Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-10-06
..y. aNe(us.
Arrival of the Washington.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
GREAT NEws FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.

The French in PossessiA ofhe Malakof.-
The British attack on the Redun Repulsed.
The City Erdcuaied and Destroyed By
the RussidnS.-7he Russians Occupy the
Northern Forts.-Prepdrdiion for attack
ing The North Side.-LoSs Of uprdrds OF
10000 Dfen.--AueMpt on the Life Of
Napoleon.
The Halifax steamer America, and the
Bremen steamer Washington, both arrived
yesterday, the latter at New York. The
news they bring is highly important. 1t
tells of the des truction of Sebastopol by the
Russians after terrible assault by the
Allies, in which they were repeatedly repul-
sed, but the French finally effected lodge
ment in the Malakoff. when the Russians
evacuated the town. destroying everything
in their retreat The loss Of the Allies is
said to be 10000; the Russians 10000.
The Russians now occupy the forts on the
north part of the harbor, including Fort
Constantine, at the mouth of the har5or, the
Central Fort, Fort Catharine, and number
of powerful batteries.
THE NEWS BY THE WASHINGTON.
New York, Sept. 27.-By the United
States mail steamship Washington, Captain
. Connolly from Bremen and Southampton, we
receive English dispatches and newspapers
to the 18th inst She brings 800 passengers.
The steamship America arrived at Liver
pool on the 9th inst.
The Washington brings the important in
telgence of the "FdH Of SebaStopol" On
the 8th inst, the allied forces attacked the
defences Of Scbastopol, and the French sue
eesled in gaining possession of the Malakoff.
The English, who attempted the Redan, were
not successful During the night, the Rus
slams began to sink their ships, blow up their
magazines and burn their city, and on the
following morning Sebastopol was evacuated,
and the communication between the north
forts and the town broken off.
The following telegraphic despatch, re-
eeived by Lord Panmure from Gen. Simpson,
appeared in the English morning journals of
the 11th instant: "Sebastopol is in posses
sion of the Allies. The enemy, during the
night and morning. evacuated the south side.
after exploding their magazines and setting
fire to the whole of the town. All the men
ofwar were burnt during the night, with the
exception of three steamers, which were
plying about the harbor. The bridge COM
municating with the north side is broken.
Gen. Simpson regrets that the casualties in
the attempt on the Redan were somewhat
heavy, but there was no general officer killed
In a supplement of the Moniteur the fol-
lowing tclegraphic despatch received by the
French government from Gen. Pelssier ap.
pears Karabelnaia, the south part of Sc
bastopol, no longer exists. The enemy, per-
ceivcd one solid occupation of the Malakoff
decided upon consuming the place after hav
ing destroyed and blown up by mines nearly
all the defences. Having passed the night il
the midst of my troops, can assure you tha
everything in the Karabenaia is blown up
and from what could see, the same must b,
the case ir front of our left line of attack
g loa L. l.,>
or to our troops. Everything is quiet on Tho
Tchernaya.
The assault on the Malakoff was at moor
of the 8th inst. The redoubts and the Redar
of Careenng bay were carried by storm by
the French soldiers, with admirable intrepid
ity to the shouts of Vive rEmpereur. The
Redan of Careening bay was not tenable
owing to the heavy fire of artillery which wa!
poured upon the first occupiers of that work
On heholding the French eagles floating or
the Malakoff, Gen. de Sulles made two at
tacks on the Central Bastion, but did moi
succeed. The French troops returned tc
their trenches. The losses were serious.
The plan of the battle appears to have
been as follows The place was attacked in
four directions. The British troops attempt.
ed the stormng of the Redan; the French
attacked the Malakoff The extreme right
a.
Redan, and united attack of the English
French and Sardinians was made on the
Central Battery. All the attacks were made
simultaneously with great spirit and energy
but the one which was most eminently suc-
cessful, was led by Gen. Bosquet and Gen
M'Mahon on the Malakoff. Both the Redan
and Central Bastion were at times in the
hands Of the storming parties, but so accu.
rately did the guns of the Russians cover
these, that as soon as the English had gained
possession of them it was found impossible
20 hold them.
The following despatch is from Prince
Gortschakon, and is dated the night of the
9th. "rhe garrison of Sebastopol after
sustaining an Internal fire, repulsed his as
saults, but did not drive the enemy from the
Malakolf Tower Our brave troops, who re
sisted to the last extremity, are now crossing
over to the northern part Of Sebastopol
The enemy found nothing in the southern
part but blood-stained ruins. On the 9th o
September the passage to the northern side
was accomplished with the loss of 100 men
We left, regret to say, 500 men previousl,
wounded on the south side"
The intelligence of the fall of Sebastopo
was received in London with demonstration!
of great JOY. At the various theatres anC
places of public amusement the fact wa
OmclaIly announced, anu Inc DanuS at cacl
place Immediately played the national an
thems of England and France and Throughout
England the demonstrations were general
The English loss in the assault on tn
Redan is estimated at 5000 killed and wouu
ded.
From the London Times Of the 18th inst.
MILITARY CONSEQUENCES OF
TIE VICTORY.
The first question which presents itserf t.
our consideration, after we have given utter
ance to those feelings Of exultatiou and O
gratitude which the glorious termination O
the siege of Sebastopol excites at this mo
ment throughout the empire, relates to tn,
military consequences Of this victory and Il
the strategical measures best calculated T.
bring the campaign and the war to speed
and triumphant termination. A tremendou
blow has been struck at the military powe
and fame of Russia, and her naval forces il
the Black Sea have been annihi'ated. Th
courage, the perseverance, and the incessan
labors of the Allied armies have already dis
posed of the arguments Of those who conten
ded that Sebastopol was impregnable until i
should be invested. and that the Russian
soldiers were invincible within its redoubts
1t now appears from Admiral Bruats des
patch, that the mortar boats of both sqadron