Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-10-03
SECOND DESPATCH.

'' SECOND DESPATCH.
f'he foss in the storming Of Sebastopol was
boo men on the side of the allies and $4,000
that of?ths Russiaas.- This is the statement
tho French and English journals, from which
be- reports are derived. -.
immense materials of war fell into the hands
fs allies. - -:
Is stated that the allied Generals have re-.
led orders to demand The unconditional sur
der of NIL Russian troops. stores and defen-
including Odessa.
pfsthe sales of.cotton during the week spec
Fotstook 5000 bales,
she ndvance in. therat of interest, is 10 Al
csoh and another advance was expected.
dsices from Manchester were less favorable.
beat had advanced Id.
Es weather was favorable, and the crops
missing. -
ktoai.ious;we ere dull and unchanged in price.
sugar had advanced Is.
foney was moro stringent.
'he steamer Pacific arrived out on the 18TH
THIRD DESPATCH.
'Re Intelligence Of the fall of Sebastopol
received at London with extravagant de.
nssr.rtions of Joy. The fact was. officially
oauced in the theatres and oil public places.
3ebastopol was attacked on the morning Of
sth .at four different points. The French
sf Bosqust assailed the rMalakoff, the Eng
attacked the Redan, and Combined force
Engliah, French. and Sardinians assaulted
central bastions. All these attacks were
Re simultaneously, with great energy and
lit, supported by terrific cannonade, but the
hiLrls nevertheless were six times thrown
k with terriblessl slaughter. Finally, however,
divisions of Rosquet and McMahon succl eded
fecling lodgment in The Malakoff: and The
Fsians, finding all their efforts to drive them
frallloss, evacuated the south side of Sebas-
ol, destroying everything, and leaving moth
behind. They crossed tho harbor to the
kh side, destroying the bridg ges behind them.
2sr The capture Of the Malakoff, Gen. De
cS attempted twice TO take the central bastion,
was driven back by the Russians, with
htfni loss.
General Bosquet, 10 whom the honors Of the
are pnn, ipaly due, perished in the final as-
h. tie Losses Of The Allies were enormous.
he following are the dispatches relating to
great event:
General Simpson telegraphs on the 9Th that
south side Of Sebastopol was in the hands
fha Allies, the Russians having evacuated the
20 on the preceding evening, after exploding
magazines, setting fire to the town, and
ming all their ships except thee steamers.
bridge communicating with the uorth side
destroyed by the retiring Russians.
'ts French Minister of War says: Karabel-
and the south side of Sebastopol, have
sed to exist. The enemy percelving one
occupation, evacuated the place, after
wing mp nearly all the defcnres.
Prince Gortschakoff the Russian commander,
tgraphs on the 9th, as follows: The defen-
; Of Sebastopo, after sustaining fire Of ball
three days, and repuIsing six assaults, could
drive the enemy from the Malakof. Our
ye troops resisted to the last extremity, and
enemy found nothing in the southern part
Sebasropol, but blood.stained ruins.
Mee successful assaults on Sebastopol, was
3fe By the divisions of General Bosquet and
Afshon.
rhs Allies were doing great damage along
Sea Of Azoff. They had destroyed Rus
smsrehandize, valued at several millions.
.,c latest despatch relative to Sebastopol is
u 1rd. at Paris on Saturday, and states that
knty-6ye thousand Allies, had left Baaklava
1the north side Of Sebastopol, aud that the
lssiians were in full retreat. Other accounts,
Fever, stale that the Russians w6te in pos
Slon Of all tho forts on The north side, and
!; l6e hseis could not enter the harbor until
80 Constantine was reduced.
beItmcre. who attempted to assassinate Napo-
n,:Has clearly shown 10 be insane, and will
therefore be tried but will be sent to an
lam.
ftis reported that Austria has offered to medi-
between Denmark and the United States.