The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-10

FALL OF SEBASTOPOL!
he BOMBARDMENr AND ASSAULT

FALL OF SEBASTOPOL!
THE BOMBARDMENr AND ASSAULT
ALLiES SUCCESS UL!!
The FACrs-C CouRAaE OF THE ALLIEs--
RESOLUTION OF GoRrscHALoFF- Posi-.
rioS or THE kussIAHs-REroRrs
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The assault of the Allies was made on
Sept. Sth. On the l7,h. Oct. 1854 their
beselging batteries opened against Sebas-
topol. Just three hundred and sixteen
days after this, a final assault was made,
and the flag Of the Allies waved triumph.
an,ly on the tower Of the Malakoff.
ASSAULT AND RETREAT.
Details are wanting. We do not know
how often the Allies were regnlsed, aud
II repalsed with wat loss. The eighth
ot September, however, Witnessed a
resolution aud perseverance on the part
VI sAS "SsNAAlSS SNSb 1uAACAs
nes er before surpassed. Morning dawn
ed, and wilA IL b gan the bloody Tray !;
ulght closed tue sad drama, Ior the
Russians burning and destroying every
tnlug piowiuS up tneIf magazines aud
tiiluIpai works, withdrew ACROSS The mar.
DOr ,lon u,e scene oil devastation anu
delea 30 Ieii oebaslopoi.
THEPLAN.
The plan of the battle appears TO have
been as follows; The place was attacked
in four DIVISIONS. lne Blnish troops
attempted the storn,ng of the Redau, the
and a united attack oi the Ce -trai Battery.
Al the ATTACKS were made simultaneously
with great sp,rit and ener y; but he one
wuct, was eminentiy successful was led
by Gen. Bo<quet and Gen. Nc cMahon
on the Maakoti.
PRELIMINARY.
On Sept 5, Gen. Simpson telegraphed
sour batteries opened fire al daylight this
morning. Next day, Sept. q, he sen.
this message:
The bo,nbardment goes Oh steadily
fortunately, with lew casualties on our
side. A Russian lrsale, supposed to
have been set Oh fire by our Rockets, was
burnt in the Grca, iiarbor last night"
Gen. Pelissler .elegraphed Sept. 8, 10
P. NJ. ....
"Uur fire against the place continues
under formidable circumstances. Our
losses are extren ely small. Nothing new
on the 7chernaya line. The enemy
conlempIa,es no movement there
Again on Sept. a, at 10 +. NJ, he
says:
The fire Of cur artillery has been
KEEP, ur for the las, 81 hours. A Frencl
bomt st, on fire Russian irlgate th,
Maron) which is still burr ing
THE ASSAULT.
The Minister oil Marine has received
the following telegraph dispatch iron
Wee A dmirai Braat:
CRImEA, Sept. 8, 10: l5 A. M.
The assault upon the lIalakof Towe
was made Yesterday at noon, and late
on the Great Redan and on the t~ntra
Bastlon.
A gale from the north kept the ship
al anchor.
The mortar-hoa,s, 10 be enabled Il
fire, were obliged to enter slrelez
Bay.
They fred 600 shells against Tn
Quarantine Bas,lon and Fort Alexander
The six English mouar-boats, also a
anchor III Strele,zsa Bay, fired about til
same number OF shells.
Last night vlolen, explosions and vas
conhagrations made Us suppose that tn
Russians were eyacuatin- 10 town.
To-day we ascertalned that the Nus
sian vessels mad been sunk.
The bridge was covered with troop
re,reatlng to the north side.
After S o'clock the bridge was dc
sroyed.
Only a few steamers remain III til
port, anchored near Fort Catherine.
approached this morning tue Guar
antine batteries on board toe Brando
and asccrtained myself that they are no
evacuae ed.
They have JUS, blown up.
Our soldiers have Tell their trencht
and spread themselves il isolated grouE
on tie ramparts of the toAn, "AIeh al
pears 10 be completely abandoned.
POSSESSION.
, Gen. Pelissler ,eiegfaphs to the MI
lister Of War:
4 REpouBr BRAncios, Sept. 9-3 a. N
"Karabeluaya and the south part
: Sevaslopo 70 longer exist. he eneHn
d seeing our solid occupation at Malako
G decided on evacuatlng the place alt
: having lald it IN runs, and blown up,
: mining, almost all the detences. HauI
d passed the nlgat IN he midst Of my troo
/ can assure you that all has been lo'
up at kerabenaya, and from what la
4 been enabled TO see II mast be the sar
n IN front OF our attacks on the left. III
- immense success does the greatest hon
d to our troops. will give you the deta
a of our losses OF the day, which, after
/, nany obstinate comba,s, cannot be oth'
"a wise than serious. Tomorrow | shall
r, able to give you exactly the result ol i
: tgreat day, OF which Generals Bosq'