THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume IV, Issue 226, 30 December 1854, Page 3

THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL.

Pan*, Oct. 2. The following telegraphic despatch has just been received, and confirms the lull ol Sebustopol: — " Bucharest, Sept. 30. " This day a courier arrived here from Constantinople with despatches from Onar Pacha. " Sehastopol is taken, 18 000 Russians have been killed, and 0%2,000 taken prisoners. Fmt Consiantine is desiroye i, and all the otisi-r Sorts have been successfully taken, with 800 pieces of cannon. " Six Russian ships of" the line hup been sent {to the bottom. Prince MenscliifcojT has velired mio the second port wnU all iho other ships of the line, ami has declated t<> the commandirs of the allied troops that he «.vill blow up the wiiole »>f tiie-e vessels rather than surrender. A delay of six hours has iuen given

him for reflection, with a recommendation, in the name of humanity, to surrender. " One French and three Russian Generals have arrived at Constantinople, wounded. *• The city of Constantinople is to be illuminated for ten days in succession." [This despatch is sent by Baron de Bourquencv. dated Vienna, Oct. l/J . . M.de Hulnier, the Austrian Minister in Paris, waited upon M. Drouyn de Lhuys today, in the name of the Count de Bnol, to offer his sincere-congratulations-on the success of the allied armies in the Crimea.

Times, October 4. The Faix of Skbastopol. Decisive Intelligence. We have received from our correspondent at Vienna, hv submarine and European telegraph, the following despatch :— " On the 23rd PortConstautine was destroyed hv the Allies and Fort Alexander taken. "On the 24ih all the redoubts and forts around Ssbastopol, all the batteries of the arsenal, were.in the hands of the allies. " The flags of the allies were hoisted on the tower of the church of Viadinar. " It is believed that the day on which Prince Jfenschikoff surrendered at discretion was the •25 th. " It is said that the remainder of the Russian fleet is safe in the hands of the allies. '•' The Turkish army will at once cross the Danube into Bessarabia. " This glorious intelligence is confirmed by way of Paris, " A private telegraphic despatch states that at the end of the second battle gained by the allies, they bombarded Fort Coustantine, the Citadel, and the Fleet, all of which surrendered. " The Russians hare lost 18,000 in killed and wounded, and 22,000 prisoners. Sis ships of the line, and Fort Constauliue have been destroyed." Sgbeesdeb orPuiKCE Jlesschikopf.—Official despatches were received at Paris on the 2d of October confirming the items above stated. Despatches from Bucharest, dated the 30th ult.j received in Vienna at noon yesterday, say that Menschikoff offered capitulation ou honourable terms, but that the allied commanders demanded an unconditional surrender. Late yesterday evening it was currently reported in Vienna, that GortschaVoff, the Russian ambassador there, had received later advices, containin? intelligence of the complete surrender of Menschikoff. But this, although highly probable, is not officiallyamhenticated.— HomeNews.