New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-24

- u - ! 100 wards At such di.tsBcn the sc-
lion az ,bot upon stone walls IL only trflng. Ine
con.eoue1ce was that although the enemy were sew
III 80; a. oryep from ,sir guns Of witch no. a few
80 dis,uounted yet the image done In the WORKS
which ard the entrance to sevas 1o vas ekir'ne
l., small The precise loss ~ the French W hayent
sntine battory and after h-urs riug the Russian
onnrers were driven of; t.ey. h)<ever, retained
shortly afterward ard renewed the Fight. AZ soput
o'clock they seem to have begun TO open With rsd-hot
not Some time after this she came into tue NE
de- paris. and blew away great part of her poop deck
killing and voundDg q considerable number o. ueh'
The English had come up within range oil tae ot'-
teries on the left shortly before oclock The Aga
memnon steamed in and engaged Fort C'nstanuns
With great determination. The Britannia was tosed
in believe by the Retribution, then followed tue
Aretbusa Albion, and London. The Sphinx, navy
arrived from the Baltic went 10 firing her long fore
and Of, guns at Fort Constantine With ccnsi1ertpe
effect for the enemy took especial pans TO De rd OF
her al the shot which fell round her kept the sea IN
continual foam. Two or three Turkish sail OF the
line also stood in and fred at the batteries on me Con
.tantine side. Their practice was not bad, ana ths Ell
feet Of their aid would have been more ecceptaDe ha1
they not placed themselves between the Queen and
the Russians 40 a. 10 that ship from engaging
until she had changed her position. Inc brush nne
was anchored all along the point OF the a.
a distance Of about nine hundred yards Inc
A,smemnon poured in an incesssnt fire on Fort
Constantine and at about o'clock loud expio-
zion took place inside. which no douot occsslonei
great damage for the Russian fire slackened consJ-
exably for nearly half an hour. But from the dis
lance of the yesses the shot could have little effect
ON the stone walls Of the forts and the British were
exposed TO a severe fire. not only from them, but
from other batteries the work OF the last few month";
II appears that the enemy have Constructor sunk
battery Of great power between Fort Constantine aud
The hill which lies further in The effect OF thls when
il opened on the Brtish line, was very great The
Agamemnon was very much cut abtnt The ALBION
received several shells close TO the wsterIne, aud
Sic Er. h. IL. o. IN
hourly TO repair damages. Tho Arethusa experienced
early as much damage her hull is very injured
She has four men killed ard twenty wounded AT
about clock the Russians had opened with red hot
shot, and il was from this that tns ch'ei dama4e
a. ose as many of the ships on fire three or four
times. The sunk battery was never injured, but
Fort Constantine and the Quarantine Fort must have
bad many of their guns oismounted. Finding that
there wac no possibility eli making any on
the forts from the distance at which the ships Tere
placed and that any effect was only temporary, ana
consisted merely in driving the Russians from their
guns il received to retire more particularly as II
was growing dark, and all idea of stormny the place
that day had been given over on account OF the I'M
satisfactory nature of the operations the land side
The attack was boldly if not sklifully planned and
cannot be said TO have failed for it oRy intended
as a diversion, and il vas discontinued when the
for persey eiDg in 1t existed no longer SO tar
az it goes il furnishes argum Mt for those who de-
clare Sew sopol impregnabe from the sea- WHAT
was done ON Tuesday last might have been done last
ApI and il only the strong conviction that such
an attack would fail which deferred the Admras
from the undertaking months AGO. But there are
other circumstances which AXE away from the blame
OF failure If failure j. be called. Ii must be re-
membered that the feet was only half manned, and
that large proportion of sailors had been sent on
shore to join in the main operations to which the sea
attack only formed a diversion. The Arethusa had
Only Is guns out of 20, and half her were with
TIE army in the trenches before Sevas.opol. The
Brtish position is at such distance from the base OF
operations at Balskava, some OF the guns having
been dragged nine mills along rocky road, that The
labor Of The s6ors has been very great aud the me-
cesity for large number of then remaining IN shore
wac unavoidable 1t Is not probable that with it, en-
tire strength the fest could have destroyed such
works AZ such distaoce bat its fire would have been
much more efit ctve-,he batteries would at least
have been silenCsd, and the damage done by the
Russisn eurs comparatively small. IL should also Do
horne in mind that attack on SeyasopOl by An in-
depe nd.nt feet would be carried out ia faT different
manner. Ii fetms plain that the only course would
be dat recommended by the boldest spirits. To go
hight H. uDminofa Of the fire OF the batteries. and to
auchr entirely within the bsy is course which might
end in success; for The town might then be sholed
and the shipping Destroyed.
CoSsTASTIYoPLE, Wednesday, Oct. %, 1854
Ii is said that one effect If the naval diversion on
the 18th was that tie allies were able to gain par
alel 200 ysIds nearer the Russian works, consider
able advantage If the story be true; for such an adj
vsnce might make all the difference between des-
person who left the 10th says that tho only effect
Of the English and French balls on some of the Rus
sian works to Nuke them seem speokled all over
The strength Of the defences is most undou 5te1.
But when once bre ach is ide the rest will be easy
The Russian troops are said to he dishesrlened.
The sailors from the fleet work WELL aud are tue
principal artillerymtD. Should the allies once get
in among them the affair will not last couple
Of hours, though II cannot be doubted that
numbers must fall before an entrance Is effected.
TIE loss at Alma is proof Of the difficulty Of attack
i1g strong position even when those defending it
are inferior in every way. II would be madness TO
attempt attack without having made tro ~ three
practical breaches: and, far pres inf)rns-
tion extends, we are unaware Of any such success
having been achieved. However, there is another
month fit for operations, and there seems reason
10 believe that any considerable force of Russians
can advance TO help the place for some weeks to
come. The troops fired at by an English stsa ner
when crossing the Dniester did not appear to be
more than 30 coo strong and they hardly arrive
in the south of the CTimea for another month. Tnere
are persons who say that the Russian army of
simpheropo is Of great strength, but ii seems most
improbable, for it would hardly in that case have
allowed the town to be so endangered a. it was
the 18th spd 18th.
The dismasted and battered Albion arrived yesser-
dap in Bgjukdere Bay towed by the 0nnoco. This
vessel with the AgamennOn and Sans pareil bore the
brunt OF the action. She had IS killed and p
wounded in the days combat. She was towed down
10 Constsntinople this morning 10 be locked. As
she passed, with her main and mzzen tOpmasts shot
away, and her sides showing the marks Of the fray
band on board played eDlivening airs-a strange con-
tras TO the which had beeu witnessed on board
a week before. She has several large holes near the
waterlire which have been temporarily boarded up
and painted; and the round marks of the shot are 70
bee teen on eAery part of her hull Her vas, bulk,
equal 10 that of frstrate with her battered aspect
end the interest attaching to the fight, attracted
crowds during her passage down the BOsphorus.
The spectators ey ed her silently with various ideas
and symps'hies-tbe English, with pride, min
gltd With sorrow, the Turks with apathy which
might vel any feeling, other parts of the population
with something like secret qualification. She had
sent upward Of 100 men shore previous the com
menceuent of the action, in which she was exposed
to the hottest fire Of the Russian batteries. There
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