, 1855-02-03
End Attack on SebaStopol!
NO QUARTER TO WO UNDEDi

! W. Y L an Eh ~ OWOUNDEOI
RG- SrUARr's, Express arrived at this
place on Monday night last, bringing Us
Oregon dates up to Jan. 2sth, and from
the Atlantic side as late ns Dec. 20.
The news brought by the steamer " Pa
cifc," to New York, bringing dates from
Liverpool will be found highly interesting.
From file of the San Francisco Herald, .
up to Jau goth, we copy the most Of the =
important European news. 7f.u
The Britsd Parliament was about to be
convened, when, it is supposed, matters Of
great Importance will be discussed, touch
ing the present war in the Crimea arrl, Z
This news is the most important We have
received for long time Austria has at
length taken sides with the Allies, and has
signed definite treaty Of Alliance with
both France and England a1t
1t stated on authority of reliable Eng
lish and French sources, that the treaty Of
Alliance between Austria and the Western
Powers has been signed Also that trea-
ty of Alliance has been signed at Vienna
by the Plcnipoteutiaries Of Austria, France
and England. .........-.
The Moniteur publishes news from the
Headquarters before Sebastopol, to Nov.
22d. The English rihemen held the ad-
vantage in an encounter with o Russian
corps on the night Of Nov 2lst. The Al.
lies were confident Of success. n, ,s,f..'.',s
A telegraphic despatch from st. Peters
burg announces that up to the 24sh Of No..
yember no change had taken place in the
state of affairs before SebastopoLl The
fire of the besiegers was kept up, but feebly.
/ The Journal de COnstaniinople states that
the Ottoman army Of the Danube was to,
advance by forced marches to the Pruth,.,
enter Bessarabia and attack the Russians.
Thirty thousand men under Achmet Pacha,,
| formerly Of Kalafat, aud now a Marshal,
march to Babadagh to guard the Danube,
/ Iskander .Bey, "the brayest Of the brave
commands the vanguard Of 5000 men, and
is going to destroy the Russians works at
Ismail The main body Of he Turkish ar,
my under Omer Pacha, and composed Of
about 6S 900, was awaiting the cessation,
of the rains, to march upon the Pruth, 9lH
The same Journal says the Porte Is send
10000 troops from cchstautihople, 1sand
two regiments from Varna, 70 the Crimea,
On the 18th, numerous steamers and trans.
ports arrived in the Bosphorhs from Eng
land with reinforcements. ~. ~,
/ Large numbers Of wooden barracks or
houses have been shipped from England
for the Crimea. Similar strnctnres are be-.
ing prepared at Gallipoli, in Turkey. They
are provided With stoves, and every thing ,
requisite to make them comfortable. Am
pie supplies of winter clothing arc on their
way to Balaklaya, !, =
CONVENTION oFTHE FREScH PARLIAxESr,
The French Senate and Corps Leglsla7
tif have been summoned to assemble beipre
their usual tims Of meeting, with the yieEs
it is said, of expediting the new. levies.. soI
Since the terrible battle Of Inkerman, on
November 5th, when the Allies lost .4O00
and the Russians 10, 1000, neither party had
been in acondition to resume active hos
tilities. go ar 5fq3 gsb 4, -sl,sO
Prince MenchikofE, writing on Noypm-
Der 10th, reports that the besiegers' works
were, suspended, and their bombardmepk
which had been gradually slackeniBg, bad
almost entirely ceased on the 18th. The
Intelligence is telegraphed rie Warsaw.
Raglan has been raised to the rank Of
Field Marshal. He was everywhere; 50
was Conrobert, in the hottest OF the fight
Their escape was miraculous. Conrohert
was slightly wounded. The loss Of tho
French was 1875 killed and wounded-lss,s
The Petersburg Gazette gives the Rus
sian loss at 206l killed and 579l wounded.
The Russians, however, found dead on, tho
field over 5000. SO the statement Is under
rated. ~ rf -.. t,iI .sfii.. .lo4 u5iiai.r
General Strangways was killed at tho
battle of Inkermann, by piece Of o shell,
which struck and burst IN Col. Ponlet
Somerset's horse, close to Lord Raglan M
Also Col. Swyny, 1t Dowling, Major
Whine, Brigadier GOldie, Major Townsend.
lin all 40 commissioned officers, ,1,a5s,
Total-43 officers, 80 sergeants, drum
mers, 338 rank and Gle killed; l03 olicers,.
lag seargeants, II drummers,, !, ,Tl0 rank
and file wounded officer 8 sergeantSy
l9l rank and file missing osa. baag
Killed. d...,.,....... aoS ID boa. ss.u1
Wounded ..,,.. l,y9S 5lsa,. 20
Missing, ..........l 1s1r--1,oVo tf
The French lost 4, ,026, killed and woun-
ded. l. li.st.sg sgi5
A telegraph dispatch from Berlin, pub-
lished in the London papers, says that the
RusSion Invalide announces officially the
Russian loss on the 9th of November, TO
be 42 officers and 2,969 men killed, and
206 officers and 5,79l men wounded, Civ
ing the total Of 5000 killed and wounded.