Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-01-09

z had decided effect on the Breas,uff 7marke
:, The greatest naval battle since Navarno hi
:. been fought, with terrific loss of life The L
: tai destruction is tweny-one ships Of war, vii
n several transports.
= On the 3O,h Of November, the entire Russia
u fleet from Sebaslopo under Admiral Mach
kof, consisting 0! twenty Hour sail, appeare
Oft the Turkish harbor Sinope, where Vice Az
miral osmaE Psha lay with fourteen Turks
! vessels. The battle Immediately commencet
, and the slore batteries being OF 10 ase, ih
Russians succeeded in forcing the harbor.
The Turks k,eyh, like devils, ard would nc
SURRENDER. With most desperate bravery the
fought until one ship after another was SINK
blown up, burned; or destroyed. Seven Turkis
irigates, two coIvei,es, one steamer, ard thre
transports. with several Thousand men, wer
totally lost, the men all perishing Osmar
Psha, The Turkish VicsAdnipl was lakel
prisoner.
Each of the Turkish ships, besides their crow
had SUI troops on their way to Circassia. They
also had money to pay the fleet, all Of which
was lost.
The Turks notwithstanding the destruction
oil all their vessels, sunk seven Russian shivs
1.-Two OF their line Of battle ships, three friaaiess
and Two steamers. The battle lasted only one
hour. The remainder Of the Russian fleet as
so shattered that i, could scarcely reach Sebas-
toral.
| All Europe was in Juror Of excitement.
and the opinion Is general tibet EUROPEAN war
can no longer be averted.
The Russians continued 10 gain the advan.
tage, but their loss in the great naval engage
ment under the circumstances, is fully equal 10
that Of the Turks.
On the line of the Danube there was NO
movements.
Osn,in Bey was on board the flag ship which
rapidly sunk. He was, with his crew, taken
on board the Russian ship
This important news is fully confirmed BY
later dispatches.
As will be seen above the Russian force con-
sderaby outnnmbered the Tulkssh. In aldi-
lion 10 SIX ships of the line OF MacEikolfs fleet
he had twelve frigates, brig and FIVE steamers,
in all "a sail. While Osman had but fourteen.
The shore batteries were totally Inefficient for
protection. The remaining Russian ships are
so badly disabled that they could take nc
Prizes.
The Turkish Admiral's flga,e was towed
cut by the Russians, but burnt al sea. Osman
Psha and his suite were taken OIL board the
Russian Admirals ship. Qne Turkish vessel
managed 10 escape unchanged, being the only
survivor Of the II. The battle, says the dis.
patch, begun an Shouris distance from Sinope
The Russian flagship was so much injured tia,
It could with difficulty reach Sebastopol. Prince
MenschlkoR Immediately left Odessa for st
Petersburg to communicate The victory 10 the
Emperor. Osman Pasha was charged with the
conveyance OF troops and stores to Balun.-
There Is, therefore, every probability that on
leaving the harbof Of SiuOpe he fell in with the
RUSSIAN squadron, and either accepted battle on
unequal terms; Or attempted 10 regain the pro.
lection Of the lind batteries, bet was cut &c
pieces before reaching ilem. the latter is tIs
iaaFe likely as Gle ship is reported 10 have es-
capped unchanged, having, fo doubt, succeeded
II gaining shelter under the share guns
While this calamity is Detailing the Turkish
shlps, lie English and French fleets are lying
Idle IN the b5spsorus. And more extraoriina.
~ still, the main division of the Turkish fleet is
! lying there Idle too! Admiral S.lde, the Eng
ilshman who commands il, has just returned
ron p,easan, cruise III the Black Sea, having
i been unable 10 ind an enemy, although mer.
chaHtinen report having seen several ships oi
war plowling about.
III ASA, SeIiin Pasha has stormed The font oi
ussllf4het, and was On his march upon kuasi
he last font between him and the independenl
Cancassans, 1t seems he telgued an attack
upon Poi on the Black Sea, and while the al
'enilon OF The Russian commander was riveied
OH thai fortress, which is regarded as the key
OF The Caucasus from the Black Sea, Seliln ia
pid'y marched upon Ussurghe. and took the
SUPP sed orl BY bold assault. Abd pasha is
reported 10 be al ancing irow Akhalzik in the
direction of Ti1ls. Mahomet Rushdi Pasha
the Commander OF the Imperial Guard at Con.
slanlinople, has left the Capital, Oh his way 10
The Persian frontier, where the Persians are
assembling an army Of obse tation reported to
amount to 81. 600 men, on the frontier of Tur.
Key and Georgia rot lar from Bavazid.
! The Sultan Is continually bothered by plans
of arrangements, proposed sometimes by the
English, then again by the Austrian Embassa
dor, and nov BY all the ambassadors together
The last proposition rejected by the Sultan ema.
mated from Austria. The statement eli ,he
Austrian note, about the Czr's having oivel
orders that his troops should remain on the de
tensive. seemed to be confirmed by tho reluil
OF The Turkish packe, Medali Fidiaret to Con
stanunople, which had been taken by the; Rus
SLAMS aud released, as not prize cf good al
10y. But suddenly the s'pacific views" of tn
Ear have been manifested in another way, a
shown In the attack on the Turkish vessels.
I.ATER.-The following Additionally new
was received at Liverpool from London by Tele
graph. The fact Of Persia's declaration Of wa
against Russia, adds new complication to tn,
allaiI, and to our mind general Europea,
war is inevitable
We have received news from Consaninople
by Vienna, down 10 the Sd inst. The news o
The disaster OF Sinope is officially confirmed
and had just reached the Porte.
Upon The receipt Of this information, The
BRUSH and French Ambassadors had iinme
diately dispatched two steam frigates from the
combined squadrops to Sinope, and two o,he,
steam frigates 10 Varna, for The purpose of pro-
curing precise intelligence Upon The return oil
these vessels, il was thought probable that the
combined fleets would receive orders TO enter
tile Black Sea, to prevent, if possible, any fur
theI collision between the Russian and Turkish
naval forces.
|, is stated by the Russian accounts that the
squadron subsequently destroyed al Sinope was
engaged in conveying forces to attack Souchafn
kaisha, and that il was pursued Into the port
Of Sinope by the Russian fleet. II this account
OF the circumstances preceding The engage
ment be correct, it would give somew ha,
different character 10 the attack, as the Russian
forces might be justified in inlerrupling con-
voy destined to invade portion OF their own
territory The destination Of the squadron is,
however, sill uncertain; and tits more proba.
bic that the transports were conveying reinforce
Inen,s aud provisions to Batouin, Mere the
Turkish army stands in need Of both.
| Ii Is reported that the British Charne d. r.