The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-20
FOREIGN NEWS.
Further Extracts per Steamer Atlantic.
Russian Account Of the Capture Of sebas
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Bom5ardzaent of North Srbastopol and retreat of a
Rassians-FrenA re-inforcemen,s going to tn
scene 9f Hdr-4rrdneehaenfs Of he Anies-Re- IN
torcsmenfs from Turkey Operations in the Baltic
Propositions 10 rene'e Negotiations. fsse3lT s :
The steamer Atlantic brings 2l7 passengers.-
She reports passing the steamer Africa in the rivei
| ON the evening of the 9th, and the steamer Ameri
ca on the evening of the 14th, As miles west o
| Cape Race .a. ..-.
| I'll" steamer Ericsson arrived at Cowes ON Fri
| day, and the steamer Arago, at Southampton on
the same day.
| THE SEAT OF WAR
| The following telegraphc dispatches were posted
at the Paris Bourse
Marshal Pelissier reports on the LIST INST that a
| brilliant contact between the French and Russian
cavalry was fought on the 2th ut at Konghill, five
leagues northeast of Eupatoria in which the Rus
sian cavalry, commanded by Gen. Kerf were de-
| feated by the French cavalry under Gen. Allon-
VILE Six guns, twelve ammunition wagons a cam
paign forge, with all its appurtenances and 100
prisoners were captured, besides $50 horses Fifty
| Russians were killed, among them Col Androws-
| ky. The French had six killed and q made pri-
| s9ners --.e45.- =
| PIenna Oct. lit is reported here that Lord
| Stratford de Redcliffe has been recalled
| The "Ocsterreichishe Zeitung' announces that
/ the bombardment of the north forts of Sebastopol
was commenced on the 29th; that the Russian ar
nv was in full retreat and that on the Doth IL had
| reached Akak, three days march from Macken-
| zie's farm. This intelligence, respecting the re-
treat, must be received with caution, as it needs
| confirmation
! MarSeiHes Oct 1.-The steamer Euphrates
which sailed from Constantinople on the 24th has
arrived.
| Five thousand French troops had passed Con
stantnople on their way to the Crimea, and others
| were expected
! 1t was stated that the English cavalry would
| winter aI SCutari
| Paris, oct 1.-Two divisions, one of French and
thc other Of English, will occupy Sebastopoi and
! the army Of operation, under General Pelissier,
I..1 talra fhn
| Generals Simpson and La Marmora will hold de-
| feHaiYe positions.
| The fleet has received orders for important opc
Tations and the allied forces full Of confidence
Omar Pachas forces Were expected to be sent
| 10 the relief of kars in Asia soon.
Telegraph adyices from Odessa, received via
Berlin, state thatthc Car had left Ncolaeff tor
the Crimca.
Accounts from Constantnople to the gath state
that 1900 men of the AngIo-Turkish contingent
had Jeff for Earna, and that Omer Pacha was Con
| centrating $4,000 men near Shejkatie.
RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE CAPTURE OF sBBAs To-
Pol.
The first Russian version of the fall of Sebasto-
pol is contained i'll the following General Order ad
dressed by Prince Gortschakotf to his troops
"Generat Order addressed to the 11rmy of tile South
and to the Land and Sea Troops IN the Crimca.
HEADQUARTERS Heights of Inkermann
In the vicinity of Sebastopol, Aug. 80,
(September 12)
'Valiant ComradeS,-On the 10Th of September
last year, strong cnemy'S army appeared before
the walls of Sebastopol Despite its numerical su
periority, despite the absence of obstacles which
military science might have opposed to it in the
town. that army did not dare attack it openly Qite
rally with an open force,) and undertook regular
siege.
Since then despite the formidable means at the
disposal of our enemies who, by their numerous
ships constantly received reinforcements artillery
and ammunition, for ii months and half, all their
efforts failed before your bravery and trmness 1t
fo.f ln1 in
hastily fortified, in presence of the enemy should
have been able to hold out long against force,
the means of attack of which have exceeded eve
thing that hitherto could have been forcseen III cal
culations of this nature. a.
And with means SO enormous and OF such de
scrpton after the ruinos effects of an artillery of
colossal dimensions, continued for nine months, the
enemy having frequently had recourse to prolons-
ed bonbardments Of the town, firing on each occa
sion many hundle ed thousand rounds they became
convinced of the inaiequacy Of their efforts, and
resolved to take Sebastopol by combat
On the 9th QSth) of June, they made the assault
! on different sides, entered courageously into the
town, but you received them with intrepdity, and
they driven back all sides, i'll the most bril-
liant manner.
This check forced them to return TO a continual
ton of their first plan of siege, multiplying their
batteries and increasing the activity of their trench
work and mining operations.
Since the memorable day upon which you repuls-
ed the assault two months and a half have elapsed
during which, animated by sentiments of duty and
of love to the throne and your country you have
heroicaly disputed each inch of ground forcing the
a It's to advance only foot by foot, and paying
with torrents of blood and incredible loss of
ammunition, each ward of ground gained
In this obstinate defence, your courage did not
flag the contrary it rose to the highest degree
of selfdenial
But if your intrepidity and your patience were
without bounds there such in the nature of the
possibility of defence. AS the approaches of the
enemy gradually advanced, their batteries We're
erected nearer the walls. The circle of the fire
which surrounded Sebastopol, grew daily narrower
and sent death and destruction upon the defenders
still further into the town.
Taking advantage of the superiority of their fire
at short range, the enemy, after the concentrated
action of their artillery during 30 days-whch cost
our garrison 900 to 900 men per day-commcnced
that terrible bombarlment (bOin6ardenent deRttr)
from their innulnerable engines of war, and OF a
calbre hitherto unknown, which destroyed our de-
fences which had been repaired at night with great
labor and great loss, under the incessant fire of
the eneny-the principal work, the kornietf re-
doubt on the Malakhotf Hill (the key OF Sebasto'
pol as q point dominating the whole town. having
experienced considerable and irreparable damage.
To continue under these circumstances the de-
fence O. the South side would have been to expo
troops daily to a useless butchery, and their
preservation is to-day, more than ever necessary
to the Emperor of Russia.
For these reasons, with sorrow III my heart, but
with full conviction, resolved to evacuato Sebas-
topol, and take over the troops TO the North sle
by the bridge constructed beforehand over the bay
and by boats.
Meantime the enemy, beholding, on the 18th OF
August (Sth of September), at 10 80 the half ruin
ed works before them and the kornilef redoubt,
with its bitches filled up, resolved upon desperate
assault, first Bastons No. = (kornilef) and No.
3, Qtedan) and after about three hours upon Bas-
| ton No 5, and the Belkin and Schwartz redoubts
Of these six attacks, five We're gloriously re-
pulsed. Some of the points of attack like that on
| Baston No ., which the enemy had succeeded
| in bringing guns by flying bridges, having at va
| rious times been taken and re taken, remained
| finally ours But the Kornileff redoubt more dam
| aged than the others by the bombardiment, was
| taken by the French, who brought more than 30,
900 against it, and could not be retaken after
| the great losses we had suffered at the commence
ment of this combat, for il would have been neces
| sary TO ascend in the midst of the ruins a very
steep incline and then cross 4 narrow ridge above
| a deep ditch of the face occupied by the
| French. Such undertaking might have pre-.
vented us achieving the proposed object, and would
have cost us without the slightest doubt, incaleula
| bic losses.
| The attempt was the more needless, as for rea
sons already mentioned had resolved 10 evacuate
the place Therefore as the success Of the enemy
was confined to the sole capture of the Korneff re-
doubt ordered that no attack should be made on
| nd In in In, t.