Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-11-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
PORTLAND, Nov. %


The arrival Of the steamer Canada a
this port was announced by the nring
guns and roc.ets. She left Liverpool OF
the 7th, at Up. M, and arrived 1t this Por
last evening, with ~ cabin and 1888 steer
age passengers, having made the passage II
Il days.
The news by the Canada il three days
later, and is highly interesting and impor.
tant. We give the following summary viii
regard to the progress Of the siege Of ssbas'
topol. !,
Accounts have been received Of an attack
made by the Russian troops, 80, 900 IN num-
Der, on the forts in the vicinity Of Balakia'
va and town, in the rear Of the position OF
the Allies. They succeeded in capturing
three batteries manned by Turks, and dri.
wing away the men stationed at the guns,
who are mostly levies of young men. The
English cavalry, the Scotch Grays, and the
5th Dragon Guards, however speedily
came to the rescue, and though the Light
Cavalry suffered severely, the Russians
were repulsed with great loss and driven be-
hind two of the batteries.
On the evening of the Goth, the Russians
5000 strong, made sortie from the town.
as well az from the direction of Balaklava
and were repulsed with great slaughter, 81
900 being left dead on the field.
The latest advices state that the bonn
bardment from the heights was still vlgor-
ously carried on. The Quarantine port and
Fort Constantnople had been RACED The
southern town and other parts had been de-
molished The town is also stated to be
on fire in three different places. 1t was ev-
i,lent that Sebastopol could not hold out
much longer, and according to one account
the assault was to be made on the I'd OF
November.
A Geographic despatch had been received
in Liverpool from Greek House, that Sc
bastopol has positively been captured, but
the news needed confirmation.
Thirteen of the fourteen iron cylinders
which were ordered at Woolwich for con-
yeyance to Sebastopo, to blow up the sunk
en- ships have been completed and shipped.
Each Of the cylinders will contain 1000
pounds of powder.
ITO gun boats, together with 40 floating
batteries and 80 guns, making total OF
$500 guns, are to be ready for an attack on
Cronstadt.
The fleets are shortly expected home for
the winter. A camp Of 100000 men is to
be formed to be ready for the spring cam
paign insthe Baltic.
II appears very doubtful whether Austria
and Prussia will not after all have recourse
to the bloody arbitration OF arms.
In the kingdom Of Poland, Russia has
gathered 100000 men, fearing for the from
tier which Austria has embattied with
100000 men and 10000 ia the principal-
ties.
The Russ al Fleet had sought shelter
under the buildings along the quays, but the
allies were about to FIRE upon them from new
batteries with red hot balls.
Lord Dankellin was taken prisoner dur
ing the recent engagement. The Russians
have withdrawn from the vicinity OF Bal
akalvG.
TWAS stated that the French had lost two
thousand men principally by an explosion,
while the English loss is under 500 men kill
ed and wounded Oh the land side.
LIVERPOOL MARKET.-Liverpool Nov. 6,
There is an advance in wheat Of 2 shllings
per quarter, and in Flour Of shilling per
sack. Sales Small
A despatch of Nov. 18th, states that the
town is u mass Of ruins and that all the ar
tllery men who showed themselves at the
embraaures were inatantly killed. All!
night shells were poured into the city and
Fort, leaving the enemy no time to repair
disasters.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 81.
The varieties theatre caught fir" at three
o'clock this morning, in the scenery near
the stage. and was entirely destroyed. The
entire wardrobe, it is believed, is lost
The Ravel Family had just commenced an
engagement and have lost heavily. Mr.
Placide was sleeping in the building at the
time and narrowly escaped with his life
from the third story window. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
SPRINGFIELD. Qli)Nov. %.
Farmers and Merchants Bank closed door
this morning.
BUFFALO, Nov. %.
Private advices received here to day state
that the new schooner Grand Turk was run
into by an unknown vessel last Saturday
and foundered The helmsman was killed.
She was bound for Chicago with Railroad
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