The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-12-09
Foreign News.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.


The arrival Of the steamer Canada at
this polt was announced by the firing Of
guns and rockets. She left Liverpool on
the 7th, at p. NJ, and arrived at this
port last evening, with IL cabin and lSS
storage passengers, having made the pas
sage In Ii days.
The news by the Canada Is llrcc davs
later, and IS highly interesting and I'M
portaut.
We give the following summary with
regard to the progress Of the siege of Sc
bastopol.
Accounts have been received of an at
tack made by the Russian troops, 30 900
in number, on the forts in the vicinity Of
Balakaya and town, in the rear of the
position of the Allies,
They succeeded in capturing three bat
tcries manned by Turks, aud driving
away The men stationed at the guns, who
are mostly levles OF Young men. The
English cavalry, the Scotch Grays, and
the 5th Dragon Guards however speed
lily came to the rescue, and though the
Light Cavalry suffered severely, the Rus
slams were repulsed with great loss and
driven behind two OF the batteries.
On the evening OF the 26th, the Rus
slans 5000 strong, made Il sortle from
the town, as well as from the direction Of
Balaklava, and were rcpulscd with great
slaughter, 5000 being left dead on the
field.
The latest adyices state that the bonn
bardment from the heights was still vig-
orously carried on.
The Quarantine port and Fort Con-
stantinope had been razed.
The southern town and other parts had
been demolished e.,
The town is also stated 70 be on fire in
three places. |, was eviden, that Sebas-
topol could not hold out much longer. and
according TO one account the assault was
to be made on the I'd of November.
A telegraphie despatch had been re-
ceived In Liverpool from Greek House,
that Sebastopol has positively been cap
tured, but the news needed confrma-
ton.
Thirteen Of the fourteen iron cylinders
which were ordered at Woolwieh for con-
veyance to Sebastopol, to blow up the
snnken ships have been completed and
shipped. Each Of the cylinders will con-
tain 1000 pounds Of powder.
100 cnn h9ats ta-.S::!!.=-zs 4;. :. -. &c iio..-
ing batteries and Go guns, making total
Of $500 guns, are to be ready for an al
tack on Cronstadt
The fleets are shortly expected home
for the winter.
A camp Of 100000 men is to be form
ed to be ready for the spring campaign
in the Baltic.
Il appears very doubtful whether Aus
tria and Prussia will not after all have
recourse TO the bloody arbitration Of arms.
in the kingdom OF Poland, Russia has
gathered 100000 men, fearing for the
frontier which Austria has embattled
with 100000 men aud 10000 in the
municipalities.
The Russian feet had sought shelter
under he buildings along the quays, but
the allies were about TO FIRE on them from
new batteries with red hot balls.
Lord Dunkellin was taken prisoner
during the recent engagement.
The Russians have w.thdrawn from the
vicinity Of BaIaklaya.
II was stated that the French had los,
two thousand men principally by an ex-
plosion, while the English loss IS under
500 men killed and wounded on the land
side.
A despatch or Nov 7tl. states that tho
town is a mass Of ruins, and that MI the
artillery men who showed themselves at
the embfasafes were instantly killed. All
night shells we're poured into Tie city and
Fort, leaving the enemy no lime to re-
pair disasters.