The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-10-18
The Fall of SevastonoI

We are yet without any sufficiently do.
tailed and definite account of the fall Of
Sevastopol TO estimate with any degree
OF Certainty the extent of the victory
achieved by the Allies. We only know
that the Ma akoff, as was ant ntcipated.
proved to be the key to the whole front
OF the Russians, and that its capture. by
the almost unprecedented gallantry of the
French troops led on instead of direct.
ed by the generals, made the 4lies mas.
ters OF the entire pos ii n The portion
of SeyastopoI which has fallen into the
hands of the Allies embrace, the whole
OF Sevastopol proper, including the town,
the d0ck.yardS, Fort Quarantine, mount.
ing sixty guns; Fort alexander, ninety:
Fort Sevastopol, ffy; Fort Nicholas,
two hundred and Fort Paul, eighty-fvp.
At least We infer that all these forts. or
the ruins Of them, we're left to the Allies.
tor they are al upon the south side Of the
town. The entire garrison appears to
have been tra nsferred to the north side by
bridge which had been constructed for
the purpose. ind which was DESTROYED
after its purpose had been accomplished.
In order to convey an idea of the pres.
ent relative position of the beseiged and
besiegers We will give brief description
Of the harb r Of Sevastopol. This har-.
Dor IS a deep inlet, the entrance 10 which
* thirteen hundred yardsin dth. Forts
Alexander and Constantine defend the
entrance; Of er passing which, the harbor
"ldcns, averaging, We bel eve about one
mile in width. The harbor extends east
and west distance Of three miles and A
hall, the Tchernaya river emplyiog into
the western extremity. All that was val.
usbIe to the Russians, The dock.yards,
ar enaIs, magazines, store houses hos
Pitas, etc., was CONTAINED in the southern
part Of the town. The continued pos
session of the north 1T is of importance
them only as a check upon the Allies,
to prevent them from penetrating into the
interior, and TO menace them until the ar
my now in the field is Strengthen d so As
to be able to meet the Allies, when the
tate of the crimea will probably be de-
cided by a pitched battle.
The nor,he,ly shore of Seyastopol, to
which the garrison has been transfer ed.
IS bold and precipitous. 1t is defended
or rather was last spring, for new de-
fences have probably since been added)
by Fort Constantine, a iormidable bate
ry of Ito guns which now frowus down
upon its vis a-riS, Fort Alexander, which
is in pos ession OF the Allies. Another for
midable battery of 1870 guns, Fort CaLha-
rne, ovrrIooks the battery of Seva, topol
Oh the southern shor- and the town itself.
Another small battery of tn rty guns
commands the entrance of Dock Yard
Greek, and there are several smaller bat,
teries; while high over all, up N the ele.
9ted p ateau, frowns down upon The town
a frmldable battery, stronger even Than
the 4lallkof, which. with several smaller
bauerieSa Sacomprise the ans of defence
against an attack f. m the interior. The
possession Of these batteries would in
volve the tai of tie forts, which are for
Rid ble o9I Y in their font that face the
har5or or town, Overlooking the town as
do these forts and batteries he position
of the Allies " Il be far from comforta-
BILE.
Wecan course form no positive opin.
in of the probability OF the speedy fall
Of the northern falf # Sevas opol Left
a. we are to conjecture, we incline to The
belief hat the further resistance of the
Russians will be but briet, and that the
whole of Seyastopol will soon be aban-
doned to the Allies 1t is not prob 4be
that the northern forts are in a position to
protracted eye. The prin-
cipal magazines were up the side which
is in possession of the Al les. and, al.
though preparations to evacuate that
quarter had been making for several
weeks from the necessity of he case the
supplies and materials W in the north.
an forts must be very limit d. Indeed
here is reason to believe that the reports
)f the de>tItution Of the Russian army of
supplies and provisions are not unfound-
I'd. With portion of their commune
,atl rs cut of, m naced by an army from
Eupatoria. and with a limited amount of
and materials, the northern
'hore Of Seyastopol would seem to be I'M
enable FIR any considerable length Of
ime, and the situation of the Russian ar
ny in the Crmea any thing bat enviable.
( it retires TO the interi.r and concen.
ates at Mackenzie farm or Simphrro.
vol, ii will still be in an un ayorable D 81.
ion to pa S the winter. To say nothing
# the difficulty Of subsisting lhe army,
he commu ications of the Rssians might
'e completely cut off by an army landed
It Perekop. and not ing would be left for
hem but TO surrender at secretion to es.
APE the horrors of starvation. Boston
Traveller.
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