Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-01-12
Farthsr by tI,s Asia.

Russian dcicnces on the South are re,ab.
llshed, and are 1000 guns stronger than
when the stige commenced; while on the
other hand the Briush have erected n pow
crful new battery, not yet opened, on m
enlnence north OF the valley Of inkefman.
commanding every house IN Sebas,opol,
besides being another step towards the
complete insest,rc Of The place. s8
Snee the seigs began, 20 British troops
have deserted " the Rossians a
Descriers say that provisions and ammo.
niilun are becoming scarce in Sebastopol,
but there was no failure Of either. u
II was observed that the Russians we're
armlng their ships in the harbor, probably
to attempt surprise by sea.
Gen. Liprandl is deprived of his com
mand for fault committed OF lnkerman.
on the 5th OF Nov.
Fifty thousand French troops reached
Constantinople on the sth inst, on tho way
to the Crimca
The contingent Of Omar Pasha,s force,
to be sent TO the Crimea, is now S 5,Ooo.---
Omar was to embark in a few days. m
Gen. Gnyon Herlim Pasha and ten staff
officers were ordered to the Crimea.
Advices from Balaklava to the 9Th ult,
say a Russian Steamer arrived on the 9th.
outside the Quarantine fort, and opened a
lire on the French flank, but the allied YES.
sells compelled her to retreat, and seek safe
iy under the batteries Of the fort.
Lord Cardigan had left the Crimea for
England
The Paris Monitew publishes the fol.
lowing dispatch from Admiral Hamlin:
kARsIsH BAY, Dec IL.
A severe canonade has been going on,
and two s0rties made by the Russians were
repulsed, at the point OF the bayonet The
struggle was obstinate. HAMLIs."
a letter from Jassay. dated the 9th ult.
says great activity ex sted among the Aus
trian troops of occupation, and that some
regiments bad advanced to the fortified
points on the Sereth, and extended their
advanced posts to the Pruth.
Lord John Russell announced in his
place in House of Commons, that before
the opening Of the next campaign, treaty
offensive and defensive, would be complet-
ed with Austria.
The London Times correspondent in the
Crimea, gives gloomy picture of the state
OF the Allies there. He says the seige is
practically suspended that the batteries are
used up, and the army completely exhaus-
ted, but is nevertheless still able to hold its
positions end occasionally chastise the Rus
slams He describes desperate affair
which took place between the Chassuers dc
Vincennes and Russian Riflemen, and which
lasted for hours. On the night Of the
22d the French penetrated behid the outer
entrenchment, and established themselves
for time within Encenti; but as there
was no preparations for general assault,
they had 10 withdraw after terrible con-
hict.
In the sorties made by the Russians,
they we're always repused, but with great
loss on both sides. During the Goth storm
Of wind and rain prevailed. On the 30sh
sortie was made by the Russians, 1000
strong, on the French, when 700 ofthe lat
ter silently mounted the Russian batteries,
and after discharging a deadly volley from
the Minnie rifles. leaped down and attacked
the Russians with the bayonet and compel
led them to retreat. A heavy fire was kept
up on the French during the night
From the Baltic.--As soon as the Eng
lish feet withdrew from the Gulf of Find
land the Russian Admiral Tirrenoff put to
sea from Seaborg, on Oct, 1lth, with 0
ships and steamars as fur as Seago On
the 10th of Nov. Admiral Runraongoff left
Sweaborg with 4 ships of the line and
steam frigates, and safely reached Cron-
stadt.
Great Britain The Presidents mca-
sage was published in England on the 18th
but the public mind is so occupied with the
war that the message was passed over al
most without remark.
Sir James Graham stated that the Brit
ish were making vigorous efforts for the de-
struction of the Slave trade Of Cuba.
The Foreign Enlistment bill was read a
third time in the House of Commons 8, on
Friday night, Dec. %, and passed by a ma
Ijority Of SO.
Lord John Russell stated that the num-
Der of troops France was willing to send 10
the seat of war was only limited by the
number Of transports.
Sir Charles Napier had returned to Eng.
lard, and was we'll received at Portsmouth.
Frdnee.--The proposed loan occupied at.
tention, but it might be postponed until
March. Leon Pancbe is dead 81
Austria.-The Morning Chronicle pub
4 lished that. on the 14tb, at Vieuns, the rat
iicalions of the triple treaty we're excbang-
! ed.
| A report published at Vienna, states that
Russia accepts The four points as basis of
peace negotiation; but the raising of the
seige Of Sebastopol and the reduction OF
the Black Sea fleet will never be ceded.--
II an inoffensive equivalent should be pro-
posed, Russia promises an acceptance.
The Emperor Of Austria has sent dec
oraton of st. stephen as mark OF friend.
ship to the Emperor Napoleon.
Prussia.-In the second Chamber Il was
resolved to open the Prussian coasting trade
to English ships.
Spdin.-The treaty between Great Brit
ain and Japan is very favorable. Sir Jamsi
Sterling attempted similar terms for France
but the japanese Government refused. A
special French mission is to be sent. ~
A Coon Cow.-Mr. Wooster B. Ssy.