Plymouth banner., 1854-01-05
ARRIVAL THE AFRICA.

because he will not consent TO the reform
bill; which extends parliamentary fran
chise. HIS resignation, the Times says,
has no concern with the affairs of the
East, and will not alter. in any way. the
policy Of the government.
From Turkey there IS nothing new
The account of a naval bs,tle at Sinope is
confirmed. The Turks lost l l ships. not
l3. three Of which were transports. The
Russians lost seven ships The affair is
not so disastrous TO the Turks as was first
reported.
The allied fleets are still in the Bos-
phorous. aud have sent two steamers to
the Black sea 10 inquire into the Sinope
battle.
There is another report Of The defeat of
The Turks on shore at Oxslsica. in Arme
MIA. with 1000 killed. No one believes
il.
Several other defeats are reported. but
all are doubtful.
There is no confirmation of the report
that Persia has declared war, but it is
supposed 10 be true.
HN-N-o' 49, IL -
ted that the allied feet had been ordered
into the Black sea.
LONDON, Dec. l7-The Turkish en-
bassy has received advices Of the Sinope
engagement. They do not differ much
from the published accounts. The Rus
SLAMS los; two of their largest ships. T,ae
/ town was totally destroyed.
The opinion very c-nerally prevailed
that Lord Palme.o:on did retire on &C
count of nasIern politics. Lord John
kuS-ci is spoken of as his successor.-
Lord Landsdowne is also expected to re-
sign.
GLASGOW. Dec. 17.-The steamer Glas-
gov, while awaiting orders, came in con-
tao: with a sloop Of forty one tons. load
ed with pig iron.
The sloop sunk. and saveral of the
GIassows men wer, thrown overheard;
enc of whom was drowned. The steam
er will sail to-day or to morrow.
BUFEALo. Dec. 30.
An accident occurred on the n. Y.
Central railroad last evening TO the five
o'clock express train going east. nea, Ber-
gen. by the breaking of one Of the axles
of the tender. The first passenger car
was thrown off the track. and the passen-
gers more or less injured-two, it is fssr-
ed, fatally.
New YORK. Dec. 30.
hfessrs. Pcrham and J. Wesley Jones.
proprietors Of the gif, lotteries, have been
arrested at the suit of the Governors of
the Almshouse, for violation of the lot
terry law Perhsm was ordered to give
bail in $50, 600, aud Jones in 10000
|, is said measures have been taken to
arrest Messrs. Jolly and Dodwor,h. pro-
prietors of the music lottery. Perham
hal sold so 600 tickets in his scheme.
News vas received to day by the AZ
RIGA, that Smith o Brien had esca ped from
Van Diemsn'S Land,
ADDITIONAL BY THE AFRICA.
New York. Dec. 80.
An engagement occurred on the Black
Sea between two Russian vessels and
three Turkish steamers. Two Of the lat
ter escaped. The third was blown up BY
its commander rather than surrender.
Two powerful Turkish steamers left
Bosphorus On the afternoon of the 81.
NJ. Demofque, Archbishop of Bogo.a.
died at MarseiIles OIL his way to Rome.
1t appears that the news of the disas
ter at Siaope vas known at ConslanlnCple
on the Sd. and created the greatest ex-
citement. The Grand Divan was imme.
diately held. at which all the foreign min
listers were present; and subsequently the
English and French ambassadors had an
audience with the Sultan, al which ii was
agreed to dispatch two steam frgates
from the combined squadron' 10 Varna,
fer The purpose procuring correct infor-
nation,
Upon the return OF these vessels. it
was tho! that the combined fleets would
enter in 10 the Black Sea.
PARls. l7th-A French cabinet courier
leaves Paris to night with dispatches for
the ambassador at Coustantnople. lie
has received orders TO proceed by the
shortest route. The purpof, of the dis
patch has net transpiEed. but it is sunni
sed that the admirals are enjoined to car
- into execution the orders they had pre-
vioucly received. to protect the Turkish
fleets ana che Asiatic coast from agrees
ion. The u. y. ship ST. Louis arrived at
Alexandria Nov. 2st5. with M. DeLeon.
the American consul. Ga, board.
Another Important RailrOad
We End the following in the New YHfA
Tribune Of the l9tlr inst.
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