Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-10-25
3f(istellaneous Aeaomg.
BURNING OF SEBASTOPOL.

From the correspondence Of the Londor
Times VIC copy the following graphic descrip
ton of the burning of Sebastopol by the Rus
slams:
The surprise throughout the camp on Sun
day morning was beyond description when the
news'Spread that Sebastopol was on fire and
that the enemy were retreating. The tremend
Gus explosions. which shook the very ground
like 50 many earthquakes, failed to disturb
many of our wearied soldiers. When | rose
ere daybreak, and GOT up to Cathcars hill.
there We're. not man: officers standing OH that
fuvorite spot; and the >lcepcIs who had lain
,own to rest, doubtful Of the colupiete success
o. the French and certain Of our own failure,
little dreamed that Sebastopo was ours. All
vas ready for 4 renewed assault on the Redan
but the Russians having kept up a brisk fire
from the rifle pits and embrasures to the last
moment, aud having adopted the same plan
alonn their lines, 50 as to blind our eyes and
euraoe our attention, abandoned it, as Is
supposed. about twelve clock, and the silence
having attracted the attention of our men,
some volunteers crept up and looked through
an embrasure, and found the place deserted by
all save the dead and dying. Soon afterwards
wandering fires cleaned through the streets
and outskirts OF the town-point after point
became alight-the flames shonc out OF the
windows of the houseS-rOws of mansions
caught and burnt up, and ere daybreak the
town of Sebastopol-that fine and stately mis-
tress of the Euxiue, on which we had so often
turned longing eye--was on fire from the sea
to the Dockyard Creek. Fort Alexander was
blown up with stupendous crash that made
the very earth reel, early in the night. At sun
set four large explosions OH the left followed
in quick succession, and announced the de-
struction of the Quarantine Forts and Of the
magazines of the batteries of the Central Bas-
ton and Flagstaff Fort.
In moment afterwards the proper left Of
the Redan was the scene of a very heavy eX-
plosion, which must have destroyed a number
of woundee men on both sides Fortunately
the soldiers who had entered it early in the
night were withdrawn. The Flagstaff and Gar
den batteries blew up, one after another, at
III y
and erandest explosions on the left that ever
shook the earth-most probably from Fort Al
exander and the Grand Magazine. The rush
of smoke, of gray and white vapor, of masses
of stone, beams of timber, and masonry into
the air was appalling, and then followed the
roar of great bombardment; it was maga-
zine Of shells blown up into the air, and ex-
ploding like some gigantic pyrotechnic display
in the sky-the effect of the innumerable fash
es of fire twittering high up in the column of
dark smoke over the town, and then changing
rapidly into as many balls of white smoke like
little clouds. All this time the Russians were
marching with sullen tramp across the bridged,
and boats were busy carrying off material from
the town, or bearing men to the south side, to
completc the work of destruction and renew
the fires of hidden mines, or light up untouch-
ed houses. Of the feet, all that remained
visible were the eight steamers and the masts
Of the sunken line-of battle ships. As soon as
it was dawn, the French began to steal from
their trenches into the burning town, undls-
A.,ayed by the flames, by the terrors OF these
plosions, by the fire of 4 lurking enemy, or
Hhe fire of their own guns, which kept on
discharging cannon, shot, and grape IN
|Sburbs at regular intervals, possibly
Y object of deterring stragslers
their lives. But red breeches and
KEPT and Zouave foz could soon
in amid the flames, and NOV
to house Ere . o'clock there
men coming back with plum
|as, and Russian relics were
- IN camp before the Russian
larched out of the city.
were not behind hand in
nd Jack could be seen
tables, and numbering
" street, and making
ees with vast accum-
Several men lost
pail detonations