The Press.
London, England, 1855-09-15 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

To-morrow I shall be able to state further the results of
this great day, of which Generals Bospiet and 11I'Malion
have, in a great measure, won the chief honours.
All is peaceable on the Tschernaya.
Sept. 0, 8 p.m.
To-day I have ascertained that the enemy has sunk his
steam•vessels.

The work of destruction continues under the fire of our
mortars. As mines are successively sprung at different
points, it is my duty to defer entering the place, which has
the appearance of a great furnace.
Prince Gortsebakoff, being closely pressed by our fire,
has demanded an armistice to carry off his wounded.
The bridge near Fort St. Paul has been destroyed by the
enemy.
.1 am engaged in ascertaining the amount of our
loss, and I shall forward the result as soon as I know
it exactly.
Everything is going on well.
We are watching the movements of the enemy on the
Tschernaya.
Sept. 10, 11 at night.
To-day I have gone over the town of Sebastopol and its
lines of defence. The imagination would strive in vain to
realise the full extent of our victory : nothing short of
actual inspection on the spot could supply an idea of the
extent and multiplicity of the works and material means
of defence, which very far surpass all that is recorded in
the history of war.
The capture of the Malakoff, which compelled the
enemy to fly before our eagles, three times victorious, has
placed in the hands of the allies immense establishments
and material, the importance of which it is impossible yet
to estimate precisely.
To-morrow (Tuesday) the troops will enter the Kant-
belnia suburb and the town. tinder their protection an
Anglo-French commission will take an account of the
material abandoned to us by the enemy.
Our soldiers are elate with joy.

General de la Marmora also reported to Turin that
the Russians have withdrawn from the town, after
having set it on fire, blown up all the public buildings
and works of defence, and sunk their last ship.
The Sardinians have lost forty men in the trenches.
Admiral Bruat transmitted a despatch recapitu-
lating the great event, and announcing the share
taken in the attack by the naval force. He
states:—

Crimea, Sept. 9, 10.15 a.m.

The assault upon the Malakoff Tower was made yester-
day at noon, and later on the Great Medan and on the
Central Bastion.

A gale from the north kept the ships at anchor.
The moitar•boats, to be enabled to fire, were obliged to
enter Streletzlta Bay.
They fired 000 shells against the Quarantine Bastion and
Fort Alexander.

The six English mortar-boats, also at anchor in Stre-
lettka Bay, fired about the same number of shells.
Last night violent explosions and vast conflagrations
made us suppose that the Russians were evacuating
the town.

To-day we ascertained that the Russian vessels had
been sunk.

The bridge was covered with troops retreating to the
north aide.

After eight o'clock the bridge was destroyed.
Only a few steamers remain in the port, anchored near
Fort Catherine.
I approached this morning tha Quarantine batteries on
board the Brandon, and ascertained myself that they are
now evacuated.

They have just blown up.
Our soldiers have left their trenches, and are spreading
themselves in groups over the fortifications of the town,
which seem to be totally deserted.

The only Russian despatches which have been
allowed publicity relating to this event are the fol-
lowing from Prince Gortschakoff:—

Sept 9th, Noon.—The enemy receives constantly rein-
forcements of fresh troops. The bombardment is fiercely
violent.

Ten at Night.—The garrison of Sebastopol, after sus-
taining an infernal fire (fru d'emfer), repulsed six assaults,
but could not drive the enemy from the Korniloff Bastion
(the Malakoff Tower). Our brave troops, who resisted to
the last extremity, are now crossing over to the northern
part of Sebastopol.
The enemy found nothing in the southern part but
blood stained ruins.

On the 9th of September the passage of the garrison
from the southern to the northern part was accomplished
with extraordinary success, our loss on that occasion being
but 160 men.

We left, I regret to say, nearly 1500 men grievously
wounded on the southern side.
The price paid by the allies for their triumph has
been heavy. On the English side the number of
killed and wounded is stated to be no less than 2,0(X),
including 120 officers, whose names have been
transmitted by telegraph, and appear in another
column. The French loss is reported at 4,500
wounded and 1,500 dead. Of the Russian losses
nothing is known, but it is certain they must have
been immense: 050 Russian soldiers and 27 off►cers
were taken prisoners in the Malakoff on Saturday.
The Paris correspondent of the Times says :

The number of generals now said to be killed during
the assault on Sebastopol are five, besides ten superior
officers. It is also affirmed that General *Mahon and
Troche have died of their wounds, and that General
Bosquet was killed. The names of General Da Lae and
St. Paul are also mentioned among the casualties.

Not less than 1,200 guns of large calibre have
been found by the allies at Sebastopol. During the
assault the Russian artilleryman were killed at their
guns, but it is affirmed that with that exception a
panic took complete possession of the army at the
appearance of the allies in the Malakoff Tower.
Their hasty retreat was occasioned by their fear that
we should fire ou the bridge and take them pri-
soners.

A Paris correspondent of the Independance Beige
writes :

Prince Gortachakoff, in his bulletins, as you will have
noticed, speaks of six successive assaults. It is said that
of these, three were made on the Malakoff walls. 1 have
been assured that, at the third assault, all distinction of
grade was lost. Generals, officers of every rank, and
soldiers, were all mingled and confounded together, each
obeying the promptings of his own daring courage. This
explains the large number, estimated at thirteen, of general
officers wounded by the enemy. General liosquet has had
a slight graze of the shoulder, and General 3PMahon has
been equally fortunate in the slightness of his wound.
General Bourbaki, who had recently returned to the
Crimea, is among the wounded generals. It is now said
that Generals de Sancti, Rivet, Coustra, and de Marollen,
have been wounded most seriously.

A rumour was current in Paris on Tuesday that
General Pelissier had telegraphed for instructions in
case the Russians offered to capitulate, as he thought
they would do. The answer was, that Prince (forts-
chakolf must surrender at discretion, and evacuate
the whole of the Crimea, inflicting no damage on the
fortifications and buildings still remaining in Sebas-
topol. The Russian journal, the Nord, puts a bold
face on the matter, and claims for the evacuation of
Sebastopol the credit of a bold and happy strategic
movement. It says

The resolution of Prince Gortschakoff exhibits the
energy of a great commander. It saves Rtli!ta from an
inextricable position into which a false interpretation of
the point of honour would have thrust her. The Russian
army concentrated north of Sebastopol will hencefbrth
have that unity of movement and action which until now it
has wanted. The Sebastopol of the south is replaced by
the Sebastopol of the north—a formidable position, brist-
ling with innumerable guns—which a compact army,
henceforward, will defend. Impartial history will speak of
the defence of Sebastopol, as well as of the attack upon
it, by assigning to besiegers and besieged their due share
of self sacrifice and obstinate courage. It will also do
justice to the resolution of Prince Gortschakoff, who, by
making a momentary sacrifice and avoiding a useless
effusion of blood, has preserved for Russia on army
trained to war by &struggle of a year's duration, which fur
intensity has no parallel in military annals, and placed
that army in a position which enables him to command
the situation.

The following despatch has been received at the
War-office :
Before Sebastopol, Sept. 1.
The siege operations during the past week have pro-
gressed slowly, the brightness of the nights rendering the
work to be performed a task of great difficulty. The head
of the sap is now about 150 yards from the salient of the
Redan, and the enemy interrupt the work by every means
in their power.
On the night of the 2Rth a thirteen-inch shell fell into a
magazine on the left face of the Mamelon, which exploded,
causing some few casualties, but in no way internipting
the continuance of the file.
On the night of the 30th ultimo the Russian pickets
made a rush at our advanced trench, upset a few gabions,
and unfortunately killed Lieutenant Preston, of the 97th
Regiment. In this affair Captain Pechell, of the 77th
Regiment, who commanded the advanced party, and
Lieutenant-Colonel liunbury, of the 23rd Regiment, who
commanded the supports, behaved with great gallantry.
Great activity prevails on the part of the garrison in
making use of the new raft-bridge across the harbour, and
stores of all kinds are daily transported to the north side.
Large working parties are employed in throwing up
works on the north side, but as yet theyare in too unfinished
a state to judge of their exszt nature.
From the information we continue to receive, it appears
that the enemy is concentrating his force between the
Mackenzie Heights and Fort Constantine; and, although
several minor changes of position have been made, no
movement of importance has occurred to indicate a posi-
tive intention to attack.
All our accounts confirm the reports of the great losses
of the enemy daily in Sebastopol, and that some discontent
prevails in their ranks.
Judea &wane, General Commanding.

SIEGE CHRONICLE.
Letters from the camp have arrived to the Ist
inst., and although the stirring news received by tele-
graph has somewhat diminished the interest at.
taching to the detail of previous operations, we
subjoin some extracts relating to the more important
preparations for the assault which has terminated so
gloriously. The correspondent of the Daily News
writes on the 28th :
If any faith is to be placed in the, statements of spies, the
enemy, nothing daunted by their experience on the
Tschernayn, are about to act on the offensive again, and
anticipate the allied attack by a grand coup upon our own
and the French trenches. That the report is not without
support in probability may be inferred from the attention
which it has received at head quarters, where every pre-
paration has been made to give the assailants a warm re-
ception when they make the attempt. It is unnecessary
and inexpedient to detail the portiosion of oar own prow