Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-10-19
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Arrival Of the Baltic!
RATTLE OF CRIMEAM

Arrival o. enc oaSa0' 4
BATTLE OF CRIMEA.
Utter AaniAiation Of TIE ksss,Gns'-lsn
E,.iips Of War Sask!--FeA q $fceseape
--1Jty in Fiames!--lO,0OO French ana
Eeolis1 kaaisd. esd $4,000 &xsssass'-l
$4,000 Thousand Prisoasrs!-lO0O Guns
Captured.
!, The Baltic len Liverpool q 3 4. =. on
The 4,h, gag passengers. On the l2th of
Cane Race spoke aud boarded the British
schooner John Clemens cruising for the
missing boat--lesrned all the particulars Of
the accident. The Africa arrived out on
Sunday. ~ ~
! LIVERPOOL .MAxxEr.-Cotton-M essrs.
AfilIican & Co, report sales Of cotton siace
Friday at 5000 bales. For New Orleans.
fair demand, and prices advanced one
eighth. Breadstuifs -market unchanged.
Western canal Hour, $751; Ohio, 34s. yell
low and white Corn. SIS. ;.
Provisions generally unchanged. ana
moderate business doing. Lard dull.
! The steamer San Jscinto put back =
Southampton with her machinery damaged.
When of Texcl she broke one Of her
screws, She will be detained for repairs
Eve or six weeks. as
Eight hours after the Europa sailed came
Official news Of a great battle in the Crimea
on the 2ist. 'aAl* -
The Allies stormedthc Russian entrench.
ments after 4 hours fighting.
The Anglo-F French lost $500, and the
Russians 5000. a
Private dispatches supply the rest. viz
That the Russians under MenschikoG raj.
lied on the river Kntsskai ON the asa, and
again gave battle to the Allics; were again
defeated, and where driven to their entrsnch.
men,s. ~ 4 IA I'll
Behind Sebastopol they again rallied and
fought the third battle on the GATH. and
and were third time defeated. E
They Hed into Sebastopol which was
stormed by land and by sea. Fort Con-
stantine blew ur, and the other forts storm
ed
The Russian loss was $4,000 killed and
wounded, s2,CCO garrison captured and
were made prisoners Of war-shattered re-
mains barricaded James .harbor, and
refuse to surrender.
Great rejoicing throughout Great britain
and France.
An attack on Crons.adt is seriously
threatened.
On the 25th Fort Constantine was inva-
ded by sea and land, and after an obstinate
resistance was carried BY storm. The al
lies then bombarded the city and the fleet.
Ten Russian ships Of the line were burned
"A ThA ami, rurrsod tho al.
800 guns. Twenty-Five Thousand prisoners
disabled 10 estimated at not less than 49,
OOO.!
In Sebastopol alone, Menschikoff with
the scattered remains Of his army, retiredn-
to position in the inner harbor. They
to fire the mole and blow up the
ships unless the yictors would
grant him honorable capitulation. The al
lied Generals demanded his unconditional
sure nder, and in the name OF humanity
gave him consideration.
The dispatch says that Menschikof' has
surrendered and the flags of the lies wave
over Sebastopol.
The entrenched camp of the Russians
was on the heights Of Alma and continued
fifty thous and men and numerous artillery;
i was taken at the point ofthe bayonet at
ter forty hours fighting.
No General officers Of the British army
were wounded. Marshal St. Arnaud and
Lord Raglan commanded in person. Gen.
Thomson. French was thought to be fatal
y wounded. Gen. Caukobert was wound.
ed in the shoulder
The second engagement of the plains Of
kalatie, lasted several hours and ended in
the total defeat of the Russians, vic were
pursued to their entertainments before Sc.
The dispatch says that the garrison at
Sebastopol were offered Withdrawal, but sur. |
endered prisoners Of war.
Dispatches in regard 10 Sebastopol are
'ery conflicting. .9H
The one dated at Berlin on the Sd, says a
Geographic dispatch has been received here
rom st. Petersburg, to the effect that
had telegraphed under date 10
he Goth, that he had withdrawn his troops
from before Sebastopol towards
Baktsehasern, where he will await reinforce
nents. He says that Sebastopol had not
been attacked on the 25tn.
Russian accounts do not conceal the fact
II the several reverses in the Crimea, to |
heir aims.
Dispatches from Berlin to the goth says
he return Of the French fleet from the Bal i
ic has been countermanded.
Dispatches dated Kiel Cd. states the fleet
eff, that harbor that day to join Napier in
he Baltic.
Napier was before Newell on the 23d.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 30.-It is again assert
d that there are SO 900 Russians concen.
rated in the Dodruschad, and Gen. Rud-
Tiers was constantly receiving reinforce
nents.
Omer Pacha was only waiting for ST. Ar