The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-11-09

Netc York, Noe 5. - The steamer Araba
arrived at her wharf at s o'clock this morning,
bringing dates from Liverpool to the 2lst alt.
The greatest anxiety prevails throughout Eng
land and France, especially, with regard to the
progress of operations at Sebastopol.
The bombardment of Sebastopol was COM
menced on the 18th ult., from two hundred
peices of heavy artillery at a long range.
Omer Pasha has gone to the Crimea, to attend
q council of war, and it was believed that his
forces would go there also.
Menschikoff had been partially reinforced
and still maintained his position on the north of
the city.
Reports were again circulated simultaneously
at Vienna, Paris, and London, of the fall of
Sebastopol, and large stock operations were
made on the faith of the statement, but tae pub
lie is slow to believe the rumors. The .iovern-
ment employees say that serious int ,hgence
was looked for before the beginning of Novem-
Der.
In the absence of news Of active OPP rations,
the papers are mainly filled with accounts of
the positions and projected operations of the
various forces.
Odessa accounts to the Sth say that Gort.
schakoff was at that place.
Bakshigra had sent his army to Sebastopol.
The Russian corps of fifteen thousand, post
ed near Sebastopol, had opened fire on the
besiegers, and great operations were daily ex-
pected.
General Canrobert had notified the French
Government that the allies positions were i'm
pregnable, being defended by eighty thousand
men and two hundred guns, and could be held
against two hundred thousand Russians.
Constantinople letters to the 18th ultimO say
that three thousand of the foreign legion and
four thousand Turks had just left for the Cri-
mea.
In consequence of the correspondence found
in Menschikoif's effects, captured at Alma, sew
eral important arrests have been made mt Var
ma.
Two British steamers have been ordered to
the sea of Azof, to lombard the town of Kurtch.
Lord Radcliffe had succeeded in procuring a
firinan to suppress the trade in Circassan and
Georgian slaves.
A large portion of the French Baltic feet
hal returned to Cherbourg.
rumor was current that the Danish Gov
er ment would probably permit the British fleet
to yinter at Kiel.
he Journal of ST. Petersburgh of the 4th
co-,tains q telegraphic despatch from Vienna,
sts ling that the commissioners of the Western
Pevers, and of Austria and Turkey, met at
&c ,stantinople to arrange the question of the
pruectOrate on the basis of the proposal made
by the Austrian Cabinet.
The advices from the Crimea expedition and
of Sebastopol were rather Indifferent, and not
much in detail The very latest dispatches
stase that the bombardment, by the allies, of
Sebastopol, had commenced with only two
peices of artillery. No great Roadway had been
made. The Russians were holding out manful-
ly, and defending the place with wonderful cour-
age Menschikof had been largely reinforced,
l.. 10 III.
were prepared for a desperate defence.
1t was rumored that a vast army was in the
req of Sebastopol, and about marching to rein
fore Menschikotf in addition to those already
arr ged The commander was represented in
bet er spirits, and buoyed with the hope of
ma ataining his position. He has, however,
determined that the city shall be reduced to
ash Is, rather than it should fall into the hands
AMI occupacy of the allies. Orders have been
ISIS d to give battle to the very last
} ,ere are serious limitations that the former
ma nality of Poland is to be re-estahlished,
an hat she will be turned against Russia with
gr. power and vigor. Events pretty plainly
ins ate this design to be effected at no distant
dag
TO Spanish ministry had abandoned the
project Of drawing up a Constitution to be sub.
mitted to the Cortes.
A royal decree orders the payment of the
November dividends.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO LIVERPOOL
Vienna, Fiday.-A private despatch from
dated the 18th, announces that the |
of Sebastopol commenced on the |
18th, with two hundred peices of heavy artille.
ry.
The city was not expected to be able to hold |
out more than three or four days.
Three thousand Russians had crossed the |
Danube into Drobrudscha. The Russians un.
der Menschikof occupied the Danish ferries
near Foultsch.
Vienna, Oct l9.-The German pressevery-
where gives indications Of an approaching rup.