The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-10-25

AL wasnie,i. AL ihe Rasslaai *
thplaal. No ilrltisi general o'i,cr
uas disab,el. bni &c Ffeach Gra-
ThuanssaR = sappased r. H. nhllv
woansled. Marshal ~. ArnAud aud
L-f.l Raglan Commanded "a pzr<en.
Ns<t Il sst ell ti,rse detail. Are re-
ported IN the satn~fsts II a6ielzI dr~,
patches. Private dispatches state. In
addition, that tAr Russians. anJcr the
imned.ztr command Il Pftnee Nch-
scAsksH. ralIird oa the plzias Of kaiza-
Cal. near the River kat>sha, nn The 25d
"a September. aud sgA'n gave baitie 90
the Allies. This engagement lasted
several hours. and w2- very sxnxuina-
~. II ended IN the fatal defect II
the Rsx<iznS. MIN where pursued u
their vntrenrhmrnts before Seb4stopsI
Here they NICE mare rallied and gave
their inralirrs third bstfie ON the
2slh. Bar. the fartune of war being
sllll against them. they were thirl
time defeated. They tlen fled into
Ssbssfapoi
On the a5,h Of September Fort Con-
sisasine was invested by sea and land.
aud. after an obstinate defence. was
carried BY storsa. The Allies then
bsn5ardr,i Tue ctr aud fleet. Tea
iasssaa ships Of the line were burnt
aud sunk. The remaining forts were
carried one after. bs which eight hum
dred guns were silrnced, and twenty.
twn thousand prisoners taken. The
Russian loss. ~ Srbastopni alnnr. in
killed and Wounded, is estimated at
not less than eighteen thousand men!
Prince Mensehiknif, with the shat
tered remains uf his force. retired to
ps~ sn 10 the inner harbor. anil threat
ened to FIRE the town aud blow up the
remaining ships. unless the vieters
would grant hlm an honorable capitu-
Istion. The ALFRED Generals demand.
ed his unconditional surrender. and In
the name If Humanity gave him six
hours Tor consideration. The latest
dispatch SAYS that Mcnschikpf finally
relinquished the unequal contest by
snrrendering. and that the British and
French ilags nov wave over Sebasto-
pal.
'siIow the numbers in this great bat
tie precisely STOOL, we knaw not; but
all the incentives that could stimulate
the soul &c man TO fight to the last ex
trinity existed on both sides. On the
aide Of the Allies. it was the first time
thatthe battslions of Ganl and britain
had ever fought under the same banner.
aud the emulation, sihe rivalry OF the
two naiions to eclipse by daring a.
chievement aud indomitable courage,
might be expected tomakr their charges
irresistible; while the motives OF coun-
trs. inflamed bs resentment and pride.
and native courage, would make the
Russian host unconquerable by any
thing but death itself. The affair was
a dreadful one, doubtless /; but what
will follow this great strength we are
yet to learn.
The result has caused universal re-
jnicing in England and France; aud IL
may be inferred. feeling the reverse
Of this lhruughout Russia. Upon any
other nation such a disaster might be
deemed overwhelming; but il Is not
improbable that with her this invasion
will ouly have the effect Of arousing
new energies aud stimulating to more
energetic effort. not only for defence,
but for desperate retaliation.
The official details Of these battles
were MT expected to reach the British
Government before the 9th Of the pre-
sentmonth; aud since the above was put
intype, we have received otheraccounts
from the seat of war. tits represented,
ON the one hand. that recent Dispatches
from Russia intimate thatits army had
suffered some reverscs in the Crlmea /;
whilst, on the other. il is asserted, on
the authority ola despatch fran Berlin,
that Menschiku.f. had autographed to
ST. Peterburgh on the 25th that he had
Withdrawn his troops unmolested from
beiure Sebastopol aud moved towards
RaIcktchi serais. there to await rein
furcemeuts. This Berlndespatch adds
that Scbastupnl had mt been attacked
up to the 26lh ultima.
Other itemsot Intelligence forward
ed to us state that the Austrian ambas-
sador at Paris has expressed satisfaction
on behalf of his Government at the sue
cess Of the Allies in the Crimra; that
the order for the return Of the French
feet from he Baltic has been counter
manded; that Cronstadt is serious
menaced; that Napier's fleet was be-
fore Revel on the Esd Of September;
that an attack on Bes,arabia was con-
templatcd; that the Russians were
concentrating in the neighbnrhood OF
Ismail aud that all the movements OF
tile Turkish army Indicate winter
campaign.