Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-20
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC
FALL or SEW AsToPoL.

NEW YORK Oct l6-The U. S Mail steam ship
Baltic, Captain CoMsToCK, has arrived at her wharf
at this port from Liverpool, which port she left on
4th inst.
Her intelligence is of highly important character.
great battle had been fought in the crimra on the
heights above Sevastopo, whence the allies fred the
town and sunk ten ships of war in the harbor.
Sevastopol had fallen, and the city was in flames
The engagement very sanguinary-1O 900
French and English having been killed and $4,000
Russians.
Prince Napolean behaved very gaan,ly, and had
two horses shot from under him.
Twenty-Five thousand prisoners and thousand
guns were captured
Prince Menchikoff, notwithstanding the almost ut
ter humiliation of his army, remained and refused TO
surrender
The Crimen.
The facts from the Crmea far known, that
battle took place the Alma, Sept Goth The allies with
loss of thousand eight hundred killed and wounded,
tOrmed the Russian entertainments and drove the
Katscha another battle fought there the 23d
September resulting in the defeat of who
by the allies the landward walls of Sebasopo'
More fighting took place under the walls
On the 25h, Fort Constantine was invested by sea and
land and after obstinate defence carried by storm
The allies then bombarded the city and fleet len Russian
ships the line burned and sunk the remaining forts
carried, after anothereght hundred guns
senced twenty-five thousand prisoners taken and the
Russian loss in dead and disabled estimated at not less
than $4,000 in Sebasapol alone In the midst of this tire
his force retired into position in the harbor and
threatened to fire the town and blow up the remain
ing ships unless the vctos would grant him an hon
orabe captulation The allied generals demanded his
unconditional surrender and, in the of humanity,
gave him six hours for consideration The six hours had
expired when the last advice left but rumored
that he had surrendered and that the French and English
flags waved over Sobastopo
LArEsT-Menchikof is positively stated to have surren-
dered.
The Battle of the Alma.
The following the official dispatches communicated
Copy Telegraphic Despatch Vscount Sratord de
Radcliffe to the Earl of Clarendon dated Constantinope
1.-The entrenched camp the Russaus, containing so,
600 men, with numerous artillery and cavalry, the
heights of the Alma attacked the 10Th inst
T. NJ by the allied troops and carried by the bayonet
half past three, with loss side of about 400 killed
and wounded and equal loss the side of the French
" The Duke Of New Castle feels it his duty in publishing
this Geographic DESPATCH the public against
pecting any details for several days lie fears none can be
received before tho 9th of October.
Everything which received by the Government will be
published Immediately.
''War Department, Sept. 80, 1854
dispatch from Lord Brougham himself the following day
says that the English loss at Alma very considerable but
general officer has been wounded few prisoners among
whom two general officers and two have been taken
by the English.
From other learn that the Russian artillery
arranged in three batteries and that the Russian
quite 90 600 men, including fair proportion of cavalry
The following from the Moniteur, is the dispatch from
Marshal st. Arnaud to his government:
"BvoUAC ON THE ALMA, Sept. 20.
eve encountered the enemy to-day the Alma. The
woody avne through which the river runs studded with
occupied by the enemy in great force These slopes were
strongly entrenched and covered by powerful artillery
The allied army attacked those difficult positions with unpar-
aeed yigor Our soldiers advanced to the assault with
cries tViva Emperor and carried all before them The
wounded yet ignorant of the loss by the
English army which fought vaenty against obstinate
resistance. ST. ARNAUD'
Battle of K"la"t"i Plains and Fall of seh"stopol
Second Defeat of the Russians.
From the small number of guns prisoners taken by the
allies the Alma the 2ls infer their (6e al
es amounted than driving the Russians
from their position the heights At all events Prince
Menschikof had managed again bring his forces into
ORDER and the 33d September he gave battle to the
vancng forces the plains of kaanta the Kat
hours the Russians totally defeated and pursued to
their entertainments before Sebasopo Here they appear
to have made third stand and to have again offered bat
tie to the invaders.
The result of this battle Sebastopol given in the fol-
lowing dispatch from Omar Pacha at Silistia to the Turk
h minister at Viennathe having been brought YER
bay by Tartar, who came with sealed dispatches
Bucharest:
'sebastapo is taken, with all its material and fleet The
garrison offered free withdrawal but preferred remain
ing prisoners of war They surrendered on the 25th'
The Turkish minister in London received also ategaphc
despatch from the Turkish ambassador Vienna which is
similar in character to number of other dispatches
in London the I'd instant from the city The min
r stated to the Times that he had doubt of the truth
of the account.
Private elegra hc dispatches received Paris from Vi
confirm the intelligence, but the Nonteu has not as
yet confirmed the truth of these dispatches and the Eng
liSh government las nothing official
We have intelligence what part the fleet
played i'll the conflict And statement is made which may
totally dsheartened by their repeated defeats did
not make the protracted resistance they might have done
Their fearful los S000) however. indicates sufficiently
brave defence.
The Landing II the CrInlea.
The following is detailed account of the landing in the
On the 18TH the formidable squadron of the allies came in
sight of the spot selected for the landing the main BODY
their army All the ships were drawn up in lines and
tended front of nine miles All eyes and telescopes were
turned towards the beach, but hostile uniform was
visible The place described low strip of beach and
mol nf thoS
sort of causeway between the and tagnant saltwater
lake This lake is about mile and half broad, and when
the fleet arrived covered with wild fowl Another SINH
lar sheet of water lay to the South and another
North, towards Eupatoria.
villages lying peacefully in the of the sum- and
the inhabitants quietly pursuing their ordinary occupations
Hundreds of cattle covered the fields and the
surrounded by the evidences of abundant harvest
in the shape of stacks of grain The inhabitants in dress
End aspect bore resemblance to the better class of Bull
At o'clock in the morning of the l4th most of the feet
deviation from the order ships drewn Up in
line parallel to the beach, the French running close shore
below the cliffs Of the plateau.
Landing of the French.
little after T. French boat, containing or Is men,
pulled quietly to the beach, and landed her crew. who adj
vaneed short distance and commenced digging hole
staff raised, and the tricoor up! Immediately the
the French ships in p minutes they had landed
5000 men The French thus the first to take possession
nuSed n one to MAD
pickets sent in 'front.' AS each regiment fol-
lowed in column, its predecessors depoyed extended in
'front.' and advanced in light marching order tuaieur
spreading out like FAM over the plains 1t interesting
to observe their progress and to the rapid manner in
which they appropriated the soil In hour after their first
detachment had landed 5000 troops, of all arms
shore aid their advanced posts family observable be-
tween three and four miles from the beach The French
had in all 1900 men.
Landing of the British-Narrovv Escape of Gen. Sir
George Brown.
The British whose seems to do everything cumsv
although IN the end efectuay proceeded much less kfuy