Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-24
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From the New Yofk Herald.
The sclge Of sebastopol sllll "d1gs Iss SLOW
length along and although Efforts are made %
anticipate result by vivid descriptions q the des-
perate extremtics 10 which a. garrison y ssdaosd
and even BY rumors of its iAn shssc sccoants seem
- produce no corresponding elects on The Engli.l
markets. their influence being rather unf4scrable
than otherwise.
There L nothing, In iaet, m che pscscnt sdsioes
made up a. they are from the complement q ths
previous incidents Of the sclge, an outline Which
we have already laid before our readers, which IN
dicates that the place may not sl bold cat until
Is relieved. The highlycolofcd specuiaiieDs u
newspaper correspondents, and the ncndscioas
statements Of fabricated dispatches, weigh bnt ~.
tie against the fact that neither on the land side
nor ON that Of the sea have the bcseiEeFs A. YET
been able 10 penetrate within the line d The De.
fences.
Thus far, then, the anticipations formed fom the
tremendous resources combined for the reduction
of the fortress have been set ~ nsagla. IA was
on the prompt results expected 10 be achieved ffom
their unprecedented magnitude that the calcula-
tions which led TO the expedition were founded.
Should these hopes be disappointed, and any con
siderable time be wasted before the place, skil.
fully planned attack by sufficiently powerful Rus.
sian force, supposing that their reserves can be
brought up in time for the purpose, may nj any
time defeat the grand object ofthe expedition, and
obligc the besiegers to assume the defensive.
The history Of siege operations justiiies us IN
doubling whether, In spite of the enormous siege
maserisl assembled by the allies Sebasopol u like
ly to offer any exception to their general results.
Valencicnncs, in 1898, sustained siege OF forty
five days, with only It's cannon Dantzie, In 1918,
held out for l0S days. with 500 cannon, and then
only yielded through the pressure Of famine.
Cuidad Rodrigo was defended by only SO guns, and
yet held out for twenty-one days. The Russians
have at Scbastopol 1900 cannon, and these are
mostly all Of large calibre. What probability h
there, therefore, in specializing on the proxinats
surrender of the garrison, buoyed up Ms they are by
the hope of being speedily relieved!
1t must be remembered, too, that the allies are
only provisioned for six weeks, and that notwith-
standing the alleged friendly disposition Of the Tar
tar population, the descriptions forwarded home by
English officers of their scanty fare show that this
statement must either be false, or that the friendly
feelings Of the natives controlled by their APP
prehensons Of the doubtful nature of the contest.
II, therefore, the place can only hold out q few
weeks longer-and at present we see no reason
why 1t should not--the Crimean expedition may
possibly end in total failure.
These are, of course, mere speculations, but they
assume something of force from the protracted re-
sistance which the fortress has already made, In
spite of the confident anticipations formed by the
commanders of the expedition of its reduction in
three or four days. II would be curious II the
timid counscls" 80 inudciously alluded 10 in the
French Emperor's letter to Madame 81. Armand,
should, after ALL turn out to have been suggested
by correct views.
The statements made in these advices the pro-
liability of an immediate rupture between the Gar
and his two powerful German neighbors probably
only represent the surface of things. We'shall be-
ieve in the fact when we see Russian army adj
vancng into Galicia As to Prussia, she has too
much gain by remaining neutral to hazard her In
terests by provoking hostilities with the Gar
From Asia we have rumors of victory having
been gained over Schamyl by one of the Russian
generals.
There is no other foreign news of interest The
fact of the French Emperor having made the
cmende honorable to Mr. Soule is confirmed.
The foreign news received via Portland did not
transpire in time yesterday to have any bearing
upon this market Flour was in moderate demand
for domestic and shipment to the British prov
inces, and at unchanged prices cargo of Gen
esee white wheat sold at 81 35 per bushel. Indian
corn continued active with sales for export at 30
cents 81 cents for western sound mixed.
Pork closed dull, and mess was not saleable, In
large lots, without concessions on the part Of
holders.
About 1000 bales of cotton were sold, showing
decline since the commencement of the week OF
about one-eighth of cent per 10. The foreign
news produced no effect upon the cotton market,
and was not expected to- Quotations are mainly
influenced by the amount Of stock in first hands,
and the state of the money market Some six or
seven cotton-aden vessels are said to be on their
way, chiefly from New Orleans, for this port, one
of which has a cargo of 100 bales, part Of
which had been sold to arrive. 1t rs stated that
sterling bills drawn against cotton viii soon be
more plenty in this market. 1t is reported that
one large bill house has 100000, or about $780,
600, on its way by mail from New Orleans for this
city.
convention between the United States and the
Kingdom Of Bavaria, for the mutual extradition Of
fugitives from justice in certain cases, was duly
ratified on the LIST instant at London, and has Just
been made public by proclamation by the Presi-
dent.