The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-10-06

the SSucceeded in carrying ~ terriNt91 works and
1hot hg their eagles ovss Works.
ciae ct this point. Vie total loss estimated at
ovd q 10000 the Frenth beinG repoIttd to have bst
as ne6ny as 10 900, the English 1000 and*he Ros,
slams Is goo one. report, however, estimates the
Russian loss OF 10000 5A
Among tile French killed are no fewer than FIVE
generals, and included is, to the great regret Of the
army sands6f France the gallant Gen. Bcsquet ~
During the night succeeding the assault, the Rus.
siais evacuated the entire south side Of the city, after
having first blown up the various defences and mag
azi1ess sunk ~ wheleqf thefeMaining shipping tp
the harlor, and fire to the town, leaving nothing he.
Allies, however, are reported to have nevertheless
found an Immense Inass of manitionsof Of war in the
place.
\ IL reported that instructions haye been sent 70
event Of Gen, GortschaSoHs being C. ass driven to ca Il
late, a surrender at d~iscfetion Of Ill. the troops and
stores at the vari0us fortified Russian places on the
Black Sea jof course including Odessa. . 81 Sa q
A large Allied force j. already marching along the
coast to intercept the retreat 81 1.-THE Ruasians fsm
phcf0ppl. 1ts sNv q
NEwYoKK, Sept. 2s.-A very careful examination
Of tue fun reports Of the assault on sebastopol fails
to confirm the ccnelusionst ARRIVED at with respect
To- some Of tn. details transmitted by telegraph, al
though the Allied accounts fully support them.
The statement that the number Of. slain amounted
to $4,000 is undoubtedly a gross exaggeration. {
The London Morning Post estimates the Englisl,
loss in the attack on, the Redann at 500 in Killed and
l,400 wounded including 140 officers. TX
The Paris Moniteur computes the unlber Of the
dead at 1000, including 10 superior Officers. s
According to, reports from sources independent Of
those furnished, by the Allies, the Russians are
firmly concentrated on the north side, where, 1t /
affirmed, they will heneefnrth be able TO command
unity OF movement and action. X y 4ffEE
Their position, indeed, is regarded as most fo,rhis
dahle; bristling witt. innrnlerable guns, which the
Russian ctgin; u, Nord, published ut Brussels, says
. compact army will be able to defend. 49, isiHsS Z
The paper just named applauds Gen. Goltsc1,a-
koh's movement in retreating from the south side,
thereby preventing the useless effusion Of blood, and
preserving the Russian army. The sebastopol Of the
south it adds, will therefore be replaced by o Scbas.
topol OF the north, which, according to intelligence
telegIaphed by the Allied commanders, Gortschako1f
was determined TO hold to- the last extremity.
AZ! specrlatl0ns as to the. course events arc likely
to take. are regarded as purely imaginary. ~
According to the very latest intelligence from the
Crinea, 5000 Allied troops had embarked at Bala-
klaya for the north side of Scbastopol, and the Rus
sian forces were retreating towards Perek0p. n
The Allied commanders had telegraphedl to their
respective Governments that it would not be expe-
dent for the fleet to attempt to enter the harbor IN
fl Fort Constantine had been silenced.