The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-06

u cred with troops retrea.ing to .he :lo:th side
o After eight O'Clock the bridge was DESTROYED
,- Only few steamers are anchored in The nor,
g near Fort Catherine. I ap,s cached. this
morning. the quarantine battery, on board
Is the Brandon, and ascer:ained. myself that
o they are now evacuated. They have Just
e blow: up. Our soldiers have lift their
: trenches. and are spreading themselves ia
groups over the Notifications OF the town.
winch seems TO toe totally deserted.
Nardtntan .iccounfs-t; General Marroora
writes that the Russians have withira wn
from the town. after having set il on fire.
blown up all the public buildings and works
Of defence, and sunk their last ships.
RUSSIAN ACCoUNTs s-Accounts from ST.
Petersburg are received. giving the following
from Gortschakoff. dated Srbastopoi Sc ut. 8.
noon The eIcmy are receiving fresh rein
forcements necessarily. The bombardmcnt
continues very violent.
10 o'clock. p. M-The garrison of Seba..
tol'oI. after sustaining an internal fire. were
repulsed TO-DAY. Although six assaults were
made. they could not drive the enemy from
: the Ba>tion kOrniloif. Our brave troo,s.
who resisted to the last extremity. are nov
crossing to the northern part of Srbastopol.
lhe enemy has found nothing in the southern
part but the bloody ruins which his attack In,
made. The passage of the garrison from The.
southern to the northern side has been achiey.
ed with extraordinary success, and our onlv
loss on that occasion is about 100 men killed.
We left in the southern part only $40 men
previously wounded.
Subsequent tiom ian. P.lissier.-Cr;me,
Sept 10. IL Z. Nj inspected TODAY. Sr.
bastopol and its lines of trccnse. The m;nd
cannot form an exact picture Of onr victory.
the full extent Of which can only be under.
stood by an inspection of the place itself
he multiplicity OF tie works of defense,
and the material means applied thereto. ex-
ceed by far any thing hitherto seen in the
history Of war. The capture of the Mala-
kof, which compelled the enemy to flv he
fore our eagles. already three times victor;.
ons. has placed in the hands Of the allies .
great amount Of material, and an immense
establishment, the Importance of which il il
not possible to state exactly.
AEMi>rICE AND CApIrrLArrox.-p.r;.
correspondence Savs:-tscn. Pelis>ier tele.
grabbed for instructions in case (;ortscha-
kof should ask TO caIitulate. and the replv
reported is =" That the Russians mu.t sur.
render at the discretion, Law down their arms
and give up all the fortified places in the
Crlmea including Odessa, with all the mn.
nitions OF war. anl without doing arv prev;.
Gus damage thereto" but Gort.chakoir b.,
not Vet asked FOR terms.
E"SSinn N'a'.men'.-The Resolution of
Prince Gort>chakoif exhibits the energy of
great commander. 1t saves Russia from ar
Incxtricablc position, into which \ false ;,-
.srpr'tsf'"n n 1i point OF honor would have
thrust her. The Russian arunv, concenti atei
north of Srhastopol. will hcncefor,h have
that unity Of movement and action which nm
til wanted.
SelastoI'oi Of the South is re,,ls,.c,l l,~ g.
ba>fopol of the North. which is formidable
position. lris,lins with innumeraLle guns.
which compact armv henceforward will de-
fcnd. Impartial h;s'ory will do Justice to
GortsrhakoiI. who ty making a sarrifice and
avoiding useless c.fr>ion Of blood has pre-
served for Russia an army trained to war, bv
struggle Of a vcrar's duration, and placed
that arm in position which enables him to
command the situation.
ANr,CIrArrp B,rrLEs.-The Allie. are
haStcnn: preparations in case of Gurt,rha-
kofi attempting TO reach Perckop or to unite
with Lipran,li
LOSSES OF THE ALLiEs-The London
Post saws The English loss in the assault
on the Re,lan was 500 to COO killed. and 400
wounded. including l4l officers.
The -N"n''.W savs:-To the morning of
the llth. 400 were wounded, including 93O
officers. who had gone to the amlulan.c.
The number of dead is not ascertaiued, but
is probably short of 2too.
The FHiS correspondent of the London
Times writes that Five French General.
were killed. besides Ten superior officers. I,
IS also affirmed that Generals Mcmahon and
lrochrau had died of wounds, and that t;-a.
Bo>lncf was either killed or wounded
REJoICINGS.-A grand National Tc DE.
um was celebrated hy the Emperor, at the
Church Of Notre Dame.
Paris was illuminated
icn. Pclissicr is created a Marshal Of
France.
Queen Victoria sends an address of thanks
to her army. and directs Gen. Simpson To
congratulate Marshal Pe!i,sicr OH his b,aye
victory.
Throughout France and England the re-
JOicIng Is immense.
The Allies are still supposed to be medi-
tain. an attack on Rrvpl
There is no news from Asia, the Russians
interrup'Ing communications
FRANCE.-An attempt was male on the
life OF the Emr~ror. bv man named Bel
leonard. who fired two pistols at a carriage
supposed TO contain the Emperor. bnf which
contained some of the ladies in waiting ON
the Empress. The attempt was male at the
door OF the Italian Opera. The assassin was
arrested. and being considered insane, was
sent to an assvlum
SrAIN.-The number G. persons attacked
10y cholera at Madrid from the commence
ment of Nav 10 the end of August was 259S,
OF whom l7S3 died The chol.ra has brok
en- out with extreme violence at Pam,wlura;
on the 2Sth ult. not fewer than forty persons
died with it. The Queen continued to le in
perfect accord with her ministers Two Car
list bands, under chiefs named Guiler, and
linignet. had been routed at Osort and Adra
PEr>SIA.-1he state Of the health OF the
NinS OF Prussia excifes much anxiety.
IHF s"rND DrEs.-The Danish Gov
ernInen:s has. it is reported. declared itself
willing to reduce the Sound Dues for all
countries. 1t is said that Austria has strong.
~ recommended TO Denmark to make thi.
concession. and that the latter power will
shortly make its intentions known to all the
States interested. The PAYS expresses firm
conviction that European Congress must
assemble before long. to discuss and regulate
not only the question Of the Sound Dues.
but several others. The inquiry is raised.
whether the United States will acquiesce in
the proposed reduction. A. settlement of the
anticipated difficulties consequent upon the
abrOpatiOn of the treaty