The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-07
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COMMENCEMENT OF THE LATEST bonn
BARDMENT OF SEBASTOPOL.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE LATEST BON
BARDMENT OF SEBASTOPOL.
81. PETERSBURG, Aug. 20, 1855
photographic despatch has received here to the
Allowing effect -
CRINEA, Aug Is, 0 o'clock-Night.
General Prince GortschahoT reports that at the above
date, the bombardment which was commenced by the
allied army at daybreak the 18th, aud which yas
turned with great vgor by the Russians still continued
ST. PETERSBURG, WEDNESDAY, Aug. p, 1850
Prince Gorschako reports that since the morniDg or
ths goth, the fire OF the allies has slackened
The enemys fire has caused bnt little damage to the
Soytifcatons.
WAR DEPARTMENT, LONDON, Aug. 49, 1855.
Lord Panmurc has this day received despatch, of
which the following copy addressed to his lordshp
y General simpson -
BEFORE SgRAsroPoL, August IL, 1855.
ny LORD-I had the honor acquaint you that during
The past week the army has been increasingly employed
IN strengthening and improving the advanced works
which close to the enemy that II l. with the
greatest difficulty any approach be made. BY the
casualty return which enclose your lordship win re-
sret 10 large number though the proportion OF
wounded over the killed Is considerable.
BrevetMajor Macgowan Of The aSd, is supposed to have
fAnen prisoner into the hands Of the enemy. have
caused letter to be addressed governor Of the
place to ascertain his fate but up his time have
The health Of the army e on the whole good although
the cholera s continues 70 ke daily several victims
I have, &C., JAMES SIMPSON
General Commanding.
THE INTERIOR or sEBasToPoL.
letter from Odessa dated the 9th Of August and pub
hehed in the o., Deuteche I'od of Vienna, says:--
Accounts from sebastopo state that the bridge estab
hshed the harbor inaugurated the ID in
Che presence OF Generals Gotscnkod and 0stenScken
and MI the military authoritics II IL expected that he
construction Of this bridge will afford considerable iacil
ties in the defensive operations of the garrison. il ia de-
tended nj either end by the powerful batteries Of Nco
hed and Michaelo which not ony protect each other
hut can bring their guns bear also Careening
Bay and the karabelnaia Thiriytse thousand men
eonsanly employed on the orGcations Of this important
point which would be the centre of operations in the
event of its being found necessary abandon the Kara
belnaia to the Allies General Iodoson has completely
recovered from his wounds.
INCIDENTS IN THE ALLIED CAMP.
Many British officers leaving The camp sick
leave The general orders OF August 50 10 th give leave
10 NO fewer than seventy Complaints made that
officers no0nt from England 10 take the places of
the absent IhtFrench go into the other extreme, and
The present effective force Of the Dritiahr the Crimea
exclusive Of sick and Of reiuiorcsnests the way, is
Captain Iayard brother Of Mr. Iayard VI p, died Of
dysentery on board ship at BAiaklava.
Twins born to French oaataiere Is the trenches
before the Maako The lady accompanied her battalion
TO the trenches and probably forgot the little incidents
about 20
tors.
The French reserved camp at Ma LAX will be aug
mened to 900 10 be divided between Mas.ak and
Sweet Waters and sixteen squadrons ID cavalry III
camp at Daoudpasha
Turco- European commission has been forno, 70 re-
organize the medical department.
An English navy writes TO the papers that two short
fat-headed piles driven into the ground under oseh
sleeper, viii prevent the sinking u the riis and thus
make the railway servicoabe throughout the Winter
[From the London Times, August al
We cannot help sounding the note Of alarI We NUT
sound Il as often IL Is required aud tin the no;s a.
preparation takes its place Nobody nov dsvbts that
We in for another winter campaign In the Crmcs.
need not however, be put strong that, tor II
everybody doubted IT, but allowed that II only pos
sibie, tat you'd be quite enough for present
pose. There Ia much more reason 70 expect Water
campaign than there this time last year aud
The excuse HOh, everybody expected should b. In
sceastop0l before Chrlstmas,"is now thought very
nsd one. We hope then was the irst rush, the sfR
OF successful landing the surprise the arior OF new
somers, and AL the freshness Of youthful war Nov,
ON the othsr Aand hope Il concentrated and defined
on one pointy-;he chance a the next forthcoming
experience forhds TO be sanguine II trae that
have pushed trenches almost up 10 tho f,rtinns
tons Of the Rean, and the French s closer 10 tho-
Of the MaaSod We near that we lose th,r,y
Mes said 70 lose che hundred a night The enemy
meanwhile has made the two works before us stronger
than they tbs fatal 18TH and the assaGants viii
have TO pass deeper d3tches, encounter lager fnpEi
nents and the gauntlet Of guns oniy 10 Gnd
themselves in the presence Of ortGcaiioas whch
ne Old ones oaly the The allies 90 their
$40, purpose to meet this with batteries and layer
k"n Inc French promise 10 open fire With than
Tortars But the batteries the mortars and the amn
Ae not yet forthcoming. SO, the great day
aIesu.i gay o. which II may almost be said.
10 Ia WIN all the other conflicts OF human
M ~ o1ePoutngs Of hurnQn vengeance Dis frr
d's md l,s Tteidens farlld s sti indednlLly pro
rogued and nobody can say In what month I'd viii eas
We only know that the longer Il IA "a 49,
dreadful ~ yil,5o, and still wholly s" oore
suits. But there ~, IN our opinion one ear,tn, 49,.
~; and that is, W., Their we take southern Sab,s. -, ~
not, shail stilf haze 70 winter In our prc.sa, ,
when Setastopol falls .i2t0 our hands II viii 4. ~
heap q ruins with al To horrors Of the ehAsne
With enemy still in Possession Of the north s -.
south eide will only be the front Of attel .
Slccay and vre'ched lnsent advanced treucfcs