Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
FROM 0URLONDoN CORRESPONDENT

LONDON, NOVEMBER 8, 1854
The fogs of November are far from being a fiction
this year. Yesterday we had wet white fog, raw
and chilly to-day we have dry yellow fog loaded
with considerable per centage of smoke. What
agreeable variety Of characteristics tomorrow's fog
may assume tomorrow alone can determine, for in
this proverbiay tickle climate it would be rash to-
any specuation upon the weather twenty four
hours ahead Yet there often lovely November
days autumna mldness gentle sunshine camness and
repose those !" calm mild days" to which Bryant SO
beautifully alludes for such days come" to England
even in the latter autumn and the early winter There
is not here it is true your delightful Indian summer"
nor the glory Of your autumnal tns when, to the
words Of the American poet before quoted your forests
seem groups Of giant kings in purple and in gold "
but we have the "gentle wind and the fair sunny moon
and the kisses of the soft southwest" Between the be-
ginning Of November and Christmas tide there usually
In England many smes of the departing distant SUM-
when the by the hedge and delights to
Iinger in his ray These sunny smiles we will hope to
enjoy during the present season, although at present
we arc breathing an atmosphere from which could
almost cut slice with carving knife.
But we must quit poetry and turn to politics and com.
merce and war and strife and all the cares midst
which our life is part"
And first as to the war OF this we have little to say
The siege Of sebastopo is going we trust prosperous
iy for the Allies although Russian to the contra
ry whstng around almost thick their bullets
and their bombshels did about the Allied troops the
banks of the Alma These rumors reach England by
many different rOutes-by Berlin, Vienna, Hamburg,
Brussels and Parsbut they clearly all emanate from
one source they all derived from report, and
chat Russian With our experience Of Russian
dispatches and bulletins and recollection that
oicngs took place in Russia for the victory achieved by
fhe CT ars troops the Allies the Alma, think
we shall scarcely accused of lack Of charity do
not credit these The Russians assert that
the 25th. Gen. LIPRAxDI took four English redoubts,
spked eleven guns and captured half the light cavalry
commanded by Lord CARDIGAN is believed in the city,
owever that this report is not altogether without foun
ation but that the English loss greatly exaggerated
whilst that Of the Russians kept entirely out Of sight
If any redoubts have been taken they part Of those
which have been thrown up towards Balaklava with
view to protect the communication Of the Allied army
with its bases Of operations there This has always beef
considered the weakest point Of the position occupied b.
the Allies. telegrsphic report published yesterds.
morning states that dispatches from Prince MEsscHI
KoTr had been received at St. Petersburgh stating ha
nothing important had occurred up the 2Ih and tina
Che of the loss sustained by the English was aros
entirely false" Another rumor was that the Foregi
Once had received teegraphc accounts stating that tn
loss Of the English the 25h greater thai
had been previously stated and that the affair would in
crease the difficulties Of the besiegers.
So far as there any from the Crimea this morn
ing il is satisfactory The bombardment continues
On the 26th without ntermssion and with the creates
vcor Some guns had been directed against the gate
ef the city. Admiral NAcHHorr had been killed BY
sAell sebastopol was encountered with the dead anS
wounded. Two Of the Russian men-of-war, which had
been careened over to admit their being used as sup
Elementary batteries, had been destroyed by the bonn