The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-07
DOCTOR DAyEGAS REPORT FROM THE
CRIMEA-THE WAR NEWS OF THE He

CRlMEA-IHE WAX NEWS OF THE He
RAID.
Sebastopol (Nov. 3o) Correspondence Of the London
Times.
We have been all much amused this mail by the peru.
sal artic extracted from the new YORK HERALD OF
tie 18th October, which appeared in the Times OF the
18th November, and containing he opinions Of General
beg his pardon Doctor Davega the past and future
OF the The lueubfations are however, sc far
u that they contain perhaps some Indications of the
Russian camp. Our specuiations otten absurd
enough and in most instances exceedingly falla
cious but cannot believe that astute strategsts
Hke the Russians ever for moment believe
that the allies viii attack them from theic present
positieE-that they will attempt to the
OF sebastorol, or storm the heights Of Trkermsnn
Mscienzie or Atodor These defes would not al nit Of
the carriage Of artillery OF the passage # cava
ry ten men might hold them IN many places against
toousand. Bnt holding the seaboaid, do,
there is place except the north side Of at
which cannot land, and from which cannot march
TO take in the whole OF those gigantic works
OF which the Doctor speaks, and TO cut of all com
muncations between the enemy in the Cfimea and
Russia Proper The Doctor declares that the Russians
cid not intend TO hold The south side that il the city
Of Stbastopo longer than necessary to let them
their hospitals, their guns and whatever they
considered indispensable When did that intenti IN
Begin 1t certainly appears the enemy did not carry
it out for they left behind them about 1000 brass and
iron guns all their feet the most horrible spectacle in
the shape Of hospital Doctor did you belong to that
pleasant school Of surgery) the wol1 and
immense quantity Of clothing Of food and of stores,
which would be considered indispensable to any army in
Europe, i they could have removed it. The Russian
guns On the north side not only 90 not
the possession Of the city IN enabe but are 50 in
nocuous that the allies do pot take the trouble Of
plying 10 them. We occupy the city and destroy
the docks under the eyes Of their gunners and like
many bees from the shot shattered comb OF
bastopo the honey Of utility wood iIou stoves and
many other things TO make comfortable for tie
winter vesily believe that the po;d Doctor thinks
the descent Of the Russian liners and steamers among
the musc Giles is plan TO recruit their strengths
mere st,asegiea dodge to obtain concentrated power
spgular fact that Russians flock together under
heavy fire, and cling to each other with enacity
h..r IN uielI tph, o...l,
and English scatter under miar circumstances"
is singular absurdity Never did any infantry
Russians At the Alma. The ground WAS covered Tor
miles with their arms, coats and knapsacks and
we found traces Of their flight at the Katcha aud the
5el6ek. AT lnksrmann they flew down the steep from
nDder fire like a disorderly mob for tventy
minutes, and il was OILY when they got within the
OF their guns, and found they not pursued
that they formed ana began march like soldiers Who
that Rlahlsva can forget the miraculous fight of
their mounted cavalry alter their first two minutes
tefyiew with the scanty Hqnadrons of the Enniskiens
and Scotch Graysg No Decor; you may be Yankee
Muscovite Of the gen uine free depot type but you really
cannot tel these little hbs about your dear comrades
and expect Europe to believe them. The Russians
fight well behind rsmparts, and possess a good deal
OF stoiid bravery, but they never have stood, aud
French or Fngish troops, and there is no Ge-
neral here who would no wish to get them out,
three to two, and try them the open. At
lYenched position and carried ii. At Iukesmann
they alta ,ked us, without gun, without ditch
their guns before we're we'll awake They
tsply assembled very steep rayne side but not
there to defend the crest Of IT. and then what
count 500 made of assaul;ing columns IA
certainly exceeded 20 900 without including the
serves In the trenches they stood against
soldiers tor instant they inch Of
back from and their ores uno smly pulsed
although made in force. under the most favorable
curnsfancee, against weak parties in weak tire inches
Az to their equipments, they may be good enough for
Russian soldier, but soldiers would be gfeatly dis
gusted If they had TO put such clothes aud as
n stain swt.,f
the of the al les FOR thsir discplins, /
only speak from this fac hst they have never yet
attempted to attack but Ia columns as al In
hermann Eu atoria and kars and have never vet sue
ceeded in depioy ing hem have they ventured
any flank movement in the presence enemy but
hear from their de.erters that IL is pretty severe sad
that liberal amount of bGtn and fustigation admins
tered 70 keep the and especially the mix ia order
Where Or. Dayega when le battle of the fchernaya
took place. did he hear OF N at all in Sebssopolg He
you'd have seen some very pretty running Ia boots and
very III disciplined movements fire. the fedukh hizht
about O'Clock the 10th Of las. August cla assure
him His countymen wko here AID who receive -ations
and quarters from the allies peal, APPS enghten him
little the subject ofdese ton and look the Fro, osts
book will enable Them 10 tell him the number vso
the French, sin sat dows behind Sehesopol ItrasR
be quite true that the Russians you'd quarter 70
the kahommedan If they could catch any but az vet
they have had little chance Of exh biting either clemercy
cruelty towards the nfde since the gh the poor
fellows from the wretched redoubts in Baakasa which
has brought disgrace upon engineer officer AZ all
events The "pulO has been YET certainly IL favor
Ct the Turk that score. can scarcely believe that
the Russians entertain the feelings towards the English
which the Doctor attributes % them for officers and
who have been In their hands stated that they
Tere treated and spoken Of with The gfsa.est