The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-01
THE FALL OF sEBAsTopoL.
Sketch of the Attack--Its Success.-ssensrs
Browns Vlews-Thc Emcct OF the FAN q
the TOWn-JThe Peace Prospects.

Sketch of the Attack--Its success-Gensra
Browns Vlews-Thc EMcct OF the Fan q
the TOwn-JThs Peace Prospects.
From the London Times, Sept. IA.
Although some time must elapse before we can be
possession OF information sufficiently minute expa
all the causes Of the late signal triumph Of the allied
mics, and especially OF the precptae retreat Of tn
Russian garrison from the south side OF secastopl
which throw additional light this remarkable and al
rupt termination Of the SIEGE 1t Is clear from the te
the report q Prince Gorschako that when the eaem
withdrew bodily in the night Of the 9Th and 9th Of Sen
suburb he cannot be said been driven out Of
place BY direct force t would have been honorable
10 the Russans II he had); but the evacuation
sosvea upon from moral and physical inability to con
nne the defence of the fortress and probably In
ance q pre- arranged sraegcap plan. The position Of th
town and Of the Russian army after the af Of the Mails
koG Tower very bad but it was not quite desperat
nor was the danger OF immediate character Marsha
t t, 70 wno we are happy to give this occaso
French army, reports that " the multiplicity of III
works Of defence and the material applied to Their
far exceed nything hitherto in the history OF war
1t had repeatedly been asserted by the Russians ha
after the fall Of any Of the great outwors of seba
mine and every house into battery. Nor was thi
boast an unfounded one such was actually the state
the place; yet no attempt was made to proong the rd
k lance OF the garrison in these last Entertainments Tn
Malako Tower the key of the position and IL wal
occupied by heFrench troops but days must hay
elapsed before this work could have opened decisive Dir
against the other parts Of the town. All the other for
and basons remained at nghta the 9th In the hand
of the Russians The saako itself IL but the outwork
the karabelnaia suburb and part the properly
called, to the west of the Great Ravne and Artiiier
Harbor had been entered by the Allied troops. Genera
DE SALES attack the Central Bastion failed altogether
and the Garden Battery the Flagstaff Battery and tn
Quarantine Battery stl protected all this portion Of tn
result segs al oev ws n sns i'm
took the place at last without entering it, for the Rus
slams were across the water twenty four hours before
Allies had passed beyond the walls. Even after IL
French Tag was waving from the commanding eminenc
of the Malako tower, the victorious troops do not ap
pear to have advanced beyond that position partly BIZ
cause they would have had to storm the second nes
the enemys deences and partly because it suppose
that the Russians had extensively mined the groun,
from which they had been driven with so much blood
shed. At that moment, then, at nightfa the 9th o.
September, it cannot be said that Prince Gortschako
was compelled to fly with precipitation from the scene
this terrible contest but as he adopted that
without hesitation we must look for the motives q
his conduct to other facts which have to
knowledge. We have reason to believe that before
the close of July Prince Gorchako had reported 10 TIL
Russian government that his position in Sebastopol
rapidly becoming altogether untenable and that grea
effort must be made any price to relieve the place.
that he must abandon IT, Il Is easy to conjecture that
the increasing exhaustion Of the garrison the enormous
and unceasing consumption oil the stores Of war; the diff
Guilty VI obtaining water and Wholesome food especially
since the destruction of the supplies from the Azo
the discomfort and dependency Of tho troops and til
steady approach of the works Of the besieges whose yer
teal FIRE fell with terrible force upon the city, all con
tributed to make tie Russian General feel his position
be most fororn and hopeless Under these
council Of held ut St Petersburg and the opn
ion Of the highest military authorities taken by
Emperor After considerable debate, and difference
Of opinion (for understand that Prince Paskiewtsh
and General Osten-Sacken opposed the measure aken
by the majority Of their coeagues) # was determined
Confident hopes entertained that the fortune ID
that day would repair the disasters Of the Alma and
Inkermann, and compel the invading army to raise te
siege. The battle OF the 10th of August in which
brave Sandman allies bore conspicuous part andI
Which was decided sS BY the yaor Of
the deepest interest at St. Petersburg and in many
parts OF the empire. II ended In calamitous defeat
Within three hours the whole strength Of the Russian
lieying army with its reintorcements overhrown,
and believe that the enemy lost that occasion mol
less than coo men, either by the artillery Of guns
anal We must be permitted to say that Of all the uts
ommtted by the Russian commanders in this war the
tack the Tchernaya by Gar the most extravagant
1t had chance Of 1t utterly defeated in
three hours by small fraction-not enc fourth
Of the allied armies; and confident the British
rooYs who brought up In reserve, of the result
Of such an attack French and Sandman allies
hat while the battle was going our men dbnot even
stand to their arms The battle Of thelcherneya was in
act desperate effort and from the moment OF that de-
feat satisfied that Prince GorschnkoH had resolved
to dess from fatal and hopeless a struggle
successful attack Of the enemy the Of Sebas
topol gave him excuse to retreat He began to prd
rare lis bridge across the Great Herbor work be it
bserved, which does credit to the skin and energy Of
the dockyard workmen The harbor Of Sebastopol be-
leve to be at least 700 300 yards across and to lay
of retreat for defeated army is remark
able proof Of the of the arsenal This bridge
army Had It been destroyed by q chance shell he would
probably have been reduced to capItulAte for his com-
nicatons with the Bebek might have been intercepted by
the allies Hence doubt his extreme anxiety avail
himself Of this resource within the few hours dark
which followed the capture of the NaiakoG Tower
and must be inferred that attempt to prolong the
resistance Of sebastopoi by holding the second line Of
defence and the forts Of the town. would have exposed
the Russians to the danger Of having their means Of
effects Of the conagraton which ragged during the night
succeeding the battle, and the following day. 1t Is I'M
possible that few hours have suiced to destru~
the works and masonry Of such place Sebastopoi
The guns and heavy stores Of must remain though
the magazines were blown up, and accordingly learn
from Marshal PeIssiers despatch that immense
amount Of ndtei has fallen into our hands. These
sderatons appear to us TO prove that the Russians
evacusted the southern side Of Sebastopo principally
srategcal groundsthat Is to say they acknowledged,
from the series OF defeats they had sustained that they
could proong the defence OF the place without risk
ing the total destruction Of their army In the Cnca and
they withdrew from the fortress in the hope Of saving
portion Of their troops this view be correct
Ia due not only to those nyincibe columns whose valor
crowned the unbreached rampant Of the Kornie Bas-
ton on the 9th Of September but also 70 the ries ~
measures which have marked the successful prog
the campaign-the destruction Of tae supplies
Sea of AzoH, the increased difficulty of LII
achievements into the Crinea, and the vctc84
Tchernaya, which cut of the last chance Of NJ
therefore argue ffom these facts, thai not &jX$4H
topol captured city, flor Its defence might px&Miss
been stu more protracted but that the RusXM.
in the Crimea beaten army, and that tSt}k
Of their retreat ia their mortI and ph &H5E
biiity to encounter the superior troom cf the ATI
and even defeat, with a stoicli tndintf &xH-
any other troops; but believe il 70 be imp W. ~
any army should have sustained suth series4T.NE
OF hardships OF receptions, and Of hu,niliatiAEA
out being profoundly discouraged and asmoralkfHX
BOTTLE and rs discipline i main, sinsa ~ ne M
these are not resources which give troor~onfafe
after being beaten, restore confidence ia rsSeat
further inference 70 be drawn from this stat Of unnpt
is that Prince GorsehakoG felt bis inabit "a tsii.
tain his position in Sebastopol whore ho hadeii snc
Of defence, he win Cad himself dforioy',
less able TO hold position In any other part q t3s
Crmea against enemy flushed with sic ~ aud con-
mandiDg superior facilities OF tsnspor The oceips-
ton OF the north orts may enable ha 2 rest h troops
for few days after the late struggle but thee WORKS
are 81 inferior strength to those he la Quilted my 40
not comprise the resources Of arst1ai and powh
and they supplied with water BY wals ons. We
take the final destruction OF the Russian seaiefs ~
Prince GorsschakoGs order to be further fof OF hs
intention TO pursue his retrrat otherwise these vessels
might have been sheltered for short time u1ner the
large northern batteries But from all thee indicons
conclude that the present OF the Russian ne
rails mainly 10 the remains Of their army and