Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-02

guns soon siieneed the enemys artillery, which
Withdrawn after about an hours contest
Every hour we are in expectation Of grand at
tack on this village. The loss Of it would make
serious diversion In favor of the garrison Sebasto-
pol, as we should not only lose all our stores and
provisions but the whole Of the rear Of the allies
would be placed in most critical position Our
commanders seem fully aware of this fact and not
a day passes without some new trench or redoubt
being thrown up on the hills in our possession,
and mounted with artillery. All the approaches by
which the enemy could advance to storm, briste
with guns and earth-works At the most vulner-
able point-a broad valley, the heights on one side
of which are in possession of the Russians, the
whole Of the Highland Brigade is stationed, and
within their lines are the English and French ca
valry. 1900 men of the ed French regiment OF
the line landed here two days ago. and have, with
5000 of the French Light Division, been added TO
the defensive garrison of Balaklava; 800 or 400
English eonvalescents from Scutari and Yarna have
also arrived and stationed with the guard COM
panies OF their respective regiments
November 3--The cannonade from our lines has
recommended with redoubled vigor, at the time
write is still laundering away into the enemy's
works. Most OF the guns in the circular earth
work have been dlsmounted, and the battery itself
Is 80 cut up as TO be quite untenable except in one
or two places. From these a gun is fired occa-
sionaly but little attention is paid to it, the bat
~
hors dc combat A 1S-inch mortar which the Rus
slams have mounted somewhere within the walls
of the town, infiicts good deal Of annoyance and
injury upon our Grown Battery; every minute
shell drops right into the centre Of the place. Our
artierymen and sailors have exhausted all their
skill in efforts to dismount it, but In vain; no gun
of the enemy's has ever inflicted 80 much trouble
on our men. The greater part Of those killed in
the Crown Battery have been destroyed by the
bursting of these shells
The news from the French this morning is most
encouraging. All of the remaining guns Of the
preaching battery were placed last night and II is
said at day-break tomorrow morning it opens fire.
On the 9th there is doubt the mine will besprung,
and the assault undertaken the moment after. BY
the next mail your readers will hear Of the capture
Of the place. and they must also, fear be prepared
to hear Of large amount of loss the part OF the
allies
The 4th division, under General Cathcart, it is
said will form the storming party and we hear also,
that during the assault, the feet will again attack
from the sea- All our engineers say that, with the
fall of the south SIDE the north, in few days, will
be utterly untenable. sincerely hope that these
predictions may prove true, as we certainly cannot
remain any longer under canvas. Last night the
thermometer stood at two degrees below freezing
point, and the crust Of frozen dew is an inch thick
on the outside of the tents
MURDER or WRE.--A Warming to Mischief
Mdkers.-On Monday last q most brutal murder
was committed in the town Of Rose, Oakland coun-
ty, by man named Foster. 1t appears that Fos-
ter had returned from California, after sojoun Of
about two years. While he was absent his wife re-
manned at his residence in Rose, surrounded by
neighbors who respected her for goodness of heart
and correct department. Foster, however, never
had been q fayorite, and no sooner did he return
than his enemies under the guise Of friendship, be
gan throwing out inuendocs concerning the conduct
Of his wife while absent. They finally succeeded,
fends as they are, in poisoning his cup Of domestic
peace by making him jealous ofhis wife. The most
trifing circumstances, under their devish insinua-
tions, grew to be crimes of the first magnitude, and
the result has been the innocent wife has been
coldly murdered and the husband shut up in jail
whence he is sure to 60 to the penitentiary for
long period, if not for life.
The man whom these meddling fools have impli-
Gated with the alleged crime Of the wife stands
above reproach, and we forbear to give his name
to the world On last Monday morning, Foster, ex-
cited by stories with which his neighbors have
been constantly torturng him, boldly accused his
wife of guilt. His threats and menaces became 80
fearful that she left the house to 60 to near neigh
boris to escape from his wrath. Foster seized
large bowie-knife, pursued and overlook her He
rudely seizedhe and upon her refusing to return,
he stabbed her, cutting her breast and abdomen in
a shocking manner, killing her instantly This
done, he surrendered himself to the Deputy Sheriff.
and was taken to Pontiac, where he is now conin-
ed to await his trial.--Detroit Daily Advertiser,
Nov o.