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ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
Later from EurOpe--Inttiligente from the Seat
Of War--Dtcline in BrtadStuffS, &c.

pun luiS uoTniUS.
The following dispatch was received
at the foreign office from Lord Stratfnrd
de Radclih. just before the Asia departed:
| CONsTANTINoPLE. Oct. 28.--The cap.
tain of the English steamer Transport.
which left Balaklava on the 26lh, con.
firms in a great part the information re-
ceived this morning by a French ship.
1t appears that the Russians attacked the
forts in the vicinity OF Balak!ava on the
25th, their number being about 80 600.
The attack was unexpected. The Turks
gave way. ana even left their guns
which were seized BY the Russians, and
were turned against them. The Scotch re-
NAMED firm i'll their position. O;her for
ces arrived, and the Russians were obliged
to yield. The Russians remained, neverthe-
less. masters of the two forts. from which
they fired on the allies. Three regiments
Of English light cavalry. exposed to the
! fire OF the Russian batteries, suffered i'm
mensely. The French took part in the
affair. with admiral BILE bravery, and the
Eext day their position was attacked BY
body of 5000 Russians. as we'll from
the side of town as from that Of Balakla
va. They repused the enemy with great
slaughter. The loss of the Russians must
be very great.
1t is affirmed that the fire of the bat
teries of the town had much slackened;
and according 20 the reports of the woun
ded officers. some of whom had arrived
at Bunkerder. the belief continued that
Sevastopol would soon be in the hands
OF the allies. Among the names Of the
killed and wounded. there are none Of
general officers. Lord Dunkelin was pro
NOTED from Captain TO Lieutenant Colo
mel.
Upon the 25th of Oct. the siege and
bombardment of Sevastopol was going
on with regularity and success, and the
loss of life in the town was so great that
the air was said to be tainted by the num-
Der of unburried dead. Admira, Napakoff
had been killed by she'll. The loss of
The allies is comparatively small, and
Lord Raglan was understood 70 be favor
able to prolonged BON 5ardment in
preference to an immediate assault
The Weiner publishes the following:
klcHUFF. BEssARABIA, Oct. 20.
On the 25th General Leprandie attack
ed the detached camp of the English. and
took the redoubis which protected their
position. The assailants also took Ii
guns at the same time. Such a power
full cavalry attack was made that it prob
ably cost the English half Of their light
cavalry. Lord Cardigan, who comman
ded escaped with difficulty. Lord Dun
kelin was taken prisoner.
Greek accounls from Odessa. confirm
this. and say that the English cavalry
lost 500 men.
1t is certain that the Russians have re-
ceived considerable reinforcements, and
still stronger corps was expected from
PerekoP.
AT the recent attack upon the fort at
the mouth of Sevastopol harbor, the yes
sells of the allies wero much damaged.
The British were said 10 be within 200
va rds Of the Russian works. but the
French works were not strong enough,
and had been much injured. A dispatch
sta ties that the Russian loss was very
great.
The French division from the Pierus
had passed the Bosphorus as reinforce
ment to the besieging army.
Official dispatches make no mention
Of Leprandie's victory. The affair is
understood to have taken place near En-
patoria when the allies were on the look
out for the Russian achievements En-
glish accounts say the British calvalry
were attacked, but the French advanced
to their assistance and the Russians re-
treated II is said that two Russian
men Of war. which had been careened
over in the harbor to serve as batteries,
had been sunk by the fire Of the allies.
Water was beginning to fail in Sevas.
topol.
Lord Raglan's chief interpreter,
Greek, had been sent TO Constantinople
as Russian spy.
Menschkof reported officially the loss
OF Russians at Alma as 4 800, and that
the fort had been much damaged, and 33
guns lost.
Gortschakoff was apparently strength
ening his position on the D.nube.
There is talk of note from Count
Nesselrode. stating that Russia is prepar
ed for al! contingencies, and will, under
all circumstances, maintain her tradition
al policy.
From England there is no local news
of Importance. The Peninsular and ORR
entail Steam ship Company. in view of
the late Arctic calamity. have issued the
most stringent regulations for guidance
of their vessels in fogs.
Smith O'Brien returned in the last In
dia mail steamer. and left at Gibraltar
He will probably take up his residence
in Italy or France.
The Paris Constitutional. has long.
temporarily written article on the friend
ly relations which should exist between
the United States and France. but which,
ii says are damaged by the indiscreet
conduct Of Mr.. Soule. whose acts, how
ever. the Constitutional thinks, are gem
orally repudiated by the people of the
United States.
Spain all quiet. Generals S. Balio-
canchi and Prim have been made depu-
ties from Barcelona. The Madrid Clamo