New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-25
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HALIFAX, Wednesday, Oct. o. 1885,
The royal mail steamship Africa, Capt Harrison,
from Liverpool on the 18th inst, arrived here at
o'clock this mornifg.
The Africa sailed at l0l o'clock for Boston, where
she will be due about O'Clock on Thursday afternoon.
The steamship Hermann let Southampton for New
York on the 10th instant with full complement o.
passengers.
TIE WAR.
But little has occurred at the seat of war beyond
The fact that the Allies were threatening Perekop, and
that their advance had for time been checked.
French troops were being concentrated on the Dan
ube. and Odesss expected 10 be immediately bonn
barded by the allied feet which was before lite walls
The garrison at Kars still held out.
Gen Simpeon in hs last dispatch, dated Sevastopol
Sept 90 says that 9 500 men were employed daily In
making a road from Baeklava to the c4no. Fahgle
parties in the town were engaged IN getting timber
and other materials from the ruins, in order TO get
shelter for the troops ere bad wea'ner set IL. -,
The Russian ere from the batteries on the north
aide caused Gen. Simpson some little annoyance, but
has not prevented work being carried on. BY the
explosion of kind of Internal machine, numbers OF
which had been dug up in various parts OF the Town
and around the batteries, al officer ana nineteen men
were wounded
General Simpson reports a tTifing engagement, IN
which the 10th Hussars and the Chasseurs beat back
the Cossacks near kertsch.
A letter from vienna states tndt several Ohnhers
there give credepce TO the rumor that Russa Is con-
tracing loan in North America. and that the nego-
taiioIs are likely 10 he Concluded.
Msrseiles a6viNes of the 10Th state that the minister
of War was It'll using every e1eton to reinforce the
army 10 the Crimea.
letter from Sevastopo in the Frankfort Gazette,
states that the suuken Russisn ships can De raised
without difficulty, the Russians closed them IN
every part but one, and attached nose 10 tne ma 80
that the water can be pumped out when required.
Pelissier and Simpson, according TO The Daily
Nccs, have had meeting, with aview to prevent
what they consider irdscreet revelations by news
paper correspondents military and wi
Gen Marnora declares in an order OF the day that
he will severely punish the authors OF any letters
which may have been found, by informing the Nus.
sisps of the movements of the Allies TO have injured
the position of the latter.
THE LATEST.
ADVANCE OF TIE ALLIES UPON PEREkoP.
dispatch from Prince Gorchakoh dated Oct Q, re-
ceved at ST. Petersburg states that the Allies had ad-
vanced from Eupatoria, threatening perekSp pnt haa
retired on meeting the advance posts o. the Russian
left flank. Sixteen baitahons OF the Russians were
thrown into disorder.
RETIREMENT OF THE RUSSIANS
According to the Frankfort Post ZeltHHg the body
of the Russian army bad been Withdrawn from the
plateau on the north eide OF Sevastopol toward the
bights Of Belbek. Only feF thousand men now
garrison the northern fors
In the neighborhOOd of Ncoaief some forty-fvee
thousand men are concentrated, gentyeigh thousand
OF whom belong 10 the newly raised military.
\ BRITISH FLEET SENT TO TIE COAST OF ITALY
Her msjes,y's ships London, Rodney Albion, Lean
der and Wasp have received orders - proceed uoder
the command of Admiral stafford, 10 the coas; OF
Italy. They will begin their miseloG Il is saii IN the
Bay Of Naples.
FILLING Up THE TRENCHES.
A letter from Sevascopol in the NIrseiAes Journal
SAYS that one Of the orders which had been executed by
the troops with the greatest pleasure was that OF filling
np the trenches /; is stated thai the troops regard
their prospec's go favorsbly that great number o.
soldiers Of the csss Of lsi who may Low gut the ser
vice do not wish 20 do go.
COMMANDMENT OF ODESSA.
The allied feet, which, according 10 the last news
sailed on secret execution from SeVsstopol anchored
off Odessa on the 9Th day OF Oct)bsr. Prince Cor
csakc reports that the force consists Of eight chips
OF the line twenty seven steamers, and one other ves-
sell No news OF the bombardment had bssn received
no TO the latest dates but expected Immediately
Odessa sirce the destruction OF he corn p)rs N the
sos of Azo has formed the chief if not the cole means
Of support of the Russian army IN the Crimes. Toe
Fmueror of Russia and suite arrived az Odessa on the
900 of September but left again the mex; day for Nc
olaeff 10 attend a council OF war.
RUSSIAN Losses.
The IurGiide Russo gives & detailed sccount o. The
loses of the Russian garrison or the IN ot SepeIn
ber az follows: killed, 1854; wounded, O,e con
tusoDs, 1905; mssine, l,i5+-iotai' II, 'VI. Inc
same journal states that the Russians ost 300 men
on the 10th Of August, and 1000 Den per day every
Cay UP 10 September s. Thus Houlf apes lhst
the losses of the garrison for he last three weeks ~
tie siege amounted TO b 900 men, inesPecavey oil
disease.
THE DANUBE.
According to The Constantinope JoarHdi me COM
meDder Of tie Turki-h army on the Danube ses re-
ceyed Instructions 10 provide Iatioas fox iosiy or nj!