The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-11-18

/ The Atlantic arrived at New York on the
18th inst, with dates TO the LIST She brings
nothing of striking interest from the scat Of
war. New York papers, of Monday, con.
tain the details, which are of interest
though nothing decisive had been accom-.
plished by the allies towards the reduction
of Sebaatopol. The latest intelligence is that
the French have sileuccd the Quarantine bat.
terry, and continue their attacks against Fort
Alexander and the loop holed wall that dc
tends the town Of Scbastopol on the south
western side.
/ twas not without loss that the allied
squadrons assisted in this combined and
concentrated attlck-thcy lost altogether 100
killed and 800 wounded in the three days.
The Agamcmnon, bearing the flag OF Sir Ed
mund Lyons, had suffered severely, and the
Retrbuton Captain Drummond) had a
mast shot away The English had blown up
tho "W hite Tower" ut the cnterancc Of The
haibor. Up to the 23d Of Oct, al
though the bombardmcnt still continued,
nothing decisive bad occurred. Prince Men.
chikoN wrote in his official despatch that
1--WE returned the fire Of the enemy with
success. The damage done to the fortified.
tons is tritling The fire from the cncmy's
ships had not been renewed. \ part four re-
serve had arrived, and the remainder is cx-
pcctcd.'
Preparations arr being made in England on
an extensive scale, for the siege Of Cron.
stad,, whish, it Is stated will be the frs,
act Of the spring campaign.
The French are likewise making prepare,
tons.
The next arrival is expected to bring the
intelligence Of the fall Of Scbastopol after
hard and bloody fighting. 1t will be I'd, ftnd,
ed with that doglrd resolution for which the
Russians are Characterized, and assaulted
with the determined efficiency which the
English and F,."sh i"o"f., i.-~- ~'..o-.i,. die
/ played.
it seems that Louis Napoleon has boon
committing nm act Of discourtcsy 10 thC
American Minister TO Spain, by refusing him
permission to pass through France, in rctur
ming to Madrid. Itappcars that Mr.. SouIc
had been TO England, and had left Dover on
his way to Paris But on his arrival at Ca.
lais, hc was refused admission into France
and was obliged TO remain on board the
boat aud to return, by midnight, in the
roughcst weather to Dover
The cause for this act Of discourtcsy, no,
to say for this insult, to an acc tdi,cd Minis.
ter of United Sta,cs-a Power with which
the French Government is, at present, on
terms of pcacc-is, Of course, not yet pub
licly known.
Another correspondent writes, however
that Mr.. Mason calling on Druyon l'lIuy.
for an explanation, found himself detained
outside with marked discourtcsy for very
long period. When he was at last admitted
the Minister'S manner confirmed his preyiou,
impression. He began with complaint,
against the aggressive policy of the Untet
States in anacxing the Sandwich Islands, tht
Bay of SANTANA, end in their designs agains
Cuba, and so on in such wise, as to awaken
in the mind Of our very courtco us Virgini;
gentleman the kind of sensation an Ameri
can feels when he finds himself, withou
much doubt, the subject of personal and ma
tional insult.
This may all be personal to Mr. Soulc
and satisfactory explanation may be forthco
ming If not, it places matters in rather on
awkward position, as between France an,
the United States,