True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-01-04
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ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
ONE WEEK LATER DATES.

HALIFAX, Jan. 3.-The Asia arrived, !
with one week later news.
LIvERPoOL-Milligan 4 Co. reports n. !
o. Cotton fair at 81; middling 5; Upland
fair 81; middling AZ. The markets had
partially recovered from previous decline,
and closed unchanged Export for fair
Upland, which shows a decline of I'D
Sales of the week II 900 bales, of which
exporters took $4,000, and spectators.
Accounts from Manchester state prices
a shade better. Transactions in Flour
small, butprices firm, Western Canal 43s.;
good Ohio 46s. Wheat unchanged. Corn
advanced 3D.; Western yellow AIS; Wcs-
tern white 45s. Lard declined; sales at
53s. Beef unchanged.
Affairs at Sevastopol UNCHANGED. prus-
sia has sent a special envoy to London to
treat.
The Foreign Enlistment Bill has ava
kcned angry discussions in Parliament.
Russia declines to join the triple ALI
ancc, but has sent Baron Antcdom as a
special envoy to London to establish conli-
tion' forS special treaty with E"@I""dond
France
Affairs remain unchanged before Scyas-
to1ol, The weather has been very bad,
and much sickness prevails
The Russians maEe frequent sortcs from
Scyastopol, chiefly against the French.
Rcinforcemcnts continue 10 arrive for
both allied armies, but the roads are al
most impa$sablc.
President Pierccs message had been
read, but attracted little attention,
Observation-Disclosures, Dee. S.-Blad.
inner and another Russian steamer arrived
on the 9th, outside of the quarantine fort
and opened Il fire ON the French flank, but
the allied vessels compelled them torctrea'
under the batteries Of the fort
Lord Cardigan had left the Crimca.
ENGLAND.--Thc Monitcur publishes th'
following from Admiral EIamln:
KANGoH BAY, Dec IA severe
camnonadc has been going on, and two sor
ties rcpulscd at the point Of the bayonct.
after an obstinate struggle.
e JASSY, Zee 9.-Thc Augsburg Gazctt
4 reports great activity among the Austria
troops Of occupation. Some regiments ha
> advanced to for;ify points on Scrcth, an
+ cxtcndcdadvmced posts as faras the I'rutl
+ Lord John Russell has made a spcccl
v in which he announces lhc alliance wit
e Austria oGcn#iyc and defensive before tn
opening Of the next campaign.
The correspondent Of the London Time
of the 23d, at Sevastopol, gives a gloom
" picture of tic allies. The siege is pract
l., cally suspended; batteries used up; arm
9. exhausted, but quite able to hold their p
o. o. sitiou and chastise their assailants.
y desperate affair occurred between the Cha
sours De Vincennes and the Russian rift
= men, lasting : hours. On the night of Il
: 222d, the French penetrated behind Il
* outer cntrcnchmcnts, established thcr
err selves for time within cncicnt; but
there was no preparation for general a
sault, withdrew.
November 2Gth, another conflict by Il
j. same party. Preparations fora renewal
" a general bombarlmcnt progressing; Pot
. quiet, 18th and 10Th desperate sorti
made by the Russians, upon the Frenc
e, but they were rcpulsod with consilcra(
tie loss on both sides. The Russian dofcnC
- are much strengthened. Storm and IA
A during the 18th; a sortie was made on t
e, French by the Russians, 2o00 strong
en- The French, 100 strong, silently mount
e. the parapot, and with their batteries rec
we'd the Russians with Il deadly volley, a
b, lcaping down attacked them beyond, a
Ms compelled them to retreat.