The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-20
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Eirhi hours af,cr the Earepl sailed came
the oilieial ness ~ rrca battle At Al
msnat, m Cna.ca, onihc 2lst The ALLIES
s,ormel che Rassian in,rrnohmculs sitcf
fouf hser~ hard Sighting. Aurlo Frcrrh
lat 2.1Q0, kussiaus lost ti.O0N.
PnVsic dispatches supply ID. rest OF the
uewss s--'hc Russians uudor Mguchikud
presently rallied on The banks VI the nvcr
kaisch, ON the 2li, aud again gave battle
To- the allies and were again defeated and
driven 10 the enirunchasenis beyond Sebas-
ioPci. which was belcagocd by sea and
land.
For, Constantine blow up. Other ports
were sionnod. The Russian fleet was
burn, and tun ships sunk. Tae Russians
lost $1,000 Killed and wounded, when The
gauisonuf 42.0o0 eaPtula,ed aud wcru
midc prisoners.
Mencmkoif, with shattered remains his
barricadcd the inner harbof aud refused to
surrender. SIX hours were allowed hun.
/ Thcrc is great rejoicing throughout Britain
aud France.
/ On the 18th Fort Constantine was invcs.
ted by sea aud land, aud aftcran obstinate
Resistance was carried by storm. The allies,
bombaried the city aud iicot. Ten Rus
sian .ships.ol the dee, were bombarded and
sunk. The other forts were carried one
! after another one hundred guns were
sllonccd 22,0O0 prisoners taken. The
/ Russians loss IN dead and disabled Is esil-
mated at moi less than $1,000 IN Sebaslopol
/ alone.
Menchkoi1, with the shattered remains
| Of his army retired into position IN the IN
ner harbOr, threatening To fire the town
and blow up the rest ofihc ships, unless the
viciors would grant an honorable capitau-
lation.
Ally Generals demanded his unconditional
surrender IA the name OF hu.nanlty,gave him
siX hours iur consideration. The latest dis
patch saws Meuchikofi has surrendered and
the British and French flags were over Sc
bastopol.
The entrcnched camp of the Russians
land forces, on the heights OF Alma CON
tanned 10000 men and numerous artillery
and cavalry, aud was carried at the point OF
the bayone,, after four hours hard fighting.
No general officer of the British was wound.
ed.
Marshal st. Arnaud and Raglan COM
mandcd IN person.
Gen. Thomasson, French, thought to be
fatally wounded, and Gen. Banratbest was
wounded IN the shoulder.
The I'd engagement on the plains of
Kaanta lasted several hours and was very
snnguinary and ended ia the tutai dcf'iat
of the Russians. who were pursued To their
entertainments before Sebastopol.
Dispatches state that the garrisons of
Sebasiopol were offered free withdrawal,
but surrendered as prisoners of war.
The Dispatches as to Sebasiopol are We
~ conflicting and one dated Berlin, 3D., says
"a tclegraphic dispatch has been received
at st. Peiefsburgh, to the effect that Men
chkuir has telegraphed under date of Sept.
25th, that he has Withdrawn his troops I'M
molested from Scbastopol, towards Bakt-
schI Serei, where he will await reinforce
ments. He adds that Sebastopol had not
been attacked up TO the 26th.
A dispatch from Berlin, 29th says, the
return OF the French fleet from the Baltic
has been countermanded and dispatch
from KEEL, dated Cd, says the fleet lett that
harbor that day to JOIN Napier in the Baltic.
Napier was before Gevet ON the I'D.
BucaARrsT, Both Sept,-lt is again as
serted that there are $4,000 Russians In the
Dobruncha and Gen. Loders is constant,
receiving reiniorcements. Omar Pacha
was only Whiting at st. Arnauds' order u
attack Bassarabia.
All the arrangements N the Turkish ar