Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-11-25
Additional Foreign News by the Canada.

Tue WAR.-Gen. Canrobert sends official
ly to the French minister of war, dates to Oct.
%, in which he states that
:" The French approaches towards the walls
OF Sebastopol continue to advance agreeably
with my previous plans of working; but the
difficulties met with are two-fold first, in the
rocky nature of the ground upon which the
parallels havegto be formed and second, the
exceedingly heavy calibre OF the ship artillery
which the Russians have mounted profusely
upon the walls, against which the French
have only to expose their 6S-pounders and
l2-inch mortars. This fully explains the de-
lay in the progress of the seige.
On the night of the goth, the enemy made
an attempt to spike the French guns, but fail
ed signally, whatever Russians did enter the
batteries being killed. The losses Of the
French are not so great as might have been
expected, and their wounded are all sent to
Constantinople, where hospitals are in effect.
i've condition.
The health of the army is, on the whole,
satisfactory, although some sickness had ap.
peared among the gunners from the ships.
(Signed) CANRoBERr."
| The total loss in the French forces from the
| 18th to the 2Sth of October, was 500.
Private accounts i'll the Noniteur contain
| French narratives Of the progress of the siege
| to the 30th of October. On the 25th, 20, 900
| Russians attacked the French rear, which was
| defended by the Turks, drove them from it
and took possession. The English imnedi-
ately attacked the Russians and sent a mes
senger to Gen. Canrobert, who fastened with
the second division OF the army and a squad
| ron of chasseurs to their relief. The French
and English cavalry united and quickly re-
! pulsed the enemy by brilliant charge, in
| which the combat was maintained for about
| five minutes with the sword. The positions
were retained. The loss of the English was
nearly 400, but the French loss was not quite
| so great
Menschikoff' statement is, that Gen. Lip
randi took four redoubts, twp of which he de-
stroyed, retaining the other two, which he had
fortified. The Russians estimated the loss of
the English cavalry at 500. Sixty of the Eng
hsh were taken prisoners
On the Goth, the French had advanced their
trenches within 300 yards of the fortress and
the Chasseurs de Vincennes picked off every
artllleryman whose head appeared above the
embrasures.
The steamer Banshee brought news to Con-
staniinople to the 30th. Up to that time the
cannonade was violent On both sides, and the
damage done was great On the LIST Noyem-
Der, the allied siege works were so far advance
ed that the third parallel was opened, and the
whole line would be completed in eight or ten
DAYS.
Menschikof reports, via st. Petersburg,
that up to the evening of November Sd the
siege continued without result. The fire from
the English side had become weaker, and the
| damage 10 the Notifications of the Russians
was not SO great but that they were repaired
Immediately.
Nothing can be attempted against the nor
thern side of Sebastopol and the communica-
ton on that side remains open to the Russians.
1t had been reported that the grand duke
Constantine was in the city, but the report
was doubted.
The English reports say that the city of Sc
bastopol is in ruins; that the unburied corpses
poisoned the atmosphere, and that the allied
commanders had refused to Menschikoff three
hours cessation oil hostilities, which he asked
in order to bury his dead.
The Russian loss since the commencement
of the siege is estimated at II 900.
The English assert that Menschikoff had
hoisted hospital flag upon the principa
magazines in Sebastopol, but the trick being
suspected by the allies, they were shelled and
blown up.
A Turkish bulletin says that disturbanc,
had occurred among the people in the towr
of Sebastopol, who wished to surrender. Th,
statements were doubted; but Polish desert.
ers say that it is SO.
The Moniteav publishes late despaich hes re-
ceived by the government from Gen. Canro.
bert, dated before Sebastopol, Oct. 2S -
"The works of the siege are being contin.
ued. vi. the 10Th, the Russian army appear.
ed on the plains Of Balaclava. They were at.
tackled, and battle, which had no particular
| consequences, except that the English expe.
rienced some loss from formidable Russian
charge, which was repulsed by them with
great yigor. On the following morning, 5000
men left Sebastopol and attacked the left wing
Of the English, but they were repulsed. The