Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-18


no general officer has been wounded. The main
body Of the army OF the enemyw was estimated at
from as 900 TO $4,000 infantry. A few prisoners
among whom are two general officers, and two
guns have been taken by the English army.
RAGLAN
In the night, the Chronicles correspondent
at Constantinople, under date of September 70,
forwarded the following:
f. CoNsTANrINoPLE, Sept. 90, 1854.
A battle was fought on the heights of the Alma
on the goth Of September.
The passage of the river was forced, and the
Russians repused.
The steamer Magellan, which has just arrived,
has brought this news.
The French General Thonasson is on board,
wounded IN the abdomen.
General Canrobeu was wounded In the shout
der
Marshal ST. Armand and General Raglan COM
manded personally.
The victory is complete.
The allies had 2400 killed and wounded.
The Russa suffered far greater losses.
Many cannon have been captured
Three English steamers protected the passage
Of the Alma from the 3tfc
Three batteries were stormed.
Telegraphic dispatches of similar contents
were received from Vienna and Paris. The fol-
lowing important additional intelligence, how
ever, created immense sensation. 1t an
nounced the surrender of Sebastopol."
vienna, Saturday, Sept 80, 1854.
Authentic advces from Bucharest state that
great battle has been fought, which ended in the
victory of the allies, and the taking of Sebastopo.
aThe steamer which carried this news from
the Crimea 10 Constantinople, communicated il 10
another steamer bound from Constantinople 10
Varna, whence the glorious udngs were for
warded TO Omer Pasha. .,i5g, NJ
"The latest authentic advices from CONSTANT
nople dated The 23d of September, received this
morning. confirm the battle and victory Of the
allies near Sebastopol.
CAMP AT HoNvAULT, BouLoGNE SUR MED
Saturday, o'clock.
81 have only just time 10 send you the follow
ing important intelligence, viz That the emperor,
while on the field, received dispatch, after read
ing which, he turned round 10 his generals and
the troops, and said, SeJastopoi est prisp
''The news was received with immense cheer
ing"
VIENNA, Monday Evening. =
~ alt is currently reported that Gortschsko, the
Russian ambassador here, has received later adj
vices confirming The intelligence OF the complete
surrender Of Menschikof; but this is not yet au-
thentic." ,n-la
Marshal st. Aruaud has sent the following
account of the battle of the Alma to the French
governments s.,
From the Paris Moniteur.
The Marshal Minister of War has received
the following dispatch from Marshal de St. Ar
maud 800
"BIvoUAc ON THE ALMA, Sept. 80, 1854.
ave have to-day encountered the enemy on
Alma. He occupied with considerable forces the
ravine through which the river runs, and which is
ihickly wooded, cut up by houses, traversable
only at three points, and the heights on the left
bank having very steep declivily; the forces
were solidly entrenched and covered with ar
tl.ery. The allied troops advanced upon these
difficult positions with unprecedented vigor. IL is
to the cry OF Vive rEmpereur,' that our soldiers
have carried those which were in their front.
The battle Of Alma lasted four hours. il is a
splendid debut for our arms. The French troops
have had 400 men killed and wounded. do
not yet know the losses Of the English army,
which has valianlly fought in presence Of an obsti
nate resistance"
A letter from Paris, written last night says |;
aPars has been kept in a state Of the utmost
excitement the whole OF this day by the contradic-
tory reports with respect 10 the surrender OF Sc
bastopol have taken some pains 10 ascertain
the truth, and have reason 10 believe that up to
five o'clock no official confirmation Of the fall of
Sebasiopol had been received, either by the French
government or by any of the foreign embassies.
In all OF the official quarters the same doubt still
exists. News has indeed been received which
appears 10 give some sort Of confirmation OF the
u
and is far from amounting 10 an official confrma-
ton Of il. think il right 10 add that some parties
who ought 10 be well informed, and 10 be good
Judges Of the value of such information as has al
ready reached us, still maintain that the news is
actually true, although there is no official confirm
alton Of The fact"
One fact Ia regarded here as very satisfac-
tory, namely, that the troops took the Russian
batteries on the heights Of the Alma at the
point of the bayonet, in the face of steep hill
and heavy artillery According to these vari.
Gus accounts, 5000 Russians fell at the Alma !;
nearly 5000 Allies We have no statement
how many fell on the river Katscha, where the
engagement is said TO have been "sangunary y
and then we hear that $4,000 Russians were
killed and wounded at Sebastopol, which inn
plies hard fighting and some great loss on our
side.
The news Of the victory on the heights Of
Alma was proclaimed by the lord mayor to the
good citizens of London amidst the blowing Of
trumpets. The bells of oil the churches in
England have been ringing merry peals Of VIC
tory. On Sunday the clergymen announced it
from the pulpit to their congregations. Dur
ing the service OF st. Pauls, the national an
them was thundered forth by the magnificent
organ and full choir, the whole congregation
standing.
The telegraphic wires will, hope, bring you
the official confirmation Of the fall Of the Rus
sian stronghold in the Crimea. ~
This news will doubtless have some effect
upon the governments Of Austria and Prussia.
We are anxious to hear what effect il will have
upon the Emperor Nicholas,