The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-18
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DREADFUL Loss OF LIFR.
coMpLErE RoUr OF THE RUSSIANS.

and most nruanE importance. The allied forces
have attacked and captured Sehasopei complete.
ly routing the Russians, with awful slaughter on
both sides. The allies are said 10 have ioet ten
thousand killed aBd wounded, aud the Russians
not less than eighteen thousand killed.
The Fret grand battle took place the q uit
when fort Cons aa,ine was destroyed and other
forts with two hundred guns were taken six yes
sells OF the Russian ieet were sunk and many lives
tost.
one account saws that Menschikof, after fighting
retired to Battain bay with the remainder OF his
forcss declaring that he would burn the city II an
attempt was made to capture them. The allies,
however, gave him six hours to surrender, and the
latest runner was that he had surrendered
The Russians res isted the attack manfully, but
were fnally snnihilated.
Another account says the fall OF Sebastopoi took
place on the 2sh. That there were $4,000 Rus
slams engaged In the battle OF Alma They were
defeated by the allies and forced to retreat on Sc
bastopol The allied forces occupied the heights
and three English steamers protected the passage
of the Alma during the battle. The assault upon
Sebsstopol followed the d. and the battle last
ed three days, during which the slaughter was
frightiul.
The garrison, j. is said, were offered permission
TO retreat but preferred to remain prisoners of
war.
The loss at the battle Of Alma, was reported at
5000 French aud English, $500 Turks and 5000
Russians. Marshal ST. Armand and Lord Raglan
commanded personally
Three batteries were stormed.
despatch was said to have been received by
Gortschakof, confirming the surrender of Menschi.
kof.
The Russians have been forbidden to export
corn to Austria.
The first news of the fall of Sebastopol was
brought by Tarter who arrived at Bucharest
Considerable doubt, however, was cast upon his
account but the French Government said to
have received confrmstory advices of the affair
from NJ. De Bual.
The Turkish Ambassador at Vienna also tee.
graphed the Turkish Ambassador at London con
frming previous accounts. Full details, however,
wanting, aud the telegraph dispatches are
somewhat conflicting. The news, however, had
caused the widest excitement all over Europe
French and English funds advanced under it.
The French squadron would again join Admiral
Napier in the Baltic
Omer Pasha was about to attack the Russians at
Bessarabia.
Another despatch states that battle was fought
at Alma, which lasted four hours, in which the
French los. 1900; English loss not stated
Prince Napoleon had three horses killed under
him. Gen. Taomas was killed and Gen. Caurobert
badly wounded.
The allies in the Baltic were preparing to attack
Reyel and Cronstsdt
Affairs in France and England were tranquil ex.
cept great rejoicings over the fall OF Sebastopo
Austria and Prussia remain as before, maintain
log the same at itude towards Russia and the allies
SECOND DESPATCH.
The Baltic left Liverpool a. 8 clock ON the NOR
ming OF the 4th, with 222 passengers On the 18th,
OFF Cape Race, spoke and was boarded by the Bri-
tish schooner John Clemens, cruising for the miss
ing boats, &c OF the Arctic, and learned from her
the partic uars of the catastrophe.
The Africa arrived out on the morning of the LIST
inst. The steamer Brandon arrived out ON the Sd
inst.
The United States steamer San Jacinto put back
to Southampton with her machinery damaged.
having, off FeXel, broke one of the fans of her
screw and would be detained for repairs five or six
weeks.
CAPTURE OF sEBAsToPoL.
Eight hours after the departure of the Eurona
official news was received OF the great battle at Al
ma river. in the Crimea.
On the 2lst ut the allies stormed the Russian
entertainments, after four hours fighting. In this
battle the Anglo French lost 1900 killed and wound
ed, and the Russians lost 5000.
Private dispatches supply the rest of the news,
VIZ That the Russlanf, under Menschikoti, per-
sonally rallied on the river kabscha, on the 23d
and again gave battle to the allies, but were again
defeated and driven to the entertainments behind
Sebastopoi.
They again rallied, however. and fought the third
battle and were third time defeated, and fled into
Sebastopol, which was beleagured by land and
sea
Fort Constantine blew up, and the other forts
were stormed. The Russian fleet was burned, and
the ships sunk. The Russians lost l6 900 killed and
wounded and % 900 OF the garrison capi,ulated and
were made prisoners.
Menschikof, with the shattered remains of his
army. were barricaded in the inner harbor, and
refused to surrender. Six hours had been allowed
him. and it reported but officially that he had
surrendered
On the 25tb, Fort Constantine was invested by
sea and land, and, after au obstinate Defence was
carried by Storm The allies then bombarded the
city and fleet and ten Russian ships of the line
were burnt and sunk The remaining forts were
carried, one after the other, and 800 guns were
sllenced and % COO prisoners taken.
The russian loss IN dead and wounded is estiula-
ted at not less than s 200 in Sebastopol alone
Menschikotf with the shattered remains of his
forces had retired into position in the inner har.
Dor, threatening to fire the town and blow up the
remaining ships unless the vctors would grant him
honorable capitulations. The allied generals de.
manded his unconditional surrender, and in the
name of humanity gave him six hours consider
alton.
later dispatch says that Menschikoff had sur
rendered. and that the British and French flags
wave over Sebastepol.
The entrenched camp of the Russians on the
heighths of Alma contained so, COO men, and hume
rous cavalry and artillery, and was carried the
point of the bayone after four hours hard fight
ing.
No general officer of the British force was
wounded
Marshal St Arnaud and General Raglan com
msnded in person. General Thomasson, a French
officer, is thought to have been fatally wounded
Gen Caurobert was wounded in the shoulder.
The second engagement on the plains OF kalan.
tai lasted several hours, and was very sanguinary.
1t ended in the total defeat of the Russians, who
were pursued to the Entertainments before sebas-
topol.
The dispatches state that the garrison of Sebas.
topol were offered free withdrawal but surrender
sd as prisoners of war;
The dispatches were very conflicting One dated
Berlin Sd, says that Geographic dispatches had
been received there direct from ST. Petersburg to
the effect that Menschikoff has teegraphed under
date OF September 25, that he had withdrawn his
troops unmols sted from before Sebastopol towards
Hakktiki Serial, and that he will there await rein
forcemen.s. and adds that Sebastopol had not beeu
attacked up to the Goth
The Russian accounts do not conceal the facts OF
severe reverses in the Crimea. Dispatches from
Berlin to the 9h say that the of the French
neet from the Baltic has been countermanded
despatch dated kieI, October I'd, states tina.
the fleet had left that harbor TO join Napier in the
Baltic. Napier was before Revel on the 23d ult.
Another account states that two Russian ships OF
war were sunk with many on board. Also that the
allies captured over and thousand OF the enemy's
guns.
The very latest account from Vienna by telegraph
states that the city OF Sebastopo was in tiames and
In all probability had been reduced to ashes, sacii
tcing many lives.
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and inferior tribe easier. Corn-McMacket
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Western canal -four 10 quoted at Bis, and Ohio q
34s.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
dispatch from Bucharest, dated the S0th ult :
states that il il sgsn asserted that 600 Russant