The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-19
RUSSIAN VERSION or THE CAPTURE OF
SLHAhTnpnI-


The first Eussan ver,ion Of The fall Of scbsstpPol IL
contained In the following general order addressed by
Prince Gortschakon to his troops, and In an Incomplete
report of the progress OF the sege published in The n
roiioe Ruscs--
AsD TO 1iE LAND AND rga fRo0fr ~ un CHixrA.
iiEaD- QUARTERS, Hngma oY h1msa>S, ~ mn
vnsnY or ss,AsHoroi, Aug 20 (sept. ~ J
Valiant comradefn the 18th of September last year
strong enemys army appeared bcore the walls ~ So
onstoro feapite It's numerical superiority dc ir tho
absence Of Obstacle. which military sclenee mih, have
opposed IL in the town. ,hht army di dare attack
II openly I'eraly With an open ioroe and undertook
regular Rngc.
u enfmies who by their shipe constantly
received reinforce nsnts artillery and ammunition for
e.y,n monihs and half all their efforts iled before
military annals that town hastily fortified, in presence
of the enemy should have been able 10 hold out long
sgaps, ioree the o attack q which have exceed
ed everything that hitherto could have been fJoscen n
calculations of Ibis nature
And with means enormous and 81 such description,
after the fuinoas effects 81 artillery ~ colossal diuen
sons, continued for nine months the enemy having fro
qasnily had 20 prolonged bonbssdmeus a the
town, firing each occasion many hundred ,housani
rounds they became convinced OF the nadauacy AZ thcr
efforts. resolved 10 take sehastopol BY combat.
On the 9Th Isth) a. June they made the asfsuit on
different tdes, entering eoursgeousy Into the town but
you received them With intepdy and they were driven
back all points IN the most brilliant manner.
Thus check forced them 10 return 10 Continuation o
their first plan Of siege, mnlipog Their batteries And
increasing thdr activity o. their trench worts and min
Ing operations.
since ,hs nsm9rahe tsy Sgen which zoo eIa,es ih'
months haH have sapsed Gurirx which,
animated by sentiments of duty and oiIove 70 The throne
sDd your country you have herocAy disputed each
inch q ground forcing he assailsn :? advanse only
foot by loot and Inyng With torrents of blood aGd an In
credible oss of ammunition io each yard of ground thcy
gained
In this obstinate defence your courage da not nag on
The e,ptafy Il roe % the hsbes, degree ofselfaenia
p you lntreplay and youf IAuesc' we're v,,h'
~ of tence. Ar The approaches u the enemy uAy
sdvnrfc ttolr batteries erected The walls
Tbs RI eio 81 nio which surrounded Sebastopol grew
daily and sent deab and dcsiruciion ulon The
courageous defenders s'ili fgr,her into The town.
IshIrg advsniass o. The sapsrioLiy q hssr hrs a,
leir artillery for airy dayr-which cost our garrison
nom LcO 10 COO pr dayectnnencei that terrible
bomtardment oe,n,a,denert d'a,f0l from 'helr lima
meTsile ergnss u var, and ofa esllbfe hitherto
Lnowo, which destroyed de,caoss, ~hich had ben
etailsd at nsht wih great labor aad gre.. Iss,
the Kanl,a iedoubt fhs uaLtoG bio (tbe key -
sebattopo a. point dominsgg The Whole to~n,) hAy
s sSsas,,ss ,, and spases , e..s ss
A. south aide would have been - erIose our iTopps
Galy 10 u,siess hueherys and ihsir yrsserystont y
Ruyfia,
ror fbss rss,,n. With forTo- In ny hart ba, 9Th
iun veiian, resolved a. rvar0sis rstAst poi and
ale over ne troop . the ngrfh s1e by ue bridge con
rrucisd beforehand o,sr he tay and ~ bat.
hss5i'ne he snsmy ,shelalnv "a ihs gih dAaFa,i
ls'h ~ scpismtesl Al 100 ibs hsHruinsi ~0fs "
roe ihsn ard the E0rnlsa nsdoabi 9Th - ei.hss al
a up refoiyss apen ss'psfs,s asaa sls - ~s,ioa.
,hr,e hour, up,n SAs,son 10. & and ~. s<kin sna
schwartz Reslobbfs.
~ isss afsarkh fst vstt si5slansly Esy1issa
Sno n the fosnts u Ats hs thAi 30 Hst1n hn =
ptieh She ensmy hal fufrs>.si % bfhgnx fans ~
fyirg BRIGGS having al ssfious tuss -, '&f~o snf
reisssn, remained finally ours. wss ~ ArsNtF1 -
do1bf mere dsmsgsd than ~ otsfs ~ ~ hetstsff
usnt uas islfn ~ ts lssssh, 80 t1asn. pa.s u.sa
70 tos men sgsnsi H. ans csoH NJ tsfssSss sfsy ihs
ri,at osss. - had ,uresea suDss>susn n this
csf1tat fof IL ~oak have tssn ns>ssssy y ssssnd
i iks itss q the rlifs vefg tiefb - ~ a. *a rfoss
parro- fIsrs s,oss dep flieh ~ t&es
| p.a Ay a.. Trench. eoek uD1er'aklnx H.xet have
trsrenie1 - achsyng III rFots.ed otj~.t snt r0aA
fsts eos, ~ ~ltoui NJ dghtssi eoubt iaesieaisss
Il lnssSs.
sA~ ktteuts 'hs more rssdess a. Or rsaso.s Al
ytasy neriiensd hs3 resolved 10 the Eiaos
az. sate he a The enensy eonanss4
tls -tls e4ttnfs q The F0Trn fsdyrkf yss<rsf that
~ sisSt tbeua be Hahs hat rroabs spf remain
~ frtnt = H. - opys Any ooniinastios a ,hs sesy
| ktAsk tie town ffsh, ofSer whleh esrraisl
sestlis ~ tho eHofis n the ffeneh gst b~yopd bs
/ ftsfs ~ The rs6eubi
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