Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-25
Important Foreign News.

The American mail steamer Baltic arr
rived at New Y ork on the | 9Th lust; with
adyices from Liverpool to the 4thinstant.'
The accounts are OF, the hie hest and most
thrilling Importance, The allied forces
ces have attacked and captured Sabasta-
pol, completely routing the Russians.
with awful slaughter on both sides. Fhe
allies are said to. have lost ten thousand
killed and wounded, and the Russians not
less than eighteen thousand killed.
The FIRST grand battle took place outhe
e2d ult., when fort Constantine was de-
stroved, and other forts with two hundred
guns we're taken. Six vessels of the Rus
sian fleet were sunk and many liyeslost.
One account says that Mensohikof ,af
ter fighting retired to Bait ain bay with the
remainder Of his forces, declaring thathe
would burn the city ii any attempt was
made to capture them. The allies, how
ever, gave him six hours to surrender, and
the last rumor was that he had surrender
ed. rs
The Russians resisted the attack man
fully, but were finally annihilated. p1
Another account says the fall of Sc
bastopol took place on the 25th. That
there were 10000 Russians engagedin
the DalLIe Oh Aluh'f t4uey fNNSIS uoledtSU
by tho allies and forced to retreat on Sc
bnslopol. The allied forces occupied the
heights and three English steamers pro-
the battle. The assault upon Sehastopol
followed on the 22d, and the battle.
lasted three days, during which the
slaughter was frightful. ~.
The garrison, it is said, were offered
permission to retreat, butlpreferred to re-
main prisoners of war. sa
The loss at tho battle of Almar was re-
ported at 5000 French and English,49.
900 Turks and quo Russians. Marshal
| ST. Arnaud and Lord Raglan commanded
personally. Hove
Three batteries were stormcd. ~
A despatch was said TO have been re-
ceiyed by GorlschakofF, confirming the
surrender Of Menschikof. 5iis1ivai
The Russians have been forbidden to
export corn to Austria. dGg 8
The first news Of the fall of Sebastopol
was brought by Tartar who arrived at
Bucharest. Considerable doubt, howey-
er, was castupon account, but the French
governments are said to have received con-
6rmalory adyices Of the affair from M.
De Bual. .7 q...,saia.. i6s6.l5.iia L.
The Turkish Ambassador at Vienna
also telegraphed. The Turkish Ambas-
sador at London confirms previous ac-
counts. Full details, however, are want
ing, and the telegraph dispatches are
somewhat conflicting. The news; how
ever, had caused the widest excitement
all over Europe French and English
funds advanced under it.. las
The French squadron would again Join
Admiral Napier in the Baltic. s8si
~ Omer- Pasba was about to- attack the
Russians at Bessarabia. ,af4tli8
Another dispatch states that battle
was fought at Alma. which lasted four
hours, in which the French lost l4G0;
English loss not stated. aaf,l
Prince Napoleon had three horaes kill
ed under him. General Thomas was
killed and Gen Caurobert badly woun-
ded. ls1I
The allies in the B .ltic were preparing
TO attack Revel and Cronstadt. i ,l.tlls.-.
Affairs in France and England .iwere
tranquil, except great 3rejoicings oyertbe
Austria and Prussia remain as before,
maintaining the same altitude towards
Russia and the Allies. a ;d,s +, 81.
RESCUE OF FIVE HuHDRED AND TwRSrY
| A0AtET "NbChED SdlNB5k By AftAgs -. BRIO
The China Mail OF July gel announces
the arrival at Hong Kong. from Pratas
Shoal, Of the US, brig of war Porpoise,
Lieut.. Rolando. commanding, with $40
shlpwrecked Chinese, rescued from star
walton on the shoal. The poor creatures
bad subsIsted for some time on succuIent
roots which were foand on the IsIand.--l
-Four of their number had died. Yet du-.
ring part OF the time junk, dispatched
for their relief, was busy saving property.
while lives were perishing around them.
The Porpoise was dispatched to their re-
lief by order OF Commander Ringgold, at
the request Of the American CONSUL
The China Mail says :: sr
The future history fthe United statea
Surveying Squadron in these Eastern seas
VIII not contain brighter page than that
which records the account Of this errand
on humane deed intens''.-it should b.
printed in letters Of gold. aud rnargined
with the word 'sGlory l"it
Capt. Rolando's officers sneak Of hia
personal exertions In atone Of much af-
tectionate pride. It appears that for two
nights. and the best of two days, be de-
voted his whole soul, taxing neither food
nor rest 70 the important business on
which he was engaged, and in which he
has SO ably succeeded. We dohotknow
how the American government requite
meritorious service Of this kind, bus Ws
presume neither he nor any one engaged
IN the trip will be overlooked. So crow
ded were the decks that, for the sickmen
of the crew, beds had to be made In tho