, 1854-12-02
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY SATURDAY DECEMBER 1851

clent TO enable him to advance and relieve
the town, but when we consider that 90.
600 additional troops, including a strong
force of cavalry, must have already joined
The allied commanders, we may feel salts.
fed that they will give an excellent ac.
count of whatever hostile army may be
brought to interrupt their operations.
The DECLARATION OF THE FRENcH.-A
little after I O'Clock the FIRST French boat
put of from one of the men-ofwar; not
more than fifteen or sixteen men were on
board Of her. She was beached quietly
on shore at the southern extremity of the
red cliff The crew leaped out; they form
ed into knot on the strand, and seemed
busily engaged for few moments over
one spot of ground, as though they were
digging a grave. Presently a flag staff
was visible above their heads, and in Il few
moments more the tricolor was run up to
the top, and huttered out gaily in the wind,
while the men took of their bats, and no
doubt did their 'Vive ! Empereur 7 in
good style. The French were thus the
first to take possession and seizng Of the
Crimea. There was no enemy in sight
The most scrutinizing gaze at this moment
could not have detected u hostile uniform
along the coast. The French Admiral
lired gun shortly after O'Clock, and the
Decentralization of their troops commenced
In % minutes, they say that they got six
thousand men on shore.
LANDING OF THE BmrIsH.-Thc English
who it would seem do everything clumsily,
bnt in the end effectively, were longer in
placing their troops ashore When they
landed they heard that Sir George Brown
had narrow escape from being taken
prisoner. 1t appeared that he had been
the first to land, and pushed on without
sending videttes, although he fortunately
took the precaution TO bring few soldiers
with him. The Cossacks, who had been
dodging among the rocks, made dash at
him when within a hundred yards. The
General had to run, and was only saved by
a volley from the fusileers, which brought
the pursuers to stand
RUSSIAN AccoUNTs.-The Russian party
in Vienna had not disguised that the Rus
sian arms have met with signal reverses in
the Crimca. Accounts from Odessa say
that several battles have taken place, in
which the artillery Of the fleets shared
f." Prince Menchikoff has fallen back from
the Alma towards the heights Of the Ka-
tepa, where he was joined by Gen Chuma-
tOG with 6O00 foot. On the 23d there
was battle in which the Russian loss was
considerable One General and two Colo
nels were killed. Gen. Cbumatofr was
wounded" The publication Of these dis
patches were to pave the way for announc-
ing the fall of Sebastopol. 'a.g .-
THE News or THE VIcroRY.-When the
news reached Constantinople, it was order
ed that the city should be illuminated for
ten successive days ! Marseilles was iIlu-
minared when the news was brought to
that port. On reaching Boulogne, the
dispatch was conveyed at once 10 the En-
peror, who was engaged in reviewing the
troops. He hastily perused the cypher,
then turned to his Generals and said uui-
city" Sebastopol est prise n The an
nouncement was received with cheers, and
was briefly communicated by the Emperor
to the army. He said: This news is
probable. | have now the happiness to
announce it to you myself, and at the mo-
ment speak have little doubt that the
flags Of the allied armies are floating over
the walls Of Sebastopol." At Liverpool
Manchester and other cities, the news was
welcomed by the ringing of the church
bells and by the display Of flags. ..
Poslr1oN OF SEBAsroPoL.- London
Times says: All accounts of Sebastopol,
and allthe military opinions we have heard,
concur in pointing to the north side of the
harbor as the most assailable point in the
works. From the superior elevation of the
ground, If once the allied forces are in pos
session Of the heights ronnd- about, or of
any part of them, even without having re-
duced all the forts which crown these hills
1t is evident that the port, the feet in it,
and possibly the town itself, would be COM
manded, and from such a point, if once at
tanned, the whole'place is ut the mercy of
the enemy, for the fleet could easily be
burnt in the harbor by shells aud rockets,
and such conaagration would soon ex-
tend to the town itself. The principal fort
on the north side of the harbor is a large
octagonal battery on the height, which is
described as unfinished in the plans recent
ly Published nearer to the end of the
promontory, and still on the height is the
Telegraph Battery of II guns; and prob
ably some other feld-works or intrench-
ments have beep thrown up on the line of
hills Rut II tnncf ha aI.a...I L.