The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-11-17
Prince Gortschakoff's Report on the Fall
Of SeyaStODOl.

from the side of the Kara abelnaia, a very hea-
w and murderous cannonade, which lasted
20 days Our loss during this period was,
on the first day, 500 men on the four days
following 1000; and from the 22d August
till the 5th September, from 500 to 600 men
every "a hours.
On the 5th Of September the enemy con-
tinued the bombardment with redou6ledI
force, and the cannonade was inconceivably
destructive, to such degree that our fortif-
cations were shaken by it along the whole
line OF defense. This internal fire, princi-
paly directed against the embrasures, prov
ed that the enemy was eHdeavoring to dis
mount our guns, to demolish our ramparts,
and so prepare for taking the city by storm.
1t was no longer possible to repair the dam
age done to our works, and our efforts were
limited to covering powder magazines and
the blindages with earth. The parapets
crumbled down and filled up the ravines. 1t
was necessary to continue to close the en-
brasures, and the number of artillerymen
killed was so great that it was with difficult
ty we could bring up others to take their
places. Our loss at this period Of the siege
was extraordinary; from the 5th to the 9Th
of September there were placed hOrS du CON-
bat, superior officers, 4 subalterns, AZ; and
3.9l7 soldiers, without reckoning the artil-
lerymen who perished at their guns.
After giving a description Of the attack
and capture of the Malakoff, the report adds ::
The general loss Of the garrison on the 9th
of September was superior officers, 55 sub
alterns, and 2,625 men killed wounded, 26
superior officers, 206 subalterns, 1896 men J;
confused superior officers, 3S subalterns,
l,l33 men; missing, 24 officers and ,739
men.
The attack on the Redan is thus described {:
At midday the English threw themselves
in loose order of battle, supported by strong
reserves, upon the salient of bastion No 3.
The Vladimir regiment, driven back at first.
but afterwards supported bv those of KANT
chatha and lnkutsk, (l2 battalions,) bore
down on the enemy with the bayonet hurled
over such of the English as had gained the
rampant, and set fire to the fascines lining
The checks of the embrasure. Lieut.. Gen.
Pawloff, anticipating a renewed attack OF
himself by the Selinghipsk regiment, which
stood in reserve. (thus making l6 battalions
equal to about 5000 men.) The enemy
renewed his attack on the salient, but was
repulsed by the Salnghiuks regiment. under
Col Niensenzoff, who was killed during this
attack a third assault of the enemy was
repulsed with the sam? success as the two
preceding A part of the enemy posted it
Self in the ditch, where it opened hot fire
of musketry. Forty-eight volunteers of the
SViadimir regiment, under the command O
Ensign Ducrowin, let themselves down into
The ditch and drove out the English.
THE ANGLO FRENcH COMMISSIONER IN Sc
vAsToPoL-The Anglo. French commission
cr sits daily, and is busy apportioning the
opoils of war found in the town. The mum
Der Of guns of all kinds captured exceeds
4,000; immense quantities Of small arm:
have been carried away by the soldiers an,
sold, but there are still piles Of them left
AS the Russians lost $4,000 men between
1he morning Of the 5th and the evening o
The 9th of September, it is likely that W.
captured at least $4,000 stand of arms, no
10 mention the muskets in store, which be
lnnue1 tO mpn CrpyIOuSlv disabled durint