Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-11-03
Tho North Side Of Sebastopol-The Rus
slams STRONGER than Ever.

The New Y.rk Herald (says the Richmond
Dispatch,) mas recently published a letter from
DR.. G. Davega. of South Carolina, who has for
the last eleven months served as surgeon in the
Russian army in Sebastopo. From his account
the importance of the advantages gained by
The allies on the south side of Sebastopol have
been greatly overrated; the northern position
being much more formidable than the ouihern
and the means OF supplies for the Russian ar
my being almost unlimited Since the state
menl Of DR.. Dayega was published, most in
teresiing letter has appeared llom the "Loudon
Times Own Correspondence in the Crimea,
under date Of September 30, confirming, in
remarkable manner, the facls set forth By the
American surgeon. The Times correspondent
says that "the Russians, so far IRON yng in
discomfort over countless wastes, are calmly
| Strengthening their position on the moth side.
The face OF the country byistles with their can.
non and their batteries. AS write, the roar
Of their guns is sounding through our camp,
and occasionally equals the noise Of the old
cannonades, which we fondly hoped had died
into silence forever. There is no trace of any
Intention On their part to abandon position on
which they have layishel so much care an d Ia.
Dor. They retired from the south side when
il became unlenabe, shaken 20 pieces by bonn.
bardment W hich it is impracticable for us to re.
new They havenow between themselves and
u, a deep ann oil the sea, river, and the sid es
OF d plateau as steep as wall. We let the m
get off al their leisure, and looked on much as
we would have gazed on the mimic representa-
ton OF such q scene at Asicy's while the Rus.
sian ba;alions, filed in endless Column over the
narrow bridge, emerging in unbroken order gu
OF thai irighful sea Of raging fire and smoke,
which was tossed up into pillows of flame by
the frequent explosions of great forlresses and
magazines
The correspondent says il is quite evident
that the ezpec Ia lions oil The people oil Grea,
Britain have not been gratified TO the full ex-
tent, nd that the allies are not in uLdisputed
possession Of stlasiorol; lhat the Russians are
not utterly defeated and that the cam paion
will have to be renewed next year by doing
Shat might have been done three weeks AGO!
tie then gives description OF tremendous
series Of notifications GA the North side, begn
ming with For, Constantine. and forming in fact
one enormous battery, TIL the line of defence
merges into the works at lnkermaon. He con.
cludes: "The difficulty of the North side was
foreseen all along -foreseen, but not provided
for. In fact, there was no step taken 10 insure
the possession of the fruits of our labor. We
did not prepare for success, and we have now
TO face a new campaign, and The Russians have
seveno or eight months TO strengthen themselves.
to recruit the ii exhausted army, 10 galhee new
material and to DISPUTE our p4ogress with fresh
slaughter, which leaves US victory but halfep.
joyed.o
The London Times, which, on The receipt of
The first news from Sebaslopol, threw out omin-
Gus menaces about regulating affairs in the
"Weslern Hemispheref' will now probably re.
new its gentle endearments and soft solder 10.
wards our .sAmerican Cousns.a