Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-01-25
THE EUROPEAN WAX
PROGRESS OF rHE SIEGE.


DFo. I2-wea,hsr frOsty. False alarm al
sNel O'eiocS ~ h norning. The Russians
arr said ta he gathering aud threat ning the
British right hsnk At lnkrlmah. The British
continue To construct Iroog reduubts 4hsre -
Duting the day the Russians conveyed car
90 CONVOY Into SevsHopo!.
Dec. l3-P general alarm at one o'clock. A.
n Heavy firing heard along the Frrheh line.
An attack on the British was repulsed in three
quarters Of an hour.
Dee. IS 6-Svvrre fighting in the night A
sortie Was repused by the French.
D,c 10 NOlhing important. Gen. Adams
did Of hIS wounds.
De aI-[Oficial from General Canro.
bert. IA 2 A n the Russians, after having
made sorlIe on The third pararl Of the Brit
ish. who vigorously rPulsed them, made a
demonstration upun the center and left the
French works. Rrcrived by heavy FIRE. the
Russians Withdrew, pursued by The French al
the point OF the bayon,t. Their loss was con-
siderable.
Dee 22- The Paris Monileur publishes sn
official despatch from Gen. CanrO eat. that not
outstanding the bad weather The siege works
continue; The French and British cooperating
kindly. Scarrly night passes without some
point Of the French lines being attacked bv
sorlies. which generally cos The ssssilSnIs
dear. corps of volunteers is organized 10
watch the approach to The works at night, al .
n corps Of volunteers. rife French IirAlvurs to
watch by day. The French works nov extend
to the bottom Of the Quarantine Bay. he
enemy warmly dispute every inch, and the rock
5 has to be followed out yet. The works ad-
, vance steadily. Il reconnaissance reports that
there are only pickels on the left bank OF the
1e ena the main Russians army having mo.
vel probably towards Eupaloria The officers
of Sevastopol garrison ale to have each muntI s
service rrckouvd at year The Cars sons,
Michael and Nicholas, were to remove to the
Crimea on the 7th.
/. Dec q3 - Admiral HAmelin telegraph. that
r O0 French had arrived to the camp between
=, the IS h md 20th, besides Others at onSlan-
nople. The Admiral says: Attempts at sor
ties take place every night, but the Russians
e are always vigorously rrpulsed The French
e on the 92d had only l,4OO wounded and i.SJC
e 81 k.
Dee. &C. Menschikof ttlegraps that between
the 20h and 26h of December. nothing re,
: markable had occurred, with the exception o.
. lWb sOIlltb Vt bHt %iNg hHO Oiip "
4 officers and thirty three soldiers were taken
y prisoners, and conside rabe number killed.
In cons, qurnce OF bad weather the siege opera
tons progre ssed slowly,
!, Dec. 28--C0nsidrrable Russian reinforce
= menls reached Odessa Admirals Dundas and
y Ham IN were n Coustanlinoplr, on their WAY
home Admirals l., ons and bruat are ut pres
ent in command OF the fleets. Lord Cardigan
II has lett for England Gen. Sir DE Lacy Evans
has resigned in disgust
Cons annople news says that the siege
y works have advanced 80 far that direct commu
}, nlcalions were prevented between The garrison
J. Of SevastOpol and the Russian forces near
q BaIakava, to when PROVISIONS could only be
sent by roundabout paths along the coast
: Although the works Of attack were in very
n forward state the correspondent of the Pres e
e believes that nothing serious can be attempted
n against SevastopOi before he 18Th OF J"nu-
=. arv.
The Paris Moniteur announces that the Turk
> ish government shows great di iGencr in provi
= ding supplies of ammunition and shipping re-
IS pairs 10 tho allies.