New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-26
THE WAR.

THE WAR.
English papers by the Niagara interesting, but
really contain little news, except in relation to the
war.
sevastopol is not yet taken. 1t is supposed the
siege artillery Of the allies mounted 10 battery
around Sevastopol on the 4h, and that the lombard
uent commenced on the 5th. The place was com
pIetcly invested on the south side.
On the cd, the allies had destroyed the aqueduct,
and cut of the supplies Of water from the city which
is now supplied from reservoirs.
twas expected that assault would be msde
soon, probably on the 9Th.
The Russians had erected sand batteries, armed
with ships guns but the range of the allies artillery
was greater. The allied trenches were within SIX
teen hundred yards of the walls and already mounted
so guns.
A private despatch says that two breaches were
made at "Quarantene" on the 9th, and another-m
reable-states that no bombardment had occuredto
the sth.
The French and English Generals have officially
notified their Governments that September %, i'm
nedately on the reception of the of the battle
of Alma, Menschikoff sunk five Of his line-ofbattle
chips and two fngates in eight ten fatboms of water
thus completely blocking up the entrance to the hsr-
Dor of Sevastopol and preventing the possibility of
an attack by sea. Thsse ships sunk with all
their guns and stores board and rigging standing
The English are much incensed at this expedient,
which has contributed to cause the Generals to change
their place of operations and to attack the south in
stead Of the north side ofthe city.
The Russians hold their remaining ships ready to
be sunk and the crews, amounting to 10 900 men, are
added to the garrison of Sevastopol.
1t is said the Russians have likewise sunk ships
eoroes the Straits of Yenikle
The Allied fleets thus being comparatively useless
at sea, Admiral Dundas has cent the marines on
shore to join the army.
A letter in The Times suggests that the powerful
iron steamer Simeon, which is equivalent to force
of 1000 tuns, should be employed as steam batter
ingram to force passages over the sunken ships.
This expediept will probably be tried
From the present disposition Of the allied forces be-
tween Baaklava and Cape Cheronese, it seems that
the north side Of the harbor is not invested and that
the whole country north of Sevastopol now evacu-
ated by the allied forces which, it is likely passed
through IT, This suppositon is confirmed by state
ment in the dispatches from Admiral Dundss dated
Sept g. where he says that, having sent the steam
ers Albion and Vesuyius to ALA TO collectthe wound
ed Russians, aad convey then, under flag of truce
TO Odessa the British hospitals being full his force
wac threatened by force of 5000 Russians, and had
TO reembark under cover Of the ships guns
All the allied reserves had left Vsrna for the
Crimea.
Two French and one English regiment from Malta
will occupy the Piraeus.
The Russians are reported to have blown up the
fortresses of Anapa and Souchum Ksle, and sent
their garrison of 900 to reinforce Menchikof
Odessa advices to the 9TH state that Menchikof'
right wing was at Baksh Sarai and his center at SIM
feropol, where reenforcements from Perekop will
concentrate.
Osten Sacken had been az Perekop since the I'd,
and expected to join his force with Menchikof be-
fore the 18th inst.
The Paris Debdts estimates the Russian force in the
Crmea at IS OOO and the allies at 90, oOO including
seamen.
The two Russian generals taken at Alma were Cor
nikos and Tchanoa. Both were wounded, and one
of them has since died.
They say the Russians had but IS, 900 men at Alma,
considering that number sufficient to defend the po-
sition
Menehikof, who was SICK, sa. on the nights and
directed the battle.
The Turks bay oneted all the wounded Russians call
ing out to them "Sinope."
The Emperors new artillery was found very SER
vicesble in the field.
On the death of Marshal St. Anaud, Lord Raglan
took the chief command of tee allied army.
Gen. Canrobert is considered energetic and adven-
turous, but as a tactician, doubtful.
There are grievous complaints that the eommones'
surgical requisites totally wanting in the British