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jar ullles were cOmpcllcd 20 code the works
again to the powerful artillery and reserves
of the enemy.
At sight Of our eagles flowing on the Ma
lakoG, Gen. Dcsnllcs made two attaks upon
the central bastion. These did not succeed,
and our troops retired to their trenches.
Our losses arc serious, and cannot yet be
precisely indicated. They arc amply COM
pcnsatcd Tor by the capture Of the MalakoH
the consequences Of which will be immense
$50 soldiers and q officers were taken rrs-
oners in the MalakOf
EVACUATION or THE SOUTHERN Sins
RfroR1 FROM GLN. SIMPSON .--Scbastopol is in
possession of the allies. The enemy, during
the night and this morning, evacuated the
south side, exploding their magazines, and
setting fire to the whole of the town All
the men-oi-war were burnt during the night,
with the exception of steamers, which are
plying about the the harbor, and the bridge
communicating with the north side is broken
down. Our casualties are great. During
the night the Russians have sunk the remain
ing lnc-oi-batte ships in Scbastopol harbor.
FROM GEN. Observation-Disclosures Rcdoubt,
sept ',3, y. Northumberland and the south
side of Sebastopol no longer exist The
enemy, pcrcciying our solid occupation Of the
Alalakoff, decided upon cyacuat ng the place,
after having destroyed and blown up. by
mines, nearly all tine dclences. Having passed
the night in the midst of my troops. | can
assure you that everything in the Karabel-
naia is blown up, and from what | could sec,
the same must be the case on our left line of
attack.
DLsrATcH FRoE ADMIRAL BRUYAT.-Crimea
| Sept Am assault upon the Malakoff
tower was made yesterday noon, and later on
the Great Redan and Central bastion a
| gale from the north kept the ships at anchor.
! The mortar boats, to be enabled to fire. were
obliged.to enter Strcletchka Bay. They fred
| GOO shells against the Quarantine bastion
and Fort Alexander. Six English mortar
| boats, also at anchor in Strclctchka Bay, fired
about the same number of shells
Last night, violent explosions and vast
cOnilagrations made us suppose that the Rus
slams were eyacuating the town.
Today we ascertain that the Russian YES
sells have been sunk. The bridge was covered
with troops retreating to the north side
After o. clock the bridge was destroyed
! Only few steamers are anchored in the port
near Fort Catherine. [ approached, thi:
morning, the quarantine battery, on board
the Brandon, and ascertained, myself, that
they are now evacuated. They have ius
blown up. Our soldiers have left theil
trenches, and are spreading themselves il
groups over the Qualifications Of the town
| WHICH seClls 10 De totally deserted.
RUSSIAN ACoouNTs.-Accounts from st
Petersburgh are received, giving the follow
ing from Gortshakof, dated Sebastopol, Sept
s, noon The enemy are receiving fresh
reintorcements. necessarily. The lombard
ment continues very violent.
10 clock, p, M.-The garrison Of Sebasto
pol, alter sustaining an Internal fire, wer,
r9pulsed today. Although six assaults wer
made, they could not drive the enemy from
the Blstion Kornloff. Our brave troops
who resisted to the last extremity, are nov
crossing to the northern part of Sebastopol
The enemy has found nothing in the south
ern Part but the bloody ruins which hi
attack has made. The passage Of the garri
son from the southern to the northern side
has been achieved with extraordinary success
and our only loss on that occasion is abou
100 men killed. We left in the southern
part only 800 men gricvously wounded.
SUBSEQUENTLY FROM GEN PErIssrER.-
Crimea, Sept. 10, II p. Nj inspected to
day, Sebastorol and its lines Of defence. Tn
mind cannot fuIn an exact picture Of GU
victory, the full extent Of which can only b.
understood !by an inspection of the plac
itself. The multiplicity of the works o
defence. and the material means applied
thereto. exceed by far any thing hithert
seen in the history of war. The capture o
the Malakof, which compelled the enemy t.
: fly before our eagles, already three time
victorious. has placed in the hands Of tn
allies great amount of material and al
immense establishment, the Importance 0
which it is not possible to state exactly.
Sept. II, lP M.-The enemy has destroy
cd the remainder of his fleet. Nothing nov
remains in the harbor.
REJpIcISGs.-A grand National TIE Deun
was celebrated ny tic Emperor, at til
Church of Notre Dame.
Paris was Illuminated.
Gen. Pelssier is created Marshal o
France.
Queen Victoria sends an address of thank
to her army. and directs Gen Simpson t
congratulate Marshal Pelissier on hi, bray,
victory.
Throughout France and England the re
joicing is immense.
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.-Thc resolution o
Prince Gortschakoff exhibits, the energy o
great commander. 1t saves Russia from
an inextricable position. into which a falls,
Interpretation of u point Of honor woulC
have thrust her. The Russian army, concen
trated north of Sebastopol, will hencefortl
have that unity Of movement and actor
which until now was wanted.
Sebastopol Of the South is replaced b,
Sebastopol of the North which is for
midable position, bristling with innumera
bic guns which compact army hencetor
ward will defend. Impartial history will dc
justice to Gortschakof, who by making
sacrifice and avoiding useless effusion of blood
has preserved for Russia an army trained t,
war by a struggle of years duration. anC
placed that army in position which enables
him to command the situation
FRANcE,-An attempt was made on the
life of the Emperor, by man nance
Belleonard, who fired two pistols 1t a carriage
supposed to contain the Emperor, but which
contained some of the ladiesin waiting or
the Empress. The attempt was made at the
door of the Italian Opera, The assassin
was arrested, and being considered insane
was sent to an asylum.
Latest by Telegraph from London.
LONDON, Sept. 18th, IL A. M.-Paris cor,
respondence says it is reported that 25. 600
men have embarked at Balaklava, for tn,
north of Sebastopol, Also that the Russian,
are in full retreat towards Perekop.
The Paris Debats has an editorial discus
sing whether Sebastopol is tenable by the al
lies, while the Russians are masters of all
the forts on the north side, and
quite tenahle, the possession of ports Cher.
sonesus and Balaklava superseding the neces
sity of entering the harbor,
The Russian armies will probably continue
in observation within their strong positions
until the allies give some sign of movement
hence all speculation as to the plan of the
campaign must be imaginary,
The London Times suggests day Of
national thanksgiving.
1t is rumored at the Clubs TO-DAY that the
allies found 1900 guns within the liut. of
Sebastopol also that tho Eu,siln. were ftliin.
back on Backt"ti Sral, tut French ru-
mors say t'4t Grri.clokof will certainly
hold the north side TO the last extremity
also. tn" allied Almirals hiyo seut a dos
/ patch, saying; it i not cxpedcnt To enter tho
. l'r."r ct Nsh1stupoi until For. Cuustlnlin,
/ Is IA .nc,d.
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