The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-29
T-EIEGRAPHIC IaTEIAIaENcE.
4 TERRIPIC IT'LL.

Turkish fleet desfroyed-RGssiaAs badly Grip
plsd-Tosniy-Oas Sttps Of War biolga W.
and Sunk-TUo thousand soldiers kilsd-A
general European par EHaU0idabs-1s
English Admiral accrued Of Cop1rdke Lg
The People-BreadstgGs advancing.
NEw YoKx, Dec. 26.--The stsamer Pa.
cihc from Liverpool arrived at IL A.. d..
this morning, with 1853 passengers.
The Arabia arrived out Sunday morning
at 9 o'clock.
News per Pacific is Of thrilling interest.
The greatest naval battle since Navarino,
has been fought, with terrific loss OF fife and
total destruction Of Fl ships Of war. The
particulars are as follows; y
On the 3oth November the entire Rus
sian feet from Sspaslopol, under Admiral
Machinof, twenty-four sail, appeared of
the Turkish horbor Of SinopIe, where Admi-
raj Omar Bey lay witbfourteen Turkish sail.
THE battle being commenced, and shore
batteries being Of no force, the Russians
forced the harbor.
The Turks fought like devils and would
not surrender. With most desperate brave
nv they fought till one ship after another
was blown up or burned. Thirteen perish.
ed, and only one survived to tell the tale
Seven Turkish frigates, two %coryettes, one
steamer, and three transports, with several
thousand men, have totally persisted, and
Osman Bay, the Turkish Vice Admiral, is
taken prisoner.
Each Of the Turkish ships, had, besides
crews, eight hundred troop on board on theil
way to Circassia; also aquantiiy Of money
TO pay the fleet, all Of which was lost.
The Turks sunk or bornt seven Russian
ships; two line of battle ships, three frigate'
and two steamers. The battle lasted only
one hour. The rest Of the Russian feet wal
so shattered it could hardly reach Ssbaste.
pol.
All Europe is in excitement at this des
perate disaster to the brave Turks, and thu
opinion is that an European war canno
longer be avoided with honor.
Admiral Slade, the Englishman in com
mand Of the main division of the Turkisl
feet, is giving parties ia the ~Bosphorus.
He returned to anchorage on the 26th
four days before the battle, saying he coul
not End the enemy, although merchsntmel
s continued to report having seen numerou
Russian ships Of war prowling about;
r Some of the papers demand that he shal
e be put on trial for cowardice,
d The Turks continued to gain advantage
d in Asia.
On the line OF the Danube, no movements
h LIVERPOOL, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
ket is again very active, with renewed dc
mand for Holland and France, and not
n withstanding large arrivals reported o.
y change Of wind.
Flour we quote Is Sd advupc for choic
qualities, say Is, and wheat I'd a Sd advanc
a since the sailing Of the America. Brow
Shipley g. Co., quote American whit
n wheat, los a los Sd per 10 lbs. Philade
phia, Baltimore and Ohio Flour, SIS to 81
st Cd; Canada, 36s Cd per Dbl.
l. Several other firms agree in quoting ives
re ern canal Canada flohr 36s Sd to Is; Phil
is delphia and Baltimore 37s Cd to 38s 81
D. Sour S2s to 23s 3D.. Indian Corn stead
and unchanged. Weather frosty.
" PRoyIsIoNs--Arriva OF new have part
ally ceased. Sales of old were at conside
IN able decline. Pork neglected. Stocks
y old Bacon clearing at regular rates al
downward tendency. Lard Id to I'd lowe
u Tallow quiet.
e; LONDON, Dec. l3.--Money Market-Bri
- ish Funds-Consols closed for account, 81
li'to 9l7-S2 per cents, 81 to 81 10. Bar
stock, $40 to 222. Exchequer bills, 0 to 9
Paris trade dull in Paris. and Province
especially in the manufacturing districts.
- Flour-9 francs per sack higher in Pari
y" American at Havre, 4@6 francs higher.
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