The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-04

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| THE WAR IN EUROPE.
Reports to the fall Of sebastopol have been again
circulated simultaneously In Vienna, Paris and London
and large stock operations said to have made
on the faith of these statements but the public were
allow to believe For the sake comparing these
with the facts when they shall transpre may men,
ton that the reports say the quarantine fort was taken
on the 18th and the rest Of the dcnces speedily
carried by storm. Government employees however who
may be supposed to be wiser than men, say that
serious intelligence must not be looked before the
ginning Of November.
The latest Official despatch is Of date no later than
October and from General Canrobert to the French
Minister of War No fresh military operation had been
ELECTED since the taking possession of Balaklava The
two armies French and English) established in an
excellent military position, the English drawing its
ateel and provisions from Balaklava and the French
from two small bays to the north Of Cape Chersonesus
This position Of the two armies had naturally determined
their mode Of distribution the ground before Sebasto
pol The French will have the left Of the attack from
the sea to the southern fort and the English will take
the right from the southern fort to the ruins Of Inker
mann The French army is divided into two corps-the
first, under General Forey and composed of the third
and fourth divisions, win make the siege: the second,
under the command Of General Bosque and comprising
the first and second divisions will form the corps Of
observation The Turkish division will be placed in re-
serve according to circumstances. Similar arrange
ments have been made by the English one portion Of
their force will assist in the attacks against the place.
and the other part, forming corps of observation will
be united with the corps Of General Bosquet These
arrangements (says General Canrobert) of nature
to remove all doubt as TO the result Of the siege.
C,JJn nj.
20 900 men in sebastopol and entrusted the command
of the army there to General ChomutoG. He left on
October LIST for Pe~kop, where three infantry divisions
three cavalry divisions and eight Cossack regiments had
been concentrated. On the 7th he Menschko set out
on his return from Perekop with these renforcements
and il expected that with tho renforccments adj
vancing from Cherson the Russian army would by Octo
Der co. be strong The northern forts Sebaso
pol and not Bakshisera form the base of the Rus
sian operations
THE ALLIED BALTIC FLEETS.
The following French ships have already arrived at
naud's flag ship Donaworth, St. Louis Tilst andre
maque, semillante, Vengeance, Poursuivante vrgnic
I'nobic, syrcnc, Cleopatra Asmodee, souhieur, and
de- patch boats Brandon, Fulton, and Dain The Her
Guile, Gcmappes, Tage, Duguesecln, Duperre Trident
A",terlitz, and lnaexibe arc their to France
The operations Of the British feet will be unn,-
porant, and the greater part of the ships will probably
return home
There is rumor, however, that the Danish govern
winter at KEEL iN''''' "
Paris [Oct 17) Correspondence of London Times s
i il said that some short time since in conses uence
perhaps, of the disappointment which it was thought
would be felt in England and France the combined
fleets not having effected in The north than the
obstruction OF Bomarsund a meeting Of the Admrals
Sir Charles Napier and Parseval Deschenes and the
superior officers of the feets, held when the ques
ton discussed to the propriety and possibility Of
attacking and taking Helsingfors and Sweabore The
question examined in all its bearings and the re-
ports of the officers who had been sent to take soundngs
ON we pnfc hid l.ornro
mtee. am not aware Of the relative proportions Of
those who in favor and those who were against tho
attack OF these two places but ia certain that the
caon Of the majority was against it, and it ia affirmed
that Sir Charles Napier did not dissent from that de-
tack was both feasible and necessary, IL was OBJ.
served that though there was little doubt Of Helsing
fors and sweaborg meeting the fate Of Bomarsund,
yet that a0s impossible for the allies TO keep these pldces
and nat ahen after the capture they obliged to alan.
don them preert could be afforded for ne Emperor Of
his subjects that The English and Feuch xsre beaten out
Of the GnD Of Fyndnd Other reasons were alleged
but the one audc to was the principal The minutes
OF the proceedings were drawn in due form and sign.
ed by all the officers present. The meeting then sepa-
rated i having been previously agreed that copies Of the
governments Owing, however, to cause not very
clearly explained no cory was that day sent by the
an o no h ne having
meeting should be communicated by the English govern
ment TO that Of France through the Ambassador Before
transmitting the minutes 10 England Admiral Napier is
said to have added post script written separate de.
spatch to the Admiralty TO the effect that the minutes con-
aned the opinions the officers Of the hut that
these opinions were not in conformity with his own and
that the contrary he thought the attack Hesnrors
and Sweabog ought to be made ut This despatch
postscript il stated not to have been communicated to
the French Admiral This officer became Acquainted
with the fact AFTER and without oss Of time sent
to his government the minutes, which it appears he
drew up from memory aided by the officers Who wore
present In the meantime the Imperial government re-
ceyed from London the communication Of the report as
transmitted by Admiral Napier, with the Adiniral,s
separate postscript and the result was that orders
at sent by the Minister of Marine to Admiral
peschenes to commence the attack forthwith Before
anything could be done the communication made d.
rcctly by tho Admiral and which contained the decision
Of the meeting Of officers against the attack reached
the government who, no doubt convinced by the rea
sons submitted to them, at sent counter orders
and these counter orders in all probability those to
which alluded few days since. This matter has
Il is said, produced unpleasant feeling among ne
officers Of the fleets though not Ly any means aqainsf each
unpleasant does can eris on mat account such are
the facts stated by persons who appear to have no
doubt of their correctness, but for which as have
already said, by no means vouch.
A person who has just come from the Baltic announces
that next year operations will be undertaken on large
scale in those seas and that merely the lesser forts
will be attacked and destroyed but that Cronstadt viii
be bombarded with every chance OF favorable result
Indeed the opinion there to be that before year
passes the allied flags will float in St. Petersburg
Contrary to what was believe, the opinion generally
received Finland is reported Russiannot OF love
TO Russian rule but out Of hatred to Sweden and Swe-
den doubt from the motive is said TO be sus-
pect. The oss Of the French in the Baltic both from
cholera and at il added mismnnagemen has been much
greater thnn supposed, and complaints have been
made against General paraguay d'Hilliers.
SIEGE OPERATIONS.
From the London Times, Oct. 1871
We enabled by the last arrivals from the East
TO with certainty narrative OF the move
mcnts Of the army before Sobastopol and although the
ncatons received up to this tine only extend to
the Sd OF October, they afford more accurate account
than before possessed of the operations which were
then about to On the 28h of September the
Second, Third, and Fourth divisions of the Arny were
ordered at to to the heights about Sebas