The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-27

ing which the history Of the siege Is as yet blank
this succour must have been for during this long
perod-how dearly It win b needed before IL pos
sbiy arrive-what noble lives, what gallant sscrihces
what waiting and overpowerng toll might have been
spared had such force stood sooner before the walls Of
Trocps situated like ours may gain victories BY supe
ror courage and discipline against Odds but
those victories mus. os m shs from inc
gasnt struggle have to be renewed again and again.
till nature sinks under the effort and the brute
prevail still, tardy these reinforcements are we
trust that not moment win be lost in expeditng their
passage to scat Of Should the victory Of the 5th
Of November out to be anything like what the tee
graphic dispatches represent it. may probably parayze
the efforts Of the Russians for thus give
be should be reduced to the alternative TO
forty for ourselves such position may enable
peror An immediate supply Of infantry seems under
the present position Of the contest to be necessary
than an increase Of the force Of the cavalry Infantry
easily fed and lodged, and are necessary at the
period At which the operations Of the siege and Of the
sebastopol is rugged and mountainous, and there.
fore indiherently fitted for the operations Of
cavalry We trust, also, that the materials Of
and that the screw steamers which can NO longer
serve in the Baltic may be transferred to the
coast but continue the supply the army of those
most valuable auxiliaries and marines Our
allies are about to send in English steamers 5000 ex
ceent troops to reinforce their army and trust that
Omer Pacha has ere this supplied with many thou
sand Turks of the cabre of those who foug at Otenza
able notorety in the battle Of the 25th Of October
time only suffice to gather together all these scattered
elements Of strength, We may yet have an army large
fairest province Of her empire but not moment Is to
BIS lost we would do justice to as gallant army and
as able leader as ever England sent forth to battle
THE NAIL STEAMERS REQUIRED TO CARRY REINFORCE
MENTs.
From the London News, Nov. IA.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company have notified
to their customers that they have received imperative
S 20 prepare the tand* Kpon
the Crmea The directors state that they informed
that he emergency of the case requires that this step
mail service,o an interruption however, which thei
precautions win obviae. We learn from other sources
West India Mail Companys steamer Thames have been
taken up by the government, and will proceed from
SOUTHAMPTON to Touon to take French troops the
Crimea. The RpOn Gambia and Thames will start in .
few days. and the Nubia will start from Southampton
soon as she arrives home with the India and China mail
The whole OF the four steamers bound for Touon
large ones, capable each of conveying 900 men, and
would take them out to the Crmea fortnight. $50
tons OF ordnance stores and 20 tons medical stores
have arrived at Southampton to be sent out to the
Black Sea in the Raah which leaves for Constantnope
on the 18th inst.
tract steamers already the have
just taken the Europa of 500 tons, and the Alps
screw steamer OF 900 tons, belonging to the Cunard
Company together with the Indiana, Of 1867 tons, be-
longing to the General Screw Company houry expected
from New York, whence she was to sail on the alst
ult, and the Thames, Of $3.50 tons, belonging to the
Brazil line of the Royal Mail Steam Company.
The Alps is withdrawn from the berth for New York,
and sailed on Sunday the llth for Toulon to embark
Frenchmen.
The Europa would sail from Liverpool on the 18th ns
for Kingston Ireland to ship drafts from the few regi
ments yet left in Ireland.
The engagement Of the Cunard steamers will not in
the meantime at least, interfere with the weekly mail
service 10 America.