Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-10-20
TERRIBLE RATTLE.

just as We were ready to goto press
We receiyed The intelligence that sebas-
topol. has been, taken by. the allied
powers. They lostl0s 600 men, aud
the Russians / 81 900 killed and 90 ooG
prisoners. The telegraph dispatch
says:
Eight hours after the Europa sailed,
on Saturday. the 30th nlt., sof1iciaIRd-
vices reached Liverpool ola great bat
tie which was fought at the River Al
ma. in the Crimea, on the 2lst ult.-
The allied forces stormed the Russian
cntrenchments on the Alma, and after
four hours hard fighting, in which the
allies lost Tvs. thousand. killed and
wounded and the Russians six thou
sand, the latter retreated to the river
Kalscha. where they again rallied un-
der Menschikoff, on the esd. when an
other battle was fought, in which the
RusiansIwere again defeated, and were
driven back to the entertainments be-
hind Sebastopol. where they again
rallied, and were attacked the third
time by the allies. and driveninto Sc
bastopol, which city was the beleagued
by sea and land
On the 25th, Fort Constantine was
invested by sea and land. and after an
obstinate defense wascanied BY storm.
The allies then bombarded the city,
and the fleet and ten Russian ships of
the line were burned and sunk. The
remaining forts were carried, one aft. r
another, So0og questioned, and $4,000
prisoners taken. The Russians loss IN
dead and disabled is estimated at not
less than 5000, in Sebastopol -aloncl
Menschikof, with theshattered remains
Of his force, retired ton position in the
inner harbor, and threatened to FIRE
the town and blow up the remaining
ships, unless the victors would grant
him an honorable capitulation.
The allied. sGenera,s demanded his
unconditional surrender. but for the
sake of humanity, gave him six hours
To consider the summons, and the la
test dispatch ssys, 'Menschoff had sur
reulered. and the English and French
days wei. floating over Sebastopole -
Tho entrenchea camp of the Russians
on the nights n, the River Alma. con
sisted of $4,000 men. with numerous
artillery and cavalry force, and the
entertainments were carried at the
point OF the bsyouet, after four hours
hard fighting. Marshal ST. Arnaud
and Lord Raglan commanded in per-
son. No general officer of the British
was wound, but General Themassyh,
ofthe French. il thoughtt to be fatally
wounded. and General Caurabut wa.
! wounded in The shoulder. ai. p
, The several engagements on The
, plains Of kalanta, lasted several hours
and were veri sanguinary, ending il
the totaideioat of The Russians. whC
wei c pursued to the Entertainments be
hind Sebastopol. ad,o,a.ias, sidi4
Some of the dispatches state aha
the garrison Of Sebastopol was Offered
free Withdrawal. butpreferred surren
dering as'prisoners OF war. The dis
patches are howererivcry conflicting
one dated Berlin. the Sd inst, says
+ telegraph dispatch from st Petersburg
! says that IMenschikof had sent n iele
graph dispatch to that city, dated Sep
iember e5, stating that he had with
drawn his.trobps from before Sebasto
pol, towards Baktsehiserri, where h
will wait reinforeemonts; and adds iha
Sebastopol had not been attacked "a
TO the 10th. -.a s..i.s 1885, hflal