The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-05
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
yAE BoMBA BDMENY OF sEB AsroPOL
[Fron the London Times, ApriI 2al

yHE BABDMENy OF sEB ASrOPOL.
| lFron the London Times, April "a
The accounts Of the bomhardment OF which
nave now reached BY the French mo pa saet by WY
tees and We sre enabled thcurh stilsyery innerssct
~ 10 record from the ON TO the 17th inst the
.nis s,gsnse g OPERATION Of war The ire opened at
WIND ana rain which sppears 10 have driven smoke
Of the cannonade towards the Russian neG pre-
vent the oDemy from taking the range OF our batteries
j, the Of the nrst day it is that the
ssrty Of tbs hre Of the ahss was efsabshe main
tained and that the Russian batteries on tie smeon
| and hound tower were almost siIenced.
The Redan continued 70 Ars only ak guna, and the
robert rsportse the fth that in tho preceding ngnt
troops had twice driven ts tA stroux
poptaut points These strong positions ais dou btless
stpated and behind what termed the Garden bate
ry front Of The left attscs 81 the Frsnch army We
believe that the principal object Of tie operation in
which the allied armies engaged is to effect
lodsnent on this work. Prince Gortschakon,
however, In tslegraphc message Of the 18th 70
st. Petersburg affrms that, Notwithstanding the
continuous canponade 70 which the piece had the.
the state OF defence the 18th had been
fore the eth and that the losses of the garrison had
received with suspicion Is the interest OF the Rus
sian ComnanderinC Chief to make the best Of his case,
but osr own accounts which s.tend to the 17th sdnt
endurance in resisting the fire. and 1t Is no3 yet stated
that any decisive impression has been made the main
works OF the The magnitude and duration OF this
attack far exceeding both in the number and cabre
the guns the memorable bombardment OF GIBRALTAR BY
the French and SpaDiards in 1882 without parA
In military history the whole this ext7aordinaxy
siege forns in the art Of
In the present state Of the siege OF sebastopo all that
the allied Generals hope to effect subdue and
occupy of the outer works which the Russian eng
Deers, under the command Of General Toilebeny have
constructed with much skill hardhood and efficiency
Accordingly, while the principal efforts Of the French
directed against the triple battery. which they caM
the Flagstaff battery, but which commonly described
in our plans as the Garden battery our re Ii mainly
directed against the Great Redan, front OF
the extreme right is occupied With the works In
front Of the Maakhoh Tower OF these three points of
attack the first Is the most advanced and that which
most threatens the interior Of the town.
We anticipate that the effect Of the fire which
commenced on the 9th Of April win be the mmsdate 70.
if this attack leaves the allied armies in possession Of
Of the advanced works which the dsfeace
Of sebast0po and have hitherto proved the most for
idable obstacles to the Of the siege decided
Of this nature would be the pledge Of
ultimate Il has been well observed BY French
contemporary writer of great judgment military At
fairs, that the natural irreguarity Of the ground
sD Uas Of the SssissinS armies, represent " on ssre
scale those defences which the art Of fortiAca-
ton inven.s and constructs for the protection ee
places less favored by nature. Thus the ravnss and
hills outside the town. sloping down to the valley Of tA0
Tchernsya and the harbor form many covered Ways,
san engineers have used with much skin IL they
had been artificial outworks 70 the town, whils tho
evidently been perpexed by the novelty and rrss uarty
Of the ground aSough these circumstances judisous
y employed might have been turned TO oar adyantass
advance to the attack Of Maako Yet IN the
period the siege the choice OF all these external
Several occurrences which announced by the last
mail clearly Indicated that important events shortly
to be expected We received at first with unosr-
taipty the statement that 1900 Turks under Omsr
Pasba landed at Ksmissch Bay; but il is
tanned that early in the present month Col simmonda
sent back to Eupatora to organize this expedition
Five French steamers arrived to convey the troops
/ In 6ratw a
ed their immediate embsrkation, is certain that
of the finest regiments in the Turkish have bsen
lions AT the same time We learn that the Egyptian dvi
sop which is composed of excellent troops organized
by French officers has been despatch cd In al haste frs
Consantnope the Crimea and before long the Arst
detacbments OF the Sardnan corpe will have proceedsA
advanced it certain that the Allied armies In the Or
will amount to far larger force th An had been
icipated The medisa officers have been instructed hy
tineencss OF active war; Dr. Hall reports that 400
patients be accommodated In the hospitals shore
in the Crmea, including the new huts applied 10 this
service, and that 620 can, necessary, be embarked
steamers fitted up hospital ships
While these preparations and the continued re Of th0
whole line Of batteries against the town and s outworha
indicate the approach Of more decisive period In
no s S
altogether masks his positions and his movements from
the observation Of the allied Commanders. Lord
Raglan reports the 7th that fresh troops and ns
derable conveys have entered the town, and that
other bodies Of troops have Quilted It. There can
u
cupies the strategica position Of simphsropol with
view either to relieve the place bssieginG
,a :: Hmes suitable tS on the wssss
the strength Of the troops who have to guard
tended lines Of countervaaton and to the who,s
onwards towards sebastopol. We and, however, no
thing in this recent intelligence to divert from ths
conviction we have repeatedly expressed that although
the attack upon southern side Of the So
carried on possible with the have for
its reduction no decisive success can BE- obtained until
r nnndit ittnrt IN nnY ali ~
the operation Of some part o. the allied armies On ths
| Balbek or In the interior Of the Crimsa.
| From the London Chronicle, April al
The latest official intelligence informs us that mp %
the evening Of the 10th inst the bombardment conti
nued with and that the fire Of the enemys bat
teries been partially subdued The crisis OF the
pedtion at hand and, perhaps at this moment, the
fate Of sebastopo has decided. That the progress
cleaned from the silence the st. Petersburg Telegraph
which ready regae the anxious OF the Court
and Of msortunes sustained By the allies The plan adopt
ed By the allied commanders simple and ntellgibls.
The Russian line Of dsences win be bombardsd until
assault be directed the different positions with
certainty Of Each redoubt will in its turn b.
reduced and and then finally the south sdsef
same time important operations WIN be undertakes
on different points, which will tend TO occupy ths
enable the allies to complete the total invsss-
ment Of sebastopol The active cooperation Of the for
midabe naval concentrated before
prtmedated by Sir Edmund Lyons, but the bold plan
OF attack projected by that gallant Admiral has been
modified believe, in consequence OF the doubts raj
sed the French commander with respect to the feas
bty OF its execution. The allied fee1s wi In conss-
quence conAne themselves to taking up position BE-
fore the forts and harbor without attempting TO peas
trae the latter Their presence WIN, however, prove
invaluable, from the tact that the skul and numerous
corps OF arierymen who have hitherto assisted In d.
fence of the extended line of Russian entranchmsut
WIN be amply employed in defence OF the granite 50
forts.
The arrival st Kamesch Of M the choicest trsops
OF the Ottoman army, commanded by 0msr Pacha him
SELF 10 another proof that the critical moment of the
campaign has alength arrived. These troops viii doubt
less Be employed In the defence Of Balaklava-a task
which has been rendered comparatively easy by the
nation Of tremendous net work Of fortiA Aations BY
regiments to whom had hitherto been conGdsd
the occupation Of the Baaklava sne will enabled 10
move to the front and take part In the approaching
saut That operation demands the possession Of those
military virtues which the especial qualities OF the