The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-09-28
Arrival of the America.
SEBASTOPOL TAKEN.

NEW YORK, Sept. q.
| The steamer America has arrived.
! Sebastopol has been taken after three days bonn
bardment commencing on the Sth. The Allies
were repused six times. 10000 Allies and 10, 900
Russians killed The Russians blew up the defenses
fred the city and feet, and evacuated Five French
Generals were killed.
The bombardment re>Opened on the 9th and con-
tinued without interruption until the 9Th, when the
! assault commenced.
The French attacked Malakoff and CareeniDg
bay, while the English attacked Redan.
Six repulses we're sustained by the French before
Malakof, but on the seventh attempt carried the
works, and hosted their eagles on Maakoff
The slaughter was terrible, being estimated at
1000 English 5000 French, and as many Rus
sians-making aggregate of upwards OF $4,000
men. Bosquet is among the French Generals re-
ported killed.
During the night succeeding the assault, the Rus
slams evacuated the entire South side, first blowing
up the defenses, sinking all their ships and firing
the town, leaving nothing but smouldering ruins
large allied force are marching along the coast
to interrupt the retreat of the Russians inland.
The allies found immense materials of war at Sc
bastopol.
1t is reported that instructions were sent to the
Allied Generals, that in the event of Gortschakoff
seeking to capituate, to demand that Russia shall
surrender at discretion all the troops, stores and
fortified places including Odessa.
The London Times sums up the assault as fol.
lows: ION Saturday victorious assault was made
on the Southern part of the town. Before night the
French flag waived in triumph over Malkoff tower,
which fell before the indomtable courage and per.
severance of the assailants, and within few hours
more, the Russian garrison evacuated Karabenaia
and the Southern portion of the fortress, after
blowing up the magazines and principal works, and
setting fire to the town in many places. They then
endeavored to withdraw by a bridge across the
harbOr, from the terrific scene of devastation and
defeat So fell sebastopol, and these great events
terminate the siege"
LIVERPOOL, Sept. l4th.-Cotton easier, but not
quotably lower, in consequence of the Bank of
England increasing its rates to At per cent fur
Their advance to per cent is expected. Sales Of
the week $4,000 bales, including 5000 to specula-
tors. Breadstuffs generally dull but no change in
prices. Wheat advanced one shilling.
The dullness of the cotton market was caused by
the stringency of the money market.
The weather is favorable. Accounts of the crops
are fatterng.
Provisions unchanged. Lard active, with good
speculative demand at 5Sa6Os. Sugar advanced I'd.
The London money market is more stringent.
LOUISVILLE Sept. 27.
River falling with feet water in the canal.
CINCINNATI Sept 81.
Flour quiet at $50. Wheat ISL Whisky is
steady, with fair demand at $50. Sugar better
Fair and good Fair, sold at SaSt
PIrTsBURG, Sept 81.
River rising with feet water in the channel.
NEW YORK, Sept. 81.
Flour unsettled at 762a7 s7-Southern s62.
Wheat lower-Southern White 2O7. Corn is dull.
Pork firm. Lard dull with declining tendency.