Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-12
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Correspondents of tho London Timcsl

PAsIs, Monday, Nov. 20, 6 +. N.-This has been .
sombre day in respects than The keen wind
aud the cold aud clouded sky produce generally marked
effect on the Spirits they chill the cheerfuuess Of the
light.hearted aud impart darker tint the gloom OF
despoudeucy aud The bitterness Of winter Is In
Paris already felt, aud, the cutting blast meets you
each corner the first thought that tho
mind is the condition of the reduced but gallant band
on the heights Of Biakva, with many conjecture
whether winter is coming them also With tho
verify which threatens here To add to those comoress
IDEAS aud the deprs ssoa which such season steals
over the heart have In abuudauce-a very few
not but by far the greater number gloomy
as the aspect of extsrnsl nature.
In the early part of the day had Of another
great battle fought aud only barely by the Allies,
the 2h aud this appeared to Do credited for short
time. Before o'clock the report circulated that
y bad the Russians been beaten, but considerable por
ton OF Sebastopol was In possession OF the Allies
change, however, in the latter part OF the dav.
private telegrsphic dispatch was received from Berlin,
dated yesterday puporting to bring intelligence IRON ST.
Petersburg, also dated the 10th. IL % as follows:
"BERLIS, 18th (Sr. PKrKRsavRa, lssh.)-Priuce Mem
schiko writes from the Crimea, under date oil the evening
Of the lsh that since the sth the works have not ad
vanced the cannonade, we'll as the bombardment is
continual without producing effect or causing great
damage to our works. which are repaired every pight-
the enemy continues to entreneh himself strongly on his
right flank, and even as far as BaakAva.
From the moment this despatch VAS known, number
Of rumos began each dscouragiug than the other
For instance it said that owing the ncemency OF
the weather. the Allies had been forced to suspend all their
siege operations but that they still held their positions
Then, again, that the Engl had been attacked and de-
fested Again. it the French who were attacked in
their lines with the result aud amopg the latest
ports aoat that the left wing of the Allies had been
successfully attacked that they had lost their positions
aud ide vain efforts TO regain them that Baakava only
remained Tor communication with the sea- aud that the
stormy weather continued Ii also said that Prince
Napoleon Geid. These but a very fe~ Of the
mors which have been oit for several hours to day. aud
which, whether partially wholly alse or tho contrary,
are invariably traced To Russian sources.
In inquiries in official quaterst is stated that
no Information has been received from private or official
sources confirming these goomy reports and mus oe
said they generally speaking credited IL is also
affirmed, in the quarters aluie to- that official iuor
nation has been rece we'd confirming the arrival OF Prince
Napoleon At Constaunopis the news OF his Death
With such aiEmstons aud such dcnas content myself
with noticing the reports in question: without any remark
further than thS-that as the critic moment approaches
1t natural that the Of RuSs every capital OF
Europe should do their utmost circulate uniaforibe
news without regard TO truth.
TIE Pittic publishes the following teegaphc DESPATCH
dated uinbuTg ihc l9Ih lust:
The Official buetn OF the battle Of the 5h has arrived
at 81. Petersburg Prince Menschkof announces that
the Russiius had $500 soldiers and lou officers wounded
Gen SoImoaoi VINO dangerously wounded during the
acton, survived oufy short time.
We read in the Nonittur:
Evil nrenonei persons circuIto reports throughout
he country tina: the Government il about Ike levy
of 100000 Although such false report does not
merit serious refutaiDu is nevertheless important to
point 1t out 10 the atentioa OF honest men. When the
Legislative body shall have assembled the utmost ia
will De demanded will De levy equi to that OF last year
Such IS the real state Of things.
letter from Sebas:opol, in French Journal slys-
oae would that in all the great eats of war; France
is destined to furnish arm:s TO her enemies. Without
speaking of the Duke de Bourbon Price Eugene aud
Ben.doiie the siege OF Rome the artillery the bese
ged vas comniudsd by an old pupil OF the Phytech tic
School At SebAstopol it appears that il j. General
Colonel GOWN Woo 60 nminds IL; aud that officer was
formed in the schools of couay since God ~iu is
ssd, knew helz, where he remained for several years.
of tue superior officers OF the artillery and
against whome he defends wsl this bulwa Of Russis.
lie even, before the war, corresponded with the colonel
second command OF artillery"