Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-11-30
Arrival of the Canadian
Three Days Later from Europe Interesting In.
telligence from Seyastopol-Advanee in Bread
StuffS, &c, lie.

firing of guns and discharging OF rockets.
She left Liverpool Nov 7th at P. NJ,
and arrived n, this port Nov. 2l. with "A
ca bin and los steersge passengers having
made the passage in ii days.
The news by tho Canadian is three days
later. and is highly interesting and impor-
liant.
We give the following summary Of in
tellgence with regard to the commence
ment and progress of the seige:
The official dispatches from Admiral
Dundas. Gen. Canrobert and Admiral
Hammeln, had been received on the
l6;b.
The first day of the bombarJment. the
Admirals Of the fleets, with the whole of
their forces, commenced the attack by en-
gazing with the sea batteries south and
north of the hnrbor.
The French squadron took up posi-
ton about seven sab!es' length from the
$50 guns of the Quarantine batteries, from
the two batteries Of Fort Alexander, and
from the artillery battery.
The English squadron fixed tho 100
guns OF Fort Constantine. the telegraph
battery, and the Maxilian battery 10 the
north.
The land forces played from the heights
of Sevastopol in formidable and advah-
togeous position.
Tie action, so far rs the fleets are con.
cerned, lasted from nbou; halt-past - to
half.pa 6 p. NJ, when. 1t being quite
dark. the ships were hauled off.
Admiral Hammeln states in his dis.
patch that if the Russians had not closed
the entrance of the harbor by sinking five
vessels aud two frigntes, the allied squad
ron could, after the first five hours. have
successfully run in, and placed themselves
in connection with the land army. with
out perhaps greater loss than they have
now actually suffered.
AT the commencement OF the action tn @
enthusiasm was extreme, and also duriug
the action.
Before firing, Admiral Ilammeln made
the signal France observes you which
was replied 10 by shouts of "Nive I'm
pereur."
The English loss on board is Lieuts.
Chase and Madden killed, and sixteen
officers wounded, in all IA men killed and
266 wounded. The ships are consldera-
bly, damaged by shot and shell. The
French loss is 50 killed and $50 woun-
ded.
Accounts have also been received o! an
attack by the Russian troops, numbering 1t
is stated, about 10000. upon the forts in
the vicinity of Balaklava. u town in the
rear of the allies position. They sue
ceeded in capturing three batteries MANI
ed BY Turkish troops. and driving nwny
the artillerists, who. it must be remem-
bered, are mostly levics OF young men.
The English cavalry,tho Scotch Greys
and the 9Th dragons, however, aided by
the French troops, speedily cnme to the
rescue. and although the sIh cavalry suit
cred most severely, the Russians were re-
pulsed with great loss, and driven behind
The batteries.
On the evening Of the Goth the Rus
Sims, 5000 strong. made sor'ie from
the town, IS well as from the direction Of
Balaklava, md ware repulsed with great
slsu ghter. 5000 being lel. dead on the
field.
The las, advces state that the lombard.
ment from the heights was vigorously car
ried on and the Quarantine Fort and Fort
Constantine had been RACED. The south
crn town and other forts had been demol-
ished. The town. il is stated, is on fire
in three different places. 1t was evident
lha, Sevestopol could not hold out much
longer,
According to one account the assault
was 10 be made on Nov. I'd.
A Geographic despatch was received in
Liver COL from Greek house. that the
place had positively capituiatod, but i. re-
cn;res confirmation.
A telegraph Of Nov. 9Th states that the
n mnss of ruins; nnd that the
French chnsseurs killed all the artillery
men who showed themselves at tho en-
brasures, and that, oil night, SHELLS were
poured into the forts, leaving the enemy
no opportunity Of repairing disasters.
The Russian fleet had sough, shelter ut-
der the building alongside the quays, but
the allies were about to fire upon them
from new batteries with red hot balls.
A Gazette Extraordinary was publish
ed this evening, with farther dispatches
from Lord Raglan. Lord DunkelIn was
taken prisoner during the recent engage
ment. The Russians had withdrawn from
the forts in the vicinity Of Balaklava.-
Prince MenschikofT was not at SeyastuP2l
but with the main body of the army on the
PLAINS north of Boktch Sarai.
1t ii stated ,ha, The French had lost
200 men, probabiy'by explosions, while
the English loss is under 100 men killed
and wounded. on the Land side. AS both
the British and the French forces have
been cut up BY disease and loss in engage
men,s, reinforcements are urgently callee
for, both from France and England
they are forth coming. During tho last
of the present week. about 1000 men
have been sent from England. These in
clude the las, of the de!achnen,s which
have arrived from Canada, the men of
which ore in o fine stale OF health and eff.
cheney.
The bounty for each soldier enlisted
has been raised to six pounds, and the
standard heigh. decreased throughout the
service By one inch.
The British forces in the Crimea will