Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-28

to Constannople and the Vulcan steamer $780, The It'll
23d, and asa (British) regiments suffered most"
VIENNA, Ger. From Russian source learn that
IN the battle of the 20ib the Alma Marshal 81 Ar
maud could not command the Allies in consequence OF
severe and sudden attack of ndsposon, which prevent
ed his mounting horseback; consequently Lord Rag
Ian alone commanded the Allies In persoa Who il is add
ed, are imbued with unbounded coincidence In the mill
tary talents and superior requirements OF their English
commanderin-chief The osses Of the Russians in this
first battle stated to be-one general, two colones
fftythree officers, and 2S00 men killed; Gen. Chomu
to, sghty-six officers and 900 wounded. These
data from Russian IL also the report that
Prince Menschikof commanded the Russian forces in
person the 10th, and that he with his entire sat,
narrowly escaped being taken prisoners during the en-
gagement.
When the invading force arrived off Eupatoria, the
18th September, flag of truce sent off from the AL
lied Generals and the garrison invited to lay down their
The chief man of the city, sort of mayor civil
magistrate replied that the place did not contain asnge
soldier that there garrison and consequently
to lay down, but that the Allies would be allowed
to occupy the town without moestation from the in
habtants who trusted in turn to receive good treatment
The Governor then delivered up his official sword with
low and formal bow and the first victory Of the Allies in
the Crimea I'm fat accompti
Eupatoria Is at present town of g. 900 inhabitants.
quarter Of century ago. contained $4,000.
The Turks claimed the right of being the first to land
in the Crimea.
1t is stated that the city is proysioned for only three
months and that the Of the ships already put
on three fourths rations.
The Russian steamer Tnman, of three guns escaped
of Sebasopol the 9h took two Turkish Transports
and carried them into Odessa.
On the 22d of September English and French ships,
with troops board reached Varna from Malta and went
at once to Eupatoria.
LATEST pY TELEoEArH.-The following is the latest
intelligence received at Liverpool by telegraph just be-
fore the steamer Africa put to
said to have been received by Greek
house in London to the effect that Generals Osten-
sackcn and Luders had entered the Crmea at the head
of forty baalons, Decide the garrison at ODESSA 900
strong. tS
Sebastopo was invested on the 9th The second line
Of the defence carried and the place entirely sur
rounded.
The Russians are shut up in Sebastopol, which was
to have been attacked by and land. One account
states that the Russians had eight lineof battle
ships at the entrance Of the harbor Another account
says four.
AT the battle Of the Alma three thousand prisoners
were taken. The struggle fierce. After their de-
feat the Alma the Russians reganed their fortifca
tions without making halt.
Constantinople was illuminated in honor Of the battle of
the Alma.
The London Times Of the 9th instant has the fol
lowing facts and speculations to the condition of
things in the Crimea at the date of the latest
advices
An official communication received by the Government
from Constannople entirely supersedcs the less anthem
tic statements which had been hailed with much
husiasm and general belief during the last Eve days
The official accounts which arrived yesterday are, in our
Judgment by unsatisfactory though the tee-
graphic message which contains them is obscure and de-
fectiye fer although Sebasopo has not been taken by
coup with circumstances Of meo dramatic bril-
iancy, the facts which positively known to have
Cured down to the evening of the 18th Of September
all favorable to the Allied armies and show the steady
progress of their operations The Banshee was dispatch
ed from the Crmea to Consantinope the evening Of
the 2Sh but the message forwarded by Lord Straord
de Radcliffe the Goth strangely omits all mention Of
the events which must have occurred between the goth
and 28h The result of these operations is therefore,
alone clearly known to us, namely that the morning
of the latter day the Allied armies established their base
Operations at Baakava and preparing to march
without delay against Sebnstopo Vessels of war; under
the command Of Admiral Lyons in that port and
the landing of the siege train Of the armies going
This fact enables arrive several differences
which materially alter the views hitherto taken Of the
operations Balaklaya is harbor the south of
the Crimea, situated miles in direct line from
Sebastopo and eleven miles to the east of Cape Cher
sonese. 1t is still, as it was described by Strabo
ports angso inroita the mouth being only thirty yards
width but it will contain twelve sail Of the line The
site is of the most beautiful in the East and it de-
rves its from the Belle Cdee of the Genoese who
founded the little town at the bottom OF the maven and
built the fort the adjoining cliff The port is formed
by deep inlet indenture in the rocks with water
sufficient to float the largest ships in perfect security it
is completely protected from every wind and may be re-
garded dock for all the purposes of Decentralization
The occupation Of this point is therefore, occurrence
of the utmost advantage for it enables to place part
of the feet and transports in complete shelter to land
stores and supplies to maintain easy communication
with Constantnope and Varna apd all this within seven
miles Of the place about attack The Importance
of the possession of such port Baakava had not
escaped the attention of those officers who had first
connotred the coast of the Crmea but the heights which
surround and protect it then strongly occupied by
the Russian forces and foreseen that any attempt
land there in presence of the enemy be defeated
by the superiority of his position But those heights
and their offences whatever they may be- be in
the possession the Allied armies they reached Ba
lakaya from the north, and therefore hold secure
port, which is ut accessible by and defensble
by land.
The fact that the Allied armies had reached Baakaya
from the land side before the morning of the 18th
September proves demonstration that in the interval
between the battle of the Alma and their arrival the
southern coast they had forced all the external lines of
defence round Sebastopo and had driven back the Rus
slams successfully from the Alma the Katcha, the Bel
bek and the Tcherna which feeds the harbor of Sebas
the heights separating these valleys from the southern
coast These valleys raynes well wooded abound
ing in fruit and water peopled with fourishng villages
and easily capable Of defence The postroad from Sc
bastopo to Bakchserai passes along the valley Of the
Belbek and must have formed the principal line of COM
municaton between the fortress and the interior Since
however, we know that the Allied armies have reached
Balaklava it is certain that all these lines have been
passed and that these communications intercepted