Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-12-07
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
NEW YeaK, Nov. 20.

British say that the seige, progresses
with regularity and preparations are
making for an assault.
Both parties are in want of reinforce
ments.
The besiegers are worse than the be-
sieged.
The Russians begin to want ammuni--
ton.
The allies are reduced by battle and
disease to $4,000, which caused much
alarm in England and France, and the
utmost efforts were making to send in
slant reinforcements. All the mail
steamers are chartered. The winter is
setting in severely. The weather is
stormy in the Black Sea and two Tur-
kish frigates were wrecked. The great
hospital in Sevastopol with 1000
wounded was burned by the fire of the
allies.
The Austrian note in reply to Prus-
sia's note of the 3Oth of October, ar
rived at Berlin on the 18th. AS far as
its contents have trsnspired, Austria
gladly accepts Prussia's promise of sup
port in the Prineipalities, but lays great
stress on having this assistance viewed
as logical and necessary consequence
of the treaty of April goth rather than
as new arrangement.
1t was expected in the French camp
that an assault would be made on the
9Th. 1t probably would have been
made had not the Russians attacked the
allied position on the 4th. Firing was
slack on both sides. Preparations were
being made for an assault. Scaling lad
ders had been ordered up. -Four Rus
sian ships had been sunk in the harbor
BY the allied fire. One of them named
the Twelve Apostles. The typhus
fever had broken out in Sevastopol from
the number of unburied dead Con-
.fagrations were continually occurring
from the red-hot shot. Water was get
ting exceedingly scarce. The Russians
were preparing for street fighting, post
ing cannon to sweep the streets, fortify-
fng houses, &c.
The English official account of the
action on the 9Th did not reach London
until the 9th, owing to the teIegraphic
interruption. Lord Raglsnd says:
"The enemy, with an innumerable
force, attacked yesterday, in the dawn
of the morning, the right of the English
position. The battle was very obsti-
nate, and not till past noon was the
enemy definitely repulsed and forced to
retreat. leaving the field covered with
dead and several hundred prisoners
The number of the enemy much ex-
.ceeded that of the allies. The losses of
the Russians are immense. Our losses
also have been very great. Generals
Sir George Brown, -Bentinck. Adams,
Butler, and Torrens are wounded
The conduct of the troops, in the face of
the enemy SO superior in numbers, was
excellent"
8 A Russian official letter says: "The
arrival of the Grand Duke produced
such enthusiasm in the ranks that the
Commanding General thought he would
turn it to account; consequently the gar
rison made two sorties-the first at one
O'Clock, P. M, against the English, and
the second at O'Clock against the
French. The affair with the English
was of most desperate character. 1t
is said the Russians succeeded in spiking
their guns. The Russians retired in all
haste, when the French division pursued
them under the very walls; but it was
received with a murderous fire, and they
had to fall back. Menchikoff admits
his loss to be 1000, and states the loss
of the allies at least equal. He says
that 1900 Russians were engaged in
this affair. Menschikof announces that
he is about to concentrate all his forces
now at Baukahegava, Simpherapol, and
other places.
Admiral Nescinhoff is reported dead.
A Vienna dispatch of the ] 5th says:
sDispatches from Balaklava of the lIth
were received this evening, which state
that another great battle had taken
place. The Russian loss was 5000,
and the loss of the allies was also great.
The latter remained masters of the
field" 9t
Sickness is on the increase in the allied
camp.
A Turkish 8o-gun frigste was sunk in
a gale.
Official Russian dispatches, via Wen
ha, states that from the 7th to 9th moth
ing Of Importance occurred.
Bombarding was continued, but the
breaches were always repaired. IA
st. Petersburg advices report that ,
the English feet left the Baltic -
a French loan of FIVE or six hundred .
million of francs is spoken of.
.LoNDoN, Nov. 18.-Sir George Cath !
cart. and Generals Strangeways and !
Gould were killed in an action of the !
9Th. :
An official mass of telegraphic dis !
patches were received during the night /
following. The only items not previous .
y published were the dates from the =
Crimea of the 4th. The Duke of Cam =
bridge had horse killed under him d
The English had 1000 killed and
wounded. The loss of the French was
800. The Russian loss was between z Z
and 5000. Prince Napoleon had ar G
rived at Constantinople suffering from s.
aiarrhrea. In the attack on the 5th, Y