New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-07
DETAILS OF FOREIGN NEWS By THE AFRICA.

The Cunard steamship Africa left Liverpool on the S
and arrived at NewYork the evening of the Goth.
i The West India mail steamer Tamar had arrived at
southampton from San Juan de Ncaragua ETC. October
25 with $4,000 in specie. Of which Sl630o0 was from
California. -
THE wAR-sIEGE OF sEBAsToPoL.
There is nothing that deserves the OF later
from the seat Of pause to have ensued in
the ield-fghting before sebastopol. .s2'
Dispatches both Russian and British, say the siege
progresses with regularity Both parties are in want Of
reinorcements the besiegers much more than the be-
seged The Russians, however, begin to be short Of
The rapid reduction by death and disease of the allied
forces-now reduced fifty thousandhad caused great
alarm England and France and strenuous efforts were
being made to send instant reiDforcements.
The setting in severely and the fleets had
suffered some disasters by gales at sea.
would be made the 9TH inst, and it probably would
have BEEN had not the Russians attacked the Allied pos
tions. Tt5IL G4t Et -
NOVEMBER 4-The firing was slack on both sides Pre-
parations were being made for the assault and scaling
ladders had been ordered up. nYt-Bt
Four Russian ships in the harbor had been sunk by the
Allies fire One of these ships the Twelve Apostles
Typhus broken out in the city from the number Of
unburied dead CONGREGATIONS are continually occurring
Water is exceedingly scarce. The Russians are pre-
pairing for street-to-street fighting They posting
cannon to sweep the streets, and fortifyng houses
ENGLISH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE.
We have already published all the news to hand
4
the following dispatch from Lord Raglan, which de-
ased by interruption Of the telegraph wires bstween
Bucharest and Vienna and was only received in London
at midnight of the 10th:
CINE November THE enemy with immense force.
attacked yesterday the dawn Of morning the right of
the English position before sebastopol which was de-
Tended by Second Division and the Brigade Of Guards
Of the First Light Division the Fourth Division and part
Of the Third and subsequently by the division OF Gen
Bosquet and other corps Of the French army when by
cided success of the day Gen. Canrobert Immediately
came to the spot and gave the support Of his assist
ance and of his excellent counsel The battle was e1
treey obstinate and it not till past that the
enemy definitely repulsed AID forced to retreat leav
ing the field of battle covered with his dead and several
hundreds of prisoners The number OF the enemy much
exceeded that which opposed to US at Alma and the
losses of the Russians have been enormous our losses
have also been very great ven s os9rg Rsr
and Torrens have been wounded.
The conduct of the troops in the face OF an enemy SO
| superior in numbers has been been excellent
| Russian official letter says:
The arrival of the Grand Dukes produced such enthu
asm in the ranks of the army that the General
it well to turn it to account Consequently on the 5th
the garrison at Sebastopol made two sortesthe lt OF
O'Clock in the afternoon, against the English camp th'
second at O'Clock against the French position Tn,
affsr with the English of the most desperate kind
and is said that the Russians succeeded in spng thei
guns On the side of the French 10 guns were also
by the Russians who mustered three battalons Afto
the execution of this bold attempt those battaons re
tired in all haste when French division Chat OF Gen
EDrey,l pursued tnen1 mueu
its ardor the division arrived under the very walls of tn
place. 1t was however received with most murderou
fire. In moment the Russians dashed against TINS DIV
SION which had to fall back before superior force
Nevertheless, Gen. Liprandi who had perceived tn
movement OF the French believing that general attac
was made by the Allies, Mt once detached part of tn
force his corps against the English for the purpose
efIecting q diversion Prince Menschikof, on his sid
surprised by this aggression of Gen Lprand who ha
without his orders detached to his aid all the eaya
nv he could command There then occurred mest saI
culinary and obstinate struggle on both sides which
prolonged till nightfa Prince Menschikoff admits in b
report loss of Thousand killed and wounded and
adds that the Allies at least equal Accort
ing to his report 220G0 Russians engaged in tn
affair Menschikof announces that he is about to col
centrate all his forces at Bakshiserai Simpherop
and other places and he expresses bis hopes Of dees
success He says the Allies are reduced to 10000 me
notwithstanding the partial reinforcements they ha
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Admiral Nachmoif, who reported dead, has reco
cred from his wounds and has resumed duty So at lea
| say Vienna letters. ..ss.J,l- a#z.5.z=s,s,
Gen Mayran's (French) brigade from Greece, and t'
thousand Zouves, from Africa had been met at sea,
their way the Crmea this have Joined Gener
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