The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-11-24
The Enslish LIGHT Cavalry, the Scots

The English Light Cayairyi the ocots
Greys, and the 5th Dragon Guards, how
ever, aided by the French troops, speedily
came 10 the rescue, and though the Light
Cavalry suffered most severely, the Russians
were repulsed with great loss and driven be.
hind two batteries. From this position it
was expected they would be speedily oustcd.
On the evening Of the 26th-the succeed.
ing day-the Russians 5000 strong, made u
sortie from the town rs well as from tho di.
rection Of Balaklaya, but were repulsed
with great slaughter, 1000 men, it's stated,
cling left dead upon tho field.
According to the latest telegrnphic adyi
ces, though the attack upon the Notifications
from tho sea had not been renewed, the
bombardment from the heights was still
vigorously continued, and the Quarantine
Fort and Fort Constantine had been rnzed,
while the Southern tower and other forts
had been demolished. The town 1t Is stated
was also on FIRE in three different places.
II was evident that Sebastopol could moi
hold out much longer, and according to one
account, the assault would be made on the
second or third Of the present month, mo
yember.)
A telegraphic despatch was received il
Liverpool, by Greek house, to the effec'
that the place had been actually captured
but though this is believed by many TO be
true, il requires confirmation.
The telegraphs Of this morning, Nov Z,
state that the town Of SebastopOl is mass
of ruins that the French Chasseurs kill al
the artillery men who show themselves a
the embrasures, and that all night shells
were poured into the forts, leaving the enc
nv no possibility of repairing disasters.
The Russian feet had sought shelter uu
der the buildings alongside tho quays, bu
the allies were about 10 fire upon them liom
new batteries with red.hot balls
Lord Raglan states that Prince Menschi
kohl is moi in Sevasiopol, but with the mair
body OF the army in the plains north O
Bachsi Serai. ...
Il is stated ,ha, the French have los, 2O(
men, principally by explosions, while tn,
English loss is under 100 killed and wound
ed on the land side.
| As both the British and French force
have been much cut up by disease, and b;
1.-The loss in engagements, rein forcemenis arr
urgeuily called for, and both from Englant
and France they are forthcoming.
The reinforcements will make up ,ht
number Of British Infantry in the C:imea L
$1,000.
The French reiniorcementa are on still
larger scale.
Thirteen out Of twenty-four iron cylin-
ders which have been ordered nj Wool
witch for conveyance 10 Sevasiopol 10 blow
up sunken ships at the mouth OF the har
Dor, have been completed and shipped
Each cylinder will contain 1000 lbs o
powder, which is 10 be igni,ed BY a volnit
battery.
One hundred and twenty gun boats, with
two heavy guns in each, have been ordered
by the War office, together with 40 floating
batteries, with 20 guns in each, making {
total Of $500 guns 10 be ready in the spring
for an attack upon the Cronstadi.
The feet is shortly expected home TO-
the winter.
AUSTRIA AND PRussIA.-lt appears very
doubtful, whether Austria and' Russia vii
not, afier all, have recourse 10 The blood,
arbiiramen, Of arms, in the Kingdom Of Pc
land. Russia has gathered 100000 men
facing the Austrian fioniier, while Austria
has embaiiled along her frontier, from Cra-
cav to the Danube, 100000 men and 2500(
in the pfincipal,ies. Both sides show grea
activity.
The latest news with regard 10 Prussia, ]
that on the eth, the Gar refused an en-.
trance TO the Prussian Ambassador al ST
Petersburg.
FRANCE. There Is M domestic news q
in,erest. and scarcely anything from III,
continent, excep, wha, relates 10 tho war
worth noticing.
Mr.. Soule, The American Ambassador a
Madrid, though at first refused permission
TO travel via France, on the ground that h,
had coalesced with revoluiionisis, Spanish
and French, has now had this refusal with
drawn.