Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-10-21
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
Arrival of the Steamer Baltic.

Loss OJ LVe--EtSHI6tt HO0SdHu
Russians Killed and UOmded--Fori
Constantine BIown Up--.4 Greui
Number Of Prisoners CaphTed--
Commercial .96airs.
New YORK, Oct. l6.-The steamer
Baltic arrived this evening at o'clock
from Liverpool, bringing dates TO the 81
inst.
The Baltic left Liverpool at s o'clock
on the morning of the 4lh, with 222 pas
sengers. On the 18th, off Cape Race
spoke and was boarded by the British
schr. John Clemens, cruising for the mis-
sing boats. &C., Of the Arctic. and learnt
from her the particulars Of the calastro-
phe.
The Africa arrived out on the morning
of the Isl inst. The steamer Brandon
arrived ont on the Sd inst.
The United States steamer San Jacinto
put back to Southampton with her ma
chinery damaged, having off Texel bro
ken one of the fans of her screw, and
wodId be detained for repairs five or six
weeks.
There was great rejoicing throughout
England and France, over The victory al
SebaslopoI.
An attack on Cronstadt is now serious
~ MANAGED.
CAPTURE OF SEBAsToPoL.-Eight hours
after the departure OF the Europa, official
news was received of the great battle at
Alma river, in the Crimea.
Or the 2Ist ult., the allies stormed the
Russian entertainments after four hours
lighting. In this battle the Anglo-FIench
lost $500 killed and wounded, and the
Russns lost 5000.
Private dispatches supply the rest of
The news viz that he Russians under
Menschikof, personally, rallied on the
river Rebscha, and again gave battle to the
allies, but were again defeated and driven
to the enTenchmelS behind Sebaslopo.
They again rallied, howevr, and fought
the third battle, and were a third time de-
leared and fled into Sebastopol, which
was beeagrrcd by land and by sea.
Fort Constantine blew up and the other
forts were slormed. The Russian fleet
was burned, and the ships sunk. The
Russians lost l8, GOO killed and wounded
and $4,000 OF the carlson capitulaled and
were made prisoners.
Menscikof, with the shattered remains
of his army, was barrlcaded in the inner
harbor, and refused to surrender. Six
ours had been allowed him, it is repor-
led, but not officially, that he had surTen-
deIed.
On the 25th Fort Constantine was in
vested by sea and land, and after an OBJ
sina1c defence was carried by storm.--
The allies then bombarded the city and
fleet, and ten Russian ships OF the line
were burnt and sunk. The remaining
forts were carried, one after The Other, and
500 guns were silenccd aud $4,000 pris-
oncrs taken.
The Russian loss in dead and disabled
is estimated at not less than $4,000 III
Sebastopol alone.
MenschIkon', with the shattered re-
mains of his forces, had retired into a Po-
s,ion in the Amer harbor threatening TO
fire the town and blow up the remaining
ships unless the viciors would grant him
honorable capitulalions. The Allied
Generals demanded his unconditional sur
render, and in the name of humanity gave
him six hours consideration.
A later despatch says Menschlkolf had
surrendered, and that the British and
French flags wave over Sebastopol.
The entrenched camp of the Russians
on the nights of Alma contained $4,000
men, and numerous cavalry and artillery,
and was carried at the point of the bayo-
net after four hours hard hghtinu.
No general officer of the British forces
was wounded.
Marshal St. Arnaud and Gen. Raglan
commanded IN person. General Thorn
asson, French officers, thought TO have
been fatally wounded. General Can
rodent was wounded in the shoulder.
The second engagement on the plains
Of Kaantai lasted several hours, and was
very sanguinary. 1t ended in the total
defeat of the Russians, who were pur-
sued TO the entertainments before Sebas.
topol.
The Russian accounts DO not conceal
the facts of reverses in Crimea. De-
spalches from Berlin to the 29th says that
tie return of the French fleet from the
Baltic has been countermanded,
A despatch dated Kiel, Oct. I'd, states
that the fleet had left that harbor 10 join
Napier in the Baltic. Napier was before
Revel on the 23d ult.
The dispatches state that the garrison
of Sebastopol were free withdrawal, but
surrendered as prisoners of war.
The dispatches were very conflicting.