The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-30


The hre of the place has greatly slackesed. 1t was
thought that determined defence would be ssde inside
the walls The houses are bsrricsded, mou.ted with
. Four vessels Of the Russian Rect have been sunk
The weather in the Crmea is Gne, but 1t is tre
mendous, and shipwrecks must hsve occurred.
The Aler, Tysiphone, La Vile - Marseie the jena
the Abatross, the Charemagne the Napoleon the Taft
and the Tedjoret which had put out
ed Some anxiety is felt for the sufres the Mahomed
jie and Abadiihad. The Bahira Is . wreck
Hamsn ,sd sa nseas under the the o. Admiras
The troops and the division under the command OF the
arAdmrals, are at Balaklava and in the Bay of Ka
MECH.
In second edition OF to-day the Morxixg Post has
The following
Our sorrespondents letters the date Of the Sd
of November which day the assault hourly ex-
The Russian batteries are described as being nearly
destroyed. Long intervals between the firing Of
any shots from them, even when the allies open fire
ly IN the morning.
The French have made large breach in front Of their
left battery where the enemy are continually planting
eied to mount some guns on the roofs Of the adjoining
The French carrying mine under the main fortid-
cation in their front II they able to do this
fully the town will be entered with
the harbor frem which ii is hoped that they abandon
all hope Of retaining possession of the south side of the
town.
The Russians in the rear continue to annoy the allied
forces. They have retired far back the Cher
maya but retain possession Of the redoubt captured
IL.
The of the allied forces has boen greatly strength
ened and apprehensons from this quarter enter
tanned.
The allied batteries opened the morning of the Sd
inst with tremendous Gre all sides which pro-
ceedng when the mail left was expected that the
town would be stormed within fort Eight hours.
The Turks wi 1t is said form the Of the stormng
party.
II cannot, however be concealed that considerable
anxiety felt here the fate of brave army
less renforcements should have arrived in time. When
~,
possession now of the heights aboqe Balaklava, so
cowardy abandoned by the Turks the 25th Of Octo
Der, will attack the bcsiegers in the glance at
the money market will best indicate the nervousness
felt.
What is Omer Pacha doing? This Is still the question
Had he been able to occupy the Russians in Bessarab
many of the troops defending Sebastopol could
have been there. Austrian neutrality is in the way
there Prussia to have taken step towards the
Western Powers, having forbidden the public negotia-
ton quotation Of the last Russian loan the Bern
Stock Exchange
The Baltic feet is at Kie Sir Charles Napier is ex.
pected in England shortly.
The feet of steam floating batteries building England
and France auxiliary force to the allied aeets in
the Baltic, amount to fewer than forty, and the
whole Of them ordered to be launched and equipped
by March next The French government, it appears,
first suggested to the Admiralty the construction Of the
batteries, which to be armed with twelve of the
largest Lancaster guns They nearly 1000 tons
burden fat bottomed, with round stem and stern, 1so
feet extreme length 5s feet in width and 20 in depth
each being propelled by horizontal engines of 200 horse
power They have two decks, the upper being bomb
proof eight inches thick, and the lower the lighting
deck The batteries perfectly encased with nearly
700 tons Of wrought iron Slabs each slab four inches
thick 10 inches broad and Ia feet In length The
these wrought iron slabs have undergone show that
they capable Of resisting the heaviest shot in
The new fat bottom gun boats which to accompany
the expedition in very forward condition. and
doubt will be completed by the time ordered by the
government.
Mr. souls has arrived at Madrid having passed foig,
France
There IL no other news.
Our Paris Correspondence.
PARIS Nov. IS, 1854.
Reception Of the Bishop IF Orleans at The fstitue-Reply
Of H. de Sairdndy-Er- Ministers Of Louis Philippe
Residences Of Beronger Lamartne, George Sand Alex
andre Dumas-Suicide at the Adison d. 'Or-7hree Pas
semgers who Escaped the Fate Of the Arctic-Despaches
gMe French Commander in Chisf and Of Prince Mems
ckikcf from Sebastepol-Nr. Soule's Departure from
Pdris-Mr. Pidh
Last Thursday high festival at.ths Institute The
reception Of the Bishop Of Orleans attracted to the hall
beneath the ustrious cupola crowd of representatives.
from the highest circles Of French society French
society delights such occasions to show that its va
y has not been destroyed by the revolutions which
profoundly modified many of its FORMS The sombrc
black suits which prevail in most modern assemblies Of
men, here relieved by display Of brilliant femi-
nine toietes of acadecal ecclesas tca costumes
The Nuncio of the Pope prominent figure in the
scene. NJ de salvandy, in full costume, occupied the
presidential chair and thi exMinister OF Public
instruction were grouped many other ministers
the Due de Broglie, NJ Mole, NJ Thiers NJ Cousin, N.
vcmain (M. Guzot was absent)-that yo1 almost for
got they Ministers, and imagined yourself car
red back to the reign Of Louis Philippe. In fact since
1S46 have not happened to witness full reunion Of
the illustrations Of that reign. It needed the pteful
ding OF NJ de- salvandy at revolutions which he sneerny
ly called coups detdt dc la Provdence in his tedious
reply to the Bishops admirable DISCOURSE to remind
you that the cops Of the oath Of February and the Cd
December have douby consigned him and his former col
leagues to comparative Impotence and obscury Here
least however, within the precincts Of the Institute
they safely emerge for brief hour from their
trement and indulge in "reminiscences Of their ancient
power NJ de Salvandy has obvi, i,uly lost OF the
pomposity which used to distinguish him. He must be
very fond Of Aatery himself If may judge by the
fulsome praises-merited the euogy for the most
partwh,ch he lavisbed upon the newly elected men,
Der of the Academy. The commendstion of the Bish
ops influence in determining the French expedition to
Rome cannot, of course, be endorsed by any who
regards that expedition fatal the part Of
the government Of the French republic. He deemed il
incumbent him. exMinster, to enter into the old
controversy Of public instruction fully than was
at all necessary. But there one passage in his
speech, in which he all1ded to the valiant youth now
risking their lives in the army OF the East the re-
cent pupils Of instructors attached 10 both parties in
that controvesythe clerical party and that of the
Universty-in so eloquent manner to electrify his
audience.
II the discourse Of the Bishop OF Orleans had merely
been masterpiece Of rhetoric 1t would have belonged
to kind Of literary amusements delightful enough but
altogether not Of the province Of daily journalist
who must wholly occupy himself with the urgent
practical questions of an age that is not with
out show of reason, chasing aca iemes and
academicians among anteduyian fossils. But