The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-04
NUMBER 148.

St Paul, and for them an armistice was asked;
| but. with their accustomed Indifference to the
preservation of life and property, the Russians
were determined to destroy the property rath-
er than to capitulate, and they executed their
design.
THE ATTACK.
Under these circumstances, the English and
French advanced mortar batteries being IN
good working condition, the trenches were
pushed up to the ditch under the protection
ola vigorous fire. How near the advanced
trenches were established and whether
complete crowning of the glacis, secuIal1ns ar
tenn, was accomplished we do not yet know.
The fireing more and more assumed the charac-
ter of regular bombardment and vertical tire
was successfully made use of, to render the
place untenabe for large bodies Of troops, TIL
finally the assault was ordered.
! On the Mamelon, the Russians had last
Spring constructed a number of tire-proof
and shell-proof compartments with the aid OF
traverses and blindages. The contrivances
gave capital protection against the eneny's
fire but, when the assault was made, it was
found that no room had been left Tor coneen-
trating sufficient number of troops for the
defense of the work. Compartment after
tCO0pafIHelJ QeieDNleQ Dy ISN IuSh
was carried by the French, and at once formed
a ready-made lodgment for them. The same
mistake appears to have been made in. the
completion of the defense of the Malakof
The thing was overdone, and when the French
Ecnce got hold ofthe commanding point OF the
hill the Russian works themselves must have
afforded them protection against the russian
fire.
The Redan, Bastion No. 8, and the Redan
of the Careening Bay, Bastion No. l, OF the
Russians, being situate on more level ground
did not admit of the terraced batteries and
complicated defenses applicable to the Mala-
kof Here therefore simple coupure appear
to have been made in the interior OF the bastlon
cutting off the salien engle and exposing It's
interior to an overwhelming fire. The troops
for its defense could thus be placed further
to the rear, and the interior of the work pro-
tected by sallies from the coupure. In con-
sequence of this arrangement, which wasof the
kind generally adopted in such cases, the
English lines and the French columns, ordered
Ito the assault of these positions, could indeed
penetrate beyond the all but abandoned outer
wall; but when there, face to face with the
coupure, they were crushed by its grape and
1musketry and had to give up the assault
4 AS soon as the Malakoff was carried Gener-
al De Sales, on the French left attack, made
an attempt to establish himselfin the Central
lBastion, (No. 5, between the Flagstaff and
lQuafantine Bastions.) He was repulsed. We
lare not informed whether this assault was
undertaken on his own responsibility or
whether it formed part Of the original plan
Nor do we know how far the proximity OF the
Fro,,vil trenches To the bastien justified such
"a detached and hazardous attempt.
THE TURNING POINT.
mn NEaloI-oqr 11a;,,c, 20 lyor, o. oyea
formed the turning point of the struggle
From all the preceding events of this remark
able siege, it was to be anticipated that the
French, ifproperly alive to their business,
Wore not in the remotest danger of being
! idriven out of their position. The MaiakoH
, completely commands the Karabelnaya and
, the Eastern slope of tLe hill on which the
town of Sebastopol was built. Taking in the
rear the sea forts on the Southern side OF the
harbo1. it made the whole of the inner harbor
land the greater part ofthe outer harbor unten-
able to the Russian ships OF war By the fau
of the Malakofi, the continuity OF the defensive
lines of Sebastopol became interrupted at that
VERY point upon which the security OF the
whole was dependant.
The possession of the Malakof, therefore,
: meant the possession of Karabelnaya, the
: destruction of the town by bombardment, the
taking ofthe flank and rear of the Flagstaff
.. Bastion. and the disappearance OF the last
: lcbanee Of the towns holding out. Sebastopo1
had hitherto been fortified camp for large
r army. as indeed are all modern fortresses.
Bv the capture of the MalakoT it had sunk to
: 1.-THE rank of a mere bridge-head without
! bridge. 1t was therefore, wise TO alb ndon II.
olIt IS true we had heard good deal OF new
? works constructed on the inner slope OF the
: Malakoff with view to maintain the defense
tofthe Karabeinaya; after the loss ofthat forCl-
Ifieation; but they do not seem to have been OF
n val5e enough toinduce Prince Gortschakoitto
y continue the defense However we shall now
;, soon know what was their real nature.
THE REsULT-ExTESr OF THE VICTORY.
Some Russian ships had already been burnt
s in the harbor by shells from the Allied bate
e iries. The Malalkoff once armed with French
! Guns. would have made it difficult for the
It remaining Russian vessels find SAT anchor
ofI ace except Just at the foot of Forts Nicholas
: and Alexander, and there is not room for a
l. great many; hence the burning and sinking
n Of the remainder of the fleet.
,e The Karabelnaya side being completely IN
a. the hands of the Allies, theyare in position to
n undertake operations IN the HELD 1hosagn
N they will not be able to establish many bat
h terries or many troops in that suburb on account
Dt of the fire from the Northern shore OF tne mar
os lbor. they have succeeded inreducIng the nus
ts sian portion of Sebastopol 70 less than one hal
ID Its extent before the 9Th inst gnd 10 IoItiess
es capable of holding but a limited nuiloer o y
Not only is the ts.enilYe poWsT o.
the garrison completely crlshes, but us deien-
sve strength is greateiy reduced. a lar slii,.- a.