Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-12-02
LATEST FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, NovEMBER 16, 1854.

PARIS, NOVEMBER 16, 1854
The siege Of Sebastopol continues of course to b
the object Of still increasing interest here in En-
land, and indeed throughout all Europe. | SC mt
YOU on Monday last the despatch Of Gen. CAE Ro-
BERT, dated from his camp before the city 9th No
vember giving account of the formidable a rtack
made by the Russians on the day before, and OF its
gallant repulse by the Allied forces. Since then
we have received the Russian despatch of the same
date from Prince MENscHIKoFF, of which the abb
sence was remarked as an unfayorabie sign for the
Russians, and the English despatch OF Lord RAG
Ian, communicated By the British Ambassador
at Paris, and published in the Moniteur OF tins
morning We are anxiousiy expecting the ParticS-
lars Of this important action was bloody and terri
BILE affair gaanty contested all sides there can be no
doubt. The gery must be pretty equally divided; and
80 it seems according to the bes opinion that can be
formed by putting together the dispatches Of the three
generals and making due allowances, must the adyan-
tages ALSO We have the side, the Russian at
tack with outnumbering forces, defnitVey and most
gaanty repeled with ygor and impetucslty that car
red pursuing French division up it seems to the very
walls Of the belesguered city It is probably an incident
of that kind only that the Russian general has favoraby
interpreted into attempt carry Sebasopo by storm
The Russians admit considerable loss The Ahes re-
port it to have been immenee Gen. CAERoBERT mas even
estimated We ali rememDer, hV~S'ei,
the estimate Of the Russian loss made oy the
Allies on the morrow Of the battle Of the Alma An,
even among the Allies themselves, now admit tkat the
actual Russian loss upon that occasion was about hall
what the Allies had supposed Assuming then, that the
Russian loss on the 5th instant really 5OG0 the ac
tion OF that day may well be styled most sangunary
affair On the other side far from considering It dis
astrous deeat for the russians may it not be fairly as
sumed that the latter have really accomplished much that
they intended and hoped to accomplish by the attack OF
the 5h? To justify the assertion that it was defeat
for them be established that they expected to rout
the Alice completely and drive them from before Sebas-
topol it only, as we have every reason to believe,
serious and general and vigorous attempt than had
yet been made embarrass the siege operations of the
Allies, iuaict loss upon them and compel then by the
gradual exhaustion Of their means, dmnuton of forces
and destruction Of aerie either raise the siege
precpitae assault before their artillery had sufficient
ly prepared the way for defnive stormng Of the place.
then apprehend cannot in justice refuse to the Rus
SLAMS important share in the Of the day.
Particulars wanting to other damage of mdterd
sustained by the Allies but know that several bate
ries both Of the French and English besiegng forces
momenarily in possession Of the Russians and that
their cannons spiked. Neither the French Eng
sh generals venture estimate in numbers of their
losses in killed and wounded; though we who are no
eouleIS anu hIoW Nouiu
pose that the day after the battle they might have at
least ample and reliable information relative to their
own Losses those of the enemy If any thing like
reasonable proportion exists between the numbers of kill
ed and wounded both Sides the loss of the Allies must
have been, their generals admit "consderabe thus
realizing Of the objects of the Russian attack. We
have, believe in the report Of Lord RAGLAN the
of less than FIVE general officers wounded among the
British troops alone In spirit Of fairness towards both
parties, let admit with the Russian general, that
the French have been repulsed in attempt storm
Sebastopol They gallanty pursued the retreatng
my to the very walls of the city and then returned
they had intended to their camp, suffering severely doubt
less they retired from the FIRE of the Russians Nor
the other hand, let admit with the Allies that the
Russians have suffered disastrous defeat They effect
ed to considerable extent what they proposed effect
by the attack Of the 9th instant the enrenchments Of
the Allies. They paid heavily doubtless for the advaa-
tages gained. But what if it should turn out, well it
may, that the Russian generals afford to pay that
price, And that they would be willing to and
purchase three four just such days at the
price This may well be the case for by all accounts
from the reports of the Allied generals themselves it is
not any than and munitions of all
that wanting to the Russian forces in the Crmea
and Prince MENscHIKorF is perhaps less scrupulous
the expense of human life for the accomplishment of his
der similar circumstances In fne this affair Of the 9th
is the third sangunary battle that has been fought the
Crimea since the landing Of the expedition. Call it, if
you please the third victory that has gained by the
Allies grant, indeed, that is three victories in which
French and British have gained bloody honors and
shown themselves in all respects worthy of their old
nown but only say, glorious these combats for
the Of the Allies, three four such victories
will prove the ruin Of the expedition. Three four
more such victories either Alma Balaklaya or the Of
fair Of the 5th and the Crmean expedition WILL in its
ensemble cake place in history splendid and glorious
disaster for the Allies. not led away six weeks ago
by the almost universal belief in Europe that Sebasopol
had fallen since then have shared in the doubts
and dependency which, in view of the sowness of the
siege and Of the difficulties of the enterprise just begin
ming be apprehended gradually seizing upon the
public mind have al along believed that the almost
unbounded resources the admirable skill, the ndomt-
able energy and galantry of the Allies would ultimately
prevail against the buwarks of sebastopo despite the
utmost efforts Of Russian bravery, SKILL ard pcrsever
But really the definite real advantages after now
nearly two months Of active military operations SEEM
all things taken into consideration, nearly balanced
the damage done by the operations Of the Allies
be so promptly repaired and efficiently repayed by the
beseged that if more decisive intelligence does very
speedily arrive from the East shall feel impeled to the
conclusion that glorions but disastrous defeat in the
Crmea is in for the Allies The Court itself here
is evidently unaffected by these gloomy provisions
This Of the year. which is usually spent in ele