True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-10-10
FOREIGN NEWS.

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FOREIGN NEWS.
The steamer America, from Liverpool
arrived at East Boston on Friday.
The news is in the highest degree I'm
portant, SebastopoI having at length fall
en-. The bombardment was re-opened OIL
the 9th and continued without interrup
Ftion until the Sth, when the assault com
@eneed. The French stacked the Malta
kof and the Careening Bay, and the Eng.
lish the Redan. Six repulses were sus.
tanned by the French before the MalakoHj
but on the eighth attempt they carried the
works in splendid style, and hoisted their
eagles on the Malakoff. The Slaughter
was terrific, and is estimated at2000 Eng
lish, $4,000 French and as many Russians,
making the aggregate upwards of $4,000
men.
Five French Generals are reported to
have been killed, including General Bos-
quet.
During the night succeeding tho as.
sault, the Russians evacuated the entire
south side, first blowing up the defences,
sinking all the ships, firing the town, and
leaving nothing but smouldering ruins.
A large allied force was marching along
the coast to interrupt the retreat of the
Russians inland
The allies found immense materials of
war in Sebastop0l.
TEE ATTACK ON s EBASTOpOL.
The follow ing graphic description of the
attack on ScbastopOl, is copied from the
London Times:-- ~,
"On Saturday, the 9Th Of September,
within few days of the anniversary of the
landing of the allied forces in the Crimea,
and 3l6 days after the opening of the be-
sieging batteries against Sebastopol on the
18th of October, 1854, final and victo-
.rious assault was made upon the southern
part of the town. Before night the French
flag waved in triumph upon the Malakoff
Tower, which had fallen before the indom
table courage and perseverance Of the as
sallants, and within few hours more the
Russian garrison had evacuated the Kara
belnaia suberb and the southern portion of
the fortress, after blowing up the maga-
zines and the principle works, setting fire
to the town in many places, and then en-
dcavoringt to withdraw by the bridge across
the harbor from this terrific scene uf de-
vastation aud defeat. So fell Sebastopol.
The catastrophe surpasses in horrible in
terest all the proceeding scenes of this 81
grntic contest. The columns of the allied
armies, combined in fourfold attack,
struggled all day with equal valor, though
with unequal success, against the princi-
pie points marked out for assault. The
extreme ght of the French attack was d.
rected against the work called the Little
Redan, which was at first carried by the
impetuosity Of our allies, though they were
subsequently driven back by the fierce re-
sistance of the Russians. The second and
principle 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. A
third attack was made by the British for
cos on the Great Redan, and, although we
learn that the salient angle of this formida-
BILE work was at one memcnt carried and
occupied by our troops, it must be added
that they were subsequently driven out of
it by the fire of the Russian batteries which
commanded it, and this check, in some
degree, diminishes the exultation which
will be felt in this country at the trium-
phant termination Of the siege The French
columns on the left also assailed, in the
fourth place, the Central Battery, The
first prize of this glorious victory belongs
Of right to our gallant allies, the French,
since the Malakoff Tower, the key of the
main position, fell before the vigor of their
assault; but, with that chivalrous feeling
which is the hoblest bond of men who have
fought and conquered together, the names
of all those who carried the rugged defen.
ces of Sebastopol, deserve to stand side by
side on one page, and no invidous distinc-
tions shall sully or lessen their common
renown. ' .
The Russians on their side unquestion-
ably defend the place with the utmost de-
termination, and On more than one point,
they had the advantage over the besieg-
ers. But it was the courage of despera-
lion, for this effort was their last. No
sooner we're the outer works taken, which
laid the town and the port at the mercy Of
the allied forces, tlan the men-of-war, and
the steamers in the harbor were all set on