The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-06

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WGILv IMPORTANT NEWS,
SEBASTOPOI. AT LAST TAkEN..
Immense Loss of Life.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF
LOUIS NAPOLEON,
The Fall Or Ssbn>seu.l.
On Saturday, the sth, being twclvemontl
since landing in the Crimea, and three hun
dred and sixteen days since the opcnino ot
the siege. final victorious assault was NAL,
on the M,lakotf. The assault was preced,.,
toy terrible bombardmcnt. and a despatch
from Gorts'hakoii, permitted to transpre a
Berlin. saying, Our works suffered" pre
pared the public for the result.
Precisely at noon of the Sth, the Who'll,
d'sPo'ablc force Of the bc>ieg ng armies NOV
ed forth IN "a fourlold attack. The cxtr.m,
r'ght of the French attack was directed a
gainst the Little Rcdan, which they carried
but had TO abandon on account of 6err.
charge from the Russians. The second and
principal assault Of the French was asans!
the Maakoif. which after six r-pulses the,
carried by storm, and decided the fate of Tn.
day.
third attack, made by the British upou
the Great Redan, completely failed; for al
though they succeeded in gaining tcmpora
ry possession Of the salient angle Of tn,
work. ;hcy were speedily driven back, anf
the British loss is numbered at 2OOc killed
and wounded
The fourth portion of the assault was mad,
by the French, under General Dcsalles. a
saln>t the Central Battery. but that ais,
! failed.
Ihe other events of the siege are embrace,
IN the following official dispatches
! CArrrHE OF THE MALAkorF. - From
n'" NmP<"n. Crimca. Sept. s. llP. NJ
The allied forces attacked the defcnres Of
Scba>topo! this lay. at II o'clock. The A.
sault on the Mslakoif has been successful
and the work is in possession of the French
The attack Of the English against the Ike
udn uiu no! succeed.
FROM H''n. Pe|is>ier-Varna. Sent. o
HE assault on the Malakoif was made a
noon yesterday. Its redoubts, and tn. Re-
'a' OF the Careening Bav. were occu,;ed h,
our brave soldiers with admirable ,.,,,bps;
aS'n- 70 the cry Of Viv- rEmpcr.,- ~.
occupied ourselves in en,!.avorins To se,.,,r.
our POSITION. and succeeded in this object Ar
the Malakoil
The Redan on the side of the Carcenino
Bay could not be maintained in the fac. ot
powerful artillery, which overwhelmed the
tr>t occupants OF that work. but wbi,b. how
ever, Our frm settlement IN the Malakotf will
speedily cause to succumb, together with the
Rcdan, which our brave allies seized. attack
ing 1t with their usual vigor, but here, with
our own troops on the side of the Careeninc
Bay. our allies we're compelled to ceJe the
works aSain to the powerful artillery and re-
serves ot the enemy.
AT sight of our Eagles flowing on the NAL
akoii, Gen. DcSa.lcs made two attacks upon
the central bastion. These, however. did
not succeed, and our troops retired to their
trenches.
Our losses are serious, and cannot vet be-
precisely Indicated They are amply COM
pcn>atrd for bv the capture of the MsIako,I.
the consequences OF which will be immer,sr
600 soldiers and - officers were taken pris
oncr> in the Malakofi
ENA'uArloN OF THE SOUTHERN SIDE.
-HcPorf .trom Gen .>,mj.sOm-Scha>top,l is
IN possession OF the allies The enemy. dur
ing the night and this morning, evacuated
the south side, exploding their magazines.
and setting fire TO the whole town. All the
mcn-o-war were burned during the night.
with The exception OF three steamers, which
are plying about the harbor, and the bridge
communicating with the north side Is broken
down: Our casualties are great. Daring
the night the Russians have sunk the remain
ing line -oi battle ships IN Scbastopol harbor
From Hen. P.i'ssier.-Brancion Redoubt.
Sept. >. J \. M.-karabclnaia and the south
side OF Scbastopol no longer exist. The enc
my, Perce'v'ng our solid occupation OF the
Malakolf, decided upon evacuatins the place.
after having DESTROYED and blown up, bv
MINES, nearly all the det.nccs. Having pass
ed the night in the midst of INV troops. can
assure YOU that everything in the karabrl-
nala Is blown up, and from what l could STE,
the same must bc the cast on our left line ot
attack
lhlS immense success does the greatest
honor to our troops. Our losses during the
day, after so many obstinate combats, must
be considerable. Tomorrow | shall be able
10 iorm All estimate of the results of this
great days work. y great portion of the
nono's are due to Generals Bosquct and Nc
Mahon. Everything is quiet on the Tchcr-
maya, and We are vigiIant there.
FURTHER t'om zen. Pel,>a.r-Scpt. 9. s
L. M-1he enemy has sunk his steam YES
sells The work Of destruction continues mn.
ger the tre OF our mOrtars, as mines are sue
ceSs'vcly sprung at different points. 1t is
my duty to defer entering the place. which
mas the appearance Of a great furnare.
l'rIncc GOrts''hakofl. being closely nress-
ed 10y our fire, has demanded an arm;stice. to
carry of his wounded.
Ihe bridge near Fort st. Paul has been
destroyed by the enemy. am engaged in
ascertalning the amount Of our loss. Every
thing is going on we'll We are watching
the movements OF the enemy cn the Tcher-
maya.
De<pdtch from .Adm;ral Bruyat.-Crimea.
Sept 8. An assault upon the MaIakofr Tow
er was made yesterday noon, and later on
the Great Redan and Central bastion. A
gale from the north kept the ships at an
chor The mortar boats. to be enabled to
t,' mre' were obliged 10 enter StreIetrhka Bav
nhty hred 900 shells against the Quarantine
bast'on and Fort Alexander. Six English
mortar boats. also at anchor in Strc!ctchka
pay, hred about the same number of shells.
Last night. violent explosions made US
suppose that the Russians were evacuatin.
the town.
Today We ascertained THAT the Russian
vessels have been sunk. The bridge vas ocv-