The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-07 00:00:00

TUEsD AY ,

NOVEMBER 7, 1854•

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A French military paper, the Moniteur de 1 0"'"
contains the following account of the allies' workssobl,e„f:;:ef
Sebastopol :—" We have before us a sketch of the
circumvallation executed by the army now engage.lie ),Ir
siege of Sebastopol, and, without pretending
.tiie Fipscerihe
readers a perfectly correct idea of them, we Iviu "ijectel
them as summarily as possible. It must first be reco „
that the place is not defended on the side a the atqwit,K;
regular works. The southern side being lined
accessible rocks, the engineers charged with fornISZ
tSehabtasdtiorpecotlionnev. never derreeamistcoonfsetqhueenposstlyibility of 3 landill? tie
properly speaking. The town, hcrwever,
that side by a crenellated wall, with a ditch and sole the
vaned earthworks, hastily thrown up, and and
garrison has actively laboured to complete since the the
manceuvre by which, after the battle of the Abna' the
allied troops moved from the north to the south of
place. At some distance in front of those- works st 3
three large towers, faced with ommunicating
masonry, c „
together by works provided with bastions, formiegL, t.
of imperfect half-moon. The ortionnilitheieecitnie.l:int3he
tacked by the allied army containsp the barrack a,11;„ the
prison, situate at its highest point. To the eas/ " -
the 5"
harbour, and beyond it the quarter inhabited by
men, against which the English attack is Part'll -tto,
is protectedaoda,
directed. To the west are a cemetery and the lazare
opposite the French line of attack. The three towersp
in advance of those positions, and it is on them theifir;ri of
our batteries must first be. brought to bear. hehieoh
circumvallation forms a sort of semicircle, the left of oat
rests on the bay of Chersonese; where we land'. sys,
isniegnedvinanateekdoefl.thTe hreoaridghbyt extends theyriver Tcherep
on
Balalaava when it turned the city:. Indepennidaernetilbe'cleft-le
half-moon formed by the towers, the French aria;
ia
however;ehraev cetetde fsoi iraei
otT ThC:dt
protecthe
defence
nf oerettsho
feo ft
shAoeul
placeet xha,rs Alexander
orei
tat
ined
sea t he
side.Q i
cowry
to sileneutheir fire. It results, from iatillytalhebienfnoercneaa,r%l
we can gather, that the task undertatieu by the al'ir
army, so &arm being as easy as some persons erroaeoutsi;
fancied, is attlnded with obstacles which will enhance II
merit of the' success, for success is infigible With slic
brave and ably commanded troops

steamer
The Times' of Thursday says:—" The Diitill2,Bl,- sscl
Trent left the' coast of the Crimea on the' 740,'",;ce 3
arrived on the- following day at Varna,- w°°„" the
despatch, sent for transmission by telegraPh ~-"vere"
nearest station, reached the French and Engraft b'f the
ments yesterday. Cristo. the time of the departure °
ivitli
Trent the siege area' bombardment were going'°7lo( the
regularity and success; So heavy had been the ffe, in
besieging batteries, and so terrible was the 1055,„." 'to be
the town of Sebastoal; that the air was rePonif tbi.4
tainted by the dead who had fallen in defence gpoa
devoted fortress. Gum.* had been brought to 03'
some of the gates, and'Adinirat Nachimoff had been sbe
by the fragment of a shell. If this last circumsys'
confirmed, it is remarkable that the two chief officecraa
the Russian navy who plAnnect and executed the stt',o,gei
Sinope should have expiated' within one year that oil',
irif.
which gave so terrible an impulse totfhe ravages °f t 1115,4011:,
We cannot tell what amount of confidence is to be lora,
to the report circulated: at' Constantinople, tbit" ar
Raglan had expressed his•-opinion at a council of 'co an,
favour of a prolonged bombardment in preference
immediate assault, but there ureninny obvious ressc'eci the
favour of the former course. Iraving accolnPli'ild their
prodigious labour of conveying-the heavy guns and fire
ammunition to our batteries;'-and'opened a success';,tios
on Sebastopol, the reduction' of 'the-place only s „clsl,' verl
of time, and these operations.are carried on lilt,
inconsiderable losses to the. anti& forces. An asss°,,,eo,
the contrary, though it mightlead4o more raPid ,s:l„;the
would east innumerable lives, and: materially Ives:i.e.-oe'
besteging armies. Sebastopol' occupied and ue, t
not-merely by the ordinary garrlson,of a. fortress, ,utclisad-
auarmy. These troops are placed' a. very great t fie
f
vantage so long as they are exposed to theioces„,'-:tes
of our batteries, for it is impossible that the ca!F";,i the
the forts should be sufficient* - extensiVe ta su°.`-der.
shelter; but in an assault their numbers and the,,,Vhe
ration would render them formidable enemies. 34510':
tinuance of the siege is so far- advtantageons• to Oleo
armies, that it must exhaust and destroy theres°lo,:e
the Russians in the Crimea infinitely more than thrice
the Fieneh and English camps-: Nit it must beery
mind that the fall of SebastopirVidoes not`rxecesos'faiell"
minate. the contest in the Crimea;, even at the
time; :and that the army of the allies, which will
trust, enter the place, has also to hold it against rein'
sibilitpof an attack by the enemy,, whose hoss'nbere"
forcements are said to be on the way, and who-nrsY
fore be able to undertake with fresh troops. %able'
campaign. Such a contingency may not be verY ~,pfar
but it one against which the Cornmanders-iikciusi;, 01
bound. to provide, and on this account,- as we,litless
motives-of humanity and prudence, they wi:l tw- 0031
husband: as much as possible the strength of 1,.,3111'
which has- already been so much` reduced by cs3°'"'lie', an
disease:- Eventually, if the place does not capitos_ bat•
assault will, of course, be mad,e, but not until, y.t. Can
teries haves been advanced to tNe, nearest pointolll*iles
be reached before the walls, and,thelorce of ourfaae
brcsaght within the shortest possible range. -;z:
therefore; the interval which has elapsed since tu,e -bees
of despatches is painfully lona.; and the delay, ocreach
aggravated by the non-arrival of the Euphrates,,_
mail steamer, which was due at Marseilles on Frisliight
the proerese of the operations, is not slowerthau ,ches
The trnotic;
be anticipated in a siege of suchalagnitude.
were opened on the 13th, the fire began at a-Veil:11401T
range on-the 17th, and the approaches have to be t 9 is
forward through difficult ground to fresh ledginu:hieff
carreachiea on by succeeding
night
thtad
,nforththeefiwnn.orgksbayredoayfcoossj;j test
accounts are of the 25th, barely eight days ~..,,
mencement of the attack—a., period within which lei
regular siege operations co 11: becompleted' thg
u • Luc, a
brought to- a victorious termination. Metusw:,
th
grand:object of the destructica of Sebastopol' ar"..e. 101
Russian army is steadily pursued; and at presen':.,-,lirsn;
no reason to believe that the advantages we-ha 611'
are counterbalanced by excessive sacrifices- 0r
by
reverse

A SPY ON THE STAFF. The Malta Tioleg
tilel
aro-
24th ult., states, from the Crimea, that the prine,,.iPaied
in
goman (a Greek) of Lord Raglan has been de of the
sending to Russia information of the proceedings' to be
allied-armies, and has been sent to ConstantinoL,"nl
the
tried.'. It will be remembered that in letters ' Va-t faith
Crimea after the battle of Alma it was stated' t-Ll,lis
particulars of the strength and ditribution of the
forces were found in PrinceMenschikoff's
PROVISION FOR THE WIAINDED.—The•
of necessaries despatched ,to Turkey has bee
300 n
officially :--Port wine, 6C/0 dozen ; brandy, ' :
131:!
preserved meat, 10 cwt. essence of beef, 10 en"'coL-
.4,
served potatoes, 45 cwt.; sago, 6 cwt. ; arrow root, 407
barley, 15 cwt. ; sugar, 5,000 lb. ; tea, 2;500 lb. 5'
belts„. 40,000; blankets, 10,000; rugs, 5,000; e,55e
5,000 ; bolsters, 5,000 ; pheets, 15,000; hair Inuttsca°
2,000; bedsteads, 2,500; waterproof beds,. 1,0024, cart;
filters, 20 : muslin, formusquito curtains, OW'S' dits;
sponges, 2,000; calico -bandages, 37,000 r . fiann",.zeoP4
9;500; splints, in sets„ 1,000; lint, 3,300.--lb; s'l4.hoti,`"
tow; 4,0001 b ; old lipen sheets, 700 pair ; ;4-1
matters, surgical and medical, in similar proporw?"--,5:
THE BALTIC FLEW.—The Duke of Wellingt'real4
ten other liners and three paddle-steamers, is-anc%irstsem.-
Kiel harbour, waiting events and orders.- .CaPtnin...gill
in the Imperieuse, and a squadron of steamers, ar' vesse
the Gulf. As there- is no doubt that, merchaatt. Oleg
will endeavour to profit by the short period tie'°
ice blocks in the ports, to run out or in,. there croise so ri,
chance of our peeple picking up a few prizes. The
the
Conflict, and Amphion are well on the • watch al
Courland coast, and keep a sharp, eye .on Ore '
outport of Memel. ,
DUCHAREST4 Nov, I.—The English: Censti
writing on the- 28th October, at ten. o'clock 3,, fro-a
announces the arrival there of the- thins', Aljea
Balaklava„ on the 25th. The, Russian "S avave",l
Artillery advancing, the English :fight Cavalry tiffereo.
to meet them. The English Cavalry,charged ana, scoalias
much. The Scots Greys and sth. Dragoon Guar°ted, °nip.
to their support, the enemy was..completelY rnuv. -
retired behind the batteries taken•from the Turte fr
the evening of the 26th the Russians made a 5°1.,,,,id `red
Sebastopol against Sir de Lacy Evans' division, -,r011;j.
repulsed in half-an-hour, leaving 1,000- dead 00 thesol
The English lost one officer only, and a few
The-above is official. It is reported that the 1- "rr"oftlP'
drew precipitously, thereby causing temporal"' e
00
and considerable loss.
met oTIIneW poor fellow An
hoIsT-harnmerj SbatteSe o,lll'e.
round shot—the hand and elbow were gone, and aeoat:',o,4
stump of bone was sticking out horribly; b's it 'pi,
meats had got about him. in• such a manne"sol/...41
impossible for him to raise himself. I at once,reeico
difficulty, and desired my comrades to cut bin'
his belts; he was all the time staring at us ; but loce
saw the knife produced, never will I forget thi.r.otiti,
drew ; he began to bless- himself and mutter L;'1%0; 17.0
Christian ! for he thought it was all up
had
ttwerientes thasr:a
after our cutting him., loose, placing his pack battle,
head, and giving him a drink out of a water- --
seemed to think that we were Christians.
II
be

FA.TAI

that on Saturd

PATRIOTIC FL ,u.—On
Thursday, a g 5 o
,;(0
Merchants, bankers, traders, and other of
city of London," was held in the Egyptian tiaL in 01' ere
House, for the purpose of raising a subscriptio
and el rj
the Patriotic Fund. The Lord Mayor presidecl, ts, IPitO
was a large attendance of bankers and niercho„,ce of
John Russell addressed the meeting in furti
r,The i;.•
objects, and a subscription list was opened. Pal'old
tion of the city of London subscribed £2,o°°
Ennd £2,000; the Goldsmiths' ConiPanY'' f firi
the Grocers' Company, £l,OOO. A nuMber ° 0(0.00
lowed with sums of £2OO and £250, the vario_o! coooo4o.
were agreed to, and it was mentioned that tie bad cl',„ot
of the Infant Orphan Asylum, at Wanstea?, at e'; of
mined on recommending to the governme,_, cbildr.otecl
meeting, the desirability of placing 20 orPl'3',, lied the
soldiers killed, in their asylum. A committee ,:vf-1,5, ao a to
for the purpose of procuring further subscriptiao_oote
meeting separated. The amount subscribed
vac°
near £16,000. bet- „f►
,01. era tiSt
Mn. Smun O'Bittrx.7.—Among the Pasjerbas
Malta and Gibraltar by the Candia, v
rived home with the Indian mail, was Mr. ,n, was ottio
who arrived from Australia via Madras. 'libited 50.
to leave the Camila at Gibraltar, 88 he is pr'ted
Ii
terms of his pardon from visiting the IJI," ,or, Pa ,01.
It was believed that he purposed visiting f,esolerii;, of
Italy. He appeared sad on who thew r, boat to
while wishing good bye to those _ !I.; wba co
1 England, be remarked that he scarcely lLiav
tryman to call himself.

the n ''e
spoken
aft,erfotrhtehaeeepiduerpato.se of trying rnals gy.
4NT.—The Sherbourne ion the cler st
ha
a cone
on his head,threw
him
man of T.
anvasnh short
beingtime parchas d as the Rev. S. B. Plunoacrto bad .PSD
how it 0f t
mtinhull, was exercisir.g hore(? old bebr
animarsth of
a passing train, a sudden startql:n tchi
jog:
GR3Bli OLD A ouffssiwonithofsuthche vhioreleinucet,eetillbrecislats
after he breathed his last,
G IL—We read in a olden
f t. so.
Paper° the age ° r 0
taken-in
almost as bad as the three-D
ereent°l
done, Igiort time since, at 864.
This isby some sharpers at whieb