The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-18
The Capture OF Kinburn.

From the London Times, Nov. 2
We can add little to the graphic narrative which ap-
pears TO day Of the fate Of knburn This episode in
the ncurs the danger Of being neglected from the
very bri)ancy and prompness of the victory The cap
ure Of place after few hours cannonade conveys the
feeling that the exploit easy and though i'm
por.ant interesting and hardly to be called glo
rous. But the story to-day given to the world Of
complete preparation and profound foresight followed by
immediate The allies "came, saw, and conquer
ed because nothing had been omitted which could OBJ
viae mschance oelay. The capture OF Kinburn and
the occupation OF the Dneper estuary ought
the commanders precInded the possibility Of a
long defence The first feature in these opera
lions which calls for notice is the eint Of attack
Odessa. 1t seems that at last have learned that
something more than daring has always been thought
necessary in war, and that stratagem" Is word syno
nymous with ''generalsbip." For two days the
bned fleet lay in thick fog close in TO the town Of Odessa
The church bells sounded through the gloom while the
signal guns of the feet listened to with dread by
the inhabitants OF the seemingly threatened city When
the mist rolled away, the citizens Of all ranks dis
cerned watching the movements of their enemies with
curiosity and apprehension. Cosacks secured the
around soldiers labor ed at earthworks-a denoted
the expectation of an immediate attack. The wind
feet, and for three days longer 1t lay opposite
the fair city of the enemy, which il could
50 easily have crushed At last, on the i4th
Of October, the whole 1eet weighed and stood TO
the eastward. 1t need hardly be repeated that
Kinbuin stands at the extremity Of spit Of land
which forms the southern shore Of the man OF the Dne
per. The allied troops landed to the east of the
town, in order TO cut off the retreat Of the gar
rison. This operation was completed without OPP
position. The French placed themselves the left
to undertake the assault the British landed to the
east Of their allies and prepared to resist any attempt
of the enemy to march TO the The French
not long before they began the work. In the night they
crep to within 200 yards of the place and opened their
first parallel. But Kinbufn too much exposed %
the 10 require the slow approaches Of siege. The
allied feet poured in deadly fire from two sides. The
cannonade louder and incessant than In the
hottest conflict at sebastopo flag Of truce appeared
cit answered and the firing ceased. The garrison
marched out and half OF it il its way TO Spithead
Kinburn remains 10 something than the blood
stained ruins in which Gortschakon boosted that he
had lett Sebastopol.
We may again congratulate the country this impor
tsnt conquest No event Of the Is likely TO be pro-
ductve Of more lasting good While Marlborough win
ming brilliant victories Admiral named Rookie seized
rock the Of Spain. Little thought of the
QUESTION, aud the seaman unrewarded. Yet while
Blenhem and Families merely a remembrance, CT
traltar remains reality. So the establishment OF the
allies in impregnsblc position at the embonchure OF
than indicted at Alma Inkermann. The place
cannot be wrested from power which holds the sea-
while its guns command the channel which passes
close under its L. II IL be true that Communications
ofbl0ckadng fleets these communications must nov cea e
The whole bay for thirty miles Is In possession, ana
the further deences Of the enemy must begin At the
mouths OF the two rivers themselves. All that remains
is TO prepare for the operations of the coming spring
The Imam Is frozen for about two months but early IN
March 1t will be free for the gunboats and NOR
tar vessels OF the allies That Cherson and Nikoaes
In danger must be evident 20 the Gar AID MS
advisers. The defence Of the latter city and It's vast
BUILDING yards entrusted 70 Todeben the young eng
neer Of sebastopol An advance against this place viii
Of the acts Of the great drama Of the
war although the date Of such enterprise cannot be
predicted II can however only be avetei py the con
clusion OF hosies, and. II undertaken us success is
certain for the allies will not be impeded by the de-
fcencics nor viii they fall into the errors, which mark
ed the early campaign In the Crimea.