New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-19

obliged 10 penetrate into the interior Of the Cmea,
Engage the different divisions of the Russian army
out off, If possible supplies and reniorcemements, ana
endeavor TO invest the city and fortress
The Russian and French and English accounts
NJ opsratons are in some instances widely various
The following is
THE COMMANDMENT.
The Isrolide Russe publishes Prince Gorchakons
account Of the bombardmen TO the 18TH and by tele-
graph the Russian official accounts are brought down
to the 18th Of April Prince Gorchnkof describes
The cannonade which was opened by the Allies on the
9Th tremendous, IFS Object being evidently 70 dis
mount the Russian guns. The besieged replied with
succegs. and on the 10th m less than four hours ST.
fenced 20 If their opponents guns From this crcum-
stance Prince Gorchakof judges that the loss OF ne
enemy must have been considerable. Some Of the
Russian guns and gun-caIragos were disnnounted but
were Immediately replaced by Others, and all the da
age done 20 the cpnnlemens and batteries sue
ccssully repaired. From the 18th 10 the 18Th, he
says, notwithstanding that tlrs enemy continue 10
'cannonade the fortress with the greatest energy
during the day, and to bOmbaTd it during the
night, we have not bad many guns disnountod,
t" owing 70 Che fOrtihcatons having sufficient num-
Der Of ravorses and 10 the batteries being sheltered
By blindages. NJ onr damage Is actively repaired
during tie night: the disnOunted guns arc repace1
"bvnew ones and the losses Of the garrison made good
by reenforcements, so that on the 10Th ScvaetoDol
Z" was strong os before the bOnbardment.' The
Allies io states, mount $50 guns, of which 20
fars He also states that the skrmshes undertaken TO
defeat the trench and mining operations Of the besieg
err have been generally successful and that they
quite 10 the taste of the Russian volunteers, they
offer them opportunity OF displaying their vaor.
Tie garrison, he says, is iniTe i'll ami even The
loss sustained by tie garrison from the lth TO re 5l
of April is set down at sbaltcrns aud 1876 kilol
and superior and 81 subalcrn officers and 500 men
wounded. In his dispatch Of tho gath, Prince Goroha
koff save: "The fire of The enemy confines, but is
Stacker. Tie damage done TO our Notifications. and
al Lao in rflnuf
ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACCOUNTS.
The official dispatches from Lord Raglan are to
the 17ih April only and from General Canrobert TO
the 10Th Lord Raglan states that the condition Of
the army before sevastopol continued TO improve and
mortality from disease to decrease. The fire Of both
the English and French armies had been continued
upon seyostopol but though superior to that Of the
enemy Lord Raglan admits that il had not produced
that effect which might have been anticipated from
its constancy, power and accuracy. The list Of
uoltics is not heavy. The correspondence which has
come 10 hand since last gives description Of the
furious sortie from the Flagstaff Battery upon the
French lines on the 18Th A long and desperate
struggle took place. Twice the Russians succeeded
in entering the parallel in advance Of the battery and
twice they were repulsed the second time with such
loss as TO compel an immediate retreat. The French
made attempt at pursuit. as the enemy were with
in stones throw of their own batteries. General
Blot was wounded in this affar, and having been
struck also with chance bullet after the close Of the
fight has since died. In this sortie the French lost
between fifty and sixty killed and wounded, the Rus
sians a far greater number.
On the 18th the French fred three mines under the
Flagstaff Battery with partial success The Russians
fearing opened furious cannonade along the
whole line. On the night of the 18th the French sue
eeeded in making Judgement in one portion OF the
Battery, but the 10th they were compelled TO yield
their position.
BRILLIANT EXPLOIT.
On the same night the English succeeded in cap
turing the first of the cnemy's rifle pits from which
much annoyance and loss TO working parties have been
caused. Col Graham Egeron, the feldoiicer in
command of the trenches, who led the attacking party,
was killed in the desperate action which took place
afterwards for the protection Of the trenches In this
last affair so British soldiers secured the trenches
against q column OF Russians 900 strong.
The total loss 10 the English officers and 81
men killed, and officers and between 10 and SO
men wounded. The enemy lost about 30 killed and
twice az many wounded.
On the night of the goth attack made upon
the second rifle pit, but the pit was almost Immediately
abandoned by the Russans.
The Turkish corps took part in reconnaissance on
the 10Th, which undertaken toward the Valley of
the Chernayo, with the view of showing Omer Pasha
tie ground.
SUSPENSION or THE SIEGE.
Telegraphs from Sevasiopol TO the 2sh ult. state
that on that day the Allied commanders had suspended
their fire as not TO exhaust their ammunition, and
that they were awaiting reeDforcoments which were
hourly expected. Russian dispatch however, dated
the evening of the 2Sth says: Ihc fire of the enemy
is moderate. Tier approaches progress slowly. We
have established at 100 yards from bastion o.
row Of rifle pits which serve to form CONTINUOUS
branch of communication.
The information with regard 10 the gathering of the
Russian recnforcemcnts is obta ned from tclecraphc
disratch from Lord Raglan. The dispatch itself has
not been published but il was stated IN the House OF
Commons on the NIGHT of the LIST that 1t contained an
announcement of the Russian army in the neighbor-
hood of Sevastopol between Baaklava and Mack
enzies farm having been reinforced by two dvis-
ions Of fresh troops. According to the statement
of two Polish doserers there 100000 Russians in
the vicinity of Sevastopol 6Oc00 of whom have ar
rived from Simpheropol.
THE NORTH FORT.
The correspondent Of The MOraiag Herad, writing
On tie 18TH says: Fort Constantine and the forts
north the habor for the first time took part in the
contest to-day, firing clear across the harbor and
"town into our own and the French lines. Their shot
appeared TO be of immense weight and their guns Of
considerable range, undue elevation nppa-
rcntly was given. About 100 rounds were fired.
"Our officers take il as a gentle hint that oven aher
"storming the south side will be untenab'e while the
north remains in their hands"
IMMENSE EXPENDITURE or AMMUNITION
During the first week of the bombardment, the
Enelish trenches alone fired away between 5000 and
IL 900 80 and 6s pound shot ana she'll 1893 l3-uch
81 els and 200 lo-inch shells; making in all about
1890 tuns Of shot and 500 tuns of powder. Tie En-
glish trenches mounted the l5.h, l0i and NOR