New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-30
THE WAR.
sEyAsToPoL NOT TAKEN.


The news from the Crmea is--nothing A multi
tede 81 private letters, teegraphc dispatches, and
evivas Of old news found in the English and Con-
tinepsl papers, bu. of these state that Sevasto
pol is taken, nor that the allies have made much prog
ress toward taking il.
Lord Raglan's lsies, dispatches say that he ex-
pected TO "open fire in a few days, and private
letters add that an attack on the outworks fixed
for the 9th inst Mensclikoff kept the field to the
porihward Of sevastopo, The position Of the allies
was strong and easily deiensbe against an attack for
the landward The allied extreme right leans on the
slope of the mountains east of Baaklava, which run
down Ike immense walls TO Aloushta. The body Of
the right wing is at Kamara and ouposts posted
on the Black River. The center occupies the road
lesdbgs leading fro Kadiko to Sevastopol and from
B.Ashserai to Balal lava. The body Of the left
wing il at Karani; the outposts at Khutor. The
allies siege artillery, with 60 900 gsbions facines and
ps,cs have been disembarked aud hive mostly
reached the camp. Menchikof has hundred field
subs with his army. On the 4th cannonade took
place between come English steamers and the quar-
snfine fort Of Odessa-nothing resulted.
Russia continues to amass troops on the Austrian
frontier but has scarcely regiment on the Prussan.
The inference is PLAINTIFF Gear at length disrusis
Austria, and has an arrangement with Prussia. In
formatoTy OF this suppostoD, rumor at Vienna says
that secret treaty already does exist between Rus
ss and Prussia with respect 70 the Turkish war, In
which freely Russia strictly lays down the limits with
M which Prussia may make a sham alliance with the
German powers.
In the crowd Of so-called " dispatches the follow
ing are the only ones that indicate any progress in
the operations;
"VIEssA Oct. 10, Z. M.-Lord Raglan has writ
ten to Omar Pasha that the regular siege of Sevasto-
pol would begin the 5tb inst, and he thought the
fortress would be taken in ten days.
"VnsSA, Oct l7-It Is reported from CONSTANT
rople, Stb, that the Russians 10000 strong, under
Menehikoh have been again beaten; and that the
southern highti of Sevastopoll are taken. The sur
render Of the city is looked for between the 18th and
i6th inst"
Agaipst this, set the following, received from Ber-
lin;
"sr. PETERSBURG, Oct. l5.-Noihng Of import
anee had been undertaken against Sevastop0 to 9th
October, being last adviees.
The Russians seem fully determined to defend the
Criuea even should Sevastopol fall. As proof Of
the importance attached to the defense it is currently
given cut in Russia that the Grand Duke Constantine
win himself take command Of the southern army.
The question il discussed with much eernestness as to
the possibility of reinforcemcns reaching Menchikof,
90 as to enable him TO assume the offensive in the
sed against the allies, and compel them to raise the
siege. The Russians have already 10000 men en-
trenched at Bakshserai, neucus for the expected
re,nforcemen;s and the army Of the Crimea wall be,
by The middle of October, in position to operate
with 60 900 men in the field, in aid of the besieged
garrison, which Plumbers 3O,O0o-the total Russian
force being thus 10000 men.
To meet this force the allies have, at the present
moment a, sea and shore, equal number, that is
TO say 90 O0O men and they are continually bringing
up :, snorcemenis having of course, the free COM
uand Of the sea. Eight thousand additional Turks
are under orders to embark from Varna; and the
eyptisn extra contingent Of 1000 will proceed direct
ron Alexandria to the Crimes. The Russians will
bus be ou,numbered, and as the allies have siege ar
tnery, for which 900 shot and she'll are already
ardeJ and all aims Of warfare there is every proba-
bnity that sevssopo will fall and, perhsPs, speedily
Bv by no means follows tina, its fall viii end the
ga. Turkey Is well nigh exhausted Of recruits.
Frsce i y true has stin 10000 men to spare; En-
glasi has soi 'tg, regiment unless she brings for.
wan her sepcys from lnliA Russia on the contrary,
has iumcnse reserves and may protract the war in.
dtdpafy.