Worcester daily spy., 1854-11-11
SEVEN DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.

HALIFAX, Telegraph Offce,) Nov. 8, $50
P. M.-The steamship America, Capt. Leitch,
from Liverpool at IL o'clock on the morning
of the 2Sth ult., has just arrived at this port
en- route for Boston.
The London Times says We are inform
ed that Mr.. Soulc, the American Minister at
Madrid, was on Tuesday, the oath, refused
permission to pass through France on his re-
turn from England to Spain.
The London Post, in announcing officially
the acquisition by the United States of Sa-
mana, says =" 1t amounts virtually, if not
absolutely, to an annexation of st. Domingo.
The acquisition by the United States of so i'm
portant position, in the West Indies po-
sition threatening on either hand the Spanish
Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico and so di-
rectly affecting the British West India pos
sessions, cannot be received with Indifference"
A Russian war steamer had been captured
by the fleet.
The Monitew of this morning contains an
account of victory over the Russians near
Gunrie. They lost thirty guns and all their
baggage. A Russian general was killed. The
Turks began to besiege the citadel of Gumrie,
when the Russian corps, the same which had
defeated the Turks at Bayazid, advanced from
Erivau to its rescue. They were, however,
repulsed and shut up in defle, where they
| suffered considerable loss.
| SUMMARY OF NEws,-Sebastopol IS not yet
taken. The latest accounts show that twen-
ty days had elapsed between the departure of
| the besiegers from Balaclaya and the opening
of the fire on Sebastopol. Both French and
English had their batteries ready on the 10Th,
| and on the 18th the fire was opened on the
| place, both from land and sea- and the bonn
bardment continued until night. The Rus
sian Admiral Kornilof was killed. The Rus
sian Notifications are said to have suffered
very little. Next day, the 18th, the lombard
ment was resumed from the land batteries
| only.
Russian accounts say that the garrison made
frequent sorties.
When the mail left Constantnople On the
| 10th, five steamers had arrived from Balacla-
va with men wounded in repelling a sorte of
twenty thousand Russians from Sebastopol
Generals Raglan and Canrobert had form
| ally summoned Sebastopol to surrender, re-
| quiring the women, children, and sick to be
sent away, and flags to be hoisted upon che
| hospitals.
So far as is known, the Russian army is
concentrated on the upper Belbek, and alrea-
| dy numbers Al, 900 men.
The allied armies are divided into a siege
army and an army of observation. Tho lat
ter is posted on the extensive table land which
| separates Balaclava from Sebastopol, accessl-
BILE only from two points, the rayine of Tcher-
maya on the northwest, and the pass of Ba-
laclava on the southeast. This position is de-
| Tended by sixteen redoubts.
The Russians are lowering on the outside
of the positions of the allies On the 7th
they made a strong demonstration on the
northwest extremity of tho camp, but were
| kept i'll check by the artillery, and retired
without giving battle.
! On the I'd, 9th, and 1lth, the garrison of
| Sebastopol made sorties, and DESTROYED some
small works. On the evening of the 9th, a
convoy of 1000 Russians succeeded in enter
| ing Sebastopol. The city does not appear to
be surrounded yet, but only menaced on two
| sides.
The allies now number 1000; and 5000
French were ready to embark from Marseiles
on the 2lst ult.; 5000 Turks were ready to
| leave Varna for the Crimea.
Letters of the 18th say that the nature of
the ground around SebastCpol, hard rock COW
cred with about foot of earth, renders sci
| entidc approaches impossible, that the allies
have. however, three hundred guns in bat
terry, and after few days bombardment will
attempt to storm the fortress.
The garrison of Sebastopol is estimated at
10000 men, who have plenty of ammunition
and supplies. 1t is supposed that, even should
the allies carry the town, the Russians could
make protracted resistance in Fort Constan-
tine. 1t is true that the Russians have sunk
eight ships across the channel, seven hundred
| yards wide, and that line of battle ship is
anchored close to the shore, completing a
strong barricade. Altogether. the prospect of
a speedy fall of Sebastopol is not so favorable
to the allies, Notwithstanding intelligence of
victory is hourly expected by the people of
| England and France.
| Admiral NachimoH, who commanded at ST.
nope, is commandant of Sebastopol. He has
issued an address to the garrison, saying that
| he will defend the place to the last, and any
| one is welcome to shoot him il he does not
| AUsTRIA.-Affairs look black between Rus
| sia and Austria. A great council Of war had
| been held at Vienna, at which the Emperor
| presided. Baron Hess was present. 1t is re-
| ported that Austria summons Russia to with
| draw from the frontier Of Gallicia. The whole
| Austrian army is to be put upon war foot
| ing, and the garrison of Vienna has orders to
be ready for marching at forty EIGHT hours
notice. Russia, in the meanwhile, continues
| to menace the frontiers of Austria.
RussIA.-The Car has gone to Warsaw.
| Prince Paskiewitch is Commander Chief
| of the army of the West. All are concentrat-
ing on the Austrian frontier. Little doubt is
| entertained at Vienna, that ere :cng, actual
hostilities will take place.
| The BALTIc.-On the 10th Admiral Ma
| pier fleet in the Baltic fred a salute of twen-
ty-one guns in celebration of the victery of the
| allies at Alma The Russian feet in Revel
also fired a salute, they, likewise, claiming
the victory. The British fleet leave the Bal
| tic ut the end Of November.
GREAT BRITAN.-.Another Polar Expedi-