Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-24
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NEWS BY THE srEAHER CANADIAN.

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NEWS BY THE STEAMER CANADIAN.
The Cahsdsu reports havpg passed Nor. 7b, at g. p.
~ the Collirs STEAMER Baltic going into Liverpool .nd
ON the lo,h ia LAT ST. long 2. passed the steamer Afr
ca, bound cost.
FROM sEAr or WAR
Intelligence from v.riou. sources g'irg accounts Of
the progress Of the sege Of Sebastopol up the 2sth u
two days later than per steamer Asia had been received
but nothing decisve had occurred.
Tho latest official dispatches from Lord Dundas Mar
shall Ounsdert and Admiral Hamelni detail the
OF the alhcs only up TO the 18th.
The Official account Of the Hst day of the bomha
vas only published on the 6sh being far behind the dates
Of private accounts.
Admiral H.m.lin rays that II tho Russians had no,
closed the entrance OF the hsbor Of Sebasopo by snk
ing sbps, the allied squadron ater the fnt ere could
have successfully run Ia and placed themselves
nicaios With the land forces without probably quarter
| OF The lo's they have sustained.
Tho knglish loss on shipbo,id was two leutenants
(Chae aud Asdden) killed and 10 Offices wounded; 10
nj ~ nen killed aud 200 ~oudd.d and the shps consid
| siabiy damaged ny shot and shells.
The FIenc.' losr 30 killed aud ls6 wounded. On
tho eseniog If the 26h the Russians 5000 strong made
sot'o from Seosstopo and also from the direction Of
baiakava bu, we're iepul.ed 900 being LETT dead
upon the held.
According account an assault was TO be made bv
| tho allies on tho 81 Or Sd Of November.
teiegraphic despatch had been published BY Greek
house TO the effect that Sebasopol had actually been Ia
/ hrmatiou.
Tue Russians had oil been Withdrawn from the forts in
| the vicinity Of BaakaIava.
camp Of 10000 Ia be formed At Aldeshet for
| the spring campaign In the Baltic region.
LORD Regain states that Prince Menschkof was not in
Seosstopo but with main body the Russian army
| IN the plains TO the north of Battle iai
The London Gazette Extra, published on the morning
u tie ith contained further dispatches from Lord
LORD punkein as previously stated taken prisoner
| oy the Russishs during the recent engagement
IL was stated that the French lost 200 men by e1plo
son while the English under lUO killed aud wound
The adrces from ST. Petersburg are to the 4th of No
ver'ber News from Sebastopoi the 2gh Of October
had been received there stating that the allies had COM
| batteries.
| uRIIsH AND FRENCH RriSroncrnr.I. -vopr .pv.uvx-,
AS the British aud French forces have been Gu,
up by disease ard losses, reniorcements werc urgently
Called Tor from England and France, and they forth
coming. During tho past two weeks 900 men had been
sent from England including amongst them de,achmeuts
u regiments recently arrived from Canada.
The endorsements made go fat to the British infantry
IN the Crinca, number 80 900 men. The Frcpch rein
:orcements a still larger scale.
Thirteen out Of the twenty four iron cylinders ordered
81 Wool"ch Tor conveyance to Sebastcpo blow up the
'nken ships the mouth Of the Dor have been com
poied and shipped tor their destination EIch cyiind
contains 10000 pounds of powder, which will ignited
oy an electric battery.
One hundred and twenty gun boa's, with two heavy
guns III cac had been ordered by tho Office together
With forty ol;ng batteries with 10 guns EACH all ready
'or the spring attack upon Cfonstait.
RUSSIA AUSTRIA.
while Austria has embati!ed along her frontier from era
:ow to the Danube 2Oo,0o0 men, aud $50 more in the
rhneipAlitlss Both sides show great activity.
RRUssA.
The latest with regard TO Plussia is that on tho
2Ith umo the Cz refused An entrance TO III. Pruss,.n
'mbassator ut 81; Petersburg
nrs.iAS VICTORY.
The only news frou Asia IL thst Gen Mich
ss is reported TO have gained victory ever Scla,uyi
ear Frosnia, OH the frontier Of Circsasia
al n ttp NJ
pssrins through F,ance, is confirmed
L"Nios, Nov. G,h Rice is brisk and advancing Pic
l'on Sus'sSs Cd, with few buyers.
Grain Maiket.-Thc show VI Wheat has bccn small -
trade Cpencd - dy finn advance OF ne, uar,,r
or i"iesn ard dom sic gram. Flour is Is per sack
carer GAS have ADVANCED Is. Wheat has declined at
PARIS anc.
s'uie London authorities Of Monday quote whoa, adj
yauced SIS III the week.
OLLlSlON on THE HARLEM EXTRAORDINARY
PER'OAS INJURED
NV YORK, Nov IA Qua collision occurred this
n"rhng at o'clock, the Harlem R,road near Fifty
~Sth street, between the Passenger train which LETT
"hlte Pains at o'clock and a New Haven freight trail,
At fret was supposed tha that several passe gers had
been killed. but subsequently appeared that no liz. !
Sete ost, though number Of passengers and Others r.
ctved serious Injuries, which ie inslances NAV
fatal
The badly shattered and the locomotive com
peies demolished The freight train had come to a stop
""rS to some accident there, and the signal not OBJ
eved by the passenger train owing the darkness OF
the morning.
CONSIDERATION OF BISHOP POTTER.
NV YURK, Nov. 22-The R,v Hora,io Potter. D. ID
recey elected to the EpiscoI Of this Diocese by the
Protestant Episcopal church, to day consecruted Pro
's'ona' b'hop in trinity church. The conservation ser
Yes were OF mt st solemn aud impressive character
TIE sermon was preached 10y Bishop Tu ord OF Montreal
nj quite number of Bishops Of the chach assisted in
the cUussc alton.
INDICTED FOR MURDER
NEW icRE Nov 2l.-The grand jury have indicted
H.. he nj nj cH;c.
The accused WAS held 10 bail in the sum Of 10000
SALE OF THE PALMETTO
NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.-rhe screw steamship Palmetto,
OF aiimore, sold at auction to-day for SIG euu-
Aessrs. johnson X Co.. were tho Purchasers.
ELECTION OF U. S. SENATOR
I7rHyitLs. Nov 2l.-R,ncrt ". johnson hiss been II
IA mouy lecied United States Seaaoa by the A,kau-
sss Leg stature.
SALE .. rhE HUDSON AND BERKSHIRE RAILROAD
GLnaSr n H. Soa The hudson and Berkshire Railroad
va, sold today at aac!an for rae oyare oasand do
are :. @ sn sr Of
The STATE loss. its ons hun rei and Atty thousand dollars,
SNOW AT THE NORTH
sas a., NO.. ,ao ma n~ storm hare thi:
n.soos Nov ri. has bsen showing hare the afternoon
FOREIGN pAPERs BY THE STEAMER AMER ASAoIAN-N NO con-
Doros Nov 9al socoos P Mrhs oaly foreign advice, ne,
steamer c.nsdsn watch arrived Por,ni last night and
me ami The isrpoo MsIsuty Of N In rary con-
thtnf idona either COMMERCIAL 10
patch forwarded from Portland this IN orning.
No comm Tcsl circulars brought
sas ~ vrpooi At noon Tues lay and the
weekly cir uilrs not pIb,he r1esiay e1inp Tn
viii account for the absence Of the summary the
| markets. - " 'rS
Me- TN rnE TEXAS PAo!Elo RAILROAD CONTRACT.
Nhw oHtx,S' ro' 1.-THE steamship Mexico arrived to-day
from vc.i with ttes TO the Ism The
stu contends that TIE stocks deposited Mes, Walker and
King nScuty for performance Pacific
tract, are insulisient.
Extensive white fro,.s have been felt throughout the
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CUNfINUED AND TRIUMPHANT sU, CESS
GREAT VIRGINIA BOOK.
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ny MARION HARL. Nd OF Richmond, Va.