The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-04
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The BOmbardme emit Of SebastopOa
Commenced.
POSITIONS OF THE BESIECING ARMY.
Reported Rupture Between Austria ana
Prussia.
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French and English Ships Returned
from the Baltic.
Termination Of the Court Martial on The
English Navisators.
Spicy Correspondence Between Daniel E.
slekIes and Geo. Peabody, tho Banker.
THE m A r KET
&c, De, &c.
POSITIONS OF THE BESIEGING ARMY.
Reported Rupture Between Austria ana
Prussia,
French and English Ships Returned
from the Baltic.
Termination Of the Court Martial on the
English NaVigators.
Spicy Correspondence Between Daniel E.
Siekles and Geo. Peabody, tho Banker.
7 n E M A r K E r s.
&c, de-, &c.

THE MAJ r kE rs,
&c, de-, &c.
The Cunard mail steamer Arabia Captain Judkins from
Liverpool whence she sailed at 10 O'Clock the morn
ing OF Saturday. the 21st ult, arrived at O'Clock ys6-
terday morning.
There is nothing very definite from the Crimes. The
allies were to begin the siege at all points the 10th
18th inst Nevertheless, spectators busy in cir
culating report that the place had already fallen.
The Journal Of st. Petersburg contains telsgraphia
despatch from Vienna, Of the 4th ultmo stating thae
the commissioners of the Western Powers and Of Aus
tra and Turkey had met at Constannople to arrange
tho question OF the Protectorae the basis Of the
posal made by the Austrian Cabinet.
In consequence of correspondence found in Msnschi-
kofs effects, captured at the battle Of Alma, severs9
important arrests have been made at varna.
Two small steamers (Brtsh) have been ordered to The
sea Of AxoH to lombard the town OF Kertch
1t rumored that Omer Pacha to 60 to Bala-
klava to meet the French and English generals and 3D.
miras in council Of II so his stay must be BRIEF
he had already received orders to advance into Besa
raba, and had made every preparation for 10 doing.
Lord stratford dc RedcGe has succeeded in procuring
6rman to suppress the trade in Crcassan and GsorgaD
savess measure taking the peculiar features Of Osi-
entail life into account, of very questionable phian-
thropy.
The English Parliament Is further prorogued from IL
1oth Of October to the l6th Of November.
The papers, at length publish list Of the killed and
wounded, private men, at the battle Of Alma.
Consols closed, the Goth ut., money, 94x 94x
account, OAK s4%. The Bank Of England return
shows decrease Of bullion Of fs7,s ,sel sterling.
The Liverpool cotton market had receded the quota
| tions Of the previous week.
BreadstuGs, rice, lerd talow and palm oil co.,
sderably dearer.
The mail steamer Ia Plata, from San Juan, (Grey-
town. Sept. 20, St. Thomas Oct. 2, had arrived e
Southampton, with $685., ,000 of which sl35 900 were
from California Letters mention that the governments
Of New Granada had sold q number Of valuable bras
| guns to raise money, and that American merchant
the purchaser In the West India Islands tho
United States tariff had been much discussed and tho
general impression that it would be Of little bensAt
to the British West India Islands
The whaleshp Pacific from Davis Straits arrived ae
Aberdeen Scotland reports bad fishing
Ship Emporium, q days from Quebec for Sunderland
went ashore Whitney, Yorkshire, the l7th ult.
Capt Bruce, his son, Robert Brown steward and Colin
Kelly, apprentice were drowned
The British steamers Ganges and Persian, both with
troops, came In collision in the Of Marmors Both
steamers badly damaged, and officer, Lieut. Sim
ger of the artillery crushed to death while asleep
in bis berth.
The court martial Sir Edward Belcher for having
abandoned his ships in the Polar seas has terminated
In the Of Captain Mcclure and the other officers
who acted under Sir E. Bccher the verdict that
"they honorably acquitted and in each instance
the sword returned with complimentary remark.
In the verdict Belcher the word "honorablyv waa
omitted and his sword returned to him in silence. The
proceedings reported at full length in the London
papers, and the evidence elected interesting par
tculars Of Arctic life.
Temporary lighthouses have been erected whaisey
skerres and the North Uist rocks Shetland Islands,
for the guidance of the Baltic feet t should be driven
by the storms Of winter towards those shores.
Our London Correspondence.
LONDON, Friday Oct. 20, 1884,
Ne,cs from the Crmed7he Siege Of Sebastopol- -Dispos
tions Of the Allied Forces-Re;af aforcements-Austrio
| Prussia, and the eWdr-Sdrony-Crupellrs Esc0pade
Stocks, dc.
With the exception Of copous details from many quar-
Of the battle of the Alma the Goth September
last and the successful maneuvre Of the allies to turn
the Of sebastopo to be enabled to attack t
the south side and the occupation of Baakava, wo
have nothing new in the shape of great facts.
We hear from unquestionabe authority that nearly
all the siege artillery has been landed and that from
three to four hundred cannon howtzer &C. were look
ing down from the heights upon the doomed city. A
despatch received by the French Minister of War; from
Gen. Canrobert dated Oct Q, that the two
armies placed in excellent military positions.
No day had been actually fixed for the opening of the
bombardment The last advices from Balakava of the
9Th October state that would be between the 10th and
18th. The two generals in command Raglan and Cam
robert brave, cool headed men, and win not hurry
matters, but go steadily till the arrangements arc
completed and then to work in earnest 1t expected
that hours after the firing commenced SUI
cent breach would be made to allow the British troops
to scale the forts sword in hand.
The various statements and teleQrApha
the bombarluent having commenced the 4th 5th
sth, &c, are pure fabrcatons. II s in my power to
give you the most accurate and the very latest intef-
gence so trust to what write.
The possession Of Balaklava BY the allies is sress
point. It establishes Unrestricted communication
with the feet and Consantinople and enables the rcn
forcements Land without the fear Of opposton 10 o0o
French additional have already arrived; numbers more
the way; the Sultan has ordered 900 Turks n
join immediately some 1000 cavalry, Of which the wanH
so seriously felt at Alma, have also landed.
Our latest advces from Constantnople are to the l0th
Of October; Balakava sh Of October The venns joux
mails publish sdvces from sebastopo to the Ieth which
is fudge.
Theequadron Of the French Admiral Barber de Tinsn
had sailed from the Praeus with 1900 French troops o.
board, for the Crimes.
The position Of the German Powers Is becoming dalip
delicate Prussia has sent reply TO the last Aus
trian circular It Austria Of neglect In consult
Ing German interests It agrees that, regards tha
four points guarantees demanded from Russia By tho
Joint notes Of the sth Of August last the two nrst points
correspond to German interests II is admitted that tn
free navigation Of the Danube implies German inter-
| est, and that the Russian Protectorate mieht msko
place 70 another arrangement more compatible with tn
interests Of Germany and consents that ths Diet =
Frankfort shal express itself In this ssnss. TAs d.
h, however, hhsy 70 DO without such pssissoa. m