Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-06

lie is strange man ny husband, but be is "a
noble one too, only itlsn little hard to find
it out sometimes apl seems to me. my
heart says more earnstly to night than. it
ever did dbefore-Godl lless hiH
The News from Europe Eail Of se-
basesRpI
AT last, it seems, Fralob sat or and British
lnnasne,~- = I1ssIan enuu-'
rance, and Sehastopof, aftera siege of eleven
onths, has fallentinto the hands of the enc
my. Onthesth and 10th September the tel
egraph wires were constantly charged with
messages of victory, and multiplied despatch
es from the military and naval leaders on
both sides leave not the smallest room for in
cOedulity. 1t appears that on the 5th the
expected bombardment commenced on scale
of unprecedented magnitude. After three
days incessant fire. the assault was made on
the 8th- the French directing their efforts as
before against the Malakof, the English aim
ing at the Redan. From thesbrief dispatches
which have been received, we gather that the
French were repulsed six times, and suffered
a loss which has been estinated at Is 900
men they succeeded in the end, however,
in establishing themselves in the Malakoff on
had Jared differently on their left. The Re-
dan was carried with comparative ease. But,
after planting their flag Oil its walls, the
British we're attacked by force of Russians
with such impetuosity that they were forced
to vacate the work. When the French took
the Malakoff, and maintained themselves
there, the other Notifications of the Karabel-
naia suburb became untenabe. Accordingly
during the night of the 8-9th. and on the
morning of the 9th, Prince Gortschakoff
blew up all the public buildings and ships,
set fire to every house that would burn, and
crossed over, as he says, with very small
loss to the north side. The allied troops
though occupying the line Of defences from
Careening Bay to the Redan, had not ven
tured it seems, to enter the suburb when the
last accounts left as the whole city was ruin
and every building was either in flames or
in ashes. me al !
IT E is YGt Pdt, tG Fnt the Sebastopol
drama is played out. We have yet to learn
how the Russians will avail themselves of
their position on the north side. 1t will be
remembered that for some time we have heard
of preparations being made for retreat of
the Russian army to the Star fort, showing
that Gortschakoff was not blind to the possi-
bility of the capture of Karabelnaia, and
Indicating that in the opinion of the Russian
chiefs its fall would not involve the ruin of
the army. 1t is possible that the north fort
may yet for some time defy the victorious
Allies.
But the warmest friend of the Russian
cause cannot deny to the Allies, and espec-
tally to the French-to such men as Bosquet
and their comrades-a tribute of applause
for the achievement we this day record. Ell
even months have they been encamped on
those heights suffering every i'll that can
affiict humanity, disease, cold, privation and
Encouragement, besides the ordinary con-
tingencies of the battlefield the whole world
has derided their efforts, and cheered on the
gallant Tottleborn and the men who fought
for their homes and their native soil i; natives
as we'll as foreigners have urged the abandon
ment Of the enterprise, and attributed It's
commencement to overweening vanity and
ignorance on the part of the allied chiefs.
General after general has given it up in
despair, and gone away to die or been re-
called over hundred thousand good men,
English and French, have laid their heads
under the Crimean sod yet, in spite of all
Napoleon and his Allies have persevered and
the consequence is that Sebastopol exists no
more. In historical point of view the e.
vent has no parallel There have been sieg
es where the va1or Of the besieged has avail
ed to defend the place for longer period of
time-but there never was one at which so
much human obstinacy, or so much scientific
skill were displayed nor, on the other hand
was there ever an instance Of SO many hu-
man lives being sacrificed in war within so
small compass of ground. AS long as this
world lasts, Sebastopol-or the site where it
stood-will be classic ground.
So far as the war is concerned, lit must not
be supposed that the fall of Sebastopol i'm
plies the SUBMISSION of Russia and the estab-
lishment of peace. So long as Cronstadt
defies the strongest feet the Allies can eouip
Russia, it may confidently be asserted, will
hold out. The fault of Sebastorol does not
even decide the fate of the Crimea. Il has
dealt fatal blow at Russian prestige: it
has destroyed Russian supremacy in the
Black Sea it has cost the Gar more money
than ten years of peace can make up; but it
does not reduce the Empire to that humlia.
ting position in which, as Gertschakof said
at Vienna, it would be bound to accept the
terms dictated by the Allies. IN. Y. Herald.