The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-01

The sllies wese fortifyins their position ON ths
The rumored snsssement of the b was without
fcnndation in truth No fresh sorties had been made
Eight thousand Ensli.h aud French troop. ana
one thousand six hundred scamen we're about ma
King an assault, which wes expected soon to tax !
place Scaling ladders had been ordered up for this
Itwas thought at last accounts that the rear or n.
| aliss' position was made impregnable.
Father destructive fires had taken place In sehsa
topoi; but they were extlr guishea
magazine and warehouse Of provisions were de-
| Two thousand English horses and mupition, OF
| war had reached Malta on the 18th. The steamer
rnisa sirivea there with more troops, and several
1 bun foontier.
| body Of sixteen hundred Turka had been attack.
ca en- tne lst With heavy loss.
Ire me, brtsh division and the French also were
's1a'l tsPpins towards the walls of Sebestopol.
=, , nI,aisa mad instructed large covere way
seIh,netlns IN front OF the Russian redf nit fort
final struggle. ' " '
The Hospital OF sebastopol was set on fire by
nsmhshsii from the les, and 1t was in flames
There were about 2ooe sick and wounded therein at
| the tisne all of whom persisted In the flames and
were butied beneath the ruias This ia described az
most appalling and artrending scene.
Ihs Eng isa Jonrnals assert that the private
counts abont the dreadful of the allies are
not confirmed. As
The sets were suffering dsss ers at sea, and could
take no part in the bonn esr6meut.
itwss runored that the object of Lord Palmer.
Stons visit to France 10 consult with the Empe.
rorapon the reestablishment OF Poland to her for
neT nationality. Other reports say, however that his
OBJECT was to make an alliance to prevent America
i'om absorbing Cuba, Hayti, and the Sandwich
lslands
F.ishtfnl gales had occurred on the Black Sea-
-Four ships of the Russsn fact; Turkish ship of so
guns. and frigste had been sunk. There have been
serious appfehensobs that accounts of other terrible
disasters would be received
The fret French division had been detached from
tue army OF siege to increase and strengthen the
The condition of affairs at sebastopol is represent
ed as awful The streets crowded with sick dead
and dying men, woIne u and children.
fnnce Napoleon would persist in commanding the
storming coiums of Sebsstorol.
Prince Jerome Bonaparte, of Baltimore, is also
there and rapidly gaining favor for hia yalsrous acts
de is soon 10 have command.
The inhabitants of Sebastopol were, at last &C.
counts, suit .ring dreadfuy for want of water.
The Russians were unable to bury their dead, and
they were throwing the putrid bodies into the sea-
strewn with human bodies from which was emitted
sckenng stencil for miles around.
Admiral Lyons was watching the sea of Azof. All
merchant We ssels we closely scTutinzed
An Immediate attack was anticipated on the Rus
sian Danube lotllla at Ismsel.
Menschikoff was concentrating bis forces at Bak-
CHI, Sra, Semipheropal and other points in the
neighborhood.
,umor prevailed but not given much credit. that
the Car had accepted the four points basis to d.
rect negotiations with Austria, and agreed to With
draw the troops from the Galacisn frontiers.
Extensive preparations were making to dispatch
troops to the seat of war
There was d rumor, though without any confirma-
tory character, that most sangunary battle had
been fought before Sepastopoi the Iltb in which
both sides suffered immense slaughter. Many thou
sands were reported to have been killed.
Ftarce hiss maze g levy for 200 600 men and loan
OF GOO eco offrancs Additional troops hourly
expected TO reach the Crimea
Liverpool letter says reinfotce nents are
daily being sent cut and leyes made and whilst
this con inues there be no prospect of ease in
money circles revival Of business and industry
There is nothing new strange from Asia or af-
lars on the Danube. Omer Pasha had made no de-
finite movements.
Much distress prevails amongst the poorer classes
IN eand and England, and in fact throughout Eu-
rope.
THE ARCTIC's PASSENGER
The Africa brings nothing further in regard to the
Arccs passengers and all hope of ever hearing from
them is nearly quite abandoned.