Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-07
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
Three Days Later from Europe Intelligence
from the Seat of War.

New York. Nov 90.
The Africa arrived from Liverpool at
FIVE this evening.
Flour declined sd. wheat 81. corn Is.
Nothing important from Sevas.opol.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The Africa arrived at her dock at )
o'clock this afternoon. with Liverpool
dates TO the 18th. pause seems 10 have
ensaed In the field before Sevastopol.
patches, both Russian and British. say
the siege progresses with regularity. Both
parties are in want of achievements
the besiegers much more than the besieg-
ed. The Russians, however, begin to be
short Of amuniiron. TIE rapid reduction
by death and disease Of the Allied forces.
now reduced to SO. 900 had caused great
alarm in England and France. and efforts
were being made so send instant rein
forcemenls. Winter is setting in with
severity. and the fleets had suffered some
disasters by gales at sea.
An Austrian note in reply to the note
of the Both, had arrived in Berlin, Nov.
18th. As far as its contents are known,
Austria gladly accepts Prussia's promise
of supper. in the princi qualities. bu. still
lays great stress on having their assist
aEce viewed as a logical aud necessary
consequence of the treaty Of April goth,
rather than as the subject of new ar
rangement.
Ii was expected in the French camp
that ain assault would be made on the 9Th
inst, and it probably would have been
had The Russians attacked the allied force
Seven thousand Frenchmen offered them
selves as volunteers. but only four thou
sand under Prince Napoleon were select
ed. The first attack was to have been on
the 4th November. The firing was slack
on both sides. Preparations were being
made for the assault. and scaling ladders
had been ordered up.
Four Russian ships III the harbor had
been sunk by the allied fire, cne of them
was the Twelve Apostles.
Typhoid fever had broken out In Seyas-
topol. from the unburried dead Confla-
grauons were continually occurring from
red hot shot, and water was getting ex
ceedlngly scarce. The Russians were
preparing for street fighting. posting can
non to sweep the streets, certifying hou-
ses &c.
The English official account of the &C.
ton on the 5th did not reach London
until the 10th, owing to telegra phic in
tenuption.
The dispatch is as follows:
CAMP, Nov. 6.-The enemy. with an
immense force. attacked yesterday in the
dawn of the morning, OIL the right of the
English position. in front Of Sevastopol.
which was defended by the second divis-
ion and the Brigade of Guards of the first
light division and part Of the third, and
subsequently By the division Of Gen. Bos-
quet and other corps of The French
army, which, by their gallant conduct,
contributed to the decided success of the
day. Gen. Canrobe 1T came TO the post.
and gave the support of his assistance
and of his excellen- counsel. The battle
was extremely obstinate. aud it was not
until past noon that the enemy was def
nitely repulsed and forced TO retreat.
leaving the field covered with dead, and
several hundred prisoners. The force OF
the enemy much exceeded that which was
opposed to us at Alma. The losses OF the