The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1855-10-05
New Summary.

Under our tclegraplic head will be found
oeta''s OF European news of somewhat great.
er Importance than what has been coming
TO us Tor any indefinite time into the pasf'
we are informed that Sevastopol is taken.
or ut least portion Of it, and though there
IS possibility that the news is without fun-
taton, the probabilities are very much :,
| favor OF its correctness. The assault of,or
tnree days bombardmcnts was made in four
DIVISIONS, the English attack being devoted
against the Redan, while the French attonnt-
eel to take the Malakoff. The former wsr.
rePuised once AMI the latter six times. Tho
fre''cli-as might have been an,icipated-
bore the heaviest part Of the assault, AIN,
apparently suffered the most severe loss
having, as is rcpo,tcd, five Generals killed
including Bosquct, to whom and General Nc.
MalIon, belong the chief. honors of the dor
lhe Allies report their total loss at Is Orn
men, and set down the same loss to the Rus.
slams. The Russians resisted will, their
natural stubhornness, and when it was found
Impossible to take what they had lost. blew
mp the detrnccs and fired the town unon
the south side, tire'l the slIi in the l,a,bor.
and destroyed the bridge connecting the
south with the north side. The latest des.
patch says that they still hold the forts on
'ne north side, and that the 4 AIlird fleets will
not te ane to enter the Bay until Fort Con.
Stantlne i, reduced. L, is also said tia.
the Allies are doing immense dunaoc to
i'"SsI'n merchandise upon the sea Of Azoff'
also that Il large Allied force was march.
ing along the coast TO intercept the Russian
retreat from ScV;>topol. The latest iut.l;.
gci'''c mentions the departure from Balaklaya
!" Zo,ooo troops to make demonstration
a5a;:'st the north side of the CITY. These
are dctails--sumcwhat coutraji,torv IN
themselves, which were received ,Lru,o,l,
rrenrll and English channels, and which.
'n"'':s'' ,''e great fact will not probably be-
| cha''S"d, Will doubtless he greatly modified
| "y. subsequent and more accurate reports
we have spoken more mt Icnylh upon the
great event Ill another place, and it may
oe proper here TO remark, that when the
''r''c'c WAS written. our latest despatch, whicl,
come III ut !, late hour last nig ght, WAS not
| received, and 1t was therefore s,,pposc, the
| Whole city WAS in The hands of ihc Allies.
'''St"a'i OF the Southern part of it.
As Il matter of course, the news of the
Allied sucrrss was received in London with
Inc most cXt'avagant demons: STATIONS of iov.
lie Intelligence WAS announce, in the thea
Tres and the public places with all the cere-
nonyy proper and rIcccssarv to the occasion.
Austria has proposed to Denmark to be-
come me'lator between that power and the
United State$,'by WAY Of settling the difficulty
with regard to the Sound Dues. 1t ia proba-
hie that slcl, proposition might be moro
agreeable to Denmark than to the United
States.
There has been another attempt made
upon the life of Louis Napoleon. This time,
the wouId-b" assas>in-w!losc name is Bell
'nore-ls reported insane, and it is said he
Will no, be required to submit to trial for the
crime, but will be committed 20 the proper
asylum for lnnatirs- Charleston Standard.