Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-31
THF PACIFIC'S NEWS.

THF PACIFIC's NEWS.
Yesterday, We announced the arrival Of the
steamer Pacific, with four days later newsfrom
Europe since which we have received papers
containing full details of the news, from which
we extract the following -
THE WAR-SEvASTOPOL NOT TAKEN.
The news from the Crimea is-nothing!
multitude of private letters, Geographic dis
patches, and revivals of old news, is found in
the English and Continental papers but none
Of these state that Sevastopol is taken, nor
that the allies have made much progress to-
wards taking it. 80
Lord Raglan's latest dispatches say that he
| expected to "open fire" in few days, and
private letters add that an attack on the out
works was fixed for the 9th inst Menschikoff
| kept the field, to the northward of Sevastopol.
The position Of the allies was strong and cas-
| lily defensible against an attack from the land
| ward. The allied extreme right leans on the
| slope Of the mountains east of Balaklava,
| which run down like immense walls TO Aioush-
ta The body of the right wing is at Kamara,
| and outposts are posted on the Black river.
| The centre occupies the roads leading from
kadikoi to Sevastopol, and from Bakshiserai
to Balaklava. The body of the left wing is
| at Karani; the outposts at Khutor. The allies
| siege artillery, with $4,000 gabions, facines
| and piles, have been disembarked, and have
mostly reached the camp Menschikoff has
| LOO field guns with his army On the 4th, a
cannonade took place between some English
| steamers and the quarantine fort at Odessa
| nothing resulted. Russia continues to amass
troops on the Austrian frontier, but has scarce
| ~ regiment on the Prussian. The inference
Is piain-the Gar at length distrusts Austria,
| and has an arrangement with Prussia. Con-
Il 4 m Of ~
| says that secret treaty actually does exist
between Russia and Prussia with respect to
| the Turkish war, in which treaty Russia
strictly lays down the limits which Prussia
| may make q sham alliance with the German
powers.
! In the crowd of socalled dispatches" the
| following are the only ones that indicate any
progress in the operations:
VIENNA, Oct is, Evening.
Lord Raglan has written to Omer Pacha that
| the regular siege Of SevaStopol would begin on
| the 9th instant, and he thought the fortress
would be taken in ten days ... .a
VIENNA, Oct IL.
1t is reported from Constantinople 9Th, that
| the Russians, 10000 strong, unde- Menschi-
| kof, have been again beaten; and that the
southern heights (of SevastopoD are taken.
The surrender of the city is looked for be.
tween the 18th and 18th instant.
Against these set the following received from
Berlin:
| ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. Is.
Nothing of Importance had been undertaken
| against Sevastopol to 9Th October, being last
| advices.
| The Russians seem fully determined to de-
| fend the Crimea, even should Sevastopoi fall
| AS proof of the importance attached to the
I defence, it is currently given out in Russia
| that the Grand Duke Constantine will himself
| take command of the southern army. The
question is discussed with much earnestness
as to the posi- bility of reinforcements reaching
Menschikotf, so as to enable him to assume th e
offensive in the field against the Allies and
| compel them to raise the seige. The Russians
have already 80, 900 men entrenched at Bak-
shiser al as nucleus for the expected rein
forcements, and the army of the Crimea will
be, by the middle of October, in position to
operate with &c, 900 men in the field in aid of
| the besieged garrison which numbers Sc, 600
| the total Russian force being thus 10000
men.
To meet this force the Allies have, ut the
present moment, at sea and on shore, an equal
| number-that is to say, 10000 men, and they
are continually bringing up reinforcemen.s,
! having of course, the free command of the
sea. Eight thousand additional Turks are
| under orders to embark from Varna, and the
Egyptian extra contingent of 1000 will pro
ceeed from Alexandria to the Crimea. The
Russians will thus be outnumbered; and as tn 70
Allies have siege artillery-for which 500, 900
shot and shell are already landed-and all
arms of warfare, there is every probability
that Sebastopol will fall; and. perhaps, speedi,
ly. But it by no means follows that its fall
will end the war. Turkey is we'll nigh ex
hausted of recruits France, it is true, has still
100000 men to spare; England has not single
regiment. unless she brings forward her sepoys
| from India. Russia, on the contrary, has i'm
mense reserves, and may protract the war in
definitely.
Ten thousand additional troops are to be in.
stantly forwarded from the camp near Mar
settles to the Crimea One thousand French
marines are, at the same time, to be sent to
Greece
Trade at Marseilles is very dull
There Is report that two thousand Russians
| who made a sortie from Sevastopol, wero
badly beaten. No date mentioned Inter
cannot hold out Doubtful.
Last week the report was that Sshamyl was
beaten-thiS week that he is victorious Pos.
slbly no battle has been fought
COnstantinople letters state, that to the 4th
inst. stormy weather has prevented the EN-.
barkation of the Turkish reserve for the Criraea.
THE BALTIC.
There can now be little doubt that the Baltic
fleets will return home, without attempting
any further operations. All the smaller Eng
lish steamers have already left, and the whole
Of the French feet is on its way TO France
The English sailing feet under Admiral
Plumridge, was in Kiel Bay. Admiral Martin
with small steam squadron was among ths
Aland Islands, and in the Gulf of Bothnia-
squadron. under Captain Watson was cruis-
ing off the Gulf of Finland, Riga, and Cour-
land. Sir Charles Napier with the screw
line OF, battle ships, had gone to take Last
look of the Russian ships at Helsingfors
HAMBURG, Oct. Is Admiral Parseyal Des-
chenes has Quilted Kiel On his return to
France, with the fnaexible, the Austerlitz,
and two steam frigates. .-..
There is every certainty that immediate
steps will be taken for putting an end to the
indirect trafflc with Russia carried on through
Prussian ports
POLAND
There are various indications, little in them
selves, but amounting to something in the ag-
gregate, that the Courts of France and Eng
land have actually under consideration til
practicability of re-establishing the Kingdom