Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-11-17
THREE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
THE FORTS AT BALAKLAVA CAPTUR-
ED BY THE RUSSIANS.
ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE
Cotton MISREPRESENTATION Declined


New York, Nov l5.-The Cunard steam
ship Asia, Capt. Lott, from Liverpool at IL
o'clock on the morning of 4th inst, reached
her dock here shortly after 8 o'clock this
morning. She brings 444 passengers.
The following Geographic despatch was re-
ceved at the Foreign Office, Just before the
departure of the Asia, from Lord Stratford de
Radcliffe
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 2S.-midaight.-Th
Captain of the English steamer Transport,
which left Balaklaya on the evening of the
Goth, confirms to great extent the informa
ton brought this morning by French ship.
1t appears that the Russians attacked the
forts in the vicinity of Balaklava on the 10Th,
their number being about 30 900. The attack
was unexpected. The Cossacks preceded the
infantry. To resist them at first, were Otto
man troops and some Scotch regiments. The
Turks gave way, and even left their guns,
which the Russians seized and turned against
them. The Scotch, however,, remained firm
i'll their position.
The French took part in the affair, with adj
mirable bravery. On the next day, this po-
stion was attacked by 5000 Russians, as well
from the SebastopOl side, as that of Balaklava.
They were repulsed with great slaughter
The loss of the Russians must have been great.
1t is affirmed that the fire of the batteries of
the town had been much sackened, and ac-
cording to the reports of the wounded officers
who had arrived at Ba-yuk- dere, the belief
was still firmly entertained that Sebastopol
would soon be in the hands of the Allies.
Among the names of the killed and wound
ed, we find no general officer.
Up to the 25th of October, the siege and
bombardment of Sebastopol continued with
regularity and success, and the loss OF life in
the town of Sebastopol was so great that the
air was said to be tainted by the number of
unburied and purifying dead.
Admiral Nachimof had been killed by
shell.
The loss of the allies is comparatively small,
and Lord Raglan is understood to be favorable
to prolonged bombardment. in preference to
all immediate assault. On the other hand,
the Wetner Zeitu,sg publishes the following
"Richeneff, Bessarabia, Oct. 29.-On the
25th, Gen. Liprandi attacked the detached
camp of the English, and took the four re-
doubts which protected their position. The
assailants, also, took eleven guns. At the
same time such powerful cavalry attack was
made, that it probably cost the English half
their light cavalry. Lord Cardigan, who COM
manded the cavalry, escaped with great diff
Guilty. Lord Dunkellen was taken prisoner
by the Russians" Greek accounts from
Odessa confirm this, and say that the English
cavalry lost five hundred men.
1t is certain that the Russians have received
considerable reinforcements, and still strong
er corps was expected from Perekop.
The English accounts say that their cavalry
was attacked, but that the French advanced
to their assistance, and the Russians retired.
Lord Dunkellin family had been informed
by the Government that the report of Lord
Dunkellins capture by the Russians, is not
true, or, at least, very doubtful.
1t is said that two Russian men-of-war,
which had been ca1eened over in the harbor,
to serve as batteries, had been sunk by the