The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-23

esrer operations presented serious obstsols 20
cur engineers No sooner however, had the superior
importance OF the Moskaoh Tower been aseer-
taned and wo rs directed against ~ Than the Russaus
scnysd With great holiness and ss TO take up fresh
ground, which they have hitherto resisted the AZ
attacks If the French army The French, the other
ftrd felt that their honor was concerned in the ds
thueion OF work which had toied their previous et-
forts and the task OF reducing IL remained at ther
desire chiefly Ia their own hands lt seems however,
ticabe TO defeat this att mpt by vigorous sort. and
engagement eDsusd in which some portion Of our
troops must have take part have unhappiy 10
record the loss OF officers OF the the th ana 97th
British regiments The loss OF the French is stated to
be 600 and according to the Dispatch printed by the
Aoitelr yesterday, that Of the Russians was about
present Informed of any positive result Of this engage
ment, or the numerous skirmshes which are Of
nightly occurrence.
Great valor and enterprise have been shown both
sides, but 10 is impossible not 10 lament With more than
ordinary regret the loss Of men ktpe IN nocturnal
afroy fo'loced BIZ no other consequence than the repae
Of the enemy We the besegers are still endesvorog to
the approaches snd resist the attacks Of the BE-
siesed and although every foot OF ground Is fercey
trenchmepts instead OF gaining the outworks OF
the town.
The number OF guns in position In batteries
is large and the stores of ammunition ready to open
the Ere upon Sebastopol that very large
force required at all hours to protect these extensive
preparations from the saes OF the enemy In fact
own siege material Of the membranes which
clog the operations of the allied armies and before any
other course Of action can attempted the engineers
must have tried the full effect Of those vast engines
which they hsd at last directed against the place
The ammunition, solid shot, hollow shot and rockets,
he spent for they neither he brought back into
nor LEFT where hey The heavy iron guns will
be out ard comparatively worthless when they
have discharged their 800 400 rounds each OF these
enormous projec.ies Should me affect Of Ibis tensend
oas fire the expectations ohich the assurances Of
the engineers sd lead as TO entertain, q may Dc followed
Jy the faH Of the place; but any rate the experiment
must notu be tried, and zoe must a,cai the result
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SAILING OF THE BRITISH BALTIC FLEET.
TErovn he IonfOn Times ADril 81
This afternoon the shores Of the Soient will wit.
Of those spectscles in which EDgland L once
AZ hoIne. portion Of the asst, consisting Of
more than thirty vessels OF war; and including dozen
ade every inlet and port Of the Gar and possible
find vulnerable point Of his triple granite and iron
At any time the sight OF many huge machines sent
out with the message to kin and destroy, may well sub
due the most frivolous Even avail review, with its
mimic thunders and its programme of triumphs, be
a scene of horror exactly in proportion ~ we
realize its true Import. What may to day, how
ever IN smbitously and ndu grander serner
grimner, more real, and more deadly, than any
like spectacle these any seas. The
Baltic feet of this year is in all respects much
stronger than the last it has steam power,
more guns, a new class of gunboats and floating bst
than ANYTHING marks resolution to do something
new commander Sir Charles Napier has ceased to com
mand The Baltic feet, not from any deficiency IN skill
than the British people expected to done. We have
ourselves been ever ready to do justice to his actual
but when We send out the hrest feet in the world,
naturally expect It TO than shut in third rate
naval Power and assist army to destroy an unosh-
ed fort The new comman Ger Admiral Dundas, has be-
fore him the services of Admiral Napier and, whatever
bis no doubt he knows that be has
plish more he viii certainly fud himself next Eovem-
her under orders to lower his far with small prosps:t
Of ever hosting It agein; Such Is the mission Of
It is TO attempt more to run more risk to follow fur
Their and closer to care rather losing ships and
men, and rather more Tor naic.ng and dsgraces
on the enemy In word the force is stronger and the
duty more terrible than year, and f the to-
day should attract smaller crowd Of gsssrs than last
Gle, and more as an operation Of war.
feet may he annual ceremony for many year to
come Up to this time everything indic4'es very pro-
traced war At the chief point OF collision fhere Is on
both sides on indefinite power OF reinforcements and
supplies, and We 90 pouring in men and material Tor
ever without decisive issue But II our army is
thwarted by earthworks, navy ia not less at fault
with granite and whether by sea or by land the same
endless warfare is before ms, till genius or accident
shall suggest some solution. Therefore It IL that
warfare to the nature OF the Great men have al
ways been remarkable for adapting the means to the
ness Of a d.rsyard 81 minor oSscs and
contempt Of mere material never found in the common
cost painful effort to condemn majestic struc
ture to vulgar to break to pieces the work
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