New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-29
THE DEFENSE OF SEvASTOPOL.

non, of he defense Of Seva,t pol fom the l'th Of
August 20 Tie b CT September, Is taken non 'he
Journal de PtfersbOUrg:
On the 18th OF August the ensmy opened against
the feubourg of karabenaya double IRE Of ulery,
horizontal AMI vertical, which wac continue 'nions1
twenty DAYS Our loss during this perod anOuLtca
on the FIST day 10 m en- hurdrc1 men, on toose follow
No 20 ole boussnd aud from the 20 OF August TO the
5tf Of September 10 five hundred or Six hundred men
every twenty -four hous. This cannonafe, KEEP. up
from the distant batteries well Lon those az very
borr distance from the line OF defense, produced the
most dlssst Gus effect works the ramparss and
batteries, rtpaired every night under heavy nre'
cIumblsd doNn II last after few shots me prapets
fell n large mas es nto the dtches and 80 ks WHICH
had cost iocre1ible sacrifices and toll were a ala de-
siro,ed. To the LETT Ct the hartb-lnyn whEh was
moe particularly jured by the enemy, the oastlon
number swo was reduced every evening to ne ~ oil
r, ms ard more OF rs guns could DC ntet tleoy, we
were cOmpetd TO transfer 10 The SECOND noe oil &C.
ferse which was still entire, he battery o; twelve
puIs.s ablshed on the ef slope Of the MaldkOn NIL;
ano even his second line suffered no less than me et
face OF the rneff bason, linst which The enemy
directed the heaviest FIRE.
~ ! be prOxu ity of the approaches OF the enemy,
W len almost touched the outward oltehes oi our
works the rrepara BIZ damage done 10 the line OF de-
fenses AND shove all tie oss sustained by the CART
son fr, m The II OF the enemy, which was rendered
6 i'll heavier by the necessity ot employ'g con-
s'Dbtly increasing number OF men IS Ia'oreS-Hh
lese cCum united crnvin cd tee co nauder-
ipchief OF he indsper sable necessity OF Pl'ung an
enc TO Low useless efiu-loI Of blood, by aba donng
10 the er emv tba ely of SvastOpo reduced 10 heaps
of and ashes. But this evacuation, Ill race OF
hostile force OF hundred thoussod men, whose APP
protcbCs already touched our line OF fOTl1ca ions,
presented the greatest Difficult les, and imposed ne ne
cefsy of see ting tor the operation parsuiary ID
voTabe opportunity.
the fen tste1 nal of The Allies on the Russian works
the falling Iamparts led up the bitches, aud II was
inpossiht 10 90 more Than secure the o"der maya
7ires by covering them with earth Fro II me otn 10
The st6 OF September the report states that the
los Cf the garrison was four superior uhcers Tor
" seven subaerus and three thousand Due hundred
az o seventeen men After describing The arrange
mel b made on receiving notice that the troops OF me
Allies ere assembling in the trenches In tfoAt OF the
Mslskth, PHI ce GOIchak0H ADDS:
ION toe eth of September at IL 80 am the enany
rushed rrecpitafey fro their saps against the angles
of the kOruilcff Dsst on and bastlon No. :.
The cuches, filled up with the oarth OF tue
cruub e5 paraptts did not present aBy great obst " to
the asseiants. They rushed into bastlon No. drove
a., J.. ,..,, .,.-sI Of e guur nud she'd tho
Ors,hekoh avine, and the second be OF defense;
bat there Msor Yaroschevitb with battalion OF the
Regiu ent BeOIerek, REFUSED them win the osyone
and Grove Il en- beyond the parapet
The report that the French were also repulsed
from the twelve-gun battery into which they pene-
rged by the chtcdBr ae Jr!se, and tneD proceeds TO
tie French grand alta k Of the Nalakoff 70 yer:
.'Tne angle of the skOmi eff bas.ion the Malikod)
was attacked by an enormous mass oil troops-h7e
French divisions, amounting TO about 3O,OOO men
s,ele and drove back from it The regiment Praga
Tie conn ander CT this regiment, COlJnel Freund
clarled he + eIch with several companies with the
bayonet, and checked them; but he was wounded
and the assembling columns Which continued TO come
u reI ulscd BY vigorous charge the regiments the
bill at the time and the enemy held possession Of The
Whole of its summit. Moet of the commanders OF
reg mems and battaOns, as well as the olh5:rs, had
BEEN ,iled woUnded our troops KEEP, their ground
obstinsey by the pJwGer magazines nearest u tower
and the bsitCrs hat commanded the bason No. 3;
but about z. N. they compelled TO yield 10 the
suseJioriy in purbtr OF the maSres Of the enemy.
which continued to ivasee and occupy rhe hill our
troops TsIed bebiId the gorge of the Ma skOf The
con- ilct on this point where the GdyersarIcs were
separated by the deep ditch and the rampant Of the
go ge was maintained long lime with obstnscy
and fsIy the Numerous columns OF the enemy made
several attempts TO tarog our troops back out we're
each line repulsed vito the Dny0Cet."
In the attack made at he tine on the Gefvais
battery the French drove OGt % it the re, neu of
(hssseurs of biz Imperial Hig hness tte Grand Duke
Micha. The report tGen describes the English attack
op the Rec Gan:
"At1oon the Engli.h advancing in skirmishing or
der sustained by strong reserves rushed on the angle
OF oastion No. 3. The Vladimir regiment, thrown back
the fret mOmeL. q G.rack, but supported II time
by COMPARES OF the regiments kaIschaika and
IaAOutts, charged TIE enemy with The blyonet, and
repustd those of The English who had ere 4dy gained
parepet, and Get ing fire 70 the fasci1es o. he
sicts of The enbrssures- LeutensntGenera Psvloff,
who expected second attack Of The bason by the enc
N.Y. reinforced he troops of the defer &C. b. 10 Se.eag
bIsk iegin eIt which formed the L enemy
do renew the Gft ck st the angle OF the oastJn but vas
repulseq b. this regiment uader the cOmmaud Of Col
Mezen'sSf who fell curing the assault. third attack
by the enemy repulsed Nth the same SUCCESS as
u two first 4 portion Of the as-ail4nts established
TIE selves in The fOsse, and directed thence
shoIp FIRE OF muskery; tJeight volunteers OF the
Vsdini' Tes iment, uIder The com nsnd OF E1sgn
DoubroviLe, cescended into the ditch AID drove the
En-. sb out Of it,
The report 'ajls the incidents Of the conflict the
city eide OF the Mslakof |, sppseH only this. the
French did sot advance beyoni The worAs they h.i
taken az rOoD and several a.tem rs 10 IL 50 are
described a. having b.sn fo1ed.- A. las. however,
the cOnmander-in-cblef hiBse proceed 81 ~ the
second line of ln'Tenchnents before the MGAkOf
BILL AID, finding tie hight occupied by large m4sses
Of French tTOsJs, IL The rear OF -hich there were
sirong serves be yinced ii tt the reoccupa
ton Of tie KOrilef uastion the Malazofl you'd
again ueeesse:e immense sacrifices. 4 he had al
ready cecoed on abandoning the ty, he resolved 10
take advantage OF the fact hst the ssssgt had been
Tet ulsed Oh every Other point 70 execute his mosL
Dime Ill operation hlle the enemy s eLh 4ust,d
by sn2ue. Accordingly he ordered L. ltenant-gen-
crsl Sehepeief hot TO attack the hos nil aI bss'1n,
but At all bszarcs 20 prevent the e0cmy no De
doUcbiDg rom = IL tae dire ;tlon Of the city These
orceTs weie puBciuay executed, not sithstGndlss
oil the Efforts Of TIC French 20 advance 10 irJnt OF the
gorge ofine L&,tioD.
!: 10 thus that thanks 10 the courage and rrnnees
Of The garrison nO.8 the ding he destruction II
vorhs By prolonged bOmbariment, cry a,'G-'k Of
al ny superior ia numbers " as repussi on i've
points Of .he jeiesse. Even tn Oc.u u N Of the
Malskof the only po'n. on wticT tle ss.au. sue
oeeCeo only cue 20 The immense superiority Of
the B1mbTs Of the enemy, who threw forward az srs
il about 20 600 men, and 70 the dlssfvs .tlkes OF
PORTION plesente1 By The eide OF the N4lakoG next
the CITY, Whic r. nsered con atoms with !. from
tLs Ciij -.lf II remedy eiffic 1T -
TiLce Cor IA kof then mentions the IA nes of the