The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-07

iessa VI The sieatsss dsuy perishins BY housands
steppes Tor several hundred miles, No considerable
army could long exist with commssaria Of this sort,
Of Mackenze's Farm was quite as much besieged Sc
basoTol ITSELF In both places there must be in
sis win probably entail great ad sfay suaengs
Had the Russians forced the Tchernaya this OCCASION
and themselves the lower Of hills
the left bank Of the river they would have been in
position to threaten Balakava any other point Of
ne and in the event Of the long expected assault
sebastopo they would have been ready to create d.
version by an attack such object
couy led with the necessity Of acting while the supplies
lasted was worth this extraordinary Concentration Of
troops the collection of materiel and the presence Of
Prince Cortschakof himself in the field.
As in every other instance, however, the attack has
entirely failed The Russians have left no less than four
thousand six hundred men either dead on the field
wounded prisoners in the hands Of the allies besides
Of The country which befriended them long they
we're content to occupy the heights must have greatly
their retreat particularly when the STACK was
mainly directed along line ofroad and upon one par
ticular pcin-the bridge where that road crosses the
Tchernaya. Here, doubtless IT was that the carnage
chiefly occurred. The advancing Russian columns as
own momentum, while for three hours they
were moved down BY the artillery Of the allies, Un
pears took part in the work. From the desperate ma
ture Of the attack, is not improbable that Prince
Gorschakof awaited himself Of the newA troops Just ar
rived fro the INTERIOR and marched them straight 70
that destruction Of which few weeks experience might
possibly have given them too keen ioreooaing;
Nothing but the greatest necessity could have prompted
an attempt SO aught with risk with few chances in
its favor and certain to cost much in case Of defeat
From all former accounts there intention OF dis
turbrg the Russians long they remained upon their
heights described rs natural fortress, consisting
generally OF steep h by d snparss
from above In the mere fact OF the attack
therefore, well in its failure, seem to see the be-
ginning OF the end and not surprised to hear contem
the active preparations made by the Rus
SLAMS for retreat to the north side OF the arbor In
h state Of things every Gay may DE- peel 20
would be presumtuous to discuss thus early The proba
bities Of siege against the Star Fort yet 1t cannot
be doubted that it would begin with all material cir
cumsantcs much more in favor OF the allies and against
the Russians, than when W commenced operations
The battle on the Tchernaya at the distance of 900
miles took place the 10th nst that Is, last Thurs
day We have already numerous particulars; We know
the losses Of the allies and Of the enemy the
ture of the attack, the extent of our victory and it,
precise value On the other hand, great battle fought
ut little than half the distance, at days sail from
telegraphic station in momentary communication with
this metropolis long ago the 9th, concluding on
the ]tt-ihais last Saturday week. or nine days ago
lis yet perfectly known that one ventures to as
sirn its proper value Strange to say received on sa-
rday The Russian newspapers containing their account
the Affair." either PASSING expressly denying
tie damage supposed to be done. We have SINGS received
the report Of the French Admiral which Is sa'is-
factory as far q u goes but from our own wS
concluded Saturday morning, and by Monday morn.
ing at the very latest it would have been possible to col
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gagged The despatch containing them might have been
delivered the next day at Dantzc and on saturday at our
Admiralty. large part Of the contents might have
been transmitted at by the telegraph and SO pub
Eshed in London last Tuesday or "Wednesday. No ar
rangemcnts however have been made for that
ard the Russian Newspaper assisted only by railway,
able to give oil Europe the Russian version OF the affair
long before own government has learned anything
more than the merest outline from Its own command
ers. The result is, that after nine days We are
still unable to state the exact amount OF our I'D
| vantage at sweaborg That we have burnt every
thing combusble the group Islands before the road
sead of Hengfos including arsenal magazines stores
workshops and the dwelling houses Of the officers,
likely enough though not acknowledged in the Russian
account Of The affair. But is by no means clear from
se en- account That haze sileed Metdteries,
dine them any ial damage Indeed, with fire main
y vertical iatterly chiefly of rockets, at distance
$500 yards it isevident we could produce little impress
sion on perpendicular faces of granite the living rocl
cut into the form a batteries As attempt ac1s mad
to eEr the reeds TO capture destroy ressels that Ugh
Le found ,ci or 10 destroy dc public budis1s and store
IN The city If Hesnafors ma,t conclude hot ne Dat
ies still Presented insurmounoJe obstacle TO the en-
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