The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-13

The latest telegraphic intelirence which h.s 49,,
received by the French and English goyernments n
cate dated u. from the Crimsa on the 2ot inst At that
bardment from the trenches Of tho besieging srnes
had been resumed on the 10th with eject; but the
enemy Is not reported to have sustained the loss Of
ny. ny eaeent'at part Of the fortress From Me NO
ment tnGt u tcGs clearly asceytGincd Nat Scbaao-
po! could not Be reduced, eusn from the sostk sids
and by land, tCith0tt the opeyuiiops of rsS,aIns.
ssegs, there Is no reason TO- feel surprise At ns
s zen bs s s's e, g,o;esedmgs perfectly true thae
tary authorities, to anticipate an easier terminston
OF this great enterprise, when once the place shold
be invested on the south. The hills above the tovn
sitons, and the accounts Of the most recent travel
!eIs az well ~ the careful surveys undertaken b
officers Of our own feet. had failed to discover 81
the resources which the Russians had prepare3 -
resistance. Every fortified town has its weak points
a. wei as rs strong ones but in the present in
government had to great extent succeeded n
withholding from our generals full knowIedre ~
the place they were about to attack. For instsncs
It has been found that the deep and broad rsyines
which extend down to The harbor and the dockvard
In front Of the British lines not only increase t.
difficulty Of driving our approaches and nsrslleIs
within short range Of the walls, but also pre ,eut
SERIOUS obstacles 70 an assault in tina. quarter.
HeLce the principal reliance Of the right attack ss
IN the facility we have acquired for Smelling the
town with our heavy guns, while the attack on tha
garrison and the forts is brought more NEARLY homs
on the other side. The French we're enabled -
open their first parallel nearly 900 wards nearer "a
the town than our advanced lines and below tho
stony surface they found layer OF clay scryic abba
Tor the purpose OF intrenchments. Their position
Is therefore more favorable for the purposes of an
assault than that Of the British army; an 1 il win
probably be found that, while our troops ara
making o powerful diversion to the East.
the decisive attack will be begun on the
western extremity Of the lines. General CanrobNt
las succeeded, with the assistance of the French
navy, In erecting strong redoubt on the extreme
ieit Oh the position, which has been armed with no
less than five batteries, mounting in all flftysix
guns. Many Of these pieces ara Of the largest
cabfe, and have beon taken out of ships OF the line
for the purpose. This work has the double advsp
tage Of aifcrding fectual shelter TO the French
army, In the event Of strong sofc Of she garrison
while, on the other hand, eome OF these batteries
are so placed as TO command the western fcrts ard
outwoIbs OF Sebsstopol. II was no doubt acainst
this work that tie soTtie OF thu garrison was
directed which Is mentioned BY Prince MenscbikoY
IN his despatch OF the 23d; but we must wait f,r
better authority than that OF the Russian Conn
mandefn Chief before we credit the assertion that
eleysn french mortars and eight guns were spiked
w ine hnfsials on this occasion.
On the Russian fonts which are situated nesrsst
10 tae sea the maritime attack of the 18th of Oco
gel wac made, and apparently with success; bus
We shn a"sls with extreme interest the particulars
OF sns ageHent, which is the first great feat OF
aims petioa mtd by the Bhck Sea feet. Without
,oivRg sns hSe OF euIken vessels and the donb'e
Doom winch obstruct the entrance OF the hagbI,
~sIs ~ Doubt that ops yesse'a could esma N