Carlisle Journal October 12th 1855 Latest News (By Magnetic Telegraph)

Latest News (By Magnetic Telegraph)

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE EMPRESS'S PREGNANCY.   The "Moniteur" of this morning announces that the Empress has just entered the fifth month of her pregnancy, and that the health of her Majesty is excellent.   THE BALTIC CAPTURE OF EIGHTEEN RUSSIAN VESSELS.   A despatch from ADMIRAL DUNDAS states that a French corvette and the English frigates 'TARTAR'  and 'HARRIER' have captured in the Gulf of Bothnia eighteen Russian vessels, one of which was a steamer, and that the aggregate burthen of these prizes was 25,000 tons.   RUSSIAN LOSSES IN THE FINAL BOMBARDMENT OF SEBASTOPOL.   The report of PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFF's operations, which preceded the evacuation of Sebastopol, is continued in the "Invalide Russe" of October 2.  It is necessarily more complete than the abstract received by telegraph.  The PRINCE says: -   "On August 17th the enemy opened a very heavy and murderous cannonade, which lasted twenty days.  Our loss during this was, on the first day, 1,500 men;  on the day following, 1,000 men;  and from August 22nd to September 5th, 500 to 600 men every twenty-four hours;  from the 5th to the 8th of September, our loss was extraordinary - 51 officers and 3,917 hors de combat;  the loss on the 8th amounting to above 11,000 officers and men hors de combat."   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE.   (From the Correspondent of the "Morning Chronicle")   PARIS.  Wednesday Night. - The BARON de BOURQUENEY, French Minister at Vienna, has left for that city with fresh instructions.  His instructions agree with the answer before given to M. de PROKESCH, the Austran diplomatist, on a special mission.   The Allies are willing to consider of peace, but not on the terms agreeable to Russia, stated in COUNT NESSELRODE's last despatch.   The war must be continued till Russia offers to accept conditions guaranteeing a lasting peace.   The Allies do not object to a conference on the fourth point (the 'status' of the Christian subjects of the Sultan) at Constantinople. ==================================   NAVAL EXPEDITION.   BRUSSELS, Monday. - Telegraphic advices from St. Petersburg, forwarded via Berlin, state that the Russian government has received the following telegraphic reports from PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFF: ---   "CRIMEA, OCT. 6, EVENING. - Great activity is remarked among the enemy's ships, which are moving in different directions.  Their gunboats are increased in numbers.  The encampment of the allies between Balaklava and the Tchernaya appears to be diminishing.  To-day the enemy descended into the valley of the Belbek, but subsequently retired.   "CRIMEA, OCT 7. EVENING. - Nine men of war, twenty-eight steamers, and a number of other vessels, weighed anchor off Kamiesh, at eleven o'clock this morning, and proceeded in a north-western direction."   ==================================   EXPECTED BOMBARDMENT OF ODESSA.   VIENNA, Tuesday. - Telegrahic advices received here from Nicolaieff, and dated Monday, the 8th instant, announce that at an early hour on that morning the allied fleet, consisting of nine ships of the line, 28 steamers, 9 gunboats, and 3 floating batteries, anchored off Odessa.   HAMBURG, Tuesday Afternoon. - Telegraphic accounts, just received here from St. Petersburg, represent that the allied fleets anchored off Odessa on the 8th instant.  At the time, however, that this news was despatched to St. Petersburg, the bombardment had not commenced.  (From the Daily News.)   Authentic intelligence reached town this evening to the effect that a large squadron of the allied fleets had left Sebastopol on the evening of Sunday the 7th, for Odessa.  On the following day they appeared off Odessa, and took up their station before the arsenal.  The bombardment was to have commenced this (Tuesday) morning. (From the Globe.)   Intelligence reached town yesterday (Tuesday) evening that a large squadron of the allied fleets had left Sebastopol on the evening of Sunday, the 7th inst., for Odessa.  On the following day they appeared off Odessa, and took up their position before the arsenal.             The bombardment was to have commenced yesterday morning.  The Government appear to have received no such intelligence.   BERLIN, OCT. 8 - PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFF reports on the 7th:  "The enemy's fleet, consisting of eight ships of the line and 27 steamers, with other vessels, weighed anchor this morning, and proceeded to the north-west."  (From THE TIMES)   **********************************

 

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