The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-10-24
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.

NEW IOhh, Oct. lO-o :. M
The Baltic left Liverpool at ga. M. on tho
4ih, with 222 passengers. On the 18th, off
Cape Race spoke and boarded the Bfiusf schf.
John Clemens, cruising for the missing boats.
and learned from her all the particulars of the
catastrophe to the Arctic. Tho Africa arrived
out on Sunday. The stoa nier Jacinto pGt
back TO Southampton with machinery dam
aged, having becn off Refel, broken ono Of her
screws She viii be detained for repairs fvc
or six weeks. nt4
On the 25th, Fort Constan,ino was invested
by sea and land, and after an obstinate defence,
was carried by storm. Tho allies thon BON.
bardcd the city and tho feet, 10 Russian ships
were burned and sunk. the fcnaihing forts
carried ono after tho other, 80 gtins wefe ST.
lenccd, 22 900 prisoners taken. Russian loss.
dead and wounded estimated at not less than
$4,000 in Sebastopol alone. Menschikoff, with
the shattered romans of his force retired into
position in tho inrcr harbor, threatening to
fire the town and blow lip the ships remaifiihe,
unless tho victors would grant honorable ca.
pituation. The Allied Generals demanded
his unconditional surrender, and in tho Ramo
of humanity gave him hours for consideration
Tho latest despatch says Mrnchkof had STIR
rendered. The British and French flags wave
over SebastopoI. The cntrenched camp of tho
Russians on two heights of the Alma contain
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was carried at the point of the bayonct after
four hours fighting. No General officer of
tho British was wounlcd. nj. St. Arnaud and
Lord Raglan commanded in person. Gen.
Thompson, French was thought to be fatally
wounded. Gen Caukobar was wounded in tho
shoulder. Tho I'd engagement on the plains
Of Kalatai lasted several hours, and not very
sapguinary, and enecd in tho total defeat Of
tho Russians, who were pursued to their en-
trcnchments before Sebastopol.
Dispatches state that tho Garrison Of Sc
bastopol were offered tree withdrawal, bit SUR
rendered as prisoners of war.
Tho dispatches as TO Scbastopol are vory
conhcting-the one dated Berlin the Sd, says
q telegraphic despatch has been received here
direct from st. Petersburg to the effect that
Menchikoff had telegrophed under date Sept.
%, that he has withdrew his troops unmo-
ested from before Sebastopol towards Bacsch-
aserei, where he will await reinforcements.
He adds thai Sebastopol had not boon attacked
up TO the 26th Russian accounts do not con-
coal the facts of several reyerses in the Crfnea
to their arms.
Dispatches from Berlin of tho Goth say, the
return of tho French fleet from the Baltic, had
been countermnnded, and despatch dated
Kie,, I'd. states the feet left that harbor that
day to join Napier in the Baltic. Napier was
BUCHAREST, Sept. 80.
1t is again assertained that there are $4,000
Russians at Dabrnscha, and Gen. Rudders is
constantly receiving reinforcements. Omar
Pasha is only whiting ST. Arnaud's order TO
attack Bessarabia. All tho arrangements of
tho Turks army indicate tho intention of
winter campaign. The Russians have concen-
trated in the neighborhood of Ismal. Details
of the Scbastopol news were not expected by
the British Government. before the 9th inst
The Turks were fastening through Bulgaria,
by forced marches to the sea coast. The Aus
trian Ambassador at Paris, called on M. ID. l..
Drouys, to express the satisfaction of his Gov
ernment at the success of the allied armies
The ST. Petersburg Journal publishes decree
forbidding tho export of corn to Austria. Tho
Paris correspondent of the Independence Beige
says it is rumorcd that q joint note has been
presented by England and France, to the Cab
met at Washington, requiring an explanation
of the engagement entered into by the United
States and Russia; especially with respect to
the nature and condition Of an acquisition, said
to be mado to the United States, from the
Russian possessions in North America.
The Latest.
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.
Disturbances had broken out at Burgos, in
Spain. Nothing further as to the capture of