The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-14
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THE SIEGE OF sEBAsroPoI-

LATEST NEWS PkOA HUoSIA AND TIE CHIMEAs
The liverpool Times Of Saturday, September l. issued
extra dated at O'Clock, A. Must before the Africa
s,iled-which contained the foowiug:-
Berlin correspondent Of the London Neus writes:-
We are assured In private letters that form
idea Of the strain of the upon the Russian people
during the last six months The enrolment of the
militia Of the empire, Lree niosse, has had terri
Bile effect The Organization OF this corps has been
condition Of the regular army Although the first line Of
troops which stood opposed TO Austria six months ago
has been withdrawn It has been necessary to order to
the Cmea about 80 600 of the troops who hard
y yet have learned their dril. Seventeen drushines
each Of the nominal strength Of 900 men, entered the
north camp of sebsstopol the 10TH amid the ringing
Of bells The order Of the day by Prince GorechaRof
in instructive. As the Prince remarks they have
left behind their wives and children houses and goods
and marched down to the extremitics Of the empire
Tho process Is being repeated and before long, 900
families will have lost their heads. Did the safety of the
great army which has for generations repressed the in
SEPARATIONS of the half of Europe and been the hope Of
Is despotic princess
RUSSIAN REPORT.
ST. PETrlesBtRG Aug. 30, 1885.
Prince Gortschakof writes the 2Sth, at II p. Nj
The fire oil the enemy continues as during the last few
days. Nothing new.
81. PrrnHsnuRe Aug. 81, 1855.
Prince Gorschakof writes from the Cr aea, Aug. rs -
The enemy continues to fire brskly. No new facts.
TURIN, Aug. 80, 1856.
The latest dispatches from Gen. Marmora state that
the Fiedmontese are fortfying their position the
Tchernaya
THE INTERIOR or sEBAsTOPoL.
The following letter from the interior of Sebastopol
appears in the Vienna papers =
As write heavy torrent of rain Is sweeping past my
door, for yon are aware my mud habitaon has win
dows the reverberating thunder keeps on the Qui
iie keep on ancyng that meseurs les iegers have
something in the wind but IL only The illusion of fancy
the wrath OF God evidently dlea them for not shot
is to be heard To-day they have relatively speaking
sent but few bombs into the town. This comparative
stiffness strange to ALL for the had got used
to the eternnl booming of thousand guns, and
feels at during this repose momentaiy interrupted
by the thunder and the rain.
SPIES and descrers bring word that the enemy Is
pref airing bomba rdment and that the French Suva
roh' after that to hazard FIRE sorInng attack
We have been long xpecing this and ready any
hours notice to nicotine enemy with the sign OF our
holy cross saw the other day two Fench isoners in
Catherine Harbor and they being conveyed to the
north stde One OF them Was non commissioned Officer
the ,ther private but both Of them weie gay young
fellows. This never falling cheerf lness of the French
as r they liked being prisoners. Tn the non.commis-
stoned officer being asked whether he should not lee
kursa shall learn Russian aud when tho is
shall carry back this language to my countrymen." On
the other hand the English prisoners are, for the
part very grnff and monosyllabic An En9sh deserer
was asked what induced him desert and he moodily
sweled, Fancy Another answered the ques-
ton got dull and if had not done So should have
blown my brains out" A copy Of London newspaper
was handed in the hospital to Engu ,lman-not Sc
,erei wounded, by tbe-byeand after no had read it
with deep attention, lie turned suddenly round to the
physician that happened to be standing and said in
low voice 10 him, Can't you give me medicine
tinues in bamcsch ana Arrow Bays only
few liners and steamers are of tho roads at
guns. The ships often exercised at firing Perhaps
the enemy i. again preparing heroic feat which
WV x nG oe easy % accomplish t Sgast
here i not rpot in this town that il not streaed with
bombs and balls II would be hard TO find in the VIII lie
town single house that has not Suffered or less.
The glo ious public blary-I aude to the edifce-has
likewise been extensively damaged but the books prints
and bookshelyes have been removed sae place.
hoWeve. - II e.pc
ciay post day, with off GERS of all arms, who being
relieved for few hours from bason duty go there to
cad the newspapers lying tho table. 1t often hap
pens that while they reading very interesting
article bomb will explode with Its horrid crack right
windows. Not soul however turns his head to look
after IL; much for habit which becomes Sc
cond nature.
RUSSIA ASSUMING THE OFFENSIVE
letter from pro Russian says 1t is tho inten-
ton Z, the Gar to concentrate two gr md armies for
Asia and the Ianube, which will open snct
pagns. The military service % the empire will be en-
trusted 70 the militia Eecruitngis taking place in
succeeded in obtaining money both from Europe and
America. TIE Asa'ic and anutian armies are intended
to act the oienyc ,hc i?rces IN !bc !rmea saGer
ary great reYeises We Expect they will lo withdrawn o
lie 0leaions already minated.
lie .o'Tsn dc 81 Peie'stsvg, August 20, contains
report from Ger eal -ievcrs announcing thai on the
in Of the 9Th two English steamers cast anrhor Do
mesness, between Riga and Windau and fire by their
guns TO a sIna yesol and adjacent house and that
they then landed zoo armed with rifles who pro.
ceeed TO set fire 10 sono other buildings but that these
men being assailed slike torrent ~ detachment Of
Cossacks fled in dismay 10 their boats and eenbatked
-Four hours but only woaaaea ane y csseb 70
tie English, the General declares that Il is daica
estimate their loss but II must have been considerable"
III same ourna, also publishes report from Archan-
gel dated tic sh which declares that in attack made
on Hega, six peasants SUE eeeded for -four hours"
in preventing the enemy from landing and sezing
boats. On the Sd, IL continues. the Engh entered the
village Of suzma robbed the church aud peasants,
and committed other cxcesscs. On the following day Il
adds, large French steamer sent soop towards the
spit OF Nikolskaia but receiving shots from de-
oil Cossaeks Il took to flight -Four Shops from
other French and English vessels subsequently presented
Themselves the Spit but seeing that tho detachment
had been reinforced they retired the French
steamer fred shot AMI shei FOR ''two huurs but did
no HARM; party 81 Its men, however set fire to the
remains q an old tower and some fishermen huts.
From the London Times, Sept. IL
But We 10 earnestly entreat attention to the position
q our army before >ebastopo and 70 the very strong
tendency that Is uanstinv itself Ia repeat over again
tho tragedy Of last year, in the pac By the same
actors, but essurody not with the same excuse nor
with the same mpuniy. II now only wants fortnight
in the crnea and there already striking cirosm-
stances Of IaIaelim etvcen the two casos Then, as
we S 1sT sf n5 the s'Fs the
ne crowded sosY Wa Receiving wing, ti sssi' ss
with visions of home or Of comfortable lodgings on
confident aud justly confident IL our strength, and
sure that could ovctpower 9ha nj ht peet
the field looked forward the fail 81 Sebasopol
affair 81 weeks instead Of yeara aid latent the
fair prospects Of the present, i tho future with its
rears and Us possibilities 70 e care Of itself We arc
going to pta'a The miserable to;y Of last
trmn and winter, Nit assuredly he would DC bold
who could Contemplate unmoyed the possibility Of
Of small portion OF the eaamtes of last
year In that superstition /. involved not the cate Of
mics Of minst,es but of the form Of overnmen,
blished in these Islands and If epproacn ons
futile n any rate have tho excuse Of the immense
importance of the stake Issue for ssing tho We
only trust that by 50 doing we may enable those vac
profit by warning 10 reproach With its futility,
Tor Is but miserable consolation 10 predictions
verified when they anicipatious q evil.
OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS OF THE Battle or
TRAKTIR BRIDGE.