Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-28
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.


SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.
Tho Union quotes passages in recent letters
from Senators Cas-, Slidell, and Thompson, Of
n. j., and ex-Vice President Dallas, wherein
those distinguished public men express fears
that Abolitionism is making rapid progress
towards dissolution of the Union-and ar
CUES with much force to show that these gen.
tlemen have really fair grounds for coming to
such q conclusion.
The InteLligeacer presents its readers with
the following interesting summary Of the for
eign news:
"The Russian city Of Sebastopol, after q
conflict much more sanguinary than any that
had signalized the progress Of the war even in
the Crimea, was On the Sth instant captured
by the Anglo-French armies after having Ell.
dured a renewed and most destructive bonn.
bardment Of three days duration.
We yet have but partial accounts of the
fearful encounter. The city was attacked SIM
ultaneously at four different points The Brit
lsh attempted to storm the Redan; the French
attacked the Malakoff; the French extreme
right made diversion on the Little Redan
and the English, French, and Sardinians
made united attack on the Central battery
All these attacks were executed with great
spirit ard energy; but the eminently success
ful one was headed by Gen. Bosquet and Gen.
MeMshon against the Malakoff.
= The assailants suffered six repulses, with
terrible slaughter, before they succeeded in
carrying the Notifications. At one time du-
ring the struggle they had possession of both
the Redan and Central batteries, but they
were rendered untenable by the accurate and
murderous fire Of the Russians One Yepulse
took place before the Malskoff and five before
the Redan.
The loss of the Allies in this desperate en-
gagement is stated at thirty thousand men
EtIIed and sco"nded. Amongst the killed are
i've French Generals, including Gen. Bosouet
The Russians evacuated the place and re-
tired to the north side CT the Tchernaya river,
having first blown up their defences on the
south side, sunk OF burnt all their ships of
war, and fred the town, leaving behind them
nothing but smOuldering ruins, and carrying
with them large quantities of military stores,
provisions, &c.
. Under date of the 9Th of September, Gen.
Simpson telegraphs to his Government as fol-
lows:
. Sebsstopol is in the hands of the Allies.
At evening, the Russians evacuated the south
side, after exploding their magazines, setting
ire to the town, and burning all the ships Of
var except three steamers. The bridge COM
nunieating with the north side has been de-
str1yed.'
90 dispatch of the same date to the French
Minister Of War says:
hsrabelBaia and the south part of Sc
bastOpol No longer exist. The enemy, per-
celglng our solid occupation, evacuated, after
blowing up nearly all their defences The
Chief honcrs Of the day arc due to Generals
BOsqUet aud MeMahon.'
"a telegraphic dispatch from Varna says:
-. The Mslakoff and the Redsn of Careen-
ing Bay were carried by storm. On seeing the
French eagles floating in the MalakOf, Gen.
De Sales made two attacks upon the Central
bastion, but failed to carry it,
Prince GortschakOff, in a teleyraphic de.
spatei. To his Government, dated the 9th III
slant, says:
AFTER s,,staining an internal FIRE we re-
pulsed six assaults, but could not drive the
enemy from MalaECf. Our brave troops re-
sisted to the last extremity. The enemy found
nothing in the southern part but blood-stained
ruins
/" The latest news contained in the London
Times of the 18th instant, as telegraphed to
Liverpool on that day, is as follows:
- 1t ~ reported that p, 600 troops have en-
barked from Balaklava TO attack the north
eide Of SebastCPOl, and also that the Russians
are in full retreat toward Perekop
1.-The Paris papers are discussing the ques-
ton whether Sebastopol Is tenable by the AL
lies while the Russians remain masters of the
forte on the North side fronting the sea.
lit was TumoTed in the Clubs to-day that
the Allies found twelve hundred guns in Sc
bastopol also, that the Russians were falling
back on Bakshaserai. But French rumors
says that the Russians will certainly hold the
north side Of Sebastopol to the last extremity,
and that the Allied Admirals have decided
that it is inexpedient to enter the harbor of
Sebastopol until Fort COnstantine is silenced.
1t is probable that the Allies will attack Fort
Constantine from Fort Alexander and Artille-
~ Bay
:" The intelligence Of the fall of Sebsstorol
was received in London and the Provincial
citiss with extrsvagaat demonstrations of Joy.
AT the theatres and other places Of amusement
the fact VAS officially announced, when the
bands a. each place struck up the national an
thems Of England and France
- despatch from the Sea of Azoff states
that the Allies were doing immense damage to
the Russian vessels and mere andize along the
coast. The fisheries were nearly destroyed
The damage Is estimated at several millions Of
francs.
Two British steamers were about descend.
Ing the Gulf Of Oukliouk to destroy the gov.
eminent stores collected on the coast.
"A despatch from st. Petersburgh states
that tbs Emperor Of Russia intended going to
Warsaw n.th Count Nesselrode on the 10th
where il is supposed an interview with the
hing Of Prussia R2uld be arranged.
Prom France we earn that an attempt
has been made to assassinaSs the Emperor Ma.
po!eon- The name of the wouii-be assassin
Is BellsmaTe, who is represented to be lu.
matte. He will not be tried for the ofsroe
but secured in hospital. The Emperor was
to leave Paris on the 18th for the Camp at st
Omar, to review the troops destined for the
CTimea
"A report was current that Austria hal os
tersd her mediation to Denmark in her difficult.
~ with the United States"