Demoine courier., 1854-12-07
ARRIVAL OF THE
A f r [ c. A .
New YORK, Nov. 30.

! NEW DIRK, NOV. ~.
The Africa has arrived with Liver
pool dates TO the 18th. A pause had en-
sued in field lighting before Sebasiopol.
The Russian aud British dispatches both
cay tina, the seige is progressing regular.
ly, and preparations are making for an
assault. Both parties wan, reinforce.
ments. The besiegers are worse than
the besieged. The Russians begin to
want ammunition. The allies are reduc.
ed by battle and disease TO $4,000 men,
which caused much alarm. In England
and France the uinos. efforts are making
to send relnforccments. All the mail
steamers are chartered. Winter is set
ting in severely. The weather is very
stormy on the Black sen. Two Turkish
frigates were wrecked.
The gIea, hospital in Sebastopol. with
1000 wounded, was burned by The fire
of the allies.
News from Sou,ham pton, 4 days later.
will be received by the Union, after
which they will stop week, owing 10
the withdrawal OF the Niagara.
The expected assault, wonlA lave been
maze on lie 5th had not The Russians
attacked the position of the allies on the
4!h. The fire had slackened on both
sides.
Preparations were being made for an
assault, and scaling ladders had been or
dered up.
Four Russian ships in the harbor had
been sunk by The allies f:e
The ,yphus fever had broken out in
Sebastopol from the unburned dead, and
confagra,ions were constantly occurring
from red hot shot. Water was scarce.
The Russians were preparing for stree,
fighting, posting cannon 70 sweep the
streets, and for,liying houses. &c.
The English official account of the
action of the 5lh did no, reach London
ill the 10Th, owing to ,elegraphic inter
rup,ion.
Lord Raglan says: "The enemy. with
an immense force, attacked yesterday the
right of the English position. The ba'-
tie was obstinate, and not till past noon
was The enemy definitely repulsed and
forced to retreat. leaving the field covered
with dead and several hundred prisoners
taken. The number Of the enemy much
exceeded .ha. of Alma. The loss of The
Russians is enormous; our loss has been
very great. Generals Sir George Brown,
Brn,inck, Adams, Butler and Torrens
are wounded.
The conduct Of the troops. in face OF
an enemy superior in numbers. was ex-
cellen,. A Russian official letter says
that the arrival of the Grand Dnke pro.
duced such enthusiasm that the General
thought he would turn it to account
consequently the garrison made two sor
ties, one against the English and the sec,
ond agains, the French. The affa. with
the English was Of The most desperate
kind. The Russians succeeded in spik.
ing the guns, bu, relrea'ed in all haste
The French division pursued them to
the very walls, where they were receiv.
ed with most murderous FIRE, and had
to fall back. A sanguinary and obsli.
nate struggle ensued, and was prolonged
until nighlfall. MenschkoG admits his
loss to be 1000, and that OF the Allies at
leas, equal. According to his account,
$4,000 Russians were engaged in the af.
fair.
Mensch:koff announces that he is
about to concentrate his forces at Bank.
shsjari and Semorophol and other places.
A Vienna dispatch of the 18th says:
Dispatches from BaIaklava of the II ,h
were received this morning, according TO
which. another great battle had been
fought. The Russians lost 5000 men.
The loss OF the allies was also great, bu.
they remained masters of The field.
Sickness is on the increase in The al
lied camp.
A Turkish eighty gun ship and frigate
were wrecked in gale.
Official Russian news at Vienna, states
that from The 5lh to the 9Th, nothing of
importance had occurred-lhe lombard
ment continued, but The breaches were
always repaired.
ST. Pe,ersburgh advices report tha! the
English flee. had left the Baltic, winter
having Sc, in with unusual severity.
LONDON. Saturday.-Sir George Cath.
cart and Generals S,ransways and Gould
were killed on the 5lh. The Duke Of
Cambridge had horse killed under him.
The English had 1000 killed and woun.
ded. The French loss was 1900; the
Russians between 7 and 5000.
In the attack of the 9th, there was
1000 Russians; redoubts were taken
and re,aken.
The Turkish man of-war. Aba Pacha,
foundered. with the Turkish Admiral
and 700 men on board.