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ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
Fuller Details Of the Battle of the 5th.
IMMENSE Loss OF LIFE
on LAND AND SEI.

southampton 4 days later, after which ther
will be on ship for week owing to the wi III
drawal of the Niagra from the Cunard line 3
convey troops to the East.
An Austrian note in reply to the note of th
S0th had arrived at Berlin Nov, I2; as far a
its contents are known, austria gladly accent
Frussla's promise of aid in the Prncipalities
out still lays great stress on having their assis
tanee viewed as a logical and necessary conse
quence OF the treaty of April Goth, rather thai
have It subject to a new arrangement
1t was expected in the French camp that al
assault would be made on the 9th inst and pro
badly would have been had the Russians At
tackled the allied forces; 1000 Frenchmen Of
fered themselves as volunteers, but only 4,cOC
under Prince Napoleon were selected. The
first attack was TO have been on the cemetry.
On the 4th Nov. the firing was slack on both
sides, preparations were being made for the as.
ssult, and scaling ladders had been ordered
up.
-Four Russian ships in the harbor had been
sunk by the allies fre--one of them was the
l2 Apostles.
Typhus fever had broken out in Sevastopol
from the number at unburied dead; confagra.
tons We're continually occurring from red hot
shot, d water was getting scarce. The Russians
were preparing for street fghting--posting
cannon to sweep the streets, forlifying houses
DC. The English official account of the action
on the 9th did not reach London until the 18th,
owing TO the telegraph interruption. The des-
patch is as follows.
Camp, Nov. 6.-The enemy with an i'm
mense force attacked yesterday the dawn of the
morning. on the right of the English position in
front OF Sevastopol which was defended by the
second division. and the brigade of Guards Of
the first division, and part of the 3D., and sub
sequently by the division of Gen. Bosquet and
other corps of the French army, which by their
gallant conduct contributed to the decided sue
cess OF the day. Cen. Canrober came to the
post and gave the support OF his assistance and
of his excellent counsel. The battle was ex-
tremely obstinate and it was not until past noon,
that the enemy was definitely repulsed and
forced to retreat, leaving the field covered with
dead and several thousands of prisoners.
The number of the enemy much exceeded
that which was opposed to us at Alma.
The losses of the Russians have been enor-
nous; our losses also have been very great
Gen. Sir Geo. Brawn, Major Gen, Bentwick,
Brigadier Gen. Adams, Butler and Torrens
have been wounded. The conduct of the troops
in the face of our enemy, SO superior in num-
bers, has been excellent.
Signed, RAGLAN.
The Russian official letters say; The arrival
of the Grand Duke produced enthusiasm in the
ranks of the army; that Gen. thought to turn
it to account; consequently on the 9th the gar
rison of Sevastopol made two sorties: the first
at one p NJ, against the English camp, and
the second at two P: M; against the French DO.
sition, the fighting of the English was of most
desperate kind. The Russians succeeded in
spiking their guns. On the side of the French
15 guns were also spiked by the Russians who
mustered three battallons. After the execu>
ton of this bold attempt, they retired in all
haste, when French division pursued them
with much vigor, and carried away by its ardor
the division arrived under the very walls of the
place, 1t was however received with most
murderous fire and a most sanguinary und OBJ
stinate struggle ensued, and was prolonged un-
til nightfall,
Menschikoff admits in his report loss Of
4 900 killed and wounded, and he adds, that
the loss of the Allies was at least equal accor-
dings to his account.
Twenty two thousand Russian were engaS
ged
Menchikoff announces that he is about to
all his forces at Bakshiscrae, Simb-
perapol and other places, and hopes for decided
success.
Admiral Menchikof, who was reported dead,
- L.,
resumed duty. The great Hospital in Sevasto
pol was set on FIRE by the shells of the Allies,
and was burned to the ground with all its in
mates; 2. QUO sick and wounded, This fright
full occurrence is passed over as quietly as pos
sible by the English and French.
Vienna dates to the 18th say, advices from
Balaklava up to the 11th have been received
this evening, according to which authority great
battle has been fought. The Russians are said
to have lost 5000 men. The loss of the Allies
was also great. They remained masters of the
field,
Dispatches from Menschikoff announce that
the operations of the seigs continued, and that
the Allies were entrenching themselves on the
flank of their position. Sickness was on the
increase in the Allied camps, the cold was Sc
we're at night. Heavy weather had occurred at
sea, and a Turkish ship, a frigate sank in a
gale.
Official news via Vienna states that, from the
9Th, to tbs 9th. nothing of Importance had oc-
Cured at SevastopCl the bombardment continA
ued, but the branches were always repaired
Accounts from the Danube are conflicting
One states that Omar Psha had received or
ders to carry on operations there vigorously;
while another says that all the men he can
spare are to be sent to the Crimea, 1900 caval-
ry had already been sent from Shumla to Var
ma to be embarked,
st. Petersburg advices report the English
feet to have left the Baltic, and that two Fin
and ships had been loaded with wheat; winter
had set in with unusual severity. Nothing
rom Asia.
Admiral Lynes had cut off communication