New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-12

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bus the Russian general is mar OF too rnuru
,ius and experience as soldier to lose men Ia uc
Ers;n1 en- unter able position, and bis IeTe" "as
Elected with mastery skill and with pefiec' else IA
Ire face of avictorious enemy covering US iea ~
The hanes Of the burning city, and by tehculoIseA-
rosiops which spoke in tones OF portenIoa: "irhus
u t,oc bo might have wished to cut of his retreat,
ne led his battalons D narrow hIes across decP arm
~ The sea commanded by our guns and In the lace OF
a ucst nowerfnl fleet paraced them IN our sly1t a.
tLev orssed and carried of ell his most use nj stores
and munitions OF war nc 'ei' u' ~" "OP"'oS ol1u
may bitter memories -
rur INTERIOR OF SEvASTOPOL.
VtnxsfpAY. SEPT ~ 1t is delightful 10 abandon
TIE old beadipg Siege Of Seyas opel, which for The
las, three MOUTH might have been stereoyped but
h rot Clear what is to b. put 10 is place for the enemy
having abandoned the south slce seem prepared to de-
find he north aide and 20 erect there another nOnu-
me1t of eng neeTDg sk and to leave there memorials
OF their dogetd solui)a. The wonder OF all visitors
10 the ruins Of SevastopOl is divded-tbey are aston
ishtd II the strength OF the works and that they were
aver takcn; they amazed that men could have de-
hnded them so long with such ruin around them.
Thee feelings are apparently in opposition 10 each
other, but glance at the place could explain the
apparent cton II is clear, in the first place,
that Il fIe OF our artillery was searching out every
nook sLd corner Of the town, and that it would
become utterly impossible for the Russians 10 keep
any BODY Of men 20 defend their long line of par
spet battery withOu such nurdeTous loss as would
speedily BDniIilate an army. Their enormous bomb
proofs, large and DumeTOus they were, could not
hold the requisite force 10 resist general concerted
alta OK made all along tie line with rapi0y and with
out previous warning. On the other hand, the
st 9Th Of he works themselves is prodigiOus One
hears cur engineers feslly saying they are badly
traced ard that kind of thing, but il is quite Ell
dent that the Russian who IL match for the Allies
IN the opeB las been enabled TO sustain the most
ttmerr ous bOubsI1ment ever known and an eleven
mouths siege, that I've was rendered capable of re-
pulling general assault, and that subsequent at
tack upon him st four points was OILY successful at
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position, and The nfeiehc is that his engineers were
If innate ability, and FURNISHED him with arti
iCisi st eDgh that nude hin eqd7 10 our best efforts
The surprise Throughout the camp on Sunday morn.
iDg wts beyond description when the news sGead that
Seyas'cI Of was fie AMI that the enemy were
;r atii z. The tremendous explosions, which shook
the very gIouLd like 20 many earthquakes failed to
dsiuIb inbJy Of our wearied soldiers. When rose
ere daybr(ak ard got up 20 Cahca:ts ln there were
lot many officers standing that favorte spot; and
ibe seoptrs .bO had aO down to rest doubtful OF the
poe success Of the French and certain OF our own
failure little regmed that SevastOool was ours. All
was reaC for newed assault on the redap, but the
Rutsars having kept up brisk fire from the ids pits
and enbasues to the last moment and having adopted
the same plan along thtir lines, so as to blind our
ewes snG engage attention, abandoned it. ~ is sup
potCd about Il O'Clock, AID the silence having at
rscted the attention of our men, volunteers crept
I'D ard looked through an emorasure, and found the
place dee eIttd by all saw the dead and dying. Soon
afteIW wandering fires CLEANED through the streets
and outskirts Of tie town--pOint after point be-
came aght-the flames shOne out of the windows of
the hOusfs-Io9s Of mansions caught and burned up,
and, ere deybleab, the town OF Sevastopo-that fine
aid sta els mistress of the EuXine which We had
often turned longing eye, fire from the TO
the DCc1 yard creek. FOt Alexander was bio gn up
with su1 crash that made the very earth reel
early IL the night At sunrise four large explosions on
the left hiloWt in quick succession, and announced
the destruction OF the Quarantine forts aud the maya
zines of tie batteries of the Central baston and Flag
staff fort. In moment after the proper left OF the
iedan was he of very heavy explosion, which
must have destroyed a number of wounded men on
both sicts Fortunately the sciIsTs who had entered
tsaiy IN the night we're Withdrawn. The Flagstaff
end Garden ba teTes blew up one after another, at
i;45. At $3.50 there were two of the largest and
gsndest explosions ON the left that ever shook the
earth most probably from Fort Alexander and the
Grand mag azine. The rush Of black smoke of gray
ard white VapOr, OF masses of stone, beams of timber
and ms sorry into the o- appsiDg, and then fol-
by Oh q roar Of great bOmbardment; it was mag
tzne of smells blown into The air. and exploding like
some gigantic pyrotccbnic display in the sky
the eject of the inDunerabe las1es Of the twitler
ing high mp in the cOlumn OF dark smoke over the
town IL The changing raiidly ino as many balls of
white smoke like little clouds. All this time the Rus
siaps were marching with suhen tramp across the
bridge Bnc boats were busy carrying oil mater lei from
The town or bearing meu 20 he south sle to co npete
tie Work Of q ion and renew tho fires OF hidden
mines on is II up touched houses. Oi the fleet, all
that rem aimed visible we've the eight steamers and the
uh.'s Of the suuken liz OF battle ships. AS soon as l.
was dawn the French De, 70 steal from their trenches
INTO tie bun ing towp undismayed by the flames, by
tie 'errCgs Of The explosions by the hre OF lurking
Uemv or by The fine OF their own guns wnlch KEPT on
soNl! OisChaiSng cannon s1ot ana grape mo ne SUI
utbs AZ ocular intervals, possibly with the object OF
lettering siTaggers fIom Iisking then lives But RED
lIc6 cl es ana tlue brooches, KEPT aud Zouave iez,
couo eoou he dstine uished in amid the flames, and
MOVING from house to house. Ere O'Clock there
wire numbers Cf mtn coming back with plumber such
as il was and Russian relics we're offered for sale In
camp before the Russian battaions had marched out
of the city. The sailors, too, were not be.
hne band IN looking for loot" and Jack could
he seen staggering utder chairs, tables, and
numbering old pictures through every street,
and making bis way back to the trenches with
vast aCcumulaiions OF wOfthess0os. Several men
lost their lives by explosions this aud the folio wing
day. AT 10 several small decorations OF shells and
powder II, gaines took place il the town behind the
fe6sr ard also on the left of the Dockyard creek.
7:le immense clio Ids OF black smoke rose from
behind fort Paul, probably fcom steamer which We
oupc burning in the dockyard. The Russian columns
which had been delng in continuous stream across
tLe brose now became broken into small DO lies or
went over in intermittent >ses unscathed by the
shot Aud shell which plGDged into the water close oe
siCe hem At as the last dense column lnatcned
nsst ard coon aferward the bridge was pulled asun'
Der and tho pieces were all hoated across to the
tcrth side al s:O1. The boats did no, cease 10
mil backward and 70 ward all the tune aud the
steamers were Xcetdingly busy long a!er tne gar
risou moved At g. there were many explosions
in tie town amid the burning rhine, and tae battle
meLts Of f1lt Nicholas appeared in hames stu
there Was 10 exl lesion there not In tort Paul IL
% hslpt ned that as the remnants OF tue FRENCH
IT simeL's engaged or the left against ths Malahoh
The Little Rec marched 10 their tents TINS uorn5s'
our sCcoLd division was drawn up on the arade-
glour0 IN front Of their camp and the French had ID
psss ,ber lines. 1he instant the leading rgi ment OF
Zcuaves came mp to the spot where our fst regiment
was paced, the men with ole spontaneous burst reht
The sir with an Englh cheer. The French officers
n If swnr6s their dressed and msrChed