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anO lac loss m lie ere u cipltIateS " III probably
not fall short of 5000. The success Of the al
lies will not, however, close the war in The Cr-
mea. as Mpnschikoff is al hand with an army that
will probably number 100000 and expects when
the winter storms cut off all Communication with
Turkey 10 come down on them with a crushing
force.
According to the latest Geographic advices the
attack upon he Russian Qualifications at Sevasto
poI from The sea had not been renewed The
bomba rdnent from Inc heights was vigorously
Continued by the alrs. and lha forts al the Quar-
anine and Fort Constantine had been razed -
4 Tie Southern Tower and other works had also
e.n demolished The town fuSevasiopol was
on fire in three different places.
Telegraphc dispatches published in London on
the morning of the IN, Cruesday) state that the
town of Sevasppol is mass ui ruins. and liza, HE
4 French Chasseurs killed oil the artillery men sho
showed themselves at The embrasures; and show
! or of balls was poured into the Drts during the
night. leaving the enemy no possible chance ior
repairing their disasters.
The Russian fleet had sought shelter under The
buildings along side of the quays. bnt The allies
were abuut ia fire upon them from new batteries.
with red hot balls.
As the British and French forces have Eeen
much cut mp by disease and osses. reniprceInenis
4 urgently called for lr,n Eng landand France.
and they are forthcoming. During The past two
eeks 1000 men had been Sent from England, III
GLIDING amongst them attachments Of regiments
recently arrived from Canada.
! The reinlorcemens lnade 50 far to the British
infantry in the : rmea, number 900 men-
! The French renfjrcements are On still larger
scale.
Thirteen ont of the twenty four iron cylinders
ordered at Wnowch for conveyance |" Sevasi' p j
to blow up the sunken ships at the innuIh Of the
harbor have been completed and shipped fiI their
destination Each cylindar CONTAINS 10000
pounds of puwder, which will be ignlted By an
electric battery.
One hundred and twenty gun boats, with two
| heavy guns in each, have been ordered ny The
war office, together with ~ flnaling batteries,
with 10 guns each. all ready for the Spring at
tack upon Cronstadt.
A camp of 10000 men is 10 he formed at AID
shet tor The Spring campaign in The Baltic re
glon.
Russia has 100000 men facing the Austrian
| frontier. while Austria has enibatiled along her
frontier from Cracow to the Danube 2UO.VHOU men ;
and % 900 more in the Prnclpalities. Both sides
show great activity.
From France we have a confirmation Of the ri
NOR that Mr.. Soule has been allowed TO pass
through on his way to Spain, but no particulars
are given as to The reasons Tor the abrogallon Of
the order.
LArER.-The Canada arrived at Halifax on
the Z3rd with Liverpool dates to the III instant.
| The news by this steamer completely upsets the
expectations of an early jall Of SevaslOpol which
were predicaed upon The accounts brought by Inc
! Canadian. II appears now that the allies nave
I "A 100
and that as matters stood at the laes; accounts IL
was altogether doubtful whether the place could
he reduced except by assault. in which an awful
loss OF life must he encountered. a victory thus
achieved ty the allies would be scarcely better
than defeat, as it would leave their decImaied
forces exposed to the attack of lie powerful army
The Gar is known 10 he concentrating in the Crl
mea.
| The substance Of the news IS that the allies
had met with an important check. and had not
made much progress. Gru. Canrobert sends OIL
ciaily t,the French Minister Of War, under date
| I'd October, that 1.-The French approaches CON
ilnued 10 advance according 10 previous plans
I The difficulties met with are Two fold, VIZ: The
rocky nature Of The s5;l and secondly. the heavy
bre of The enemy artillery. while The French
can only depend on ririr 6cp'unders and ~ lncl'
lnortars Ihls explains tho delay. On thrnfght
! uf the 10Th, the enemy attempted 10 spike the
French uuus. hut failed. and the Russians WIN
dld enter the batteries were killed. The French
L.sses were moi 50 grra as might be expected and
ne wounded are all sent Ia ConsaninupIe where
The h,s ittls are in an effective condition. The
health oi the army is on The whole satisfactory.
although schness has appeared among HE gnnnerS
rom the ships"
Private accounts in The Moni'eur conta'n The
|
French nair live to Oct 80 b. On thr @5.h nlt
! q. 100 ;u slams It ach,u he French rear, which
was defended by the Turks tom ihe Fedoubts.
and looA pts,s.>sun ut Them. The Engl 81 con-
menced an attack and sent word to General Gan
! robert who fastened the seq d uiv'si u "hu Il
squadron of Cha>seurs tier relief. IN united
| Fie lch an e lasl cavity repu!S%d the enemy
| by brilliant chage IN which the comma was
SUSTAINED FIVE minutes with the sword. Tie pn
>it.onS were retained. The English loss was 40,
AID the French loss oiquie 81 great. The Rus
slams estimate the loss of t.ngsh cavalry at i've
hundred Sixty English prisoners were taken -
On the 2jIh Ociober The French had advanced
their trenches within $40 yards Of Inc Russian
works. and the Chasseurs de Vlncrnnes killed all
| the Russian arrlerymen who showed themselves
al The emhrasures,
The English report says that the city o. Seyas-
topol is in ruins. that unbufed corp'es poison The
air. and that lne commanders OF the allied army
refused MensciIikuf The three hours he asked To
bury their dead. The Russian loss since the
commencement of the siege Is estimated at ~
! 600 men. The English asset that DifnsctlkOii
hnsled the hospital flag over his principal maya
zine and that hey freq upon IL aud blew 1t up.
The latest Geographic dispatch received at Liv-
erpooI from London says il is certain mat IN The
action at Baahiava on the 25th, consequent on
tic Russian surprise Of The Turkish and English
position, 400 Brush infantry and GU british cav
airy were annhla,cd II 600 men and oOU nor
ses being killed in three hours. HE numbers
given are based upon the force that went INTO the
field. and thuse that returned from IT, The Rus
SLAMS say they tuk only 81 prsOneTs-lhe rest
are N ssinr-kiled no doubt. O)0 British Light
Infantry were engaged and only lyS ralnrned!-
500 English Cavalry were engaged and only ZOO
relurned!! The Eth Lancers were almost des
troyed. All the Turkish Cavalry and two more
French divisions have been ordered 10 the Crmea
forthwith. The English fest is not to be again
tried before the walls OF Sevas'oPo
The Emperor Napoleon having Withdrawn the
order prohibiting Mr.. Soule from passing through
France. Mr.. S. had gone TO Madrid by way OF
Paris. The Paris Nloniieur has conciIIaiory ed
irorial On the subject. The French government.
in Withdrawing The prohibition. lnilnha'fa '"at u"
disrespec, was ever intended to the American Op'-
eminent. and the exclusion was merely on private
Lord Palmerston had quilted London for Paris
on secret political mission. aud speculation was
rir. as 10 the object in view. An official despatch
nublished at Paris says: The visit ef Lord Pal
mrrston to this city will be an official mission
concerning The policy of France and England in
case OF an attack on Cuba by the United States
A considerable rise IN breldstuf, report ed.
I.,rEsr.- Disasters to The allied Forces.-The
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