The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-15
PROBABILITIES AND MOVEMENTS BEFORE
SEBASTOPOL,

portion OF General Nels to the Emperor the
mode of attack. Hth the principal points of attack
by the beseeers have the southeastern portion of
tine fort and the Fsssta baston It has been rssov
ed that the direction Of the attack sha be changed The
principal point OF attack chosen by General Mel is Fort
Mslakof Four batteries to be erected at the dis
lance Of 600 from that bastion which will
petely unite the French and English works. and enable
them to concentrate overwhelming force against the
place and render IL untensbe calculated that these
works will be completed abo1t the 10th OF March in al
lowing for accidents Of weather and unforeseen DELAYS at
all events by the GOTH By that time the allied forces
viii be prepared open fire. which, 1t is to be hoped
will be decisive with less than 400 heavy guns Az
to the and to the part he is 70 take
in the operations Of the siege the following is the cal
culation in leaving Paris the 7th, and proceeding
direct to Touon Is supposed he will % able to reach
18th, or at all events by the 18th By that time the
works viii be ready, or nearly and Is consequently
10 IN preparation viii be made IN his presence
Admiral Bruat telegraphed under date February Ii,
that The works OF the besegers slowly in conse
quence Of the bad weather. The Russians forti-
flying their right and getting guns into position
the quarantine side.
The Cunard steamer Arabia at Malta in So hours from
Constaunope reports, Of the l4th ultimo, that
thousand Russians, who ccompanied the Archiuke
Michael to seba, topol, had been frozen to death.
Correspondence from the camp, of February and Z,
states that the had almost disappeared for the
time, and the thsrmomet about noon, reached 81
deg Fuel for cooking was still scarce, indeed almost
wan ing A hind of low fever was rather prevalent in
both camps The Provost Marshal had all his energies at
ling out marau ters who ierei
and robbed an officers servant. Continual skirmishes
took place between the Frea:h and Russians. The Rus
SLAMS, in sinking countermne, had come iato the
gallery OF a French mire, and blown up, killing the
French officer of engineers and some OF his Next
day the French took their by opening masked
battery OF grape upon Russian sorte party killing and
wounding 200 to 800 The railway "uayviesn (iabo-
rers) busy Dr. akibg grolni. Russian deserters
port that Their Ia abundance Of provisions aud uni
ton with S.bastopo but thu troops in want Of
:" rah -" During the night Of february s ire
N. ndous cannonase was made along the whole
OF the Russian lines but attack. February
10th. --latest advices by letter. Nothing worth re
porting ON that day-the l0th-Lord Raglan tele-
grapbs that large conveys apparently of men
moving out OF b,stopo ant equally large conveys of
supplies moving in The Russians within the city
appeared to be breaking hulks in the Arsenal AMI
using the materials for platform. and cheuduz- ses
at The battery Du Mat. The British proceeding
with the armament OF thsr works The ath of the
army was better. Forage the chief want
On the 18th General Pessier tslegraphei to Paris that
successful attempt could be made Sebastopo for
On the date Menschik OF
:, ST. Petersburg the explosion Of the French A. as
above and adds: cat night detachm ents of
volunteers continually harass the enemy in their
trenches and, by oblging them 10 beat TO arms COM
pei them 10 pend their works"
pt.l be Immediately for 900 men from which II IL
inferred that assault is 10 be made Sebas.opol
Tho British infaotry only withdraw fronn the
siege lines the artillery AMI sailors remain in charge Of
their batteries.
With respect TO the actual numbers OF the British
army before ebastopo the London Morning Post gives
the folio aing mary and pledges itself 70 the correct
ness Of the ttatemept:-
The grand total oil the army in the East was, Feb