Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-10-23
News by the Baltic.

iHe surfing lhteiiiSehcc Drought ny the
steamer Arctic, given below, will be read
with interest. The taken of Sabastopol.
may be considered The browning battle of
this important war, and an indication that
further hostilities can only be prosecuted
by invading Russian interior.
The accounts art. of the highest and most
thrilling Importance. The allied forces
have attacked and captured Sabastopol,
completely routing the Russians, with aw
fu slaughter Oh both sides. The allies arc
said to have lost ten thousand killed and
| wounded, and the Russians not less than
eighteen thousand killed.
The first grand battle took place on the
! 22d .ult., when fort Constantine was de-
! stoyed, and other forts with two hundred
guns were taken. Six vessels of the Rus
sian fleet u ere sunk and many lives lost.
! One account says that McnschiEo off, after
| fighting retired to Battain bay with the re-
mainder of his forces, declaring tha. Ire
would burn the city il an attempt twas made
to capture them. The allies. however,
gave him six hours to surrender, end the
latest rumor was that he had surrendered.
The Russians resisted the attack man
fully, but were finally annihilated.
Another account SAYS fall OF Sabastopol
took place Oh the 25th. That there were
/ $4,000 Russians engaged in the battle Of
Alma. They were defeated by the allies
and forced to retreat on Sabastopol. The
allied forces occupied the heights and three
English steamers protected the passage Of
the Alma during the battle. The assaults
upon sebastopol followed Oh the 22d, and
the battle lasted three days, during which
the slaughter was lrightiul.
The garrison it is said, were offered per-
mission TO retreat, but preferred to remain
| prisoners of war.
The lost at the battle of Alma was repor-
ted at 5. 900 French and English, $500
Turks and 5000 Russians. Marshall ST..
Arnaud and Lord Raglan commanded per-
sonally.
Three batteries were stormed.
A despatch was said to have been re-
ceived by Gortschakcf, confirming the SUR
render of Menschikoff
The Russians have been forbidden to
| export corn TO Austria.
The first news of the fall of Sehastopol
was brought BY a Tartar who arrived at
Bucharest. Considerable doubt, however,
was cast upon his account, but the French
government are said TO have received cou-
firmatoIy adyiees Of the affair from NJ De
Buol
The Turkish Ambassador at London
confirms previous accounts. Full details
however, are wanting, and the telegraph
dispatches are somewhat conflicting. The
news, however had caused the widest ex-
cltement all over Europe. French and En-
glish funds advanced under it.
The French squadron would again join
Admiral Napier in the Baltic
Omer Pasha was about to attack the
Russians at Bessarabia.
Another dispatch states that battle was
fought al Alma, which lasted four hours in
which the French lost 400; English loss
not stated.
Prince Napoleon had three horses killed
under him. Gen. Thomas was killed and
Gen Gaurobert badly wounded.
The allies in the Baltic were preparing
to attack Reyel and Constadt.
Allairs in France and England were
tranquil excep: great rejoieings over the
fall of sabastopol.
Austria aud Prussia remain as before,
maintaining the same attitude towards
Russia and the Allies.
The Africa arrived out on the morning
ofthe 1st inst. The steamer Brandon ar
rived out on the Sd inst.
The United States steamer San Jacinto
put back to Southampton with htr .machin-
cry damaged having off Fexel broke one Of
the fans Of her screw, Saad would be de-
tanned foi repairs five or six weeks.
CAPTURE OF sABAsToPoL.
Eight hours after the departure Of the
Europa official news was received OF the
great battle at Alma river in the Crimea.
On the 2lst ult., the allies stoimed the
Russian embank nents after four hours
fighting. In this battle the anglo French
lost 1900 killed and wounded, and the
Russians lost 5000
Private dispatches supply the lest Of the
news viz. that the Russians, under Mems
ehikof1, personally, rallied on the river
ksbscha Oh the 23d, and again gave battle
to the allies but were again defeated and
driven to the cntrcnchments behind Sebas-
topol
They again rallied however, and fought
the third battle, and were third time de-
teated and fled into SebastopoI, which
was beleagured by land and sea.
Fort Constantine blew up, and the 9th
er forts stormed. The Russian fleet was
Burned and the shi ps sunk. The Russians
lost $4,000 killed and wounded and q, 900
Of the garrison capitaated aud were made
prisoners.
Menschikoh, with'the shattered remains
o: his army, were barricaded in the inner
harDor and refused to surrender. Six hours
had been allowed him, and il is reported,
but not officially, that he had surrender
ed. W.
On the 18th, Fort Constantine vas ia
vested by sea and land, and, after an OBJ
,tinate defense, was carried by Storm
The allies then bombardeo the city aud
fleet, and ten Russian SHIPS Of the line
were burnt and sunk. The remaining
forts were carried, one after the other, and
500 guns were silencel, bnd 1000 prison.
ers taken.
The Russian loss in dead aud wounded
is estimated at 10 less than 5000 in Sabas-
topol alone.