Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-30

LATEsTEtRoPEAN NEWS.

LATEST EeRpPEAN NEWS.
.Neao York, .Nov. 26.-The American
steamer Baltic arrived a. Sandy Hook las
night at twelve o'clock, having made ano,h'
er splendid voyage. She reached The city
this morning at nine o'clock, bringing Liv'
erpool dates to the 18Th instant, being foul
days later than the advices received pei
steamer Canada.
Bresdstuffs were duller. Flour declined
81 per Dbl. Com declined Cd per quarter
and whea. declined Cd per busheI.
The news by this arrival is extremely in.
teres,ipg.
FROM THE SEAT OF Wharf.-The repor
Of The massacre Of the English Light Cavsl-
~ under Lord Cardigan is mainly confirm.
ed. They charged a Russian battery oil
80 guns and los. 400 killed only 200 re,
turned
Since this sffsir there has been incessan
and mos, songuinary fighting. The allied
armies are almost overmatched and mos
urgent requests have been sen, home for in.
slant relief end fresh reinforcemeni.. Fifty
thousand Frenchmen are to be instantly
sent, and every available steamer is taken
up a. England, including the Europa, Alps
indiana, New York and others, to forward
the much needed relief 10 the Crimea.
On the 4th Of November there was q
mos! saneuinary engagement, and on The
5h terrible combat, including a sor,ie and
general assault. upon the allied army by the
Russians under Prince Menschikofr: The
battle lasted from dav break till 4 o'clock
p. NJ. Both sides claimed the victory
The Russians stormed several batteries end
silenced the guna.
The loss of the allies is set down at s..
600 men, and the loss of the Russians q. s.
600. !.
The Cars two sens were in the battle.
On the following day the battle was re-
eumed by the Russians, The result Of which
was no! known.
The allies were preparing to storm the
forts before the Russians should have time
10 recover their losses. A practicable breach
has been effected in their line.
Russia with view Of Completing the
directly with Austria and Prussia on the
four points.
SECOND DISPATCH.
PRoGREss OF THE Wharf.-The war news
il exciting the most profound attention and
anxiety in England and France.
Lord Raglan and Marshal Canrober. had
sent the most urgent demands for reinforce.
ments, and great haste was manifested to
meet them.
Seven FIRST class steamers had been taken
up for instant service and others were want
ed. The steamer lps sailed on the l1ih
for TcuIon to embark French troops, and
the steamer Europa on the 18Th. Various
other steamers were also under orders.
The disastrous resnl. of the battle OF the
5.h 3, Bolaklava to the English is confirm
ed, though it is not quite SO bad as at first
represented. II was sll owing to the mis-
construction Of an order from The comman-
der-i,-chief. Lords Luban and Cardigan
rode the ligh, horse over plain a. mile and
a half in length, and exposed to the cross
fire, full a. Russian battery Of 80 guns
The attempt was madness and result des-
,ructive. OF COZ men only 1873 returned,
end these must also have been destroyed
DO, for the magnificent charge 10 their res
cue BY the heavy dragons, and the brave
stand Of the Highlanders, which redeemed
the day.
A despatch from Prince MenscikoG, sent
to Berlin in cypher, states that on the 9TH
of November, an unusual activity having
been observable in the allies camp, General
Lipraudi, reinforced by the corps sent by
Menschikof, attacked the allies camp and
killed 800 men. This report, however, is
doubtful, as also is the statement that prac-
,icable breach was opened in the walls Of
the city on The same day.
Marshall Canrober.'s official report OF the
battle Of the 5lh is published in the Moni-
,eur Of The 18Th. II says:
The Russian army has been swollen by
reinfnrcemenls from the Danube as we'll as
BY the combined reserves from all the
southern provinces; and animated by the
presence of the Grand Dukes Mic hazel and
Nicholas, attacked Yesterday, November
5,h, the right of the English position before
The English army sustained the attack
with most remarkable firmness and solidily.
supported il by portion OF General Bos-
que.'s division, which Tough. with admira-
Bile vigor, as well as by the troops which
were nesres. the English position.
The enemy who far ou,numbered our
forces, beat a retreat with a loss estimated
al from eight to nine thousand men. The
struggle lasted The whole day.
AT The same time Gen. Forey was forced
to repulse the sor.e made by the garrison.
And under his energetic command the enc
nv were driven back with o loss of one
thousand in killed and wounded. This
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