New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-10
THE WAR.

Sevastopol 10 not taken. The latest adyices show
that twenty days elapsed between the departure of
the be seging armies from Bsaklavs and their open
ing fire upon Sevastopol. Both the French and Eng.
lsh had their batteries ready on the 18th. On the
18th fire was opened the place from land and sea.
The bombardment continued till night The Rus
slams lost 500 killed and wounded. Admiral Kor-
nilef killed. The Russian Notifications suffered
very little.
On the next day Clsth) the bombsrdment was re-
suned, from the allied batteries only.
Russian dispatches say that the garrison make fire.
quent sorties.
When the mail left COnstantinople on the 10th, five
steamers had arrived a. Balaklavs with men wounded
in repellDg great sorte of 20 900 strong.
Generals Raglan and CenrobeIt had formally sum
moncd scvasiopol to surrender, and required women
and children and sick to be sent away, and flags to
be hoisted upon the hospitals.
So far as is known, the Russian army il concenrat-
ing on the Upper Bolbek, and already numbers
as, 600.
The Allied army is divided into siege-army and
army OF observation. The latter is posted on the
extensive table land which separates Baaklava from
Sevastopol, accessible only from two points-the ra-
vine of Tchernaya on the northwest, and pass of
Balaklavao on the southeast This POSITIONS defended
by sixteen re1oubts.
The Russians are lowering the outside of the
Allies positions. On the 9TH. they made strong
demonstration on the north west extremity of the
camp, but were kept in check by artillery, and retired
without giving battle
On the Cd 5th and 18th, the garrison Of Sevastopol
made sorties, and destroyed some small works.
On the evening Of the 18th, convoy of 1000 Rus
slams succeeded in entering Sevastopol.
The city does not appear to be yet surrounded but
only on two sides.
The Allies now number 10000, and 5000 addi'
tional French were ready to embark from Marseilles
ON the 2lst and g, 900 Turks from Varns.
Letters Of the 10Th say that the nature OF the ground
"A foot OF earth on solid rockrenders scientific ap-
proaches impossblei that the allies have however
300 guns battery, and after few days IRE will al
tempt to storm the garrison, which estimated a.
40 900 men, with plenty Of ammunition and supplies
II is supposed that although the allies should carry
the town, the Russians make protrasted resist
ance in Fort Constantine.
II lie true that the Russians have sunk eight ships
across the channel which is 700 yards wide, and line
ofbattle ships anchored close 10 the shore, complete
the barricade. 80 .
Altogether the prospect of the speedy TAU Oh
Sevastopol is not favorable to the allies, ou'
nevertheless intelligence OF the victory is expected
by the people in England and France from hour 10
hour.
Admiral Machimof who commanded at Sinope, Is
commsndant Of Sevastopol. He has published an
address, saying that he will defesd it to the last and
any one il welcome to shoot him if he don't.
Adyiots from ConstantinOple of the 18th, say thai
the Russians had retak0n Eupatoris, and that the
English garrison of 500 had retired with the loss
q, one eun. This is denied in the English papers
An allied force is sent under General Bosquet aud
Acbmot Pasha to Perekop to prevent the advance oil
the Russians Heavy rains mad retarded the advance
but the weather was again fine
A rumor became current in the allied camp that on
the llth tho Russian army from Simpferopol would
attack them, and that the Greeks in Baaklava would
simultaneously fire the town. The Greeks were con-
sequently al expelled.