Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-12-01
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New York, Nov, 20.
The steamship Canada from Liverpool,
on the afternoon Of the 9Th insl. arrived at
2 o'clock this morning. bringing ~ cabin
and les steerage passengersssa olii Boa
LIVERPOOL, Nov. e--Inielligsnce . ON
various sources, Of the progressof The siege,
are received TO the 2oth. The official dis
patches Of Dundas, Canrobert and Hame-
lin, detailing the operations OF the Allies
on the l7tb, (the 6rst day Of the bombssd-
ment) are published. Hamelin says iff fhe
Russians had not closed the entrance 70 The
haibor by sinking ships, the Allies squad.
ron, after the first FIRE. could have success
fully run in and placed themselves in COM
munication with the land forces, without.
perhaps, greater loss than they now actu-
ally suffered. The English loss en- ship
board were two Lieutenants killed, asd six
teen officers wounded: in oil "A men killed
and 260 wounded. The ships wero con-
Slderably damaged by shot and Shells
The French loss was 30 killed and ls6
wounded. M e8
On the evening Of The 2eth, the Rus
slams, 5000 strong, made a sortie from Se-
vastopol, and also from the direction Of Bal
aklava, but were repulsed, 1000 men be-
ing left dead upon the field.
According 10 the latest telegraphic ad-
7ices the attack upon the forti6ctions from
the sea had not been renewed. s
The bombardment from the heights was
vigorously continued, and the forts Quaran-
tine and Constantine had been RACED, and
the southern tower and other works demol-
lshed. The town, it is stated, is on fire in
three different places. 1t was evident that
Sevastopol could not hold out much longer
According to one account, an assault was
to have been made on the ID and Sd Of No
vember
A teIegraphic dispatch has been pub
llshed, 10 the effect that the place bud pos
itively been captured. Although this is
believed by many, it requires confirmation.
Telegraphic dispatches published in Lon
don on the morning Of the 7th, state that
the town of Sevastopol is in ruins; that
the French Chasseurs kill all the artillery
men who showed themselves at the en-
brasures; and that during all night show
er of balls is poured into the forts, leaving
the enemy no possibility Of repairing the
disaster. The Russian feet sought shelter
under the buildings along side the quays,
but the Allies were about to fire upon them
from new batteries with red hot balls.
A London Gazette extraordinary was
published on-the morning of the 7th. with
further dispatches from Lord Raglan.-
Lord Dunkln was taken prisoner by the
Russians during the recent engagement
The Russians had all Withdrawn from the
forts in the vicinity of Balaklsva. Raglan
states that Menschikoff was not in Seyasto-
pol, but was with the main body of his
army on the plains north of Buohriserai.
II is stated that the French lost two hun
dred men by explosions, while the English
loss is under one hundred killed and
wounded
AS the British and French forces have
been much cut up by disease and losses,
relnforcements were urgently called for
from England and France, and were forth
coming. During the past two weeks,
1000 men had been sent from England,
including among them detachments OF the
regiments recently from Canada. The re-
Inducements make the number OF British
infantry in the Crimea 10000. The
French reinforcements are on still larg-
er scale.
Thirteen of the twenty-four large iron
cylinders ordered at Woolwich, for convey.
ance to Sevastopol. to blow up the sunken
ships at the mouth of the harbor, have
been completed and shipped for their des-
tination. Each cylinder contains 1000 lbs.
of powder. which is to be ignited by bat
terry.
Twelve gun-boats, with two heavy gunStn
each, have been ordered by the War Office,
together with forty floating batteries. with
seventy guns each-all 70 be ready in the
spring for an attack upon Cronstadt.
A camp Of 10000 men is TO be formed
at Aldeshit, for spring campaign in the
Baltic.
Russia has two hundred thousand men
facing the Austrian frontier, while Austria
has embattled along her frontier, from Cra-
COW to the Danube, 100000 men, and as
900 in the principalities Both sides show
great activity.
The latest news with regard to Prussia
is, that on the 9th ult, the Gar refused
entrance to the Prussian Ambassador at
st. Petersburg. afoi
1t is Gen. Nicholas who is reported 10
have gained victory over Schamyl neas
Frosenara, on the frontier of Circassia.
The order prohibiting Mr.. Soule from
passing through France has been hahs
drawn. S