The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-12-06
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In consequences of the heavy fail of snow,
during the last two days, which has so block
ed up the railroad track as to prevent the
arrival Of the regular trains, we have not
received any mail since Saturday.
The following is the latest news from the
seat Of war in Europe:
Arrival Of the Africa.
ApfA conaagrdtiOas-A More Battles-Tsrrif-
&c Slaughler-The Allies Victorious-Sir
Geo. Cdthcdrf and tiOo other British Gene
rails Killed. @ -".
.sh- New YoRK, Nov. 90.
The Africa has arrived with Liverpool
dates to the 18th. - ....
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. .. -,
There is much of Importance in her news
A pause has ensued in the field fighting be-
fore Sebastopol, Dispatches from both
Russians and British say that the siege pro-
crosses with regularity, and preparations are
making for an assault. Both parties are in
want freinforcements-the besiegers worse
than the besiegcd The Russians begin to
want ammunition. The Allies are reduced
by battle and disease to $1,000, which caused
much alarm in England and France, and
the utmost efforts are making to send in
stant reinforcements. All the mail steam
efs are chartered.
The great Hospital in Sebastopol, contain
ing 1000 wounded soldiers, was burned by
the fire of the Allies.
1t was expected in the French camp that
an assault would have been made on the
9th had not the Russians attacked the AL
! lies positions on the 4th. The firing was
slack on both sides, preparations being made
! for an assault Scaling ladders had been
ordered. -Four Russian ships in the harbor
were sunk by the Allies fire. One Of them
the Twelve Apostles.
The Typhus fever he'd broken out in Sc
bastopol, from the stencil of the vast
number of unburied dead
Confagratisns were continually occurring
from red hot shot. Water was getting Ell.
ceedingy scarce The Russians are pre-.
pairing for street fighting, and are posting
cannon to sweep the streets, fortilSEng
houses, &c.
Gen. Raglin says that the enemy, with an
immense force, attacked at the dawn o
morning, the right of the English position
The battle was extremely obstinate, and il
was past noon before the enemy was definite
ly repulsed and forced to retreat, leaving
the field covered with dead. Several hun.
dred prisoners taken. The number of the
enemy much exceeded that at the battle O
Alma. The loss of the Russians was enor
nous. Our losses has also been very great
Generals Sir Gee. Brown, Bentink, Adams
!; Britter and Torrens, were wounded. The
conduct of the troops in the face of the enc
my, some superior in numbers, was excel
, lent.
, A Russian official letter says the arriva
: of the Grand Duke produced such enthusi
, asm in the ranks, that the General though
5 he would turn it to account. Consequent,
: the garrison made two sorties; first at on
: o'clock, p. NJ, against the English; secont
: at two o'clock, against the Fronch.
| The affair with the English was of thu
r most desperate kind. 1t is said that tht
Russians succeeded in spiking their guns
On the side Of the French, Is guns were al
SO spiked by Russians. After this, the Rus
: sans retired in all haste, when the French
division pursued them under the very walls
1t was received with most murderous fire
: and had to fall back. A sanguinary and OBJ
l stinate struggle ensued which was prolonged
: until night-fall.
Menschikpff admits loss of 1000, an,
adds that the loss of the Allies was at leas
| equal. According to his account, 22,OO(
r Russians were engaged in this affair. -
t Dispatches from Balaklava on the l4tl
= were received this evening; according tt
which, another great battle had been fought
The loss of the Russians is said to be 5000
The loss of the Allies is also great. but they
remained masters of the field. Sickness wa
r on the increase in the allied camp.
f A Turkish 80 gun frigate was sunk in
: gale.
| LATEsT-London, Saturday.-Sir Georgt
] Cathcart, and General Strangeways an
e Gouldie were killed In the action of the 9th
7 This is official
The Duke of bridge had horse kill
= ed under him. The English had 1000 kile
2 and wounded. The loss of the French wa
: 1900 The Russian loss is between ZOO
, and 5000.
, Prince Napoleon arrived at Constantine
! pie suffering from dierrhea attack. Gen
n Brown had his arm amputated. The Rus
) slams had left the heights at Balaklava, ex
= pectng reinforcements. The allies wer
= continually reinforced.
: Letters from Constantinople to the 6t
e state thut 5000 French sailed from there fc
= the Crmea with favorable wind. The Sui
!, tan has degraded Sullesman Pasha, com
: mander of the Ottoman troops in the Crimea
= = THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA.