Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-24

Crimeai - AnnihHation of the Russiansl
--Eighieen Thousand Russians Killed.
Ten Ships Of Var Sanki-- The Fall
of Sepasiopoy-22 900 Russians takenl
PrisonerSi
New YoRK, Oct. l6-P. M.
The steamship Baltic arrived a, this por,
att o'clock this evening, with Liverpool
dates Of the 4ih inst.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE..--W es,ern
Canal Flour Is quoted a. Sis. and Ohio a.
34s. Corn, yellow and white, 39s. Rich,
ardson quotes Breads,uffs quiet, with sales
a, retail Of good brands al firm prices, bui in.
ferior was iriae easier. McMakin reports
,hal Corn had advanced l(02s. McHenry
quotes Bacon unchanged in every respecl.
Cheese was ia good demand. Lard and
Talow wdrc dull. Consols 95IO95S
GRNRR1G INTELLIGRNcR. Baltic spoke
and boardedthe British schooner Jno. Glenn
EMS, Oft Cape Race, cruising for The miss.
ing boats Of The Arctic, and learned from her
the particulars Of the catastrophe. The Al.
rica arrived out on the morning Of the Isl
inst, and thesleamer Brandon on the 30lh
ul,. The U. s. steamer San Jacinio put
back TO Southampton, in consequence Of
damage TO her machinery, having broken
one of.he fans Of her screw. She will be
detained FIVE DR. six weeks. H
| TIE Baltic brings the mos, impor,ah, in
ielligence from the seat of war lha, has been
received siLce The commencement Of hoslil.
tiles. About eight hours after The Europa
sailed, official news was received Of great
bau,e in the Crimea.
! On The 2lst, The Allies s,ormed the Rus
sian rnlrenchment al the Alma River; and
al,er four hours hard fighting carried the
works. The Anglo French loss is pul
down a. $500 killed and wounded and the
Russian al 5000,
Private dispatches supply tho rest Of the
news. namely: That the Russians under
Menchikoff rallied on lhe river Kazchan on
The 93d; and again gave ballIe 10 the Allies,
and were again defeated and driven TO heir
enrenchmem behind Sevaslopol. whore
they again rallied and lough,,he third battle
on the 24lh, and wers third time defeated
AID hey then fled into Sevas,opol which
was beleaguered by sea and land.
/ Fort Cunslan,ine was invested by sea and
land, and, after an obstinate defence, was
carried by storm. The Allies then bombard.
ed the city and feet. Ten Russian ships.oi.
'he,Ihe We're burned and sunk. The re.
;, malnipg forts were carried, one after an.
Other, and 800 guns silenced and $4,000
prisoners taken. ..t
The Russian loss in, dead and disabled Is
estimated al no, less than 18 600 in Sevnslo
poi alone. Menschikof, with The shauered
remains Of his force, retired into position in
the inner harbor. and threatened 10 fire the
Town and blow up the remaining ships, un.
less the yiciors would grant him an honora,
bic. caphulalion. The nllied Generals de.
manded his unconditional surrender. and il
The name Of humanity gave him six hours
i consideration. Our aiesl dispatch say,
Y Menschikof surrendered. and thai ,heeses
lEsish and French flags were waving o. a-
vast opal. $50
! An enirenched camp OF Russians, on iht
heights of Allpa. conlainig 10000 men anc
numerous artillery and cavalry, was carried
at The point Of bayonel. after four hours
fgming. No General officers Of the Brilisf
were wounded. Marshal 81. Arnaud ant
Lord Raglan commended in person. Gen
Thonusson. Rrench) his thought is fatally
wounded. Gen. Canrobert was wounded Il
The shoulder.
The second engagement on The plains o
Kalunlar lasted several hours. Il was very
sanguinary and ended in the total defeat o
the Russians, who were pursued 10 their en-
I Uenchmenls before Sevaslopol.
d Dispatches slate thai the garrison Of Sc
i [voslopol was offered free Withdrawal, bu
!. surrendered as prisoners OF war. The des
patches are very conflicting. One date,
a Berlin, Sd, says telegraph dispatch ba
S been received from 81. Petersburg to the Ell
d ftcl thar Menchkoff had ieiegraphed uude
J. date of September 25th, tha, he had with
!, drawn his troops, unmoles,ed from beior
d Sevaslopol towards BakeshiSerei, where h
o would await reinfcrcemenls. ai. ss.
Q The Russiun accounts do not conceal III
o facts Of a severe reverse in The Crimea :
d A dispach dated Berlin, 29lh, says the re
d iurn Of the French feet from the Baltic wa
counlermanded. 9p' ea
r A dispatch dated Kisl, 2d, states tha, tn
4 flee, had left that harbot to join Napier Il
j The Baltic. Napier was before Reyel o.
d on ihe23d. l, is again asserted that so 00
/, Russians are in Dobrudscbapa General Lu
$ ders is constantly receiving reinforcement:
$ Omar Pasha was only Visiting 81. Arnaud'
u order TO a,iack Bessarabia. All The arrange
$ mep,s in the Turkish army indicate an in
G ,enlion Of winter campaign. The Russi
v ans are concenIrasedi in The neighborhood q
! Ismuii. The details Of The Seves.opol new
Z is no, expected by the British Government
9 before lhe 9Th. yef
The Turks are Fastening through Bulea
g ria by forced marches. for The sea coast.
The Austrian Ambassador alParis calIe
/, on Druyn do L'Huys, 10 express the salts
IS faction Of his government All the successes o
9 The allied armies. s 2
. The ST. Petersburg Journal publishes
!, decree fOrbdding the expor. Of corn 10 Aus
Is .Iia. ~ Z ~"
u II is rumored that joim note had bee
IS sen, by England and France 10 the Cabint
: at Washington, reqiring an explanation .
S all engagements entered into between III
NJ United States and Russia, especially viii
Q respect 10 the nature and condition OF III
acquisition said-lo.-b be mads-by tie Unite
S,nles Of the Russian possession 10 NorI
! Americul staa ib anss