The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-29


pces Il appears that At least associate mas eeen rs
covered in person named Lungs who bellelnAre eAn
be believed The party who supplied him win ths pow
der and who eyeH loaded the pistols Lunge has been DIS
covered after good deal Of trouble and Is now ~ Gus
tody. lie is a bootmaker BY trade,
LOSSES on ALLIEs.
The London Post says the English loss in the assault on
the ReaAn was Eve six hundred killed and fourteen
hundred wounded including one hundred and ioryone
The haisur SAYS that up 70 the morning Of the nth
$500 wounded including 240 officers had gone 70 ihe am
balances The number Of the dead was mol AsefAAhea
but il is probably short Of 2 600
The Paris oorespondent Of the London Times writes
that FIVE French generals killed besides ten superior
officers.
have died from the effect Of wounds and that Gen Bosquet
i either killed or wounded.
peissie has been created marshal Of France and Paris
eomnleiely Illuminated on account of the victory.
grand national II Deim celebrated Al the church
Of Notre Dame the Emperor attending IN person
een Victoria has sent address Of thanks 10 her
nv ana directs General Simpson 70 congratulate Marshal
Pcisser his brilliant victory.
Throughout France and England the rejoicing is i'm
Paris eorrepondence saws that Pelisser has telegraphed
ar instrucfions in case Gortschakof should eapu
late The reply reported Is that the Russians mast
surrender at discretion lay down their and give
All ne fortified places in the Craea including Odessa and
sIl their munitions Of war; without doing any previous
damage thereto But Gottschakof has not y asked for
terms
The Russian paper the Brussels Nord says the resou-
tion Of Prince G0rschako exhibits the energy OF great
commander II Russia from inexrioahe position
into which false Interpretation Of point OF honor would
have thrust her The Russian army concentrated north
of Ssbastopo win henceforth have that unity Of
ment and action which until now it has wanted. The
sebasopo Of the south is replaced by the Sebasopol Of
the norha formidable position bristing with innumera-
be guns which compact army benceiorward will defend.
Impartial history viii do justice 10 Prince Gortsehakof,
who by making a momenary sacrifice and avoiding
If lag q "
trained TO war by struggle Of years duration, and
placed that army ia position which enables lin 10 COM
mand the situation
TIE LONDON rnEs's ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FALL
ToPoL-
On Saturday the 9Th Of September within few days Of
the anniversary Of the landing OF the allied forces in the
Crmea and SIG days after the opening Of the besegng
batteries against Sebastopo on the 18th Of October 1854
Eual and victorious assault made upon the southern
part Of the Before night the French flag waved III
triumph upon the Maakod Tower which had fallen before
the ndouabe courage and perseverance Of the assaants
and within few hours the Russian garrison bad
evacuated the karabelnaia saburb aud the southern pro-
portion Of the fortress after blowing the magazines and
principal works setting fire to the town in many places
aud then endeayoring withdraw By the bridge
the harbor from this terrific Of devastation ard de-
feat So fell Sebastopol.
The catastrophe SURPRISES 10 horrible interest all the
preceding Of this gigantic contest The columns Of
the allied armies combined il fonr-fod attack struggled
all day with equal valor though with unequal success,
against the principal points marked ont for assault The
the work called the Little Redsn which first
ed by the irnpetuosity of allies, though they
subsequently, driven back By the fierce resistance Of the
Russians.
Til. second aud principal assault OF the French army
was against the Malakof which was carried by storm,
and determined by its fall the fate not only Of the day
but Of the siege third attack made by the British
forces the Great Redan, and although learn that
the salient angle Of this formidable work at
moment carried and occupied by troops, il
must be added that they were subsequently driven
ant Of bV thA fire Of Rusa tferlns
which commanded il, and this check in some degree
diminishes the exultaion which win be felt Ia this
try the triumphant termination of the siege. The
French columns the left also assaed, in the fourth
place the Central Battery but failed TO establish them
selves in the work. We have doubt that every
who attacked the deiences of Sebastopo that eventual
cay fought with the undauned galantry and the
same determination carry the place perish in the
attempt and although the results OF these several attacks
were unequal all animated by the spirit and
contributed TO the great result The FIRST prize Of this go
ous victory belongs of right gallant allies the
French since the MaakoiI Tower the key OF The main po
son, fell before the vigor of their assault; but with
Chivarous feeling which is the nobest bond of men who
have fought and conquered together the Of all those
who carried the rugged deences Of Sebasopo deserve
stand side by side page and invidions disinc-
tons shall su!ly or lessen their common renown.
The Russians their side unquesuonably defended The
place with the utmost determination, ana than
poiut they had the advantage over the besiepers n
il was the courage of desperation for this effort their
last No were the works taken which laid
the town and the port the mercy OF the allied force
ne anu iDe steamers the harbnr
al set fire blown up. sunk, destroyed either by the
re OF the allied batteries by the orders Of the Russian
authorities
Such was the fate of the Russian Black sea fleet ou
which the imperial government had expended ncalcnla
bic sums OF money and ncessant aborthat fleet which
two years ago threatened the very existence of the Turk
lsh empire but whose solitary naval achievement the
arocous outrage upon far inferior force al Snope or
the authors of that nefarious attack what remains
The Emperor Nicholas sleeps in the vaults OF St Peter
and St Paul. longer conscious Of the chassement his
pIFptr i-re 4spsg
heirs The aanirAs who commanded and the crews who
fought bst occasion have Of them, fallen in the
batteries Of Sebastopoi The very ships for which Russia
conended the conferences of Vienna essential TO her
eighty and power torn plank from plank and scatter
ed uron the waves
The dock-yard and arsenal were already Sunday in
possession Of the allied troops Prince Gorschako had
II seems, solicited armstce, though know not
whether it granted; but his troops hurrying
away with the precipitation and considering the
moral and physical result OF such defeat upon the
nant Of his army may be doubted whether the Russian
General can attempt make any further stand the
north side Of the harbor.
These great events terminate the siege of Sebastopo
properly called for the allied armies have achieved
within the last three days he grand object of their
Prise They have wrested from the whole military power
q Russia fortress which she had converted into place Of
extraordinary strength and defended with nnuerable
hosts Of her best troops They GnnihGted the naval
power which she relied to secure her supremacy in
Euxne and to eJtabsh her authority from the shores OF
the Caucasus to the mouths of the Danube. But above
ALL they have shown the serve and creduons nations Of
Inc East that the paramount in the world
not those OF anatcsn and harbarc absoluts but those
Of liberty and OF civilization. In this struggle Sebastopo
became at the test of strength and The reward Of vic