Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-01
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=. ARRIVAL OF STEAMER lFRICA.

IN CRITICAL P0SITI0N-GREAT WANT
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DE-
TAILS OF TIE wAR-FLOUR TENDING
DOwNwARD-COrTON UNCHANGED, &c.
Nrw YoRk. Nov. s0.-rhe Royal mail steamer AtrIc.
arrived here this evening from, Liverpool With Sc pass-
ssse: ,p ~. a.,si to the 18th being four days
The ssge OF Ssbssopol progressing sosly but no
dsclsivs result bod been attained.
All the nall steamers bad been tsesn up BY The Bri,i.h
government 10 send lnsAnt reinforce 70 the allied
army. There viii eousequsutly be no mail scot until the
ealing OF the American steamer PseHc the government
having taken the Niagara on the Halifax route
The nsxt advces will DO received By the steamer Union
via and will DO four dsys later Alter hi.
there v DO an interval Of week until The sailing OF
the Pacific.
PROGRESS or THE SIEGE
There b nothing really later from the seat of var A
pause has ensucd 10 the Held fighting before Sebsstopo
Dispatches both Busssn and Britsb, say the siege is
With regularity and that preparations
making BY the allies for an s,sault.
bosh pArtss are greatly 10 wsut Of reoocements the
6ssiessrs however, are OF than the bsssgd Tao
Russians begin 70 be in want OF ammunition.
Th. allies hsye suffer, fssrfuly They have been re-
dased by battle and disease to $4,000 men. This .er-
bio aot vas causing much alarm in England and france
anu INC utmost sncis were making to send instant REIN
orcements. All he mail stesmcrs arc chartered for IN,
service.
The winter sotny In severely and stormy weather
had been fer In the Black Sea- Two Turkish had
beon wrecked. ->'
The great Russian HOSPITAL In seba,o po contained
600 .ourded bad been on fire BY the guns Of
the allies and burnt. ~
81 AusrsIAs RKrLr TO PRUSSIA.
The Austrian note In reply to the Prussu note of IN,
Soth OF October arrived at Berlin or the 18th and a. r
a. contents have tarsprcd Austria gsdy accepts Pru,.
sas promised support the PrncpsIs, but
stress on having this sssisiauce viewed a Iop al
necessary consequence OF the treaty Of April o0h rather
than as . new arrangement
PREPARING foR AN ASSAULT
II was expected in the French camp b,t an ,ss,p II
would be msde the 9th of November and Il bsbly
would have besn had the Russian attacked The allies
pc. on. ~, ''' @"'''
On the eth the firing was sack on both side, and
Psra ions wers being midc for assault Sealing lad
deIs, &c, bad been ordered up from tho camp.
-Four Russian sbps had been sunk In the barbor Of Sc
oas;opol BY the fire Of the oil Ono of the ships was
the fam Twelve Apostles which had been doing 90
much execution as battery against the bcsegers.
HJkRoRs OF SIEGE.
Tho yphus fever has br ken out in Sebsstopo induce
"a oy the gre { numbers OF unbuied dead To add tn
the miserirs oi the inhabitants couagraons were also
continually occurring from the rcd hot shot thrown in
he place. The supply OF water also getiog exceed
nRly scorce.
The Russiins we're evidently expecting On assault spd
preparing for street fighting. posting to sweep the
Streets aud fortf'ing the houses and preparing other
means Tor desperate resistance.
The English official accounts Of the action of tho 9Th
lid not reach London until tho 9th owing to the tee
graphic interruptions. Lord Raglan says
The caemy with immense force atticked ycscrd NJ
OF morning tho right wing Of the English position
The battle which resulted extramey obstinate and
not I'LL past noon was the enemy definitely repulsc and
forced To retest leaving the field covered with nj. da,S
and with loss OF several hundred taken prisoners The
nnmoer oil tue enemy much exceeded that in the battle
OF Alma The losses Of the Russians are enormous oar
loss mas also been very great. Generals Sir Geo Brown
Bent NIX. Adams. Butler and Torens are wounded :,
The conduct OF our troops in the of an enemy so
perior in numbers, most pIc,l!en'
Russian Official letter says that the arrival OF the
Urinh Dukes at Sehsstopol produced such enthusiasm in
the ranks that the Russian Commander ibonsh, vi, ~
turn To account aud equeury on IN. 6h the
son made two sories the first at O'clock in Tho #
noon' sgainst the English; and the second at O'Clock
against the French.
The sif,r with the Eug;ish most desnerate and IL
" Tue hns'ians succeeded IN spking their guns On
the side OF The French is guns also spiked by the
kns slams After this the Russians retired wnh ali
when the F'ench division pur ued them Until under n,
very walls OF the city. where they wcrc received with
most urderous lire, snd had to fall back The Struggle
until nighal.
Prince Aenschkof admits loss OF 4oon men and add.
That tho loss Of the allies least cqusL Accops
TO his account 900 Russians we're engaged in thi,
henchiko announces that lie is about TO concentrate
all his forces now at Batchesrs Smperopol and other
places.
have recovered and resumed active duty
ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE
Hienra dispatches to the 18Th says: Dispatches from
balakava to the llth have been received this evening
according which, another great battle has been fought
10 which the Russians are sad TO have lost 5000
The loss OF The allies also great but they remained
masters Of the field Sickness on the Increase 10 the
| allied camp.
A Turkish so gun ship had been sunk in gallo in the
B lack sea. . Wv u" '"'
Official Russian news via Vienna states tina, from the
DIN 70 tue YIN nothing OF Importance had occurred Toe
bomoardmen continued but the Lreeches were ALWAYS e
S !sss FROM THE BALTIC.
Al ST. Petersburg advice. report that the English fleet
had s tho Baltic AMI that winter had sc, in with uuu-
| sua severity.
ENGLAND.
Lord Pslmerston did not leave London for Paris unit,
| the 18th.
An official statement of the aft ,irs of Nessrs Allan
| Anderson had been published. The estate would pay
| about S. in the pound.
A new French loan of DIV. or al. bupd,.d million.
francs is spoken OF.
The French troops were being Withdrawn from Itsly
COMMERCIAL iSTELLIGEScE.
| From M!lgnn's Circular
Lire-pooi, Nov. II, Friday evening -Co,,oo-Th,
sales during the past three days to IS 600 bale.
Including 1000 taken speculation, and 900 uaes 70
e1ioH Inc demand has been moderate. with prices ia
| Upland lair q; middling 8 Is
Fl'ur-W Western Canal 49,; Ohio 49,. Corn-Yelos
| ass; white 46s.
From Denuistown's Circular1
Stocks-Trsnsaction In American sccur., have hoe,
small u s. stocks have slightly declined.
Consola are quote at vi IA.
| hiles e' '''o'
Trade in Manchester has largely declined ,ocs las, re-
Iort.
, Co'ton-No!ilc fair g. midllipg s sl6 Orleans mid
| ding 10; Uplsnis middling 8 IT,
Plices have deciued Cd for iour, 80 for wheat, and
| for corn.
Proviions-Bcef is firm and prices trifs higher
Fork is tfilc higher. Lard-Pfc,s are castor but no
quotably lower
Produce M,rkct-Ro'in-S,les Of fine at IT, Turoen
tne-Spis are dull at 4ii45s. Rice-sales have bee,
made at pa.
LONDON hARKxTs.-The markets have generally bcei
dull, but there Is no material change to notice.
The iron market Is dun Bir iron 1, quoted In biles
- lo'stS; kiis are quoted in Wales at e7 Scotch Phi
Iron IL quoted In Glasgow at 10.
MONEY AND SrocKs-Londou, Nov lT-Amercsn Sc
cnres are dull and prices tribe lower L. s. 6s O
1852 ate quoted at Ul 1885, do. do bonds Of 1865 lo
Lea 100 leg n nnsylvauia Sc tonds are quoted at 10
Maryland 6s buds are quoted at % "a; Virginia O.
| s3a g. Cousols closed at Of L.
TIE LATEST.
| LONDON, Saturdsy-Sir George Cathcsrt, General
Strangewsy and Gouldic, killed In the action OF ia
9Th. This ia official.
mass Of teegrnphc dispatches were received durin
the past night, but the following the only items no
previously published
The Duke OF Cambridge had his horse killed under bin
aud the English had 1900 killed and wounded In the ba