Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-12-02

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FR on OURLO OND ON CORRESPONDENT.
LONDON, NOVEMBER 9, 1854.
SEBAsToPoL is the point upon which the atten-
ton of nearly the whole Of civilized Europe is at
news is every day disseminated and spread over
Europe by means Of the swiftest steam vessels and
the magic speed Of the electric telegraph. 1t very
frequently occurs that when we have kept our letter
open to the last moment, to secure its due ar
rival at Liverpool previous to the starting of the
steamer for the United States news arrives by the
telegraph from six to twelve hours after we have
dispatched our letter, which reaches Liverpool by
the telegraph and arrives in the United States with
letter. disproyng the last we had communicated
and nuying all our wise conclusions to its probable
effects. THIS is contingency against which we cannot
guard cannot compete with this space and time
initiating miracle
We glad Mat the Dake Of NEWCASTLE has establish
ed rule with respect to the communication Of inte
gence from the seat Of war; which is to publish as soon as
possible oil information received from Lord RAGLAN and
Lord STRATFoRD RSpcLIFFE but not to give circala
ton to any of the inmmerable reports picked up by
subordinate agents and transmitted to the Government
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certain viii receive the Government impratu The Of
fetal publications of the War Department may thus be
implicitly relied upon SO far as they may go, and will
serve as test Of the correctness Of from other
sources and guide through the mazy labyrinth of
thentcaed reports flashed forth daily by the electric
telegraph and other suspicious and suspected normants
There has been little authenticated from the Cr
during the week. Dispatches have been received
from Lord RAGLAN and Admiral DuSDAs relative to the
rst days bombardment of the fortress but they are
merely sopfrnatory of what previously known ALL
accordfg these dispatches, English, French, and
Turks lid their duty. Admiral HAMELIN, his despatch
to the French Government expresses his coaycon that
il the Russians had not closed the entry OF e harbor by
sinking many ships, the Allied squadron could have
forced their way into it. An attempt win VERT shortly be
made to blow up these sunken ships and optn Tho way
by votac electricity An expression in Admiral DUHDAs
despatch has excited good deal Of comment He says,
eat tie most urgent request" of Lord RAGLAN and Gen.
CAERoBERT it resolved that the whole of the ships
should assist the land attack by engaging the scabate
res The expression urgent request necessarily i'm
plies that there was in quarter disincnation to
undertake the task great that could oay be overcome
by importantly Again, there is good deal of newspaper
criticism backed by the statements Of officers In the
British Black Sea squadron, that Admiral Dundas in
stead Of laying his ships at fifteen hundred yards distance
from the objects Of attack ought to have laid hem he
have done within five hundred yards Of those OBJ
ects in which the fire of the feet would havebeen
much efectve and the shot from the enemy bat
teries would have done the Allied squadron much less
mischief This proved by the fact that the ships pear
est the forts sustained the least njuryhe enemy mis
sespassiug them to fall on board the distant
vessels We think it extremely probabeth if Admiral
Dundas does resign he viii be recalled and we think
further that, for the honor Of the British navy, either
one or the ether cannot take place too soon.
There is longer any doubt that the Russians took
three Turkish batteries BalakGva the 25th umc
in the defence Of which the English light cavalry suffered
very considerable loss. The Scots Grcys and the h
Dragon Guards speedily to the rescue, and the
enemy were completely routed, and retired behind the
batteries taken from the Turks On the evening OF the
28th the Russians made sortie from Sebasepo against
Sir DE Lacy EvASss DIVISION and were repulsed in half
hour, leaving thousand dead the ground. The
English loss was very slight.
It has now become evident by the protracted siege o
ebasopol and the serious losses Of the Allies, that the
strength Of the fortress and the force Of the Russians hes
been much moderated Lord RaGL.ss last despatch il
also interpreted less confident than the reports prey
osy put forward His Lordshp says the progress Of the
aasalants was slower than could be wished" and OBJ
serves have it not in my power to inform your Grace
he Dake Of NewcasGe) with any thing Ike certainty
when it may be expected that ucrior may be
undertaken" Again he says:
! "Gen. Canrobert has not only resumed his FIRE from
the batteries which had been Injured but he has maer
ally aided to the weight Of bis attack By the fire Of bat
eres which he had caused be constructed the previous
day; and these have continued since and he has
had in his power push his approaches forward and
like the Engsh materially to injure the defences OF the
place but these yeiia from being subued neither
is serious ditnnuiion of their fire perceivable Our fire
has also been constant and eectiye but the enemy hav
ing their disposal large bodies Of md the rcsour-
Of the eet and arsenal ut their command have been
enabled by uncoasing cxeron to repair their redoubs
certain extent and replace many Of the guns thai
have been destroyed in very short space Of time, and
resume their fire from works which had succeeded in
i silencingm
Another report says: The Russian gunnery has beer
very good Our guns have done great mischief to the
enemys works. but they repair them with rapidty al
night, and, however exposed to fire. work er guns will
great energy and precision They have got the range
each Of ourbatees and besides have three four
to every Of There is denying that the gene
raj feeling is one Of disappointment that not max
ing yisbly rapid progress but this feeling is said
to exist in high quarters On the contrary there
said to be satisfaction at progress and cpiuor
that it has been fully With what could hay