New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-23

A terrible collision occurred on the Harlem
Railroad, at the corner Of Fifty -eighth-st' carry
Yesterday morning, between passenger-traln
from White Plains and freight-train from New
Haven. the former staving in the rear cars of the
freight train, and breaking the legs or otherwise
severely ipjuring about twenty passengers in the
train from White Plains. The blame OF the ac-
cident cannot as yet be accurately deter mined;
but, from present appearances, it would seem
that the conductor of the freight train, which
was some seven or eight hours behind its time,
is censurable for neglectiDg to warn trains in his
rear of the delay that had occurred. Ii is said
that the majority Of those who suffered severe
bodily injuries we're standing upon the platforms
at the time of the accident-the cars being too
crowded to afford them seats. Great blame rests
somewhere. We hope rigid investigation will
throw it upon the parties who merit it.
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The screw steamer Canadian, from Liverpool,
arrived at Portland yesterday, bringing intelli-
gence to Nov. T. or three days later than our pre-
vious adyices. The news from Sevastopol is to
Oct. 90, also three days later than was conmu-
nicated by the dispatch from Lord Radcliffe, on
which we commented at the time ofits reception.
In one very important particular that dispatch
was erroneous. 1t stated that on the 26th the
Russians, 5000 strong, attacked the French en-
trenchmeDts in the rear, thus conveying the i'm
preston that the English line of communications
with Balaklaya had been cut off, as otherwise
no such attack in the rear could be made. 1t
now turns out, however, that there was no rear
attack, but simple sortie from the town. which
was repulsed by the French with great slaughter,
one. eighth of the Russians being left dead. The
two forts near Balsklava reported by Lord
Radcliffe as taken by the Russians, We now
learn were soon abandoned by their coptOrs. The
bombardment was continued, aud it is said by
our dispatch from Portland that Fort Constan-
tine and the Quarantine Fort were already RACED.
This is doubtless an exaggeration. Both those
forts were Damaged but not destroyed, by the
sea attack of which we have before had &C
counts; aud that attack it is expressly stated,
had not been renewed. Fort Constantine lies at
the mouth of the main bay, on the north
tide as the Quarantine Fort lies on the
south. The former at least ia far less
exposed to fire from the allied trenches
than other iorts that are not mentioned
% having suffered injury, and we doubt, there
fore, whether il has been subjected to any new
damage or any special attack since the feet with
drew 1t is alsoreported that the town was on fire
in three places, and could hold out but few days
longer; but this has also been stated before. On
the other hand, it is now averred, and no doubt
truly that the town is mass Of ruins, and that
no artillery man appears at the embrasures of the
forts without being picked off by the French
! chasseurs, who, it will be remembered per
formed the same service at Bomarsund. That
the city should be quite destroyed uuder a
bombardment of ten days and nights by
two hundred pieces of heavy artillery, in
| GLIDING many eight and ten-inch long gaus,
is matter of course but it is striking that none
of the forts within the allied Inns are said to be
knocked down, or their guns dismOunted, except
the Quarantine Fort, which was battered by the
chips. 1t il true that our dispatch speaks of the
southern tower and other forts as emolished, but
/ if either of the great Notifications which make
the strength of the place were really overthrow
! or silenced, it would be mentioned by name
\ tONtf VI oic c'thcht!
but parts of the comparatively iasignifca nt line
of defense on the landwsrd side. That none of
the large Notifications are destroyed, argues that
they are not built, like those of Bomarsund, Of
rubbish faced with granite, but are honest and
substantial structures. On the whole, We fad
nothing in this news to modify our original opin
ion that the place will be taken, including the
forts south of the Bay, but with immense blood
shed, and that it must then promptly be sban
dcned just as Bomarsund was, leaving the Rus
slams to take possession as they have done there.
A very important piece Of intelligence, if true,
is that the Prussisn ambassador at st. Peters
burg has been refused an audience by the Gar.
This, however, is so contrary to the relations
heretofore subsisting between Prussia and Rus
sis and so lacks apparent reason that without DE-
cided confirmation il cannot be believed. The
warlike preparations on the part Of Austria con-
tinue.
In Asia, The Russian Gen. Nicolas is reported
to have beaten Shamyl, but TO what extent is not
stated.
The report that Mr.. Scale has been allowed by
Napoleon TO enter France is confirmed.