Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-17

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Sebastopol Taken--the Russian Fleet De-
stroyed-- Eighteen thousand Russians Kill
ed and wounded, and Twenty-two Thou-
sand Taken Prisoners Reported Captive
lily Of Prince MenschikOf.
The Baltic, with four days later European intel
ligence, arrived at her wharf, at New York, yes
terday, with news of the most excitinsscharacter
Eight hours after the Europa sailed, came the
official news Of a great battle at Alma River, in
the Crimea, on 2lst. The allies stormed the Rus
sian entertainments and after four hours of fight
ing, the Anglo French army lost twentyeight hun
dred in killed and wounded, and the Russians six
thousand. i ,{r asassJ
Private dispatches supply the rest Of the news,
namely, that the Russians under Prince Menschi-
kofr rallied on the river Katscha on the 23d. and
again gave battle TO the allies. The Russian forces
were again defeated and; driven TO the entrench-
lnenis behind Sebastopol They again rallied and
fought third battle on the 2ith and were a third
time defeated, and fed into Sebastopol, which was
beleaguered by sea and land.
Fort Constantine blew up, the other forts were
stormed, and the Russian fleet was burned and
ten ships were sunk. The Russians lost eighteen
thousand in killed and wounded, when twenty two
thousand of the garrison capitulated, and were
made prisoners. Menschikof with the shattered
remains of his army barricaded the inner Harbor
and refused to surrender. Six hours were allowed
him 10 submit. II is reported, but not officially,
that he had surrendered. Great were the rejoic-
ings throughout Great Britain and France. An
attack on Cronstadt is seriously menaced.
On the 25lh Fort Constantine was invested by
sea and land. After an obstinate defence il was
carried by storm. The allies then bombarded the
city and the Russian feet. Ten Russian ships Of
the line were burned and sunk.
The remaining forts were carried one after an
other; eight hundred guns were senced, and
twenty-five thousand prisoners were taken,
The Russian loss, in dead and disabled is esti-
mated at not less than eighteen thousand in Sc
basiobol alone. Prince Menschikoff with the
shattered remains of his force, retired into forti
fed position in the inner harbor, and threatened
to fire the town and blow mp the remaining ships
unless the victors would grant him honorable
ptulations. The Allied generals demanded his
unconditional surrender, and in the name Of hui
mainly gave him six hours for consideration. A
later dispatch says that Prince Menschikoff had
surrendered and that the British and French flags
now wave over Sebastopo
The enirenched camp Of the Russians on the
heights of Alma, containing fifty thousand men,
with numerous artillery and cavalry, was carried
at the point of the bayonet, after four hours fight
ing. No general officers OF the British were
wounded. Marshal ST. Armand and Lord Raglan
commanded in person General Thomasson, a
French officer, is thought TO be fatally wounded in
his shoulder, The second engagement on the
Plains of Kaantai lasted several hours. II was
the Russians, who were pursued 10 their en-
trenchments behind Sebastopol
Other dispatches state that the garrison Of Sc
bastopol were offered free Withdrawal, but they
surrendered as prisoners Of war. ranois
The dispatches are very conflicting. One dated
at Berlin on the Sd says: A Geographic dispatch
was received here direct from ST. Petersburg, 10
the effect that Prince Menschikof has photographed
under date of September 25th, that he had with
drawn the troops unmolested from before Sebas-
topol towards Bahtschi Sere where he viii await
reinforcemenis . and adds that Sebas,opol had
not been attacked up TO the Goth. However, Rms
accounts 90 not cOnccdt tnc fdCt tndt Severe
| reyerses have occurred in the Crimea. m
A dispatch dated at Berlin on the 2olh says, that
the return Of the French feet from the Baltic has
been countermanded. Another dispatch dated at
Kiel on the ID states, that the feet let that
hsrbor to join Napier in the Baltic. Napier was
before Reyel on the 23d.
A dispatch dated at Bucharest on the 18th,
again asserted that fly thousand Russians are
concentrated IN the Dobrudscha, andthat General
Luders is constantly receiving reinforcements.
Omar Pasha is only waiting for 81. Arnsud's or
der TO attack Bessarabia. All arrangements in
the Turkish army indicate the intention Of a win
ter campaign. The Russians were concentrated
in the ncighborhood Of IsmaiL
The details the sebsstopol news are not ex-
pected by the British government before the 9th.
The Turks were fastening through Bulgaria by
forced marches for the sea coast.
The Austrian ambassador at Paris called on
Drouyn de rHuys to express the satisfaction Of
his government at the success OF the allied ar
mics.
The 81. Petersburg Journal publishes a decree
forbidding the export Of corn 10 Austria.
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