New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-04
THE WAR.


circulated simultaneously in Vienna. Paris, and Loa-
don, and large stock operations rere said to have
been made on the faith Of the statements bu. the pub
lie were slow to believe. For the sake OF comparing
these rumors with the facts when they shall trsnspir
we may mention tina. reports say the Quarantine Fort
was taken on the llth and the resi- of the defenses
were speedily carried by storm. Government en-
ployes, however, who may be supposed to be wiser
than common men, say that " serious intelligence
must not be looked for before the beginning Of Ne
vember.
The latest official dispatch is Of date no later tina.
October 3, and IL from General Csnrobert to the
French Minister of War. No fresh military operation
had been effected since the taking possession Of Bsls
klava. The two armies French and English, were
established in an excellent military position, the Eng
lish drawing its materi and provisions from Bslakls-
va, and the French from two small bays to the north
of Cape Chersonesrs This position of the two armies
had naturally determined their N -" - 81
the ground before ssv.ssapnl T. -peh VIII
the left Of the attack, from the sea o. a,
fort; and tie English viii take the rish -pu o.
southern fort to the ruins Of Inkermauu. = 5-Il
army is divided into two corps-he first under Gen.
Forey and composed of the third and fourth dons
will make the SIEGE the second, under the command
Of Gen. Bosquet, and comprising the fret and second
divisions, win form the corps of observation. Inc
Turkish division will be placed in reserve. according
10 circumstances. Similar arrangements have been
made by the English; one portion Of their force viii
assist in the attacks against the place, and the other
part forming corps Of observation, will DO united
with the corps of Gen. Bosquet. These arrangements
saws Gen. Canrobert are Of a nature to remove oil
doubt as to the result Of the siege.
The Soidaten FreuE& says that Prince Mencdkof
left 20 900 men In Sevatopol and entrusted the COM
mand of the army there to General Chomutoh. He
left on October l. for Perekop, where three infantry
divisions, three cavalry divisions, and eight Cossaok
regiments had been concentrated. On the 7th DO
Menchikof set out bis return from Pcrekop with
these re6nforcements and il expected that with
the reenforcements advancing from Cheron the Rus
sian army would, by October 20, DO 10000 strong.
The northern forts Of Sevastopc and not Bakshise-
raj now form the base OF the Russian operations.
In the following we have endeavored to collect the
various dispatches In ineligible a shape as their
contradictions will permit;
Dispatches from Maseies say, tina. on the 9TH the
French and English siege batteries at Sevastopoa
were finished; that observation-disclosures was to COM
msnce on the 9TH and that the engineers hoped to
have possession Of the place by the 18TH g. Peters
burg adyces OF the 18th, however, state that to the
18th the allies had not moved from Balaklavs nor
undertaken anything against Sevastopo.
Odessa accounts Of the sth say, that Gorchakoh
was at Odessa, and, that MenchikoG, who could not
maintain his position at Bakshiserai, had scnt his
army to Sevastopol and gone to Perekop. The mean
| ing Of the last statement is not clear.
Russian corps of Is, 900 was posted on the Tcher-
maya near Sevastopol, and the opening OF the gress
operations was daily expected.
There is a report tia! sortie OF the garrison has
been vigorously repulscd. 1t is also said that Gen.
Canrobert has notified the French Government that
the allies position is mpregnsble, being defended by
CO. 900 men with 200 guns and could easily be held
against 200 900 Russians.
Constantinople letters Of the 10Th say that 5000
men OF the foreign legion and 1000 Turks had just
eft for the Crimsa.
II is true that on the 18th September an attack was
made by the Mshmoudie, Turkish flagship l2o guns,
End several allied ships of the line on Fort Constan-
tine but the object was merely to cover the advance
of the allies along the andward side OF the city.
As to the present condition Of the Russian troops,
the following letter frem Gen. Napier Is to the point:
"SIR Quoting expression OF mine, to the effect
that Russian soldier was so miserable that an Brit
ish soldier would rather present bread than the
have applied it to the present Russian soldier, where
as it was expressly published with reference to those
I saw at Paris in 1875
So far from giving such an opinion as TO the pre-
sent Russian soldiers know that their clothing COM
mssariat and hospital organizations have been very
much mproved-principally believe, BY the care
Of Prince Pashkiewitch. The ridiculous mouthing roll
ly poured out upon them since the war commenced
has given the utmost disgust.
wv NAPIER, Lieut. General"
Lord Stafford de Radcliffe has succeeded In pro-
curing 6rman to suppress the trade n Circsssisn
and Georgian slaves.
In consequence Of correspondence found In Menchi-
kofs effects captured at the battle Of Alma, several
important arrests have been made at Vama
Two email steamers British have been ordered to
the Sea Of Azoff, to lombard the town Of Kertch.
II Is rumored that Omer Pasha is to go to Bslakla
va, to meet the French and English Generals and
Admirals In council of II so, his stay must be
brief, he has already received orders to advance
into Bessarabs, and has made every preparation for
doing.