Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-12-04

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ARRIVAL or THE AFRICA
THREEDAYsLATER FROM EUROPE
f,rsat slauehter before ssbastopoi

New YORK Nov. 90.
The steam ship Africa arrived from LIVER
pool at 5 this evening with Liverpool dates
to the 18th.
A pause seems TO have ensucd ia the field
before Sebastopol, although the siege pro-
crosses with regularity. Both parties are
n want Of reiniorcements, the besiegers
much more than the besieged. The Rus
SLAMS, however begin to be short OF ammu.
milton. The rapid reduction Of the aiiied
force which Is now reduced to 10000 men,
has caused great alarm in France and En-.
rlana, AMI efforts were being made 10 send
instant reinforcements. The winter was
setting in with severity, and the fleets had
suffered some disasters by gales at sea.
Viena dates to the 9th. report that the
adyices from Balaklava to the 18th have
been received, according to which another
great battle has been fought. The Russ
ians are said 10 have lost 5000 men The
loss Of the allies was also great but they r..
NAMED masters OF the field
Despatchps ftom Menchikoff announce
that the operations Of the siege were con-
tinned. that the allies we're entrenchlng
themselves on the TANKS of this position,
that sickness was on the increase IN the
allied ca,ap, that the cold was severe IN the
night, heavy weather had occurred at sea,
and several ships and frigate had boon
sunk in gale. Official news via Vienna,
state that from the 9TH to the 9th, nothing
Of Importance had occurred at Sepastopoi.
The bombardment continued, but the
breaches were always repaired From the
Danube. are conflicting: one statement be-
. +. n De- hs.I raentyau ardarS IN
carry On operations there vigorously, while
smother states that all the men that he
can spare are 70 be sent 70 the Crimes, l.
500 cavalry had air -ady been sent from
Shumbean to Varna. to be embarked. st.
Peterborough afvices rcsort that the I'm
glish fleet have left the Baltic, and that
TIVE Finland ships have been loaded with
wheat. Winter had SET in. Nothing from
Asia. Admiral Lyons had cut off commu-
nications to the Lind, and was watching the
Sea of Azsf. Lord Palmerston did not
leave London for Paris until the 10th. The
applications for commissions in the British
army had largely increased during the
war.
The Duke Of Argyle had been appointed
Rector Of Glasgow.
It was expected in the French camp that
an assault would be made on the 9th inst,
and probably would have been done had the
Russians attacked the allied forces. Sew
en- thousand Frenchmen offer themselves
as volunteers, but only four thousand I'M
Ter Priuce Napoleon were selected. The
first attack was to hasd been made en- the
18th inst. The firing was slack on both
sides. Preparations were being made for
al nj I.prf lad 3a-s f1ri
up.
Four Russian ships in the harhor had
been sunk by the allies. Fever had broken
out in Sebastopol from the number ofuubu-
red dead CONGREGATIONS were continual
" occurring from red hot shot, and water
was getting scarce. The Russians were
preparing Tor street fighting, posting can
non to sweep the streets, fortifying houses,
&c.
New YnRK. Dec. |.
A street broker named VIM C. Peters,
was arrested here yesterday, on charge Of
defrauding the Lafayette Mineral Company
at Pennsylvania. TO the extent of 49, 900 in
their bonds. In default Of $685. 900 bail he
was committed.
TaoY, Nov. %.
Marshall Mott arrested at Chicago, few
days ago, George C. Richardson, who was
the bookkeeper, cashier, and principal
clerk Of his uncle, Jacob Richardson, decas-
ed, the late collector Of the port of Oswego.
who was defaulter to the government in
the sum OF fifteen thousand dollars.
William II. Wait, OF Rochester, depu-
ty OF Marshal Motifs, is also under arrest
here charged with accepting bribe, and
fl ,t.,f,, in
0 Charles Bates. who il IS alleged he per-
mitted some time since to escape 10 Cali
forna.
LospoN, Saturday morning.
Lieutenant General Sir George Catheart,
Brgadier General Strongway and General
Guide were killed at Setastopol. This
news was received by the Duke Of New
castle, and is official
The dates from the Crimea are to the 81
and 4th inst.
The English had 200 killed and wound
ed. The loss Of the French is not known
The Russian loss is estimated between
1000 and 5000
Prince Eapeleon has arriyedat Constan-
tinople sick.
The attack on the 9th was made by 49,
600 OF The enemy.
The allies are continually renforced.- -
The steam frigates have arrived at Boulogne
to take 1000 troops to the Crimea.
Letters from Constantinople state that
5000 French troops sailed for the Crimea.
The Turkish man-of.war Abischa had
fonndered with the Turkish Admiral and
700 men on board.
The Egyptian Frigate has been lost in
the Black Sea.
Miss Nightingale with 337 nurses for the
Hospital had arrived at Constantinope on
the 9Th.
CINCINNATI, Nov. %.
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