New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-31

Of he Quarantine and flsgr:s6 vee dsmantSed
Along tbey vboss front aieo ia TIER taensa Their
snbrasurcs could longer pro'ee; he gros, bot re
econ percsy ed nat behind them were other eatieee
in perec CONDITION and ready 20 receive our counos
Of attach. Ne were consequently oohsed 10 give Up
The ssssult- BessSee, bad We taken the hSst1u sna
Central Basor g. our position there would have been
uLteustIe commanded ss they are by the euormoSs
BATTERIES Of the Great Redsn and haatof which en-
fAoed and took hem in reverse We unfor'unasely
discovered too late that the real key Of Sevsetopoi
rss The e1eDsive sys,.m of deense established 90 the
ruirs Of tie Malakof Tower. We were accordingly
obliged 70 saspeId our fire and recomneDce immense
WORKS on he night. But the enemy had alresdy
erected so many works OF counter sppr2ach rus, %.
obstacles were almost nsurmountable. We could not
eyco regularly move forward, beng enteiei and
taken in reverse ~ trenches by the batteries i-
uaie on the other sce OF the CherDaya and the M
mefous smbu.cades in fiontof he eremys lines We
were under the necessity Of having recourse 10 eoa2
De main, which admirably succeeded. On NE IN OF
June In less than half an hour, Sod ~ TIE broad
poorday, tie Green Namelon and the Green
Worss were carried 81 the point OF the oayonet
Since ,hen our position has wonderfully improved.
We effected Q lodgment IN the enemys own
works and we began 10 advance toward
the fortifcatiors Of Malakof, sr'ua'e between ine
Cs1eening and k1sbensys ravines. O1nsi ering 'ne
unfsvorsble nature OF the ground and The vicinity OF
the Russian lines, our works pfogreseed but Slowly.
We were still ct distance Of upward OF 600 yards
fsom the place when the impotence OF The army and
OF The coup man OF me IN June
induced the Commanders 10 attempt the assault Of
Nslskof. That sueDpt having been unsuccess-
full we obliged 10 resume the reg liar works o.
sege IN front OF the Russians arr masters OF tne
entire vast system Of Notifications which protect the
southern part of Sevsstopol That sysiem, beginning
at the entrance Of Care ming Ravne, extends 10 tha
of Karshenays IL consists, on our right OF semi
circular battery with the in It's rear, on the lett
declivify Of CneenDg Ravine oitwo small pauefes
established Oh the gable ends Of two white houses,
which sweep all the approaches OF the ravines and up
TO he trenches OF another secircular battery, WITH
the sea in is rear, mounting 80 guns, and hanked
on both sides by steam fngate. This battery
is connected with the right front Of Msakof Tower,
from which il distant about 500 yards, by series OF
smaller batteries fankrg each other. At the foot OF
the angle Of the right font of Maakof are several "a
cant batteries, of which the lire was 80 disastrous 10
us On the 7h and 18th Of June. The means OF defense
of Melsko itself have been of late considerably ~
creased a deep fosse with psrapet, beaiod which
are three rows of batteries, rising one above another,
constitutes the first lire OF defer In the interior are
places d'orues protected by bomb-proof Judgments,
in which the rihemen are posted. Those Judgments
are curiousy constructed some OF them are IN mason
", ard covered with gsbicnnadesi others are mere
pis dug in the ground, and covered win enormous
trunks Of trees placed the other and capped
with gabo1 full of earth. One can conceive the dfi-
culty even for large proecles 10 damage such lodg-
ments. Several covered ways lead if0m the PAGES
dd mes TO the second Recan, which equally defend
cd by ossee and two tie OF guns. l1ls second re
dan incosts the culmnstiDy point, on which formerly
stood the Mslakof Tower, at pretent heap OF ruins
Bu, tie Russians have established above those ruins
battery Of feli-pieces commanding all the places
ddrnaes and covered ways, into which Il can pour
qrare. az was the Gaze on the lsth Of juno. Such
were a; that date the internal defensos OF Nal
skof. The enemy has not remained Idle since
then. Exterie,ly, from the left front OF Nal
akOf BastioD, EXTENDS system OF ior'ncauohs
called the Little Redsn which connects the Malasof
with the Lunette, immense work dominating tho
KArabelpaya ravine which My turns at the loot
of that fertilization, ard passes behind The Crest
Redan, attacked By the English. We are now laying
a regular and methodcal siege 10 oil that system OF
Notifications which is positively adm tied 70 De the
real kew of Inc south Of Seyastopol. Our trenches,
DO, aux and parallels have already acquired an exirs
ordinary development. Previous 10 me ON june
they did not extend our night more than y kiome
tres They have at present TO 49, The mum
Der of our batteries exceed 40. Several oil them have
a formidable armament, particularly the casenated
battery, situae at the night extremity OF Careenng
BAY, which mounts naval guns Ia Paixhans OF the
heaviest caiber and is intended TO keep of the ship
ping Of the enemy We expect from the sodity Of ts
construction that il will be able resist the numerous
Russian batteries daily erecting at the northern aide oil
Seyastopc wi ch will evidently concentrate their TIRE
upon that point in order to destroyit Several other
batteries likey to be est efficient have been esab
I.be6 5ut. on the eve Of new attack upon Maakoh
would be indscreet 10 refer TO ihem our approaches
and the pdoes f0rmes, whence our assauitng columns
are 10 sally forth, not than from leo 10 2oo
yards distant from the Russians, opposite the Luoete
and Little Redan. They are separated from The eit
front Of the salient ant lie s:sht front OF aA--
space OF not than 90 20 yards, and our last
trenches have reached within about 50 yards of the
WORKS extending from the angle Of the right fron OF
Malakoff TO Car, eniDg ravine. Notwithstanding all
our chsnces Of success we are proceeding with the AZ
most crcumspection for the position OF the enemy is
extremely SOLID and defended by numerous battaions,
which can be at every moment REINFORCED. This has
impressed many Of our Generals with the necessity OF
a complete investment, for the purpose of isole,ng
the garrison, before attempting last assault. Thus,
/ should cot be surprised if instead OF attacking
Mslakof. we attempted first TO defeat the relieving
army. This will depend on various circumstance
calculated 10 modify the frmes resolutions. BE this
az il may all our siege works entirely termi-
mated. The eng neers have accomplished their task,
and tie cruel Losses they have sustained bear tes-
mony to their consistency and nirepidity The artillery
has but last effort TO make ant the infantry will do
the rest.