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Publishing Committee · Rochester, N. Y. · Dec 5, 1854

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 6, No. 16.

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F O R E I G N N E W S.

By Editor

The news is of much interest.
With every wish to do justice to the admirable bravery of the allies, and with no desire to blacken news already too disastrous, it is impossible to escape the conviction that the army before Sevastopol is in a position of great peril. A portion of the intelligence, both good and bad, is hushed up from the public, but from the facts that have transpired very different inferences may be drawn than those set forth semi-officially in The London Times.
The best that can be said for the news on the part of the allies is that it is of a chequered description. A succession of hard fights has been fought, and victories gained—each "victory" costing as much as a defeat. At the same time, so closely have these affairs been drawn, that the Russians, equally with the allies, claim the advantage. It is now admitted that the defenses of Sevastopol were underrated—the bravery of the enemy underrated, and the force of Menchikoff in the field altogether unexpected.
Gens. Raglan and Canrobert, the Commanders-in-Chief, have sent the most urgent demand for re-inforcements. The haste manifested to transmit to the Crimea every available man—Briton, Frenchman and Turk—shows the importance attached to the demand. Seven first-class steamers are taken up for instant service, and others are wanted. The Cunard steamer Alps is withdrawn from the berth for New York, and sailed on Sunday, 11th, for Toulon, to embark Frenchmen. The Cunarder Europa was to sail from Liverpool on the 18th, for Kingston, Ireland, to ship drafts, the few regiments yet left in Ireland. The Peninsular and Oriental [Mediterranean] Company notify that they have received imperative orders to withdraw from the mail service the steamers Candia, Ripon, Manilla, Nubia, and Rajah, for immediate re-enforcements to the Crimea. The steamer Indiana, just arrived from New York, and the West-India mail-steamer Thames, are also taken up.