The weekly American banner., 1855-10-05

< + town, which has withstood
II 6 - lhan ! ycar, was announced
IL I<|<S1sph few days sgo. The London
Times suns ppi ihe sceooat Of its capture as fol.
lows
On Saturday. the 18th inst, victorious AZ.
I.auIt was made on the southern part Of the
town before night the French flag waived in
triumph mon fhe MaIakof tower, which had
faI;en bofore the indomitable courage and per-
severance Of the assailants; and within few
hours fo the Rnsfihn garrison had Evacuated
Karabelnaia and f1< southern portion of the
fortress, after bIosine up the magazines and
principal works, set inp Ere to he town in manv
places, and tEsH enfeavoring to Withdraw by
the bridge across the harbor, rom the terrific
scene oi devastation and defeat 50 fell Sebas-
| topol! Thess great events terminate tie siege
The Paris Moniteur has the following des,
PC Capture Of the MaIIkoT The assault W..
made al noon on the 9th. It's redoubts and tss
Redan OF the Careening Bay, were carried bv
storm amidst shouts of /" Vivc pEmpereur. ..
We Immediately occupied ourselves in effectino
a Judgment there, and were successful in doinS
90 at the Maiakoff. The r dan of The Eareen.
ing Bay, however, was no. tenable, owing tn
the heavy fire Of the Russian artillery which
poured upon the Srst occupers Of hat work -
On beholdng our aAgles lioatiny on he MaIa.
kow, Gen. Messala made tive attacks on the
central bastton, but they were unsuccessful
Our losses d he meanwhile, we're heavy"
The Frenkh, ID their attack on The MaIakoff,
were repulsed six times. Itwas not until the
seventh that they succeed in earring the terrible
works and hosting their eagles over them.
+ The slaughter was terrible everywhere, but
especially at this point. The total loss is est
] mated at over 80 600 the French being report.
ed to have lost as many as $4,000, the English
1000, and the Russians $4,000. One report
] however, estimates the Russian loss at 10000
E9- Know Nothing Democrats. of whom
1--we rejoice. to know there are many, re-
member that the American party cherish
/ the principles Of the Declaration of Inde.
pendence, of which the father Of Democra1
cy, Thomas jefferson, was author; and that
the American party is in favor Of religious
tolerotion, not only in the Commonwealth Of
Virginia. but throughout the wsols Union
and the aghols world. S.
/ JoHN NJ BERRIEx,-The Savannah Republic
can of the 18th contains long and powerfu let
Il ter from the Hoa John M. Berrisn, in favor Of
the American party. It's, says he Republican.
Ga powerful vindieasion p sae pEskeiples al
objects ofthe Am riean party = 3 avn j,
with the hand Of slant. the shallow sophis
tries and windy objections Of pc tifoggine Law
yers an2 mfipatie stump speakers TIE aras.
| ent position of Judge Berrien, his sasDsnt dbl
itv and long services cannot but impart great
weight to his counsels. and commend them 10
the respectable consideration of the reader He
) does not appear as partisan, nor as an asprant
to Office interested in the result of the election
he addr sses himself to the people, of the State.
and discourses the great questions involved with
! tie ability of the great statesman and in the
: spirit OF the patriot,
THG iBLIrtoSfsrs AND FoREIGSERs-In the
State of Nea York there are two orders of an
tislavery men who make war upon the Amerf
can party They utterly repudiate the NATIVE
question. These parties held fusion conven.
: ton in August asst at Rhochester and adopted
the following resolution as part of their plat
f form 1t reads thus:
Resafpe TIL freedom being one in aim and
end, the word over, the friends Of freedom !.
e this Republic shoul make principles ard cha
racfes and not birthplace, the test of admission
/ TO citizenship bnd it's observation-disclosures
: This ia direct lid FOR the foreign vote in a,s
!. of the abolition crusade. The Democratic mar:
a ty is ais il the market for the foreiga vote.
: Competition RUS high, and foreign votes wiz
I seiiwell Will. SO many demagogues are in the
. market 20 purchase.
The Mississippiau says the Pope is verJ
= II and t expected to live, and that "the K
I N. may now GO about their business" Well
L tee. cid felpw tor severalfnoatbs past has hal
e so much help from the atti- american party, ia
= carrying out his designs against this country thai
p h became gouty and decline of health efisued
d Idleness is the parent ofdisease as well as mis-
4 chief. The K Ms are minding their business
/ and paying some little attention to that Of His
h Hslinsss. Whas stir his death will 1ccasion
,- among the aspirants here ior the succession.- =
!. Which one of the Cardinals N MSsiesippi VIII
= succeed him ffsa a8on Rcpubfi ia. IS II.
er WOA9USs
- As this is the. season Of the YER whea
- worms are most MD able among children
le he opreiors of MeLANES VERMlFUGE
a. beg leave 10 call ne atteniion Of parents Il
its virfuss for the expelling Of those annoy
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