Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-12-01
Arrival Of the Africa.
THREE DAYS LATER.

Dispatches, both Russian and British.
say the - g progresses with r,gulaFiiy.-.
Both parties are in want Of p,inior ements.
the beseigeTs much more than the bcseivcd.
The Russians, however, begin to be short
of ammunition.
The rapid reduction OF battles AMI dis
ease, of the Alliel force, now reduced to
$4,000, had cau>cl great alarm in England
aud France, and efforts were being made
TO send reiniorcementS.
The winter was settling in with scveri-
~ and the fleets hal suffered ,me disas-
te.S by gales a: sea.
IN Austrian note. in reply to the Prus-
sian note of ;ae 3nth, ha arrived at B,r-
lin, Nov. l2th. As lar a. its contents are
known, Austria gladly accepts Frus.ia's
proposition cf support in the Principali-
l:e'; but still lays great stress on having
their assistance, viewed as logical ami
necessary consequence of the treaty OF
April 2Sth. rathe. than have new arrange
men.
1t was expecte in the French camp that
an assault would be made on the 9TH inst
and probably would have been, had the
Russians attacked the Allied force.
Seven Thousand Frenchmen offered them
selves as volunteers; but only 1000 under
Prince Napoleon were selected. Thel
attack was to have Je,n made on the Gem
ctery on the 4th Nov. The firing was
slack on both :idcs.
Preparations were being gmade for the as
sault and scaling ladders had been order
elup.
-Four Russian ships in the harbor had
been sunk by the Allies fire; one of them
was called the Twelve Apostles"
IyphuS fever had broken out in Sobas-
topol, from the number of unburicd dead.
Conliagrations were continually occurring
from red hot shot, and water was getting
cxcee lin5Iy scarce. The Russians were
prepar n5 Tor street fighting; posting can
non to sweep the streets, for terrifying the
houses, &c.
:" l. CAMP, Nov. 6.-Thc enemy, with
all immense force, made an attack vester-
day III the dawn of the morning, ON the
rlgnt OF the English position, in front OF
ScDastopol, which was defended bv the
Second Division Of the Brigade Of Guards
OF the First Light Division, and the Brig
Ade Of Guards of the Second Division and
part of the Third, and subsequently, by
the DiNis Oh of Gen. Bos1uct and other
corps OF the French army, which by thci:
gallant conlu"t, contributed to the decided
Suc-csS Of the day.
"G1n. Canrobct came to the post and
gave the best of his assistance.
"ihe battle was extremely obstinate and
1t was not until past noon that the enemy
was deilhlte.y lcpulsed, and forced to lc-
treat, leaving the field covered with dead
and eicral nun trel prisono,s.
"ihc nLmber of the enemy much cy-
ccedcl that which was opposed to us at
Anna. lht losses of the russians have
Ico" rory 4rort Oar losses also have
Aecn very great.
'.Gen. SIR Geo. Brown, Maj. Gen. Bert
wick, Big. Gems. Adams, B.ittons an !
1enens have been wounIci
(Signcd) RAnIEy."
he Russia official letters say the arrival
OF lie Gr.nl Dukcs oluced enthusiast,
rejoicing on the part of the AMY, ant
tLougAt it will to turn it to account, con.
s'bu,ntly, on the 9th the garrison of Sc
b"s.opol made two sorticS, the first at on,
O'Clock III the afternoon, against the Eng
ll5h camp, the second at two against tn,
Fren III position. The fighting OF the Eng
llsh was of the most desperate kind, but
the Russians succeeded in spiking theil
guns On the other side OF the French
10 guns were also spiked by the Russians.
who mustered three battalons.
After the execution Of this bold attemp
the Russians retired in all haste when ;
French Division pursued them with mucl
vlgor; and, carried away by its ardor, tn,
Division arrived under the very walls O.
the place. 1t was, however, resolved witt
a most muroerous fire. \ most sanguins
and obstinate struggle cnsucl, and was pro
longed until night TALL.
Menschiko!f admits in his report loss
OF 1000 killed and wounded, and he adds
that the loss Of the Allies was at least
equal. According to his account - ,OOO
Russians were engaged.
The great hospital in Sebastopol was set
on fire by the shells of the Allies, and was
burned to the ground, with all its inmates
1000 sick aud wounded
The Vienna dates to the 18th say: cad
vices frow Belaklaya dated the | lth, have
been received, this evening, according to
which, another great battle has boon fought.
The Russians are said to have lost 5000
men. The loss of the Allies was also
great, but they remained masters of the
field"
Ihsl.',cics nom .uruouulhun uu1rvunrr
that the operations Of the seige continued,
and that the Allies were cDtrenching them
selves on the tlanks Of their position.
Sickness was Oh the increase in the Al.
Lied camp. The cold was severe at night.
Hcavy weather had occurred at sea, and a
Turkish ship, a frigate, sunk in gale.
official news, via Vienna state that the
bomdardment continued, but the breaches
were always repaired.
From the Danube, the accounts are
conflicting, one statement being that Omar
Pacha had received orders to carry on
operations there vigorously while another
says that all the men that he can spare are
TO be sent to the Crimea-l50O cavalry
had alrcdy been sent from Shumla to Varna
to be embarked.
st Petersburg adviccs report the English