New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-24
THE RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE SIEGE

Iue petersburg contains SepOrtg
Prince Menschikoif to the Emperor Nicholas giving de-
tails Of the operations before Sehastopo the 18th and
18th The first asserts that at nghtfa the 1Tth the
first day of the bombardment, the English had only two
guns able to return the Russian fire. while the Russians
had a few diamounted
At the day fourteen vessels of the Allied
fleet attacked Sehastopo by directing their FIRE against
Fort Constantine and battery No 10.
The shortness of the time and the smoke rendered it
impossible for Prince Menschko to furnish complete de-
tails Of the loss on either sde but the Russian
sustained loss in the death of Admiral Kornile
whose leg had been carried OF by round shot, and who
died ON the spot.
The second report, dated the 18th inst GAYS that
though the Allied fire astonishing by its power and
nose It had not done 50 much harm as might have been
| expected.
The Alexander Battery, and Battery No. TO- had not
suffered much, but the Constantine Battery had been
greatly injured On the land side of the Russian
batteries had suffered except No. s. in which nearly all
| the pieces (3S in ally had been dismouuted
The Russian loss was estimated at Eve hundred killed
and wounded among the latter Admiral Nachmof, very
/ slightly.
During the night of the 18th the Russians were busy
employed in repairing the damage done their efenses
On the 18th the English fire less active than on the
day before and the French had hardly fred at ALL Prince
Menschko attributes this to diversion made without
the walls by Gen seniane who appeared in the eneys
rear and thus diverted their attention from Sebastopol
The vessels which had taken part in the bobarlneut
on the 17th and which Prince Mensehkof believed to
all French had gone away in the direction of Cape Cher
souess.
The smoke the 18th, and thick fog on the 18th,
bad rendered 1t impossible for Prince Menseko to state
the enemies loss but he says it would that one ship
the line had been seriously damaged two steamers
/ set on fire by red hot shot.
dispatch of Prince Menschkos OF the 28th of oco-
Der officially confirms the affair of the 25th The Rus
SLAMS attacked the detached English camp and took
redouhts The English lost COO horses and IL guns The
French had a second battery RACED. s.
A letter from Tarnopol OF the 2st ut says For the
third time troops are being concentrated around the town
Of kamineez Podloski the Russian frontier Those
which have already arrived estimated at $4,000 to
1900 men, and endorsements constantly arriving
In the government of Kew the arrivals of regiments Of
the Guard from Poland expected about the middle Of
the month"; on their way, By forced marches to the
| Crimea,
| OPERATIONS ON THE DANUBE.
Bucharest adyces of October 80 state that in conse-
quence of the movement the Sereth by Sad5k Pacha
Prince Gortschakof has given orders to the Russian
troops who had not yet passed the Dneister to make
retrograde movement and to take up position the
Pruth and Danube Achmet Pacha has received orders
to join sadyk Pacha with 10000 men, while 1skender Bey
| is to enter the Dobrudscha with 1900 cavalry.
The truth Of the matter be- that Gortschakos
reported movements in the Dobrudscha had reference
merely to strengthening his position.
| THE BALTIC.
Tie Russiaa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of DE Mastery of Fin
ie'd-iPhg Russian Requirements not sooner Tie
Griaea
letter from the Baltic says that the Gulf Of Finland
only contains two strong places which would be Of value
70 the allies namely, Sweaborg, which would render
them masters of Finland and Oronstadt which would
open the road to st Petersburg Reve is of little
use as 1t is without any strategca line and several
years past it has ceased TO be Russian naval station
S"Ptute " l0fce Oh the
allies and to 10000 Of land foroe might be eonsid
cred as certain. The nature of the coast Is such that
analng cannot be prevented provided it be effected
ys or six miles distant from Hesngfors which can also
DC taken Is very little fortified and situated is
AZ the Instance OF half mile from Sweaborg completely
/ commands the fortress
once AIKEN Finland does not permit hostile army
Keep the eld Thecapure of the Aand Islands stated
nase een merely with the intention of occupying the
attention Of the Russians while preparations were being
made for the attack on the Crirnea 1t believed at
st that s9eaberg and eronstadt to be
Il ar al hafnf fhan aaeEk
tack on sebastopo was regarded as impossible 1t was
that conviction which occasoned the counter orders for