The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-10-21
ARRIVAL OF TIE BALTIC.
Fear Days Eater from Europe.
GehastOpo! Captured.


Sehastopol Captured.
The steamer Baltic arrived at New York
on Monday evening bringing dates to the Sd
inst. The Baltic left Liverpool Mt 8 o'clock
on the morning Of the 7th with 222 passcn-
gers. On the l2th, off Cape Race, spoke and
was boarded b. the British schooner, John
Clemens, cruising for the missing boats, &C.,
Of the Arctic, and learnt from her the partic-
ular5 Of the catastrophe.
The l. D. steamer San Jacin TO put back to
southampton with her machinery damaged,
having of TcXcl broken one of the fans, of her
screw, and would be detained for repairs five
Or six weeks
CAPTURE OF SEBAsrOPOT..
Eight hours after the departure of the Eu-
ropa, official news was received of the great
battle at Alma river, in the Crimca.
On the 2lst inst, the allies stormcd the
Russian entertainments after four hours fight
ing In the battle the Anglo-Frcnch lost
$500 killed and wounded, and the Russians
lost 6 900.
Private dispatches supply the rest of the
news, viz: that the Russians, under Mensch-
koF personally, rallied on the river Katscha
on the 23rd, and again gave battle to the
Allies, hut were again defeated and driven to
the cn.renchmcnts behind Sebastopol
They again rallied, however, and fought
Tie third battle, and were Il third time defeat
| ed, and fled into '5cbaStopol which was be-
loagucd by land and By sea.
| On The 18th Fort Constantine was invested
by land anu sea, and after an obstinate de-
fence was carried by storm. The allies then
hombarded the city and fleet, and ten Rus
sain ships of the line We're burnt and sunk.
| The remaining forts were carried, one after
| the other and $50 guns were silenccd and
- COO prisoners taken.
| The Russian loss in dead and disabled is
estimated not less .han $4,000 in Sebastopol
| alone.
Menschikon' with the shattered remains Of
his forces had retired into q position on the
inner harbor, threatening to fire the town and
blow up the remaining ships unless the VIC
tors would grant him honorable capituations
| The allied Generals demanded his unconli-
| tional surrender, and in the name of human
ity gave him six hours consideration.
y later despatch says that Menschkolf had
surrendered, and that the British and French
flags were over Scvastopol.
The cntrcnchcd camp Of the Russians on
the heights Of Alma contained $4,000 men,
and numerous cavalry and artillery, and was
carried at the point Of the bayonet, after four
hours hard fighting.
No General officer of the British forces
was wounded.
Marshal st. Armand and General Raglan
commanded in person. General Thomasson,
q French officer is thought to have been ia
tally wounded. Gen. Canrobcrt was woun-
dcd in the shoulder
The second engagement on the plains Of
kalanar, lasted several hours and was very
sanguinary. 1t ended in the total defeat Of
the Hussiant, who were pursued to the en-
trcnchmcnts before SeyaStopol.
The dispatches state that the garrison Of
Scyastopo were offered free withdrawal but
SURRENDERED as prisoners Of war.
The dispatches were very conflicting. Ono
dated Berlin Sd, says that Geographic dcs-
patches had been received there direct from
st. Petersburg to the effect that Mcnschikoif
has tc!cgraphcd under date ofScptcmbcr 25th
that he had Withdrawn his troops unmolcsted
from before Seyastopol towards Bakstch Sc
rel, and that he will there await reinforce
mcnts; and adds that Scyastopol has not been
at a:kcd UP to the 2Gth.
The Russian accounts do not conceal the
facts Of severe rcvlrSCS in the Crimpa. Drs-
patches from Berlin to the Goth SAYS that tho
return of the French feet from the Baltic has
been countCrmnnd,d.
\ despatch dated Kiel, Oct. ID states that
the fleet lad left that harbor to Jon Napier
in the Baltic. Napier was before Reycl on
the 23d ult.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
a despatch from Bucharest, dated the Both
ult., states that it is again asserted that 50-
600 Russians were in Drobudscha, under
General LADDERS, and were constantly rcceiv-
ing reinforcement.
Omer Pasha was only awaiting St. Arm
aud's orders to attack Bessarabia.
All the arrangements in the Turkish army
indicate an intention for winter campaign
The Russians arc concentrated in the neigh
horIood Of IShmac.
I he dctailsof the Sevastopol news was not
expected by the British Government before
the 9th inst
There was great rejoicing throughout Eng
land and France over the victory at Scyasto-
pol.
An attack on Cronstadt is now seriously
mcnacCd.
The Turks were fastening through Bulga-
ria by forced marches for the sea coast.
The Austrian Ambassador at Paris had
called on Drouyn De L'lluys to express the
satisfaction Of his Government at the success
Of the allied armies.
The st. Petersburg Journal publishes de-