Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-11-29
Arrival of the Canadian.

| Arrival OF the Canad1an.
Portland, Nov %
The arrival of the steamer Canadian at this
mort was announced by the firing OF guns and rock
cts She left Liverpool on the It'll, at l p. M.
and arrived at this port last evening with al cab
! in and los steerage passengers, having made the
massage in IA days.
| The news by the Canadian is three DAYS later,
and is highly interesting and important. We give
the following summary with regard to the sege
| of Sebastoro.
| The official despatch from Admiral Dundas,
| General Carobert and Admiral Hamiin had been
| received on the 9Th. The first day of the bonn
| bradment the whole of the fleet commenced the
attack by engaging South and North oil the halbor.
The French squadron took up position at
about cables length distance
| The English squadron turned upon the enemy
the 100 guns OF the Fort Constantine, and the Eel
egraph battery
A large number of the land forces were placed
in a formidable and advantageous position on the
heights of Sebastopol.
The action ofthe fleets lastedr halt past twelve
to half past six p. NJ when ii being quite dark
| the ships hauled off.
| At the commencement of the action. the enthu-
siasm was extreme and also during the engage
ment Before finishing Admiral Hamlin made
the signal, 8 France observes you, which was
piled to by shouts of the fleet.
| The English loss on shipboard is: Lieutenants
chase and MAIDEN Killed, ana 10 OtfcerS wounded.
In all, A men killed and 26G wounded.
The ships are considerably damaged by shot
and shells. The French loss is 30 killed and / sc
wounded Accounts have been received OF an az
tack made By the Russian troops, 10000 in num-
Der, on the forts in the vicinity OF Baakava and
town. in the of The position of the Allies
They succeeded in capturing three batteries man
ed by Turks, and diving away the men stationed
at the guns, who are mostly levies of young men,
The English Cavalry the Scotch Grays and the
9Th Dragon Guards, however, came to the re-
serve and though the Light Cavalry suffered Sc
verely, the Russians repused with great loss,
and driven behind two of the batteries.
On the evening of the goth, the Russians, 5000
strong, made sortie from the town well as
from the direction of Baaklava, and were rcpuls-
ed with great slaughter, GOO being left dead on
the field.
The latest advices state that the bombardment
from the heights was still vigorously carried on.
The Quarantine fort and Fort Constantine had
been RACED The southern town and other parts
had been demolished The town is also stated to
be fire in three different places twas evident
that Sebastopol could not hold out much longer,
and according TO one accout the assault to be
made on the ID OF November.
| A telegraphc despatch had been received in Liv-
erpool from Greek House. that Sebastopo has
positively been captured but the news needed con-
irmation
A despatch of Nov 9TH, states that the town is
! a of ruins, and that all the artillery men
who showed themselves at the embrasures were
, instantly killed. All night shells were poured
into the city aud Fort, leaving the enemy time
10 repair -e,r.rt sIrrrter rrrI-,,4,
buildings along the quays, but the allies were
about TO fire upon them from new batteries with
red hot balls.
The Sweden Gazette extraordinary was publish
ed with further Dispatches from Lord Raglan
Lord DunkellIn was taken prisoner during the
recpu+ he Russians have WI
lrom the vicinity of Balaklaya
Prince Menchikofi was not with the main body
OF the army the plains of BalakIava.
Ii was stated that the French had lost two
thousand men, principly by an explosion, while
the English loss is under five hundred men, killed
and wounded on the land side
II As both the English and French forces have
! Teen cut up by disease and losses in various en-
z gements, reinforcements have been called for
frs m both Governments. They are forthcoming
dur ng the present week. About &c. 900 men have
been sent from England. These include the last
of tie detatchments which have arrived from Can
ada. the men OF which are in fine state of health
and efficiency. The bounty for each soldier en-
listei was G6. and the standard height increased
thro ighout the service by one inch. The British
. forces in the CrIrnea Will then amount to 100 600
men.
, Supplies of winter clothing have been forward
ed to the troops.
Thirteen of the fourteen iron cylinders which
were ordered at Woowich for conveyance 10 Sc
bastopol, 10 blow up the sunken ships, have been
completed and shipped Each OF the cylinders
will contain l. goo pounds of powder.
One hundred and twenty gunboats, with 40
: floating batteries and 10 guns making total OF
$4,000 guns, are TO be ready for attack on
CronStadt.
The fleets are shortly expected home for the
winter.
A camp of 100000 men is to be formed to be
ready for the spring campaign in the Baltic.
II appears very doubtful whether Austria and
Prussia Will not after all have recourse 10 the
bloody arbitration OF aims.
IT tie Kingdom Of Poland, Russia has gather
ell 20u,005 men, fearing for the frontier which
Austria has ernbated with 100000 men and q, :
, 600 IN the priacipaities.
= Foih sides show great activity.
The prospect in regard TO Prussia is that the
Gar the 9th refused an entrance to the Prus-
sian ambassador into st. Petersburg.
ASIA.
General Nicholas is reported 10 have gained a
victory over Schamyl near Gresoria, on tue from
tier OF CiTcassa.
FRANCE
No domestic news of Importance from the con-
tinent, except what relates to the war.
5 Mr. Soule. though at FIRST refused permission to
pass through France the ground that he had
colleasaed with the revolutionists, has now had
the refusal withdrawn.
LIVERPOOL MARKET
Liverpool Nov. 6.
There is an advance in wheat Of , shilngs per
quarter and in Hour of shilling persack. Sales
small. An account of the siege published on the
9th, causes rather uniavorable feeling
Central Reilroad
Last Monday, the Central Railroad was opened
to Sandoval 100 miles north from Cairo At
that point the 81. Louis road crosses the Central
so tint there Is now \ direct railroad cnrar1,,lnica