Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-11-02
Furtign Nfms.
One Week later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
No erem Of importance in The Crimea.


HALIFAX, 24th.
The Africa arrived here this morning
Her dates from Liverpool are to the 18th
inst. The news by this arrival is in the
commercial sense, highly important, but 9TH
erwise there is but little of interest. Affairs
at Sebastopol had undergone no change
Except an occasional firing Of shots, every
thing was quiet.
The Allies we're threatening Perekop and
we're also manitesting some activity on the
i Danube. News Of the bombardment Of
Odessa by the Allied fleet was daily looked
for.
A slight engagement had taken place
near Kertscop and resulted in favor Of the
allies.
The Turks still held out at Cars, although
closely invested and much distressed for
provisions.
The cotton market exhibited almost pam
ic, and prices were fully three farthings
lower. Breadstuhs had slightly adva need.
A letter from Vienna states that several
bankers there give credence to the rumor
that Russia Is contracting loan IN North
America and that the negotiations are likely
| concluded.
| Marseilles ndvices of the 10th state that
exertion TO reinforce the army in the Crimea.
/ A letter from Sebastopol, in the Frankfort
Gazette, states that the sunken Russian
ships can be raised without diff Guilty, as the
Russians closed them in every part but one,
and then attached hose to the hnlls, so that
the water could be pumped out when requir-
ed. The letter recommends that divers
should be employed to seek for the hose to
draw off the water, and enable the ships TO
rise.
LATEST.
The ndrGnce of the Allies on PereLop.-
A despatch from Prince Gortschakof, dated
Oct. 9th, received at st. Petersburg, states
that the enemy had advanced from Eupatora,
aud threatened Pcrekop, but had retired on
meeting the advanced post of the Russian
left flank. Sixteen battalions of the Rus
SLAMS were thrown into disorder.
Retirement of he Notwithstanding
to the Frankfort Post Zeitung, the body Of
the Russian army has been withdrawn from
the plateau on the north side of Sebastopol,
towards the Heights of the Balbec; only
few thousand men now garrison the northern
forts.
Ia the neighborhood OF Nicolaef some
$4,000 men are concentrated, $4,000 Of
whom belong to the newly raised military.
a British Fleet sent 10 The Coast Of Haiy.--
Her Majesty's ships Rodney, Albion, Lon
don. Leander and Wasp have received or
ders to proceed, under the command Of Ad-
miral Stopford, to the coast of Italy. They
will commence their mission, il is said, in
the Bay of Naples.
Filling up The Trenches.-A letter from
Sebastopol, in the Marselles Journal, says,
one of the orders which has been executed
4. ...tt. 81. II.
that of filling up the trenches It is stated
that the troops regard their prospects so ia
vorably, that a great number of the soldiers
of the class of ls47, who may now quit the
service, do not wish to do so.
anticipated Bombardment Of Odessa
The Allied fleet, which, according to the
last news, had sailed on secret expedition
from Sebastopol, anchored off Odessa on the
9Th of Oct. Prince Gortschakoff reports 8
ships of. the-line, 81 steamers, and other ves-
sells. No news of the bombardment had
been received, up to the latest dates, but it
was expected Immediately.
Odessa, since the destruction Of the corn
ports in the Sea Of Azof, has formed the
chief, if not the sole means of support of the
Russian army in the Crimea.
The Emperor of Russia and suite arrived
at Odessa on the 22d ult., but left again the
next dav. for Nicolaef. IN attend n counc,l NJ
war.
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,;,as Je,siIad acconn, 81 he pnss;an
s..t,or ~ sahas,oso, 49, ., 49, 81, - 60
TENDER, as follows KILLED Woun-
ded 605s; Contusions-l205; Missing
1854. Total--il,70l.
The same Journal states that the Russians
lost 1900 men on the 10th of August, and
: 1000 men per day up to Sept. 5tl. Yhus it
, would appear that the losses of the garrison
for the last three weeks of the siege amount
ed to $4,000 men, irrespective Of disease.
, The Misunderstanding 10 the Journal
! de Constaniinopie. the commander OF the
Turkish army on the Danube hss received
/ Instructions 10 provide rations for 40 or
/ $1,000 French troops, who are to arrive at
sillsiria about the end of October.
A telcgraphic despatch from Constantine
pie states that tae Anglo Turkish contingent
has also received orders to proceed to
7 Schunlla.
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: The Baltic.-The Russians are repairing