The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-10-20
FOREIGN NEWS.
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.


The steamer Baltic, arrived at New York
on Monday evening, brings important news
from Europe. There had been hard fight.
ing in the Crimea; in which the Russians
suffered severely. Sebasiopal was taken
and burned on The "a Of September. The
accounts are confused and imperfect; in
deed there hal no, been time for reliable
Information 10 reach ,Lon,lon.l0Ggg
The Baltic len Liverpool at 8 O'Clock, on
the morning Of The 4lh with 222 passengers.
On the l2lh of the Cape Race, spoke and
boarded the British schooner John Clemens
cruising for the missing boats, &C., Of the
Arctic, and learned from her the par,icu.
lars of the catastrophe. The steamship Al.
RIGA arrived at Liverpool on the morning Of
the LIST and the steamer Brandon on the 81
both from New York.
The u. S. steam frigate San Jacinlo had
pu, back 10 Southampton, with her ma
chinery much damaged, having, when of
lTexel, broke one OF The fans 0f her screw.
She would be detained five or six weeks for
repairs. ..a..,
The United States sloop ofwar Plymouth
leit Hong Kong July 90 for home. United
States Steamer Saranic was nj Messina Sept
ll9.
Tho paris correspondent Of the Indepep-
denee Belize says that IL is rumored iha,
Joint note has been sent by England and
France 10 the Cabinet al Washington, re-
curing an explanation Of the engagements
entered into between the United States and
Russia, especially with respect 10 the nature
and conditions OF an acquisition Of Russian
territory said 10 have been made BY tho
n United States.
The WAR. Eight hours aher the Europa
sailed from Liverpool on the 9th ull, Off
cial news was received Of great battle at
The river Alma in the Crimea. On the 2ia.
the Allies stormed the Russian cntrench-
men,s, and after four hours hard fighting,
carried them. The English and the French
los, $500 killed and wounded, while The
! Russians LOST 5000 Private dispatches
supply the futher particulars namely,
,ba,,he Russians, under Mensikof in per-
; son, rallied on the river Katscha on ;be Odd
and again gave battle 10 The Allies. He
, was again defeated and driven liz 10 his en-
, ,renchmenls behind Sebastopol, where hs
5 again rallied and tonight third battle on tho
2a,b and was third time utterly defeated.
He then fed with the remnant OF his troops
I into Sebasopa, which was beleagued by
sea and slormed by land. The Russian
feet in the haIbor Of Sebas,opal was then
burned. Ten ships bad sunk, The Rns.
|, slams los, 5000 men, killed and wounded
when the garrison Of $4,000 men capi'u!a-
ted, and were made prisoners. Mensehf-
lIkofr with The shattered remains OF his army
Ifell back and barricading the inner harbor
refuset 10 surrender. Six hours were al
lowed him 10 consider the matter, and Il is
renorled. ihongh not officially, that he sur
rendered al The expiration Of the time speci-
fed. I '... ."..' '".'-
Grea, reioicings had taken place in Great
Britain and France Oh account OF 'hese glo'
RIGGS victories. An attack on Cronstadt is
seriously menaced.
Another account, says that For, Cons,an--
-I,ine was invested by sea aud land on The
25,h, and alter an obstinate resistance was
carried BY storm. The Allies then bombar-
ded the city and The feet, and Ten Russian
, ships of The line were burned and sunk
! The remaining forts were carried one aiier
ano,ber until 800 guns were sienced. No
less then %, 90 prisoners were taken.
j :. The Russian loss in dead and disabled 10
noi less than IS 900 men in Sebas,opol
al,ne. Menschikoff, with The shattered re-
mains OF his army, retired inlo position IN
tho inner harbor, threatening 10 hire the
'l,own and blow up the remaining ships un.
less the vc,ors should grant him an honor
able capiiulaiion. The allied generals de-
manLed his unconditional surrender, and,in
iIie name Of Humanity, granted him six hours
for consideration. a.. ,,.,.,h;-
THIS laies, despatch says, that Men'cn, ,
koff has surrendesed, and Inc prns" nv -,
French Flags now wave over the ~an' u
Sebas,opol. '.i - =, -. J p,..;,n. IN
The heights of tho river Alma, coaIMneS ",
200 men, with very numerous iorcc
tiiiery and cavalry, and was carried .. tno
point Of tho OF the bayonet' Mer se'erv
Conflict of four hours duration. No general
officer Of the British was wounded. MAT
shal 81. Arnaud and Lord Regain personally
commanded their respective troops. Inc
French general Thomasson is thought 70 ~
fatally wounded. Gen. Canrooeft w"
wounded In tho shoulder. .M - L.. ~
The second eneas cement on the pian. "
tho . Kalahtai, lasted several no.,s, A.
ve r sanouinary, and ended IN sho 'o.a OIL ~ :
w. os ne Russians, who wore pursued 7"
their entertainments before Seaas Snb..tonoi.
Sin Russian ships escaped rom shs s'o srs;pon
Other dispatches state .nas tug .! E
n Scbastopol were offered ireo W'nuls
Al but They concluded TO surrendsr os P'"
oners Of war,