Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-10-24
WAR NEWS.

WAR NEWS.
Private dispatches state that the Russians un-
der Menschikof; rallied on the river Kataskia, Oh
the 22d again gave battle to allies, were again
defeated and driven to entertainment behind Sc
bastopol; again rallied and fought the Sd battle
on the Oath, and were a third time defeated !; fed
into Sebastopol which was besieged by land.
There was great rejoicing throughout Britain
and France. ss.gz1
After four hours fighting the Anglo-French lost
| $500 killed and wounded-the Russians lost
5000.
On the 25th Sept. Fort Constantine was in
vested by land and sea, and after an obstinate
defence was carried by storm. The allies then
bombarded the city and feet. Ten Russian ships
of the line were burned and sunk; 800 guns and
| $4,000 prisoners taken. Russian loss, in dead
and disabled, estimated at no less than 3d.
600 in Sabastopol alone. Menschikof, with the
shattered remains Of his army, retired into po-
sition in the inner harbor and threatened to fire
| the mole and blow up the remaining ships unless
| the allies would grant him an honorable capitula-
| ton. The allied armies demanded an uncondi-
| tional surrender, and in the name of humanity,
gave him six hours for consideration.
The latest dispatches say that Menschikoff has
surrendered. The British and French flags wave
|
Russians, on two heights of the Alma contained
$4,000 men and numerous artillery, and were car
ried at the point of the bayOnet, after four hours
| fighting. No general officer of the British wound
ded.-St. Arnaud an Lord Raglan commanded in
person. Gen. Thompson, French, was thought to
be fatally wounded. Gen. Camkobert was wound
ed in the shoulder.
The second engagement of the Plains Of Kala-
tic lasted several hours and not very sanguinary,
and ended in the total defeat of the Russians who
were pursued to their intrenchments before Sebas-
topol.
pol were offered withdrawal, but surrendered as
prisoners of war.
| Dispatches as to Sebastopol are very conflict
ing. The one dated Berlin the Sd, says tele-
graphic despatch has been received from st. Pc
tersburgh, that Menschikof had telegraphed un-
der date of 25th that he had withdrawn his troops
unmolested from before Sebastopol, towards Bes-
karia, where he will await reinforcements. He
say that's SebastopOl had not been attacked up to
the 18th. Russian accounts do not conceal the
fate Of several reserves in the Crimea.
The order of the French troops to leave the
Baltic had been countermanded. A feet left the
| harbOr of Kiel on the I'd October. to Join Napier
n the Baltic. Napier was before Revel on the
23d. Omer Pascha intends to attack Beskaria.
The Turks are making arrangements for winter
campaign. The Russians concentrating in
the neighborhood of Ismail.
Details Of the Sebastopol news was not ex-
pected to reach government before the 9th.
The Turks were fastening upon Bulgaria by
forced marches to the sea coast.
The Austrian Ambassador at Paris called upon
the French Minister to express the satisfaction of
his government at the success of the allies.
st Petersburgh journals contain a decree for
bidding the export of corn to Austria.
The correspondent of the Independent Beige
says that it is rumored that note has been pre-
sented by England and France to the Cabinet at
Washington requiring explanation of the engage
mcnts entered into by the United States and Rus
STA with respect to the nature and conditions of
the acquisitions said to have been made to the u.
S. from the Russian Possessions in North Amer
lea.
| LATEST.
Disturbances had broken out at Burgis, Spain,
Nothing further as to capture Of SebastopOl.-
| Previous accounts confirmed. The Turkish
Ambassador presented to the London Times a
copy of dispatch from Constantinople, and said
he entertained no doubt of the previously pub
| lished account.