The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-17

II. Our adversarles, ON the contrary, marched in
convenienced by an attack upon their fank, an at
tack which the Prince, from the nature of the terri
tory, could not bring about without engaging in it
under uniavorable circumstances.
MENTS. oN'
From the Paris Pays, Oct. 30.J
1t Is impossible to receive fresh details every day
OF the events which take place in tho Crimea the
be taken into account Several French and foreign
journals have expressed regret ct receiving accounts
moro rapidly via Russia than by the more snre and
impartial way Of turkey, or even Of Austria. We
Enelish governments, anxious to crafty the legid.
mate impotence Of public opinion, and to give all
the Information for which It Ii 20 eager have made
arrangements for news to arrive from SebastOp)l
the Austrian frontier, and Immediately transmitted
by electric telegraph. When these arrangements
shall have been defnitivey brought into practical
operation we shall receive almos. daily such posi-
iIcessantly In Europe by the statements Of the
German press. In the meantime our character
AZ historians obliges US to publish, under
ell reserves, the details which reach Us, and
or contradict. There are, nevertheless, some facts
which, nom their probability, may be readily
credited. In the number may be mentioned the de-
structon Of the Quarantine batteries. It is certain
directed against this point One Of the principal
batteries has been established for that object on the
extreme left of the first parallel, and, thanks to
bold manGuvre executed by Admiral Bruat, bat
terry has been raised the seaside in order to keep
up q cross fire on that fort. The Quarantine fort
would, therefore, have been attacked on two sides
al once, and bence there would be nothing extra
Ordinasy in its fire having been silenced, rs has
been announced in despatch, since confirmed by
note Of the Moniteur. II the Quarantine fort were
destroyed, the port @hch it commands and protects
would be open to ns; We should thus have ne and
very important basis Of operations for the attack
the town and the bombardm INT of the forts SITUATE
at the opposite side Of the port OF Sebasto-
pol. Let us hope that the last efforts which we
have to make to secure the success Of our lab0si-
Gus enterprise will be attended with the same good
fortune thst has already crowned our arms. The
most difficult part OF siege evidently consists in
the preliminary works for bringing near the fortd-
GATORS the engines Of destruction which are to de-
stIoy them. Those frat operationsshsve been accom-
piished under the moet favorable conditions. The
Russians have uselessly thrown against the work
men enormous masses of projectiles. Thsir bate
res being compelled from the nature of the ground,
to fire with their guns much elevated, their balls
have passed haImlessly over the besegers. During
the long siege works we have scarcely had any men
killed or wounded. The FIRE OF the enemy has never
for Q moment checked the operations of the men
who worked In the trenches, and our soldiers only
laughed when they heard the report Of the
Russian cannon. It is thus that the tren.
cbes advanced to within q distance which
enabled the opening Of fire from 200 pieces Of
heavy ordinance at the same time. Now, in the
opinion of competent men, the fall Of the place is
only question of time; the batteries OF the be.
siegers advance closer and closer to the walls Of
Sebastopol, until the moment when they shall have
rsacte the edge Of the ditch, and dscha &c their
;hnnders within point blank. It is calculated that
the English and French batteries may every day
throw % 600 shells and balls into Bebsstopo and it
would b astonishing II such mass of iron should
lot coon open breach which wcnld permit the al.
lied sr1ies to march to the assault. It is stated
that General Lnders has entered Sebastopol with
ID 600 men, and that IL 900 Russians occupy and
defend the heights Of Belbek. This news appears
to US to require confirmation. according to all
M'nsch'ko6 ue,s those of Geneyai Lipvaad,. We
low learn that those troops had barely arrived at
Peiekop on the 10Th; and. on the other hand. the
dispatches recently published announce that at the
not arrived. General Lipnndi comm anded in
the late battle at BAlaklava-Editor HERALD.1
The German journal which gives this news states
that General Boequet had received orders to cut of
would remove all danger Of the pretended move
ments Of the Russians. Besides, if it be true that
1000 Russians have established themselves on the
Belbek, they may perhaps soon have to fight, for it
Is announced that 10000 men who have left VarnA
are to land at that point for the purpose Of making
diversion. which will attract part Of the Russian
forces to the north Of 6ebastopol. However this
may be, everything ia proceeding in the most favor.
r
all its supplies secured from the sea coast, which Is
in Its power and also tho land side. thanks to the
unequlvocA good feeling viii the TArtars testify
towards us, and which the Ru ssian Generals them
selves admit In their reports. Success, and most
striking one Is evidently, therefore, the only posi-
BILE conclusion, and the browning one OF oil these
facts.
TIE RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE SIEGE.
The St Petersburg Journal contains two reports from
Prince Mcnschikoff to the Emperor Nicholas, giving
details of the operations before sebasopo the 18th
and 18TH The FIRST asserts that ct nigha the 17th
the first day of the bombsrdment the English had only
two guns able to return the Russian fre while the
At noon on the day IA vessels Of the allied feet
attacked Sebastopol by sea- directing their fire against
Fort Constantine and battery No. 10.
impossible for Prince Menschkoa TO furnish complete
details Of the loss either side but the Russian cause
had sustained severe loss in the death of Admiral
kornlef whose leg had been carried off by round
shot, and who died on the spot
The second report dated the 18th instant says that
though the allied fire astonishing by its power and
noise it had not done much harm might have been
expected
The Alexander battery, and battery No. 10, had not
suffered much but the Constantine battery had been
greatly ured On the land side of the Russian
batteries had suffered except No g. In which nearly all
the pieces COS in al) had been dismounted.
The Russian loss estimated at 500 killed and
wounded, among the latter Admiral Nachimoh, very
Il Chilly.
During the night Of the 18th the Russians were busy
employed in repairing the damage done to their de-
fences.
On the 18th the English fire was less active than on
the day before, and the French had hardly fred at all
Prince Menschikof attributes this to diversion made
without the walls by Gen. Scmakine, who appeared in
the eucmys and thus diverted their attention from
Sebastopol.
The vessels which had taken part in the lombard
ment on the 18th and which Prince Menschkof believed
to be all French had gone away in the direction Of Cape