The daily union., 1854-10-13
EUROPEAN NEWS.

The following news was brought by the United States
mail steamship Union, from Hayre 27th ut, and Cowes
the 2sth
The United States seam-frigate San Jacnto, Captain
Striblng sailed from Southampton for the Baltic the
26th ut The mayor OF Southampton paid an official
visit TO this fine ship the previous day
The British steam-propeller Indiana was loading at
ayre for New York and was TO leave that place on the 3d.
and Southampton the 4h She TO be succeeded by
the magnificent steamship Crsus $500 tons and 900
horse power, in November.
The English and French Journals received by the Union
contain further important details respecting the expedition
against the Crmea The allied forces landed il appears
the south of Eupatora and twenty miles TO Sc
bastopo than was first reported The landing took
place Old Fort in lat 45 only thirty miles distant from
the Russian stronghold Before the night Of the l4th the
command had succeeded in landing their infantry and part
their artillery On the 9th the swell shore consider
ably mpeded their operations, but progress made
supported by division of the fleet under Sir T. Lyons
On the 10th the Decentralization of horses and baggage
was proceeded with with the rapdty The heavy
baggage would not probably be landed at Old Fort but
be carried by the feet to other place to
Sebasopo where it could be landed under the protection
of the army thus saving fatigue and difficulty of convey
by land The army 10 remain in position at Old
Fort until the 18TH when the troops to march along
the road 10 Sebastopo in the vicinity of which it
was expected they would arrive about the goth The health
Of the troops was excellent
Omar Pacha received at Bucharest on the 22d September
the following despatch dated Old Fort September lth
and signed by Marshal St Arnaud and Lord Raglan:
awe beg leave inform your Highness that disem-
barked successfully to the north of Sebastopol.
The enemy offered opposition as we occupied our po-
sitions
"Ths circumstance has produced the profound inn
preston the Tartar population who do not conceal
their sympathy for our cause
" All our guns and material have been landed and we
march Sebastopo with every confidence in the success
of our grand enterprise"
variety of rumors were current at the sailing of the
steamer-one of which, that the Russians had been
petely routed with loss of $4,000 men was not cred
tied.
telegraphic despatch from Vienna of the 26th an
nounces that General Menschiko had advanced with his
troops Barwick the river Alma and had taken up
position there awaiting the attack of the allies, and
pecng renforcements Prince Menschikof had also tee
graphed Peersbugh that the Russian fleet had sailed
from Sebastopo to intercept the reserve from Varna This
was supposed to be too good news to be true.
The Paris Steele says that Prince Menschkof will await
the attack of the allied troops in the entrenched camp
which protects Sebastopo Should the camp be taken,
the will be deienceess and the old prince will him
self fire in ulfment of the resolution announced
in his proclamation Having done this be will assume the
command of the feet and risk naval bate-not with
the hope of success but in the expectation Of glorious
disaster
Accounts from the Baltic state that it is nearly certain
that orders had been received from England for the bonn
bardment of Reve before the return of the feet
The German papers mention rumor from Bucha-
rest of great Importance if viz That the Russians
had only not evacuated Galaz but that the corps OF
General Luders 10000 strong, had recrossed the Dan
ube and entered the Dobrudscha Letters from Machn
that that place had been occupied again by the
Russians, who were determined to try coup de main
against Varna.
The Baltic reached Liverpool at ., m, the 27th
ult.
Lord Denman died on the 26rh.
The Vceroy of Egypt has given orders 70 despatch 10000
additional troops with corresponding force of artillery
to take part in the war in the East
The Paris Monsur that the Austrian General
Hess made his entry into Bucharest the 23d September
The Emperor of Austria had despatched telegraphic
ders General Hess to offer opposition to the
ment of the Turkish army upon Galaz or lbraa in the
of such movement forming part of the combination
of Omar Pacha.
No impediment be thrown in the way by the
ran troops to the offensive operations allies against
Russia in the principalities.
the BALTIC
LEDsUyp Sept ls-Yeseriay, the l7th the Breslau and
Jemappes diners and two steamers left for France You
will that fleet will be left by itself all those
that left here sail for Nargen to-day, W the weather
permits but it looks threaenng) there to oin and
afterwards send home the almost helpless sailing ships
The fleet will then stay few days Baro Sund
and then down the Baltic. We have no news, but
very glad be able to state that the whole fleet
healthy it is just We have cholera
darrhna in fact "no nothing except the single case
of scarlet fever in the Wrangler The French rearadmra
has returned home in the Duperre-
II ocLocKI have just heard that the Vuture brought
out most important dispatches even orders for the
bardment of ReYel but cannot make sure of this
think il cannot be so, else the French ships which LEFT
yesterday and the day before should think, would bt
recalled.
The French admiral and Admirals Martin and Chads
have been with the commander-in-chief than 2!
hours this morning. perhaps there may be truth
in what heard and il is from good authority, that the
order lombard Reve has out but it is question
with the admals if would be safe to do at such ad
vanced state of the season. The meeting among them to-
day delayed sailing until tomorrow, when we &C
direct to Nargen, Revel
SrrTEMBEI s-The teot is just getting under way fol
Nargen Admiral Martini in the Leopard, stays behind
here with the Penelope Aban Vulture Locust and Bas
ilisk and the Bulldog takes the mail
II ocLock-E again open my letter for the third oi
fourth time say that all the feet with the exception
those mention above went to this morning; but
have been obliged to return the weather became thick
We shall wait, with fires banked up, until il get
clearer, for Sir Charles is most ANXIOUS 10 be off
4 fnE WHITE SRA
I [From the London Times of sepi 27l
With the exception of the edifyng narrative of the abbo
of the monastery Of Soovetsko, which published
weeks ago in that most veracous of gazettes the Jour
nal Of 81 Peersbuyh have heard very little till
OF the cruise of the little squadron round the NORTH
Cape operate the weather permitted in tn,
White We knew of the proceedings of Capt
Lyons and Capt Seymour for the last three months thar
if they had sailed polar expedition; and they now
return from the arctic regions relate their own oyy ant
tell that the nortternmost chores Of ne Russian empir
| have not escaped the ravages OF war
| IL will be remembered that the Miranda, which Is
steamship of 250horse power carrying IA guns
was the first vessel the Baltic after the declaration
of war; explore the state of the ice and the navigation
of the Great Belt She forced her way with great skill
and daring through the ice Reve which port she sur
veyed She then almost frozen in and compelled tC
break the fields of ice by firing heavy shot but she
turned home with valuable information and
paired for another cruise still further TO the north Sh
sailed from the Downs in company with the Brisk stean
sloop the 2lst Of May, reached Ierwck in the Shet
land isles the 26th and sailed for the White th
I,,,n f,pfil lo~pr~ howe