Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-01-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival of the Asia.

The Asia, which left Liverpool the o3e
w.t., reached Halifax the Sd inst. W,
give the htest news.
MARssLLEs. The Indus, from Cons,an.
Gnople, has arrived with dates of tn,
10th. The Indus brings accounts from
Balaklava TO the Sth.
The flandiner and a second Russian
steamship arrived on the 9Th on the
French flank, outside the quarantine for
and opened fire.
The Valorous,the Terrible and a
French steamer, compelled them to pu,
back under the bi,teries. The French
repealed the continued saIlies of the Rss.
slams.
The 9th aud Goth regiments aud a
par, oil the 9th, had arrived since til,
4ih.
Gen Pennefa,her was i'll at Baaklava
Lord Cardigan has lief, for England
The following despatch from Admiral
llaml'n, sarrear. in yesterdays Moni
teur;-
"KAM,sR BAY. Dec l2,h.- 4 severe
cannonade has been going on. Two sor
ties Of the Russians have been repulsed.
The enemy was received by well sus-
t,ined FIRE Of muske,ry.-1'hey were
driven back at the point Of the bayonet.
AUSTRIA ann Russia. A letter from
Jassy, OF the 9th. in The Augsburg
Gazette. says the great activity has beer
perceptble amoug the Austrian troops o
occupation. some regiments having adj
vanced to the fortified points Of the Sc
reth, and extended their advanced posts
even as, far as the Pruth.
The following important statement
is frem Lord John Russels's speech:
Ny belief is that, although no, contain.
ed in the literal terms Of the trevty
Austria will find, that as We do not pro.
pose to leave her great and powerful
state, aud only to demand securities
which are as necessary for Austria as they
are for Englnnd aud France, unless Rms
STA shall consent to such fair and moder.
ate terms it will be our duty to repose
whenever Minister Of the Emperor
shall declare he is directed to enter iute
negotiations. say. il these terms are
no, accepted BY the Emberor Of Russia
anticipate we shall have before the ope
ming Of another campaign the alliance o
Austria with us on the offensive and de.
tensile.
Dec. 18th. A Russian despatch state.
III at to the 18th nothing OF importanc,
had occurred before Sebas.opol. Som,
small sor,ies had been success ful, in one
OF which the Russians captured some
small monats and spiked others larger.
The FIRE Of the Allies continued feeble
General prospects Of the Russian de
fences on The south are estimated at one
hundred gun stronger than when the
seige begun. On the other hand. The
British have erected very powerful new
battery not yas opened, on the eminenct
north Of the rally of Inker,nann, ant
commanding every house in Sebastopol
besides being another step towards com
plete inves.uve Of the place.
Since the siege began. twenty Dsitish
have deserted 10 the Russians.
Russian dessrters say provisions and
ammunition are becomeing scarce in Sc
bastopol. but no famine for either.
II was observed that the Russians
were arming their ships in Sebastopol
harbor. probably to attempt surps 'se by
sea.
Gen. Liprandi is depri we'd Of command
for a fauI, command at lu Ike rmann battle
DANUBE. 5000 French reached Con-
s,antinople On the 8,h. on their way to the
Crin'ea. The contingent. Of Omar Pasha' S
force 10 be sent to the Crimea, is now
called $4,000. Omar will embark uext
week.
Generals Guyon' Haslan, Pasha and
ten Polish staff officers are ordered from
Asia for the Crimea.
BALTIC, -As soon as The English feet
Withdrew from the Gulf Of Finland, Rus.
sian Admiral TMinoG put to sea from
Sweaborg, Oct. Sis,, and s,ea med a. far
IA DaUoe