Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-30
torsisn sntslligsnts.
We make some further extracts from our
English files brought by the America;
The War tn the Crimea.

English files brought by the America;
The War I'm the Crimea.
General Simpson writes to the London
Gazette, under date of the 18th of September,
that the troops continue employed in the con.
struction of roads and in making preparations
for the winter, which are greatly facilitated by
the fneness of the weather The enemy have
commenced firing into the town, and the troops
stationed there for fatigue duties have, in con-
sequence, been withdrawn.
despatch from the same general to Lord
Panmure, of September 20, says:
"Snce my last dispatch the troops have been
EMPLOYED, to the number of $500 men, daily,
in making the road from Balaklava to the
camp; and as after few hours Of RAIN the
whole distance is converted into mass of deep
mud, the work that has to be performed, from
this reason as well as the great distance that
the stones have to be transported, renders it
one of great labor and difficulty.
Large fatigue parties are daily employed in
the town, dismantling and conveying timber
and other materials from the ruins of the build.
ings, and hope by this means to get a con-
siderable portion of the troops under cover pre-
yious to the commencement Of the bad weather.
"The enemy have been firing from the
batteries on the north side at the working
parties in the town, and although causing some
little annoyance, they have not prevented the
work being carried on, and am happy to add
that one man killed and one wounded are the
only casualties occasioned by their fire.
III regret to have to report to your lordship
that owing to the explosion Of a Russian maya
zine on the 9th inst, one officer and nineteen
men were wounded. ordered an investiga-
ton to be made, and from the report have
received the origin was from the explosion OF
hidden fougasse, a number OF which have been
dug up in various parts of the town and
batteries
He adds an account of the skirmish between
the 10th Hussars and the Cossacks near
Kertsch.
It is stated that the tent of Mr.. Russell, the
Times correspondent, before Sebastopol, was
called both by English and French officers "the
grumbling shop" on account OF officers imme-
diately repairing thither whenever they had
grievance to complain OF.
Nearly the entire of the British calvary and
the whole of the battery train at present in the
Crimea are to pass the winter on the Bospho-
rus, and at Kutchuck Cheekmajee, on the coast
of the Sea of Marmora.
Prince Gortschak offs Report ON the Fall
OF SebastOpOl.
On Inc i LIN OF hupuSI Inc cucny oPCuCu
from the side of Karabelnaia very heavy and
murderous caunonade, which lasted 20 days.
Our loss during this period was, on the first
day, 1900 men, on the days following, 1000;
and from the 22d of August till the 5th of
September from 500 to 600 men every "a
hours.
son the 9TH Of September the enemy con-
tined the bombardment with redonbled force,
and the cannonade was inconcevably destruc-
tive, to such degree that our fortihcatons
were shaken by it the whole line of defence.
This internal fire, principally directed against
the embrasures, proved that the enemy was
endeavoring to dismount our guns, to demohsh
our ramparts, and to prepare for taking the
city by storm. 1t was no longer possible to
repair the damage done to our works, and our
efforts were limited to covering the powder
magazines and the blindages with earth
"The parapets crumbled down and filled up
the ravines; it was necessary to continue to
clear the embrazures, and the number OF ar
tillerymen killed was so great that 1t was with
difficulty we could bring up others to take their
places. Our loss at this period of the siege
was extraordinary; from the 5th to the 9th of
September there were placed hors du combat,
superior officers a subalterns I and 3,947 SOL
diers, without reckoning the artillerymen who
persisted at their guns"
After giving description of the attack and
capture of the Malakoff the report adds
"The general loss of the garrison on the 9Th
of September was four superior officers, 55
subalterns, and 1925 men killed, wounded, 26
superior officers, 266 subalterns, 5,S26 men !;
confused, superior officers, SO subalterns,
1888 men missing, "a officers and 1889"
The attack on the Redan is thus described:
AT midday the English threw themselves
in loose order of battle, supported by strong
reserves upon the salient Of bastion No. g.
The vladimir regiment, driven back at first
but afterward supported by those Of Kamtchatka
and Iakutsk IL battalions) bore down on the
enemy with the bayonet, hurled over such Of
the English as had gained the rampant, and
set fire to the fascines lining the cheeks of the
embrasures. Lieutenant General Pawloff, an
ticipating a renewed attack of the enemy on
bastiou No. 3, strengthened himself by the
Selinghinsk regiment, which stood in reserve,
thus making 16 battalions-equal to about
5000 men,
"The enemy renewed his attack on the sa
lent, but repulsed by the Selinghinsk re-
giment under Colonel Selinghinsk regiment IN
der Colonel Niensenzof, who was killed during
this attack. A third assault Of the enemy was
killed during this attack. A third assault of
the enemy was repulSeu Win Ihe same sue
cess as the two preceding. A part of the enemy
posted itself in the ditch, where il opeued a
hot fire of musketry. Forty.eight volunteers
of the vladimir regiment, under the command
of Ensign Ducrowin, let themselves down into
the ditch, and drove out the English"
The Baltic Sen.
UMEA, Sept 25.-The blockading squadron
are beginning to have hard work. and find it
IL 10 4los~ rto l. AL al
of the severe gales that come down from the
mountains in the North and sweep the Gulf Of
Bothnia with great violence. The ships often
look in here to supply themselves with fresh
provisions and hear the news. Six vessels are
cruising along the coast Of Finland, be-
tween Bjorneborg and Christinenstad.
On the 18th instant the Dragon made lucky
hit, for, appearing unexpected off Haddigerne,
opposite the Islands Ruaken, she fell in with