Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-12-02
TOPOGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.

.ook at IL O'Clock on Saturday night and
reached her dock at 9 this morning. She had
l4S passengers, among them the Hon. Rev.
erdy Johns on and Mr.. Pratt Secretary Of Je-
CATION at Paris and bearer of dispatches.
The Baltic left Liverpool at O'Clock on
the afternoon Of the 18th. The Africa arri-
we'd out on the 18th.
The news is is extremely interesting.
The news Of the massacre Of the English
cavalry under Lord Cardigan, is mainly con-
frmed. They charged on a battery of thirty
guns and lost four hundred men. Only two
hundred Of those who charged returned.
since then the fighting has been incessant and
sanguinary. The allies are almost over
matched, and the most urgent requests are
sent for reinforcements. Fifty thousand
French troops are to be Immediately SEN, land
every available steamer is taken 10 transport
the troops, including the steamers, Alps In
dia, Europa, New York and others.
On the 4th Of November, there was san
culinary engagement; on the 9Th there was a
terrible combat including sortie and gener-
al attack by M nschikoif. The battle lasted
from daybreak till four O'Clock in the after
noon; both sides claim the victory. The
English took 100 prisoners. The Russians
stormed several batteries and silenced the
guns. The loss or the part of the allies was
about 5000; Russians $500. The Cars two
sons were in battle.
The battle vas resumed by the Russians
the next day, the 9th; the result was not
known.
The allies are preparing to storm before
the Russians can recover their losses. A
practicable breach had been effected.
On the Ith Russia notified that she will
treat direct with Austria on the four points.
Since the battle of the Alma, Menschkoff
has been reinforced by the commands of
Generals Charnakof, Ncssrandi, and Koeff.
The entire infantry of the Russians at Sc
vastopol is 43, 900 men, and cavalry and ar
tillery, swells the number to 10000 men.
The best that can be said of the news on the
part of the allies, is that it is of a chequer-
ed description successive hard fights
have been fought and victories gained,
each victory costing as much as defeat; at
the same time SO closely have their affairs
been drawn, that the Russians, equally with
the allies claim the advantage. 1t is now
admitted that the defenses of Sebastopol
were underated-the bravery Of the enemy
moderated, and the force of Menschikoff on
the field altogether unexpected.
The massacre of the English cavalry rode
over field a mile and half under cross
fire from battery of thirty guns In quar-
ter of an hour all We're killed except l95.
| The Russian army has been swollen BY
reinforcemcnts from the Danube, as we'll us
| the combined reserves of the Russian prov
inces. They are animated By the presence
of the Grand Dukes, Michael and Nicholas.
They attacked on the 9Th the right of the
English position before Sebastopol. The
English sustained the attack with most re-
markable firmness and solidty, supported by
4 division of General Bourgrcss, which
fought with vgor as well as by the troops
which were nearest to the English position.
The enemy who far on numbered our forces
with a loss estimated of from 5000 to 5000
men. The struggle lasted the whole day.
at the same time General Forrey, was forced
to repel a sortie, made by the garrison, and
under his energetic command the enemy was
driven back into the place with 1000 killed
and wounded. This brilliant day which was
not purchased without considerable loss to
the allies, does the greatest honor to our
arms.
The seige continues with regularity.
Signed CANRoBERT.
The above is Canrobert's official statement
to his government.
Up to Tuesday the l4th no official account
had been received by the English govern
ment from Lord Raglan or Stratford de Red
| cllffe, relative to the action of the 9th, but
| adyices received at Liverpool on the morn
ing of the 18th supplied a few additional par
ticulars. The right wing Of the English ar
| my which was attacked by the Russians con-
sisted of footguard Of the Cd, Sd, and 4th
divisions.
At Vienna, it was the opinion that a few
more such victories would compel the allies
to raise the seige. Menschkoff's dispatch to
Paskewitch says, it will be impossible for
the allies to continue to chastise them for
their temerity.
The London Times correspor dent tele-
graphs that Canrobert has assured the Turk
ish government that the Russians were weak
ened in the affair of the 9Th; that for ten
days they would not be in a position to re-
sist an assault on the town that he means to
make the attempt. The same correspondent
states the Allies loss at 5000.
A telegraphic dispatch dated St. Peters
burg states that Menschkof reports to the
emperor, under date of the 9Th, that on the
9Th the garrison made two sorties-one
against the right flank, which was successful
and resulted in the capture of one of the
English batteries, the guns of which were
spiked with great loss on both sides. The
I'd sortie was completely successful. The
Russians spiked ID guns. immediately af-
forwards French il fantry division, pursu-
ing the retiring Russians, attempted to make
an assault but was thrown back with inn
mense loss.
1t was reported at Paris that Government
had received despatch announcing that
the storming of Sebastepol had commenced
on the 9th. under favorable circumstances.
Nothing else was known.
Another dispatch confirms that on the 4th
of November the allied batteries were but