The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-12-13
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ARRIVAL OF THE UNION.
THE ALLIES PREPARING FOR WINTER.
The Assault postponed.
New YORK, Dec. 9.

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The U. s. mail steamship Union,
Capt. Adams, arrived last night at l o.
clock, bringing four days later news from
Europe /; having left Havre on the 2Ist
uit., and Southampton on the 22d ult.
The U. S. mail steamer Washington
arrived on her way to Bremen on the
18th.
The steamer Niagara from Boston to
Halifax, reached Liverpool on the 2Ist.
The dispatches to the seat of war con-
tinued without intermision, every avail
able steamship was taken up by the
government for the purpose stated in the
London Times hat the British Govern
ment is now paying at the rate of three
millions sterling per annum for the char
ter of steamers alone, besides the cost
of fuel.
The alarm in England seems to be
subsiding as to the position of the allied
armies in the Crimea.
A winter campaign in the Crimea will
evidently take place, and wooden Bar
racks for 20, 600, men are being shipped
by the British government. A despatch
from Balaklava of the 9TH of Novem-
Der, received via Vienna, states that re-
Inducements for the Allies were arriving
at the rate of 1000 men daily. Both
armies had completed there third paral-
lels which were connected by a trench.
The allies were obliged to form counter
mines. The Russians news state the
allies having received considerable REIN
~forcements, on the 9Th, 9TH aud Sth made
a demonstration against the left flank of
the Russians. The latter retired from
the plateau to the right bank of the river.
$4,000 men of the garrison Of Kichcnof
had marched to Odessa. Prince Pas
keiwith has ordered another corps of
10000 men to the Crimea. A Dispatch
from Prince Menchikoff, Sebastspol,
November IL states a bombardment con
%tinues. The allies had rot advanced in
their operations since the 6th aud were
still certifying their lines in the rear of
Balaklava. Gen Leprandi was wounded
on the 9Th. Further details of the bat
tie of the 5th November, called the
battle of the Inkerman had been receiv-
ed by the arrival of the steamer EZinaa-
que at Marseilles. They state tia the
attacking force of the Russians was 80
600. The British batteries were taken
and retaken several times. Atnoon the
Russians made a sortie from Sebastopol
against the French position, but were
repulsed. They were also repulscd ulti-
mately toward Inkerman, after a bloody
battle which lasted So hours.
Their loss was9, 900 killed and wound
ed. Gen. C%anrobert was wounded. The
English loss was very great-38 officers
were killed and 90 wounded, and two
missing, Az rank and file killed, 76o
wounded, l56 missing. The French had
one general killed and 2 wounded, IA
officers killed and 81 wounded. The
Russians it is said fred on the wounded
as well as on the attachments sent out
to bury the dead, on the 9TH.
The Russians were pouring in large
masses from the north, aud reinforce
mentS were required.
The French ascou its state that every
thing was prepared for the assault, but
the Allies had undetermined to postpone it
until the arrival of reinforcements.-
Prince Napoleon had left the camp ow-
ing to the state of isAealth.
A dispatch from Vienna states that
the Russian Gortschikof hasintimated
to the Austrian cabinet hat Russia is
willing to negotiate in g~arantee.
Lord Raglan has been promoted to
rank of Field Marshal. This is the first
instance in which the new warrant regu-
lating promotions for distinguished merit
has been carried into effect.
Lord Palmerston had arrived in Paris
and had daily interviews with the En-
pcror.
Lord Dudley Stewart died at Stock
holm on Nov. 18th.
A despatch from Hamburg states
that a Russian squadron Of IA war steam
ers, made a reconnaissance as far as Dc
goe, without encountering any war ships
of the allies. The main body of the
British fleet was at Kiel on the goth.