The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-10-03
SEBASTOPOL DESTROYED!

ihS DHtlsn ana Nortn American Royal
Mail Steamship America arrived at this port
this morning from Liverpool with advices
70 the 10 IN inst. The United States Mail
Steam ship Pacific, arrived at Liverpool
from New York at noon on the 18th inst.
The America brings the highly Important
intelligence that Sebastopol had been de.
stroyed after three days bombardment.
The conflict occurred on the 9th inst, and
was most sanguinary; The loss, according to
to English and French accounts, being 5000
French and English and $4,000 Russians.
The French were sed six times from
the Redan and Malakolf batteries with ter
rifle slaughter, and the English once. The
Russians evacuated the town after blowing
up the defences, bnrning the ships and fir
ing tho town. Nothing but smouldering
ruins were LEFT. Five French generals, inclu-
ding BosQuET, were killed. A large allied
force was marching along the .uAst to cut
of the retreat OF the Russians inland. An
immense amount Of materials Of war was
captured.
NohoAoA 4hSAiASOuCG'
General Simpson, telegraphng from the
'Crmca to the British Minister Of War, under
date OF the 9th inst, says that ScbastopoI
was IN this hands of tho allies, the Russians
thst evening hiving evacaatel the Sonih
aide, after exploding the magzincs, setting
fire to the town and burning oil their ships,
with the exception of three stelmers. The
bridge communicating with the North side
had been destroyed.
Dispatch from General PcIissier to the
French minister Of War sly that X ,rabel-
nais and the south prt of ScJlstopi no lon
ger exist, andthat the enemy pcrceiving one
solid occupsEieR -cf the town evacuated nf>
Aer blowing up nearly all the dcfrnces. The
chief honors of the day are due to Genera,
Bosquet and Mcmahon.
A dispatch from vrna says that the
MalakoA and Rcdan batteries were carried
by storn-pcrceiving which Gun. Dcsales
made two attacks on the Central B,rsiion,
but was rep ilscd.
Gee. Cortschakofi, tclegraphing to the
that "scbastopol, after sustaining an iniinal
tire, repulsed six assaults, but could not drive
the enemy from the Malakof Our brave
troops resisted 10 the LAST extremity, but
shc enemy found nothing In the Southern
part but blood stained rains"
The intelligence Of the fall Of Sebasiopoi
was receive in L1anipa with extravauaut
demonstrations. The fact was announced
at the thfeatrcs,&c.
The plac was attacked in four directions
Thc British attemied TO storm the Rcdan,
and the French and Sardinians united and
attacked the central baston, all simu taneous-
iy, and with great spirit and energy, but the
mos emcntly successful assault was that
made by Generals Boslnct and Mem ,hon.
4 dispatch from the Sea of Azov states
that the Allies were doing imm ense damage
L, russian merchandise. and that the loss
already suffered by Russia amounted to
several millions Of francs.
Belemorc, who attempted o assas sinate
louis Napoleon is undoubtedly mad, and will
not be tried but sent to I.nnatic Asylum.
Austria 10 reported to bav offered her
mediation TO Denmark in relation 10 her diff
Guilty with the United States on account Of
the Sound Dues.
The latest Rdsiccs from London, dated
Saturday the 18th instant, state that Il was
reported Ia Paris that $4,000 troops had en-.
barked at Balaklava far the North side OF
;Sebas,opol. Otter Russian accounts stats
that the Russians were In possession ofihe
fsris on the North side, and that the allied
fleets could not enter The Bay until for,
Constantine was reduced.