Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-23
FOREIGN INTELIlGE NCE.
RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE CAPTURE


RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE CAPTURE OF
SEBASTOpOL.
The first Russian version of the full of Scbastopoi
is contained in the ioown. General Order addressed
by Prince Gor,schakuir 10 his troops, and in un in
complete report Of the progress of the siege published
in the inrai,de Russe:-
"Gea.ral Ordcr .iddressrd To the Army IF the South,
and To me La"d and 81" Troops m tie CrTmeG
headquarters, Heights of Iukcrrnarn, IN the
vicinity of Sebastopo, Aug 80 lSeptl2) )
"NaIiant Comradcs,-On the 18th OF September Inst
year strong enemy army appeared before the walls
nf SebastupUl. Despite its numerical superiority.
despite the absence OF articles which military science
might have opposed Ia it III the town, that army did
mo' dare attack il openly tii,crally, with open
orcc,I and undertook regular siege.
Since then, despite the Formidable means at the ds.
posai OF our rucncs, who, by their numerous ships,
| constantly received reiniorcc:l,ruts artillery and
ammunition, for III months and hail. all their efforts
failed before your bravery and hrnncs.. 1t is fact
uncxumplcd in military annals, TINT town hastily
fortified in presence OF the enemy. should have been
able 70 hold out long against force, the oi
attack of which have exceeded everything that hith-
could have been foeseen in calculations of this
nature.
And with means so enormous and of such descrip.
tom after the runous effects Of an artillery OF colossal
dimensions continued for nine months, the enemy
| having frequently had recourse 10 prolonged bonn.
bardnents ut the town, firing on Cacl occasion many
| hundred thousand rounds they became convinced oi
the nadcQuacy Of their efforts, md resolved to take
! ScbastupOl 10y Il combat.
| On the 9th llSh) of June they made the assault
different sides, entered courageously into the town.
| but You received them with intrepdy, and they
were driven back oil sides in the most brillian;
manner
This check forced them to return to n continuation
of their first plan OF SIEGE multiplying their batteries
and increasing the activity of their trench works and
mining operations.
| Since the memorable day upon which you repuscd
the assault, two months and half have elapsed. du-
! ring which, animated 10y sentiments Of duty and Oi
| love 10 the throne aud Ia your country, you have
heroicully disputed each inch of ground forcing the
assalants to advance only foot by foot, aud paying.
with torrents OF blood and an incredible loss of amnu-
milton each yard OF ground gained.
In this obstinate defence your courage did not flag;
the contrary, il rose 10 the highest degree Of self
| denial.
But if your u,repiity and your patience were with.
out bounds, there such in the nature Of the posi-
bility of defence. As the approaches of tho enemy
gradually advanced, their batteries were erected near
the walls. The circle uf the lire which surrounded
Sebastopol grew daily narrower, and sent death and
destruction upon the defenders still further into the
| town.
Taking advantage Of the superiority of their fire n,
shor, range the enemy, after tho concentrated action
of their artillery during thirty days-which cost uur
garrison 900 Ia goo ncu per dny-culincucrd the
terrible bomharduciit fhsmJ1rd|m"n. dsnitrJ from
| their muumcrable engines Oi war, and of culibre
! hitherto unknown, which destroyed our lctences
which had BEEN repaired al MI t with great labor and
atgrcat lnss under the nccssant fire Of the enemy
the principal work, the kOrnileif redoub, OH the
| MulakoH Hill, 1.-THE key OF Sehastupol point
dominating The whole town. having experienced con,
siderable and irreparnhle damage.
To continue, under these circumstances, the de-
fence o! the snSlh side, would have been {" expose
our troops daily Useless butchery, and their pre-
SerTai"u IS today lurc than ever, necessary to the
Emperor Of Russia.
r"r these Reasons, with sorrow in my heart, bu,
wiz" t:li CONVECTION resolved TO evacuatr Sebaso
~ "u 'aSe over the troops to the north side by the
boats. u o''4 "'e va. '''" ~
Meu,', ,S. the enemy, behollins on the eth OF
AuG"s', HS.n ." scp'emhcr,l at lO3N, the alt.ruined
~o9kS pe'"e mem, ana III" Korneff reduub, with Ifs
bitches before them, resolved unnn d,sIr,,c oss,u,
iirs, on Basiions, n" ? IkOrnrti) and &c. IEsIan,
the Belkin AMI Schwartz rc,ioub,s ~ - ~
OF fhes, SIX ATTACKS, ,ve Were r glOrousy rcpul.ed
>, which the ene'uy had succ.edcd in Lrinrn,, ,m.
by flying bridges, having ut various tunes been lax ,n
and re.taken, remained hually ours. But the kurri