New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-21
THE WAR.
sEYAsTOPoL NOT TAKEN.

SEN ASlOfOb NIL
The most extraordinary excitement has been caused
throughout Europe by the discovery that the reported
fall Of Seysstopol is fase,-the destruction of the
Russian feet false,the blowing up of Fort Constan-
tine, fale,-the eighteen thousand Russian dead.
purely imaginary,-the twenty-five thousand pris-
oners, entirely fabulous. -MenchikoHs melo'tra-
matics altogether a sham,-the dispatch to Omer
Pasba forgery,-and the whole story TO present APP
pearsnce) the grandest hoax Of the age
We Go net know what has occurred, excepting that.
to latest authenticated accounts, namely, the ssth
Sept three days later than its reported fall, the
French and English flags did NOT wave over Sevss-
topl; neither had the city been attacked
Our Correspondent at Liverpool writes:
"The process of disabasing the public mind wa
conducted very gradually. On "Wednesday, soon
after the Baltic sailed it began to be remarked a.
singular that official confirmation of intelligence
so extraordinary had been promulgated by the Gov
eminent. Toward evening il was generally admitted
that some of the details might possibly he incorrect
A Liverpool paper not remarkable for early intelii-
gence nor, indeed for intelligence of any kind, at
tempted to sustain the sinking spirits of its readers by
issuing lthogrsph representing tho blowing up Of
Fort Constantine with the English and French hags
waving from the church of st. Vladimir! Not much
encouraged tueIsDg, TIC PuohO ~" JN'sS "s'~~N ~
wait for the appearance of the morning papers, which
would doubtless contain an official announcement OF
the glorious and astounding victory.
Thursday morning brought no confirmation OF
these hopes Every hour that passes says The
Morning. Chronicle tends rather TO shake than to
strengthen the statement On Change ii was re-
luc.antly admitted there had been mistake some
.rhere bu, to what extent time alone could show. Re
ne 4 koa ad af hav.
ing voted for the ringing of the church bells
careful to explain that that jubaton had been on &C.
coun, Of the battle OF Alma, ORly--Sevastopol was
quite another affair At late hour Of the afternoon.
but fortunately before tho merchant princes len of
businels for the day Geographic dispatches from Lon
don and Paris came to hand, stating that notice
posted on the Psrs Bourse and extra Of The Lon
dom (officaD Gazette contradisted the news Of tho
fall Of sevsstopol. Friday morning brought The
Gazette az under, and with ii declaration from
rybody that they had never believed word OF
the storyl However, while ! write this, Friday
evening, 9th the information to hand is too mper-
feet to Justify an absolute denial Of the previous re-
ports"
The following is the official announcement made on
The evening Of Thursday Oct. s. by the British Gov
eminent:
From The london GaTett, Er,,aordspa,g
WAR DBPARraESr, Oct s.
Hs Grace the Duke Of Newcastle has this day received
letter which the following copy, neOsns By d1eetoa
a the Fsr Of Clarendon copy Of teegaPac dispatch from
Vcoubt sratfod de Reefe Her AaJestJs EmDasadof at
CorstsItnople;
FoEEIcx oFfIcE, Oct 5-lti o'clock A. N.
SIR am directed by the Earl Of Clarendon to Hsnsmis
10 Won herewith for tho Information OF the Duke OF New
castle copy teegsphe dispatch nom Veoant strstord
% RsS,Hle dated Sept 80 g. NJ and Purportns to have
, Rae nv her Malegtys
on Sept 80 81 M aud containing accounts
from the Crimes am &C L. nAS'A""D'
Colonel mandy, lie"
.ra.ssLarros Of re exact copy 9 Tdegrqphe Dt1ata
id OF 10 " and T,aAsmied by Tie Agsat g Es9tlad
- ula,6ta at Iveaares the 3t Of September 1874 - p. ~
Loan s1paTFoKD CossTASrrsorLE, TO LoED cLAsEsDOs'
MpIsrER or FoREIGx AFFAIRS. LONDON
"sEPIEasER %, l254-At9iP. Pm
The allied slmies estsbshed their basis Of operations at
BkAya on morning Of the 18th aud preparing to
march without delay upon seV~top0 The Assme nnoo and
ether vessels Of the allies In the port 81 Baskays
1b,e er facilities there Cor the bstserng train
stated that Prince AensehikOa IN the field At the
lead Of expecting reaforeemsn that the fortified
aee fApsps has been burnt BY the Ru so' that t' ssr
ot a. marching to Of seoni and that Of
,uuuncn escorted BY CoSscts bad been taken snd de-
,,roycd b. an T. sIish detachment
The Bsnshee bearer Of this le the chmes on the
evening Of the day before yesterday
"sTRATFORD DE REDcLFFE"
To the above Tie LOndoA Times appends the fo|
lowing remarks:
1T will be observed that the clerks Of the fofe'su
Office from whom ihis precious document EN- ina'e's
have actually made the dispatch arrive a. pu'ua'.
six hours Gore they represent it as hsyng oesn ''t
from Constan,ipople. Such peryerse HoP.y V
s.I5ou 6und even In the most inysIers's tap1 1
Tven In The Foreign Office It must DC knosI .as
.,aA sora tbere 10 COnstantiDope, and that
~ iheeo hsarsen these two places could not be
Ae JouiLeI -, hours. And yet these gentlemen, 90
p"flVi .. Last session have actually, IN the
pfoiuety .p;,s.,ye form known 30 our Government,
mos' ,,a zraor diNary published this most "A
IA y :. .s,eToent. Tie error they have committed
toshIlns =, snough The dispatch was sent from Con-
ls paPSDo by Lord STAFFORD the 3Oth Of SePtem-
s'sb'I ~ with a careessncss beyond excuse, they
psl tTspfferred this de.e 10 Bucharest where the
HHs.ch probsbly arrived the ith inst II was not
bv apy anxiety 10 give the pablo me elrlest le's
Enc On subject on which he most paintei interest
= fet that the Foreign Oiiee was lecshas 10 stehy
tzeIf In the face of Europe. The Dispatch, II seems
wes received at lOj O'Clock yesterday inosSlng-
carly enough for The second editors OF All me inofn
inc nauer. but il was not until late 10 the Aiernoon
tbst ina very Erraord,R0ry Gazette appeared ooca
nubicstion l. a Disgrace 10 the Foreign Once az.
an nsult TO the country which has 20 relish W 80
| s,uuid practical jokes which may pass cune'' ="
| clerks rom al Downing st. - -
The Frerch Minister fot Foreign An'U'