Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14


The striking fact in this table is the immense export to
Australia
Between the receipt of the news that the Crmean ex-
petition had set sail and the receipt of the news Of its
landing gap Of few days Oiled however, with rumors
of all sorts inevitable The inventive genius of the
Vienna Telegraph has of been abundanty
cissd Now we hear of Odessa being bombarded from
three sides at then Sir E. Lyons is making terrible
work at Anapa then there alarming stories about
the immense preparations the Russians are making to
receive the allied troops at Sebastopo then Perecop is
blown up and two ships Of the allies severely injured
and this morning the is that on the 18th 900
English and 5000 Turks disembarked ct Eupatora with
out meeting with any resistance, and immediately
menced marching Sebasopol and the transports had
returned to varna for the reserved corps consisting Of
10000 men, including cavalry force. second edition
Of the morning papers states that 800 French
soldiers had also landed and that the debarktion
compshed with safety It probable that all these
mors have or less of truth in them.
Sebasopol is undoubtedly the great mark of the expe
don and it is necessary that the blow should be struck
there with as little delay possible; and it is also
eessay in order to insure success that the allied force
amply sufficient it is supposed when concentrated to effect
The object but not enough allow Of many
large detachments, should not be divided would also
be necessary impede the arrival Of renforcements in
the Crmea from the Danube or the Caucasus until
the blow at Sebastopol has been struck. These
considerations give air of probability to the reports
about Odessa, Perecop and Anapa. These operations
would, however, think, be undertaken for dper
sion and entrusted to comparatively small ornaments
The force Immediately available for the defence of Sebato
pol amounts, told S. 900 OF the immense
number Of guns which crowd its batteries about three
hundred and fifty be brought to bear the entrance
OF its harbor One thing very much in favor Of the
allies 49, the much greater range Of their artillery The
ahes, having the command of the sea- can at all times
obtain renforcemsnt Of men and stores the Russians
can receive them only by tedious land marches which the
nature Of the country lays peculiarly open to Interrupt
ton. However, there Is no time to waste Those who
are acquainted with the meteorological phenomena of the
Euxine look upon the gale which continued to blow for
some days at the beginning Of the month as an aucipa
ton Of the equnoctia storms not uncommon in that re-
gon, and confidently predict period Of fine weather for
the next six weekswhat the Turks call the old no
mans summer" 1t viii be more difficult the knowing
IN the matter say, for the fleets cooperate with the
land forces after the middle Of Ocober and therefore
10 necessary that Sebasopo should fall before that time
The instructions the expedition which have just been
published, are at great length, and have unpretend
Ing earnest and businesske tone, which is very salts
factory and indicate that the commanders perfectly
Of the necessity that exists for prompt concentrate
Cd, and energetic action; and We think confident