Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-10-14
Photographed to the New Orleans picayune.
LATE FROM EUROPE.
Loss OF THE ARCTIC!
Great Battle Impending near Sebastopol.
TERRIBLE LOSS or LIFE!

Great Battle Impending near sebastopol.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE Havre steamship
Union has arrived here, with intelligence from
Havre to the 9th ult., four days later than
that received by the Canada.
The Cunard steamship Europa, Capt. Shan
non, has also arrived at Halifax today, bring
ing intelligence from Liverpool to the 30th ult.,
three days later than that brought by the Union,
and one week later than that brought by the
Canada.
The Union brings the melancholy intelligence
of the loss of the Collins steamship Arctic, Capt.
Luce, and the supposed drowning of nearly all
her passengers. 1t seems that on the 23d ult.,
when the Arctic was three days out, she came
in contact with propeller and damaged herself
SO badly that in few minutes afterwards she
was found to be sinking. The boats were hoisted
out with all despatch, and five of them were i'm
mediately filled, principally by the crew.
Capt Luce, the commander of the Arctic,
and his mates, remained on the vessel, and with
the passengers and crew who were left, COM
menced the construction of q raft. The only
boat left was alongside, and before the raft was
completed panic seized those on the steamer,
and rush was made for the boat and raft,
which were crowded in moment. In three
minutes afterwards, the Arctic went down, and
carried the raft, with all On it, with her.
Among those who were seen on deck when
she sunk, were E. X. Collins, Jr., (son of the
principal owner and superintendent of the Col
Inns line of steamships,) and his two children :;
his fathers family; Mr.. Brown, of the firm of
Brown, Shipley & Co., and his family the Duke
de Grammont, of the French Embassy at Wash
ington; Mr.. J. Cook, of Opelousas, La; Mr..
James E. Woodruff and family; Mr.. North, of
the firm of North Bros. & Co., of New Orleans :;
Mr. Dupasser; Mr.. Binoche; Olympic; Mr..
Maunsy Mr. Ducourneau; Mr.. Davis {of the
French theatre:) and Col Campbell, are also
among those reported to have been on board.
OF the seventy two who were on the raft, only
one was saved. lie got into the boat. The
thirty who took refuge in the boat were picked
up by the bark Huron, bound to New York.
There were four hundred and thirty-one pas
sengers on board, and only thirty-one persons
are known to have been saved. Nothing has
been heard of the five boats which left the vessel
at the beginning, but it is hoped that some OF
all of Them may be saved
The propeller with which the Arctic came in
contact was filled with passengers. She must
have been badly injured, but nothing is known
Of her fate.
There is reason to fear that this was the
steam propeller City of Manchester, which left
SulIlc INV VI ehiCO "Seho oihSS. ~
is also feared that she must have met a similar
fate to that of the unfortunate Arctic, together
with all on board Of her
Breadstuffs.
The Union brings report of rise of from Cd.
to Is. per barrel in the price of -four since the
departure of the Canada, and of there being
only moderate stock ON hand
The quotations by the Europa are for Western
Canal SIS. per barrel, for Ohio GAS.
The War.
BATTLE EXPECTED NEAR SEBAsToPoL.-The
Union brings intelligence that all the allied
troops who had landed in the Crimea had adj
vanced to within twenty miles of the great
Russian stronghold
They had landed their artillery and ammuni-
ton without any opposition
There is rumor in circulation that Is, 900
Russians had already been compelled to sur
render to the allied troops near Sebastopol; and
there are many other such rumors; but they do
not appear to be at all worthy of credit.
The bombardment Of Sebastopol was expected
to commence shortly.
In the meantime, the Russian feet isreported
to have left Sebastopol, and to have proceeded
to intercept the allied reserves crossing over
from Varna; and Prince Menschikoff has in
tercepted the allied troops at the river Alma.
The news of great battle having been fought
at the latter place was hourly expected, at the
time of the departure Of the Europa. 1t was
probably fought on the Goth ult.