The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-10-26
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

The Baltic left Liverpool on the 4th of Octo-
Der On Thursdsy, the 18th, at 2 p NJ, leav-
ing Cape Race S. w. by W. 70 miles, fell in
with and boarded the English schooner John
Giemens, who reported the loss of the Arctic.
ne schooner had been despatched from St
JOINS on the 4th of October by the American
consul, with directions to cruise about the vi
cinity OF the accident for fortnight but up
70 THIS date had found no trace of boats or
0sner material of either ship, excepting the
| flagstaff of the Arctic.
| AT the time of obtaining the above informa-
ton the Baltic was within five miles of the po-
sitlon assigned the Arctic, at the time of the
accident, by her second officer.
Inc Cunard mail steamship Africa arrived
az Liverpool on the morning of Sunday, the
| LIST inst
The United States war steamer San Jacinto
has put back to Southampton, with machinery
damaged, having, when off the Texel, broken
one OF the fans of her screw. She will be de-
tanned for repairs five or six weeks, and in con-
sequence will not cruise this winter in the Ball
TIC, as was intended.
The Baltic brings tidings of brilliant VIC
tory OF the allies over the Rassiane, and the
surrender of Sebastopol, with terrible loss
on both sides, though the Russians were much
the greatest sufferers We will give the re-
ports and dispatches from which all'the facts
that were known in England at the sailing of
the Baltic, were cleaned
The Battle on the AlmG-The Russian Arny
on the Retreat.
The first news that reached England came
in the following despatch from the British Am
bassador in Turkey, Lord Stratford de Rad.
olife, to Lord Clarendon 1t was dated Con-
stantinop!e, September %, and forwarded by
LOT 81 ID
date of September 80, A. M
The entrenched camp Of the Russians, con-
tanning SO, 600 men, with a numerous artillery
and cavalry, on the heights of the Alma, was
attacked on the Goth instant, at p NJ, by
the allied troops, and carried by the bay
onet at half past three, with loss on our side
of about 400 killed and wounded, and an
equal loss on the side of the French The Rus
sian army was forced to put itself in full re-
treatn
The next official despatch received was one
from Lord Raglan, commander in. chief of the
British army in the Crimea, not dated but evil
IDENTIFY written on the 21st of September. This
despatch also came through Belgrade. 1t is
as follows:
"The allied armies yesterday attacked the
position of the enemy on the heights above the
Alma, and carried it, after desperate battle,
about an hour and half before sunset. Moth
ing could surpass the bravery and excellent
conduct of the troops. The position was very
formidable, and defended by q numerous artil-
lery of heavy calibre. Our loss, | regret TO
add, is very considerable but no general officer
has been wounded The main body of che
army of the enemy was estimated from As, 600
to so 900 infantry. A few prisoners, among
whom are two general officers, and two guns,
have been taken by the English army.
"RAGLAN"
In the night the Chronicles correspondent
at Constantinople, under date of September
%, forwarded the following
CoNsTANTINopLE, Sept. 23s1S54.
A battle was fought on the heights Of the
Alma on the Goth of September.
The passage of the river was forced, and
the Russians repulsed.
The steamer Magellan, which has Just ar
rived, has brought this news
The French General Thomasson is on board,
wounded in the abdomen.
General Canrobert was wounded in the
shoulder.
Marshal St. Arnaud and Gen. Raglan CON-
manded personally.
The victory is complete.
The allies had 2,40O killed and wounded.
The Russians suffered far greater losses
Many cannon have been captured.
Three English steamers protected the pas
sage of the Alma from the sea-
Three batteries were stOrmed.
Dispatches of similar import wero received
in Vienna and Paris.
The following, from the Monitesr, is the
despatch from Marshal ST. Arnaud to his Gov
eminent:
BTvoUAc ON THE ALMA, Sept. 90, 1854.
We encountered the enemy to-day on the
Alma. The woody ravine through which the
river runs studded with houses and having
very steep slopes on the left bank, wcs occupied
by the enemy in great force. These slopes
were strongly entrenched, and covered oy
powerful artillery. The allied rnies attacked
thoee difficult positions with unparalleled yigor.
Our soldiers advanced to the assault with cries
of 3" VlUe fEmpeTeur :" and carried all before
them. The battle lasted four hours, and Our
loss was 400 killed and wounded. | am as
yet ignorant of the loss sustained by the Eng
lish army, which fought vahantly against an
obstinate resistance. ST.. AREAUD.
The Battle of Kalantdi Plains-Second Defect
of the RussiGns-Capture Of Sebastopol.
According to telegraphic message, received
from Vienna on the evening Of the both, the
battle on the goth was followed by another On
the 22d, on which day Prince Menechkoff was
on the Katcha. After sansuinary battle,
which lasted some hours the Russians were
totally defeated and pursued to their entrench-
ments before SebastOpo In this despatch, il
is added, that on the 25th Sebastopol fell into
the hands of tho allies.
The probability of this intelligence is much
strengthened by the following despatch, which
was forwarded from Paris On Saturday, to the
Emperor Napoleon, at Boulogne:
The Consul of France to his ErceNency the Mn
lister for Foreign ifatrs.
BUCHAREST, SEPT. ga French steamer,
coming out of the Bosphorus, met another
coming from the Crimea, which announced
that she was carrying to Constantinople the
intelligence Of the capture of Scbastopol. The
steamer from the Bosphorus touched at Var
ma, to announce this event, Of which we eX-
pecs hourly en- official confirmation"
The following dispatches relating to this
suspicious event were received in the course
of Sunday, the 1st inst.
Paris, Sunday Morning.-A telegraph des-
patch from Bucharest of the 28sh, announces
the capture OF Sebastopol on the 25:h By the
allied armies. The details are wanting. An
other despatch announces that the garrison
surrendered as prisoners Of war.
Sunday EUening.-Another and fuller des-
patch from Bucharest Of the 2Sth, announces
that Sebsstopol was taken on the Goth, with
all its munitions of war, together with the Rus
sian fleet. The garrison, to which a free re-
treat, after laying down their arms, was offer
ed, preferred TO remain az prisoners of war.
This intelligence is confirmed by a despatch
FROM Vienna, which announces as authentic
the defeat of the Russians on the INA the