The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-11-17
TIIE WAR NEWS.

There is nothing important via st. Pees
burg We learn from Sebastopol, 2lst. tina,
the operations ofthe beseigers continue, and
that their fire is etIsctually answered. The
Qualifications of Sebaslopol IRE said to be bu,
little damaged.
Sebastopol is not vet taken. The lates,
accounts show that 20 days had elapsed he
tween the departure of the troops from Bal
clava and the opening of their fire upon Sc
bastopo!. Both French and English had
their batteries ready on the 18th, and on
the 18th the FIRE was opened on the place
both from land and sea. and the lombard
ment continued until night. The Russian,
lost FIVE hundred in killed and wounded
The Russian Notifications arc said to have
suffered very little. The Russian Adlnira'
Koonilof was killed. Next day. the 18th.
the bomlal dment was resumed from the
land batteries only.
Russian accounts say that the garrison
made frequent sorties.
When The mail left Constantinople on the
10th, FIVE steamers had arrived from Baln.
claya, with men wounded in repelling sor.
tic Of twenty thousand Russians fIOm Sebas.
topo'.
Generals Raglan and Canrobert had for.
mally summoned Sebastopol to surrender.
requiring the women. children and sick to
be sent away, and flags to be hoisted on
hospitals.
So far rs is known, the Russian army is
concentrated on the upper Belbek, and nj.
ready numbers As 900 men.
On the Cd, 9Th and 18th, the garrison OF
Sebastopol made sorties. and destroyed some
small works. On the evening OF the 5th, Il
convoy of 5000 Russians succeeded in enter.
Ing Sebastapol. The city does not appear
to be surrounded yet, but only menaced on
two sides.
The allies now number no. 900. and 5000
French were ready To embark from Mar
settles on the 2lst; 5000 Turks were ready
to leave Varna for the Crimea.
Letters Of the 10Th say that the nature Of
the ground around Scbastopol-hard rocks
covered with foot of earth-renders scien
tiic approaches impossible; that the allies
have, however, three hundred guns on bat.
terry, and after few days bombardment
will attempt to storm the fortress
The garrison oil ScOastoool IS estimated
at 40 600 men, who have plenty Of ammu.
milton and supplies. 1t is supposed that even
if tho allies should carry the Town, the Rus.
slams couh make protracted resistance in
Fort Constantine.
1t is true that the Russians have sunk
eight ships acruss the channel, seven hun"
died yard, wide. and that line of battle
ship is anchored close 10 the shore, comp'et-
ing u strong barricade. Altogether. the
prospect Of speedy fall Of Sebastopol is
not so favorable 10 the allies, notwithstand.
ing the intelligence Of the victory is hourly ex
pected by the people of England ana France.
AUSTRIA. Affairs look black between
Austria and Russia. A great council Of
war had been held ut Vienna, Mt which the
Emperor presided. Baron Hess was pres
ent. 1t is reported that Austria summons
Russia 10 withdraw from The frontier OF Gal
lacia.
The whole Austrian army is to be put on
a war footing, and the garrison Of Vienna
has orders to DO ready for marching at forty
eight hours notice. Russia, in the mean
while, continues to menace the frontiers Of
Austria.