American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-10-06
NEWS DEP ARTME'NP.
9tensmtited .for the Baliin.ore Ameriean.
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
The EinaI ana succcssfu, Assault
From the London Times Sep. Ill

! the landing of the allied forces in the
Crmea, and SIG days after the opening
of the besieging batteries against Sevas-
topol, on the 18th Of October, 1854. n
final and victorious assault was made
upon the Southern part of the town.
Before night the French flag waved in
triumph on the Malakoff Tower. which
has fallen before the indomitablo cour-
| age and perseverance of the assuilamts.
aud within few hours more the Rus.
sian garrison had evacuated the Kara.
beluaia suburb aud the Southern por.
tion Of the fortress. after blowing up
, the magazines and tho principal works,
setting fire to the town in many places,
and then endeavoriug to Withdraw by
the bridge across the haibor from this
terrific scene of devastation aud defeat.
So fell SevaStopol. The catastrophe
surpasSrs in horrible interest all tho pre-.
ceding scenes Of this gigantic contest.
/ The columns Of the allied armies com.
biued in a iourfold attack, struggled all
day with equal valur, though with une.
quail success, against the principa points
marked out for assault. The cxtIemc
right of the French attack was directed
against the work called the little Redan
which was at first carried by the impe-
tuuslty of our allies, though they were
subsequently driven back by the fierce
resistance OF the Russians. The second
and principal assault of the French ar.
my was against the Malakof, which
was carried by storm, and determined
10y It's fall the fate, not only Of the day,
but of the siege.
a third attack was made by the Brit.
ish forces on tho Great Redau, and. al.
though we learn that the salient angle
OF this formidable work was at one mo.
ment carried IL occupied by our troops,
1t must be added that they were subse.
qucntly driven out of il 10y the fire of
Russian batteries which commanded it,
and this check in some degree dimin-
lsheS The cXultation which will be felt
IN this country at the triumphant ter.
muatl"n OF the siege. The French col
umns on the left also assailed, in the 4th
place, the Central Battery, but failed
L" establish themselves IN the work.
We have no doubt that every man who
attacked the dufcuces Of Sevaslopul on
that oventtuI day fought with tho same
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