New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-04
Details of Foreign News by the Baltic

The news by the Baltic. which arrived at New
York on the 18th, possesses much interest. The
position of the Allied forces in the Crimea was
becoming more critical every day. A Liver
pool correspondent Of the Ne1York Sun writes
as follows: 1 e
with every wish to do justice TO the admirable bravery
Of the Allied army, and with desire to backsn
already disastrous it p impossible escape the oo-
vetion that the army before sekastopo Is position Of
great peril portion the intelligence both good and
bad is hushed from the public but from the facts that
have transpred different inferences may be drawn
from those set forth emefcislly in the London Times
The best that be said for the the part the
Allies s that it is chequered description succession
hard fights has been fought and victories gained each
victory costing much defeat As the time
closely have these affairs been drawn that the Russians
admitted that the eenses Of Sebastopo underste
the bravery of the enemy underaed and the force OF
| Menschkof in the field altogether unexpected.
Generals Raglan and Canrobert, the commsnders-in-
chief have sent the most urgent demands for reinforce
ments The haste manifested to transmit to the Crmea
every available man-Briton Frenchman and Turk shows
the Importance attached to the demand Seven rtclass
steamers taken instant service and others
wanted The Cunard steamer Alps withdrawn from the
berth for NewYork and sailed Sunday 11th for Tou
on to embark Frenchmen. The Cunsrder Europa would
sail from Liverpool the 18TH for Kington Ireland to
ship drafts of the few regiments yet left in Ireland
The Pennsular and Oriental (Mediterranean) Company
notify that they have received imperative orders with
draw from the mail service the steamers Gambia Rpou
Mania Nuba and Rajab to carry immediate reinforce
ments TO the Crmea The steamer Indiana just arrived
from NewYork and the West India mail steamer Thames
| are also taken up. The engagement of the Gunard
steamers will not In the meantime at least, interfere
with the weekly mail service to America
| MASSACRE OF THE ENGLISH CAVALRY.
The latest intelligence sent by correspondent per
the steamer Oanpd that in the battle OF the 26th
Thousand and ak hundred horses, belonging the
English killed in three hours by overwhelming
force of Russians This intelligence reached Livepe
short time previous to the sailing of the Canada and,
may ts supposed caused universal surprise and pain
Further advices confirm the main features Of this terri
BILE disaster but not quite great extent
first reported The charge Of cavalry that preciptated
many into certain destruction the result OF mis-
take at least Of misconcepton of orders arising
the esprit de corps that induced the cavalry to attempt
brilliant exploit retrieve the secondary psrt they
played at the battle Of Alma In short mconstruing
order from the conveyed by Captain
Nolan Lords Lucan and Cardigan rode the light horae
over plain mile and half in length and exposed to
cross fire, full at Russian battery of thirty guns
The attempt was Madness and the result destruction
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