The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-10-27
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ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.

HALIrAx, Oct. ~.
The steamship Africa, from Liverpool ar
rived this forenoon, with Liverpool dates to
the 18th, being enc week later.
Advices from the seat Of war are Interest,"
ing, although matters at Sebastopohi re- |
mains unchanged, with the exception Of an
occasional shot from theRussian batteries.
Allies are active on the Danube.
Kars still holds out. @ 9# t.e = 91a
"A slight engagement occurred near
Kertsch, which terminated faSorably for the
The Allies are threatening Perekop.
The boribardment Of ODESSA by the ALI.
ed heetis expected totake place immediate-
y.a sl iutiets1s 5.pa i5's ags .ssu
The allies have been threatening PerskoP
but their advancement has been checked 70 for
the present.
French troops are concentrating on the
! Danube. aaagNba2 sGf f6aipBr1 ssdll yHs Qrtl
The allied feet are before the walls of
Odessa, the bombardment Of which is to
be commenced Immediately. !,
Ten thousand men are employed in maxi
| ing a road from Baluklava to the allied camp
ut Sebastopol. Iofe.
"A
sian army has been withdrawn from the pla'
teau on the north side Of SebastopoL towards
the heights Of Balkee. Only few thou
sand men now garrison the northern forts,
In the neighborhood Of Nikolaief $4,000 men
are concentrated. .,....,-,..s, .g.t-.,..z .z,
/ A British fleet OF Ave ships has been sent
10 the coast Of italy, proceeding first to the
i Bay Of Naples. .a ~. S.T a
/ The British feet anchored before Odessa
on the 9Th Of October. 1t consisted OF 8
ships of the line and ~ steamers. The
Emperor of Russia arrived at Odessa on the
92d Of September, but left the next day for
Nikolaief, to attend a council. o qs@gsae
Detailed accounts show the Russian los
ses for three weeks previous to the fall OF
! Sebastopol, to have been $4,000 men with
: out counting death by disease.
Rations have been ordered for the Dan
ube for 10000 French troops, who are ,re-
ported to arrive at Sillistria about the end oi
a October.
: An Anglo Turkish contingency has been
: ordered to Shumla. The Austrian govern
ment has issued circular to its representa-
tives, in which it says that though Prussia u
q at liberty to act as mediator, the present IL
: not tn Q propet time; that the Western Pow
. ers must follow up their advantage, and mol
: treat with Russia until she is expelled froH
/, the Crimea. ,sa. -acd b =,
Gen. Monriaeff announces a successtu
!. engagement between the Cossack militia
: and dragons and the Turkish cavalry ant
" Bashi Bazouks, Of nearly 5000 strong. Th'
! Turks had 400 killed and Ali Pacha, th'
! Turkish commander wac taken prisoner.
7 The Turkish garrison at Kars has beel
|, reduced to great extremely. Omar Pach
o is advancing from Batoun to attempt L
4 raise the seige. vs. FE.aS au
4 The Russians are repairing Sweaborg wit
: great activity. ,..a....., ..s.. -. =,
AL Accounts concerning the bombardment Q
~ Riga states that the batteries at the mout
Of Duna, have suffered very little, and that q
q Ballen they were much injured. s.
j Three allied vessels anchored at the mout
;s Of Lulis, on the 25th ofsept., and set fire t
ID ten vessels.
& Nineteen Russian merchant vessels hav
i been captured off tho coast of Finland.
n FRANcE.-The Times correspondent say
an alliance between Prince Napoleon an
!. Princess Poyal Of England Is rumored i
"a politicsl circles.
" DEHMARK.---Itisa is announced that the Dar
70 ish government has invited all the msratim
4. powers, including the United States, to NEE
le in Congress at Copenhagen to settle tn
IN question Of sound dues.
GKEEcE.-The ministry has resigned. an
l. a new one has been formed. 81 .sa aa ,ss'