New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-26
INVESTMENT OF sEvAsTOPoL
State and Prospects Of the Campaign.
[BY THE wAsHISGroS's MArLs.]
THE CAMPAIGN IN THE CRIMEA

After the excitement created by the false report
Of the fall of SevsstopO has subsidized, and people
in ENGLAND and France find that they have been
boaxed in such q cruel way, by which even Tas
London TINES. the Emperor OF France and the
Emperor of Austria were duped' more sober
views are taken of the possible result OF the ex-
pedition. In case the autumn should continue as
favorably as it has begun the capture OF Seyasto-
pol is very probable, though not without serious
losses. Up to now, the progress Of the allies mss
been as follows: They embarked between the I'd
ard 9th of September at Bourgas, Warns and Bait
sink; rendezvoused on the 9th of the Isle of Ser.
penis; lost three days in consulting about the
proper place for debarkiDg in the Crimea; landed
on the lith-l6th at Old Fort north Of Sevasto-
pol; occupied on the 18th the little town of Ed
patoria, at the north; marched on the 19th to-
ward Sevastopol, and encountered the Russians
on the Goth on the nights above the river Alma.
The plan Of the battle was simple and judiciOus.
The French had to outfank the left wing of the
Russiaps-the English had TO do the same on the
right wing Gen. Bosquet, supported by the al
lied fleet succeeded without considerable loss,
and carried the village of Alma, threatening the
centeroftbe Russian army; bat Sir George Brown,
OF the left wing of the allied armies, could not
succeed in outmaneuvering the Russian cavalry
with his few dragons. The plan hsd thereforeto
be altered, aud Lord Raglan gave orders for an at
tack in front The logged bravery of the English
carried the Russian positions but only with severe
losses. Twenty-sx officers were killed aud
seyenty.three wounded, whilst the French lost
only six officers. The want of cavalry prevented
the allies from pursuing the enemy; onlytwo Rus
sian guns were captured, but above six hundred
wounded Russian soldiers were found lying on
the battlefield. together with more than six
thousand knspsacks and muskets. Prince Men
chikof beaten on the Alma, divided his army
into two COPS; one marched back to Seyastopol,
the other fell back upon Baktshi Serial On the
oath the allies crossed the Kateba and the nights
Balbeck, and marched toward the small port OF
Bolaklava, south of sevastOpol, where the feet
would easily dsembark the siege artillery, to
be carried on the high road toward SevastoPol.
On the 2sth the little fort Of Balaklava surren-
dered; Russian convoy of ammunition was in
tercepted, and Field Marshal St. Arnaud fell i'll.
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ceeded in command. Up to the 4th no serious
action had taken place, though SeyastopOl was
invested. As to the Russians they seem to be
determined to offer a serious resistance. Ga the
Oath, eight ships moored across the mouth OF the
bsrbor of SevastOpol, were sunk by them, in
order to keep the allied fleets out Of the harbor
even in case of success but the same, however,
L. d. 40 fha har-
Dor 1t is in fact cut off most efectually from the
sea; Admiral Dundas, therefore, thinks this move
is very singular" The fortress of Anapl on
the Circasssn coast has likewise been aban-
doned and burned by the Russians, and
the garrison, about twelve to fifteen thousand
men are marching with all possible dispatch to
reinforce Prince Menchikoff. who, on the other
hand, also expects reenforcements by PerekOp.
Gen. Uprandi is even said to have arrived there
with a portion Of the Russian army from the
Pruth GorchakOf, who has lately visited Oles-
ga, seems TO have ordered the garrison of that
city 10 march alOng the sea to the Crimes. The
poeket-book and all the correspondence Of Prince
Menchikoff having fallen into the hands Of the
French after the battle of the Alma, the plans Of
the Russians are not secret, and accordingly or
ders have been dispatched TO 0mer Pssha imme-
diately TO take the offensive and TO attack the
Russians in Bessarabia, in order to prevent Cor
chskoff from reinforcing MenchikOf. The Rus-
slams, hurt as it seems BY the appearance Of d.
ploma.ic hostility displayed by Austria, have now
declaredtha in case Omer Pasha should cross the
Danube the Pruth will be recrossed by them.
Should this indeed be the case, Austria would
Immediately be forced to define her position, and
either to abandon the western alliance by avoid
ing the Russians or to declare war against the
Car by repelling his invading troops. In the
meantime considerable numbers of Russian
soldiers are concentrated on the Galician frontier
of Austria, and it seems as if the Gar had still
other great schemes in store for the next winter
BY the death of St. Aznaud Gen. Cinrobert
rises into more prominent position. He is far
superior to the deceased Marshal, both as man
and u General. His reputation is not stained,
and even bis opponents acknowledge the force Of
bis mind and the sincerity of his character. Can
robert was in 1892 deciple Of the ST. simonians,
and q fsvOrite Of Pere Enfantin. HedisEingushed
himself in Algeria principally in the war against
the Ksbyles. Hi. political opinions we're never
,eryile; he ia not courtier, but soldier, who
owes his rank TO merit.
Napoleon has lately surprised the world BY an
act of chivalry. He has ordered Barbes, the
leader of the Republicans, the friend of Louis
Blanc, and enemy Of the Bourgeoisie, to be re-
leased from his prison ritsOn conditions, seeing
that eighteen years conference.-the left sufficient
patriotism in the unfortunate victim of all the diff
ferent successive governments Of France, not to