The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-30
ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON,

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.
The Washington arrived at Sandy Hook
last night. She brings London papers of
the llth and $50 passengers.
Among the passengers by the Washington
are Baron DE Bodisco, bearer of dispatches
from ST. Petersburgh to the Russian legation
at w ashington; j. II Porter, Jr., attache to
the U. s. Legation at Berlin; J. Ii. Shaty.
ner, ex.Postmaster General of Can. da, and
family; and Capt. Nichols and lady, of the
Nor h Star, which had been sold in London.
No official dispatches are published rela.
tive to the Battle of Alma.
The English had 1000 killed and wounded
and the French I4OO.
The allies had changed their plans. and
were to attack Sevastopol from the south,
where II was found to be weaker. The base
of operations is Balaklaya.
The Russians have sunk seven ships.of-
the-line at the mouth of the harbor.
The bombardment of Seyastopo began
with October.
Marshal st. Arnaud is dead.
Gen. Canrobert is in command of the
French army
Mcneil has been nearly destroyed by fire.
Edward DIVERS affairs will be adjusted
James McHenry has suspended
The Pacihc arrived out Tuesday night.
Vienna, Tuesday eueRinJ. On the 10Th,
Sd heavy guns were disembarked at Bala-
klava,
dispatch from Bucharest, under date of
October 9th, says that Prince Gortschakofl
is i'll.
There is great concentration of Turkish
troops at Machine.
Omer Pasha Deg ms operations against the
Russians in Besserabia immediately
dispatch from Versailles dated the 18th,
announces that orders have been given to
receive the remains Of Marshal St. Ar
maud with all Of The honors paid him upon
his departure Tor Ccnstantinople. The fare
well which he had addressed to the army,
was dated the 26th of September. He says,
overcome by cruel disease, against which re
has so long struggled, he is Obliged to resign
the command. lie pays the highest COM
pliment to his successor.
The Times of October 9th, 10th and 18th
contains yoluminous details of the battle of
Alma.
The news ofthe death of St. Arnaud reach
ed Paris and London the Sunday after the
battle Of a Ina
The Russians have burned all Of the viii
lagos through which they passed in their
flight. They lett 5000 woundsd behind
them.
One thousand Russians who were escort
ing convoy Of munitions of war have been
made prisoners.
Menchikof himself narrowly escaped cap.
ture.
An additional official report Of the battle
of Alma was published on the 9th. II re-
shifted as follows: Klled-26 officers, 10
sergeahts, 2 drummers, and 800 rank and
file. Wounded-73 officers, % sergeants,
IL drummers, 1927 rank and file. Missing
is.
Private dispatches mention that great de-
moratization prevailed at Sevastopol. The
allies had destroyed the aqueduct which sup
piled the fortress.
Eight thons cavalry were landed by the
allies in the Crmea.
The inhabitants Of Odessa have given a
pledge to burn the place rather than allow it
TO fall into the hands of the allies
After the battle Of Alma the carriage of
Menschlkof wrs taken, with his private cor
respondence, by the French.
The loss by the burning of Memel is two
million sterling.
Owing to the large destruction of tallow,
that article has advanced Is cd in London.
Hemp is also considerably dearer.
Poldnd.-A great movement is in opera
ton along the whole line.
The Russian guard was advancing in
forced marches towards Warsaw
The troops of the Kingdom of Poland were
deserving on the Austrian frontier.