The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-10-25

Arrival Of The Afriea-Hard Fighting BE-
fore Seuastopol-The Fortress Invested.

Arrival Of The Africa-Hard Fighting BE-
fore Seuastopol-The Fortress Invested.
NEw YORK, Oct. 20.
The steamer Africa arrived at Sandy Hook
this afternoon at'two o'clock. She brings
extraordinary news. A great sensation pro-
walls throughout Europe. Sevastopoi has
not been taken, and the report Of the de-
struction of the Russian feet is false. The
news Of the explosion of Fort Constantine
is false. Menchikoff's surrender is also
false. Omar Pasha's despatch is a forgery.
The fighting continues uninterrupted, and
Sebastopol is formally invested.
The reported capture of Sebastopol was
very gradually broken to the public, and il
was not known until the afternoon OF the
9th, that the Allies were still considera-
BILE distauce from Sebastopol. i.-s
A dispatch from Paris stated that the Rus
sian entrenchments on the Belbeck were
carried after three days battle, and the Al
lied Generals were preparing to lay siege
to Sebastopol in regular form.
On the 3Oth of September the Russian
Ambassador at Vienna had received intel
ligence that two forts had been taken, but
whether they were merely advance forts or
near Sebaotopol is not stated. The Inde-
pendence publishes the following dispatch:
BERLIN, Oct. "A despatch from Men,
chikoff dated September oath, to the Empe-
ror of Russia announces, that the Prince
with the troops under his command moved
without opposition from the position which
he occupied before Sebastopol on the road
to Bakschiscrai, where he was to united
with reinforcements brought by the Het.
man Homcoulaf who was coming from Per
KEEP.
The Allies had not attempted any thing
against Sebastopol on the 26th, and every
measure had been adopted for the defense
of the place. 1t is thought that the above
despatch is wrongly dated, and that the
movement of Menchikof was in allusior
to his advance on Alma.
A despatch published in the Cologne Ga
zette admits that despatch had been receiv.
ed at Moscow, stating that on the Goth the
Russian force, after a sanguinary conflict
was retiring to Sebastopol. The details .
the battle of Alma would not be announc
ed before the 9th, owing to the mont arriva
of messengers with reports.
Gen. Boret was killed. The Russians
numbered 10000 and 100 guns.
Letters from Vienna, I'd, state reliably
that the reserves of the allies were no
brought into action, and the work was 81
we'll done that the Russians never had ;
chance to do anything. In the retreat o
tie Russians Menschiskoff was hotly pur
sued, and only escaped by the fleetness o
his horse. Russian loss estimated at from
six to ten thousand.
A large number of Poles deserted to the
allies.
The French loss was 400, six officers
English, 1895 rank and ile, 96 officers, l.
sergeants, and % drummers, killed ant
wounded. Both ST. Arnaud and Lord Rag
Ian issued orders of the day praising the con
duct of tn troops. .
st. Arnaud informed his men that he cX
pected to lead them as conquerors into Sebas
topol.
The Cunard steamer Andes conveyed 30t
Of the wounded to Constantinople, and thu
VuIcan 800, ..
Operations between Goth and 28th no
: known. One part Of Omar Pacha's arm,
will pr jceed to the coast of the Black Sea
All the roads leading to the Bulgarian coas
are crowded with infantry and artillery ma
: king double marches to embark for the Cri
mea. Baron Hess entered Jassy Oct I'd, ii
the head of strong Austrian force.
Cholera very severe in the garrison at Sc
bastopol. City provisoned for three months
: and crews Of fleets put on 34 rations.
: London.-The firm of Allen & Anderson
: the largest house engaged in the grain trade
+. has failed. Liabilities from one to two mil
lions of dollars. james McHenry also sus
t pended.
Dispatches from Marselles state that 800
prisoners were taken at the battle of Alm5
: Among the passengers of the Atrica wa
Jerome Bonaparte.