The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-10
General Intelligence,
GREAT BATTLE---TuE RDss,,..

HALIFAX. Sept. 26--The Cunard aa
Ica mas arrived here with intelleenseea nshipa i,
TO Saturday, the 18th instant. mn NV" ~. from as
mat received by the Baltic. Of Goes oees se
rom the cnhtinent and from the Sent y her
eorrespondnglyl late dates AS viii viii i Of VA w.
the highest importance. ~ De Seer, n
he America brings intelligence "a ,.tz.
bastopol after one Of the most desnan.'h me slls.
tits possible to imagine. fe's"'e Of eus Ass
AFTER suspension for nineteen ho,r.s IL
oardment, the report OF the commepca.so o.
was received by the Baltic, il was
3th INST, and continued without in,erofr " III
9th INST, when the assault was cornmenas5 as
4, = ne plan OF the attack was, that the Fsssa'
attack the Malakof and the Careen;nas l % he
ana the English the Redan fort and cost; aay d. y
fences. The attack was made with reaA,ssQga
proved irresistible, notwithstanding H.
most determined resistance by the Russ;aSol assa
NJ WI lille the principle attack was maaa .a NY,
koH, and that on the Redan by the Rr;,; ~ 'ns
ing endeavored to be carried BY storm ,ha boil
right Of the French forces made di yar a;e es
Little Redan, and the united corps of F Fun
Sardinians made another on the central b as.
All these attacks appearto have been m,ssI q
taneously and with great spirit and enerer VOL
| one that was eminentIy successful and f., on
ally decided the fate of the day was t ~ mat
Gems. Bosquet and Mcmahon on the Ma 1ias nsds
Both the Redan and the Central Bastjonn WI.
eral times in possession of the storming n,s
so accurately did the guns of the other RnsAsa ss
fences cover these works, that as soon A. H.
ants had gained possession Of them ana y WI
slams had retreaed, the fire W hich opened rna s
was so murderous, that the new occunsnts spsa he
impossible to retain the position they b.d sasld
ouslv won. FFk8gI4k = q NJ ~ - uao 50 sS
The French eagles once floating over The MIL.
however, the victory was half gained md .tasts
bardment being continued wilh increased III sae e
ty and ferceness, aud the southern Dart of I
being now within range from its cfes,s !. a,e tos
necessary for the Eternal n,ortars Of ha -
open on the doomed city. The effect u.;. l'ies
they did So in very shorttine set the ln 8ass
in flames and literally reduced it to ashes SA0le psa
Of course there was much rejoicing th,,.-,
England and France on the occasion p1 aHa
rung; guns were fred and Paris. IonSas Ne,5
other cities Were illuminated aes
The London Times sums up the acconn. ,,
assault as follows: "On Saturday, tie stb ~; ~ W
victorious assault made on the southern
the town before night the French fac uy,r r4sa
triumph uponthe Malakof tower which hal ~ y
before the indomitable courage and perseyer. sAs
the assailants and within few hours the Rnsa;s
garrison had evacuated Karabelnaia and be sa..
ern portion Of the fortress. after blowing IN a.
magazines and principal works, setting fire + T.
town in many places. and then endevorinp "a Win "A
draw by the bridge across the harbor from the ,ss
nc scene Of devastation and defeat. Sofe ssbs,s
pol These great events terminate the seoe" '''"
The Paris Moniteur has the following despat,
Capture of the Ma2akoff.-The assault vas ma.
at noon onthe 9th. It's redoubts and the Redsn !
the Careenlng Bay Were carries by storm sm4s
shouts of Vive IEnpereur.' We Immediately =
cupied ourselves in effecting Judgement there nj
were successful III doing SO at the Malakoff M
Redan of the Careening Bay, however, was not Ton
able, owing to the heavy fire of the Russian artb
y, which poured upon the first occupiers Of I'M
kotf, Gen. MESSIAH made tive stacks on the centu
1astion. but they were unsuccessful. Our lossssia
he meanwhile were heavy" GIFT
The French, IN their attack on the Maakof, wa,
epulsed six times Itwas not until the seventh thu
hey succeeded in carrying the terrible works and
'oisting their eagles over the works N 5#.
The slaughter was terrible every where, bs
specially at this point The total loss is estimate
t over 10000; the French being reported to har,
ost as many as $4,000, the English 1000 J; ands'
russians Is 600; one report, however estiu sss il,
russian loss at 10 700. ----.--,-s.-.----2--
Among the French killed are no fewer than ios,
enerals, and included is, to the great regret Of Til
rmy and of France, the gallant Gen. Bosquet
During thenight succeeding the assault, the Rui.
ans evacuated the entire south side of the city,
terhaving first blown up the various defences and
agazines, sunk the whole of the remaining ship
ing in the harbor and set fire to the town, leaving
othing behind them but heap of smoulderine
Inns. The Allies, however are reported to hays
avertheless found an immense mass Of munitions
war in the place. rheaB Il 7ss
tits reported that instructions have been sen. to
lie Allied generals to demand Of the Russians in
e event of Gen. Gortschakoffss being driven toea
tulate, surrender at discretion of all the troops
I'd stores at the various fortified Russian places on
e Black Sea. -s..Ez 7r.z.Eg..E.,. -. II y
A larger Allied force is already marching along
e coast to intercept the retreat Of the Russian.
ON Sebastopol inland, towards Batchki, Serai and
NEW YoRK, Sept. 25.-A very careful e1amina.
On of the full reports Of the assault Sebastopd
lis to confirm the conclusions arrived at, wlthrs.
,ect to some of the details transmitted by telegraph
though the Allied accounts fully support Them
The statement that the number Of slain amounted
10000 is undoubtedly gross exaggeration.
The London Morning Post estimates the Englh
IS in the attack on the Redan at 500 in killed and
400 wounded, including lao officers. $50
The Paris Moniteur computes the number OF the
lad at 1900, including 10 superior officers.
According to reports from sources independent Of
ose furnished by the Allies, the Russians are firm.
concentrated on the north side, where, it is affirm.
, they will henceforth be able to command unityd
ovement and action.
Their position, indeed, is regarded as most form.
able, bristling with iunumerable guns, whichths
compact army will be able to defend.
The paper just named applauds Gen. Gortseha'
ifs movement in retreating from the south sde,
ereby preventing the useless efusion of blood, and
eserving the Russian army. The Sebastopol OF
south, it adds will therefore bereplaced bya s..
stopol of the north which, according to intell
nee telegraphed by the Allied commanders Cor.
lako was determined to hold to the last extremity
All speculstions as to the course events are kelF
take, are regarded as purely imaginary. i
to the very latest intelligence from M
inca, $4,000 Allied troops had embarked at BAL
lava for the north side of Sebastopo, and the Rus
N forces were retreating towards Perekop. Ism
The Allied commanders had telegraphed to ths!f
'pective Governments that it would not be e1pedi,
for the feet to attempt to enter the harboF until
TT Constantine had been silenced.
mother attempt-like the previous ones, unsue.
ssful-has been made to- assasinate Louis NaPo'
N. 1t was made atsthe Theatre 1talien
ATTEMPT TO EMBEzzLE.---One of the coolest cotton
erations that we have heard of for some tune y
scrbed with forensic minutesness III the following
davit, which was sworn to before Recorder
light. The parties accused have been arrested aal
4 are held to bail in the round sum OF Sl3,0oo
h. Thus runs the affidavit: y .4@
6 j ohm Pemberton being duly sworn says that no
President of the Merchants Insurance Company
New Orleans that on thel6th day of July, 1850,
lesby 6 Griswold, commercial firm in Shreve
this State, shipped 345 bales of cotton on the
0 hatboats Green and Pointer, commanded BY
tain John Green, who undertook to deliver the
ne to Cuddy, Brown d Co., commercial tlrm IN
5 city that during tire voyage from ShreyePo'''
j at point on Red River, called Bayou Pierre
said Jonn Green feloniously combining Win
3 P.W Clements to .defraud the said Cuddy'
own g. Co., changed the name of the hatboats 70 70
is Nos ] and =, and pretending to put the sad r.
Clements in command of them as captain. pre-
lded falsely to enter into a contract with nm 10