The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-10-25
Foreign News.

Foreign News.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. i6.
The steamer Baltic arrived al New
York this evening. at o'clock, with Liv.
erpool dates to the 4,h inst.
Millegan reports Flour. western canal
SIS; Ohio 34s. Corn. yellow and white
39s.
OFF Cape Race the Baltic spoke and
boarded the British schooner John Gle.
ments, cruising for the missing boats Of
the Arctic. @
The U. S. steamer San Jacinto put back
into Southampton, with her machinery
damaged. The accident happened off
the Texel She will be detain ed several
weeks.
great battle has taken place in the
Crimea. Ten Russian ships Of war were
Sevastopol has fallen and was in flames
10000 French aud English were killed.
$4,000 Russians were killed, and $4,000
taken prisoners, and 800 guns cap
tured.
Eight hours after the Europa sailed. the
official news of great battle at the river
Alma, in the Crimea, was received.
The allies stormed the Russian en-
trenchments. and, after 4 hours fighting.
captured them. The Anglo French lost
$500 killed and wounded. The Russians
lost 5000. a
Private dispatches supply the rest of the
news, namely. that the Russians Under
Mencekoff, rallied on the river katha on
the 24th. and again gave battle to the al
lies and were defeated and driven into the
entertainments behind Sevastopol; they
again rallied, but were defeated. and fed
into Sevastopole, which was 5eseiged by
sea and land.
The Battles In the Crimea.
The Liverpool; papers to the 4th inst.
tain further accounts OF the great battles
in the Crimea, and the alleged lall OF Se-
bastopol:
THE CRIMEA.
The facts from the Crimea as far as
known are that battle took place on the
Alma. on Sept. Goth. The allies, with a
loss of two thousand eight hundred killed
and wounded, stormed the Russian en-
trenchments and drove the enemy back.
The Russians appear to have made stand
on the Katscha, and another battle was
fought there on the Esd of September. re-
sul,ing in the defeat OF the Russians, who
were pursued by the allies to the landward
walls of Sebastopol. More fighting took
place under the walls.
On the 25th. Fort Constantine was in.
vested by sea and land, and after an OBJ.
stinate defence was carried by storm. -
The Allies then bombarded the city and
the fleet Ten Russian ships Of the line
were burned and sunk, the remaining forts
were carried, one after another-eight
hundred guns were silenced, twenty-five
thousand prisoners were taken. and the
Russian loss, in dead and disabled, is es.
timated at not less than $4,000 in Sebas-
topol alone. In the midst of this tremen.
dous havoc Menschikoff, with the shatter.
ed remains Of his force. retired into po-
silion in the inner harbor, and threatened
to fire the town and blow up the remain.
ing ships unless the yictors would grant
him an honorable capitulation. Tho ALI
ed generals demanded his unconditional
surrender, and in the name of humanity.
gave him six hours for consideration
The six hours had not expired when the
last advices left, but it was rumored that
he had surrendered, and that the French
and English flags waved over Sebastopol.
LArEsr.-Menchikof is positively stated
to have surrendered.
THE LANDING IN THE CRIMEA.
The following is detailed account of
the landing in the Crimea OF the invading
army:
On the 18th, the formidable squadron
of the allies came in sight Of the spot Sc
lec,ed for the landing OF the main body Of
their army. All the ships were drawn up
IN lines, and extended a front Of nine
miles. All eyes and telescopes we're turn.
ed towards the beach. but not hostile
uniform was visible. The place is descri-
bed as low strip Of beach and shingle.
cast up by the violence Of the surf. and
forming sort Of causeway between the
sea and stagnant saltwater lake. This
lake is about mile and hall broad, and
when the feet arrived was covered with
wild fowl. Another similar sheet Of wa
ter Law to the South. and another 10 the
North, towards Eupatoria.
From the ships the invaders could see
homesteads and villages lying peacefully
in the rays of the autumn sun. and the
inhabitants quietly pursuing their ordinary
occup atoms. Hundreds Of cattle cover
ed the fields, and the farm houses were