Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-09-29
The Foreign News.

The additional intelligence from the Crlmea
which we publish this morning, seems to look as
if the Russian forces would be compelled, ere
long. to evacuate the whole Peninsula, and leave
it in the complete possession of the allies.
The details of this important victory are not at
present known, neither have we as yet, any Off
cil return Of the casualties that have occurred.
The English commander describes their loss as
"somewhat heavy" and General Pelissier de-
scrbes the loss on the part of the allies "con-
siderable" Such an important achievement as
the capture Of the Malakof, and the subsequent
reduction of the town itself, must have necessa-
rily entailed fearful slaughter and sacrifice Of
life
The plan of the battle appears to have been as
follows--The place was attacked in four direc'
tons. The British troops attempted the storm
ing of the Redan; the French attacked the Nal
akoff; the extreme right of the French made a
diversion on the Little Redan; and united at
tack of the English, French, and Sardinians, was
made on the Central Battery. All those attacks
appear to have been made simultaneously with
great spirit and energy; but the one which was
cminently successful, and eventually decided the
by General Bosquet and General M'Mahon, on
the Malakoff Both the Redan and the Central
Bastion were, at times, in the possession of the
storming parties, but so accurately did the guns
of the enemy cover these works, that as soon as
the allies had gained possession of them, and the
Russians had retreated, the FIRE which opened
upon the besiegers was SO murderous that it was
found impossible to hold the position. The French
eagles once floating over the Malakoff. the victo-
ny was half gained, and the bombardment was in
creased with impetuosity and ferceness.
No sooner we're the outer works taken, which
laid the town and the port at the mercy of the
allied forces, than the men-of-war and steamers
in the harbor were all set on fire. blown up, sunk,
or destroyed, either by the FIRE of the allied bat
teres by the orders of the Russian authorities.
What effect these successes may have upon the
future conduct of the war cannot be told, but per-
haps something of the work that remains to be
done, may be judged from the following extract
from the London Advertiser, of Sept. IL. That
paper says:
1--WE must not suppose that, because we are
masters of the south side of Sebatopol, our work
10 DONE On the contrary, the most arduous portion
OF 1t yet remains to be accomplished. 1t is. in
deed, the opinion of most military men who have
been on the spot that it will be almost impossible
to capture the northern part of Sebastopol by
means of bombardment. They affirm that the
only chance of taking the remainder Of that pow
erful fort will be by having recourse to an in
vestment o. the place, which they think. now that
we are in possession of the southern side, quite
practicable. But this is a matter which may be
safely left in the hands of the allied generals.
They will be the best judges of what ought to be
done, and there cannot be doubt that what they
deem best they will do. The blow which Russia
has received, in capture of aportion of the most
formidable stronghold in the southern part of her
dOminicns, will be felt to be heavy one. But we
must not deceive ourselves by assuming that the
fall of the southern side Of Sebastopol s~ill ter
inmate the war