Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-28
From the London Times, Nov. IA.
Account Of the Great Battle Of Nov 8.

Just as we have been enabled at last to form
some sort Of idea Of the action fought on the
25th and 26th of last month, startled by the
sudden, but not wholly unexpected news, Of great
and glorious, and, we may even trust, a decisive
victory, gained by the allies over greatly superior
body Of Russians, the 9th Of this present Novem-
ber The hardness Of our intelligence in the one
case, and the comparative speed with which it has
arrived in the other, have brought into juxtaposi-
ton these two events and almost lead us to do an
injustice 10 the army by overlooking the ten days
that interviewed between them. During that period
the allied forces worked steadily and unhinchingly
at the operations Of the siege, bearing up against
fatgues and hardships which II seems hardly pos
sible TO conceive that human nature could endure
Stunned with the perpetual roar Of artillery by day.
and reused at night by constant threatenngs Of at
tack, they have struggled on unhinching and I'M
falling through an incessant combat Of ten long
days and nights
At last the enemy, strengthened, as II appears
by large Acknowledgment IL may be, by the
difficulty Of supporting 30 large force In wasted
country and at an advanced season--determined
on again assuming the offensive, and hazarding an
operation which, II successful would undoubtedly
have put an end to the siege. They were urged
on to the combat by hope and fear, and encouraged
by the presence Of two of the princes Of the house
Of RomanoH, sent expressly TO animate the droop-
ing courage Of the defenders Of q fortress the key
TO the supremacy Of Russia in the south. This
time the enemy disdained TO operate on our COM
munications, but aimed deadly blow at the very
heart Of the allied position. The Russian generals
attacked with an overwhelming force the right
flank Of the English army, entrenched on the rising
ground that looks down on the course Of the Tcher
maya The details Of the action we do not yet
know. An we learn Is that the English stood their
ground manfully as ever, before the attack Of an
enemy vastly superior In numbers; that the French,
under General Bosquet, lent them most gallant and
efficient supports that the struggle lasted the whole
day, and that at the end Of that day, the Russians
were compelled TO retreat with loss estimated by
General Canrobert at from eight to nine thousand
men. In the meanwhile, the Russians made sor-
tie from the town, which was repulsed by General
Forey, who even attempted, though unnecessarily,
to enter the place pell-men with the fngitives
Never 30 far as we can Judge from the imper-
feet details in our possession was day more hon
orable to the arms of France and England. The
inaction of the Turks on the banks Of the Danube
has left Russia free to concentrate the whole force
Of the southern parts Of her empire, and has Left us
exposed to a considerable disparity Of numbers.
But here az on 10 many other occasions, the de-
ects of fortune and Of foresight have been supplied
by the indomitable courage Of our troops. The
obvious difficulties Of our situation emboldened our
adversaries and by doing So only.led them on to
their destruction.
We have gained a victory Of unsurpassed splen-
dor but il would be unjust, while rendering the
highest need Of appreciation to our troops, to for
get what is due 70 our excellent general. We now
feel the full advantage Of that mastery movement
which transferred the base Of our operations from
the north TO the south side Of the harbor, and
placed us in the position we have just defended
with such signal and unparalleled success. Had
we been encamped on the north side we cannot
conceive how 1t had been possible to defend our
position against sortie in front and attack from
much superior force on our flank and rear.
Still, when we reflect upon the numbers Of the
allies and consider the loss with which suchs sue