The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-11-16
Foreign News.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the America at Halifax.

Arrival of the America at Halifax.
sebastorol not yet Taken---Touble be.
tween Austria and Russia---soule not
Allowed to Enter France.
The Royal Mail Steamship America,
Captain Lang, from Liverpool of the 2etb
ult, arrived at Halifax on Thursday at
ternoon.
The Collins steamship Atlantic, from
New York on the l4.h ult., arrived of
Holyhcad, at noon, on Wednesday, the
25th, but could not enter the Mersey un-
til 3 o'clock On Thursday morning.
The ST. Louis sailed from Southamp-
ton. for New York. on the 25th ult.
The screw steamship Alps arrived nt
Kingston. ireland, on the 23d, with troops
from Halifax, and reached Liverpool OF
the 25tb.
The ship Triton, from Glasgow, bound
to Boston, was aband doned on the llth
October. The crew being taken off by
the North Wind, arrived at Havre.
The London Times says: we are in
formed that Mr.. Soule, American Minis
ter at Madrid, was. on Tuesday, the 25tb,
refused permission to pass through France,
oD his return from England to Spain
The London Morning Post, announc-
ing semi ficially the acquisition of Sa-
mana, says: 1T amounts virtually. if not
absolutely, to the annexation Of St. Do
mingo. The acquisition, by the United
States, of so important position in the
West Indies--a position threatening on
either hand the Spanish Islands of Cuba
and Porto Rico, and SO directly affecting
the British West possessions, cannot be
received with Indifference.
\ letter from the Hague Of the 2lst,
mentioning the departure of Mr.. Gibson
for America, states that he took with him
the result of the conference of American
Ministers at Ostend.
The War.
Sebastopol is not taken. The latest
adyices show that twenty days elapsed
between the departure of the bes!eging
armies from Balaklaya, and their opening
fire upon Sebastopol. Both the French
and English had their batteries ready On
tho 18th. On the 18th fire was opened
on the place from land and sea. The
hombardmcnt continued till night. The
Russians lost 500 killed and wounded
Admiral kornilcff was killed. The Rus
sian fortifcations suffered very little.
On the next day (lsth) the lombard
ment was resumed, from the allied bat
teries only.
Russian dispatches say that the garri,
son make frequent sorties.
When the mail left Constantinople on
the 10th, five steamers had arrived al
Balaklaya with men wounded in repeliine
great sortie of 900 strong.
Generals Raglan and Canrobert had
formally summoned Sebastopol to sur
render, and required women and children
and sick to be sent away, and flags to be
hoisted upon the hospitals.
SO far as is known, the Russian Army
is concentrating on the Upper Belbek, and
already numbers $1,000.
The allied army is divided into siege
army and army of observation. The let
ter is posted on the extensive table land
whoh separates Balaklava from Sehasto
pol, accessible only from two points-tht
rayne of Tchernaya on the northwest, anc
pass of Balaklava on the southeast Thi:
position is defended by sixteen redoubts
The Russians are lowering on the out
side of the allies positions. On the 9TH
they made strong demonstration in the
northwest extremity of the camp, bu
we're kept in check by artillery, aud re
tired without giving battle,
On the I'd, 9th and 1ltb, the garrison
of Sebastopol made sorties, and destroyed
some small works.
On the evening Of the 9Th, convoy o
1900 Russians succeeded in entering Sc
bastopol.
The city does not appear to be yct
surrounded, but only on two sides.
The Allies now numder 1000, anC
5000 additional French were ready tc
embark from Marseilles on the 2lst, anC
5000 Turks from Varna.
Letters Of the 18th say that the nature
of the ground-a foot of earth on solic
rock-renders scientific approaches im
poSsibl that the allies have, however
300 guns battery, and after few day.
fire will attempt to storm the garrison
which is estimated at 10000 men, with
plenty of ammunition and supplies. 1t il
supposed that although the allies should
carry the town, the Russians can make
protracted resistance in Fort Constan
tine.
1t is true that the Russians have sunk
eight ships across the channel, which i,
700 yards wide, and line-of battle ships
anchored close to the shore, complete the
| barricade.
Altogether the prospect of the speedy
fall of Sebastopol is not SO favorable tc
the allies, but nevertheless intelligence Of
the victory is expected Dy the people il
England and France from hour to hour.
Admiral Machimoff, who commanded
at Sinope, is commandaut Of Sebastopol
He has published an address, saying that