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London, England, 1855-09-15 00:00:00

EPTEMBER 15, 1855.

!ir retreat, and also of presenting an opportunity to the Circussians
I other mountain tribes to aid him if they are so disp sed. Tne
ne letter adds that the most confident expectation exists at Con--
ntinople of the Malakoff Tower being soon attacked and taken
the Allies.
)n the 11th of August, at Constantinople,. the Turkish General-
imo, Omer Pacha, was formally invested with the insignia of the
der of the Bath. This event is of too extraordinary a character
t to raise great interest in the United Kingdom, where the
ongest feeling of admiration for the subject of so great an honour
universally entertained. Regarding the worthiness of Omer
eha there is but oue opinion, and all our readers will concur in
expressions used by the English Ambassador on Um
!asion in question.
The ceremony took piece at Lord Stratford de Redcliffe's official
Manna n♦ "Pt—.

were present, besides the members of
neral Vivian, Commander-in-Chief of
nt ; Rear-Admiral the Hon. F. W.
r Majesty's naval forces in the Bospho-
William Paulet, C. 8., Military Com-
r respective staffs, end various persons
e different brrnches of Her Majesty's
Ali Pacha, his Highness Ali Ghaiib
tan, the Capitan Pacha, the Seraskier
• with several other

appointments in the
The Grand Vizier

'oreign Minister,
:ate, likewise honoured the solemnity
ccelleney M. Thouvenel, the Preach
.o, Envoy Extraordinary of Sardinia,
Sovereigns allied with Her

the present war

FALL OF

S EBISTOPOL.

and perseverance of
hours more the Russian garrison
üburb and the southern portion of
magazines and principal works, sett
es, and then endeavouring to withdi
our from this terrific scene of devai
►astopol. The catastrophe surpasses
eding scenes of this gigantic cent
mien, combined with a fourfold atts
1 valour, though with unequal succ
marked out for assault. The extr(
as directed against the work called
first carried by the impetuosity of
sequently driven back by the fierce
The second and principal assault of
Malakhoff, which was carried by sto
he fate, not only of the day, but of
tade by the British forces on the Gi
rn that the salient angle of this for

e to the town in many place
the bridge across the harb(
n and defeat. So fell Seb
'Tibia interest all the precl
Le columns of the allied an
uggled all day with equal
mat the principal points
;ht of the French attack wt
the Redan, which was at
ies, though they were subs

1 determined hits fall tl
ge. A third attack was m
clan, and, although we lea'
ale work was at one mome
mist be added that they
) of the Russian batteries

ant carried and occupied by our iro;
were subsequently driven out of it
which commanded it, and this ch
ie exultation which will be felt in
ermination of the siege. The Fre
tiled, in the fourth place, the Cen
ish themselves in the work. We h
) attacked the defences of Sebastopol
th the same undaunted gallantry
rry the place or to perish in the atterr
these several attacks were unequal
le spirit and contributed to the gl
is glorious victory belongs of right
L. since the Malakhoff Tower, the
afore the vigour of their assault; 1
which is the noblest bond of men
ogether, the names of all those
f Sebastopol deserve to stand Bid(
tidious distinctions shall sully or leE

entry at the triumphant tc
lumns on the left also assa
Atery, but failed to establi
doubt that evegy man whc
d eventful day fought wi.

ide unquestionably defended the p
tion, and on more than one point t
besiegers. But it was the courag

town and the port at the mercy of
r-war and steamers in the harbour v
unk, or destroyed, either by the fir
le orders of the Russian authorit

Leh was the fate of the It
aperial Government had e
Id incessant labour—that fk
Tv existence of the Turki
.