Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-25
Arrival of the Washington
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

Loss Of tho Allies at tho battle Of Alma
Change in the Plan Of Operations against
sevastopol-The Bombardment Commenced
Death Of Marshal St. Armand, Markets,
&C., &c.
SANDY Hook, Oct. 24-10 o'clock, P. M
The steamer Washington, from Bremen via
southampton, with Liverpool and London dates
to the 1lth inst, four days later than the ad-
vices per steamer Africa, arrived at this point
few minutes since. The following is an alb
stract of her news:r
The Washington brings $50 passengers, and
reports the London corn market as Is deare r.
Oonsols closed at 954a95s, and, the money mar
ket was tight
The Washington left Bremen on the 9th
inst. and brings 200 tons of freight and her
usual mails
Among the passengers are Baron Gerolt, the
Russian Ambassador to Washington; Baron
! De Bodisco, bearer of dispatches from St Pc
ton; j. H. Porter, Jr., Attache of the u S.
Legation at Berlin; j A. Statyner, OK Post
| master General of Canada, and family and
Capt. Nichols and lady, of the ship North Star,
which was sold at London.
The London Times of the 9th, 10th, and 18th
contain VOluminous details of the battle of
ALMA.
The news of the death of st. A-naud reached
Paris and London on Saturday.
The q. s. steamer San Jacinto was in the
Southampton Dry Dock.
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
No official dispatches have been published
lost 1900 men in the engagement IN Killed
ana wounded, AMI the French ], 400. The
| allies had changed their plan of operations,
and were to attack Sevastopol from the south,
where it was found to be weaker. The base
| of the operations is Balaklava, where the cav.
airy aud the siege artillery were lsnded
The Russians have sunk seven ships of the
line at the mouth of the harbor
The bombardment of Sevastopol began on
| the 5th
Marshal St Arnaud is dead, and General
Canrobert is in command of the French army
After the battle of Alma, the Russians
burnt all the villages which they passed
| through in their retreat. In their flight they
left 5000 wounded behna them
| One tho asand Russians who were escorting
a convoy of munitions of war had been made
prisoners, and Prince Menchikoff himself az
rowly escaped capture.
September, 100 heavy guns were disembarked
at Balaklava.
| BUCHAREST, Oct 5.-Prince Gortschakoff is
i'll There is a great concentration of Turk sh
troops at Matschia, and Omar Pasha will begin
operations against the Russians in Bessarabia
Immediately.
| FRANCE
A despatch from Marseilles, dated Octobe,
10, announces that orders have been given to
receive the remains of Marshal St. Arnaud
with all the honors paid him upon his depart
ure for CODstantinOpIe
I. The farewell address which St. Arnaud b ad
addressed to the army, dated September 26,
had arrived at Toulon, in which he saws
" Overcome BY cruel disease, against which BIZ
has SO long struggled, he is obliged TO resign
his command" He pays the highest compli.
ment to his successor, Gen. Canrobert.
Edward divers affairs will be adjusted
James McHenry has suspended
The steamship Pacific arrived out at Liver
poo' IN Tuesday plight
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
hivLfrooL, oct- 10, Tuesday evening.-Cotton-
ne ses "' COTTON ioi die three past DAYS, amOunte
10 II 600 biles including GOO hale RI snecul,tor
and 1000 bales for export. Use demand has I,,,
moderate from the trade and tor synort Royiino
head TetIey's circular gives the sales of co,tn r.
day UOth) AT D, $50 bales including 500 tale E,
export and 600 bales to spectators The MARI
| closed dull, without change from Fridav,s pricts
| Flour-W estern Canal, 33s; Ohio 35s.
C0rn-Hoders are pressing on tn market Tn
demand has been moderate, and prices have AZ
clined Is. per quarter. Yellow and white. 39s
mixed, SIS ~