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Jbe Glasso(u Gimes.
THE FALL OF sEBAsToPoL.
From ihe london Times. Sept. II.

From the Londcn Times, Sept. II.
On Saturday, the Sth of September, with
in a few days of the anniversary Of Tie
landing of the allied forces in the Cri-
mea, and 3l6 days after the opening
of the besieging batteries against Sebas-
topol, on the 18th October, 1854, final
ard victorious assault was made upon the
southern part c. the .own. Before night the
French flag waved in triumph upon The
MalakoT, which had fallen before the in
domiiable courage and perseverance Of the
nssailants, end within a few hours more
the Russian Garrison had evacuated the
Karabelnaia suburb and the southern ror-
lion of The fortress, after blowing up the
magazines and principal works, setting fire
to the town in many places, and then endea-
voring TO withdraw by the bridge across
/ the harbor from the terrific scene of de-
vas'ation and defeat. So fell Sebastopol!
The catastrophe surpasses in horrible in
terrst all the preceding scenes OF this gi-
ganic contest. Tho columns of the allied
armies, combined iour-fold attack, strug-
ged all day with equal vaor, though with
uneqal success, against the principal points
marked ont for assault. The extreme right
of The French attack was directed against
the work called the Little Redan, which
was at first carried by the impe'uosity Of
our allies, though they were subsequently
driven back by the fierce resistance Of the
/ Russians.
/ The second and pg:"c,pal assault of the
French army was against the Malakof!,
which was carried by storm, and determined
by its fall the fate, not only OF the day, but
of the siege. A third attack was made by
the British forces on the Great Peda.r, and
though VIC learn ,,.at the salient angle Of
this formidable work was at one moment
carried and occupied by our troops, ii must
be added that they were subsequently driven
out of it by the fire of the Russian bate
res which commanded it, and this check in
some degree dimini>hes TIE exuItaiion which
will be felt in this country at The tr:um,
phan; termination of The siege. The French
columns on the ! # also assailed in the
fourth place, the Central Battery, but failed
to establish themselves in lie work. We
have r2 douhi but Ina every man who al
tackled the de'ences of Sebas,oIol eli t,.a;
evputrul ,py fought with the same deteyui-
nation 10 carry the place or perish ia the
attempt; and although the results Of ihese
several attacks were unequal, ali were ami.
mailed b. the same spirit and contributed to
the great result. The FIRST prize of this
glorious victory belongs OF right 10 our gal
liant allies, the French, since tie Malakot
tower, the key of The main position, fell be-
fore the vigor Of their assault, but, with
that chivarous feeling which is the mobiles
bond Of men who have fought and conquer.
e3 together. the names of all these who
carried the rugged deienseS of SebaStopo
deserve TO stand side by side on one page
and no invidous distinctions shall suly OF
lessen their common renown.
The Russians on their side unqucstiora
blv defended the place with the utmost de
termination, and on more than one pon
they had the advantage over the besiegers
But it was the courage of desperation, fo
{ this effort was their last. No sooner were
the euler works taken, which laid the towr
, and he port at the mercy Of the allied for
ces, than the nen.of war and steamers IL
tie harbor were all set cn fire, blown up
sunk or destroyed, either by the fire of th'
, allied batteries; or by the orders Of the Rus
5 sian auth rites.
, Such was the fate Of the Russian Blacl
I Sea fleet, OH which the Imperial Govern
ment had expended incalcu'able sums o
, money and incessant labor-that fleet whicl
: two years ago threatened the very exi>tenc,
D of the Turkish Empire, but whose solitar,
! naval achievement was the atrocious oa,
rage upon far inferior force at Snope, -
/, or the authors of that nelariouS attack wha
remains?
The Emperor Nicholas sleeps in tn
vaults of St. Peter and ST. Paul, 10 ionge
n conscious of the chastisement his wickec
ambition has brought down on his enpir
and his heirs. The adnifals who comman
ded and the crews who fought on that occa
sion have most OF them fallen in the bate
ries OF Sebastopol. The very ships 70
which Russia commended at The Conlerenc
> of Vienna as essential to her dignity an
e power, are torn plank from plank and scat
tered upon the waves.
The docky0rd and arsenal were already
on Sunday, in possession of the allied troop,
,r Prince Gortshakoff had it seems, solicite
= an armistice, though we know not wheths
| II uas oranted. bnt ht. ironnS p.sra buyr.