THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume X, Issue 980, 23 December 1854, Page 3

THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL.

The Turkish minister presents his compliments to the Editor of the Times, and begs to transmit to him herewith a telegraphic despatch which he has received to-day from the Turkish Ambassador at Vienna, and which is an-un-questionable confirmation of the fall of Sebastqpol. ' ' Bryanston-square, October 2. 11 Vienna, Oct. 2. " The French Embassy and the Austrian Government have., received .from Bucharest, under-

date 5 p.m.. September 30, the following telegraphic despatch-: — " To-day, inion, a Tatar arrived 'from Constantinople with despatches lor Omar Pasha: his Highness being: at Silisma, the despatches hail to be forwarded to him at that place. " The Tatar announces the capture of Sebastopol, 18,000 Russians were killed and wounded, and 22,000 made prisoners ; Fort ConsUnline was destroyed, and other forts, mounting 200 gun«. taken. " Of the Russian fleet six sail of the line were sunk, and Prince Menschikoff had retired to the bottom of the bay with the remaining vessels, declaring that he would born them if the attack continued. " The allied commanders had given him six hours to consider, inviting him at the same time to surrender, for the sake of humanity. "A French general and three Russian genelals, all wounded, have arrived at Constantinople which city was to be illuminated for ten days. " We expect to-morrow the official report of the above intelligence from Omar Pasha." We have received the following, dated yesterday evening, from our correspondent at Vienna :—: — "..The Oestereichische Corresponded confirms the 1 news already received with the sole difference that instead of 23,000 Russians being killed and wounded and 25,000 made priso lers. it says 18,000 Russians were killed 'and 22I&00' made prisoners. Fort Constantine blew up and other forts, with 200 guns, were taken. " The news is so astounding that some slight doubt, is still felt w-betber it can be trup. On the 19th hostilities recommenced between the Turks and Montenegrins. In this case the Turks were the assailants." We have since received another despatch from our correspondent at Vienna, who informs us that, according to a Russiin telegraphic message just received there, Sebastopol had fallen. Private telegraphic despatches received at Paris from Vienna, confirm the intelligence of the capture of Sebastopol, after great resistance. Mention is made of 18,000 Russians killed and wounded, of 22,000 Russians made prisoners, and eight Russian vessels of war blown up. Prince Menschikoff is said to have threatened to bum the whole.town unless tejmswere granted to him.