Show froin frim the N Y herald jan ran januj 51 WAR NEWS THE CAMPAIGN IN THE CR CRIMEA M the diary dury of 61 the tha afee of sebastopol sevastopol Seba and of operations in the crimea is thus given nov 29 the war correspondent of the london times says sas r although it mav may ba be dangerous to communicate facts likely to lp be of service to the russians it uncertainly hazar bazar hazardous dous to conceal the tha truth from the english people they tiley must know sooner or later that the has been beau for many days das practically suspended that our batteries are used tip up and silent and that our army are exhausted by tile the effect of the excessive labor and watching to which it iras been so incessantly exposed the russians know this well enough the relaxation of our filreis gire fire is self seif evident but our army though weakened by sic ric bickness sickness kne is still equal al to holding its position iud lud and ind to inflict on assailants who may venture to attack nothing would so animate our men destitute of all stimulating influences beyond those thosa of undaunted spirit tinn tion the I 1 prospect bf of meeting the russians outside their entrenchments and deci deciding dink the campaign by tile the point of the bayonet last night there was a brisk affair between tile tiie chass urs de vincennes and russian riflemen in front of the tile flagstaff battery earth work sand the russians russian bisp dispelled 1 belled all rd myths about their bing being in want powder of and ball b by y a most tremendous caimona calmona de assault and arid coater counter assault continued con cou linued amid a furious fire which lighted up the skies skie with sheets of flame from xe nane at night calil u nill alit four in tile borni the french actually penetrated rated behind the outer entrenchments ts and established themselves for a time lime within the enie enle enceinte ence inte but as us fiere flere wes co no preparation pa ration for a gener general aiu all assault they withdrew volleys obies of musketry and salice of canah coir ed od th through the camp hamp the whole ingulf bu but t tew lew ew lost their ast in consequence forthe sd are now of hig big y 1 occurrence novi aga 26 float between the fre french cb aill ana ano ruy russian kian klan tian aided hided by artillery was is as u sut sit al respired reah reAp leed ired hs last J liht ight at alie flon fion i imil 1 fort ugar dvar Uart 0 dhe the h quarantine battery liach willell it t th it F 1 rella retie rench I 1 I 1 pe pelf i use asso 1 it I 1 rations foil toil fo fotine tile tiie a general r neu nem are dad ded wil willi from day 10 lo da t he creat git gic it obstacle is the bad state of the tha toses roses no 0 1 X nothing ing occurred nned 14 we no Q 2 day thel the russia luas lugs as a s fire on th thi taj P 1 1 i but opo ope un evera give five minutes tuo tue E lit elt I 1 i 1 10 look ok dit dic A min tower reit rea 0 eit ett rv i and maln main t tila ilia ie ahn Is t au 0 u tho the fr r wh ir h is much oro cro vely hams k T i 1 P aviti A ith 0 1 P ek elisci C L on abar tsar it mh work th l 1 arv v r u gitl 0 t nerk herk T buaya quan ie ind iud wall wal burries burties tte ite 9 ophni n i i v r bich inch for fon froat front vv k t y to fort 4 11 i ts PS til iii s j rd as us the merie mette jonni ra i I 1 j ines inas tad sad then follow 9 inn m the r of ath 13 IZ u ssu as iw a atra atta col 1 amu dit or i rush toivi gowani the thu rine rire liue hue drive it ift tit euid euld t id nH net not nei getup to pual paral I 1 I 1 i i 1 s into it occasionally it and CIO clo 0 tl second parallel olaen are deiv dj jvance by tw ibe frendt frenot coveris covering gar tw rl irwi ji a adelay deafy fire they halt a and ani hire fire in return returns r arged r pd by the r Fren pren rendi cli tho TO route and end persue exo 0 tho tile to tom toa A tu obliged ici retire by the tho flank plank fire of the batteries and street guns in this way tha the french lose losa fon for fifty men I 1 but the loss losa of the russians Rus in these albertes must be considerable frequently about daybreak day break the russians repeat the performance nov 29 storm wind and rain therus have much strengthened their de fences they have scarped nie hie ground in ill fronton front of all their batteries have constructed strong batteries in front I 1 aront odthe tines lines thrown up numerous earthworks earthworms earth works and arid made sunken batteries before all their re doubts and a long scarp of slopes night a particularly strong sortie was made on the french a noise a french rifleman crept forward arld and saw a column of russians two thousand strong forming in the rear of the battery the french therefore seven hundred strong silently mounted tile the parapet ot of their 0 own w it battery and received the a deadly volley theil then leaping aping down hlf ta with the bayonet and corn cornered compe pred pied lied ired them to retreat nov bov 30 3 A navy fire oh 61 tho the french during the night the grand duke doke Mi ilc chaet michaee lic haet haef ivas was wag observed making a r at a dis dit distance tance of one tho thousand and yards flags of truce were exchanged respect re respecting spec lug ing money for the prisoners dec lalore 1 more rain the state of the roads prevented the tile arrival of auppl supplies ies les and part ot 01 the british alish forces put temporarily oil on short alloi allowance vance the tiie deaths from fever and cholera reach sixty daily dec 2 continued rain the beset be seigers ers begin to erect huis huts for shelter deserters gay say that the condition of the russians in the field is worse ign lorat of the allies much bell ringing ging and rejoicing heard in sebastopol sevastopol Seba during the night supposed caused by the arrival of provisions dec 5 the russians made a sortie against the french lines fines when eight divisions of french frerich under gen farey repulsed tham with much los lo s pec pvc dec 7 the paris Moni teu tev says sass the besiegers b batteries t teries were established reestablished re and before three days firing would be resumed the allies are sufficiently entrenched and provisioned to remain throughout the whiter winter dec 13 A russian despatch states slates that up to this date nothing of importance had occurred before sebastopol sevastopol Seba some small smail corties sorties had been successful cess ful in one efthem of them I 1 the russians captured sime edme emall ernail and spiked others of ofa a larger ilze gize size the fire of the allies contin con tinned linned aled lied feeble 4 91 marseilles decz dec 51 W the indu indus 1 has lias arrived from froin constantinople IV with I 1 th dates to the golb december and bringing accounts from balaka balaklava va to the adi the vladimir anda and a second russian steamer arrived on the tile ath butsika the quarantine fort and opened fire oil on tha tho french flank the valorous the terrible alid and a french steamer compelled them to put bac bar bacic batteries of the fort the french had repelled the continual sallies of the russians the ath and goth soth regiments and arid a part of the tile had arrived since the ath gen was ill at balaklava lord cardigan had left for england the following follow ing despatch from admiral hamelin idamell i n appeared iu in yesterdays eur BAY CAY dec A severe has been going on two bortles made by the russians have been repulsed the enemy was received by a well sustained gire fire of musketry and were driven back at the point of tile the bayonet after an obstinate struggle GENERAL PROSPECTS the russian defrances de frnces on the south are estimated te d at one hundred gl guns gens us stronger than when the e 1 ge began while ou on the other hand the british have lre ite ire erected a very powerful nei new battery lot not yet opened oil on an eminence north of the valley of inkerman and commanding every house bouse in Seba sebastopol sevastopol besides being another step towards the complete investiture of the place since the a began twenty british troops have deserted tot to the beig e russians us a i Rus deserters say gay that provisions and aluni tion were becoming scarce in sebastopol sevastopol Seba but there was no famine for either it was observed that tint the Russia russians nj were arming their ships in Sebasto sebastopol sevastopol Seba tol lol harbor probably to attempt ten t a surprise e by sea gen is deprived of or his command for lor a fault committed at inkerman on the ath novem ber tila trip DAMME ETC VM five thousand french troops reached constantinople tino P to on the 1 ath instant oil on their wa way to the crimea 1 the tile contingent of or omer pashas force f to 0 be he sent to the crimea is now called omer was wak to embark in a few days guyon pasha and ten polish are order ordered ed from asia to the crimea A leiter from ja lassy jassy is I 1 of the ath shed in tile tiie ati burg burc gaze gazetted Ga atee sla lays ys tha g great 1 reaf activity has nas been perceptible I 1 among tho the Ads austrian iria irla it troops of some regiments haviar having advanced to f the to fortified points of tho tile sereth and extended advanced pogy posts even usar asfar as the pruth ALTIC r e As soan soon 1 as tile 4 it J fleet withdrew fro from in lle ile lie tile I 1 P gulf ulf of finland tho the I 1 19 russian admiral I 1 pauo put losea ea from Swea horgon October with wilh I 1 I 1 avs ave nwe ships ana steamed as far as bagoe ou 01 tile tiie lle ile lie 10 loth of november admiral iborg lborg with wilh th four jour of 0 the line towed toned by steam bleam and samy bany sany bany 1 ENGLISH sll sit oct IS the tae follow follows follo wm tinon sevastopol sebastopol Seba 5 froan the ute of the morning moraine I 1 herm teram it war gaj lla ila hauf half if p past ast a abc ix ne thae evenia had been for the ithe iam lam few minute both aides adb gyn laun iaun tor tar tin xin whan when suddenly volun volume ws 4 an flaaen flashes of out ois wis fetn eawy bry ary peat put or of our lin iines esthe shot and usi sheil shell i ewed emed nee noe hoarsely ely through the air and with which seemed teemed to ahline shake both aw afi earth our attack on sevastopol sebastopol Seba corm corn lewd neither meither surprised nor durato d lile ilip enemy returned the discharge with deaia visor and then both english frene french atals an inq ind Rus russians sans fell to work at the guns in in right tight earnest the first volley showed us what no soul ill ird either army had hitherto been certain about viz the precise nature bobiy or our works and the en and I 1 am sorry to say it also showed Us that even in earthwork earth work wok batteries thrown up si sice gice ce we came here the tho rusa Ruso russians ians lans immensely outnumbered the allied lines not only were there extensive entrenchments mounting 25 and 30 heavy cannon but bat on evely height and rid ridge ge guns of hea heavy calibre were placed plated in b battery t tery 1 11 I 1 have been informed inform ed that the extensive nature 1 of their works completely astonished our generals and we are by no means sure that we have seen them all yet for during yesterday fresh ones were frequently unbaked in in places totally unexpected 1 it is needles to say that ten minutes after the firing commenced both our line and the enem j IV were e r e f shrouded in thick smoke yet ta took place each of the batteries had tingled out 1 its anta antagonist onist the lancaster gun fell to work upon oe the round the six and t guns bat tenes with one side fide of the Crown Bati tery attacked its earthworks earthworms earth works the lancaster gun in our centre ventre opened on the twelve apostles apostle in company with the second face of the cro crown wn battery while face with two faces i of ti le battery commenced on the te and redan wall 1 I the french directed a continuous shower of ball on the russian vessels as they could fee iee see while at the same time hein heir othen other work works bravely bravely replied to the overpowering overpower inz ine voiley volley ot of their lofty assailants the flagstaff batjer Batler batteries im before smoke intervened eacil each side had bad got t 1 an ah accurate range and from half past 5 until nea ner 8 shel shei 1 oared roared through the air inces incel and the earth literally shook under the tremendous concussion of tb the e guns each minute fresh guns klans came into play and baca minute added to the f bry dry of the conspicuous among the din could be plainly heard the lancaster guns their shar sharp crack lerent different d lef iff from the oher other heavy guns was like that ha of a rifle among kukets muk ets but the most singular effect was produced by ty its ball which rushed through the air with a noise and regular beat precisely like the he passage of a rapid express train at a few tev yards distance this peculiarity excited shouts of laughter among our men etho ho instantly nicknamed it the express train and ad 0 only n ly by that name is is known the effect of the tile shot seemed most terrible from its deafening aea fening noise noise the ball could be distinctly traced by the hie ear car to the spot where it struck when aben tone stone or earth alike weilt down before it A battery hery very of 20 or 30 such guns gims would destroy sebastopol sevastopol Seba ina lna in a week unfortunately from a short supply of ammunition we ve can only afford to mount two and even t these hese are ate only fired once in elg eig eight minutes at 8 the firing ia was wag deafening and about that timea tune a bleeze bi beeze sprang ul from the south which cleared away the smoke anil ana allowed us a f full fuli till view of what was going on our friend the therond Rund round tower was therl then barely recognizable the delicate attentions of the lan lancaster aster gun have llave ing effected a most unfavorable change chanse in its appearance pe arance as a place of strength not a soldier remained on its roof the four guns on which were overthrown over throAn and lay about like dead horses hows huge holes were also visible in its side where masses of the solid masonry were dislodged the earthworks earthworms earth works round the t lie lle tower were sere vere torn up tip and pitted pi with shot from the other batteries but bur beyond this remained much the same between these works and the redan wall wail and the twelve apostles on the other side and our oun crown and green mound batteries on the other an awful fire of shells sheils were bein being I 1 interchanged but idest of the he en as usual Su burst burrt in the air on the left the thel french frinch were gallantly maintaining a splendid fire against the flagstaff batteries but from the c commanding om manding position of the latter and the 10 logun 1 gun g un battery which completely flanked our conr allies 1 it ri was evident they were firing at a disadvantage i As the view cleared the lancaster gun on conr ri liht ht redoubled its fire lire on the tower I 1 liever never saw such firing every shot told full fall upon the building and the officers of all were watching the attack from froni the haw long the tower could stand when hen suddenly ther thero explosion which for a time attracted all attention to our sorrow we saw taw A A dense dens knags of smoke hanging banging over one of the frer frei french b buries r the cause of which we griesse guessed too SZE truly the flank fire of ofa the 10 gun battery had ed in blowing up one of the magazines ant idling ang sevel al men meu and deih doing serious injury to the yorks works thua at jile moment when it was most needed one of the he french batteries was compelled 0 o cease hripa nor did it again resume resumed during uTin I 1 the rest of thedah about this time 9 we see the peet fleet in the 1 he offing imaki making ri g prepa preparation m t n for a ann art rr attack all the steamers were bein being I 1 lasle a alongside I 1 0 rig the |