The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1854-11-25

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The news published last week of the taking
of Seyastopo and the slaughter of twenty five
thousand soldiers, turns out to be entirely
false.
The WAR.
English papers by the Niagara are interesting,
but really contain little news, except in relation
to the war.
Marshal St. Armand is dead, and General
canrobert Is chief ~ ia command Of the French
army.
Sevastopcl is not yet taken 1t is supposed
the siege artillery Of the allies was mounted in
battery around Seyastopol on the 4th." The
place was Completely invested on the south
side
On the end the allies had destroyed the aque-
duct and cut oft the supplies OF water fronl the
city which is now supplied from reservoirs.
1t was expected that an assault would be
made soon, probably Oh the 9Th.
The Russians had erected sand batteries,
armed with ships guns, but the range OF the AL
lies artillery Yas greater. The allied trenches
were within sixteen hundred yards OF the walls,
and already mounted fifty guns.
private dispatch says that two breaches
We're made at Quarantine, on tie 9th, and
another-as rcllable-states that no boW bard-
ment had occurred to the 9Th.
The French and English Generals haye off.
cially notified their Governments that Sept.
23rd. immediately on the reception of the news
of the battle of Alma. MenschikoH sunk five of
his line-of-battle ships and two irigates in eight
or ten tathoms OF waler, uags completely block
ing up the entrance to the barber Of Seyastopol,
and preventing tie possibility of all attack by
sea. These ships We're sunk with all their guns
and stores Oh board, and rigging standing.
The English are much incensed at this expe.
dent which has contributed to cause the Gen
efas to change their place of operations, and to
attack tile south instead Of the north side of the
city.
The Russians hold their remaining ships ready
to be sunk, and the crews amounting to ten
thousand mep, are added to the garrison of Sc
vastopo
1t is said the Russians have likewise sunk
ships across the straits III Yenikle.
The allied fleets thus being comparatively nse-
less a. sea, Admiral Dhndas has sent the marines
on shore to join the army.
A letter in the Times suggests that the power
fuf iron steamer Simeon, which is equivalent to
a force Of four thousand tons, should be en-
plDyed as steam battering ram to force passa-
ges over the sunkeh ships This expediept will
probably be tried .
From the present disposition of the allied
forces between Balakava and Cape Cheronese
it seems that the north side of the harbor is not
invested, and that the whole country north of
Sevastopol is now evacuated by the allied forces,
which, it is likely, passed through it.
HIisceI,aneoys.
telegaphic dispatch from Montreal gives ms
news respecting the fate of Sir John Franklin
and his company. A. letter received by Sir
George Simpson, Governor Of the Hudson Bay
Company, from Dir. Rae, the celebrated explo-
rer dated York Factory, August 4h, 1924 con-
yeyed the intelligence of the discovery of the
remains of the intrepid navigator and his COM
panons. who starved to death in the spring of
1850, to the northwest of Fox river. The infor-
nation is regarded perfectly reliable. The
vessels were probably ground to atoms amid
the ice foes OF the Attic region, and the unfor-
tunale company, in endeavoring to reach the
exllausting the scanty supply of provisions
saved from the crumbling ships, laid down to
perish.
be heard from; Potter and Mexican Pollock,
(W.) received 2lI,496. Biger, CD received
l64,57s. Majority, 36.9ls.
Wing meeting was held in Delaware City
on the l4th October. which was addressed by
Hon. John NJ. Clayton, who stated that it was
inexpedeht to form "A Whig ticket, and reso-
intion TO that effect was adopted by the meeting.
The contest in Delaware will therefore be be-
tween the Democrats and Know Nothings.
The Old Line Wings and the Fusionists in the
Vermont Legislature at loggerheads in re-
gard to the choice of State officers.
The Democratic State Convention of Virginia
will be held at Staunton, on the 30th OF Novem-
Der. 1t is reported that majority Of the State
Central Committee are in tavGrof Henry A. Wise
for Governor.
The Democrats of the First Congressional Dis
trlct OF MASSACHUSETTS, have nominated Hon II.
Rowland, Of New Bedford; and in the Fifth Dis
trlct Wm. Parmenter is the Democratic caudi-
date. Both conventions passed resolutions in
favor Of the Nebraska principle.
Judge Conrad. Ex-Governor Johnston, Gene
raj Cameron, and Judge Wilmot, are spoken of
Tor u. s. Senator from Pennsy lvania, to succeed
Hon. James Cooper, whose term expires with
the present Congress.
majority of the lower branch of the South
Carolina Legislature in favor of giving choice
OF ELECTORS of President and Vice President to
the people. The subject will come up during
the next session.
Major Weightman had bis trial for killing F.
x Aubrey at Santa Fe, and was acquitted.
The Democrats had elected their members Of
Congress from New Mexico.
On Sunday and Monday October oad and e3d
1854 emisraiits arrived at the port of New
York.
During the week previous to the sailing of
the steamer, 447 deaths occurred i'll New York
city.
Portions of the wreck Of the Arctic had been
passed at sea by Capt Wheeler, of the bark
Wallham.
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