Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-02-01

THE WAR.
The siege Of sebastopol.

The weather which was then fne changed on
The following afternoon, and from that time 10 Inc
event., Of tie 10TH hardly ceased e'lhet ,otaln'
hail OF snow. The night Of the l6lii was paflicu'
l.tly severe; but II cleared up yesterday ana TO-
day u again dfy.
The lad DAYS above mentioned have. however,
rendered lie communication more difficult, au,l
materially retarded the movement o! supplies anu
stores.
The s9,h and 18th Regiments have arrived ffom
Gibraltar, and will take lheit places in the Sd AMI
ith divisions this dsy.
A considerable portion Of The warm clothing has
been received, and is now in course OF issuei and
The men sre most grateful 10 Her Msjesly's gov
eminent for having provided for them what con
duces 80 essentially 10 their comfott.
lhaye the hon 10 transmit. telutns 9! Tie cssu'
ali,ies between the nth ami 10th. ,,.,
BrsosG SEbAsro,oL, Dec. %, 1884.
Mr. Loan Durr:--A si. al deal Of rain has fall
len IN the last 4S hours, and Il westhet has again
become vely Indictment.
The only occufrence IN tie siege operations ms
been q so,ie made BY the eneWy on both our Ugh
and LETT attack during TIE night Of the 2oih, The
one being con uc,eJ silently, the ohef WITH drums
beating and shouting. The fits. being probably The
teal Object VI Tie sdvaAce, ss ncatef tle ihke'
man heighs. ,.,,,.
o. ips 10 the e,tt.ne darkness Of The night I'll,
enemy we.e enabled ~ come Tety neat Ihe t'sn'
attack without being prtceiyed, and, ha'inS inaue
sudden rush upon the most forward Pafallel,'heI
CONNIE lied The men Occupying u 10 w,!idtsw w.
N! reinforced by q party under Msjof l''ola' u
the 9th IL. inent When Was tesained lossess'0t
OIL and The Russians tel,tet, not however, wilhoa
ocessionlng yun!e loss IN killed, wounded ah'
m.slns, Lieut.. u, ton, Of the 3ilh regiment, oein.
amo:s The latter. ,,
On the left attack the enemy wefe met VIII
yreul galaniry by lieut.. Gord'n, ot TIE 'osh reg
imen,, WIN, "L.n supported W shr covering par
~ Of The trenches. under Lieut.. Col. "aou!.
the 60th regiment, succeeded IN o. once lh,'ni
them uscA, But Lctr, iuu, ! tegietto say The los'
was till iuo,e severe; asjot Moler, Of Me OIL
rrrirnep,, ieII MORALLY auundsd, and ! an con
eerned, 10 add IS since dead; and COMPTON an'
L.unteuan, Clarke, both of the sub regiment az
missing. Sir Richstd England spesks IN hIst
,e,ms VI The CALAMITY and vigilance oi 'iese lfoOs
anu OF the distinguished conduct OF Lleu'snsn
Coi. Waddy. M,
| i incIose the ,ctLfa Of casualties 10 The 2Olt
inclusive.
Two regiments al French csva!ty. under Gen
de Allunyllie, mate reconnaissance on the 2Vsh
tuwsrds the giountJ recently occupied " The e"e
my in front OF Baiiksvs, while tie 42d ieslIten,
a detachment Of The Rifle Brigade. nndet Col
CaIuetou, 42I regiment, and tst.slion o. Zoua
ves, made a corresponding movement on leef
irene right, The latter saw only picket Of Cos
sacks, witch ,e.ied upon then apptoaeh' The ~
ner exchanged shots With the enemy, AMI aseet
tslued :ha, they had scarcely ally troop. on w
left bank Of the TcLefnoya. h"dLaN'
BrvosE SrvA,roPol, Dec. 26, 1854.
My Lord Duke-I have nothing 10 fsp0n Il
yout Grace 10 dsy. ,......-..
The TAIN hci, prevailed on Saturday was sue
ceeded by srow on Sunday, and j. almost lh'
wo,.. day | ever saw. A, night il frote, and TIT
ftost has continued ever since, without being Sc:
we're, but |, has not ye, tended to dTy the sfouna
still in lsmentable state.
Every fTois Is king, !hs. the state OF tn
roads will permit, 10 bring up ammunition al'd u.
mater sis oi siege, and Gen. Can1veef' IS III 'hl
iespec, sGofdins Us every possible assistance.
The sarison keeps up a heavy tire upon on
Trenches, particularly al night, and YOU Gtac'
will tesiet 10 see by the returns f" hch enc!os
that We daily sustain some casualties.
RAGLAN.
BgyOSE SEvALroFoL, Dec. 50, 1854.
Ny l.orA Duke:-Since lwfo.e 10 y"uf Grace
on the 26ih, the weather his been sonew hot MOT
lpiopitious, but the state OF the ground hesul
more sa,isf Glory. The 18th regiment has af'lyed
and have lkew Use tie honor 10 inform you tla
We are daily receiving vast supplies oil ammun'
ton, warm clothinl, and huts lor tue Amy. Th
utmost eGo,.s will be made 10 distmbars all ihos
Stores, bu: the difficulty Of eectns his desifab!
object is very great, owing 10 the limited extent
Tue hstbor, lis crowded state, snd the NARROW rn
trance 10 the town AMI want Ol space on u
Ibeacn; the ncks on the north side Using di'ecls
cut OF HE walei, and there b.ing consequently u
accommodation tu. on one side. The Russian
continue 10 Withdrew from the WALES OF the Teh
cinaya, " his. they hare constructed detensiY
works on Tie heights above, which would imply
difficulty Of maintaining ihelt troops IN he ue!'
A Reconnaissance was sen! out this morning b
IGenelsi N,nfnhei, ,owsids The fiycr, with pot
lion Of Major General Sir Colin CaurbeIl's At
Oh The tItiene !lshi oil BaIakla'a, lie fssuA
which Is not ye. knIen.
| inclo.c lis, VI casusl,ies itonI the ?5th 10 III
2slh. hsye. &c.
RAGLAN.
arwsPAIEk AcctrSTs
Later accounts licm new rapet sources.
Dlc. 2o.-0n tie night Of the !0;h tie s"fii
Sl,eaiy reported by ielr,isph, was Inu'ie agaIn'
ih- Ut tsh lines. Unfortunately portion VI VI
Sth ve. I'm nj Of fuot, aealns whom the stuck wa
al fist directed. wife tak-n by SUI iIse, AMI wei
obliged 10 NY to The n.shst battery TOT protection
which VI eurd upon the stYsncIng Russians vi.
shot, shell and iocketa. All iht canil, was Gale
10 aims. and tue Pteuch opened cio.s hte On 4
Russians, Who wefe obl,g. d ~ retire It'll c0ns'lIt
abe ks. The ali.d iUd, was ston. thirty klllet
Drc. 2?--Co,l:spondence itoIn the camp a, b.
Iaslava men,h NJ that III. ny OF tie Stores and lul
un,s rasel by subscription III England had srt
we'd, aud ptored eleee ilnely acceptable. Most I
the anny was hu,ied, chiefly IN arsf,menls dug |
the round, aud tUoied 10 with tent poles and cor
VAS. Our let,.ts describe all sorts OF changes |
the ", sthst-blt,.t cold followed by comrara,l'
hent, occasional sunshine In the morning, endn
IN hsil, and finally ~ heavy rams.
Drc. 3o.-1'he railway from Balaklava ~ II
camp Is ~ be coam.nc.d al once. Sitkm. ",
on The ineieste. Under This cate Prince Mensch
toa " iI,es I, Ut nothing mpOlsni ha, taken p;se
before Sebsstopol. The fte Of the Allies MAS Vel
fe.bs. md caused scarcely any damage.
Jas. "A disps!ch from 81. Pet rsbu,e, {
dale The iQIh, has teen received from PliLee Met
.chkofI, dated s. bas,opoI, Jan. 2, which says:-
Nothing new bar occurred. y. continue 10 %
noy the eneMy b, night to.,ies. ~ one Of ih .
We made ten ZouaWs p'1.oneH.'
The garrison ate cons tuc.ins bridge Of boat!
which vii! connec, the city oil Sehssopol with III
lo'i. on The ncslh SIDE.
There Was report in Paris, on the 18Th, .hi
fSetssIopol had fallen, tu. il did not gam geners
belief.
The Pl.nch amy tetore Sshss.opol will for
two corps. under Generals Pelis,iaf and Bosque
The fits, Is 10 prosecute the seige, aud the seeon
10 10 act in the field. Gen. Cantoben will exeicis
the chief command. as heretofore. Turkish kun.
horses and men, ere Dali, landed al Eupatotia, bu
11,ts NJ AZ s1Rt M .,,l