New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06


the heslih sd efficiency of the troops e.ano; t1s
be n.ost lsn-ntAble.
II is nos pouring "a 1.-THE skies sre b.,k - q
ink-the WIND u bowling over the stseyeray ,sst g
the trenches are tWn-i into dkyes-iu the t.o,s "A
water Is sometimes foo, sesp--our mea have =, ,
either warm or ~sierprocf clothing-they a-s o. o
for - hours 81 3 time 10 the u.nchs.-,hsy An
plunged into the inevitable Tiseries Of WINTER a..
d gnsnG not soal .e-ns % csr- Tor their conf,,
or even or their hives. These are hard t-n,ss a. =
tie p.op,- of Eng land ma.t bear them. rhs, ma.
know that the wretchtd 1egsx WHO wandsrs ABA, .
the -tre-fs of London IN the rain leads the lie
prince compared with the British soldier. .ho a, 4
fshsins out ber- for their country. sai VINO w. A.
complsces:ly assured BY the hoae asthorte. a.
the r,-t-spro ipted army liz Irope. Taev .rs vi,
fed inc,to but they have no shelter, No r,-i sna
Gsf,rse sssinst the w,,,h.r fhe tens. - long q,
posed the blsz. Of BalgNris sun, an go. y
tipualy drencheG nv torrents Of r,sn let the ~ .
through Ike s.eve- Nni sre perfectly useless . ,
proisstiOEs sCsiust The ses'her. II
WIN il he cree tad 'hst With sli our nsy,l % .
Gers IN Balaklsva wth nothing else 10 do -sth %,
-i1rrds IL rictcssss ot csptans commtniers sal /,
leutensntsthers IA no more ear" t,ksr hr the ".
se- IN Bsakl lava n Al If they we're colhers m "a
of N.scastle ships come IN and anchor ~A., :
thew Ike. Co Whist they ike, 20 out when they iks .
srd ne p.rrittei % perform shssver vsg,rtss A.,
Tx. IN accordance With the old rule Of higsLelt
'p.ggiedy rough srd rumble, combined Win 'nsop.
'go-iucky
a drunken man may put An cad TO the Brt,.
expedition pro rae ~ 100 ~ Nr-sct tEhf IN
in on. Of the gales Of wind 30 which thi. usrro,
LAKE : exposed. no'Apg could save the ve.ses
pa kcd they sre. wi.nog; order or srra0genaat
with foul,d anchors, cables crossing and recrcss,z
each ether. and hSrsrrs maize fAs, IN eNefy dces \
tom.
Although tho Men AZ 4nly len for twelve hour u
in the n, nches at spell they Ger considerably
from the effects OF cold, Vet and exposure TIE
prevalent fever d, sentery, aud ditrrhe&
and IN the che Division Which a large hare q
the ah, OF the AMY falls there $50 ne
tick iist = day or 80 ago The mems clothes srt
hi,sdbsre aud tatered and not d. 10 rr.,s' rsa
or cold.
" The siege ia practically suspended, ami the NJ
mot co Is 70 defend the trenches At nj chr and q
r,tutn dot for shot Whenever the enen, Gre. ~
course A. the cessation of the h,e ut hNterles
ailo-s ~ heseg-d, or rather The partially invested
fore, Ia secession of ~ toSn - q" ~ 'hsy pls~e
the Rus-sls very wisalv ~ work ~ ln"rotse thef
n-rfua 3tfcBs,s sud they sad 60 rave coz
siructt 4 street ba;;e'ie. o. slSrge scale.
81 suppose nl,f su.l head Que letters Stage
'of >eya,opo but really and truly there j. .isss
of Tie p'soe sh,'sover. tni al this delay ilc-eases
the o,ili,uity which vas caused by our iqnN
rrgl.ct sra indiiier.nc" toward the iOrmiitbs
wotks vi, We permitted the Russians ~ ih-os no
with irpuui'y sud which have converted SeYstS
POI into ne of the most formidable defensive posi-
;iors the world ever saw. Ii va hat men enoush 70
do 20 ,l., urlly perhaps the best Ian of reducing
The place would be- 60 1asrend in'O the valley adm's
i.rr SOUND beating IA Pr nee Meuch,kch aud Gen.
Iiprsuci dtivo them ou Of the field, aud han quie.
J., d,aw Gordon round the place inslosing forts, cir
adels eaihworks aud batteries from the Belbak 10
Bal,klsva How many men would DO this Per-
bars io0 coo ~oulj be- sufficient
When tre people hear thNt orr army IL, sai has
been for soue days pat, hslt-s'ar7ing ~ hunger,
that the sickness which always prevails IA camp,
-id.d bv a fresh cuthnrst If cholera. Is finding but
too mauy victims among our exhausted rank they
will zee tina, every effort 10 the pover of the couuuy
H. maxi - put forth to succor them. WHIST Ia the
usc IN ciseuising the TACT | see none.
A.. 1. -ttfr M hy ptf
work hy ysl in rsin aut storm, by hard labor 10
the trenches they ind themselves suddenly reduced
10 short allowance, ard tho excellent and AMI ra
tious they hsd been IN he habit II receiving cut 81
or mi.,ratly reduced FIR nine days th.re has been,
with very few exceptions issue Of tea coffee, or
sugar 10 the troop. The-e hoseysr sre Injuries,
Rot nece.saIIes of military life.
" Yesterday Nov. 30D the issue Of meet 70 the nes
of the Fourth Division restricted instances
10 ,wp ounces of meat and that meat wts sat pork.
This division received port Of ts grog or retioss u
run. The general Allowance OF mea, per man
thfous bout the army Low /. half ration, or half
pcund sOm.times this allowance is reduc ei % one
third or even t. one-qusrer of pound IF sdt nest
80 he cholera when broke sut on the night nj the
.-h Of November coltinnf- It's raysges, aud we csa'
not ssin the number OF deaths from IL an IL abe-
srr IN n. destruction If lis lover than 90 per diem.
No ,-- thar - men died the night beiDrs lat In
comp according the stat mens have received and
believe and tho numb.r Of sick men ir very lfge.
Among the victims 10 cholera and fever within inc
OF the Rifle Brigade, young and popular officer
Lieut. M'L-chlap, Of the Roy-l Artillery, VINO was
also a great fayorIte. and two men II the moaatei
staff corps recently arrived here. or the marine ot
GERS IL the trenches osly two IL for duty OF tho
naval lieutenants of the brigade Of seamen, amount
ny to twenty IT ia stated only ave are able ~ work
The telegrapbic intel igence received to-day from
before S.vs.topol is OF highly encouraging kind,
y ho the older and detailed news u of gloomy
character. We bsvs noticed this contrast before,
and have cautioned the public against derng the
lst.st letter. ~ tho latest news At present, the
laiest letter. speak Of rain ia the camp and Of rt
rlents obliged 10 send their own men 81 BLsklavs
for provisions. But the latest Of highly i'm.
portaDt and satisfactory nature II Is two days a,af
ilaD tbst in The GiObe Of Saturday, namely 81 Dec.
Q. Gen. LipraDdi c0rps have ab lndOnei the higls
above BsI-klsva thus leaving position free from
even The threat of attack Gen LiprsDji has joined
biz forces III under DanDsnberg, and both have
retired their troops from the valley If the Chernsys
- the HI hts the north side OF tue river, whls
ti-r. every reason to believe that the main body
OF the Russian army ouvlde Sevastopol has fallen
back upon Baobcbt se'ai This intelligence 10 con-
fruod by dispatch from Admiral Hanelin, pub
ishe iD the nOrtehr " to-day.
TIE difficulty which the Russians have already
found in bringing up provisions TO their army outside
SevaetO pol must bs Increased their roads get vofe
from rain, ard before roads can be formed. II
il sa,d that complete famine prevails in Southern
Russia and tina the yctuang Of the Russian ARMIES
is so badly managed that only the corps which are
stationed the nearest 10 the depOt receive any pro-
vsiJns while those AZ greater distance left 20
their fate The garrison Of Seyastopo already feels
the effect Of this serious state OF things, and the
strength Of the soldiers becomes sIbaus'ed IN the
works without being renewed by sufficient food. The
want Of meat is replaced bya profase allowance Of
,uirituous liquors which hO~ever, cannot last loog,
ana its use instead of causng enthusiasm, only causes
kind Of letbs<gy.
RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR
ST. PETERsBURG, Dec =, 1854.
IL ought not TO be supposed In England that be-
cause Russa remained entirely passive tbs sunme