The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-03


Russians had retreatod, the fire which
opened upon d men was 50 murderous
that it was found impossible to hold POI
sition which we had so ~gloriously won=
The French eagles once floating overthe
Malskof, the victory was half gained,
and tho bombardfncut was Continued
with increased impctuosity and fierce
ness. Having now the southern part of
the town within range of our mortars,
IN " Internal fire. as Prince Gortscha-
kof calls it, was opened on ~theedoomed
city, the effect of which was that in a
short time the whole place was in hames,
and, owing to the Russians exploding
their Mines literally reduced to ashes.
The fate of the Russians, andsthe condi-
ton of the stronghold which they have
SO calamity defended, cannot be more
pathetically described than IN the Ian
guage of the Prince who commanded
them -
-" Our brave men, who resisted to the
extremity says the yanquished Gener-
al, I" are now crossing over to the north
ern part of Sebastopol and the enemy
will find nothing in the southern part of
1.-THE town but blood-stained ruins and the
/ grieyeously wounded men who defended
lt.o'
FrOmth e London Times. s~eptemberI
The first question which PRESENTS it
self to cur consideration, after we have
given u.terance to those feeling s of ex-
ultation and gratitude which the glori-
Gus termination of the siege of Sebasto-
pol excites at this moment throughout
the empire, relates to the military con-
sequences of this victory, and to til e
straitagetical measures best calculated
to bring the campaign and war to a
speedy and triumphant termination. A
t~remendious blow has been struck at the
military power aud farue of Russia, and
her naval forces IN the Black Sea have
been annihifated. The courage, the
PERSEVERANCE, and the incessant labors of
the allied armies have already disposed
of the arguments of those who contend
ed that Sebastopol was i~mpreghable un-
I'll it should be invested, and that the
Russian soldiers were inyincible within
Its redoubts. 1t now appearssfrom Adj
miral Bruat's despatch that the mortar
boats of both sqaadrons took part in the
attack, and threw shells against the
marine batteries, SO that from the heights
1 of Inkermann to the Streletzka Bay the
whole fortress was encompassed with a
storm of fire, and an enormous number
of men must have been engaged in the
works. Nevertheless, upon the final cs-
tablishment of General Bosquet's diyis
ion of the French a. my in the Malakof
tower, Prince GortschakoT Instantly
proceeded to execute a pre-arraaged
hplan for the destruction and eVacua ton
of the town. All that night the hafbur
was allu MN rated by the lurid glare OF
burning ships, and from time to time the
explosion of vast magazines rent asunder
enormous piles of masonry, while an all
Edevouring cot.fagration swept like the
the scourge of Heaven overrthe devas-
tatcd city. Sebastopol has persisted,
ike Moscow, by the hands other defen-
ders, while her successful assailants wit
messed the awful spectacle unscathed.-
| Means of retreat had been secured BIZ
IA long bridge of RATS across the great
hurbor, and for many hours large massfs
of troops were removed by this passage
TO the northern side; but at 8 O'Clock
in the morning ofthe-9th this commune
cation was stopped, the whole of tue
works ard town being then evaeuatod--
II, rs is probable, any of the Russians
remained soa the south bank after that
hour, they must either have persisted IN
ithe FIRE or fallen into the hands of the
besiegers. About 500 of the wounded,
- l-.,,, ~ - al .t{l,a Erarf = > De-
and for them an armistice was asked
but, With their accustomed indifference
to the preservation of life aud property,
the, Russians were determined to de-
stroy the city rather than to capitnlate,
and they executed their design.
The position Of Prince Gortsvhakof $
army, after the maiu body had effected
its retreat across the barber, was, there
fore, as follows His extreme right.
consisting of the corps most actively en-
gagged in the defence OF the place, rests
ufoa the Seyernaia work, or Star Fort,
andah9lds the strongly mtrenched posi-
tions on the North shore, where, no doubt,
considerable preparations have boen
covers the Bcibek, and issprotected in
front by the ield8erks thrown ap along
the riIge.of Inkermaan. HIS lei wing
consists of Liprandis corps, o@eapyrg
the ground from Maeheazie's Farm to
the nights of Aitodor, oa the Bsksb s.,
ria road. No attempt VAS made b. tlse
relieving army uader Ldprandi to effect
a diversion during tue assault of the
9Th, and the severe defeat of the 10th Of
August appears to have satisfied the5eBe-
my that the lines of the T~chernaya were
mot to be carried. But the result ofthe
general assault. and the occupation of
tie southern side b.; tie allies, entirely
change the strategetieai position Of the
~combatants, and also the objects OF :he
campaign: The struggle for the posts
sion Of Sebastopol is at an end. Fiat
prize is in our hands, and as the defence
of the fortress and the harbor was the
grand object of the Russians, they have
nothing left on that spot to contend for
The mere occupation Of the North side
of the port is barren advantage, for,
though it might hold a garrison, it can
not shelter a defeated army and it il
obvious that after the failure of the
main object all the ability and general
ship of the Russians will be required
to save the whole body of their forces
from destruction. We therefore infer
that the northern forts viii either BIZ
held for time by a limited garrison, OF
4 mora nrobablv. altogether Abandoned