The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-10-04
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE-ARRIvAL
OF THE AMERICA AND WASHINGTON.

ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUR0PE-ARRIvAL
OF THE AMERICA AND WASHINGTON.
Fall Of sebastopol- supposed Death of General
Bosquet Great Excitement throughout Eu-
| rope-Attempt to Assassinate Napoleon-Aus-
trian Proposal to Mediate in the Danish Diff
| Guilty.
| HALIFAX, N. s., Sept. 81, 1855.
The royal mail steamship America, Captain
Lang, from Liverpool, at l24 o'clock on Satur-
day, the 18th instant arrived here at about
o'clock this morning, bringing l86 passengers,
and sailed again for Boston at o'clock, where
she will be due at late hour tomorrow Fri
day. afternoon. The America has experienced
heavy gales during the passage to this port
| AT o'clock, P. NJ on the 18th instant, the
America passed the Collins steamer Pacific,
| Captain Nye, from New York on the 9Th in
slant, going into Liverpool.
The steamship Union arrived at Havre on
the 9Th, and the North Star on the 18th instant.
THE WAR
Fail Of SebastOpol.-The news by the Amer
lea confirms the accounts of the fall of the south
| side of Sebastopol, brought out by the steamer
! Washington, copious extracts from which will
be found below, and to which we have as vet,
but very few details to add
| Vice Admiral Bruat telegraphed:
Crimea, Sept. 10, ii p. MI inspected to-
day Sebastopol and its lines of defence. The
mind cannot form an exact picture of our VIC
| tory-the full extent of it can only be under
stood by an examination of the place itself.
The multiplicity of works of defence, and the
material means applied thereto, exceed by far
| anything seen in the history of the war.
The capture of the Malakoff has placed in the
| hands of the Allies large amount of material
and immense establishments, the Importance
of which it is not possible to state exactly. To-
morrow, the Allied troops will occupy the Kar-
| abelnaia and the town, and under their protec-
| ton an Anglo-French Commission will be oc-
cupied with making out return of the mate
rial abandoned to US by the enemy. The ex-
ultation of our soldiers is very great.
Sept l2.-The enemy has destroyed the re-
mainder of his fleet Nothing now remains
| ahoat
The Allies are Fastening preparations, in case
of Gortschakof attempting to reach Perekop or
to unite with Liprandi.
Losses of the AUies.-Tbe London Post says
the English loss in the assault on the Redan
was five to six hundred killed and fourteen hun
dred wounded, including one hundred and forty
one officers.
The Monitcur says, that up to the morning of
the llth, $500 wounded, including 240 officers,
had gone to the ambulances. The number of
| the Ueau was not aSCeftalueU, out IL Is prODaDy
short of 1000.
The Paris correspondent of the London Times
writes that five French generals were killed, be-
sides ten superior officers.
1t is also affirmed that Generals McMahon
and Frocher have died from the effect of wounds
and that General Bosquet is either killed or
wounded.
Pelissier has been created Marshal of
France, and Paris completely illuminated, on
account of the victory.
A grand national Tie Deum was celebrated
at the Church of Notre Dame, the Emperor
attending in person.
Queen Victoria has sent an address OF thanks
| to her army, and directs General Simpson to
congratulate Marshal Pelissier on his brilliant
victory.
Throughout France and England, the rejoicing
is immense.
Paris correspondence says Pelissier has tele-
rraphed for instructions, in case Gortschakoff
should ask to capitulate. The reply, as report
ed, is in substance, that the Russians must sur
render at discretion, lay down their arms, and
give up all the fortified places in the Crimea,
including Odessa, and all their munitions of
war, without doing any previous damage there
to. But Gortschakof has not yet asked for
terms.
NEWS BY THE WASHINGTON.
By the United States mail steamship Wash
ington. Captain Cavardy, from Bremen and
Southampton, we receive our files of European
journals to the 18th instant,
| The Washington has brought the important
intelligence of the tall Of Sebastopot. On the
Sth instant, the Allied forces attacked the de-
fences Of Sebastopol, and the French, after sew
eral desperate assaults, carried the Malakof.
The plan of the battle appears to be have
been as follows: The place wag attacked in
four divisions. The British troops attempted
the storming of the Redan, the French attack
ed the Malakof, the extreme right of the French
made diversion on the Little Redan, and a
united attack of the English, French, and Sar-
dinians, made on the Central Battery. All
the attacks were made simultaneously, with
great spirit and energy, but the one which vas
eminently successful was led by General Bos
quet and General McMahon on the Malakoh.
Both the Redan and the Central Bastion were
st times in the hands of the storming parties,
but SO accurately did the guns of the Russians
cover these, that as soon as the English had
gained possession of them, it vas fonnd impos
sibe to hold them.
The intelligence of the fall of Sebastopol was
received in London with demonstrations of
great Joy. At the various theatres and places
Of public amusement, the fact was officially an
nounced, and the bands at each place immedi
ately played the national anthems of England
and France. Throughout England, the dem,
onstrations were general.
The following are the latest Geographic de-
spatches brought by the Washington of the i'm
portant event:
Allied Accounts-Vice Admiral Bruat tele.
grsphed on the 9th of September:
The assault upon the Malakoff Tower was
made yesterday at noon, sna later on the Great
Redan and on the Central Bastion.
A gale from the north kept the ships at an
Choir.
The mortar-boats, to be enabled to fire, were
obliged to enter Sreletzka Bay.
They fred SOC shelly against the Quarantine
Bastion and Fort Alexander.
The six English mortar boats, also at ancho.
in Streletzka Bay, fired about the same number
of shells.
Last night, violent explosions and vast con-
hagrations made US suppose that the Russians
were evacuating the town.
To-day we ascertained that the Russian yes
sells had been sunk.
| The bridge was covered with troops, retreat.
ing to the moth side.
| After o'clock, the bridge was destroyed.
Only few steamers remain In the port, an
chored near Fort Catharine.
| L approached this morning the Quarantine
| batteries on board the Brandon, and ascertain
ed myself that they are now evacuated,
They have just blown up.
Our soldiers have left their trenches, and
spread themselves in isolated groups on the
ramparts OF the town. which appears to be COM
pletely abandoned.
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