Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-11-11
Transmitted for the Baltimore American.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

TIE Bombardmert Of Serastopot Com
msnced-Great Ne@s Egpected-1m-
preguable Position efthc Ailies-Grsat
Advance in Breadstp6s, Sr.
New Yopx, Nov. 3.-The steamer
Arabia arrived at her wharf at 5 O'Clock
this morning, bringing dates from Liv-
erpool to the 2lst ult.
The steamer City Of Manchester sail
ed from Liverpool to Philadelphia Oh
the 18th ul!.
There is no news of decisive char
acter from the seat of war that can be
relied upon, though rumors Of the fall
Of Sevastopol were again abundant.
The advance in breadstuiis will gen.
orally astcnish operators in this country
who have been confidently anticipating
decline.
The creates, anxiety prevails through
out England and France, especially
with regard to the progress Corporations
at Sevastopol.
From the Seat Of War.
The bombardment of Sevastopol wac
commenced OH the 18th ult., from two
hundred pieces of heavy artillery at
long range.
Omar Pacha had gone to the Crimea
to attend council Of war, and it was
believed that his forces would 60 there
also.
Menschikof had been partially rein
forced, and still maintained his position
to the north of the city.
Reports were again circulated stimuli.
taneously at Vienna, Paris aud London,
of the fall of Sevastopol, and large stock
operations were made on the faith of
the statement, but the public is slow to
believe the rumor. The government
employees say that serious intelligence
was looked for before the beginning of
November.
In the absence of news Of active OPP
erations the papers are mainly filled
with accounts Of the positions and pro.
jected operations of the various forces.
Odessa accounts to the sth say that
Gortschakof, was at that place, and
Menschikof, who admitted that he could
not maintain his positions.
Bakshigrai had sent his army to Sc
vastopol.
The Russian corps of $4,000, posted
near Sevastopol, had opened fire ON the
besiegers, and great operations were
daily expected. cow ~
General Canrobert had notified the
French Government that the allies po-
si,ions were impregnable, being defend.
ed by eighty thousand men and 200
guns, and could be held against 100000
Russians.
Constaulinople letters to the 18th ult.
say that 5000 Of the foreign legion and
1000 Turks had just loft forthe Crimea'
In consequence of the correspond.
ence found in Monschikott's effects cap.
tured at Alma several important arrests
have been made at Varna.
Two British steamers have been or.
dercd to the sea Of Azof to lombard
the town of Kurtch.
| Lord Radcliffe had succeeded in pro-
curing firmau to suppress the trade
in Circassian and Georgian slaves.
A large portion of the French Baltic
feet had returned to Cherbourg.
A rumor was current that the Danish
Government would probably permit the
British fleet to winter at kiel.
Tho Journal of St. Petersburg Of the
18th contains a Geographic despatch
from Vienna stating that the commits
sioners of the Western Powers aud Of
Austria, and Turkey had met at Con.
sian,inople to arrange tho question Of
the prolcctorate OIL the basis of the
proposal made by the Austrian Cabinet,