Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-01-24
z o z EIGN NEW S.
News by the Baltic.
THE SIEGE SUSPENDED.

siege OF the place whatever. and all this delay ln
creases the difficulty which was Caused by our
original neglect and indifference towards the
formidable works which permitted the Russi-
| ans to throw up with impanity, ana which have
| converted Sebastopol into one of the most form
| dabe defensive positions the world ever saw. u
we had men enough to do II effectually, perhaps
4 the best plan OF reducing the place would be to
descend into the valley administer a sound beating
! TO Prince Alenschkoif and General Lprand, drive
! them out o the field, and then quickly draw
Gordon round the place. enclosing forts, ctadels,
earthworks, and batteries, from the Bebek to Bal
! aklaya How many men would do this7 Per
! haps 10000 would be sufficient. This plan sng
gesis itself TO every one and certainly something
very like il must be done before Sebastopol falls
In order that people al home may know what
/ they have expect when Sebastopol falls, should
! IL be taken by assault. may as well tell them
! that the Russians, availng themselves of car IA
! inactivity and silence. have fortified Sebastopc
/ four-fol within the last ten days They have
/ scraped the ground IN front of their batteries
they have also constructed strong aGaiiis in front
/ oi all their ine-a most Formidable obstacle 10
the progress o. attaching columns They have
/ thrown up earthworks and mounted guns on
every available point, and they have made sunken
batteries before all their redoubs and before the
Round Tower, as well as along the scraps of the
! slopes
/ a very long reconnaissance of our lines was
| made at the distance OF about 900 yards by no
! less person than the Grand Duke Michael and
very large staff, among whom our knowing PEG,
/ pie say they could see Prince MenchkoH and
/ General Liprandi. The Grand Duke was recoge
/ nisabe by the profound respect paid 10 him by
| al; wherever he went hats taken off
and heads uncovered He was also detected by
the presence of white dog which always ac-
companies him. He is fine, stout young fellow
enough, bat he could not have seen much about
BalaklaVa 70 put him In good humor, for he is
averred by the best telescopes TO have looked
mighty displeased. While making his inspection
/ the enormous. telescope through which he gazed
propped up on two piles OF muskeis and bay
onets, and he made frequent references TO very
large chart which could be seen on a portable ia
BILE. The Grand Duke, after closing his review
TO US, rode back to the hills toward Tchergoun-
Most OF the Russian cavalry have DISAPPEARED from
our rear. and the force in and over the valley
seems greatly diminished.
Amy STILL SUFFERING.
Dec. 1.-The army is suffering greatly: worn
ont by night work. By vigil in rain and storm. by
hard labor in the trenches. they find themselves
suddenly reduced to short allowance and the am
pie ratons they have been in the hadt of receiv-
ing cut of or miserahly reduced. For nine DAYS
there has been. with very few exceptions, no is
sue of tea. coffee or sugar to troops These how
ever, are luxuries-not necessary for military
! life
Yesterday Nov 500 the Issue of meat to the
men OF the fourth division was restricted in most
instances TO two ounces of meat, and that meat
was salt pork This division received part of its
grog or ratioGs of rum The general allowance
OF meat per man throughout the army nov is half
a raticn.
PREPARATIONS FOR sroRNISG sEBAsroroL
Private letters received form the French camp
before Sebastopol speak of the assault of that
place event that may soon be expected
| From several points of observation everything
that is done within the beseiged city can be seen
/ The second line of Notifications is described as
very strong. The Russians have awaited thrn>
selves Of every point where resistance can be Of
ered; and what Is called the Prcminate is not the
worst prepared TO oppose the allies. The difficult
( ". however is not - much TO take SebastopoI
/ as to keep it. for shall be unquestionably ex-
posed to 4 FIRE from the heights and fortress
es en- the north side. Sebastopo will probably
! he complete ruin before can get in. but ruin
as u may be there Is alternative. and the opin-
ion is that must be stormed and captured 10 sat
Isy iha c'n;olTe propre of the army, and produce
/ moral effect throughout Europe The Russians
seem 10 have force provided for such CON
tinsency ard they have nede every preparation
for retreat to the north side Of the harbor, and
have taken measures to place every impedment
to our advance. The retreat of Liprandi was oc.
/ casioned by the nundation of the TcheIaaya. and
letter from the camp speaks of il with satisiac>
| ton. the ground he had occupied being covered
| with wood which De made available for fuel
and other necessaries. Is 900, it is now said at
/
! Omar Pacha This is about 10000 more than
was supposed. They from the garrison of
Shuulla. and may therefore be considered as flow
er Of the Ottoman army. It is remarked that the
Russians have begun to :neir ships in the
harbor Of SehastoTol. while portion of the Fno-
lish fleet is at Snope, and part of the French at
ConstantiEople. II was surnised that the Russi
= ans we're medItating dash by sea, to try what
chance there was OF an attack on our diminished
, squadrons.
RITTER PROSPECTS,.
Dec 1t cleared up last night and on the
hills there was sharp bat most welcome frost
| There was a smart brush in front at : o.rIocl,
this morning, but as yet have not ascer-a;ne5
the particulars; Il seemed, however as if the
Russians either received reiuiorceneuts or fan,
ced they gained some success. for thew cbeered
loudly. and al the bells of tie town rang for some
time Some Turks landed to day. There is a
report that Omer Pacha is going TO send ne
twelve battaons and DO not know whether our
men will be glad or sorry should it turn ont TO
be true. There Is no doubt that they viii he ex
ceedingly sorry if the men who come to our aid
now, are ike many OF their precedecessoss.
-HE CAMP MoRTALITr
tne Ao1l3ng Herald correspondent writes =
Baiaklava, l P. n. Dec 3.-The Turkish garri
son at this place are dying of The rate Of some
100 day II Is not at all uncommon to see
the corpse OF these unfortunate beings who have
been stricken down by cholera on their u-av 10
the hospital lying along the road side Besides
thIs dreadful disease typhus fever and tlysepterv
are making terrible havoc among their ranks
Half the huts in this place are filed with their
dead and dying. l have neither the time nor in.
/ ciinat.on 10 narra'e the horrors OF this kind
which l witness daily; aud ii were to do so
am sure your readers would be bat little olliged
to me for such dishearfenng tale OF woe ami
! suffering Out here, God help rs. we have an
got accustomed 10 the horrors of war. Ali the
Russian peasantry, men and women taken IN tho
two villa ges round Balaklava have beer r,1+ o.
hoard the .9rdent- 10 be sent round and landed ~
! the north Of Sebastapol. The poor wrefcbes
seemed delighted 10 get way
THE FEELING IN THE CAMP
iHe DdAg Aces correspondent at the seat Of
war says; OF one thing ] can assure Won rbst ~,
/ one IN the army excepting head quarters eiIber
/ understands the policy of or has any desire for
another siege OF SIX months Not a man mo-, 81