The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-25

Sepoe frem the beach, with tue vsses frequency
Uakirs cIesy 5ass over them. a, ! r. 81. her
Asiesys s1ip Terrible parted all her anchors, and
ne cry ,sse 70 every tongue, "ihs Terrible viz be
op ore :" but gradually the rope snip faced rouad
81 tie wind, asd passed msjesfcaly oBs through the
feet. The xjad perhaps, vas a. its utmos; rsighS
shout 10 30; bus the WIND after sn cssive squalls
COM sDied by slset and nail, passed TO VS. WardW,
frcm soich one Of oar anchorsgss on the CnnsAn
9ssi sfora any shelter, and aD swful rolling sra
fhAr SCI N, d1risg which The Eogi tr2nscorts
81, Rcdsley, and 81 Tyrone hassse-brg acd four
nors small Frsnch Transports. went on saors.
Mesns hie nofdes Of C.ssscks and cavalry
bosrrs d round the wrecks, and, 40 each OF toe
smaller vessels were tnruwo Up, we're seen occnpsd
ID examining what the chances of ihs sea anc war
ne6 seit fhsra. We could see the French ss,lors
TED II ro- ar6s Sebsstopol with horsetnen bssere
Srd after hen. Our trsnspoEfs from their gresteI
burden, we're, % have stated, at some distances
fsOr tie shore; and the Cossacks to0e back Yards
&rd forwards, egarcilg them 9 hungry yox dd
some grapes In tho days o. 4Fsoo. Darkness
EEL thax evening sns.ous hearts, and
sew eyes scould have closed that night amio-the
rOarpg Of ne ptsiIess and ucspatsd sscrM. 5000
af ht iss force was broken aod men thsDk
Cd God, for neither hemp nor iron could have
stood such ii ain much longer. Bat TIE sea cor
Snued ~ heavy as ever tursug sas carKoess,
whSen vas only broker by the lurid fash OF the
capAon over Ssbastooo she sirg tsat the var OF
the elements hsG been po ssress u suspend that OF
man. We looked round IN the grey Dawn, the wlnl
hswlng bad moaning as Ii ia regret for The evil u
v,oue day had been sd2ed SHAT Of another transport
No. SO, Lord Raglan snd that the Egyptian hls,0f-
bssNe ship, which sfi,l remained, had Deen compel
led 5uriI the night b Gus away Ger fore aud miz-
ennsst, and nsd also lost her bcwspris. Daylight
also showea the inand hills covered with snO '.
RI the course Of the morniDg the transports on
shore made signals Of distfess to the admiral who
ogdertd the Fury 70 weigh; she however, signslied
ths: 60 nmunicsson was yet impossible on account
Of the surf; bot she afternoon he sss had gone
do IN sufficient 10 attempt their relief, although toe
e1oJ- was still attended wish much danger. The
COesaeks had been busy during the dsy, and thsy
made enc Or two attempts even to swim off to our
transports but we're carried back oy the s0rf, aided
by kneck or t~o ON the head iro0 our merchant
Bailols, ho by NO means relisbed the idea of
ObrhtDas IN SebastopCI.
One gentleman, in q carrisge, drove down tc the
beach. near The Tyrone. ano IN good English ex
horttd the salors 10 make trial of Nuscovite for
btaTsDce. 1--WE, too" said he, suiing the aciou to
the word, have nsarts as we'll Ls the English
VIII net give tee reply an erteaso- suffice it to
nav, il ~ss what somebody calls Joan Bulls great
tetives. No fiie had been opened on the snemy
during the day from the fees, and j. vas Diet er-
miDed not 70 do 50 I'LL they proceeded to overt acts
q hostility. About four P. N. volunteer boats from
the Queen, Rodney, London and some steamers,
pulled 10, snd the Freb-snd got under weigh to
cover them. On seeing them approaching the
COssscks drew up on the cliff and ired ON the bosss
killing man belonging TO the Queen. This fire
they At once scurTied of. The surf prevented tho
eyewa being rescued till the morning Of the 10Th,
when shey were recovered by the boats Of the Fire
brand aro other steamers. after having in one Of
TIE ships fired parting salv0 at the Russians with
cartridges which bad been collected from the field
a Alma. Meme Of the ships appear TO have been 90
completely .waterlogged as 70 prevent the crews
rom scsaning provisions, nor have heard Of any
loss Of life.
first glance at Eupatoris ate. the storm, showed
1hst II had suffered even more tnan the Kascua.
niue, the Beller0ph0n anu Leapder rode IL cut bu.
Nbe sctal wreck OF an Egyptian hneof battle ship,
and near the beach the rrlc0ior floating mournfuly
over the Henri Quatre strong and erect a. ever but
We fear never again TO carry the flag Of France to
victory, well the stranded transports in front
and 70 the southward Of the town, told dreary
seory. In front lie the stranded remains OF five
French merchsnt vessels; just beyond it, along the
ssDoy istbmus, between the sea and Lake Sssik lie
what three days ago were strong and well found
ships, in the folio wing order, commencing from the
so~n:-No. 81, GeorgiDa; No 81, HasbioRer; Freoch
eovsrrmeDt screw steamer Pluto; No. 8, Her Ma
testy; No. IS, GIendalough; small French steam
~; No. 63, Asia; an Egyptian two decker; Henri
Quatre. 100 guns, Captain Jahn.
AL these ships. with the exception of the two
1ne-sfbsstle ships, stranded during the day. Henri
Qusre parted after the force of the gale was spent;
but when the was at it's heaviest shortly after
etx 10 the evening, she went On shore without any
IN better times. The Egyptian is perfecs wreck !;
fhe also straHced during the Night. The Sea Nymph
soundered during heavy squat in the day. Be-
sides fnis, We have heard Of but two lives lost in
vaDciDg ON Eupstoria with about 5000 cavalry and
tWelve field pieces, they were, however, warmly re-
oeived with such q heavy fire, both Of guns and
rockets, tia. they retired with loss Of about a
70 s',y TWO wounded. Lieut.. Hood. Of her Males.
yy's ship Arethuss, In comm and of the battery
which repulsed this formidable assault.
The Prince, With all the soldiers warm clothing
IL. IL
transport with large quantity Of Mimic ammuni-
ton, another with hay for the troops-eght vessels
lost; Retrbution. Negro Vesuvius severely damaged
and, worst Of ALL 800 lives losr, are the naked de.
tails OF this terrible story. God grant II may have
beer exaggerated.
Add these are some Of the occurrences Of
this terrible tempest, which has dispersed
another Of the illusions We 50 fondly enter.
tanned, toat gales did not " blow home" in the
Crimes. The barometer ct A. NJ. on the Ia h was
~ 70 80, thence it fell to its lowest at 1880 A. NJ.
VIXEN il stood ct 20 46; from this time, though the
violence OF the storm scarcely sbated i. con nued
midnight, Is ID; s A. ", November Is, Is IS. TIE
wind ranged At the Kstcha from 8. to w., where 1t
nnAlly settled. Here, TOO. the soips farthest on,
rode the best; whilst at Eupsto-ia the inner ships
wore In &C mp Arative security.
Although we have every reason to be satisfied
with the way In which tie feet behaved during the
storm, YET 1t would be folly to expose them 70 an
other sucn trial. All the sailing transports are to
pSUCoeO In usruS1sciy VI DuyukQcIo, tno 66u1Dg
Ensrs TO sirope the idea of .Balschik bsiug aban-
dODed as too exposed. Four only from each feet
VAL remain at Ccersonese, in Of the small mar.
bcn 20 toe eastward. Report says that the Britain
mia, which lsbored SO heavily as to have had a. one
fime more than four feet Of water in the hold, ia
among the ships to proceed to Sinope, the Com.
mander-in. Chief shifting his flag to the Furious.
Five French ine-of battle shps damaged, especially
about the ruoder and stern frame have left for the
Bosphorus. Admiral Hamelin's flag il on board
steamer. Many of our ships, eepeciQlly the steam
ers which have been through the whole campaign,
from Besika downwards, are In want OF thorough
repair before undergoing the further chances Of
Euxine winter. Still there plenty of fresn ouss
both alre ady arrived the station and nov 10 Eng
land, to supply their places.
1t has been determined to abandon Eupa.o ria
sad oIde's have been sent thither tn destroy the
Henri Qnsare. There IL rumor sbst the Tartar in-
habitsnls who have trusted to protection are 10
be removed to Sinope. The gale appears to have
injured the Russian breakwatar at the entrance OF
Sebastopol, a. they sunk another tEodscker yester
day Q7th) in the same position as tie others.