New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-31
FROM SEVASTOPOL.

The Presse d. Orient publishes the following account
of the respective positions of the begerents before
Sevastopol OF course It does not come down to 20
late day as the recent battle on the Chernaya:
"Tbe lines of the Allies, which daily encompass
more and more the Notifications OF the place, extend
at present from the entrance Of TIE Quarantine Bay 10
the extremity of the harbor Of Svasopo at the mouth
of the Cbernaya. This immense extent OF works,
which presents front of eight kilometres and total
development Of seventy kilometres, Is divided INTO
three distinct attacks-left, center aud rgnI Inc
left attack which is especially directed by the French
begins at Fort Genos the coast and ends az the
rsy;,e Of the Englsb. There are accumulated stu
nnr6us works. T are oss:c,y cut ro6e,
and remarkable for their admirable execution. Inc
trencher covered with batteries, run parallel with sae
defending the City of Scvaetopoi property
speaLng which Uses behind IT, rouud considerable
mamelon, se3 arated from the works OF defense oys
space of pound ntersected with ravnes OF more tnsn
one in breadth This explains why amer nre re-
ne,edv opened by the besieges with extreme violence
no House edfce hes been damaged ia ne place. The
fortiacations scientifically erected by the enemy and
which hitherto served efficiently a ramparts TO the
besioged consist of four principal iorts or oasnoss
TIE Quarantine fort bathed by the sea, communi-
Gates with the Quarantine Bastion by crenelated
wall Of more than half a klometer IN length. 10
front of th at wall stand several batteries and redoubs
Asnkipg each other, the principal Of which are the
Rcd For the A. mi circular Black Batteries erected
rocks 10 the right Of Quarantine Bay, to the lett and
in front of the Quarantine Bsstion This same bason
is 1ected with the Central Baston by crenelaed
wall at the foot OF which runs, IN parallel ine adeeP
rsyine separating il from the Cemetery. The central
Baston does not communicate With the tsgetsn by any
cier elated wall nor by any continued works lhe deep
and narrow rayine between those two oHstons Is de-
fenced by system of batteries the cross hre OF wncA
protects The entrance of the ra vine which is barely wide
epoue TO admit the passage breast OF SIX or egh. men
Its sides moreover 30 steep that II Is impossoie
10 scale them. The Flagstaff Bashon itself rests on
the rsyine Of the English. There several batteries
systematically planned, defend its right flank and can
Al the same time support the batteries Of the Great
Redan, attacked by the English IL is against that
vast system Of rhca0ns left attack Ia directed
ard We have erected there works truly gig nlc botn
from the difficulties presented by the ground in which
we operated and their extent, and which so closely
hem in the place that the distance separating them
from the enemys lines varies from 80 70 i20 ysrds az
moot Fifty six batteries are established IN the most
ADVANTAGEOUS positions offered by those immense
works They are all constructed with extreme care
and with remar able soidity, particularly the battery
No 2s which is most exposed TO the cIosshre OF me
left front of the Central Baston OF the batteries OF he
crerea,ed wall and the right front of the Quarantine
Bastiop II mounts 10 30-pounders and four 22-inch
howitzers. The center attack, eonnded 10 the En-
glsb, extends on the right Of our lett attack, nom
the rayine of the English TO that oil haraoeinaya.
Their parallels develop themselves opposite the
Notifications of The Great Redan, which protect
the quarters of the sailors and the barracks OF the
AreId. Deepite their strenuous exernons me woTks
of the English have bat slowly advanced. On the sth
of April thew opened fire from their first parallel their
batteries being nearly as distant they were on The
18th of October that is from 200 10 400 yards IRON
the fortifcations they had 10 breach IL was only on
tie 9th of June our allies succeeded IN establishing
batteries within 700 ards OF the Great Redsn. Now
their batteries are still distant at least 500 yards rsm
those Of the enemy, but their trenches and PAGES
darmes have been pushed $50 yards nearer lhis al
tack, which at the beginning was to embrace the en-
tire right and not 10 be confined TO the Reian, was
car,ed on so slowly that il enabled toe enemy 70 create
the ciraptc Notifications known by the NAMES Oh
Nelskef Green Msmelon and the White Works, e1-
tending from The IayIne OF the haraoeinaya 70 the
mouth of the Cbernsys, at the extremity oil The port
n wos only in February that the General.in-C hlei,
.e,e the insufciency of the esns az the disposal o.
our aies offered sssis them by sharing u tne atach
AZ limiting their task 10 TIE space situate opposite the
Great Redan Thee they have DOW erected batteries,
mounting II kast $50 guns. The French then TOOK on
Themselves 10 continue the line OF attack beyond tne
rayine OF the Kara and pushed forward ter A
pro sch. in few weeks in sdvan u OF the ctoria Aa
Eo,lsh n doubis 70 within 500 400 yards OF the eel
ebraied Green Mamelon aud the White works: IN
f,ttunasly on the 9th OF Apnl those WORKS, @nongh
considerable had no. vet acquired the soiidty or de-
y.opnept necessary to opers with effect a-ainst tne
INN. pse for,icaons OF the enemy on tna' sile' we
had then IS or 20 batteries, nj mounting more 'haa
90 ours while the Russians had upward oil SVO 20 o
nose 10 Ms. Thus the result Of the hre vas completely
tell. both on our right and left Our battle les could
rot be demolished osng 10 theII exireHe sohdi'y oui
,hev could be OF no avail agalns. the enemy. lne
C-cen Namelon sgaius, which all our efforts were
rceptrsted scarcely suspended is IRE for couple
~ hours. The Ere Of The Nalakof Tower sna oil ice
Great Rsdan, attacked by tie EDesh, did not cesse
an instant On the ief, thanks to he Pc senai s'.i-
Lev accumulated ,herv We gained rsue apparent sd
.1,ses. A breach was opened IN the creme 80
v.u tefxeen the city gate and The Ell front o. We
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