Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-01-05
SEVEN DAYS
LATERFROM EUROPE.
Arrival OF THE ASIA.
HALIFAX, Jan. 8.

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seni-official despatch states that Prussia has
expressed her determination not to adhere to
the triple treaty, but will renew negotiations
with France and England on her own account.
In continuation of this, as it were, Baron Use
dom has already arrived in London, charged
with a special message from Prussia.
Speech Of Lord John RusseH.-The following
| important statement is taken from Lord John
RLssel's speech last night =" My belief is,
that although not contained in the literal terms
of the treaty, Austria will find that as we do
not propose to diminish the territory OF Rus
STA, but to leave her great and powerful
State, and only to demand securities which
are as necessary 10 Austria as they are to Eng
| land and France, unless Russia shall consent
| 10 such fair and moderate terms as it will be
| our duty to propose. wheneveb minister of
| the Emperor of Russia shall declare he is di-
/ rected to enter into Negotiations If l say,
terms ale not accepted by Russia, l antic-
| pate that we shall have, before the opening of
the next campaign, the alliance of Austria
with US, offensive and defensive.
From SEBAsToPoL.-We resume the diary
from this quarter
Nov. 25.-ILe correspondent ofthe London
Times writes The siege has been for many
days practically suspended-our batteries are
! used up and silent-and our army are much
|
and watchings, vet and storms, to which they
have been SO necessarily exposed. The Rus.
slams know this well enough. The relaxation
Of our fire is self-evident but our army,
| though weakened by sickness, is still equal to
| the task of holding its position, and to iRhlct
| chastisement on all assailants that may ven.
ture to attack them. Last night there was a
| brisk affair between the Chasseurs de Vim
cennes and the Russian rifemen, in front of
the Flagstaff Battery earth works, in which
the Russians dispelled all myths concerning
their want of powder aud balls, by most tire.
mendous cannonades, assaults and counter
assaults, continued amid furious fire which
! lighted up the skies with sheets of fame, from
nine o'clock at night till four o. clock next
morning The French uctually penetrated
behind their entertainments. and established
themselves for time within the enciente, but
as no preparations had been made for a gener.
al assault they withdrew. Yolleys of musket-
~ and salvos of cannon reared through the
camp during the whole night ; but few lost
| their rest in consequence, for these affairs are
now of nightly occurrence.
Nov. %. The fight between the French
| Chasseurs and the Russian rifemen, aided by
! artillery, was renewed last night, as usual
! The object of contention is a mud fort,
near the Quarantine Battery, which the French
| persist in holding, although, as far as can
| see, it is useless. Preparations for the renew
al of general bombardment are proceeding
| from day to day. The great obstacle is the
| bad state of the roads.
Nov. II, Nothing occurred to- day.
| Nov. %. During the day, the Russian fire
upon the British lines has been at the rate OF
one gun every minutes. The English look
| out man cries, "Fort Redan," or "Garden
Battery" when plump comes a ball, and slap
| goes another in answer. But the fire on the
! French lines is kept up in more lively man
ner. and with some effect upon their earth.
works and parallels. Every night, at nine
| O'Clock, the Flagstaff, Quarantine, and Wall
batteries open furious cannonades, which last
from twenty five to forty five minutes as hard
| and fast as the men can load the guns, right
into the French lines, and then follows in
stantly, sally, the result of which is invari-
able. The Russians push strong column
out of the place, rush towards the first line,
drive i'll the pickets aud rihemen, get up to
the first parallel, are received as they advance
| by the French covering parties with deadly
| fire. They halt and fire i'll RETURN are charged
by the French, who rout and pursue them into
the town, but are obliged to retire by the flank
fire of the batteries ana street guns. In this
way the French lose forty Or fifty men, but
the loss OF the Russians in these sorties must
be considerable, III these alertes. Frequently
they repeat these performances about day
! break.
Nov. 29.-We have storms of wind and
rain to day. The Russians have much
strengthened their defences, have scarped the
ground in front of their batteries, and con-
structed strong abAttis in fl ont of their lines.
The fire of the allies has continued feeble
The general prospects on the south side are
that the Russians mount 100 guns more than
when the siege commenced. On the contra
| ~, the British have erected a very powerful
new battery on the eminence north of the
Valley of lnkernann, and commanding eve.
ry house in Sebastopol Its fire has not vet
opened This is another and a great step to.
wards the complete investment of the place
Since iho siege began, 20 British soldiers have
deserted to theRussians. Russian deserters saw
provisions and ammunition are becoming
scarce in Sebastopol, but there is no famine
for either. 70 day it was observed that the
Russians were arIning their ships in the
harbor, probably intending to attempt sur
prise 1y sea-
Gen. Liprandi has been deprived of his
command, Tor fault committed at Inkermann,
on the 9Th of November.
The DANUBE.-500O French troops reached
Constantinople on the Sth on their way to the
Crimea.
AUSTRIA AND RUssIA-A letter from Jassy.
dated the 9th, in the Augsburg Gazette. saws
that great activity has been visible among the
Austrian troops of occupation, some regi
ments having advanced to the fortified points
of the Sereth, and extended them, They had
also advanced their posts even as far as the
| Pruth.
LATEST NEws.- Mar8eilles, Thursday-noou.
The Indus has arrived from Constantine
pie with dates to the 10th of December
She brings intelligence from Balaclava to the
Sth.
| On the 9Th, the Russian war steamer Vlad
inner. and another steamer unknown, came out
Of Sebastopol, and took up position off the
| Quarantine Fort, commanding the flank of
the French land force, and opened a fire, bur
the English steamers Valorous and Terrible.
and French steamer bore down upon them
aud compelled them to re enter the harbor.
protected by the Russian batteries.
The Russians were making Continuous sal
lies against TIE French positions, but were, at
all times, promptly repulsed.
The 9th, Goth, and part of 3lth British req
iments, had landed since the 4th.
AREA OF THE STATES AND TERR1roRIEs OF
THE UNITED STATEs.-According TO the CEN
sus report, the area of the United States and
Territories is 1886, l66 square miles. The fol-
lowing table. from that document but trans
posed so as to give each its proper rank, shows
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