New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-08
The Siege Of Sebastcpol.

Hunting the tiger, gentlemen,a observed British
officer relating his Indian experience to friendly circle
at London cub is capital sportnothing better-ex-
cept when the tiger takes 1t into his head hunt you
then it is apt to become rather too exciting
The Allies have found this substantially true with
gard to their siege Of sabasopol There Ia Siege going
on taere-two or more, perhapsbut which is the be-
seged partyor rather which Is not besieged-it were
hard to determine You would say without thinking,
Msnschko but he is sometimes in the ard some
times in the field directing the Defense and then
pervIsing attack on the Allied camp. The Allies are
fortfyng their originally strong position though they
the heleaguered force they barely able keep
open their communications with their base which is the
aeet st Baakiaya and they seem to expect reinforce
msnts with more impatience and anxiety than the Rus
The fire Of their batteries ID Has confessedly
unequal to that Of tho forts they besieging except
IL the terrible destruction Of the hospital they have in
ficted serious damage the beseged the lombard
ment by the fleet decided failure and of the
taeka by either party since the affair of the Alma, two
thirds at least have proceeded from the Ruesans That
the Allied troops superior il the field for man
is pretty well estabshad but II would certainly seem
that since the battle of the Ama the Russian TROOPS
have been quite well handled their adyersares
account of the affair Of the 25th of October insinu
ates mistake the part Of the commanders from first
TO last, and have read them oil in vain for single
evidence Of the readiness to sacrifice their prodigay
to gain advantage with which the Allied press freely
charges them On tho other hand the British light cav
nlry notoriousy sacrificed by absurd and muir
derous eharga-by whom ordered 1t Is not clearly shown
The moral effect Of such disaster especially In case Of
attempt to storm the forresses hardly be
tmated. Men who laugh at DEATH and look cooiy down
the threats OF loaded still reluctant adj
and be moved down by regiments when purpose
Is subseryed by 1t. Is
We say nonng here of the still blooder struggle OF
November because hare only telegraphic accounts
Of and these unite in representing the result indeo
sve The facts however, that the Russians (as usua)
the ASSISTANTS that have several days later adj
vices and report either hand Of renewal OF hos
eF, whilethe siege OF the forresses continues would
render 1t certain that the Russians the wors
fit But then the fact that assault any portion OF
the forts had since been made though the Allies On
the point Of sorng prior this bloody action proves
hat t1nf fha afan
their troops exactly that Of victory Menscb
kos report to his master that they attempted
at the close of the ghting aud repused with
great slaughter, probably true though ind little
support it ia the dispatches of Ganrobert and Raglan
On the WHOLE suspect that the Allies will hardly get
sehastopo this year and they do they will have paid
the full value of it.
The London Morning Chronicle says:
The contest hitherto has been between mud and fort
and fort and mudbetween offensive works and offensive
works aud when these forts taken destroyed thu
real task of taking the town will commence 1t will be
trial. this taking destroying OF Sebastopo ami
many days perhaps weeks will elapse before the day
triumph will dawn, The rreguiarty OF the works battles
engineers. Where Sir J, Burgoyne down before
Metz any ohar orthodoxy fortified city with regulss
walls and angles, and searps and countersuarps with
satisfactory glaeis feel convinced that he would proceed
with far greater confidence than against these mud
works OF Sehastopol Tho position is in fact, trying
Here Is basieged force which has established defensive
works. mounted BY larger number Of guns than the
offensive works thrown by the hesiegsrs The damage
sustained in the day Is repaired In the night and the
morrow daWns to witness fresh waste ammunition
The victory would, it almost seems fall to him who pos
largest stock OF and that certainly
j rot the allies From motives q policy or humanity
has determined to spare the town Nov, until the
completely battered to pieces or burnt to the ground
have hopes OF unless in assault which
would BE- attended with considerable risk and great
loss OF life But the town fired to the Of the
russian rsdonb the gunners win either cease to work
WITH the same eonhdsnce, or what Is more probable, will
desert their dlsagreeable position.
The London Times says: