Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-22

tnso oaaes snioh mas been lately d.nk ed by sewers
strong works. From that barraek runs vail entir.l
surrounding the town. the port. and the arsens 70 De
yond the csreenng basin toe srds the Tchesrays tb
si,'"m,y OF The toad. which gir.s development {
rom TO English miles, including the siuuos,ss =
This u. q three feet thick, is crsu.ll.isd aud h..
front ditch, the earth Of ~hich has been thrown IN 10,
to form Hscis covering the masonwotk In many p,sce,
This wall Ia not teraccd-thAt Il, does not form ram
part above which artillery DO Placed But ON IN
points where. In regular fertilization there would
bastions the Russians have raised battsres IN m, for,
ofcavalers firing above the wall Tho disarnlps OF ,b.
lite OF battle ships has furnished them 9Th the means
providing all their sorss ~lth artillery Of large cabrs
aud they have without doubt, plenty Of men tn ssry
them, lcss expert This imperfect system OF 70,
tiesoa cannot have any value, except by The tensc
OF the beseged. by their uuuber and by the .bt
OF the engineers. Tho Of the line il defended
fort OF Akhs raised high point at the top Of ,b
town. AT lue distance FROM this tort commence tbrc
rarines descending to the roadside One on the ives,
terminates by the arsnno Bay another, u the centre
cute tue town into two unequal parts; and the third
ON the cast dcsceuds right tho To form IN, DOR
which Ia the Prolongstion Of that ravue into ,h
sea- Ia principally at the lower opening OF this ravine
aud on the western side OF tho port are
tho dcences for (even should the ships Of tho hnc b,
bnrn by the Russiins il is sii important for them e
prevent all acccss to the port particularly that OF tn,
faubourc OF ketbelnaia the Estcrn eide. II tho be-
sicIrrs on the right the Engsh scx on this
while the French havc made themselves ,sers Of the
round FORT the town would lind itself between Two FREE
aud so overwhelmed with bombs. balls and shells tina,
no garrison could remain there. but il is TO DO noted
this garrison cannot be- forced capu.tc not
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their Efforts In tho town, will always liberty To cross
tub roadstead and take refuge in tho forts North
| ern side.
Among tho works destined to defend the rarine of the
port, two great batteries in tho form OF
tioned-a recent construction, said built Of one
aud brick From want Of tune raise = third tower
tue bottom Of the !o the Russians have pla ed line
oat:o ship TO perform the duty OF battery sganst tho
mouth oi the ravnc. Besides, the works are still going
night aud day, without interruption. Oncha OF the
garrison is occupied With them and all the bodied
FanlIi i'm
10 commanded almost every side by hills rising one
over the other to great height already stated But
the nearest hills have been long timc back evecd by
works which lasted l2 years. and the earth tax there
removed the sdo OF the Quarantine or to certain hol
lows which might facilitate the appo ches There is not
consequently any height ,nding the town with.
in five hundred or six hundred yards of the place But
bsyoud that radius the Russians occupied with strong
doubts scseral elevated posi'ious which have forced
the besegers 10 open the trenches unusual die
ance 200 10 500 metres from the place, IL 10 said
Although tLcsc positions only fortified by
where sudden assault might be attempted the allied
generals have preferred operating by to sacrificing
good soicrs whose dcvoteduess and bravery will br re-.
pured later period dec sivc blows Tho reoub,s
OF which we are speaking ~erc to have been ed Ia
breach aud taken, cAnnut at what dIia. The
sicginr wi Thea he pushed forward that ground
10 make ITS trenches scsirs; the place ITSELF However
outside the wall round the town, will be ueccss ny to bst
ter down AMI destroy sume works PROTECTING on the
weakest points In fire, all these works ard constructions
raised IN haste Cannot have the stability aud resistance
real permanent fertilization ~ hough tie Il ssi,,s are
provided with large cannon such pieces sufficient
without good tamparts H. besides proved by the e1.
pcrence OF all s!rges that the fire OF the srping party
has always advantage that OF the very
place hecans. the fire OF the attack ia always
whereas that OF the defence the contrary divergent
TnS LoSpnS TiMhs.-A statement in the London Times
OF The comparative number of penny stamps which wer
issued 10 that journal Tor the second quarter the pres
cut yea- and to the five other morning psLcrs puis.J
III London, shows that the Times has almost absorbed
the entc circulation al the morning press OF tic city,
appears tha, the number Of stamps Issued the Times
during the quarter S9I6. 72U which equal to dali
y issue of over $4,000 while that Of the lily News Morn
ing Advertiser, Morning Chronicle Morning Herald and
Morning Post, amounted to o,ly which equal
TO IN average daily issue of little THAI OOp
Tux 10 Ton RErREsEsrArIrSs-Ar correspondent, Of the
Post gives the iosing list Of the professions OF The
newly elected Representatives Tor Boston in the
gisiature Doctor, 5; printers, Il talo1 masops g.
carpenters, clerks, 81 marketmen .; Hour and gain
dealers =; payer !; sea captain corn merchant oil
dealer, l; ship Chandler j. mclodcon manufacturer l.
slversmith l. Methodist minister, fish dealer l; Ellie
driver, sausage dealer, l. attorney l. we'll digger
glider cohu maker, tavern keeper, |; painter l.
n. NJ in business
DISAPPOINTED oY GLORY The London Daily News in
noticing the return of the Baltic fleet to England saws
"The nation wants to know aud is determined to know
whose fault il Is that Cronsadt has not been taken and
that the most splendid fleet sea- comes HON.
without victory, without trophies without having adj
vanced the war; with its officers sick OF heart At being
cheated OF the fame they stimulated seek and its
sesmcn disappointed and angry having been allowed no
chance OF action or Of prize money"
A HARD CAsE.-The Cleveland Leader mentions tho
case poor Irish women, upwards OF sixty years of age
Sho Tor the last ten years. had kept apple stand in the
vicinity OF the depots deposited three months ago
the sum Of $500 in gold in the Canal Bank On Tues-
day morning. with trembling steps, che went TO the Bank
anu asded Tor he money; but she ccdy refused the
little all which she had laid UP support her declining
years This old had borue the heats of sum-
ner anu the blasts OF winter to accumulate this and
now she finds swept of her reach and in
luxurious hVhS, or sunk in copper stock speculation.
Mexican, caught running away with n negro woman.
WAS tried by jury AZ Goid, Texas, aud sentenced TO
one hundred and fifty ashss aud branded with the
j on his forehead. There were eleven convictions and
sente ces to the Penehtary, at the the
district court at San Antonio OF these Mex.
leans; one was sentenced for twelve ycars.
The trade between England aud Australia ia immense
For the month Of October there less than ninety,
seven vcsses OF aggregate bnrthcn Of G3 OuO tons
loading IN London aud at the beginning of November
there were eighty one Of aggregate OF 80 900 toni
loading in Liverpool.
Some idea be formed Of the Of IN. s,o,cs
OF winter clothing sent out to the British rny from tho
'ct that upwards OF 10000 pairs OF woscd socks 90
600 oi wooden Jereys $4,000 Of flannel drauer and 80
600 Of glove, havo recently been despatched.
MAIL RonnER's CoSFEssIos.-Byron alias NcDon,LI
who claimed to be natural Of Lord Byron and who
was recently convicted Of throwing the cars of the tack
OF the Michigan Southern aud Northern Indiana Railroad
with the intention OF robbing tho mail ard who was for
this offence senicced to the Michigan Penitenta,y for
I'VE, mas since ms nprisonment, made disclosures and
confessions mat he and Napier his companion in crime
ROBBED the mail on the Michigan Southern Railroad at the
time OF its collision with the Michigan Central Road SOM
fifteen months SINCE at the inersecng point of tho two
roads lilo stated that in order reach the mail. no
crawled over the dead aud wounded Napier has
aud fled to England.
OBITUARY.
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