The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-25

Plexy, ct Sebastspo, Of Lieutenant Colonel Carsoa
Aiexander, Of the Royal Engineers, tn which corps
he served Al years.
Guards, whose death Il Rebasiopol has been an
n0unced, was the second SON OF Sir Charles Rowey,
OF HhlhOuse, B0rkshire, whose family have filed .
distinguished position in the naval annals OF Eng
land.
from the Paris Constitutional, Nov. 81
Russian despatch received few days ago an.
nounced that on the 25th and 26th General Liprand
had two combats with the allied troops. No details
even very certain on what point they took place;
some accounts placed the scene Of them ct Balakla
W, Others ct the north Of 6eba sopo in the envrons
Of Eupatoria; and, IN the latter place, became
have taken pat h<hem. The dispatches published
by the English government and some private lotters
have thro IN Q complete light On the two combats.
and diasipeted the diaquiseude which may have
have lost tho last chance ef delivering SebAstopoL
1t Ia knowa that the allied army forms SEINE circle
around SebastOpol. the French extend from Cape
Chersonesus and tho SEA to the rivules which hows
Ess.s a' as PS s % sss;: s 1.r ana
Maya. A about two and . half leagues from
tho lines Of the besiegers Is Balaklava,
where the English artillery was disembarked, where
u: magazines Of the as. .ss . e: And
protection of BslAklAva was confded TO 1000 or
1000 marines, supported by detachment Of cavalry
and artillery. At two Kilometres Zone mile and .
quazter) above Balaklaya, on the road which leads
road, leading 70 simpheropol and into the interior
ofths Crimes, strikes Of, ve meet the first heights
of the Tsuric chain. These heights, which domi-
nate on tho one hand Az And On the Other
were defended By redcubts, the guard Of which was
conded to the Turkish troops. Finally, at tho foot
Of these heights, and In the rear Of the besiegers
we're the corp. destined e cove. the 4sgsmtor the
ported on the sea; for the English, the divi
sion Of the Duke Of Cambridge; and, finally.
two bgades Of Engiish cavalry, under the orders Of
Lord iuc.I the Tcns.nay. 4sr . ssss a
schil of resolved to turn the right ofthe
in order to place ths besiege1 between two fires,
and mako bold attack on Balaklava. II this coup
&c man nag ;sS e. s s ~ OouiH @ny nave
would no longer have had an open road to the 500,
and would have been deprived Of their magazines,
and yet they would have been obliged to reply to the
nrs OF Seoasscpoi sId 20 defend Themselves IN tnsir
come besieged in their turn. General Lipsandi,
with all the troops which Prince Menschikof could
spare, entered the mountain from which the Tcher
maya flows, and which the allied army had crossed
klava. BE does not appear to have taken with him
any artillery, or even cavalry. which explains the
rapidity and precision of his operations. He sue
cssded completely IN conoealng bis march from the
lish despatch and the ignorance in wifsh
General Canrobert in his report says he was
% to the position Of the enemy. That, however,
o No v sSa 1aSs
covered with forests almost impenetrable, il which
consequently it is impossible for the cava ~ to be
on the lookout All that the allies could do was to
be on their guard in their intrenchmerts. and that
10 why they had thrown uD 80 many points OF re.
sistance from Tchsrnsya to Balaklava. The dicul y
OF tho ground appears not TO have permitted Gen.
Liprandi to execute completely his turning move
ment. The complete absence Of beaten paths OBJ
ropol to Baaklava, and on the 25th Of October the
Russians appeared on the heights in face OF tie
red0ubts Of the allies Whether the Turks, accord.
20 Il nos 81
ia not knows but 1t Is certain that they abandoned
their red0ubts, after spiking their cannon, threw
themselves IN complete disorder into ths plain, and
went give an alarm 70 the corps which covered the
vision Of Light Cavalry, under the command Of Lord
Cardigan, arrived The first ard Immediately charged
the Russians, who descended In good order into the
plain IN pursuit Of tie Turks. L sne Of their
brigade in vain enoeavored to check the march Of
the enemy. The Dragon Qua, DIS went to their
si6, and were at first more fortunate; but their
Of which the RUSSIANS had turned The cannon after
unspkiDg them, against the allies. In the msau.
time the British infantry arrived In ltne 1t held
firm under the FIRE OF the Russian infantry, and
under that of the redoubts, and thus gave time to
the division CT General Bosquet, the farhest from
the scene Of action, to come up ard to form. The
allies then took the offensive, and drove back the
Russians to the heights There the latter succeeded
in maintaining themselves in possession Of two of
the redoubts which they had carried. Thus
epeed the frs. day, which was extremely san
culinary and undecided. OF what took place on
the following day We have only few details
failed, since Bsaklava remained in the power Of
the Allies and the latter preserved Their commun
cations with the sea- it had partly succeeded. since
the Russians we're in possession Of the sole beaten
read which leads from Balakaya to Sebastopol, and
had taken position the rear Of the bessie gers. Ac
c0rdiDgly, ON the 26th, Prince MenschikoF made q
strong sortie against the English lines 10 order to
place them between two fires. If he bad suc:esded
in carrying them and in efiscting junction with
General LipraI di in the mi ist Of the beseging ar
my, the operations of the allies would have bean
almost irreparably compromised. But the 10th put
an end 10 the hopes Of the Russian Generalissimo.
into Sebastopol by the division Of General Sir De
Lacy Evans, with loss Of more than 1000 men.
At the same time, the allies attacked in front tae
heights occupied BY General Lpraaii, took the re-
doubts which the Russians had captured the pre-
vous evening, and drove back the latter, complete
ly broken and demoralized, beyond the Tcher
maya, in the raeines Of the mountains. The
fortunate issue Of these two combats appears
to US to decide the fate OF Sebastopol. The
attack Of General Lipra1di was the last chance
which the Russians possessed of compelling the allies
to raise the siege. Unless the Russians receive,
which nothing shows TO be likely, sufficient rein
forcements to give second battle, they cannot re-
new suth desperate effort, and the siege will
henceforth follow its regular course Tie result is
the less dcubtfal, as masters Of the course Of the
Tchernsya. tie allies are also in possession Of the
great aqueduct, parallel to hist river, which alone
conveys potable water to TIE military establish
and all the eastern part Of Sebassopol By cutting
of THU aqaeduct the allies have been able to reduce
cisterns As the rainy season hss not yet couimenc
ed, almost all the cisterns empty, and the place
consequently suffers ftightfully. Some letters even
affirm that at theast date glass of clear water cost
Q rouble. Two saDguinaIy bat glorious combats,
and crowned With complete success, tho destruction
of part of the Russian srmy the energetic contin
uaton OF the siege, and the exhaus.ng of the enc
ny's resources OF al hi5ds-such is q summary of
the last rews. We see n !; nothing but motives for
hope.
THE NAVAL ATTACK on sEBAsroPoL,