The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-12
THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL.
The Details or the Battle Ok September s.
OPENING OF THE GREAT AND FINAL BOMBARDMENT-
FIRST FIRE AMONGST THE RUSSIAN SHIPS.
Correspondence of the London FINES

spnAs1oror, Sept. TO- 1855
The contest which the eyes Of Europe have been
turned SO long nearly decdedthc event which the
hopes OF so many mighty empires depended is all but
determined. sebastopoi is in hames fhe feet the OBJ
jcct Of much diplomatic controversy, and OF many
bloody struggles has disappeared in the Deep One
great act OF has been added the tremendous
but glorious tragedy OF which the whoie world. from the
most civilized nations down to the most bar hOrdes
Of the East has been the anxious and excited audience
Amid shouts OF victory and cries of despairin frantic
rejoicing and passionate pail Of black smoke
sIeaked by the fiery fashngs of exploded fortresses
sescends upon the stage which has been depicted
many varied traits OF human misery and Of human great
ness, such high endurance and calm courage such lit
teness and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. whi:b have salsed charac
ters which history may develope as largely as the srug
gle in which they engaged and swell To gignteqle
proportions, or which she may dwarf into the pettiest
dimensions as unworthy of tho part they played
The last aud decisive canaonade was, o. the worll
knows ever so long begun the morning of Welnes
right consisting Of the Quarantine Bateres, the Bas
ton Centrale and the Bastion du Mat with great
yigor and effect and at night began Devastating bonn
gaze was fired by French shell and sunk ut night On
the morning of the Sta the English and Fren.a together
terics almost broken to pieces, end which they did
not dare TO answer. In the evening the bombardmen
was renewed and kept up all night; Ere appeared
behind the Redan, aud the enemy seemed ty tbeir
constant signalling to be in much uneasuess, II
observed that great quantities of forage we're being
sent across the bridge from the north to tue south
vide, although there were cavalry In the latter.
On The It'll the cannonade was continued in savoes,
before and it was remarked that the town began
70 show in mot unmistakabs the terrible
snergy of the nightly bombardmen Nearly every house
Within range split aud in ruins The bridge between
the north and the south side much crowded all day
with men and carts passog TO and fro and large conveys
were seen entering and leaving the town at the north
siDe Towards evening the head Of the great docyard
ahears, SO long prominent object from our batteries,
caught fire. and burnt Hereely in the high wind which
was raging all day two decker set fire by the
French shells, and destroyed and a steamer
busy employed towing large dismasted frigate to the
dockyaId out Of range In the middle Of the day there
a council Of Generals, and at O'Clock Il became
generally known that TIM alles would assault the place
ut the Sh, after vigorous cannonade and bonn
basdmen The hour WIS well selected as 1t was certain
tsat the Russians accustomed to indulge in sest.
about that lime In the of the night there
explosion behind the l'edan.
1HE DAY OF AssAULT--ApPEARANcE OF THE ALLIED
COMMANDERS AND THEIR TROOPS.
On September 8, the weather changed suddenly. This
morning II became bitterly cold biting wind right
from the north ebastopol blew ntoerable clouds
Of harsh dust into faces. fhe obscured the
sky was OF eaden wlntey gray. Early in the morning
strong force of cavalry under the command of Colonel
Hodge Was moved to the 'front.' and formed chain OF
sentTes in front Of Cshcarts bin and all along lines
No person allowed to pass this line unless he
staff officer provided with pass Another line
of sentries in the of them intended to stop
strsggers and oilers from Baakava, and the object in
view probably to prevent the Russians gathering
animation Of attack from the unusual accumulate
Of people on the 10 k.out hills
General Telissier during the night collected about
GOO men in and about the Maneon to form the Storm
ing columns for the Maiako and Little Redan, and to
provide the necessary reserves The French we're rein
forced by 5000 Sardnians who marched up from the
Tchernaya last night arranged that the French
TO attack the Malakol at and, ther
attack teran that we were to assault the Rean 1t was
M have aid a bitter cold day ADD a stranger would
have been asonshed at the aspect Of the British
rails az they viewed the assault The Comma ader-in
Chief General simpson, sat Ia the trenches with his
and eyes just facing the cold and dust and his cloak
drawn up over his head, to protect him aghnst both.
General Jones n red nighcap, and recned on his
hitter and sir Kchard Arey, the QuartermasterGenerai
had white pocket handkerchief tied his cap aud
ears which detracted somewhat from martial and bel
kgerent aspect The Duke Of Newcastle stationed
Csthcarts hill in the early part Of the day. and after
wards moved of to the right TO the picket look
out the Wofonzof road All the amateurs and ira
Yelling gentlemen who rather abound here just now
we're in state great excitemcnt and dotted the plain
IN eccentric atrewhich recalled ones old memories OF
Cowes, and yachting and bathing-were engaged in
series of subtle maneuvres to turn the flank of uawary
sentres and to get to the front and their
most creditable to their enterprise and ingenuity.
RAPID AND SPLENDID ASSAULT OF THE FRENCH
few minutes before IL O'Clock the French, like
Of bees Issued forth from their trenches close to
the doomed MaakoG swarmed up its face and
through it's in the twinkng Of IN eye They
crossed the metres of ground which separated them
from the enemy a few bounlsthey drifted lightly
and quickly autumn leaves before the wind battalion
fter BATTALION into the cmbrasures and in minute
after the of their column issued from the ditch
tho trcolor was floating over the Korno bastion. The
mnshery was very feeble at frst-indecd our allies took
the Russians quite BY SURPRISE and ew Of the latter
and from II O'Clock tin past the evening tho French had
tomeet and defeat the repeated attempts the enemy to
egan the work and the Little Redan when weary Of the
fearful slaughter Of his who lay In thou over
the exterior of the works tho Muscove general despair.
exhausted laliOna.
ared, with admirable skin, to cvacua,c the place
TIE ENGLISH ATTACK ON THE REDAs-NuxBER or
MEN ENGAGED.
Now II viii be observed that, where attacked the
Redan with two divisions only portion each being
virtually In reserve, and not engaged In the affair at all
che French made their assault the Malako with four
divisions Of the second corps ddrmse the first aud fourth
divisions forming the storming columns, and the third
and eth being the support with Of 10000
The French had probably not less than 30 900 men Ia
The right attack the eth of September The divisional
orders for the I'd division very much the same
tnose Tor the light division The covering party consist
"a o. l0o men Of the Sd Bluffs, under Capt John Iewes,
rno meny distinguished himself and 100 Of the Second
batanon OF the Rifle Brigade, believe under the COM
nsnd OF poor captain Ham rond. The scaling ladder
party consisted Of 1eo Of the Sd BuGs, under Cap
tain Maude whose gaian,ry was very conspicuous
throughout the affair in addition TO the GO Of the e7h
under the gallant and lamensed welssord The part
Of the force Of the Second division consisted OF go
ID Bus, 800 Of the 41st (welsh) 200 Of the ga and
working party Of 100 men Of the list The Of Wind
hams Brigade consisting OF the 47th aud 10Th were Ia
reserve, together WITH warren's Brigade Of The same