The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-01-04
--latest from Europe.-Great Naval Bat
tie on the Black Seattle Turks
defeated.

--latest from Europe.-Great Naval Bat
tie on the Black Seattle Turks
defeated.
By the arrival of the Pacific and Of
the Africa, we have dates from Eu.
rope to the 18th December. The
news is highly important.
The greatest naval battle since
Navarino has been fought with terrible
loss of life, and the total destruction of
twenty.three ships of war. The parti-
culars are as follows On the 30th
of November the entire Russian fleet
from Sebastopcol, under Admiral Man.
chinoG, of twcnty.four sail, appeared
off the Turkish harbor of Sinope where
Vice Admiral Osman Bey lay with
fourteen Turkish sail. The battle i'm
mediately commenced. The batteries
being of no force the Russians forced
the harbor.
The Turks fought with most dcs-
perate bravery, scorning to surrender
until one ship after another was sunk,
blown up or burned. Thirteen ships
were destroyed, and one only remain
ed to tell the tale. Seven Turkish
frigatcs, two corvettes, one steamer
and three transports with several thou,
sand men have been totally destroyed,
and Osman Bey. the Turkish Vice
Admiral, is taken prisoner. Each of
the Turkish ships had besides their
crews eight hundred troops on board
on the way to Circassia. Also a
quantity of money to pay the fleet.
which of course was all lost.
The Turks burned or sunk seven
Russian ships-nomely, two line of
battle, three frigatcs and two steamers;
the battle lasted only one hour. The
remainder of the Russian feet was so
shattered that it could scarcely reach
Scbastopool.
The Globe published on the even.
ing Of the 18th, has the following.
dated Vienna, December II:
The larger Turkish vessels Which
were destroyed had each 500 soldiers.
besides artilcrymcn on board, and
large sum Of money, being bound for
the coast Of the Black Sea. A four
teenth vessel escaped unchanged.
During this engagement, the French
and English fleets were giving dancing
parties in the Bosphorus! Admiral
elade, the Englishman in command of
the main division of the Turkish fleet,
was also party giving, at anchor in the
Bosphorus. lie returned to anchor
age on the Goth, four days before the
battle, saying he could not fu,. ,hc enc
my although merchantmen continued to
assert having seen numerous Russian
slips-of-war prowlng about. Some of
the papers demand that he shall be
put Oh trial for cowardicc.
Later BY the 1fica.-Thc naval
battle at oinope is confirmed. The
Turks lost II ships, not 13. OF which
three were transports. The Russians
lost seven ships. The affair was not
SO disastrous to the Turks as at first
reported.
The allied feet are still in the
Bosphorus. They have sent two steam
ers into the Black Sea to inquire into
the Sinopc business.
There is q report of another defeat
of the Turks, on shore, at Akalsick,
in Armenia, with 1000 killed ; but
no one believes it. Several other de.
fcats arc also reported, all equally
doubted.
No confirmation that Persia has de-
clared war but the report is said to
be true.
Diplomatists are still busy with their
notes.
The army on the Danube is in win.
ter quarters.
1t appears that the news of the
disaster at Sinopc was known at Con-
stantinople on Sd inst, and treated
the greatest excitement grand din
ncr was held, at which all the foreign
ministers were present, and subse-
qucntly the French and English Am.
bassadors had an audience OF the Sui
tan, and it was agreed to dispatch two
steam fricatcs from the combined
squadrons to Sinopc, and the others to
Yarna, for the purpose of procuring i'll
formation. Upon the return Of these
vessels it IVES thought the combined
fleets would enter the Black Sea.
PARIS, Thursday, p. NJ, Dec. Is.
"A French Cabinet courier leaves
Paris to night, with dispatches for the
Ambassador at Constantinoplc. lie
receives orders to proceed by the
shortest route. The purFort Of the
dispatches had not translircd, but it
is surmised that the Admirals are en-.
joined to carry into execution the or
ders which they had previously rcceiv-
ed, to protect the Turkish fleets, and
the Asiatic coast from aggression.
ENGLAND.-Lord Palmerston has
resigned his Office of Home Secretary
of State. He leaves because he will
not consent to the new Reform bill,
which extends the Parliamentary fran
chisc. His resignation, the Times
says, has no concern with the affairs
at the East and will not alter, it.
any way, the policy ofthe government.
The Turkish Ambassador has re.
ceived advices Of the Sinnne enra0c-