The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-12
THE sIEGE OF SEBAerOPOL.
sKn5ops ASPECT or AFFAIRS In THE caIMAA-YBE
HrALTH OF fHE ALLIED TROOPS

THE sIEGE OF SEBAerOPOL.
sKR5ops ASPECT OF AFFAIRS In THE CaIMAA-YHE
HrALrH OF THE ALLIED TROOPS.
(frou the London Times, June %
We ara led 10 revert at this moment to the details
whicn reach US Of the su;cesfn operations
OF the allied arm,es before ssosstopoi because they
afford by far the trustworthy evidence Of the real
prcsress Of the SIEGE Of the difficulties which frus
trsted the uercr attack Of the 18TH Everything We
ssu Of the tn vas not carried further and this fault
seems to been rendered greater 6y the con
cssson an srmisse Of five hours to the RussiaIs on
the following day, which they unscrupaiaasy empoyed
to remouut the guns destroyed in the preceding bonn
bardent General Peseier states in his despascn OF
the 18th OF june that formal orders had b,en gwen 70
the troops not TO advance beyond the gorge Of the
vorhs on the Msmelon, snd Immediately TO erect
lodgment there. There seems TO have been A impress
IN the army. however, that the first attack sue
cecdsd, q dash might be made at the Mslakof Tewer;
and after Colonel de Brsncicn had planted the imperial
eagle on the reeou6t and fallen a. the moment o. We
ne more distant and stronger batteries whetner inns
was Intended or not, is certain that considerable
number Of the French did penetrate into The works OF
he MslaAoG Tower just many OF the British troops
Ienetrated into the Redan and many eesn guns
umser sfmsn engaged in these attacks 90 the 7h was
small in comparison with the immense amount Of the
forces now At the disposed Of the allied coamandsrs
No attempt appears 70 have been made divert the
'enton Of the garrison by attack other point
although nothing 10 more common than that plsce ID
iahen 90 some point Of secondary importance more
asiy than on the front where the enemy has eoncen
rated his chief means Of resistance.
Tbs point ted out the other d9y, the At
Badsoz and the mark applies with greA.sr force to
fortified town Of the extent OF Sebsstopo where the
defence of portion ia necessarily ndspsnaent OF the
rest.
Durpg the suspension of for the b1rial Of the
dead the Sth Of june the army naturally Aocked With
extreme curiosity to examine the scene OF the terrific
Of the previous night TO contemplate the works
by which the Russians had contrived 20 mate and hold
that strong position, and to observe the effect of our
FIRE these huge Entertainments. II is toe first time
that engineers have had the Opportunity Of exam
lining thoroughly the exaordinary torti: .ous which
have go long aud 70 eestasy nsied sasr easrts The
Is feet ia height and the mas OF earth which must
have been raised to give sodity TO such work can
only he compared to the embsnkment Of railway Of
the same altitude.
When it is remembered that this extension
OF the forfcat of Sebastopol only at the
close Of the winter and that il has oeen eomoe.ed in
spite of the are Of powerful enemy ami Of toe rocky
nature Of the so the result does the highest honor to
the SKILL daring, and industry Of the garrison u 10 not
much to say that the occupation Of the Asmelon
has retarded the fall of the place by Of months,
and the importance the Russians attsehed to the de-
fence Of 1t was by no means exaggerated.
But, the other hand, this great work forms
part of the French lines ard these osous embank
snts have srsady bfen turned against the fortress
the attack this point has acquired sodty whi:h IL
never before possessed 1t u.s. moreover hghy satisac
tory to learn that in spite OF the magnitude and the
perfectien to which the Russians hal brought these
earthworts they were BY no means proof against the
fire brought to bear upon them
The erbreeures described to us BY Of
respondents as knocked into formlsss mounds. the
iaver,es overthrow the guns dsraoun.se and the de-
attack OF the French was made. Whenever the Name
lon il completely armed and its fire directed Sinst the
works II 20 long served to protect the same results WI
these batteries knox already exeuds over great
part Of the hsIbor Thus the progress of the siege is
The works beng Afst reduced BY the Ere Of that which
lies beyond It. and then turned against the mex: portion
of the defences lying within it. The latest accounts
form that engineers advan sing upon the
Malakhof Tower by regular approaches and in fact
laying feee to that work which may be considered
he nj tho 0f To haxsp
attack batteries without approa 10 always
rash though often suscessfu but with the usual modes
OF cuctrg siege operations the reduction Of given
point 10 q mere question Of time.
is evcent from the last reports have received
that the bombsrdment did establish marsed superb
GRITTY Of the fire Of the allies that Of the Rusans
for while correspondents have been enabed
ness and describe the results Of the fire the Russian
works, rot gun vas dismountsd in trenches and
not parapet thrown down. Indeed, the enemy appear
to have sackened their FIRE from conviction that as
long it confined to answering the lines Of the be-
segers 1t could do us but little mischief The hsavy
losses recently sustained by the army much
BILE TO those occasions which troops have
bad to support the fire of the Russian batteries in al
vanced Positions aordng very inadequate SHELTER aud
no means OF replying with effect to the enemys heavy
guns.
Considering the magnitude OF the enterprise against
Sebastopo and the extraordinary difficult ~hicn
been overcome 1t 10 remarkable that the attack Of the
18th ia the first aborve attempt which mas been made
in the whole Of the ssge an that the Generals
have usually confined Themselves to those objects which
their at the tims enabled them with certainty
effect One Of the great principles Of tue art q war Is
to be daring and to be prudent in carry
Gers to It's fnrhest point and ssit were ride upon
he crest OF the wsve butt ut the tis to be
ious In the commencement Of each operation, and to
attempt nothing except ct the proper We express
any opinion We may form these points with ddence
and with ample reservation in favor Of the more com
pete knowledge shal hereafter Obtain o. the facts
but the principles which govern operations Of this
tuie well known and established that mere OBJ
server may sometimes judge Of them Win justice
than those who are engaged in the heat Of action.
ffrom tbs London Times, June 20
nf tha IN han an.
We have indeed Fill to learn the particulars Of Ill
the 18th, and still without tld.ngs Of any
nature tshes is course. Lord RagiaDs IRON ecnstu-
ton has 1T lsDg given way TO cause that na laid many
younger and stronger man Low, AND his lordship has,
We aIe told, requested 90 be relieved OF hs command
in order 10 return home. General Snpson, we
believe, will succeed him in the command-in-
has fallen victim to the cholera aad one OF
the hrst duties Of the Commander in Chief
will be to appoint successor TO his poss capable of its
duties. Another Toes excites the regret Capt
Lyons, whose tsents ana enterprise f0r tina
command Of the expedition TO the SEES o. Azo in spite
OF MS psrativs YOUTH and ~ho amply Justified the
wisdom OF the choice has cied OF his weaad Il appears
that in his anxiety TO maze thorough gu gsnse OF
Kags be approached to that port that standing
on the padc- box OF his szip he received rifle ball in
bis leg. he ia not think much OF At tcaa but
the extreme neat the excitement of tae OCCASION and
pro baby also degree ~ sion a. ae,ns thus un
ssaiiy disabled, checaet the hssuy pro:sss aud
deprived the service vi the very pron sns officer 10
whom We o~e cur very frst naval this
D
yerely tie winter and thst II becoms ordinary pru
csIce 10 make the hest OF our Strength sbils have
Il We have to choose between All disease. Mas
Nightingale about to return hone. Mics Stanley has
aJessy, va hear, arrived.
No DOUBT that, az the changes its character as
the conflict draws closer and closer sh part
Sebasoro again The other, the against the
town and the south side against the Lor.-furher as
advance into The interior and pursue Zoe through
cefle, steppes and marshes snall have
many more such budgets that OF this raorung This
taroy tesou'ions OF divided Legislature. and tue best
As of A IN
teipateo by many removal and many promotlou by
Deaths own hand IL needless 10 aay that we never
regarded with favor propositions ola retrospective sud
even yincictiye character They do either
the gravity OF the subject The dignity Of Parliament
and, what even more important, they Of no uss.
The war self will do tts work. II chooses It's own
scene its own msn. its IL has long
pasted out q that strangely intermediate state whsh
our ministers OF last year thought IL possble 70 take
u. We are no longer making Idle demo astrAtions
threstelirg ps aud naval reviews. Vs. ,odgng
Udr Of tie eirest yedlIy and the Target scale We
sent out Lore Raglan military negotator to
keep coed terms with our allies, and 70 avoid II
possible ,hsn general to be guides oy parely mill
copticersuSps. We have 10 ron u,ssion