The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-26
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THE SIEGE OF sEBAsTopOL.

BY The British sovernment:-- 81 Ell NftG#
To HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE
BUoRE SEBAsroPoL, Dec. 18, 1854.
NyIoRD DuKE-Nothing has occurred since had the
honor to address your gra 60 ON the lsth INST
,org w VS. 'nem EN- n1S c1anesa On Inc ,o
the 10th hardly ceased either to rain hail snow
The night Of the 18th was particularly severe but IL
The bad days above mentioned have, however, rem
dered the communication difficult and materially
retarded the movement Of supplies and stores
The seth and nth Regiments have arrived from Gil
brsltsr and will take their places In the I'd and 4h d-
considerable portion Of tn, warm clothing ha, bee,
received and In course Of issue and the most
grateful to Her for having provd
fort .'' 'lsm "nA' '0n00es' 50 20 n''f COM
have the honor 70 transmit returns Of the casual.
ties between the 18th and 10th. RAGLAN.
BKFoRE SYBAsroPoI, Dec. %, 1854
Ny LORD DuKE-A great deal Of rain has fallen in the
last hours and the weather has again become
The only occurrence in the siege operations has been
sore made by the enemy on both right and attack
silently the other with drums beating aud s6outag the
first being probably the real object OF the advance
nearer to tbs Inkerrnan heights.
enabled to near the RICH without
being perceived and, having made sudden rush upon
eupying II to withdraw until rsinforced by party under
Major Wesford, Of the 9th Regiment, when it was
gained possession Of and the Russians retired not now
missing, Lieut.. Byron, Of the Ath Regiment, being
among the latter.
On the left attack the enemy met with great
gaantry BY Lieutenant Gordon of the 3Sth regiment,
who, when supported by the covering party OF tn
Inen succeeded in at once driving them back But
too regret to say the loss still more seyere Major
Moer, Of the 6oth regiment, fell mortay wounded, and
am concerned to add s since Dead and Captain Tramp
ton and Lieutenant Clarke both Of the both regiment
missing. Sir Richard England speaks in high
OF the gslantry and vigilance Of thee troops, and of
the distinguished conduct Of Lieutenant Col. Waddy
enclose the return of casualties to the Goth in
elusive.
Two regiments Of French cavalry under Gen. de Alton
vlle made Reconnaissance on tho 10th, towards the
ground recently occupied by the enemy in from, Of Ba
Brigade, under Col Cameron, AID regiment, and batta
hon Of Zouaves made corresponding movement the
their
shots with the enemy, and tanned that they had
scarcely troops the left bank Of the Tchernaya
'at BEFORE sEnAsroPo1, Dec 20, 1854.
MY LORD DuKE-I have nothing to report to your
Grace to-day. sa. Ri ERt 7.fta aa
The rain which prevailed Saturday was succeeded
by snow Sunday, and it almost the worst day
ever At night froze and the frost has continued
SINCE without being severe but it has not a. yet
tended to dry the ground still in lamenable state
Every effort is making, that the state Of the roads
will permit to bring up ammunition and the materials
ing us'every possible assistance
The garrison keeps up heavy fire upon our trenches,
by the returns which enclose that daily sustain
some casualties. RASLAN.
BEFORE SEBAsroPoI, Dec. so, 1854.
My LORD DrKE-Since wrote to yodr Grace the
26th the weather has been somewhat propitious
but the state OF the ground Is hardly satisfactory
The 18th regiment has arrived and have likewise the
honor to inform you that we are daily receiving vast sup
plies Of ammunition, warm clothing and huts for the
army. The utmost eficrts will be made to disembArk
all those stores, but the difficulty of efecting this de-
srable object 10 great owing to the limited extent
OF the harbor ts crowded state, and the narrow
trance to the town and want of space the beach the
rocks on the north side rising directly out Of the
water, and there being consequently no accommoda
craw from the valley Of the Tchernaya, whilst they
have constructed defensive works the above
which would imply difficulty Of maintaining their
troops in the field reconnaissance sent out this
morning by General Canrobert towards the river
operation with portion Of Major General Sir Colin
result Of which is not yet known.
enclose hist Of casualties from the 2sth to the 2sh
lhave, &c. s#at< tfTH s.4 asr5 RAGLAN.
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
Later accounts are from newspaper sources.
DC 200n the night of the goth the sortie (aiready
Bnes. Unfortunately portion Of the 5oth regiment Of
foot against whom the attack first directed were
battery prot. ciion which upon the advancing
Russians with shot, shell and rockets. All the camp
was called to arms, and the French opened dre
on the Knssians who were obliged to retire with
siderable loss. The allied loss about thirty killed
nrc ?2--Corres Sondence from the camp at b.
aava mentions that many Of the stores and Injuries
raised by subscription in England had arrived, and
proved exceedingly acceptable. Most Of the army
hutted, chiefly in apartments dug in the ground aud
rooed IN with tent poles and Our letters de-
scribe all sorts OF changes in the weather-btter cold
followed by comparative heat, occasional sunshine in
the mcrn,ng ending usually in hail, and finally in
Dro. so.-The railway from Balaklava to the
Under this date Prince Menschik of writes that
nothing important has taken place before Sebasopo
The fire Of the allies was very feeble and caused
JAN. IA despatch from St. Petersburg Of date the
10th has bees received from Prince Neaschko dated
sebastopol, jan q which says:-"Nothing new has oc
cured We continue to the enemy BY night sor
ties In one Of these made ten Zouaves prisoners"
garrison are constructing bridge Of boats which
north side
There repor. in Paris, on the 18th that sebasto
The french before sebasopo win iff form two
corps, under Generals Pesser and Bosquet The 6rst
field. Gen. Car robert win exercise the chief COM
mand AZ heretofore Turkish guns, horses and
say that the force not be available for the 6s for
week or ten days to come s
has been SO often fixed for the assault on Be-
that the 9th 9th January consdersd the day when
the attack will certainly be made
and Bucharest and win soon be completed TO varna and
thence by submarine TO the Crimea. flN.
A correspondent Of the Salsa F'uolique Of Lyons,
writing under date Of Dec 49, states that since the
cent attacks the French have completed immense works.
which win double their Of action. The French
tripped and armed with guns Of heavy cabre brought
from France landed from the feet The line OF trenches
L. nearly three leagues in extent. Ons hundred and
sixty French guns were ready to open ere and only
waited until the English batteries should be completed
As the batteries OF seoastopoI mount $50 pieces
the land side, II would that the allied
200 guns cannot silence them without an as
sauh. The garrison had for three weeks past, been
constructing additional works OF defence between the
flag staff and quarantine bastions. Menschikof has
tired with the main body Of his army between the right
bank Of the Tchernaya the main road Of the Peninsula
and the Balbech and he endeavors to make good his
position, and his communications with Sebastopol by
covering his army BY immense defensive works erected
along The banks Of the Tchernaya His force at the
present moment does not to exceed so 900
already stated, Gen Iiprandi's DIVISION which threaten
cd Baaklava has Joined the main body OF the Russian
army but he has left from 5000 to 5000 in the
mountsn from tho Tchernaya TO the hills before
Baaklava The duty OF these troops In to watch the
movements Of the allies they only separated by the
plain Of Balaklava from the allied line decentralization
and from Gen. Bosquet's division In addition the