The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-05-23
TIE sE1eE OF sERAsropoL.
Report Of an American otiee..

The New York Tribune publishes a
letter from Paris, from which We make
the following interesting extracts:
"Paris, AprI 26.-I have received
intelligence from Sebastopol through q
source, which gives a character to the
operations now going or there quite diff
ferent 10 that derived from the interest
cd statements ofthe French and English
j~oureals.
1t il true that ut the date of the
18th some Of the defenses Of the town
near the Malakof tower and the Bastion
du Mat had been destroyed by the ALI
ed guns, but il must be recollected that
these were the most advanced works of
the Russians, that they were erected I'M
der the fire of the enemies cannon, and
were consequently imperfectly construct
ed, that they were of no great value in
the defence of the place, and ware re-
linquished without much Of struggle.
Their destruction was anticipated by
the Russiacs, and argues nothing toward
the 6nal result. Il 10 not till the as
saulting party places itself 10 advance
of these works that the guhs of the for
tress can be brougbtte bear with crush
ing effect 50 that at the date mention
ed nothing had TRANSFERRED before Sebas-
topol to indicate an advantage in favor
of allies. The pretension Of the latter
that ther guns pDsgessed q superiority
over those of the Russians is not true,
according to their own admission made
on many occasions since the commence
meut of the siege. The most important
defenses of the Russian garrison are
meunted with the large marine guns
taken from the ships of the Russian feet,
and these guns are made after models of
she best and largest guns in the French
and English service. AT the proper
moment these will do their duty In the
defence Of the place. The last Russian
dates from Sebastopol are to the 10Th,
and these demonstrate clearly that the
feebly-defended Russian outposts once
taken, and q slight advance made to-
ward the city, the allies have been. ar
rested, their Ere diminished, the amount
Of harm which they are accomplishing
against the heavy Russian works redue-
cd almost to nothing, and that these in
iuries are readily repaired during the
night. Added TO this, . certain timidi-
ty reigns in the allied campfrom the be-
lief that all the most accessible ap-
prosches to the city are mined, and on
ly await the pressure of q large body of
troops to be exploded.
sit Is reported from time to time, in
the English journals, that the guns
of the large fort, L'Et0iIe de Nord, on
che other side of the inlet from the place,
will NOT carry balls further than the
Cathedral in the center Of the city
His assertion Is fatty contradicted by an
American officer now with the allied ar
my who is every way qualified to Judge.
This fort which il the strongest of all tas
defeoses of SebAstopel, is mounted with
two hundred guns, and domineers the
city completely. Il is furnished with
the large marine guns before spoken of
which will carry, with very fair effect, to
the Halakof tower. or 70 any portion o.
the city wall proper, On the side OF
which the attack IS being made BY th,
allies. This large fort, however, will
thoea which are neal IL, uas bnilt Il
protect the difisult approaches 10 thl
city on the north side, Ehieh they per
fectly do, and At the same time to 40
a. auxiIiaries against an a~saaultiDg par
n from the south side, o a. = mean
sr on Of di.lodging an enemy VIII
RAek gain admittaDes to the city. I
y a. M become 3 serious question viii
s-neA ssnerals whether, If abe to gaiI
s.o. II the city, they viii dar'
A. le.s Stnost Annihilatsd army IN
F'.s e M or eight hundred gun