, 1854-12-16
Europe--from the Seat of War.

EurOpe--frOm the Seat OF War
By the arrival Of the Pacific and Arabii
at New York, we have dates from Liver
pool 10 Oct. 2lst one week later than pre-
vious advices. The news from the Grimes
is to Oct. Sth, at which time Sebastapo
had not yet been taken.
The source from which the false repor
first originated has been discovered. L
was at first suspected that some unprinci
| pied spectators in Bucharest and Vienna
had fabricated the news, but the following
passage in letter Of Sept 25th, received
by the Ost Deutsche Post, from Constant;
nople, clears up the mystery At sunset
a report spread with the rapidity Of light
ming through the city that a steamer haC
Just brought the news of the taking of Sc.
bastopol by the allies. 1t has, however
been discovered that the author of this
little joke" is NJ. Sommariva, the cor
respondent of Impartial de Smyrne. The
effects Of this silly falSehood were, howev
er, tremendous.
Reports as to the fall of Sebastopo have
again circulated simultaneously in Vienna
Paris and London, and large stock opera
tions were said to have been made on the
faith of these SRiementS, but the public
were slow to believe.
The Soldaten Freund says that Prince
Menschikoff left 20, 900 men in Sebastopol
and entrusted thc command of the army
there to General Chomutoff. He left on
Oct. LIST for Perekop, where three infantry
divisions, three cavalry divisions, and eight
CosSack regiments had been concentrated
On the 7th, he set out on his return with
these reiniorcements, and it was expected
that with the renforcements advancing
from Cherson the Russian army would, by
Oct. 20, be 10000 strong. The northern
forts OF Sebasiopol, and not Bakshiserai
now form the base of the Russian opera
tions.
General Canrobert had stated in dis.
patch to the French government, that he
considered the position Of the aiies before
Sebastopol as inpregnable, and that il
could be held by $4,000 men and two hun.
drcd guns, against force of 200. 900 Rus
slams. A corps of $4,000 Russians were
posted near Sebastopol, but it was believed
that they could not long retain their posi-,
ton there.
The Turkish army is ready to second the
operations of the allies, and we again here
that Omer Pacha is preparing to assume
the offensive in Besarabia. 1t is supposed
that his operations will commence on three
points, the Pruih, the Dobrodja and the
sea.
Letters giving details Of the battle oI
Alma continne to express disapprobat ation
that the admirals did not land couple .oi
thousand Of marines or seamen to relieve
the troops of the fatiguing duty of bury
ing the dead and removing the wounded.
Slight disagreements have occurred as to
the respective merits of the different corps
engaged, and especially as to who captur-
cd the only Russian gun that was taken
As the words Grenadier Gnards" were
found chalked on the gun, that regiments
claim to il certainly seems the best. 1t is
said that the French, to swell the amount
of their glory" included in the return ol
killed those who had died Of cholera. All
admit that the Russian infantry and artil-
lery fought well, but the conduct Of the
cavalry is characterized as spiritless. No
eagle, standard nor regimental ensign was
displayed by the Russians. British &C.
counts say that the Russian loss amounted
to 1000 or 5000, but as the allies, remdin-
ing masters of the field, had to bury the
Russian dead as well as their own, and
only buried 1880 Russian bodies, the loss
seems exaggerated.
We hear from unquestionable authority
that nearly all the sege artillery has been
landed, and that from three to four hun
dred canon, howitzers, ETC., were looking
down from the heights upon the doomed
city. A despatch received by the French
minister Of War, from General Canrobert,
dated Oct. 3, announces that the two arm
les were placed in excellent military posi-
tions.
No day had actually been fixed for the
opening of the bombardment. The last
advices from Balaklava, Of the 9Th Octo-
Der, state that it would be between the
10th and 18th. The two generals in COM
mand, Raglan and Canrobert, are brave,
cool-headed men, and will not hurry mat
ters, but go on steatily till the arrange
ments are completed, and then TO work in
earnest. 1t was expected that forty-eight
hours after the firing commenced, sufi-
cient breach would be made to allow the
British troops 10 scale the forts, sword in
hand.
The possession Of Balaklava by the allies
is great point. 1t establishes an unre-
stricted communication with the feet and
Constantinople, and enables the reinforce
ments to land without the fear Of oppos-
ton 10000 French additional have al
ready arrived numbers more were on the
way the Sultan has ordered 10, 900 Turks
to join Immediately some 1000 cavalry,
'of which the want was so severely felt at
Alma, have also landed
The position of the Gesman powers is
becoming daily more delicate. Prussia has
sent reply to the last Austrian circular.
1t accuses Austria Of neglect in consulting