The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-11-08
Foreign News.
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.

"A AxSh1 al Ut I1E 1AClF".
New York, October 3O.-The United
States mail steamship Pacific has arrived
with dates to Oct. l8, bringing four days
later intelligence from all parts of Europe.
Observation-Disclosures quotes all
descriptions of breadstuffs as considera.
bly, advanced. Flour has advanced three
shillings. Western Canal is quoted at 37s.
and Ohio at 39s. Wheat has advanced
from six to nine pence corn has advanc.
ed one shilling.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
There is absolutely no reliable news
from the seat OF war, the dispatches which
nave been received are SO conflcting-
Ahe following, however, may be consider.
ed authentic
Nothing had been done up to the 9th
OF October. The allies now number 90
600, and they occupy a strong position
south Of Sebastopol. and have all their
siege apparatus landed.
Menschikoff continues to hold the field
to the North Of Sebastopol with 10000
men, aud expects to be Joined by 80 900
more by 9th Of October.
Ihe latest accounts say that General
| Caurobert ordered the Russian outposts
| TO be driven in on the 9th, and batteries
erected.
Ten thousand additional Frenchmen
are to be Immediately shipped from Mar
settles to the Crimea, to join the expedi.
ton.
Omar Pacha is preparing to operate on
! 70 a. H
scha, and the Led.
The Gear OF Russia is amassing forces
on the Austrian frontier.
| The statement that the Baltic fleet will
return home without further operations Is
confirmed.
| 1t is surmised in certain quarters that
France and England are at present organ
ling the rs-estsblishment of an indepen.
dent kingdom OF Poland.
Jerome Bonaparte has been rem atural.
lied as Frenchman.
THE LATEST.
The latest dispatch from Lord Raglan
says that it is expected to open Gre in q
lew days.
On the 4th a cabnonade took place be.
tween the English steamers and the Quar-
antine Fort Of Odessa. Nothing of i'm
portance resulted from the collision.
A Vienna dispatch says the, secre
treaty actually exists between the Car and
Prussia.
The Sebastopol dispatches are exceed
jingly con,radictory-some reporting an
other Russian defeat, aud the capture o
! the southern heights but the most relia
bic indicate that nothing of moment hat
occurred up to the 9Th.
The fall of Sebastopol is expected abou
the 9Th of this month
The Russian troops have been deoima
ted by the cholera.
The Russians, twenty thousand strong
made sortie from Sebas,opol, but wer
attacked and routed
From present Indications. the Russian
are determined to defend the Crimea
even should Sebastopol fall.
|, 1t is runored that the Duke of Constan
tine will take command Of the southern
army.
All foreign refugees had been ordere,
to leave Madrid within few days.
. ARCTIC VICTIMS.
The United States steamship Pacif
brings no ,idings of the further safety O
the Arctic victims. She passed the steam
ship Arabia, and the latter made efforts l.
. communicate with her, but all that wa
heard by tire Pacific was the word saved
| CHINA.
Commodore Perry was to leave 70
home in September last.
Later from Hauana.
, New YORK, October 3O.-1'he steame
, Empire City has arrived here with date
from Havana to October e5th. Just a
the steamer Havana was on the point c
sailing. two schooners arrived at Havan
with passengers of the steamship Isabe
which was wrecked near Key West. N
lives were lost, but no particulars hav
been received respecting the affair.