Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-03-22
THREE DAYS LATER EROM ENGLAND.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
Death of the Emperor Of Russia.
Great Excitement i'm Europe.
Loss Of a French .Frigate with 500 Lives.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM CHINA.
COMMANDMENT OF SHANGHAI BY THE
FRENCH FLEET.
Great Excitement i'm Europe.
Loss of a French Frigate with 500 Live
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM CHINA.
H. LlFAx, March Is.

H.LlFAx, March Is.
The Steamer A frica, with advices from
Liverpool TO Saturday the third inst, has ar
rived at this port.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The news from 1.-THE seat OF war contains
nothing Of interest.
The Emperor Nicholas is dead; he expired
suddenly at one O'Clock OIL Friday Morning, the
second Of March inst. The event was an
%nounced in the English House Of Lords, on
Friday evening by Lord Clarendon, and in the
Commons, by the Lord Palinerston, producing
the MIST intense excitement. Surmises were
ahoat that he was assassinated, butt is thought
lie died of apoplexy, after an attack of infu.
enza. His illness was known in England be-
fore the news of his death arrived, and also
The fact that his physician had given him up.
The effect which the event produced upon
political Affairs was not known, Of course when
the Africa sailed, as.the news only reached
London The evening previous.
The expectations Of peace were stronger in
England. The Pence Con ference was 10 open
at Vienna on the 9th inst. Prussia seemed
more in favor Of the allies. ..
The Africa arrived at Harifax at one O'Clock
this afternoon.
The alvices from the Crimea are Of the same
tenor as heretofore. '
On the night Of the 18th, the Russians made
a Sortie, in which four Frenchmen were kill.
ed. In another night Sortie on the 45th, the
French lost thirty FIVE.
On the 18th the condition OF the French was
reported excellent.
1t was rumored SebaStopol would be invest
ed on the North side.
Admiral Brual telegraphs the following:
K~AMEscHBAY, Feb. 20.
"On the 18th inst, Eupatoria was attack
ed on the Eastern side, with seventy pieces of
artillery and six Regiments of cavalry under
Gen. Korff, and twelve Regiments OF infantry,
consisting OF 25,O00 men, under Asten Sack
en-. The battle lasted from five O o'clock in the
morning, until len o'clock. The Russians
were Vigorously repulsed. The Turks had
lightweight killed; and two hundred and fifty
wounded, and lost seventy horses. Selim
Pasha and Col. Ruston Bay, were killed, and
eighteen French were killed on shipboard ,du-
ring the engagement. The attack was moi
by the Russians. The steamer aneh-
ored in The Rroadstead, contributed greatly to
the defense of the town. Admiral Lyons and
Baul sent six steamers to Eupatoria."
.uI Signed, BRUAL
SECOND DISPATCH.
EUPAToRIA, Feb. 81.
Since the affair OF the l7th, the Russians
have not made any new attempt on Eupatoria.
To-day, columns Of Infantry, and trans, and
wagons, were seen leaving the vicinity Of the
town, and going in the direction of Simphorf
ophaI. Many villages in the neighborhodd o.
this place are still in flames. More guns had
been landed, and ad ii,ional forces are build,
ing deiences. d
Signed, DEMoNTE LEWIS.
Commander OF Steamer. Velora.
Letters say the battle consisted mainly in
a heavy fire Of artillery under cover. The