The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-11-02
A WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.

WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
The steamship Washington arrived at New
York yesterday morning, from Bremen, Oid
Southampton. Among her passengers is Baron
Gerolt, the Prussan Minister to the United
States and NJ de Bodisco, bearer of dispatches
from ST. Petersburgh to the Russian Legation
in this city.
The dates received from London by this arri-
val are to the 18th instant. The Times pub
fishes vouminous details of the battle of Alma.
The English lost nearly 1900 men, killed and
wounded, and the French 400. The loss of
the English included 26 officers, 10 sergeants,
drummers, 800 rank and file, killed; and %
officers, 95 sergeants, II drummers, and ,427
rank and fle wounded, and Is missing. Moth
ing it is said, but the want of cavalry prevent
ed the victory at Alma from being turned into
complete rout of the Russians. After the
battle, the Russians burned all the villages
through which they passed In their fight
they left about 5000 wounded behind them.
The carriage of Prince Menschikof was cap
tured by the French, together with his private
correspondence.
The allies had changed their plan of opera
tons against Sebastopol. 1t was to be attacked
on the south side, where it was found to be
weaker, and for this purpose the French had
withdrawn from the north side, without con-
test, to join the English on the south. The
base of operations is Balaklava, where the cav
airy and siege artillery are landed The bonn
bardment of Sebastopol commenced at five
o clock on the morning of the 4th instant.
Marshal st. Arnaud the cOmmander-in-chief
of the French forces, is dead. and is succeeded
in the command by General Canrobert. The
news of the death of st. Arnaud reached Paris
on the Sth instant. Orders have been given to
receive his remains at Marseies with all the
honors that were paid him upon his departure
for Constantinople The farewell which he had
addressed to the army, dated from his bivouac
on the 18th of September, had arrived at Tou-
lon. He says that, overcome by the cruel dis
ease against which he has so long struggled, he
is obliged to resign his command He pays
the highest compliment to his successor (Can-
robert who, saws the Marshal, "wIi pursue the
victory of the Alma, and will have the good
fortune which I had imagined for myself and
which l envy him-that of leading you to Sc
bastopol.'
STILL LATER.
The Cunard steamer Niagara arrived at Hal
flax yesterday, with London and Liverpool dates
to the l4th instant. The advices by this arri-
val state that at the last accounts from the seat
of war, Sebastopol was completely invested by
the troops of the allies on the sol. and east,
while the guns of their fleets and bfteries were
playing upon the walls of the fortf ssseS. The
fleets, however, according to one account, were
comparatively useless and the mi" ines attach
ed to them had been united with the land
forces. Prince MenschikOff was Keeping the
field on the north of the city, daily expecting
the arrival of Gen. Ostensacken and Gen.
Gortschakoff with reinforcements. They were
expected to Join him before the 18th. Seven
Russian ships-ofthe-line had been sunk at the
mouth of the harbor of Sebastopoi, and the re.
mainder of the Russian feet was held ready for
sinking.
1t is supposed that the siege artillery of the
allies was mounted in battery around Sebasto-
pol on the 4th instant. The bombardment
commenced on the 9th, and the assault was cA-
pected on the 8th. The allied trenches were
within sixteen hundred yards of the walls, and
mounted about fifty guns: A private despatch
says that two breaches were made IN the walls
on the 9Th, and another says that no lombard
ment had taken place as late as the 9Th. The
whole country north of Sebastopoi had been
| evacuated by the allies.
The Allies had DESTROYED the aqfeduct which
supplied the fortress, and had landf1 5000 cav
airy on the Crimea. 4
The inhabitants of Odessa have G. zen pledge
to burn that place rather than to 3 low 1t to iali
into the hands of the allies.
The town of Memel was nearag destroyed
by fire, involving a loss of E2,0O0,sOO.
The Paris Debats estimates the Russian force
in the Crimen at eghty-fve thousaad men, and
the Allies at ninety thousand, inclu,iing the sea-
men. =
The news of the loss of the American steam
err Arctic had caused q profound sensation among
all classes in England.
The London Globe SAYS that tha conference
of American Ministers and Ambassadors on the
Continent is without precedent, add that 1t is
| understood to be acting under the direction of
the President of the United States. These Min
listers have been assembled, it adds, TO exchange
information and consult upon q report on the
state of affairs on tie Continent as Europe as
regards American trade, which q carried to
every part of the world, and the clCnference has
in view the protection and Advancement Of
American interests in any new seeates that
may be made in Europe.
At Liverpool there had been aght decline
in the price of cotton and an adva see in bread
stnffs. The advance in -four du ,ng the week
was Is. Cd. per barrel. r.