Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-07-11

June 7. The Malakoff tower itself, being
one of the few works in masonry on the
land side of Sebastopol, was long since re.
duced to ruins but it is.now enclosed by a
high semi.circular parapet of. earth, pierced
with twelve embrasures and surrounded by
a ditch. From: the tower to the Careening
bay there runs long line ofparapet, broken
half way by a battery of sixteen guns on
two faces, and thus hanking the curtain be.
tween this point and the tower. Another
battery of twelve guns ,on the bill above
Careening bay is connected with this work
by further parapet which extends to the
sea.
We apprehend that the works taken on
the 7th Of June are outside this line. The
Redan is separated from the Malakoff tower
by what is termed the middle ravine, and
stands upon the ridge between the Woron'
zoff ravine and this middle ravine. On this
ridge also stands the allied Crown battery,
fronting the apex of the Redan, which was
further defended by an abaHis, and by a
strong party of rifemen lodged in. a stone
quarry in front of the work, and which quar-.
ry was carried by the British on the 7th of
June. Sebastopel, it is to be remembered,
is not fortress, but town, defended by a
chain of forts and field fortifcations. From
the description, it will be noticed that the
several attacks of the besieging armies are
advancing pari passu on parallel lines. and
that the recent operations of the allies, al.
though distinct, assist each other, and are
essential to the success of the common en-.
terprise, the plan of the allies to enclose the
Russian line of Notifications within another
line, which shall gradually advance until the
besieged are driven into the sea.
We now proceed to give the official &C:
counts of these operations:
General Pelissier's first dispatches are
quite dramatic.
June 6. 10 p. m.-To.day, with our allies,
we opened fire. against the external works,
and tomorrow, please God, we will take
them a
June 6, IL p. MAT halfpast six our
signals for assault were given. and one hour
afterwards our eagles foated over the Nam.
elon Vert, and over the two redoubts OF
Careening Bay. The artillery Of the enemy
fell into our hands. We have taken 400
prisoners. Our legions occupy the conquer.
ed works. All the troops showed the most
admirable devotion and intrepidity. 20
June s.-Last evening we took possession
of sixty.two guns, in the captured redoubts.
Thirteen officers were made prisoners. Our
loss, which has not been accurately ascer.
tanned, is considerable, as might have been
expected from so great result.
June 9.-The situation is the same as
yesterday. All the demonstrations Of the
enemy against the captured works have been
fruitless. They have abandoned the, so'cal'
led battery of the I'd Of May; they have also
completed y abandoned to us the right shore
of Careening bay. The vessels in port have
sought refuge in Artillery bay, where out
large mortars can reach them. We are
watching them attentively.
Lord Raglan's dispatch we have already
received via Halifax, as follows:
Before sebastopol, June THE formida.
BILE fire of yesterday was kept up to-day
with the greatest spirit, and soon after six
o'clock this evening the French attacked
and carried the White Work and the Name.
lon. The whole operation was most bril-.
liant. Great gallantry was displayed on all
sides. Casualties not yet known.
The next dispatch was the following:
June s.-The success of last night was
very complete, and the gallantry and steadi'
ness of the troops cannot be too highly spo.
ken of. The French succeeded in securing
the works Of the Mamelon, and those on its
right, called the Ouvrages, Blancs, and in
those they took sixty-two guns, including
eight cohorns and four hundred prisoners
Nothing could be more brilliant than the
advance of our allies. We have lost 4oO
men in killed and wounded.
Pelissier's latest dispatches are
June 10, II. BOP. M.--The combat Of
the 7th was more advantageous for us than
at first announced. 1t placed in our hands
5o2 prisoners, (of whom 20 are officers and
73 pieces of cannon.
June IL, IL P. M.-We are now consoli
dating ourselves in the new works. We
have been able to fire with the Russian mar
tars, on their ships, which have gone still
farther up. We are preparing new batteries
(Signed) PELL1ssrER'
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