Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-11-14
lClmp Cnrrrsuoal.uc Of the LonIor Timesi
Only Half . Ei7tOry-the Rus ians not
going to Evacuate Northern
Sebastopcl

Only Hall 4 E~i7tOry-the Rus ians not
going to Evacuate Northern
Sebast0pol
CAM BEFORE SEBAsToPoL. Sept. GO
The contrast between the actual proceed
ings of the allied armies since the 9ih of
this month, and the fevered dreams in
which the public at home, represented
by the press, are indulging, is as striking
as it is painful. The Russians. 50 far
from fiying in discomfort over buundleSS
wastes. are calmly Strengthening their
position on the nurth side. The face of
The country briSlc s with their cannon
and their batteries. As write. the q
of their guns is sounding through our
camp. and occasionally equals the noise
Of the old cannonades which We fondlv
hoped had died into silence forever
There rs no trace Of any intention on Heir
pat to d5andoa n position on arAirk Mey
hare iorished so mich care and ia5or.-
They retired from the south side when il
became untenable. shaken To pieces BY 4
b~ombardment which il is impracticable
for us To renew. They have now be
tween themselves and Us a deep ann of
the ga. a river ard the sides OF a pla
teau as steep rs "A wall w, .e. Them
get Of at their leisure, and locke on
much as we would have gazed on The
mimic representation of such a scene at
Ash vs.. while the Russian hattaIions
filed in endless columns over the narrow
bridge, emerging IN unbroken order out
OF that fiigh.tul sea of raging fire and
smoke, which was tossed up into pillows
of fla" c by the frequent explosion of
great fortr sSeS and magazines. What
time our generals woke up and knew
what was going on, | cannot tell but il
is certain they did not, as a body. dis
tress themselves by any violent efforts 10
get Il near view of the euemv's move
ments early in the morning. Il was late
in The day when Fort Paul blew u. Al
about $50, Is well aa | can now recul-
lect, uat magnificent work was shaken
violently, heaved upwards, seemed to hy
into pieces the breaking masonry and
embraSureS emitting volumes oil whit
smoke, lighted up by fire, and then col
lapsed as it were into ruins. The mine
missed FIRE in the first instance but so
cool were the enemy, so perfectly salts
fled of our i%naction were they. and so
convinced they had awed Us by their
tremendous energy in destruction, that
they sent across a boat with a few men
in her, about half past four O'Clock in
tie afternoon, who quietly landed and
went into the fort, and were seen by
several people in the act Of entering. in
order to prepare for the explosion which
followed Immediately after they had re
tired. Spies have, however, informed
the authorities in The most positive man
ner. that he Russians were PREF AIRED to
retreat, and had all IN readiness to cover
a T%rlrOgrade movement, in vase the flee
succeeded in forcing a passage. and the
allies evinced a determination of throw
ing their Whole force against the north
side. Their field suus and guns of posi-
lion were all in readiness, and were
strengthened by a very large corps o
cavalry, which would hold our Infantry
IN check, and our cavalry could not. OF
course, get over the water in less than
several days, could it gain the nights
OF Mackenzie uGieSS the infantry had pre-
viously established themselves Il ere
Everything was foreSeen and calculated.
and the Russians were in hopes that they
might each u at a diSsdva taue amid
some OF their fortified positions in a diff
cult country. and retrieve their past dis
asJers, or, at all events, make "A mastery
re rect. But when they saw that all was
hesitation, If not confusion, in The army
of the allies, they recovered their oU
age, stared the situation IN tie face for
one moment, and the n.xt were bu>.lv
employed in making Inc hes, f i. and
hey have now erected such batteries "a.
10 stu. up the harbur Ia uuI present
navy, and to reH-er any atemp, 10 cross
it as rash as it auuld he undesirable.
Yesterday Mey. finished anew line Of bit
ferries 10 day ere 6cgiR 10 make some in
reply. The papers which arrived yes
ieI.iay must have been amusing to the
authorities. Tor they have assuredly tai
siied all those absurd ~anticipa,ions of
further victory, OF uiler routS, Of vigor
Il pursuits. and of energetic action, in
which these mere writers and reairrS-
men who have read Thucydide" ill they
are SJupei.ed, and have mu ldled their
hrairs porting over histories OF wars and
lives OF generals. aid who have muSty
traditions about your Ce-ar> AlexaEo
deIs. B~onapartes and Weilipgtons, m
volving disagreeabl differences and com
parisons-have ridiculou>!y and u%uiu.ti-
fabIy INDUCED. Il is quite evident that
he expectations of The people At HON,
have not bel e~rat.ied TO he full extent.
ard HAT we are not in undiSpuJed posses
sion Of Setas;opol, that The Russians ale
not utterly d-ie. ted, and thai the cam
paiun will have 20 be renewed next wear
by doing what might have been done
three weeks ago. How many men will
Russ a have in the Crimea b the time
the country is ft for military operations,
should she be determined 10 hold il and
be able TO maintain her war? On the
north side theIe are Jew houses bu, there
are very large magazines. Firsg. on the
western extremity of the northern shore
stands Fort Constantine. The roof is
covered in t. a great depth with sand
bags. and there are large guns mounted
on 1t en- 6arJehe, but many of the embra
sures are empty, and do not show guns.
A very heavy parapet with traver>es-in
fact, a line Of batlorie>-sirikeS out from
the north side of the fort and cresi- the
seawari face of the cliff, communicating
with the Wasp For, tar Fori, and the
works of the sea defence toward the
mouth of the Bclbek. Next TO Conslan-
tine, on the harbor, there is a large
earth work, with heavy guns, behind
which is the citadel. which has recently
been strengthened, and Is in a command
ing position on The hillside. Next come
more earth works, a large stone store
house, and the casemated wells Of Fort
Catherine, with two tiers OF guns; then
more earthworks till the line OF defence
mer es into the works of Lnkerman.