The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-29

railroad the harhor and the camp; electric
chain binds The Crmea 10 Europe and conveys TO Us in
few hours the tidngs OF these triumphant
Upwards OF 100000 eneamped within the lines Of
the TchernAys have been conveyed tthrr and daily
fed clothed and housed from the Of western
Europe All this has effected 10 spite Of the rgor Of
winter The heat Of SUMMER and the distance Of 1000
miles from shores and within little year from the
sailing Of the expedition the leading objects Of the cam
paign accomplished and Sebastopol Il IN power
The military and political results Of tins open
chapter Ia the history Of these transactions TO which
shall shortly take occasion 10 revert but he they what
they may the grand before asthes the conf
dence have never ceased 10 feel and reward hopes
for within twelve months from the commencement OF this
enterprise Sebasopol hasen and the power Of Russia in
the waters OF the Euxine Il at an end.
rREsESr POSITION or AFFAIRS THr cRIxEA.
From the leading article in the London Times Of the
18TH we make the following extract
The position OF Prince Gortschakos army after The
main body had effected IL retreat across HE harbor
was therefore, "a follows His right consisting
the corps NEST actively engaged in the defence Of the
place, upon the Severnai work. Star Fort and
holds the strongly intFenehed positions on the north
Shore where, doubt considerable preparations have
been made for this emergency. His centre covers the
Bellck and is protected in front by the fed-works
thrown up along the ridge Of Iakermann His left wing
consists OF Lprandis corps occupying tue ground from
MackeuZies Farm 10 the heights OF Aiiodor the Bak
shserai road No attempt was made by the relieving
army under prandi to effect diversion during he as
sault Of the 9Th aud the defeat Of the 10th Of A
gust appears have satisfied the enemy that the lines Of
the Tchernaya not 10 be carried But The result Of
the general assault aud the occupation Of the southern side
by the allies entirely changes the stfateglea positions OF
The comhatanis and also the offsets Of the campaign The
struggle for the possession Of Sebatopo Is at end That
prize hands and TIC defence Of the fortress and
the habor Che grand object Of the Russians ey have
nothing left that spot to contend for The occu
patton Of the north side Of the port is barren advantage
for though il might hold garrison il cannot shelter
defeated army aud it is obvious that after the failure OF
the main object all the ability and generalshp OF the Rus
SLAMS win be required TO the whole body Of their
forces in the Cnmes from destruction We therefore infer
that the northern iors Will either be held Tor time by
limited garrison, probably altogether abandon
ed in the hope osaying The army Never WAS army IN
critical position They confined within PENN
sula which affords them other fortified position
for the troops and beyond certain
line The sea- covered with hostile vessels, surrounds
three sides Of this theatre Of and the fourth separa
ted ffom the Russian base Of operations by stcples and
marshes The allied armies already occupy strong posi-
tons at Enpatora and Ienkae which be reinforced
in hours by sea- 10 threaten the Russians in
their flank and rear and while il is impossible for the
eneGy TO hold his ground in The south Of the Crimea
for which, indeed, there il further obect-to
treat in this across the country is formidable I'M
dertakng while the loss OF battle IN the open field would
be absolute destruction The Russians in trap from
which the Tehongar road and the shnus Of erekop
the only Of escape and there their commuuca-
tons may possibly he Intercepted.
A LETTER FROM LONDON.
The London correspondence OF the New York Conrier
and Enquirer under date of September II, writes fol-
lows:
This time there is no hoax Sebasopol is fallen indeed
In England the glorious tidings not much circulated
dfnsed the eir is full OF reoicings you PASS
il the and his heanng face tells You as much as
second edition full Of dispatches if you deaf and
conld hear the bells the dumb and could
ask the meaning Of the enthusiastic gatherings al every
corner you could not read word from the pac-
ards staring at You from every wall and window you
could not help knowing that Sebastopol fallen Indeed
press the telegraph the railway quite unequal
the occasion the Times cannot be bought for shilling
secondhand the police have to guard the nowspa-
per offices from the eager crowds that besege them;
the good has to spread in the old primitive way
and the second editions painting after Everybody is
on tpoc the News isn 30 wrong in saying that aun
versa England getteth drunk the very Doors inte-
gent and animated; the veest doard seems TO half appre
cae the extraordinary occasion The truth is that Eng
land feels If her day Of rejoicing had come and she
oices without stint measure.
The tale Of the victory is soon told On Wednesday,
the 9Th at dabrenk, the fourth hombardment and by far
the ftrcost the best planned and the effective
opened against ebasopol Prince Gorschako says the
FIRE "fercey violent" and inernaL II was kept up
necessarily until Of the S.h, when the guns Of
the Malaaof silenced. iourold Assault then
made simultaneously by the French against the Mala-
koG, The Rsdan of Careepng Bay, and the Central
Baston, and by the English against The Great Re
dan All these assaults for the moment
full but only the MalakoF could be held The English
succeeded in gaining possession of the salient angle Of the
Redsn, and the French took both the Bason and the Lit
tie Redan but these positions commanded by the
inner lines from which the enemy kept up murderous
fire. that they could not be sustained 1t is said that on
the lower tiers of the Maakon the French shell
tered from The eneuys fire in 'front.' and thus enabled
10 make complete Judgment than was possible IN
the of The exposed Central Bason and Redans
However has all along been supposed, the Malakof
proved the KEY 10 Sebastopo and did the
my in possession Of The allies than they began TO
destroy the Qualifications explode nines sink and burn
their ships and beake themselves to their northern de-
fences On the night Of Saturday the Sih instant they
evacuated the south town, leaving IL in universal conia
grafton and ruin OF the Feet nothing remains but three
small steamers.
In General Simpsons rs despatch he informed that
The attack against the edan did succeed Nothing
said Of the corresponding failures Of the French in
their assault Of the Central Bason and Little Reaan and
nothing explain paate what bore the semhlanoe Of
defeat As very natural this occasioned no little
disappointment; it rather damper upon the JOY with
which the victory received that the English did not
share the glory Of the victory Subsequent dispatches
pecay those of the chvalrous Pesso have showed that
equal bravery exhibited, and equal glory earned by
each of the assaulng parties and though there still
sort of wish that the English could have taken bril-
liant and demoustratire part in the na consnma
ton that any grndging envy is obserya
BILE amid the universal enthusiasm which accords 70 the
French the chief laurels that eventinl day.
You win notice that although only the southern part OF
the vet in the hands OF the allies the universal
expression is that Sebast0po has fallen Perhaps in the
moment Of success again deluding ourselves
the obstacles yet remaining 10 complete possession OF the
place II Isl however represented that The north town
not hold long, that the fortrcsses though strong
large enough protect numerous garrison and that
the allies viii be able effectively TO attack them from the
south town. The Russian army is also in very preca-
rous condition and all the advantages OF POSITION num-
bers supplies and morale nov with the allies
Tho other side Of all victories must succeed the bright