Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-24
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BY THE AFRICA.

The War.-The Crimea.-V Various fragments
ofinteIgence had arrived al London on the ON,
preceded by dispatch from Viscount Siradiord
de Radcliffe, the English ambassador al oonstan-
tinople, which, while showing Sebastopoi was not
taken 10 the 26th September, also show mat the
allies in the Crimea had made movement upon
Balakava, which is some ten niles soAH OF pc
bastopol while Alma and the other points al winch
they had previously met the hus Ts mere con
siderably north Of that fortress. Inc lndicatons,
therefore, are, that the movement 70 baakiava
was part of a general arrangement OF lne allied
forces, consequent upon the toiai rout OF the rus
slams at Alma and Belbek, and the retreat OF frince
Menchikof into the Interior Inc alhes mus APP
near 10 possess the entire country around Sebas
fopol from BeIbek 10 Balakava, Ia distance Of IL
or IA miles, with Sebastopo froating 10 the sea be-
tween them) and the place is therefore, COM
pletelv invested. Prince Menschkof's escape 10
Sebsstopol, with hafhis army owing TO the al
lies being al present almost totally without cavalry
The nature of their flight after the battle OF Alma,
is demonstrated by their having been obliged to
leave their wounded on the field, 800 OF whom have
already arrived at Odessa, whittier they were sent
by the allies under flag oftruce One story cir
culated is, that fourteen Russian vessels OF war
made vain attempt to escape from Sebastopol.
The following is the last official dispatch
From the London Gazette Extraordinary.l
aFoRErGN OrFIcH, Oct. 5, 10d a. m.
SSH: am directed by the Earl of Clarendon
TO transmit TO you herewith a copy OF telegraphic
dispatch from Viscount Stratford de kedclifie,
dated September 80, % p. m, purporting 10 have
been forwarded from Bucharest by her majestys
agent and consul general on September ~, "a p.
m, and containing accounts from the Grimea.
am Nc E. HAMMOND.
Col. Mundy, &c.
). SEPTEMBER 80, 1854, at o. p. m.
aThe allied armies established their basis Of
operations at Baaklava on the morning OF the 18th,
and were preparing to march without delay upon
Sebastopol The Agamemnon and other vessels
of war of the allies in the port OF balakiaya
There were facilities there for dlsembarkng inc
at Il stated that Prince Menschkof was in
the field nj the head of 20, 600 men, expecting re-
Inducements that the fortified place OF Anapa
has been burned by the Russians that its garrison
was marching TO the scene of action, and that
convex ~ ammunition escorted by Cossacks, had
been taken and destroyed by an English deiach-s
ment.
aThe Banshee, bearer of this news, left the
Crimea on the evening OF the day before yes'er-
day.
To this dispatch the London Times appends the
following editorial remarks sts n
alt will be observed that the clerks of the for
eign Office, from whom this precious document
emanates, have actually made the dispatch arrive
al Bucharest six hours before they represent II as
having been sent from Constantinople such
perverse stupidity is seldom found even In Inc
Office Il must be known that Bucharest is not
sea port that the dispatch was not transmitted
from there to Constantnople, and that the Jour-
new between these two places could not be per-
formed in six hours And yet, these gentlemen
so profusey praised last session. have actually, in
the most authoritative form known TO our gov
ernment, in Gazette Extraordinary, published
this most astounding statement The error they
have committed is palpable enough. The dis
match was sent from Conslantinople by Lord
Stratford on the Both of September, but with
carelessness beyond excuse they have transfer
red this date 10 Bucharest, where the dispatch
probably arrived on the 4th instant"
The French minister for foreign affairs had re-
ceiyed dispatch Identical with that published in
the Gazette
We also find the following Geographic dis
patches in the English papers;
@PARIs, Oct 5-The Russian intrenchments on
the Belbek were carried after third battle, and
the allied generals were preparing TO lay siege TO
Sebastopol in regular FORM"
IThis is probable, but, il will be observed, is not
authenticated by date.
On the 3Oth September the Russian embassy at
Vienna received Geographic intelligence that two
forts had been taken, but was not known whether
they were merely advanced forts, or within the
range of SebastopoL
dispatch from Russian sources, and pub
lished in the Cologne Gazete, admits that {" a dis
patch has been received this day, via Moscow,
stating that on the goth the Russian force, after
sanguinary combat, was retiring upon Sebasto-
pol" . 80.
date of September %, that fighting continued I'M
interrupted in the Crimea, from the 25th 10 the
departure of the courier on the 9th. The allies
were on the rivers Balbek and Mevterwaddy, ten
versts (miles) from SebastopoL
The Battle of Alma.
The details of the battle Of Alma show the Sc
verify Of the combat. The steamer Nil, which
left Constantinople on the 25th, arrived at Mar
settles with dispatches for the French govern
ment relative TO this sanguinary affair, and we
learn from teegraphic message that the English
less in killed and wounded instead OF 400 as at
first stated, was over 1000, while that ofthe French
was but AGO, but General Bonet was killed. The
Russians numbered 10000 men and 100 cannon,
and their loss in killed and wounded is variousy
estimated at 5000 TO 10000, the former being
probably the more correct. The Fury was on the
way 10 England with the dispatches 10 that gov
ernment.
Letters from Vienna, October 3D. state that the
reserves OF the allies were not brought into ac
ton. The English, the Turks and the French in
different positions, did their work so well that the
Russians never had chance.
After their defeat the Alma, the Russians
reganed their Notifications without making
halt The Zouaves, Tiraieurs, and Scotch Fus-
liers distinguished themselves
The following officers are among the killed in
the Crimea 7ih regiment, Captain Have and
Msnck 10Th, Lieut.. Msraw, Ensign Stockwell;
23d, Col. Chester, Captains Sir w. Young, Eyins,
Vim, Connolly, Ieuts. Radcliffe, struiher, But;
Ter, Applewhaite; SD, Lieuts. Montague and
Worthington; 55th, Mai Rose and Capt. Schaw
q5th Capt. Eddingten, Lieut.. Eddngton, (brothers)
Captain Dowdall Ringey, Bras Cooke; Royal
Artillery, Capt. Dew, Lieut.. Walsham.
At first the retreat ofthe Russians was in good
order, but as soon as the heavy artillery began to
play upon them, they fred preciptately. Men
ehikoG was chased by some chasseurs, and only
escaped by the fectness of his horses. Early in
the day Menchikof had but IS 000in his entrenched
camp on the Alma, but having learned by the
scouts that the allies were in such force, he
brought up 5000 more from Sebastopol A mum.
Der OF Poles deserted to the allies. Both Marshal
st. Arnaud and Lord Raglan, after the battle,
issued orders Of the day, praisng the conduct OF
the troops under their command st. Armand in
formed his men that he expected TO lead them as
conquerors into Sebastopol, on the Sd of October
the anniversary Of the declaration Of war. The
Cunard steamer Andes conveyed 300 of the
wounded TO Consiantinople, and the Vulcan
steamer 800. The nh, 23d, and 33d British regi
ments suffered most.
Erc,,, n p.a.;on sonrca learn that in thf