The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-17

the side OF the town o. from that OF BalaklavA.
They repuised the enemy with great slaughter.
The loss of the Russians must have been very great
1t is affirmed that the fire of the batteries OF the town
had much siackened and according to the report Of
wounded officers some Of whom had arrived at Buyuk-
dere the belief continued that Sebastopol would be
in the hands of the allies This merely what has been
gathered the spot from several persons who eye
witnesses of what took place
The of the killed and wounded reserved for
the official occasion Among the names there is Of
general officer.
Signed. STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE
Lord Dunkein's promotion as captain and lieutenant
colonel in the Codsream Guards appears in the Gazette
last evening.
THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL
From the London Times, Nov 81
II tie first tidipgs Of the sue ,ess of the allied
armies in the Crimea were received throughout
Europe with gree OF confidence and exultation
which proved TO be somewhat exaggerated and pre-
mature, we are bound to be upon guard lest the
sian sources should produce still more unfounded
smount Of despondency and alarm. The accounts
received With apparent belief by some o; our con-
temporaries bOle on the face of them an extreme
improbability, and they have since been contra
dicied even by the last report from ST. Petersburg
We are however, fortunately in possession of much
more positive intelligence, which puts an end to
the apprehensions these unwarrantabls reports
Trent left the coast Of the Crimes on the 18th, and
arrived on the following day at Varna, whence
a despatch, sert for Transmission by telegraph
to tire nearest station, reached the Fren,n and
English governments yesterday. Up to the tine OF
the departure of the Trent the siege and lombard.
melt were going on with regularity and success.
So heavy had been the fire Of the besieging bat
telies and SO terrible was the loss Of life in the town
of Sebastopo that the air was re ported to be tainted
by the dead who had fallen in defen e OF this de-
voted fortress. Guns had been brought to play
upon some Of the gates, and Admiral Nachimof had
been killed by the fragment Of . shell. Il this last
circumstance be confirmed, it is remarkable that
the two chief officers of the Russian navy who
planned and executed the attack on Snope should
have expiated within one year that outrage which
gave so terrible an impulse to the ravages of this
var.
We cannot tell what amount of confidence ia 10
be given to the report Circulated at Constantnople
that Lord Raglan had expressed his opinion at q
council Of war in favor of prolonged lombard
thsr6 are many obvious reasons in favor OF the
formtr course. Having accomplished the prodfgious
labor OF conveying the heavy guns and their ammu
nition to our batteries and opened successful Dire
Oh Eebastopol the reduction Of the place is only
question of time and these operations are carried
On with very inconsderable losses to the allied for
ces. An assault, ON the contrary, though 1t might
lead to more rapid success would cost Innnmerabie
lives and materially weaken the bssieeing armies
Sebassopol is Occu lied and defended IT merely by
TIE ordinary garrison OF fortress, but by an army
These tropss are placed at very great dsad
vantage 40 long % they are exposed to the in
csssant IT'S OF our batteries, for it is Impossible
that the cssematss OF the forts should be suff
Gently extensive t, afford them shelter but 10
sn assault their numbers and their desperation
WI uld render them formi liable enemies The
continuance 0f the siege is 80 far advantageous to
the ailsd armies that 1t must exhaust and destroy
the resources OF tie Russians in the Crimea iut-
Dlsely more thaa thoee Of the French and English
c,mps. But II must be borne in mind that the fall
Of SebastopGl doss not necessarily Terminate the
contfst in the Crimea. even OF the present time;
and that the army Of the allies, which will soon. we
trust enter the place. has also to hold 1t against the
possibility Of attack by the enemy, whose boosted
reinforcements are said to be on the way, and who
may therefore be able to undertake, with fresh
troops, winter campaign; Such contingency
which the commandersin.chief are bound to pro
vide; al on this account az well as on motives Of
humanity and prudence they will doubtless husband
as much as possible the strength OF an army which
has already been SO much reduced by casualties and
disease. Eventually-if the place does not capitu.
late-an assault wiz, Of course, be maie; but not
until the batteries have been advanced to the
nearest point which can be reached before the wallis
and the force of pIojeotiles brought within the
shortest possible range. Although, therefore, the
interval which has elapsed since the receipt Of
dispatches is painfully long, and tie delay has been
aggravated BY the non arrival Of the Euphrate,
French mail steamer, which was due at Marseilles
on Friday last the progress Of the operations is not
slower than nigh. have been expected in siege Of
such magnitude. The trenches were opened on the
18th, TIE fire began at very long range on TIE 17th
through difficult ground to fresh Judgments In each
succeeding night, for the works are, of course,
chiefly carried on by night, and the firing by day.
Our latest accounts are of the 25th, barely eight
days from the commencement Of the attack, period
within which no regular siege operations could be
completed, much less brought to victorious termi
nation. Meanwhile, the grand object Of the de-
struction Of Sebaatopo and of the Russian army, is
steadily pursued, and at present We have no reason
to believe that the advantages we hsvs gained are
counterbalanced by excessive sacrifices or by any
From the London Chronicle, Nov. 81
The scene Of the late reported misadventure Of the
English cavalry has been placed in various accounts
at fukerman, at Baaklava, and even ct Eupatoria;
in question in this order. we are correctly arranging
ths different stories With reference to their rea
psctive degrees OF probability. That portion Of
our srDy was. 1t has been stated, encsnped,
klaya; snd in that position, it would have been al
hand to oppose any hostile force advancing from
TshoIg uEs. where considerable body OF the enemy
is believed to have been estsblished Il il not
accounts brought by the Trent, aud transmitted to
Us by our Vienna correspondent in o despatch
which we publish elsewhere-a portion of our ca
colsy may haze marched to Lnx1man, and it IS
engagement near MGf place, and It will be seen,
from another despatch which we have received from
Vienna, that Prince Menschikoff officially confirms,
in q Communication to ST. Petersburg Of the 26th,
the re sorted affair Of the preceding day, though We
must wait for further information before we csn
form any estimate Of the accuracy Of the Russian
statement respecting the amount OF our alleged
loss. Under any circumstances, however, We sre
unable to attach the sightest credit to the rumoF
Of collision near Eupatoria; for 1t is impossible
TO conceive what motive our cavalry can have had
for approaching that plscs, or what prospect de-
tachment sent in that direction would have OF effect
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the army. For some updiscoverable reason, the
allies are constantly represented, in the rimoEs
current at Vienna, rs operating, Ia considera-
BILE Numbers, north Of the inlet OF Sebastopol.
any known fact for these reports nor do the plans
ofthe commanders appear TO have included such
movement. Continental writer's are In the habit Of
estimating far too highly the numbers Of the invad