Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-21

Authentic advices from Bucharest state that great
battle has been fought which ended in the victory Of the
Allies and the taking of Sebastopol.
The steamer which carried this from the Crimea
to Constantinope communicated it to another
bound from Consantnope Varna, whence the glorious
tidings forwarded to 0mer Pacha.
| CAMP AT HosvAuLr, SATURDAY
Ihave only just time send you the following mpor
tant intelligence viz. that the Emperor while the
field received despatch after reading which he turned
round to his generals and the troops and said Ssbaso
pol est prsp' The news was received with immense
cheering.
vienna, MONDAY NIGHT, Der. 2.
Advices from Bucharest of the Both utmo state that
second despatch from Constantnope confirms the intel
lgence forwarded at Some details vary others
are added.
Fort Constantine was blown up The other forts, with
two hundred cannon taken by the Allies Twenty
two thousand Russians were made prisoners Six Rus
sian line of battle ships destroyed
Prince Menschikof with the remaining ships, with
drew into the inner harbor and threatened blow them
up if the attack continues whereupon six hours con-
sideration were given on grounds Of humanity.
Constantnople will be Illuminated for ten nights. This
news is fully credited though the details vary.
Omer Pacha is at Silistria.
VIENNA, MONDAY EvEsIso
1t is currently reported that Gorschakof the Russian
Ambassador here has received later adyices confirming
the intelligence the complete surrender Of MenschikoH
but this is not yet authentic.
There are other dispatches substantially the same
as the two last of the above series; and we have,
per contra, the following accounts from Berlin and
Vienna
VIENNA TUESDAY, Der. 8, 1854.
Several private dispatches received here to-day confirm
the intelligence received from various quarters relative
to the fall of Sebastopo No official confirmation, how
ever, has reached us and official despatch from ST.
Petersburgh dated the LIST instant stating that adyces
from Prince Menschko of the Goth make no mention of
disastrous events, causes some anxiety here
VIENNA, TUESDAY, Ger. g. 1854.
Prince Menschikofs despatch to st. Peersburgh is
l6ouh esq dnt a
patch eleven days route. The local paper pub
fishes the following: t
Five hours after the bombardment Fort Constantine
blew up Ten thousand Russians buried in its ruins.
Prince Menschko fed to Fort Alexander where $4,000
Russians surrendered The Allied fleets simultaneously de-
sroyed the har5or FORTS and vanguard Of the Russian
feet Prince Menschiko is reported to have uncondition
ally surrendered on the 26th.
BERLIN, (TUEsDAY,) OCTOBER 3, 1854
telegraphic despatch has been received here direct
from St Peersburgh 1t says that Prince Menschikof
teegaphed under date of September 25 that he has
Withdrawn his troops unmolesed from before Sebastopo
towards Baktschi There he will await reinforce
ments from Kersch and Perekop. He adds that Sebns
opol had not been attacked to the 26h Of September
The London Times enters upon an analysis of
these conflicting accounts in two articles, of which
we give our readers the benefit:
FROM LONDON TIMES OF OCTOBER 2.
/ The great and glorious events which confidently
anticipated when last addressed readers have not
only justified but surpassed expectations and the
day which had been apart by the Crown and the
ton for solemn thanksgiving for the abundant natural
gifts Of Providence has caught from the distant theatre
of the first shout of victory Dispatches Of the 2d
of September were received Saturday by the Govern
ment from her Majesys Ambassador at Constantinope.
way Belgrade stating that the entrencLed camp of
the Russians containing $4,000 men, with numerous
artillery and cavalry the heights of the Alma at
tackled by the Allied troops ut P. NJ the goth Sep
tember and carried by the bayonet an hour and half
with loss Of about fourteen hundred British troops
killed and wounded and equal loss the side Of the
French the Russian army being driven into full retreat
In the course of yesterday further despatch
ceved by the Duke of NEWCASTLE direct from Lord RAG
Ian himself confirming this intelligence, and stating that
the heights above the Alma had been carried after des
peratc battle by the vaor Of the Allied forces Lord
Raglan estimates the main body Of the enemy at from
$4,000 to $4,000 infantry and adds that two Russian
general officers and two guns taken this occasion
| by the English army.
Thus far then, intelligence is positive and the
battle Of the Alma may be ranked with the brilliant
achievements of the two valiant armies which met and
fought for the first time side by side that field battle
| But this exploit gallant and momentous as it I'M
doubtedy is to be already surpassed by the mag
nitude of its immediate consequences. Teegraphc de-
spatches Of less certain and official character but
ertheess OF nigh probabi have been received, py way
of Varna and Bucharest stating that the fortress of
Sebastopol itself surrendered the 25th umo to the
Allied armies together with all the vast stores Of war it
contained, the feet, and the Russian garrison.
will be scarcely possible to receive the official
muncaton Of this intelligence through Constantinople
and Belgrade for day two, but it purpors to have
been conveyed to Varna by steamer which met at
the steamer conveying the Constantinope and,
from the rapdity with which communications Of less i'm
porance have twice before been received from the
of war, it is by impossible that such
| as this could be known In time.
The public must form their opinion for the present
the credbity of this statement but enabled
say that it is regarded with great confidence In the
highest quarters and when the despatch reached
the Emperor Of the French at the camp Honyaut he
instantly announced to the troops that Sebastopol had
4 fallen.
We have than expressed opinion that, if
the Russians risked and lost pitched battle in the Cr
mea while the Allied armies marching against Sc
bastopo the attack the place itself from the land side
might turn out to be operation of secondary IMPORT
1t is known with certainty that Prince Mems
chikof did fight and lose such battle the goth in
stan and the plan Of campaign he had adopted is su
cienty clear He chose the passage Of the Alma,
Burluk the strongest position afforded by the country
the line of march, and the Russian army intrench
ed the heights which form the left bank Of that
in fortified position, which, Lord Raglan expressly
States formidaby defended by artillery
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