Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-10-25

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key. Sebastopol in flames, his ships sunk,
told the story next morning, and some TO-
900 French and English soldiers were its
commentators. Could we have done so, it
would have been well for the English TO
have claimed the honor Of joining in the as
sault on the Malallof, the tower of which
we had beaten into ruins, and to have ab-
stained from attacking the Redan, which
could offer a desperate and as events proved
successful resistance till the works around
the Malal lloT were taken.
/ The surprise throughout the camp ON
Sunday morning was beyond description
when the news spread that Sepastopol was
on fire and that the enemy were retreating.
The tremendous explosions which shook
the very ground like so many earthquakes,
failed TO disturb many of our wearied SOL
dicrs. When rose ere daybreab, and got
up to Cathcart hill, there were not many
officers standing on that tavorite spot; and
the sleepcrs who had lain down to rest,
doubtful of the complete success of the
French, and certain of our own failure, BIT
tie dreamed that Sebastopol was ours.
All was ready for renewed assault on
The Redan, but the Russians having kept up
a brisl: fire from the rife pits and einbra-
sures to the last moment, and having adop-
ted the same plan along their lines, so as 10
blind our eyes and engage our attention,
abandoned it, as is supposed, about - o.
. clock, and the silence having attracted the
attention Of our men, some volunteers crept
up and looked through an embrosure, and
found the place deserted by all, save the
, dead and dying. Soon afterwards, wander
= ing fires cleaned through the streets and
5 outskirts or the town---pont after point
= lecame alight-the flames shone out of the
= windows Of the houses-rows of mansions
= caught and burned up, and ere day break the
: town OF Scbastopo fine and stately
= mistress Of the EuXine, or which we, had
so often turned a longing eye-was en- fire
from the sea TO the Backyard Creek. Fort
Alexander was blown up with tremen-
early in the night At sunrise four large
. explosions on the left followed in quick sue
ccssion, and announced the destruction Of
> the Quarantine Forts and of the magazines
of the batteries Of the Central Bastion and
-. Flagstaff Fort. In moment afterwards
- the proper left Of the Redan was the scene
of very heavy explosion, which must
have destroyed number Of wounded men
y, on both sides. Fortunately, the soldiers
who had entered it early in the night were
; withdrawn. The Flagstaff and Garden bat
/ teries blew up, one after another, at 4.45.
A $40 there were two of the largest and
grandest explosions on the left that ever
shook the earth--most probably from Fort
Alexander and the Grand Magazine. The
rush of black smoke, Of gray and white va
, por, OF masses Of stone, beams Of timber,
= and masonry into the air was appalling, and
- then followed the roar Of great lombard
ment: it was magazine Of shells blown up
-. into the air and exploding like some gigan-
tic pyrotechnic display in the sky-the ef-
feet of the innumerable flashes Of fire. twt-
tering high up in the column of dark smoke
- over the town, and then changing rapidly
into as many balls of white smoke like lit
lie clouds. All this time the Russians
~ ~ were marching with sullen tramp across the
" bridge, and boats were busy carrying of
material from the town, or bearing men t
= the south side, to complete the work Of de,
mines. or light up untouched houses. o.
the flee. all thar remained visible were the
eight steamers, and the masts Of the sunk
en- liue-oi battle ships. As soon as it wa.
dawn the French began 10 steal from theil
trenches into the burning town, undi mayed
by the flames, by the tefrors of those expo,
sions, by the fire Of lurking enemy, or BY
!, the fire of their own guns, which kept or
- slowly discharcing cannon shot and crap,
!, into the suburb at regular intervals, posi-
g bly, with the very object of deterring strag
=. glers from rskng their lives. But ret
- breeches and blue breeches, kept and Zou
- ave fez could soon be distinguished in amic
ID the flames and moving from house to house
no Ere FIVE o'clock, there were numbers o
"a men coming back with plunder, such as i
-, was, and Russian relics were offered fo
sale in camp before the Russian battalion
had marched out OF the city. The sailors
"A too, were not behindhand in locking fo
"a, "loot," and Jack could be seen staggerin,
nd under chairs, tables, and numbering old pic
ne lures through every street, and making hi
j., was back TO the trenches with vast accumu
- lations of worthlessness. Several men los
,or their lives by explosions on This and the fol
,,,, lowing day. AT 7.lo several small deto