Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-11-01
FoUR Dass-LATER FROM KuRoPE E
ARRIVAL OF THE WAsHINaTa,T.

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Nav YoRK, Oct. 25.-The steamer Wash
instor arrived last night at Santly Hook. She
brings London papers to the lith inst.
There have been no offcialdispatches pub
lislied relative TO; the battle at Nina Tie
English, II Is said had coo killed, and the
French 400. The allies had changed their
plan, and were to attack Sevastopol from the
SoatE.-1Tfere ii was feHndto be the weaker
The base OF operations is Balalllaya, where the
cavalry and seige artillery had been landed
The Russians sunk seven ships of the line at
the mouth of the harbor. The bombardment
OF Seyastopol began with October.
Marshal ST. ArnaUx is dead, and Gen. san
Robert is in command of the French Army.
Mernel has been nearly destroyed by fire.
PieaRo, Tuesday,-0n the 29th of Sept.s l3Q
heavy guns were disemb3rlled at Balaklava.
Bucharest, Oct 5.-Prince Gortschako off is i'll.
There IS great CONSERVATION of Turkish
troops at Matschne. Omar Pasha has began
operations against the Russians in BesSarabia-
After the battle of Alma, the Russians burnt
all the villages which they passed thrugh in
their flight; they left six thousand of the
wounded behind them. One thousand Rus
SLAMS who were eseo-ting q convoy of muni-
tionS of war had been made prisoners; Menchi-
koff, himself narrowly escaped capture.
LATEsr.-An official report Of the battle of
Alma was publiscd on the eth. The loss was
70 officers, ~ searSeants, : Drummers, 3O6
rank and file, Killed and g officers, % ser
geants, II drummers, and 1927 rank and file,
wounded; Is are missing.
Private dispatches mention that great de-
rnoralization prevailed at Scyastopol.
The allies destroyed the aquaduct which
supplied the fortress. Eight thousand cayal-
ry were landed by the allies ON the Crimea.
The inhabitants of Odessa have given
pledge to burn the place rather than allow it
TO fan into the hands Of the allies.
After the battle of Alma the carriage of
MenchikOH was taken, with his private cores
pondence, By the French.
The loss by the burning Of Mcrnel is f2,0O0,-
600. Owing to thc large destruction of tallow
that article has advanced Is Cd in London, and
Hemp also has advanced considerably
From Poland We learn that great movement
is In operate along the whole line. The Rus
sian guard is advancing by forced marches to-
wards Warsaw. The troops of the kindom of
Poland are directed on.the Austrian frontier.
LATER.-The Niagara arrived at Halifax on
Wednesday morning. The dispatches By her
inform Of 10 additional lighting in the Cri-
mea. SevaStopol is besieged by the allies on
the south and east sides only, leaving the
north and west open to the approach Of 4 re-
lieving army. The most powerful fortifica-
tionS arc, however, on the besieged sides of
the liarbor, though, as they are intended for
sea delenses, they must prove comparatively
useless against a land attack. The Russians
have blocked the entrance Of the harbor by
sinking several large ships, with all theie guns
and rigging, but ii is proposed by the allies TO
employ the Simeon, a powerful iron steamer,
to act as Il iAttcril, g-T@,in and force passage
through this sunken barrier. The remainder
of the Russian feet are also ready to be sunk
in the inner harbor if there is danger of their
being taken by the allies. Ten thousand men
have been landed from these ships TO assist in
the defense Of the place. Admiral Dundas
has sent g similar reinforcement 20 the allies
VIII have no lpOopr
anything to do. Menchkoffis is expecting re-
Inducements from Anapa, Pcrekop and Odes-
sa; the force from the latter place under Osten
SaclIen, it was thought, would reach MIN be-
fore the 18th; from Anapa also 5000 mon
were on the march to Join hiIa, having de-
stroyed that fortress. On the other hand al
lied reserve had sailed from Z arna must have
reached the camp before -Sevastopol before
the 10th. giving the allies Al least five days to
asSail the place before the Russians could
make any. great movement against them. In
these five days there must have been great
deal Of tremendous fighting. In Asia Shamyl
has peen defeated by Prince indroniloT, who
is again croyyding the Turks and threatning
Kars. OF 0mer Pasha s movements against
Besserabia we have no news. The allied fleet
in the Balticis of Reyel, but will probably do
nothing this fall. The Austrian Government
is supposed to be acting with the allies, and
all OF them together are trying to force Prus-
sia into q more decided position, either for or
against the Gar. In consequence of this the
Prussian Prime Minister, aanteuiiei, has re-
signed, but was persuaded to remain In office;
it is expected in England that Prussia will
give in and join the alliance The remains Of
Marshal ST. Arnaad have arrived in France
and are to be inferred in the Inyalides. The
great hoax of the Fall of Seyastopol appears to
have been French invention, having origina-
ted at the Paris Boursc, From China we hear
that Canton is still besiegcd, but that the re-
bells are advancing elsewhere. The cotton
market has declined at Liverpool; wheat and
flour have Slightly improved.