Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-25

In one of these dungeons, which is excavated
In the solid rock. and was probably underneath
the old White Tower, where the officer COM
manding seems to have lived. It must have been
dreary residence. The Hoor and the entrance
was Uttered a foot deep with reports, returns,
and perhaps dispatches assuring the Gar that
the place had sustained no damage. The garri-
son were in those narrow chambers, enjoying
'heir slesta. which they invariably take at
twelve o'clock, when the French burst in on
them like torrent, and, as It were, drowned
them in their holes. The Malakoff is closed
work; it is only open at the rear to the town,
and the French having once got in, threw open
q passage to their own rear. and closed up the
front and the lateral communications with the
curtains leading to the Great Redan and to the
Little Redan. Thus they were enabled to pour
in their supports, in order and without loss, in
continual stream, apd 10 resist the efforts Of
the Russians, which we're desperate and repeat
| Cd to re-take the place. They brought up their
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field guns at once, and swept the Russian re-
serves and supports. while strange's battery
from the Quarriss carried death through their
ranks in every quarter of the Karabenala. II
With the Malakof, the enemy lost Sebastopol.
The ditch outside towards the north was yet
full Of French and Russians, piled over each
other in horrid confusion. In the right, toward
the Little Redan, the ground was literally strewn
with bodies as thick rs they could lie, and in
the ditch they were piled over each other. Here
the French, victorious in the Malakoff, met with
heavy loss and a series Of severe repulses.--
The Russians lay inside the work in heaps like
oarcases in butchers cart, and the wounds,
the blood-the sight exceeded all had hitherto
Witnessed. Descending from the Malakoff we
come upon suburb of ruined houses open to
the sea d; it is filed with dead. The Russians
have crept away into holes and corners of every
house, to die like poisoned rats artillery horses,
with their entrais torn open by shot, are stretch
cd all over the space back of the Malakoff,
marking the place where the Russians moved
up their last column TO retake it, under the COW
er Of heavy field battle Every house, the
church, some public buildings, sentry boxes
oil alike are broken and riddled by cannon and
mortar
Turning to the left, We proceed by very tai
snow-white wall of great length to the dockyart
gateway. This wall is pierced and broker
through with cannon. Inside are the docks
which, naval men say, are unequalled in th'
world. steamer is blazing merrily in one o
them. Gates and store sides arc splintered ant
pierced by shot, There are the stately dock
yard buildings on the right, which used to lool
80 clean. and white and spruce. Parts Of then
are knocked to atoms, and hang together il
such shreds and patches that il is only wonder
full that they cohere. The soft, white stones o
which the walls are made, are really knocko
to pieces by cannon shot, Fort Paul 10 un
touched. -4...1- s.' .-- A. -'.
TIE WITHDRAWAL OF TIE RUSSIANS.
Sunday, Sept. 9th-At eight O'Clock las
night, the Russians began quietly to withdra,
from the town, in the principal houses of whic
they had previously stored up combustibles il
order to render Sebastopol second Moscow
With great art the general kept fire of mus
{ ketry from his advanced posts, as though he in
tended to renew the attempt to regain II Nal
akof. Ere two o'clock this morning the flee
had been scuttled and SUNK with the exceptio
T of the steamers. About 1890 the men of tn
second division on duty in the trenches observe
u preternatural silence in the Redan, and som
volunteers crept up into it. Nothing could the
hear but the heavy breathing and groans of tn
/ wounded and dying. who, with the dead, wer
the sole occupants of the place. As the Reda
was known to be mined, the mon were with
, drawn, and soon afterwards the Russian tactic
t began TO develope themselves. About tw
{ o'clock, flames were observed TO break out j
different parts Of the town. They spread graG
Q ually all over the principal buildings At fou
, O'Clock stupendous explosion behind the RI
0 dan shook the whole camp; it was followed
s four other explosions equally startling Tt
t city was enveloped in fire and smoke, and tor
q asunder with the tremendous shocks Of the
Q volcanoes. Then followed In quick successie
|. explosions in the Flagssaff and Garden Bait
d ries Soon after two of the southern forts wei
/. up into the air, and the effect of these explC
y sions was immensely increased by the rush of
,. great number of live shell into the air, viii,
8, exploded in all directions. All this time
ID steady current Of infantry was passing in u
II broken masses to the north side Of the bridg
Of Shortly after seven clock in the morning, Sc
g. eral small explosions took place inside Of t
II town, columns of black smoke began to ri
at from the neighborhood of Fort Paul, and fam
j. began to ascend from Fort Nicholas. At nj
III o'clock several violent explosions took place
b. the works on our left. opposite the French.
he The town was by this time in mass Of fam
s, and the pillar Of black, grey, and velyety
he smoke from it seemed to support the very hes
IS ems The French kept up firing guns on
- left, probably to keep out stragglers, but
y. the Russians left the place the Zouaves and ss
i'd ors were in it, and engaged busily in plund
an ing. Not shot was fred to the front and c.
ID. ter. The Vladimir and Gromonosetz were W
3D. busy towing boats and stores across. Cavs
Dc and sentries were sent up to prevent any
nd going int, the town, but without much succt
IL, | visited good portion of the place. ExE
1t sons occurred all through the day. The pl
an der was enormous.
ed THE INTERIOR OF sERAsToPoL.
Sebastopol, Sept. l2.-It is delightful to ab
don tho old heading, /" Siege Of Sebastopo
ow which for the last eleven months might h
ith hoa, ataraotunad hnt Il in moi olaar what L