The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-11-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
P 3 r EKOP THREATEN ED.
ACTIVITY ON THE DANUBE.
Arrival of the Africa.

NEW YORK, Oct. "a.
| 3 The sCunard steamer Africa arrived at
Halifax this morning from Liverpool
Liverpool dates are to the 18th inst, one
week later than by the Atlantic.
The steamship Herman left Southampton
for New York on the 10th. .s-.sss-.s.
The news by this arrival is of high i'm
portance in commercial sense, but other
wise of httle interest.
No change in affairs at Sebastopol except
an occasional interchange of shots; every
thing was quiet. Q SIS e ls.dafatf
The Allies were threatening Perekop and
were manifesting some activity on the Dan
ube. 1asSfs@ s as g t3Ass-' - 4'e' ?, s''e-
The news of the bcmbardment of Odessa
by the Allied feet is daily looked for.
A slight engagement had taken place near
kertchkoff, and resulted in favor of the
Allies. -a 1e.a- - -A'f'1 q -'.- -''
News from Asia ,lnimportant. 5ra --
The Turks still hold out at Kars, although
closely invested much distressed for provis-
ions.
From the scat of war there is nothing de-
cisive. AT Sebastopol matters are quiet
Ten thousand of the Allied troops were ems
ployed in making road from Balaklaya to
the Allied camp at SebaStOpOl. .--.-,rr
Frankfort paper asserts that the Rus
sian army had been withdrawn from the
plateau on the north side of Sebastopol to-
wards the heights of Balec, and that only
few thousand now garrison the northern
forts in the neighborhood of Nickoloff, where
45 QUO men are concentrated. '-
| The Allied fleet before Odessa consisted Of
eight ships OF the line, and q steamers, and
came to anchor Oct 8.
| The Emperor of Russia arrived at Odessa
Sept. 22d, but left the next day for Nick
Olof to attend council of war.
Detailed accounts in the Inyalide De Russo
state that the Russian losses for three weeks
previous to the fall of Sebastopol, were
$4,000 men, not counting deaths by disease
Rations had been ordered to the Danube
for 10000 French troops expected to arrive
at Silestria about the end of October.
The Turks had 400 killed and Ali Pacha
was taken prisoner. ' @s'
The Turkish garrison at Kars was reduced
to the greatest extremity. ys t.s e.
Omar Pacha was advancing from Ratoun
to attempt to raise the siege. ,lg
| The BALTIC The Russians were re-
pairing Sweaborg with great activity. Ac-
counts of the bombardment of Riga state
that the battery at the mouth of the Duna
suffered very little, but that at Balen was
injured much.
TIE -tnslo-Turkish Contingent had been
dered to Shumla.
A British feet of five ships had been sent
to the coast of Italy, proceeding first to the
Bay of Naples. .....-..
Austria has issued circular to its repre-
sentatives, which says, Although Prussia
is at liberty to act as mediator, at present ii
is not proper time and the Western
Powers must follow up their advantage, with
no treaty with Russia till she is expelled
from the Crimea." Sc, .-
Gen. Monlabieff announces successful
engagement between the Cossack military
and dragons and some Turkish cavalry and
bashibasuuks, nearly 5000 strong.
DENMARK.-lt is announced that the Dan
ish Government has invited all the maritime
powers to unite, the United States included,
to meet in conference at Copenhagen, to set
tic the question of the Sound Dues.
GREEcE.-Thc Ministry has resigned and
O new one was formed.