The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-02
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Nrw YoRK Nov. %,

The Africa has arrived with LiverE 90:
dates to Nov. 18th.
Her news contain nothing really later or
more important than was previously publish
ed about the fighting at Sebastopol.
Dispatches from the Russians and British
both say that the siege is going on regularly,
and preparations were making for an as
sault.
Both parties want re.inforcements-the
besiegers worse than the besieged.
The Russians also begin TO feel want o:
ammunition.
Battles and diseases h ave reduced the al
lies to 10000, which caused much alarm in
England and France.
Utmost efforts are making to send re-in-
forcements, and all the mail steamers are
chartered.
Winter was setting in severely, and the
weather was stormy on the Black Sea. Two
Turkish vessels had been wrecked.
The great hospital at SebastoPol was
burned by the fire of the allies.
There will be no mail until the sailing Of
the Pacific, Nov. 9th, the Government hav-
ing taken the Niagara off the Halfax route.
A large French ship with passengers was
spoken by the Africa.
News have been received from Sebasto-
pol by the Union, 4 days later.
The Austrian note in reply to the Prussian
note of October 30th arrived at Berlin Nov.
18th. As far as its contents have transpir-
ed, Austria gladly accepts Prussia's promise
OF supporting the Principalities, but says it
is u great step to have this assistance view
ed as logical and necessary consequence
of the treaty of April goth, rather than a
new arrangement.
An assault was expected and probably
would have been made on the 9Th. had not
the Russians attacked the position Of the
allies on the 4th.
Firing continued on both sides.
Preparations Tor assault were being made
and scaling ladders ordered up 10 the 4lh.
The Russian ships in the harbor were
sunk by the allies fire.
The unburied dead caused the breaking
out of tyPhus fever in Sepostopol.
CoDhagrations were continually occurring
from the red hot shot; water was scarce.
The Russians were preparing for street
fighting, and posted up cannon to sweep the
streets.
The English official statement of the &C.
ton of the 9th did not reach London until
the 18th, owing to telegraphic Interruptions.
Raglan says: 1.-The enemy, with num-
erous force. attacked yesterday the right Of
the English position; the battle was obstin-
ate, and not until past noon was The enemy
definitely repulsed and forced 10 retreat, ieav.
ing the field covered with dead, and several
hundred prisoners.
'The number Of the enemy much exceed.
ed that at the battle Of Alma, and their loss
is enorm Gus, while ours is also very great.
| Sir George Brown, Adams, Butler and Ton
sens are wounded. The conduct of the
troops in the face Of the enemy superior in
numbers, was excellent"
Russian official dispatches say the arrival
Of the Grand Duke produced such an enthu-
siasm. that the General thought he would
turn it to account, and consequently made
one sortie against the English, and a second
at 2 O'Clock against the French.
The affais with the English was Of the
most desperate kind, but the Russians sue
ceeded in spiking guns.
| The French division pursued them under
the very walls Of Sebastopol, and were re.
ceived by a most murderous fire, and had to
fall back. A sanguinary and obstinate fgh,
then ensued, which was prolonged Till night.
fall.
Menschikoff admits a loss of 1000, ant
that Of the allies was at least equal. Ac.
cording to his account %, 900 Russians were
engaged in the affair.
Menschikoff announces that he is about
to concentrate his forces now at Bunkshga
di, Simferopol and other places.
Admiral Machimoff was reported dead
but has resumed his duties.
A Vienna dispatch Of the 18th says
Dispatches from Balaklava to the lIth hav,
been received this evening, according I,
which another great battle has been fought
in which the Russians lost 5000 men; III,
loss OF the allies was also great, but the,
remained masters Of the field.
Sickness was on the increase in the allie,
camp.
A Turkish 80 gun ship and frieate sum
: in gale off the Russian coast.
News via Vienna states that from the 5tl
to the 9th nothing of Importance occurred