New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-08
NUMBER $50.
Further News by the America,
NORTHERN sEBAsTopoL.

boston on the evening of the 28th uIt w
have already published telegraphic skeleton q
her advices. The English papers received h,
this arrival regard the question of tha fall a
Seoastopol settled in practical point of view
The Times says, in regard to the ability Of the
Russians TO maintain themselves On the northern
side of the harbpr, that the works of defens,
there are inferior and do not comprise the re
sources Of an arsenal and town, and that they ar
badly supplied, especially with water, which ca,
| only be obtained from wells. The Time furtbe
says: 4.s.'z y.
We take the final destruction Of the Russia,
steamers the order by Prince Gortschakoff, to b
further proof of his intention to retreat, other
wise these vessels might have been sheltered for
| short time under the large northern batteries
From these indications we conclude that the pre-
sent object of the Russian Generals is mainly b
| save the remains of their army. and the strateei
cal question which remains to be determined b,
the skilland vigor of the respective beligerents
whether the allied forces will not prevent tina
object. rs 44=5.s.z.... ~ ! :.
The Paris correspondent of the Times ststes
that when the French assault succeeded, th,
Russian artillerymen we're at the guns, but with
that exception complete panic took possession
Of the Russian army at the appearance of the
Allies at the Malakof tower. .-;.rle.
The Independence Beige says that at the
third assault generals, officers and soldiers were
all mixed together .y 4s....s ...,s,...
The Paris Debats of the 14th contains the
following notes on the present occupation of the
Allied army, from the pen of Colonel St. Ange :
"It has been asked if Sebastopol is tenable. 90
long as the Russians remain masters of all the
forts on the north side, which line the sea in
front of the town? Undoubtedly it NAV. he
held in spite Of this. 1t is true that the occu.
patton Of the north by the Russians prevents our
entering the roadstead and the port. What
need have we of them, when we already possess
excellent harbor, Have not our fleets already
passed the winter without incurring any danger
in these waters? 1t has also been asked if the
Allies will have to undertake, now or later, the
siege of the forts on the north side ! There ap-
pears no absolute necessity for so doing.
The forts Of the north side can neither pre-.
vent our occupation of Sebastopol, nor can they
thwart our operations in the interior OF the
Crimea, on account of their eccentric situation.
We should not be surprised at their being blown
up SO soon as the Russian army is compelled to
retreat from the neighborhood of Sebastopol
For the present the Allied army holds it's strong
position until the occupation of the town shall
have been properly arranged, and its chief de-
fenses thoroughly repaired. 1t does not appear
to have anything else to do at present The
Russian army, for its part, occupies the excel
lent positions of Mackenzie strongly entrenched
and lined, with redoubts like our own. The
Russians will probably continue in observation
before us within their strong positions until the
Allied army gives signs of some movement
A Paris letter says, in regard to the losses of
the French: ~ s1f s u
Il sn, kol D.. IL. .
French Generals were killed in the attack on
sebastopol on Saturday. The death of General
Desalses, however, who made the attack on the
Central Bastion, is not confirmed The names
of those killed are Generals Rivet, LIE Breton
and Neil Gen. De Aiarolles is missing, and ii
is feared that he has met his death from the ex-
plosion of o mine. Gen. Couestoen is severely
wounded, and the favorite aide. e.de-camp OF
General Pelissier, mortally 30. Of the French
casualties otherwise, we know nothing positive.
The total number is as yet not allowed to trans
pire. Some believe that it will be found to
amount to 10000, including the English loss,
while others form lower estimate Probably
the returns will not be given until after tie
celebration Of the TIE Detm in Paris 'si Ia;=1i
t57t France. HsFi
/ Te Deum at Notre Dame was chanted on the
18th with all pomp for the fall of SebastopoI
All the state bodies were there in uniform
The emperor went to the cathedral in grand
procession, escorted by strong detaehments
He was in a carriage drawn by eight horses, led
by lackeys in splendid liyeries, and was accom-.
panied by Prince jerome. He wore the uniform
of general. The National Guards and troops
Of the line were drawn up on both sides Of the
streets leading from the Tuilleries to Notre
Dame ALI the houses on the line of procession
were profusely decorated with English and
French flags. The old cathedral Of Notre Dame
was decorated internally and externally with
English, French, Turkish and Sandman flags
Cn the column also were large escutoheons bear
ing the English and French arms. The sight of
the standard of Protestant England in the yen-t
cradle Catholic cathedral of Paris was one of
the most curious things that has occurred in the
course of the alliance
Business was pretty much suspended at Paris
There were gratuitous performances in oil the
theaters. Houses were decorated, and at night
the city was illuminated. On Sunday, the 10th,
Te Deum WAS ehanted in all the towns of
France, the local authorities attending in full
uniform.
A Paris letter says: " Notwithstanding the
rumors which are afoat, Gen. Bosquet has not
received any wound. Generals Rivet and Cas-
signe, the latter aid .de-eamp to Gen. Pelssier,
are among the killed. The death of Gen. Cas-
signe has caused deep regret throughout the
army.
line n0mlnhGlOu OF Uen. Nlel TO Ine ilSG OF
marshals is spoken of. Gen. Mel it was, who,
on his arrival in the Crimea, designated the
Malakoff tower as the vulnerable point of Se-
bastopol 1.z.
An order has been received at Marseilles to
suspend the embarkation Of bombshells, and to
land those already shipped
Gen. Canrobert was offered the dignity OF
Marshal of France, but declined to accept it,
that he might not detract from the lustre Of the
achievements of Gen. Pelissier.
A dispatch dated Paris, Wednesday, Septem-
ber IL, says that fresh reinforcements are
ordered to proceed to the Crimea Immediately,
to join the grenadiers and the guards.
A dispatch from Vienna states that Baron
Kubec, President of the Council, had died from
| cholera.
The London Press of the 10th, sums up the
achievements of the Baltic feet thus:
| The operations of the Baltic feet are CON.
| cluded for the season; the campaign of '55 il
over, and it is probable that in short time ad
miral Dundas and his liners will return t,
England. In summing up the operations Of tn
fleet, it is impossible to avoid expressing tn
utter disappointment felt by all classes at tn
futile and frivolous result of the campaign
With an enormous feet, with vast profusio
of means, and with the whole experience of 81
both the Admiralty ana their Admiral hay
contrived to achieve, in four months cruis.
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