The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-30
THE SIEGE OF sEBAsToPOL.

In the intervals between the dispatches announcing
great events in the Crimea, have the continued evi-
tan the contrast between the progress claimed by the
Russians and that actually made by the allies Prince
Menschkof has been severely praised for the compare
tive truthfuness the statements which have been
published with his signature in the Russian papers
put the ruthininess rather consists IN emitting direct
falsehood than in stating the whole of the facts and
the Russian statements themselves prove their in
accuracy According to their accounts the first sorte
the 9th inst against the French perfectly
cessful and the French beaten yet IL is admitted
that the French endeavored TO return with the flying
Russians within the walls of the town., and il is unusual
for the beaten party to pursue the victorious party 10
the gates of his stronghold. BY immense exertions
the Russians have succeeded in drawing down reinforce
ments from districts to the North, and have used the
renoroements in those conyulsive efforts that have
casioned the events most recently reported
We explained yesterday-and our explanation, per.
ceve is exactly parallel to that given by contempt
raries in Paris-the why Prince Menschikof is
throwing all the strength that he has npon these hasy
efforts TO bring the siege to close. He has resources
that ought TO give him the power of doing II he
really upon an equality with the allies in military set
encc, in the efficiency of his The anomalous
nature of the sieeethe extent of the Notifications,
which prevents their Investment by army limited
that Of the allies the command which Prince Mensch
kofi has Of numerous army and his free communica-
tons outside enable him to convert his position into one
OF siege against siege He has the superiority In mum
bers Yet lie has not been able for single day. TO delay
the progress Of operations, with the sole exception
Of the accidental explosion Of French magazine the
18th He has not obliged the besiegers TO alter the
mode Of their operations in single part He has not
taken possession of Balaava he has not been able to
not obliged them 10 abandon the operations against any
portion OF the walls. He has not inflicted any serious
loss upon the armies of the allies including the
cdent at Balakava the loss by the guns and the sores
Of the besiegcd has been comparatively triang.
On the other side there Is continued progress that
IN the mpatence for conclusive actions, too apt
TO overlook The armies arrived in sight Of 81 bastopol
the 2sth of September; by great excrtons, upon
difficult ground, they able to open fire on the 18th
Of October Notwithstanding the peculiarly arluous
nature of the siege the march Of the siege works to-
wards the walls IL continued uninterrupted down to the
latest date. The loss which the besieged failed 20 nct
upon is not Iared To Them The shells of the allies
have at several times inflicted great slaughter, which it
was imp ossible for the Russians 10 conceal Their
precautions against the raenen, both OF the French
and English confess how murderous has been the fire
directed against their artlerymen. The c0nhagra tons
within tho town have redeemed the atmosphere above
The unburied corpses show the detected
diton, the weakness, or, what Is tho Same thing,
the total devotion OF all hands TO the work of the siege
The extent Of the works which prevents the regular in
vestmtnt of sebastopo, also calls foi an enormous
amount Of strength to keep up the defence The repair
OF breaches which Is the beast of Russian despatehes
must IN like manner absorb largo proportion OF the ef
feciyc strength and continue that exhaustion OF the
able hands. In the meanwhile sborness OF provisions ~
In prospect, and in such position Prince Ncnschi
Lois he becomes materially responsible not only Cor The
feeding Of his army, but the sparng ~ the inhabitants
OF The city and its ncghhorhocd from starvation Limit
ed therefore the numbers II the allies and OF the
prt und they occupy necessarily arc they have shown
their real superiority OF strength by the progrcs that
they have sustained from the first 70 the latest date