Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-10-03


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THE NEws-Sebastopol is in ruins. The
following telegraphic despatch, received by
Lord Panmure from Gen. Simpson, appeared
in the English morning journals of the 1lth
instant: s.SebastopOl is in possession Of the
Allies. The enemy, during the night and
morning, evacuated the south sido, after ex-
ploding their magazines and setting fire to the
whole town. All the men-of-war were burnt
during the night, with the exception of three
steamers, which were playing about the harbor.
The bridge communicating with the north
side is broken.' Gen. Simpson regrets that
the casualties in tho attempt on the Redan
were somewhat heavy, but there wos no gen.
eral officer killed. The plan of the battle ap-
pears to have been as follows:-The place was
attacked in four directions. The British
troops attempted the storming of the Redan;
the French attacked the Malakoff. The ex-
treme right of the French made diversion
or the little Redan; and united attack of the
English, French. and Sardinians was made on
the Central Battery. All the attacks were
made simultaneo ously with great spirit and
ergy; but the one which most eminently
successful, was led by Gen. Bosquct and Gen.
M'Mahou on the Malakoft. Both the Redan
and Central Bas.ion were at times in the hands
of the storming parties, but accurately did
the guns of the Russians cover these, that
soon as the English had gained possession of
them it WAS found impossible to hold them
The following despatch is from Prince Gorts-
chakoff, and is dated the night of the 9th. The
garrison of Sebastopol, after sustaining an in
iernal fire, repulsed his assaults, but did not
drive the enemy from the Maakof Tower
Our brave troops, who resisted to the last eN
tremity, are now crossing over TO the northern
part of Sebastopol. The enemy found moth
ing in the southern part but blood stained ru-
ins. On the 9th of September the passage to
the northern side was accomplished, with the
loss of 100 men. We left, regret to say, 600
men previously wounded, on the southern
side. The intelligence of the fall of Sebasto-
pol was received in London with demonstra-
tions of great joy. Al the various theatres
and places of public amusement, the fact was
officially announced, and the bands at each
place immediately played the national anthems
of England aud France, and throughout Eng
the night of the Sth inst, whilst the Emperor
of the French was at the door of the Theatre
ltalien, at the moment the carriage containing
the Ladies OF Honor of the Empress stopped
at the entrance of the theatre, an individual
who was standing in the trottoir discharged,
without taking aim two pocket pistols at the
carriage. n o one was struck The man, who
had more the appearance of a maniac than an
assassin, was Immediately arrested. The name
of the individual arrested is Belleriarre. He
is about 22 years of age, and was born at Rouen.
When 16 years of age he was sentenced to two
years imprisonment for swinding.
- The loss of the Allies is estimated a 20 COO
men. The Russians loss was 10000.
III
Cg-Mr. Stephen Arnold Douglas is deliver
ing speeches in the West, in which he sets
forth the wonderful discovery that abolition
ism is the result of British ntrigues, aided by
British money profusely scattered for the pur-
pose of breaking down the great republican
experiment, and rendering weaker and less
dangerous the commercial and political rival
ry of this country. Mr.. Douglass, however,
does not state what amount of British money
was applied in the work of robbing the Free
States of every thing secured TO them by the
Missouri Compromise-a robbery which has
done more to deepen and intensity the aboli-
tion agitation than any other event within our
recollection We hope Mr.. Douglas viii has
ten to make all the revelations in his power
to this interesting point. 1t would also be
worth while to know through what channels
the current of British gold was poured for this
particular purpose. Will the Senator from
Illinois continue his start!u z disclosures Let
as have light,