The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-19
The French got the spoils---English buying
Trophies. -

The Crimean correspondence of the London
journals gives the glory ofthe storming of the
Russian strong hold exclusivelyto the French
The French made admirable preparations for
the assault Everything was arranged in the
most consummate manner, and the rush OF.
their troops was resistless. Then, in resist
ing the. determined efforts of the Russians to
retake the redoubt, the French displayed the
most steadfast courage. But the English made
miserable preparations for storming. Nothing
was ready, and the right thing was never done
at the right time and in the right place. Their
soldiers were not plucky either, and failed to
meet the Russians with the bayonet. They
were poorly drilled, became mere mob and
were miserably whipped. The English COM
manders displayed most deplorable want of
sense, and England feels herself sorely hunil-
lated. The London corresp ondent Of the New
York Daily Times, writing on Sept 28th,
says: 81
The French begin to behave like victors
not only of the Russians, but of the English
They have taken possession of the whole town
of Sebastopol, which the English were ex-
pressly forbidden to enter. The Zouaues and
| ChasSeurs monopolized the whole right of
lplunder, and if an unhappy Englishman sue
ceeded in securing some broken pieces of fur
niture, he was numerically deprived of that
spoil by the first French sentry he fell upon
Nay, more than that, the correspondent Of the
| Daily News was shot at by Gas he calls him)
"a rascally Frenchman," for having tried to
| pass the forbidden city. On the other hand, a
Captain of the ZouaUes, writing home of what
he saw in the town, feels satisfied that the
French government will order the things found
in the conquered place to be carried to France,
AID is especially anxious about the transport
tation to, and re-erection in Paris, of a fine
monumental pillar to be found in Sebastopol.
The Duke of Newcastle, who viewed the fall
! of Sebastopol, has tried to secure some tro-
plies by way most usual and never-failing to
Englishmen-he bugs Heaa. Very patriotic
very! Britannia must have some trophies of
war and glory, at any price, and the French are
iready to sell some-so the bargain is made, and
Newcastle is a provident statesman. will
not dwell ON the yexation, still on the increase,
over the defeat in the Redan Russelps splen-
did account of that affair in the Times, will be
read with universal interest; though it has Civ
en- no satisfaction here.
| Marshal Pelissier's despatch detailing the
operations of the 9Th, and giving the French
account Of the affair, is wildly written. He
thus tells how the French were in tight
place and suffered:
| BY means of the Maison-le-Croi batteries.
the artillery of the steamships, the field pieces
lplaced at favorable points, and the batteries to
the north of the road, the enemy inundated US
with grape and projectiles of every sort, and
rayaged our ranks. The powder magazine of
the Russian Battery de la Poterne increased
our losses by exploding, and for moment
caused the eagle of the 91st to disappear A
considerable number of superior and other
officers were killed and wounded; Generals
st. Fol and de Marches died gloriously, and
Generals Mellinet, de Ponteres Boarbaki, had
been wounded at the head of their troops.
Three times did the Dulac and de la Motto
rouge divisions take possession of the Redan
and the curtain, and three times were they
obliged to retire before horrible fire of ar
tilery and the deep masses that they found
opposing them, when the two field batteries in
reserve at the Lancaster battery came down.
crossed the trenches. and boldly taking up
position within halfgunshot, succeeded in
driving back the enemy's columns and the
steamship
| The expenditure of ammunition during the
siege, and the losses during the final attack
are thus given:
| Thus terminated the memorable siege du
ring which the relieving army was twice beat
en- in the open field and the means of defence
| and attack of which had assumed colossal pro-
| portions. The besieging army had in its diff
| ferent attacks about 800 guns in battery
which fired more than ], 100000 rounds, and
our approach, dug during 1856 days, of open
trenches, through rocky ground with a de-
veIopement of more than Sc kilometres 200
| leagues) were made under the constant fire of
| the place and with incessant combats by dav
and night.
The day of the 9Th of September, ON which
the Allies gained the mastery of an army al
most equal in number, not invested, entrenched
by formidable defences, provided with mere
| than l, 100 cannon, protected by the guns of
the feet and the north batteries still possess
| ing enormous resources, will remain an exam
| pie of what may be expected from brave dis
ciplined army hardened by war;
Our losses on this day are-5 generals kill
ed wounded, and 8 with Commissions; "a su-
perior offices killed, 20 wounded, 2 missing:
| 116 subaltern officers killed. 224 wounded s
missing: and l, 459 non-commissioned officers
and men killed, -4,259 wounded, and 1,4OO
missing; total, 1851.
The HARVEST IN GERMANY.-The Wash
ington Union publishes, under the State De-
partment head, some information respecting
the crops of Germany:
The harvest is over. The result is a mid
ding crop of rye-the most important crop in
Germany-and good one of wheat The po-
tatoes have generally done well. Fruits are