loss, in dead aud disabled,
Is estimated at not less than 1900 in SebaslopOl
alone. In the midst Of this Tremendous hVVoc
Menschikoh, with The shattered remains Of his
force, retired into position in the inner haIbor
and threatened 10 DE The town ond blow up the
remaining ships unless The YiClOTs would grant him
ON honorable capitulsliOn. The Allied generals
demanded bis unconditional surrender. and, 1.-THE
name Of humanity gave him six hours for cOnsid.
Grafton. The SIX hours had not expired when the
last advicss left, hut Il was Tumorsd that he had
SunendeIed, aud that tue French and English fosS
waved over SebasiopOl.
LATEsT. --MepchikOTiS positively stated TO have
surrendered.
rHE BATTLE OF rnE ALMA.
The following are the official dispatches, Jas com
nuniCntgtl 10 the FDgllsh pubic;
Copy Of q telegfHphO dispatch from Vlsoount
Slfalforl de RedClile TO the Earl Of Clarendon,
dated CoRslanlinOple, Sept 20, 1854;
"T'he enllsnchment camp olthe Russians, con-
lhining $1,000 men, wilha numerous artillery aud
cavalry, on The heights Of the Alma, was attacked
OH the 2Oth inst, OF oEe p Nj Ythe allied tIoopS
and ohrIied BY the bayOnet at half past three, with
. loss on ouT sids Of about 1400 killed and wound
ed, and an equal loss on the side Of the PIench.-
The Russian army was iCIced TO put iIself in full
retreat" taI
"The Duke Of New Castle feels II his duty, In
publishing this leeRtephic dispatch, TO caution the
public against-eGpeGling any details for several
days. He feaIs none eau be received before The
9th Of October"
"Eveylhing whichIs received by the Governs
ment will be published Immediately"
"WaT Department, Sent. 30, 1854"
dispatch from Lord BfougLam himself thu fol.
lowing day says chat The English loss OF Alma Is
very consideIhbei but no general officer has been
Wounded, a lew pusoneTsi among whom are Two
general ofIiceTsau two guns, have been taken by
the English.
Prom other sources we learn that the Russihn
artillery Arranged in three batteries, end that
The Russian force WaSquits 10000 men, including
fair proportion Of cavalry.
The following from the MOniieuI, is The dispatch
lron Marshal st. ATnnud TO his governments
"VIVOvAc ON THE AKA, Sept. 80.
eve encountered The enemy lo-day on The Al.
ma. The woody Tavine through which the river
runs, studded with houses, and havl 3 very steep
slopes on the lett bank, was occupied by the enc.
my IN great force. These slopes were strongly en-
ttOnohed, ohd covered by powerful artillery. The
allied almiea attacked those difficult positions With
VigoT, Our soldiers sdVAnoed to The
assault with the erica Use Y Emperor! and car
Tied all beloio them. Tbs battle lasted four houlU,
aud our loss was 900 Killed and wounded. lam
o. yet isnonut0f the loss sustained by the English
army which fought vallianilypga an obstinate
residence. 81. ARNAUD."