New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-12
THE FALL OF SEvASTOP0L.
vr,,r DETAILS OF THE FACTS.
BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF THE FRENCH.
Murderous Repulse Of the English.
HORROR OF THE SCENE.
ny THE cANAD4s MAILS.
STORMING OF SEYAST0POl~
MARSHAL PELIssIER's DISPATCH.


II Ia MAREcHAL: / have the honor 70 a1dress 70
your excellency "a promised 10 my dispfch oil me
nth nv report on the taking Of Sevas'opol oy Assault
The ment Of this assini % nSse
,beiy ymks within from thirty 70 forty metres OF the
aass.aT and central has ions. On the right, our ap-
ton OF the aned artillery fire which had been opened
since the 18th, were only twenty-five meres olsta1t
from he salient Of the Malakof and the Little redan
The cry had finished nearly ehundfed bat;ere,,
which were in perfect state, implicitly prsvlsoned,
and having In all $50 csnnOns in cur LEFT a',acks ana
sO In our right. The Enghsh on their sde attn ugn
ttorped by difficulties Of the g'ound had arrived AT
about 200 M from the Grea' re5an ard they nsd
sbont POO guns in their batteries. The Russians, in
proving the time raised on the Maakoh side sec md
eaceinte which it was important not TO ALLOW them 70
finish Finally the army OF relief had last been com.
petely d. fea ed the 10th on the Chernays. There
ID had experienced considerable o'ss, ana wa not
probable that it would return TO relieve the place and
attack our positiops which we ma rendered sT31gsr
and in which we were prepared TO re Ju'e all the CT
forts Of the enemy.
II was then agreed between Gen. Simpson an my
self we should deliver decisive attack Inc
generals commanding the artillery aud engineers OF
both armies were unanimously Of opinion that tlls
should be our next measure. The 9Th Of September
was the day fixed for the purpose.
Az have already had the honor TO point out to your
e.ceIenoy the proper course TO attack the enemy
in The principal points of his vast enceae SO hat he
mis- ht not be able to direct all his reserves against ne
soge attack, and, TO make him uoeisy respecting the
town, from which the bridge started whereby ne was
To retreat. On the left Gen. &c Sales with the LIST
corps enforced by Sandman brigade THE aesistipce
of which had been offered to me by Gen. de Ia Mar
mora was TO attack the town. In the center the
English were 10 seize the Great redan; and lastly, on
our right, Gen. Bosquet was to attack the Maakoh
and the Little redan the salient points OF the ence"e
of Ksrabelnais.
The following arrangements bad been made for each
of these attacks On the left Gen. Levalllants dlv-
sion I'D Of the lst cops, brigade Couston; 9th bat
ta,ion OF the Chasseurs pied Commander Role; 2lst
raj l,a liant al Ot
Col De Malet. Brigade Trocbu: 46th OF the liue,
Lieut. Col. lie Banneur; 80 of the line Col Later
rsde), which charged with the duty OF attacking
the Central bastion and its luuettes placed in the
most advanced parallels. On its right was the division
ofGen. d'Autemarre brigade Mol 5th battalion OF
Cbasseurs pied, Commander GARNER 10Th OF the
line Col. Guinard Goth OF the lne, Col de Sorbi rs.
Brigade Breton: seth of the line Col Comignau; 74,h
of the ine, Col. Guyoth de Lespart, which was to
penetrate in the track Of evaans division and seize
the gorge of the Flagstaff bassiOn and the batteries
which bad been raised there The Sandman brigade
of Ger. Ciadini stationed at the side of Ger. d Aue-
mares Division was TO attack the right flank of the
same bastion. Finally, Gen. Douats division (4th of
the let corps, Gen. Lefevre; 10th Chasseurs d pied,
Commander Guomard 18th of the line, Col Dantn
10Th of the line, COL Greper. % brigade Gen. Ro-
quette l4th Of the line, Col d Negrier; 43d OF the
line, Col. Brouta), and Gen. Pate's division,
I'D of the lst corps, Gen. Beurets brigade;
sixth battalion of Chasseurs Il pied, Commander
Fermier de la Prevoais twenty eighth of the line,
Col Lariigues ninety eighth of the line Col Conse
Dumeenl. General Baz8ine' brigade first regiment
of the foreign legion, Lieut.. Col Mateiiot de Cor
doue; second regiment of the foreign legion, Col: dc
Chambrieres formed the reserve Of Levaiants divi-
vision. Beside these, and in order to be prepared
this side for any eventuaes which might arise had
ordered the 'hittth and thrtyffIh regiments of the
line from Kamiesh and placed them under the orders
of General de Salles who had posted them on the ex-
treme left; thus strongly securing the possession OF
our lines this eide. Before karabenaya, as have
already said our attack was TO be made in three d.
rections-at the left the Malakoff and its redoubt
at the right the title redan and In the center on
the curtain which une5 these two works. Evidently
the MaakOff system Of works was the most important
poipt Its capture must necessarily entail the ruin Of
the defenses Of II place in ssoD, and had added
to the troops Of General Bosquet all the infantry ofthe
The left attack on the Malakoff was confded to
General Mcmahon list division of the I'd corps LIST
brigade, Col Decaep; lst Zousves, Colonel Colneau;
and 18th of the line, Colonel Decaeo ed brigade, Gen.
Vinoy; Let battalion OF Chasseus pied, Command
an, Gamblers Goth of the line, Colonel 0rianne; 27th
Of the line, Colonel Adam, who had in reserve the
brigade Wimpfeen; Sd of ZeuaveS Colonel Pohes;
50th Of the line, Nicolas and the
Tiraleurs Algeriens, Colonel Rose, detached from
Csmous division, and the two batalions of the Z,u
ave Of the guard, under Crlonel Janinn
The attack on the right Of the redsn confded
to General Dulac brig ade Saint Pol. y nth Chasseun
pied Commandant de Ferrussac; 57th OF the line,
Col. Dupuis; s5th, Col. Javel; I'd brigade, Gen.
Bison; 10th of the line, Commandant de Laconhie;
6ist Of the hne Col de TAKE having in reserve the
brigade Marbles; 18Th of the line, Col. Guerin o6th
OF the line Col. Maherbe, of the division dAurellos
mandant CoInulier de Lucineere. Finally Gen. de
Motterouee (bIiga6e du General Bourbek 4th Chas
pied, Commsndant CliIchant seth of the line,
Col de Berthier; Tooth OF the line, Col Matthew; I'd
brigade, Col. Picard 9lst OF the line Col. Picard; oath
of the lne Col. kerguerD commanded the attack in
the center at the curtain having 10 reserve the Volt
guers, Col MOnt6rs at Douay, aud the Grenaders of
the guard, Coils Blanchard and Dalton, under the
direct orders Of General Milhnet having under him
Brigadier generals Ponteyes and DE Failly
With reference 10 the situation of those troops, our
trenches have been divided into three portions each of
which TO contain in its advanced part nearly the
whole Of the attacking divisions and the reserves were
TO be placed some in the old trenches. which well
adapted 10 hold them, and Others in the Ksrabenaya
and Careenage raviDes.
was Of the first importance, IN order 70 deceive the
enemy, that the assembling Of all these troops should
take place without observation, and for this purpose
all the nte Of commuI cston leadirg or advanced
places darmes had been examined with great care
and wherever they permitted the enemy 10 see our
men the ptotect crests were raised give sui
hcient covering.
At the left attacks "a well as al those of the hight
deaehments OF epgnters aud Of artillery, furnished
with tools had been appointed 10 proceed al the h4ad
of each coamn of attack. The Sappers wsre 10 he |
ready with the auHiHsr.os Of the advanced yuard of
each attack TO throw bridges in tbs use of which thew
bad been exercised, snd the materials for which had
been placed forward in the first lire. The yunnsrs
tso proper 20 pike or uusPk- sun TIE might be- aud
10 against the oss which ss)ud conquered
Moreover IN the h bsttshobs Of each ssek
could IN their ws; es sud III opea pa til
bitches to turn ts.eIses and In word 20 accomplish hOse
important works which be executed OF the instant
Moreover asia anti .ry hsd been prepa cd % .
20 be able 10 come up r,y taks pat Ia he seos At
the 'en ssess ND battery wa 70 be Psoed in qssrry
siss Of the division be Ned I'D, A. IN. ob
Ton FINALLY ieur,h battery was TO b. in ~sbs the left