The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-11-08
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
ONE WEEK LATER INTELLIGENCE
Important War News.

Important War News IL
The Russians Repulsed from Kars, ,Uih treat
Slaughter-Kinburn Captured bythe AUts-
ItcO Russian TOaons near Kertsch destroy a.
Movements to Surround the Russian q ana
an the Crimea-Vast Stores found in 81 Aas-
topot-Bank Of England Rates of Int rest
Raised to Six and Seren Per Cent.
The Collins mail steamer Baltic, Ca, ain
Comstock, arrived at New York on Saturd ".
The Baltic left Liverpool at 1925 on the s4er-
noon of Saturday, the 10th of October, am en-
countered strong westerly gales and heavy seas
for eleven consecutive days, being repea edly
reduced to speed of only three miles per hour.
At midnight, on Wednesday, October 18th,
when in latitude so, longitude %, passed the
steamer Pacific. On Tuesday, the Both, fifty
miles northeast of Cape Race, saw large ice
berg.
The steamer Ericsson left southampton for
New York on Friday, the 10Th of October
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
Dispatches from Prince Gortschakoff to
Prince Paskiewitch confirm the news of a stimuli.
taneous concentric advance of the Allies from
Eupatoria, Baidar, Kertsch, and Kinburn, with
the intent of surrounding and cutting off the
Russian forces.
tnat
Sir Colin Campbell has been sent to Eupatoria,
with considerable force of infantry and artil-
lery.
The Russian Government has received the
following Geographic report from Prince Gort-
schakoff:
" Crimea, Oct. l5.-The enemy abandoned
this morning the valley of the Upper Belbek,
and retreated to the heights between that val
ley and that of Baidar. He was induced to re-
treat by our movements on Hauri and Albat"
The army at Eupatoria is said to have occu-
pied three important mountain passes. In the
cavalry action near Eupatoria, General d'Allon-
vile had only twelve squadrons under his Or
ders, while the Russians had nineteen.
By accounts of the 18th, from the Crimea,
the advanced posts of the Allies were, On the
18th, within five leagues of Baktchserai The
Russians were retiring slowly: Everything
leads to the belief that General Liprandi in,
tends to defend the line of the Belbek, and to
rest upon the corps commanded by Prince
Gortschakof.
The battle which would definitely decide the
possession of this ground was expected shortly
to take place.
Other accounts state that the Russians have
surrounded the.north side of Sebastopol with a
chain of new Notifications, and placed it in o
state to support the sick. All the plateaus on
the north side, it is said, are covered with re-
doubts and earthworks, and on the line Of the
Belbek, new works, constructed in the form of
the Mamelon, have been raised.
The Allies are extensively engaged in road
making and hut-building, not only along the
plateau of the Chersonese, but all along the
Tchernaya line up to Alsu. The line of the
railway has been adopted for the main road
from Balaklava to the camps in the neighbor-
hood of Sebastopol.
The Daily Ne,os says awe believe that there
is no doubt of the fact that General Simpson
has resigned his command in the Crime" ID
has recommended General Eyre as his success.
or. The Government, however have declined
to accept General Simpsons resignation.,,'
VAST STORES DISCOVERED IN sERasTGpor
A letter rom Sebastopol of the ID ,1timo
received in Paris, states that the English have,
found in the Karabelnaia 1892 pieces of can.
non, 100000 hombs and round shot, 30.
tons of COAL 5000, 900 rations, engines. anchors
and metals, valued at G7O, 1000, beside. arms
and clothing.
THE CAVALRY ENCOUNTER NEAR EITpArORJA
The cavalry affair at Eupatoria, briefly allu-
ded to by telegraph in the last despstches. Is
thus described by Marshal Peissier, IN a de.
spatch published in the Moniteur,.
I" A brilliant cavalry engagement took place
on the 18th of september, at Koughill. five
leagues northeast of Eupatoria,) in which the
Russian cavalry under General Korf was com
pletely defeated. The action inaugurates very
auspiciousy the series of operations of which
Eupatoria will now be the pivot. AS the result
OF the action, we have taken six guns, three
cannon and three mortarG,) twelve caissons,
and one field forge, with their horses and har.
yarioO IF xub
and $50 horses. The enemy left ON the field
about fifty killed, among them Colonel Andreaw.
SKI, who has the reputation of being a cavalry
officer CT great merit. We have six killed and
twentY-nine wounded"
The Russian account states that the Russian
force concerned in this action was a CORDS of
observation, consisting of regiment of lancers
and battery of horse artillery, under General
Korf, and at another point a regiment of
lancers, commanded by General Tervelenskv
They had instructions to fall back, if attacked
by superior force. General Korf having lost
sight OF the enemy, who were pursuring Terve-
lenskys lancers, halted and caused his men to
dismount. Not having placed videttes in prop.
er order, Korf was surprised by between 1000
and 5000 of the French cavalry approaching
suddenly on his rear and right flank, and he
had neither time to get his force in order. nor
therefore compelled to scatter, and fell back
fighting. Loss, $50 lancers, a subabern off.
Ger, six guns, and some of the gunnefs.
THE ALLIED EXPEDITION IN THE BI.1sK sr.
COMMANDMENT OF KINBURN,
The correspondence received from, the Cri.
mea describes the sailing of grana expedi.
ton, consisting of eighty ships, witA $4,000
French and nearly 1000 British troops, from
Balaklava, for a destination imperfeetly known
in the camp. Telegraphs, however, of a later
date, have intimated that the expedition made
its appearance, but an appearance only before
Odessa and later telegrsphs announce that ON
the 18th detachment of the Allied feet effect.
ed descent upon the Spit of Kinburn, near
the saltwater lakes,
The Peninsula of Kinburn is one of the most
important military and naval positions on the
south coast of Russia, at the mouth Of the rivers
Bong and Dnieper, and opposite NicoIiaeff.
The Geographic despatch, describing the land
ing of the detachment (and which csmes from
Nicoliaeh, via St. Petersburg states s'the num-
Der of troops disembarked was incoDsiderable.
Toward the close of the day, six steam; ers began
to cannonade the town of Kinburn. The fort
ress, however, replied in such manner as to
keep them at a distance, and damaged one of
the steamers"