The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-11
POSITION OF THE ALLIED ARMY.

Tho allied armies are encampei ubon plat OF
shove tour miles in length and six in breadth, bus
The ground h 80 high above the neghboring valleys
that large free these heights could resist ten
times its number. Towards BA!aklava the ascent
from the plain below is, generally speaking, very
abrupt, 20 hat from the sea to tho lnkermaan Val
amt part Of the nsrbor Of Ssbastopo runs-is easily
defended. The French have RAISED breassworK
along the whole line, batteries are placed in well
sslected positions, redOubts and redsns command
certain roads and passes, and where the smallest
chance offered for cavalry passage due projection
has been applied; so that IS long Is We have an
army Of tho present strength, NO enemy need be
kaled in this direction: The p.atean on which We
one ON the coast ine the second, or Balaklsva line,
rem She sea TO the point whence you look do wn in
= the IDke mann Valley; the third, ronning from
1hst point towards the sea, parallel with the town
and dipping towards the coast, until ~ last IL Is
about level with the highest part Of the arsenal side
Of Bebas,opOl. Along this line, upon spurs OF hills
RAINING out towards the fortress, our batteries
|laced, the French, Or left attack, occopying the
head shp spoken Of above "a level with part Of
the town. OF course, between these spurs there
are gorges, and these run down and inset tn
plain, which nano~s as you draw from Ioker.
position that towards the fortress but even that
nay be set down a. perfectly secure, considering
the force We always have ~ hand, provided orit
nary wstchfulneas be exer Used. We have OF the
night attack four batteries, named as folio W: =
Right Lancaster, Lett Lancaster, Green hill, aud
Fcur-gun Battery, mounting about 80 guns; aad On
Tie left the large Greenhil Battery, with SO guns,
nearest gun being at least 400 yards from Sc
bast0pol. In advance we have run an approach
which IL within 600 yards Of the enemy; but this Is
nct intended to aid battery 30 much a. to form
cover for the stcrniDg parties whenever an attack
nhal be determined In rear Of these batteries,
beginning from our extreme right, lie the second,
First Light, Third and Fourth divisions, ready at
moments notice to repel any sortie, should the
covering parties find themselves unable to hold
tAeh own. The great difficulty on the English side
consists in the rocky nature Of the g:ouod, which
quite prevents sapping close up TO the walls, and
terribly increases the labor for the poor men. Be-
tween us and the French there is long and deep
finely placed on level with the high ground Of the
town, and, rs she soil Ia comparatively deep, the
engineer has better chance. General Bizot is one
sfSoe Vauban school, and Is quietly, but confidently,
6ehassopol are five in front and two in the town, ali
mud works, and apparently we'll constructed. As
- the number Of guns IL IL impossible to leak A.
eursAely. There are probably not less than $50 in
during the day Is repaired from the arsenal during
he night.
MOVEMENTS IN THE BALTIC SEA.
The Indepsndance Beige publishes the Following
Dispatches from E6gAnd for Adniral Napier
reached Kiel on Wednesday evening. From what
has hsDspired among the officers relative 70 their
contents, it appears that the EngliAh Ministry, con-
sidsrng the presence Of great portion Of the feet
still necessary in the Baltic, has resolved NO: 70
recall il immediately, but to maintain 1t at Kiel
until the 4th OF December, when Admiral Napier Is
70 receive fresh orders, acquainting him with the
number OF ships which are 70 return to England
md those which are 70 winter ct Kiel. We have
been assured to-day that the Minister Of Marine at
s.. Pet. Isburg has ordered certain number Of Ar
te1y soldiers, belonging to the division OF the fleet
stationed at Cronstads, 70 repair forthwith to Odes
%, and that measures have been adopted for their
sepsd conveyance thither, by means Of wagons
placed at distances along the road. It IL also said
= Cronstadt, took place in the beginning OF tnis
month. and that 9 number OF recruits for the navy
have already arrived at that fortress. The Minister
q Marine hes also ordered 100000 pounds Of salt
80 of the Baltic feet next spring. He has likewise
gsA dnect'ons to prepare, during the winter, an
immense quantity Of timber and planks, which are
e be delivered e g. Petersburg, Cronstadt, and
Ne ports OF the Baltic an the Cuffs exposed to be
attached next spring by the fleets of Engand ana
France. We have received this evening account,
from Warsaw Of the 18th, stating that consider.
BE body Of Russian troops has BEEN concentrated
Rawa, Lobz, Bais, Minsk, and other localities Of
the governme mt Of WARSAW. Their effective fore !
- estimated vt from 10000 10 $4,000 men, which,
with the gar, ison Of that capital, win constin
the nucleus of the active army in Poland. II We
are to judge from the quantity of provisions accu-
mulated in the above to vns, these troops will win
ter there, unless the events OF the war should re-
quire their presence on another part Of the king
dom.
IKie (Hotein) Nov IL Correspondence Of the London
Times
AT this port the winter season has set In at De.
Rod unusually early. According to the statems nts
Of the resdens, twenty-five yesrshaye elspsed since
such severe weather has occurred during the month
81 November. At the head OF the bay considers
bic portion OF Ice has formed. Should the wind con.
tinue In the ward, the greater portion of the
ha DOT VIII be frozen over In q fey days
IN 'he country districts toe roads are covered
with srow; every pool of water az bee1 frozen 10
sHcn thickness as TO admit of skating with perfect
safety During the past night 1t froze very hard;
the theTmon eter at A. M. 70 day was "a degrees
Of FahrsDhtit In the open air; even at noon. vita
light air from the sontbwsrd, IL only indicated 2s
degrees. The hnbor 10 a great extent was coveoed
with ice large mssses of which drifLed outside N
tie frost continues the hset must leave the inner
hsrbcr very shortly.
AZ Copenhagen the intensity Of the Frost has bee,
uuoh ~ eater, and s.eigcs have been used 10 srr