The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-29
General Intelligence.

lantc arrived mere on SUNDAY at noon. She hr;n
Liverpool dates t. the lst instant
ne siege OF Sebastopol IS progressing SLOWLY W
small breach has been made and two Of the outwork
nave Deeh silenced; out the Russians had made
softle and spiked sixteen french guns and Captured
an hngllsh nopieman lord DunKlliln.
AWFtL 91ilPWKEek---ah snip New Era was wreck
ed at lead beach, on 1Eesoay, and It Is thought N
persons have been pee washed overheard The wreck.
boat poafded Ihe wreck Yesterday morning It Il
thought Ihat az the remaining passengers will h
saved. 4 ne snip was mucn broken, but the mass
were SELL s1ahdlhg #Ohe huhared and thirty pas
sengers were landed from the wreck this morning.
fllSy oead 9oa,es we're pieke0 Up On shoFe
e'l ~, nuiuIeu anu MY nse passengers have been
saNed iIoil lile wreck w hunared and nifty have
been lost.
new 4 oRK' NOV. lo;-Ihe ASIA reached her wharf
this morning at O'Clock Her papers contain FIJI
following interesting intelligence
The RECENT BATTLEs-Ihc Russian dispatches
state that the alles mac suffered two severe defeats
near Sebastopol-ln one OF the engagements tho
French outWorks We're destroyed and 10 of their guns
spiked, and IN the other, the English We're routed
with the loss Of 500 horses. The French account 4
not glven, the papers only giving an explicit denial
Of the Russian dispatches, and stating that their
story is improbable
The facts appear to be that the Russians unexpect
eddy attacked the forts at Balaklava the 25h &c
October, when the Turks belonging to the garrison
nglorously fled The Scotch regiments in tho
forts, however remained firm but the Russians sue
ceeded Selling the guns and turned them unnn tba
allies Other forces Of the allies came m and ~
main body of the Russians was compelled to ret;ra
though they still held possession of the forts from
which they keptupa constant fire on the French and
English Three regiments of the British cavalr,,
were exposed to a cross fire for some time and suf
fered terribly. The French acted with great brave
~ but their loss was not SO great as that of the Bril-
ish The next day the attack was resumed bv Mems.
chikof and sortie was made simultaneously from
the garrison Of sebastopol The result however
was that the Russians were driven back with i'm
mense loss.
The loss of life in Scbasopol is said to have been
so great that large numbers Of the dead remained
unburiad, and the atmosphere was tainted by The
etiiuyia from them. According to the statements Of
some OF the wounded officers Of the Russians who
had been taken to Balaklava Sebastopol would soon
oe IN the hands OF the allies In the mean time
lord Raglan prefers to continue the bombardment.
| rather than make sudden assault, which must be-
attended with immense loss of life. The Russian
accounts represent their losses as small, and their
affairs generally in very favorable condition
Both The Russian and allied armies had received
further reinforcements to considerable extent
Lord Raglan's chief interpreter, Greek, had been
discovered TO be Russian spy and had been semitic
Constantlnople tor trial
Letters by the Asia state that the 25th October
Russian force attacked detached camp of the Eng.
!Sh taking four redoubts and eleven guns and eaus
ING heavy loss OF British cavalry The account Of
! this affair was confirmed BY advices received By
Greek merchants at Odessa. s
Admiral Natchiko1f, of the Russian navy, had
been KILLED py shell
MenehlkoH $ offlclal report Of the battle of the
Alma, states the losses OF the Russ sans at $500 kill
ed and wounded.
A dispatch from lord Stratford de Redchfe OH
the 18th November confirms the report Of the Rassi.
attack on the forts at Balaklava, and the great
battle that followed. The accounts mostly con
flicting
The Asia brings report that lord Elgin, the late
governor general of Canada, has been detained II.
England on account Of some deficiency in his ID.
counts
BosroS, Nov 14-Gardner, know nothing, has
been elected governor BY 1000 majority The know
nothngs have swept the State, and elected the con-
gressmen, State senate, and representatives.
| LOUISVILLE, Nov little steamer Forester was
destroyed by fire, last night at Richmond Oho.-
The steward ehambermaid, and several deck hand;
are supposed to have perished
A party Of men from New York were engaged in
target practice III Queens county, L. l., few DAYS
since, and having placed their target range Of some
shanes, a ball struck a boy named Denis Dunn and
killed him. Five Of the party were arrested.
P. B. Manchester, the Cincinnati banker, who made
grand failure a short time time since, and after
wards fiedth city, has been arrested at Lawrence
burg Indiana, and taken back to Cincinnati There
is strong feeling against him on account of the ex-
travagant mode of living pursued by himself and
family. A few evenings previous to his failure Mrs.
Manchester appeared at a party wearing dress and
bfilliants that cost 800, 600.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Star, of this city SAYS
that the steamer San Jacnto in readiness at the
port of Southampton to convey Mr.. soule to Madrid
and that at the latest dates Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.
Mason We're discussing the proprety Of Mr.. Soules
returning TO his post By such conveyance.
NEW 1oRK, NOV l7.-several OF the papers pro
fess to have information that the soule affair has
been settled that Louis Napoleon had rescinded the
order excluding nm from France. and that Mr.. s.
was TO nave LETT London Oh the 4th INST for Madrid
| Max Balm, W all street New ork, wine tner-
chant has been sent 70 prison Tor forging labels Oh
champagne bottles The counsel Tor tie defence OBJ
IecteG TO the Judgment on the plea that BalIlnW
gentleman, and therefore, should not De dealt with
like the common herd OF ylllalnsF According this
creed 1t IS noharm ma gentleman, alias VINE bother
to C., commit forgery;
| lhe unitarian church n Concord M H. was LATELY
consumed oy hre.
! ne View ork journal OF Commerce says that the
banks OF that city are determined, IT possible, to-
prevent any further expectation Of specie
correspondent OF the Boston Atlas, from
3iafse1lies, states tnat the English consul at Aat
pace haa received Ielaple information tha most
Iealul faYages OF eholefa We're Messiha,
no Tess IMAM lo'oVu persons having 1aHeh Fletlms
put OF populatlon OF 4o'ouo. a mortality hardly
Jess man during the prevalence o. the great plague
IN li4o.
me NUMBER OF deaths II IhlladeiPhla during inc