Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-12-02


the Of slaves who already too much inclined
| thereto"
The diplomatic news from Germany is not .particu
larly decisive or interesting viii or win Austria ally
herself defnitivey with the Western Powers by treaty
for Offensive and defensive operations against Russia
Win the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin at last understand
each other and their true interests and in pre-
sentng united bold, and strong front to the Powers,
Just ayowed enemies who amassing the means OF
terrible invasive war; and with very menacng aspects
on their western hardly less than their eastern FROM
tier? Will the Gear show himself disposed to listen to
the observations very recently forwarded to him from the
King of Prnssia, viii he continue to rcpc haughty
and Indignantly the sfour guarantees proposed by
France and England, urged by Austria and almost as
sented to by Prussia herself If the Gear should (Which
is hardly supposedly assent to those four guarantees
would the two Western Powers consent to enter upon
negotiations for peace upon those long rejected terms
or would they add others still more humiiatng and
unacceptable to Russia? Would Austria join the two
Western Powers in this advance would she persist in
declaring herself content with the concession of the four
first demanded VIII the minor German States side de-
fntvey with Austria or viii they side with Prussia!
or will they attempt by forming little confederation
among themselves, inpeum nperio to establish
controlling third Power in Germany to the prejudice Of
the two leading Powers Austria and Prussia who are
dispung together the German primacy? Such are the
questions with which diplomatic Germany is occu
pied eye ntenty fixed upon the portfolios and the
upon Sebastopo More than themselves It's, after
/ ALL MEsscHIKoFf, CANRoBERT and RAGLAN and diplo-
mats Of that sort who will decide the above questions
for fe In the time the extracts from letters ana
Journals which have lately como to hand will enable your
readers to form as clear judgments upon the nebulous
politics and diplomacy of Europe in the nature Of
things may be DONE
The last intelligence from the Crimea is up to the I'd
instant still St. Petersburgh My last gave account
Of the successful attack by the Russian General LIPRAND
the 25h October, the Allies post at Bsaklava.
Since then we have the following news:
A despatch from MENsoHIKoFF, dated Sebastopo the |
evening Of the 9th says: The eneny has undertaken
thing against Gen. Liprandi The fire Of the enemy
sebastopo feeber the Goth and 9th than previously
We replied to it with The attack from the
has not been renewed"
Again, the Goth the Prince writes Irrespective po-
stons have changed The works Of the siege pro-
gress but in general the fire Of the enemy has become
much more feeble than it used to be-
And again. under date Of 1st November in sebastopo:
The bombardment continues but with less vgor than
the commencement The damages caused BY the Allied
batteries not considerable and Immediately
paired Since the 9th nothing has taken place be-
fore Balaklava"
Besides the above official and authentic dispatches
have infinite number of semi-ofical and non-ofcal
dispatches describing the action of the 25th and also
another important alleged to haze taken place
between Menschikof and Lprandi side, and the
English French and Turks the other, in which the
Allies glorousy victorious There must be, think
some truth in these accounts but Prince Menschikof
you above is totally silent to the action Of the
Goth This is very remarkable, for in all his previous
dispatches he has told the TRUTH nothing but the truth
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account Of the affairs OF the 25th and 26h in the follow
ing article OF the Constitutional which, though publish
ed in paper only, is universally regarded
having an official origin. The Constitutional says:
"a Russian despatch, received few days ago, an
nounced that the 25th and 26.h Gen Liprandi had
two combats with the Allied troops No details of these
two engagements were known; it was even very
what point they took place. accounts plac
ed the of them at Balakava others at the north Of
Sebastopo in the enyirens of Eupatoria; and if in the
latter place Ii became difficult understand how oil
French disiop souid have taken part IN them The de-
spetches published by the English Government and
private letters have thrown complete light on the two
eombats and dsspatcd the disquietude which may
been conceived The Russians, after trihiDg success,
have lost the last chance Of delivering Sebastopcl.
g 1t is known that the Allied army ferns semicircle
around Sebastopo the French extend from Cape Cher
sonesas and the to the riyuet which flows into the
military port of Sebastopo and the English from that
rvulet to the river Tehernaia At about aud half
leagues from the lines Of the besegrs Balaklava where
i
zines Of the Allies established and where the latter
communicate with the feet The protection of Baakaya
was confded to LOGO 1000 marines supported by a
detachment Of cavalry and artillery. At two kilometres
Tone and quarter mile) above Balakava on the road
which leads to Sebasopol and at tho point at which
second road leading to smfeopol and into the interior
of the Crmea strikes off meet the first heights Of the
Tauric chain. These heights which dominate on the one
hand Baakaya and the other the barren steppe in
which the Allies encamped, were defended by re-
doubts the guard Of which was conded to the Turkish
troops Finally, at the foot Of these heights and in the
Of the besegers the corps destined to cover the
sege for the French the division Of Gen. Boseuet sup
ported the sea- for the English the division of the
Duke Of Cambridge; and finally brigades Of Eng
sh cavalry under the orders of Lord Lucan protecting
! the Tchernaia.
Aer receiving Gen. Lpraudi's rcinforcements Prince
Menschkof resolved turn the right of the Allied army
in order to place the besegers between two fires and
make bold attack Ba!aklava II this coup de main
had succeeded the Allies could only have communicated
with the fleets by Cape Chersonesus would no longer
have had open road to the sea- and would have been
deprived Of their magazines; and yet they would have
been obliged TO reply the FIRE Of Sebastopol and to de-
fend themselves in their entrenchments They would |
| consequently have become beseged in their turn
"Gcn Liprapd With all the troops which Prince Mem
schikcE could spare, entered the mountain from which
the Tchsrnga flows, and which the Allied army had
crossed in its turning movement from the Belbek Ba-
akaya He does net appear to have taken with him any
artillery or even cavalry which explains the rapdty and
precision Of his operations. He succeeded completely
in Disgusting his march from the Allies us is proved By
the arrival Of the English despatch and the ignorance
n which Gen Canrober in his renort says he was az to