New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-04

tpuous firing within certain range. partial en-
noruade sgsirsf a fortified place Of any strength or
at very long range, Is mere waste OF Ammunition,
and prudent general Will be IN 20 hurry to open hts
FIRE until he has accomplished his first great object
which il 20 concentrate sufficient number OF heavy
guns within an efficient distance Of the enemys bat
teIits walls The Circumstance which generally
determines the distance of the first parallel from the
place is the range Of the enemys gum, but Seyas-
topol is q foriress Of SD irregular an oatine,
both by its natural position and its oefensss on tho
land side that il il difficult to apply any rule % Il
with precision. Our correspondent states that our
lines were 10 be opened az coo or 500 yards, which
would msterslly accelerate the progress OF the at
tack when oue begun. The horse shoe redouot in
front Of The British position, which we mentioned
Yesterday is now described - very largo forti6
cation with curtains running inland, and semi
"circular bsston with some documentary earth
works" and there il also round tower OF white
s.cns AT the extremity OF the h-rbor These appear
10 be the principal dese<es Of the to~n on the south
eastern front which particularly concerns the
British amy for ;bs French DOW occupy the lett
spc still hold the ses-cosst the Quarantine Battery
and The other works toward the sea will ftu rather
within the range Of their lines than ours. Inc
postiops of the two armies are continuous, out ds
hnct and although their operations are strictly con-
bn.d and are directed according 10 one plan, u Is
scarcely necessary 10 observe thss, throughout this
expedition neither army has ever been under the COM
Gnd OF any chief but its own and that the union OF
the rests upon the perfect concert and mutuH
respect OF the two commanders IN chief, mother "
mark because has been supposed abroad that Mar
shat St Aruapd nmanded both armies, and that ON
bis ath this Joint mmsnd devOlved on Lord ~
Ian as the senior officer. This supposton ~ totally
erroneous snO The entire Independence OF each army,
in relation the General OF the other has been found
ccmpstble wrth sltIe harmony in The conduct OF
every operation
the lines along the west side OF the ridge bounded
by the Tcbernsy imposes upon our forces 10 more
De, usr manner the defense of the nights whchcover
The si OF the besegers; and Is here that an at
tempt NAV be made II at sll TO impede the opera
tiops of the siege Although II has been pretty clear
" ascertain ed that about the 3O OF September Prince
Mepchikof tel. back the forts at the north side
OF Sevastopo habOr it is not certain thar he has re-
,naiped there for as 40 have more than once OBJ
served be has the unGspuied command Of the 10 ,ds
leading 70 the north eni ,hs interior of the Crimes,
and il asserted that he has himself Withdrawn
To Perekop IL is positively stated In our last report
that on the 81 Oct considerable body Of Russians e.
SeVastOpo and marched 10 the north east. A corps
OF coo by two British officers on our
fans and at The moment oi the close OF thls DISPATCH
at 70 O'Clock on the DAY, the report OF tue adj
ynrce OF the Russians confirmed IL this state
ment be correct shall not be surprised 10 lind that
on the arrival Of reenoro-mens from the Interior, an
attempt n ay have been mace TO force our lines. aud
il is eGual, probable that it has been vigorously re-
pulsen Nor should regret such an attempt on the
part of our adversary. Ho would soon discover tina.
all those advantages which he possessed on the nights
of the Aims and which overcome by French
ABILITY and Brtsh steadiness are now turned against
himself sDd will not easily be wrested from US. IL is
expressly stated that all the Nights are in possess
SION" and although the forir aons OF the town may
possihly oppose more Enlightened resistance 10 the
operations OF the aed armies than had been antlc-
psied no siege ever commenced under more Ia
vorabie auspicts, with the single exception of the
lsmentable epidemy which attends all the move
moL r. of the army. The tsp,d changes OF tempera-
ture and the e, cerses committed by men exhausted
by fatigue and thirst, when they found themselves
surrounded by the vineyards and orchards OF the
soub may account for siderable number OF these
cases. The men who picked grapes on the banks OF
the Alma under The hot IRE of the enemy, are not
likely TO be deferred from imprudence by the fear
of more remote consequences but the health OF mo
ANN demands that the strictest precautions should
be taken.
1t is extremely satisfactory that reenforcements
should have been laI ded from the teet One thou
SAND marines have occupied The high above Bsla-
kavs, and thousaJd se4men, draughted from
the different ships Of the heet under the command of
Coptsin LusbingtoD, of the Albion, were engaged In
moving up ships guns TO extend the oreeching bate
ries The experiment AZ Bomarsuad ha, already
shown that nobiDg can be more rapid and effective
than batteries constructed and manned by seamen
shore. very considerable portion OF the gar
rison Of Sevastopoi, now that the ships are sunk
or abandoned undoubtedly consists of their men
of wars crews; ann since they have declined
an epcoui ter on the waves, our blue jackets
will find them out on land. At the same
time the arrival Of the Jason and the Trent with the
18th aud 9th crSgooDs in addition to the Scotch Gays,
which landed ew days before from the Hinaaya,
brings cavalry force To upward Of 900 sabers.
The French are reported to have 900 cavalry the
way, and il of extreme importance TO the safety Of
the army it, exposed flank ell fer the pro-
iectioD Of supplies to be drawn from the Valley Of the
Bladder that the cavalry brigades should be able at
least to supply strong PATROLS and that In the event
OF another severe actoD they should be in force 70
iL1ict decisive blow upon tue enemy.
Throughout the prosress of this vast expedition,
W. have more than reminded our res iers that
patience and endurance would probably play great
part in the successful result the spirit and valor
OF OR troops in presence Of tho enemy. The world
has with admir- -tien, and this country with
tbusisstic pride, with what gallantry the British
troops dashed up The nights Of the Alma, and with
What daring the army pierced its way through
forest and d.fle from the Belbek to Balaklava
These have been the brilliant incidents Of
the campaign, costly and aborious indeed but pap.
ably glorious and successful. These however are
not the hardest trials of war, for every man Of
beert brace himself TO meet the enemy, to
mount immediate danger The hard, unsheltered
couch-tbe scabty meal, the cold autumnal biyousc
-dsesse visbe only by its too frequent visitation
and he long suspense that interyenes between the
moments Of sction-are the hsbual hardships Of g
can paign-the weary alterations Of this wild game
OF war We, too, who share scutely all that con-
Germs The welfare and honor Of the army, called
upon, though in an infinitely smaller degree, for
som, thing Of this patience; and, though we may re-
gret the slow progress Of events Of much interest
to the nation, the best homage we p.y TO the
my, is an underwriting confidence la those brave and
able who laying down their lives II need be,
In England service.