The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-03
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THE sIEGE OF sEBAsropoL.


MAJOR G4NgRAL ToDLEBKN, THE HERO OF THE DE.
FENCE, WOUNDED.
From the Invshde Russo, July 81
Details Of the s I'M
manner in which the assault Sebastopo was repulsed,
and respecting the Interior works Of the besieers and
the MEASURES talen by US to oppose them
Owing TO the great number Of troops ghrown toward
By the enemy the impstuesity Of the attack and the
Of June may be by the garrison Of sehastopo reg rded
one Of the most heroic acts Of military annas.
A tho 81 IN % 1 "n sne
pears that the canncnade Of the preceding eveapg had
made breach in our WORKS and rendered them access
be Their dense line embraced extent Of four verss,
and bShpd other columns advanced supported strong
reeer7 It was this order that the aasailans
Themselves upon the fortideations, and commenced
The GOODNESS and the military talents Of Lieutenant
General Caion1s the hrpnsss Of his immediate aides
Off we'll the CALAMITY Of all who took par. in the
affair from tns general TO the private rendered rutss
ssbas,opo haa suo eeed in the night between the bt
and eth C7th and 1a.h) Of June In rsps;ring all the
asraut having detected the desperate attacks Of the
ASSISTANTS they pursued some detachnsns into their
The allies are consequently compelled TO contnae
regular siege; but 1t will doubtless cost them still much
Vine and De and enormous sacrifices.
The obntinacy and duration OF the assault, during
which tho les' hGd to advance under muir
Are Of grape, cannot fail to have caused grsa.
the French have 1000 men put horse de- combat in killed
and wounded Among the killed they mention Generals
May ram Brune and VorAn According to their reports
Cam pbsYi and Yors have died 81 their wounds and
greet number OF officers Of all grades.
whom 500 are wounded, there were superior and
eleven commissioned French officers, and one Eng
hsh officer OF superior rank.
the ,sh Co Of June, We have to regret the death OF
the brave Captain Ostrovsky, commander Of the 5ta
company OF the sevsk infantry regiment who At the
head Of his company, charged the enemy who had en-
tered the Gefvais Battery and the officers have
beer wounaed namely captain Kisinsky of the navy
Aloe Camp tho Emperor; Major RoudAnovsky, OF
the Mipsk regiment; Lieutenant Colonel Ntkne Of the
Odessa chasseurs and Lieutenant Prince Bagra,
Since their rvpulss, the allies have continued their
siege WORKS as follows the It'll to tho 18th (oth
to 2h of juno they have Iengthened the approaches
Recount; they have joined By trench the ssinshasi
sns
have constructed bsttry to the lett Of the Senghnsk
s so Be- 81
trench on the lO,h 2l Of June against the Psrssayp
completely stopped BY OF nearest batteries,
and tho attempt has not since been renewed
Tho enemy is mining against Baatioa No. 4; No uss
smoke halls against them with effect.
Since tho It'll 9th) Of june tho fire Of the besiegers
had b. gradually d,ninishing and have losses
wounded Since then. up to the 18th (2sd there were
only men killed and p wouoded Among the Later
e s ,S
sth t2eth which, however does not prevent him from
directing the works Of defence al usual
DuSng this period have been 1chie6y occupied IL
airing dcbsh snd increasing the height Of and
btrspgt ming our offences.
Dstpte great heat which has quite hardened the
gIoupd during the last MONTH an, which renders work
eYy difficult thanks to the unexampled zssi of the gar
riaon Of sebasopo have succeeded In repairing all
our works, aud preparing new means to defend them
stoutiy
We End la the Noneur dc la Fzo, the following let
ter dated Kamiescb, seth ult. -
Our navy received come days ago fresh testimonial,
the GatterinR IL came from Of our most in
vetera,s You that ut the las. armts
ce granted to bury the dead General Tedleben, who
organized sid directs the energetic defence Of Sebo sto
pol presided the side OF the Russians, 1t tina: sad
ceremony. He is fine looking man, about 80 years
Of age Of good address and manners. He exchanged
few words with the French General commanding the
working party, and having perceived OF naval
eutensnts attached TO the batteries who assisted IL
the mournful operaton he saluted him and said to him.
'Ycu belong sir, to corps which does hanor to your
country. The French navy 10 sdmrabIy represented
before 6ebastopol aud know that wherever 1t pre-
senss ITSELF recently at Kertch Is to noble
and generous trsditcus These few words were epokeu
IN French and without the Hast accent General Tod
eben appears 10 be beloved by the Russian ao!darn
oct is ohject OF Jealousy with the officers, on 20
count, no doubt, of bis rapid promotion