The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-25
FULL DETAILS OF THE CANADA's NEWS,
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by Houses Printing Telegraph
HALIFAX, November % 1.-The royal mail steam
ship Canada, Captain Stone, from Liverpool on
Saturday, the llth instant, reached her dock here
at 30 minutes past II o'clock last night
The steamship Hermann left Southampton for
New York on the 9Th instant with IT'S passengers
and teir cargo.
The Collins steamship Baltic arrived at Liver
POOL at O clock the afternoon OF Tuesday the
Ith inst.
The steamship Union arrived off Cowes onMon.
day, the OH.
TIE United States steam frigate San Jac,uto
lied on the 9TH from Southampton for bordeaux
there TO take on board Mr. Soule, and convey him
to Santapdar. Mr.. Souie proceeded, via Paris, for
Bordeaux.
The African mail steamship Forerunuer was
wrecked on Lorenzo Point Madeira on the 25th
October. Fourteen of the fifty souls on board,
were lost.
Thirty five ships belonging to Edward Oliver. of
Liverpool were advertised for sale at that port on
the 23d November.
THE WAR.
sabastopol ill stoutly holds out.
The substance of the news is, that the Allies had
met with an important check, and had not made
much progress
General Canrobert sends officially to the rench
Minister OF War, under date 22d October that
" the French approaches continued to advance ac-
corong to previous plans. The difficulties met are
two fold, viz: the rocky nature OF the soil; and
secondly, the heavy ealibre of the enemy's arti
lery, while the French only depend on their
6o-pouuders and Il inch nortars. This explains
the delay.
On the night the 20 b, the enemy attempted to
spike the French guns bu. failed, aud the Russians
who di enter the batteries were killed The French
LOSSES are not 80 great as might be expected, and
the wounded are all sent TO Constantinople, where
the hospitals in an effective condition The
heath OF the army is on the whole satisfactory, al
though sickness has appeared among the gunners
from the SLIPS.
Signed CANRopERr
The total French loss from the 9Th to the 2Sth
October 500
Pflvate accounts in the HoniteUr contain the
French narrative to October 30h
On the 18th ultimo 20 600 Russians attacked the
french rear which was defended by the TuTks
from the redoubts, and took possession of them
Ine English commenced attack and sent word
to General Canrobert who fastened the second
division and squadron OF Chssseurs TO their relief
ne united French aud English cavalry repulsed
me enemy by brilliant charge in which the com
5at was sustained FIVE minutes with the sword
me positions were retained. The English loss
was 4Vo, and the French less not quite great.
mehschikoh s. s.ement is that General Liprande
tooA -FOUR fedoubts, two of which he destroyed, and
tne othef TWO he retained and fortified. The Rus.
hisas estimate the loss of English cavalry at 500
sky Englith prisoners were taken
, "a the 10 October, the French had advanced
,a,en . lfehcnes Within 800 yards OF the Russian
WORKS, and the Chssstur de Vincepnes killed an
the Russian aItiilerymen who showed ,be,nseIses
al The eEnbraSures
From Odessa 1t Is stated that an assault was ,ooL.
co Tor BY the besieged during the night of the al
as Dtosnee steamer arrived at ConstantinopIe
then very violent on both sides and the danare
wss great eeS
On LET November the seige works were an far sd
s1cea tina the third parallel was opened. II would
DC complete In or 10 days.
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