New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-28
THE RECENT SUCCESSES BEFORE SEvAs-
TOpOI

In order to form correct notion OF the operations OF
the Allies on the eth Of June against the Russian
works at Sevastopo it is desirable to refer to de-
scliption Of these works. Every one is aware that
the ground before Sevasopo is nersected by ravines
descending to the sea-these ravines being divided
from each other by ridges upon which both the Rus
sian works and the principal batteries of the besegng
armies ore erected The ravne urhest to the north east
and on the extreme right of the allied position, in front
of what is now called the lnkermann attack Is that
descending to tie Careenng Har6or 1t was at one
time intended by the Allies to take possession of the
whole of the north ridge down to the Csreeniug Har
bor but the Russians crossed the ravue with great dc
termination and established two works on the lower
slope of it-one at 500 yards and the other at 400
yards from the second parallel. These redoubts have
probably ere this fallen into the hands of the Allies
for General Pelissiers dispatch of the 9th
of June saws: "The enemy have completely
abandoned the right shore of the Careening Bay"
This is an important position, commanding the
ships in port and almost intercepng the entrance to
the town. The next ridge is that on which the Maa
koff tower stands and opposite to it, at distance of
about a mile and a hall, the Victoria redoubt has
been erected by the Alice The Victoria attack car
ried on by the French is directed from this point
against the tower and adjoining works. Descending
nearer to the tower and about 500 yards in front of it,
is the Mamelon which is described as commanding the
tower itself. The conquest and occupation Of this
hill by the French is the result of the contest of June
7. The Malakof Tower itself, being one of the few
works in mssonry OIL the landslide of Sevastopo was
long since reduced to ruins; but it is nclosed by
a very high semcircular parapet of earth pierced
with IL embrasures, and surrounded by ditch.
From the tower TO the GARDENING Bay there runs a
long line of parapet, broken at halfway by bat
terry of 16 guns on two faces, and thus thanking the
curtain between this point and the tower Another bat
terry of 70 guns the bill above Careenng Bay con-
nected with this work by further parspet which
tends to the sea- Wespprebend 1.-THE works taken on
the It'll Jure are outside this line. The Redan is sep
arated from the Maakoff Tower by what il termed the
Middle Ravine and stands upon the ridge between
the W,roDzoff Ravine and this Middle Ravine. On
this ridge stands the allied Crown Battery, fronting
the apex of the Redan which further defended by
a6atis and by strong patty Of rifemen lodged
in a stone-quany in front Of the work, and which
quarry was carried by the British on the 9TH
of June. SevastopoI, it is to be remem-
bered is not fortress, but town defended
by chain of forts and field Notifications. From this
description it will be noticed that the several attacks
of the beseging armies advancing pari passu on
parallel Hnes and that the recent operations Of the
French and English, although distinct, assist each
other and are essential to the Of the
enterprseihe plan of the Allies being to incose the
Russian line of Publications within another line which
shall gradually advance until the besieged driven
into tie sea
We now proceed to give the official accounts of
these operations
Gen. Pelissier's first dispatches are quite dramatic:
"JusE G, 10 P. M.-To-day, with Allies, we
opened fire against the external works and tomorrow,
please God, we will take them y
JUNE 7, IL p. MAJ 6:30 our signals for assault
were given and one hoHr serward our eagles Heated
over the Manelon Vert and the two redoubts Of
Careening Bay The artillery Of the enemy fell into
our hands We have taken 400 prisoners. Our esions
occupy the conquered works. On their side, Jour Al
hes with their usual resolution, carried the works in
the quarres and established themselves there. All
the troops showed the most admirable devotion and
intrepidhy."
"JUSE e.-Last evening we took possession Of 81
guns in the captured redouts. Thirteen officers
made prisoners Our loss which has not been accu-
rately ascerained is considerable, might have been
expected from so great result.
aJuyE 9.-The situation is the same as yesterday.
All the demonstration Of the enemy against the cap
tured works have been fruitless. They have aban.
doned the so-caIed battery Of the I'd of May; they
have also completely abandoned to the right shore
Of Careeuing Bay. The vessels 10 port have sought