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THE EUROPEAN WAR.
Details Of tue Nea0s By the BaAic.-1He
Battle Of the nina.
ST. CYR.

The following is a copy of a telegraphie
dispatch from Viscount Stratford De
Radcliffe to the Earl of Clarendon, dated
Constantinople, September 23d, 1854,
and transmitted by her Majesty's consul
general at Belgrade, under September
30th, 7 A. NJ.
"The ertrenched camp of the Russ
ians, containing $1,000 men, with q nu-
merous artillery and cavalry, on the
heights of the Alma, was attacked on
the goth instant, at l 2. M, by the allied
troops, and carried by the bayonet at
half-past three, with a loss OF our side
of about 1,40O killed and wounded, and
an equal loss on the side of the French.
The Russian army was forced to put it
self in full retreat.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Oct. l, '54.
The Duke of Newcastle has this day
received a Geographic dispatch from
General Lord Raglan, dated Sept. 81, of
which the following is a translation
"The allied armies yesterday attacked
the position of the enemy on the heights
above the Alma, and carried it, after q
desperate battle, about one hour and a
half before sunset. Nothing could sur
pass the bravery and excellent conduct
of the troops. The position was very
formidable, and defended by a numerous
artillery of heavy caliber. Our loss, I
regret to add, is very considerable, but
no general officer has been wounded
The main body of the army of the enc
my was estimated at from As 900 to So
600 infantry. A few prisoners, among
whom are two general officers, and two
guns, have been taken by the English.
(Signed) RAGLAN"
From other sources we learn that the
Russian artillery was arranged in three
batteries, and that the Russian force was
quite sc $1,000 men, including a fair prop
ortion of cavalry. The battle commence
ed at | o'clock in the afternoon, and at
3 o'clock the Russian position was ear
ried by the bayonet. Marshal st. Ar
maud and Lord Raglan commanded per-
sonally. The English Gamer protect
ed the passage of the Alma from the sea,
Gen. Thomasson (Frcnch) was shot in
the abdomen, supposed fatally, and Con.
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THE GENERALS WHO HAVE FALLEN-THE
POLES.
I mentioned yesterday the rumor cur
rent that the brave General Canrobert
had been killed. 1 have since learnt,
and it will give satisfaction not only in
France but in England, that the rumor
is now stated to be only partly true. It
is said that General Canrobert is only
wounded, but that General Thomasson
is killed. There appears to be no doubt
that two of the French Generals are hors
de compat, and hat at least one of them
is killed but in the midst Of so many
eonfi citing rumors, it may turn out that
there is a mistake as to the names. 1
also hear that three Russian Generals
are killed.
The Chasseurs de Vincenns are said
to have distinguished themselves great
ly. It was that distinguished corps
which carried the heights in front of the
French position at the point of the bay
onet. As 1 an mentioning the reports
in circulation, | may state that it has
been asserted here to-day that the cause
of the unexpectedly rapid fall of Sebas.
topo1 was the fact that.tke Fort du Nord
was garrisoled by 10000 Polish troops
who laid down their arms and surren-
dercd the fort without firing a shot. ]
have no means of either confirming OIL
c~ontradicting this report but eve if il
were correct, it would appear a doubtful
reason for the immediate surrender Of
Sebastopol, if it be true, as stated by
Marshal Marmont, inahis memoirs, that
the Fort du Nord so far beyond the range
of the place that it is of no use either
for the purposes or defense of attack
Morning Chronicle Correspondence.
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HANK FAIEUREs.

x Last week we noticed the failure ui
the Newport Safety Fund Bank, of Ken
lucky. This Bank has issued largely,
Sbills under the denomination of So,
and as we before stated, there is no Sc
1urfty ON a single dollar, except over
IS. Almost one year ago we warned
the public of this fact, and proved by
facts and figures that such was the case ;
and If any of Dur readers find themselves
ataken in,n they can blame none but
themselves. This is one of the results
of the Ohio Small Note Law. The on
lysWsy we can get rid of this worthless
foreign trash is, to drive it right home
npon them.
Il The KanaVha Bank is not considered
good. The Ellsworth Bank, (Maine)
Kalamazoo Rail Road Bank, (Michi-
gan) Suffolk Bank, K~nickerbocker Bank
and Eighth Avenue Bank, IN. Y. City,
have fulfilled their fearful destiny.
Nearer home We find the Kentucky
Trust Company Bank, in a precarious
condition. Their doors are closed; when
they viii be opened, we cannot say. The
only encouragement we can give bill
holders is, to watch and pray " for the
good time coming All kinds of Indi-
ana money is considered bad, except,
perhaps, the State Bank. Recollect,
reader, the whole of 1t is considered bad,
and must break soon. Those who take
Indiana money after this date, do it at
their own risk.
The operations of the Small Note
Law, has been rather oppressive up to
the present time, but it is evidently
bringing about good results. First, by.
driving home worthless foreign Bank
paper secondly, it brings into circula-
4ion the paper of our own Banks, and
Gold and Silver. Previous to the time
the law took effect, scarcely a dollar of
Ohio money could be had, while Gold
and Silver was put of thequestion. Now,
however, we have a reliable currency.
True, Change is scarce, but a radical
change cannot be effected in a day or a
month. We confidently hope that a few
months will demonstrate the utility of
the law. We shall at least have money
that we know something about.
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up like a Laplander's sled runners, while
in the back ground a grand i" overture F"
was being performed by the balance of
the Company. The famous Bearded
Lady }" and Miss CoUTs, the "Fat Wo-
man )" held their leyees in the next tents.
Next comes a Mustang horse without
any hair on, who is making a bee line for
tho chaparral in the distance, with JOHN
| GRENER, of tho State Journal, close in
his wake. in the act of throwing the
"lasso." The largest Anaconda ever
captured, was also exhibited in the same
tent. a Monster Ok weighing 5000 lbs
next door. Then comes a grand cosmo-
ramic view of the Universe, with a paint
ing on the outside originally used to
brighten children with. Each of these
humbugs were supplied with a brace of
gassy orators, who gave glowing descrip-
lions of the wonders which could be seen
within for only q dime !" Add to
these Uncle Toms Cabin, Flying Hor-
ses, Swings, the everlasting New Eng
land Soap man, and the yelling of about
two hundred Omnibus boys, and you
can form some idea of the "noise and
-eonfusion " that reigned " outside the
circle
Close by, the Ashland Boys had cree
ted u very comfortable booth, which VIC
found under the special efargc of Faith
er Mathew" By the way, the old gen
tleman tells a good story on the boys,
which we will repeat, at tao same time
begging pardon for giving it publicity.
Just above the entrance the boys had
placarded in large capitals the words
" Ashland Boys" This attracted the
attention of an elderly couple from the
interior, who were strolling about in the
vicinity. Ashland B0arS,h read the
old gentleman. " La me, husband !"
exclaimed the old lady, 81 wonder why
they don't take them up to the stalls,
1ohcre tile. rest Of the hogs are ?" You
have only to mention this little circum-
stance in the presence of any of the boys,
to send them instantly in search of some
one round the nearest corner.
Mounting an Omnibus, we left the
Fair Grounds at 81 o'clock, under a per-
feet canopy of dust, and reached the city
just in time to take the evening train for
home. We were soon " rushing DER the
plains )" homeward, at the rate of. 80
miles per hour, fully convinced by what
we had seen during the day that this is
a great country-that Ohio Is a great
State, and her Fairs +" ssmc pumpkins !'
I beg pardon, Mr.. Editor, for having
occupied so much of your space; but
how could I have said less, and done jus
tice to the best State Fair &er held in
Ohio? B.
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THE BATTLE OF KALANTAI PLAINs-sEcoND
DEFEAT or THE RUSSIANS,

From the small number of guns or
prisoners taken by the allies at the Al
ma on the 21st, we infer that their (the
a~llics) success amounted to no more than
driving the Russians from their position
on the nights. At all events, Prince
Mcnchikoff had managed again to bring
his forces into order, and IN the 23d of
September, he gave battle to the adyanc-
ing forces in the plains of Kalantai, on
the river Katcha. After a sa~nguinary
engrgementowhich lasted some hours,
the Russians were totally defeated, and
pursued to their entertainments before
Sebastopol. Here they appear to have
made a third stand and to have again
offered battle to the invaders.
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Correspondence of the Ashland Union.l
FROM NEW YORK.

LYNN, Wv. ~Ao 49,
The gloom which fell upon our City
like a visible shadow when the loss of
the Arctic was announced, has not yet
disappeared. 1t is true that the arri-
val at st. Johns, n. F., of the Propel-
Ter Testa, with ~thirty-one of the Steam
er's Crew, and the Intelligence that the
second mnte,s boat and another contain
ing together forty-fve persons reached
Cape Race in safety, have lessened
the supposed aggregate of victims; but
as nearly all the rescued are employees
of the ship who like base dastards de-
serted their duty in the hour of peril,
the report of their safety creates very
little interest in tho public mind.
The entire number of lives known to
be saved thus far, is one hundred and
eight, and the three boats not yet heard
from are estimated to have contained
from seventy-five to one hundred souls.
One of these missing crafts was manned
by Mr.. Soulie, the first mate, the boat
swain, and four hands, who were sent by
Captain Luce, to look after tho Propel-
Ter, and could not afterwards be taken
on board the Arctic. Tho other two
were first class life boats which might
be made to hold forty or fifty persons
each. Mr.. Burns, the Agent of Adams
& Co., states positively that one of them
was nearly filed with Ladies', only four
men being on board of her when she
pushed off from the wreck. He thinks
this boat had oars. How the other life
boat was occupied none of the survivors
who have been heard from, seem to
know.
1t is a matter of doubt whether the
family of Mr.. Collins were tilted into
the sea by the breaking of a boats tackle
or not. They may have been among
the ladies in the life-boat, yet it is quite
as probable hat the first account was
true. There is not, 1 fear, any good
ground for believing they were saved.
The fearful lesson taught by this ca
tastrophe will not be lost upon the own
ers of our Ocean Steamers. The I'm
portant fact connected with this disas-
ter cannot fail to make an indellible i'm
preston upon all " who go down to the
sea in ships.n The Arctic was racing
through a blind fog at the rate of thir-
teen knots an hour, when the VeSta
struck her; she had nc fog-bell ringing ;
and with four hundred souls on board
she had not boats for two hundred
Possible the six boats might have sGs-
tanned two hundred and fifty persons
afloat in still water, but they could not
have been rowed and steered properly
with more than one hundred and fifty
on board. Of this l am positive, as 1
know the size of the craft. There should
be a fog-bell continually ringing in a
fog, and the speed checked to prevent
accidents of this kind.
There are rumors about town this
morning that Mr.. Collins has become
insane. This I find on inquiry, to be
untrue. He is, however, laboring IN
der great prostration-of body and mind.
Confusion worse nsfOunded, reigns in
the political csDAP here. For the May
orality sefe are six Richmonds in
the+heTd," viz: Augustus School, hard
Shell democrat Fernando Wood, both
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THE VERY LATEsT-THE FALL OF sEBAs
OPO DOUBTFUL.
VIENNA, Tuesday, Oct.

VIENNA, Tuesday, Oct. 3.
Prince Mcnchikoff's dispatch to St.
Petersburg, is doubtless dated the goth,
not the goth, for his last dispatch was
eleven days en- route.
The local papers published the follow
ing Five hours after the bombardment.
Fort Constantine blew up. Ten thou
sand Russians were buried in its ruins.
Paince Menchikoif fed to Fort Alexan-
der, where $4,000 Russians surrendered
The allied fleets simultaneously destroy
ed the outer harbor forts and vanguard
of the Russian feet. Prince Menchikof
is reported to have Internationally sur
rendered on the Goth.
The Morning Chronicle, after ~investi-
eating the sources from which we deriv-
ed the intelligence of the fall of Sebas-
topol, remarks that there were many de
tails of the story which savored rather
too much of the melo dramatic effect to
be implicitly adopted, and asks why the
news sent to Omer Pasha should not
have been simultaneously sent to the
English and French Governments? Still,
adds the Chronicle, there can be little
doubt that by this time the desired sue
cess has crowned our efforts, and at all
events it can only be postponed a few
days longer. The retreat of Prince
Menchicof with his army would amount,
in fact, to abandoning Sebastopol to its
fate, and although very little is certain
ly known of the capabilities of the place
for defense, we are at least assured that
the term fortress is very inaccurately APP
piled to it, and that it could not offer a
prolonged resistance to the arms of the
allies. The hope of the Russian Gen
eral would be, no doubt, to receive rein
forcements sufficient to enable him to ad-
vance and relieve the town, but when we
consider that 10000 additional troops,
including a strong force of cavalry, must
already have joined the allied command
ers, we may feel satisfied that they will
give an excellent account of whatever
hostile army may be brought to inter
rupt their operations.
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JOINS & ALLEN.-Our readers will
take notice that the Hardware Store
of these gentlemen is not "~adjoining
the Bank, as appeared IN their ad-
v~ertisement. It is now opposite the
Bank, since the removal of the same,
where Capt. JOINS will be found ready
TO wait on his numerous friends.
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WARSAW, Sept. 9th.

WARSAW, Sept. 9th.
1t is confidently asserted that tie
Emperor Nicholas will come here early
next month.
VIENNA, Sunday, (Additional.)-Both
Cracow and Olmutz have been made
store places for ammunition and arms,
and every thing tends to show that Au-
stria is preparing for a war with Russia.
Should the Frankfort Dict join with
Prussia, Austria is resolved to enforce
the four guarantees, iii common with the
Western Powers, without either Prussia
or the minor States.
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VIZ. RALsroN.-Tt may not be gen.
orally known, that this gentleman has
just received a fine and large assort-
ment of Jewelry of all kinds. All In
terested will do well to give him a call
and see his stock.
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Dem. Opposition.

last Congress the above States
were represented by AZ Democrats to 80
wings. The six Wings from Missouri
are all IN favor of the Nebraska Bill,
oand the probability is, that although the
House may be opposition by a large
pfeponderance, there will be but a small
majority against that measure.
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EThe Harrisbnrg( pa Telegraph
has placed at the head of its column the
name of james Pollock, the newly cleo
ed Governor, for President in 1856,
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The Next House of Representatives
Elections have been held in eleven
States for members of the next House
of Representatives, with the following
result
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e. The lengthy letters of our Cor
respondents, have crowded out several
important editorials.
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DR.. SHERIDAN Il paid a flying visit
to the State Fair on Thursday last. AS
yours is only a Weekly issue, L shall be
under the necessity of embodying in a
single letter all those things which 1
considered worthy of making a note
On !" and, consequently, will occupy more
space than may be agreeable to you or
your numerous readers.
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THE STOCK.
The display in Stock was grand, ex-
ceiling, it is said, all former Fairs. The
Stock stalls extended nearly around the
entire enclosure, and were nearly all oc-
cupied.
HorSes.-We never was, and never
expect to be, much of a judge of % horse
flesh )" and, consequently, shall adopt
the opinions of others in regard to the
merits of the horses exhibited. Among
those which attracted favorable notice
was Clay Trustee )" raised by Hon.
HENRY CLAY, and now owned by DR.. j.
VAN PEARsE, of Lancaster. He took.
the first premium at the Springfield Fair.
Flying Cloud }" owned by Messrs. ORR
& LADD, Melrose, Seneca county, at
tracted universal attention. He is one
of Black Hawks best colts; his owners
paid $4,000 for him. Nj. KING, of Ken
lucky, had on the grounds " Grey High
lander }" said to be one of the best blood
ed horses in the United States. Mr..
KING had also on the ground a three
years old black FLY, which he sold for
$500; and a two years old FLY, which
he refused to sell at any price. Mr.. K.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-15

FIFTY YEARS IN BOTH HEMlsPHEREs; or; sEsIs sn.
SoLrE- limo PIP. 80. Redhed
At the age of over three score years and ten, f"
the author of this work seeks to repair diapdated
fortune by publishing his adventures. With much
tina. is trivial Insignificant and tedious, it contains
several amusing passages Old Nolte has seen as many
cities a. the ancient Ulysses. The fortunes Of trade
and speculation have brought him int, intimate rels
tons with various celebrated men. He has been hand
and glove with merchant princes He has sat in the
presence Of crowned heads. With artists and literary
men, he has sometimes scraped acquaintance In every
company, he is equally at home. He never sose' ni'
sefs,sursnce, and when wit is wanting impotence T"
at hand His opinions of public men and measures,
of which be had seized only glance are expressed
with oraeular .olemnity and asiDine 'elfeompa-
cepee. Constantly dealing in the grossest personal
tiles, he betray. no ineenvsnient 'cruples Of con-
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neat volume is issued by stringer & Townsend, con-
listing Of Our Honeymoon and other comicaes selected
from the overlooking pages Of Puseh with original Illus
trations by J. MCenan. The work 10 well got up, and
shows no humbug 1t Is intended by the publishers to
follow this volume with others Of the same sort. The
enterprise cannot but be successful
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EASY NAT Or TBE THsEn APPREsriess BY A. SIN
limo. pp. 4e5. j. q. Derby . 49,.
narrative OF the ups and downs of juvenile city life,
unvaing the hidden places Of crime and wrechedness,
without sacrificing the social propro.ies 1t contains some
sharp characterdrawiDg presenting originals whose like
nesses have evidently been taken from nature.
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The wild spectral poem of zedItr' entitled
The Midnight Review, is thus rendered:

The wild spectral poem of Zedlitz, entitled
a The Midnight Review" is thus rendered;
THE MIDNIGHT REVIEW.
At dead Of byhi the drummer
From olt his grave awakes
Ard With bis drum parsdiug,
bis woateG round lie takes.
His arms al bare and ieskless
In edoymg circles ies,
Ard beat The roll with yico-
The lazum and tattoo.
q strange and louud resouuded
That drum 1r.cs, the gloom.
The warriors thar sumbered
Awaken IN their torab.
Ard they who sleep cougeaing
Mid northern ice and snow,
And they who lie Ia lisha,
Where seorchlng summers glow
And they HON the Niles slime covers,
Ard Araby's glowing saod
From out their graves arising
All take their arms IN band.
The trumpeier al Midnight
Quits 100, bis grave 10 blow
His blast so shrill snd piercing.
And rldeh 10 and tro.
There coming on spectral chargers
The ghastly dead behold
The Blood stained ancient squaGrons
w weapons manifold
The grinning skulls so ghasly
Berea;h Their helmets peer.
In their OonN nendc uplttto
Their cleaning swords appear.
At midngh,s gkostly hour
The chieitain quits bis grave,
Advances slowly riding
Amio his chosen brave.
No plume his helm sdorneih
His garb no regal pride
And small is the polished sabre
Tbst $ girded TO his side.
TIE moon shines bright, iluming
The plain with silver rays,
That chief with the plumeless helmet
His warrior host surveys
Their ranks their arms presenting,
Then shoulder arms anew,
And pass with music clangcr
Before him in review.
The generals and marshsls
Round in q circle stand,
The cheftsn whispers softly
To one at his right hand.
From rank 10 rank resounding
1t feeth Ger the plain,
LA France this is their watchword,
The password: f" ST. Helene
Thus at the midnight hour,
In the ElysIan plan,
The dead and mighty Caesar
Reviews his warrior train.
We take few specimens from the more recent
oets, which may be new to some Of our readers.
he following is from Freiligrath, the brave political
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Irstructeth the girls,
Confrolleth the boys,
With dihgent hands y
She works ard commands,

Increases Tie fsIis
Ard o.cer rfelutgirs; stores,
With ireasUrs tho swst. sIncsg wardrobe she
ard busIly vNor tie spinaag wh-e. pores,
She board. IN The hT.ghi priishri presses I'll flu
The srowy Willie i.leD. ;bo spiEAilns VOL
The bright and the snowy 10 good she GSPoses,
And never reposes.
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Ma MoTu, On, REsr Rovises " rsE sovIH sLAs by 10
wssnT PIP 4ss Pusasy Rasssh
collection Of lively sailors yarns, spun not too hne,
nor 10 too great length recalling past scenes on board
an American whsle and in various wanderngs about the
romantic islands of the South Pacific. With good deal
Of information concerning the and customs OF the
Polynesian Archipelago, the volume contains rich
store of amusing reading.
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The volume is brought out in excellent style, and
will form an ornament to any library, while the Ger
man student will lose time n svaiing himself of ts
valuable pathological suggestions.