The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-12-06
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.

Africa arrived with Liverpool dates up t
! the 18th. She brings nothing really late
or important.
A pause has ensued in the field fghtin
before Sevastopol.
3 Dispatches of both Russian and Britis
say that the siege progresses with regular
I lty, and preparations are making for al
assault.
, Both parties are in want of reinforce
ments. the besiegers are worse than tn
besieged.
, The Russians begin to want ammuni
ton.
, The allies have been reduced by battl
and diseases to $4,000, which cause,
much alarm in England and France, ant
the utmost efforts are making to send in
slant rein!orcements.
All mail steamers are chartered.
The winter is setting in with severity
and stormy weather has been experienced
in the Black Sea, and two Turkish frgate.
were wrecked
The great hospital in Sevastopol, with
1000 wounded, was burned by the fire O
the allies
There will be no mail until the arriva
of the Pacific, the English Government
having taken the Niagara off the Haliia1
route.
The Africa arrived at Liverpool on the
18th Of November.
Western canal -four 43s
Hour has declined Cd, wheat Sd. Ohio
46s; Corn declined Is. per quarter, vel
low 45s, white 46s.
London transactions in American Sc.
curities are small and slack, declined
Beet market firm, prices a tride higher
Pork, trifle higher. Lard, easier, but
not quotably lower.
The Africa brings &c passengers.
The news by the "Union," from South.
ampton. will be four days later. alter which
there will be no news for a week, owing to
the withdrawal of the Niagara.
| An Austrian note, in reply to the Prus.
sian note OF Oct. 3Oth. arrived at Berlin
on the l2th. As far as the contents had
transpired. Austria gladly accepts Prus-
las promise to support her in the Prin-
cipaiities, bu: lays great stress on having
| this assistance viewed as the logical and
necessary consequence Of the treaty OF
April, rather than a new arrangement.
twas expected in the French camp that
the assault would have been made Oh the
5th. 1t probably would have been had
not the Russians attacked the allied posi-
lions on the 4th. The firing was slack on
both sides and preparations were made
for the assault; scaling ladders had been
ordered up.
Four Russian ships in the harbor had
hnon snnk hu tho FRA IT he 11;oc al
them named "Fhe Twelve Apostles
The typhus fever broke out in Sevasto-
pol from the number OF nnburried dead
Confagrations were continually occur.
ring from red hot shot, and water was
getting exceedingly scarce.
The Russians were preparing for street
lighting. by placing cannon SO as TO sweep
the streets. terrifying houses, &c. M
The English official account of the ac-
tion of the 5ih did not reach London until
the 18th, owing to telegraphic interrup-
ton:
Lord Raglan says that the enemy. with
an immense Iorce, attacked yesterday in
the dawn Of morning, the right of the
English position. and the battle was ex-
tremely obstinate. 1t was not till past
noon that the enemy was definitely re-
pulsed and forced to retreat, leaving the
fields covered with the dead, and loss oil
several hundred prisoners. The enemy's
loss much exceeded that at the battle OF
Alma. The losses OF the Russians were
enormous. Our loss has been very great
Generals Sir George Brown. Bentick. Ad-
ans, Butler and Lorens were wounded
The conduct Of the troops in the face OIL
an enemy so Tar superior in number. was
excellent.
A Russian official letter says the arri
val of the Grand Duke caused such en-
in the ranks thai the General
thought he would turn il TO account, con.
sequently the garrison made two sorties
The FIRST at o'clock, P. NJ, against the
English. the end at o'clock against the
French. The affair with the English was
of the most desperate kind. 1t is said tha,
the Russians succeeded in spiking their
guns. After this the Russians retired with
all haste, when the French division pur-
sued them under the very walls. and were
received with most murderous fire. Az
ter the division had fallen back. the san
gulnary and obstinate struggle was pro-
longed until nigh,fall.
Menschikoff admits loss Of 4 900, and
that OF the allies is fully equal.
According TO Menschikoff's account
$4,000 Russians were engaged in the
affair
Nienchikoff announces that he is about
to concentrate all his forces now at Banks,
Hezarai, Sempeerapol and other places.
Admiral Wachinoff, reported dead, is said
10 have recovered and resumed his duty.
The Vienna despatch of the 18th, and
dispatches from Balaklava to the lIih,
were received this evening, according TO
which another great battle has been fought.
he Russian loss, is said TO be 9OOO The /
oss of the allies was also great, but they
remained masters of the field; sickness
was on the increase in the allied camp.
The Turkish 80 gun ship frigate was sunk
n gate. The official Russian news. via
Vienna, states that from the 5th TO the 9th,
nothing Of Importance had occurred. bonn
,ardnents continued. but the breaches
we're always repaired.
ST. Petersburgh advices repor, that the
English fleet had left the Baltic. Winter
lad set in unusually severe.