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

spect to the recent false intelligence from the seat
Of war was conducted very gradually
Son Wednesday, after the Baltic sailed, it began
to be remarked singular that official confirmation
of intelligence extraordinary had been promugaedby
the Government Towards evening 1t was generally ad-
mtted that Of the details might be incorrect
Liverpool evening paper attempted TO sustain the sinking
spirit of its readers by issuing hogaph representing
the blowing of Fort Constantine with the English and
French flags waving from the church of St. Vladimir
Not much encouraged thereby the public porc agreed
to wait for the appearance OF the morning papers, which
would doubtless contain official announcement OF the
taking Of Sebastopol Thursday morning, alas brought
confirmation of these hopes Every hour that passes
said the Morning Chroncle tends rather to shake than
to strengthen the statement On Change it reluc
family admitted there had been mistake somewhere,
but what extent time alone could show Respectable
who might have been suspected Of voting for the
ringing of the church bells careful to explain
that that ubation account of the battle OF Alma
oniSebasopol was quite another affair AT late hour
of the afternoon but fortunately before the merchant
princes left off business for the day, Geographic des
patches from London and Paris to hand stating
that notice posted the Paris Bourse and extra
of the London ocia Gazette contradcted the OF
the fall of Sebastopol Friday morning brought the Ga
zette and with it declaration from every body that they
had never believed word Of the story"
The following is the official announcement made
by the British Government in London Gazette
Extraordinary in the evening Of Thursday, the 9th
instant:
WAR DEPARTMENT, OCTOBER g.
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has this day received
letter, of which the following is copy, enclosing, by
direction of the Earl Of CLAnEsDoS, copy Of tele-
graphic despatch from yscount SrRArroRD REDcLFFE
her Majesty's Ambassador at Constantnople:
"FoREIoN OrrIcE, OCTOBER 5. 1O3 A. M.
SIR: directed by the Earl Of Clarendon to trans
init you herewith for the information Of the Duke of
Newcastle, copy Of telegraphic despatch from WIS
1rl do RaAc tHa tod
NJ, purporng to have been forwarded from Bucharest
by her Maesty's Agent and Consul General Septem
Der 80 81 NJ and containing accounts from the Crmea
~ am, SC. E. HAMMOND"
Then follows translation of the Telegraphic dcs
patch above referred to- with few introductory lines
stating that it "receved October 5, 10 A. NJ, and
transmitted by the Agent Of England in Walacha OF Blu
charest, the 3Oh of September 1854, 81 P. L" Here
is the despatch:
ssSspTEMBRR 80, 1854 at 81 P. M.
sThe Allied armies established their basis of opera
tons at Baaklava the morning of the 2oh and were
preparing to march without delay upon Sebaspol The
Agamemnon and other vessels of of the Allies were
in the port of Balaklava There facilities there for
disembarkipg the battering train.
alt is stated that Prince Menschkof was in the field
at the head OF 600 men, expecting reinforcements
that the fortified place of Anapa has been burnt by the
Russans that its garrison marching to the scene OF
action and that convoy Of ammunition, escorted by
Cossacks, had been taken and destroyed by an English
detachment.
The Banshee bearer of this news left the Crmea on
the evening of the day before yesterday.
sSTRATFoRD DE REDcLIFFE."
To this despatch the London Times appends the
following editorial remarks:
cit will be observed that the Clerks of the Foreign
Office from whom this precious document emanates have
actually made the despatch arrive at Bucharest six hours
before they represent it having been sent from Consan
tnople Such perverse stupidity seldom found even
in the most inveterate tapists Even in the Foreign
Office it must be known that Bucharest is not seaport
that the despatch was not transmitted from there oCon
stantnople; and that the journey between these two
places could not be performed in six hours. And yet
these gentlemen profusey praised last session. have
actually in the most authoritative form known to our
Government in Gazette Extraordinary, published this
most astounding statement The they have COM
nitted is palpable enough The despatch sent from
Constannope by Lord Stratford the Both of Septem
ber but with carelessness beyond excuse they have
transferred this date Bucharest where the despatch
probably arrived on the 4th instant"
The French Minister for Foreign Affairs had received
despatch identical with that published in the Gazette
PARIS, FRIDAY OcToBER 6.-The Moniteur announces
the occupation of Balakava, of which the Allies have
already made considerably strong place, and they
are now firmly established in the Crimea. Their land
force in communication with the eets and safe and
practicable road is open to Sebasopo Menschikof had
been driven to distance with the wreck of his army
The various columns of the army had to several
rivers in succession in order to turn the Gulf of Sebaso
pol and enter the mountain country before they could
rive ut Balaklava.
MARsEILLEs, MORNING. 6TH-The steamer Fury, with
dispatches for the British Government has arrived To
the oath there had been further battle in the Crea
Sebastopolis invested.
At the battle of Alma, the 23d Brsh) regiment lost
all the officers but three, of whom Captain Bell the
senior Col Ansie killed in planting standard on
the heights of Alma. Gen. Brown had horse killed
under him.
MAKsEILLEs, (SEcoND DESPATCH. 1.-The Fury brought
news from Sebastopol to the 25th 1t confidently
that the second line of defence had been carried
the Allies, who occupy the heights and command the
place. The Russian fleet made unsuccessful attempt
push out of harbor with fourteen SAIL The Russians
sunk four Of their neof battle ships at the entrance
of the port The English fleet continue constantly firing
ball and shell. On the 23d the Allies at Akamia,
eight miles from Sebastopol
This despatch appears to be Of questionable authen
ticity.l
BUCHAREST, SEPTEMBER 2S.-On the 23d Of September
the Allies took oil the forts lying the right bank Fort
Constantine side of the port Sebastopo and the
was spread that Sebastopol itself taken.
ron the Both September the Russian embassy at Vi
received teegraphc intelligence that two forts had
been taken. but it not known whether they were
merely advanced forts within the range Of Sebastopo
The following is the despatch sent to the Earl Of WEST
MoRELAND which gave the first ntimaton Of the fall of
Sabastopo and caused such extraordinary sensation
BucHAREsr, SEPTEMBER 2s.-Omer Pacha, the Turk
ish commander Chief informs that according to
despatch from Varna, French steamer leaving the Bos
phorus had met another coming from tho Crmea, whose
captain stated that Sebastopo having been attacked
bafl, NV la,5 had ndaro1 y s.