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MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1855
C. P. TIAINES. EDITOR
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A New Volunie.
With the present number • commences the
'Tenth Volume of the LEnuux REOISTER. We
: deem Ilia occasion a very suitable one to ex- :
.',. press our gratification nt the very liberal en
couragement we have thus fur received, and m -
spectfully solicit the attention of our patron:
for a further consideration and co•operation is
extending our circulation.
nearly two hundred larger tha,
ago, which with very large ado
vortising and job patronage gh
vi, exert ourselves to the utmost,
that energy and industry prop'
meet with a proper reward. I
just ended we had considerabi
, what editorial life is, and must
what is " cracked up to be."
the responsibilites, trials and
'{:. publication of a Public Journal
'!, ble diffidence, owing to the fact
little experience in intellectual
we started perseveringly and n
abilities we• possessed. Our I
arduous—ahnost unceasingly
since the establishment passed
and the many assurances we h
ceived from all quarters satisfy
forts have not been in vain.
no - efforts to• make the Regi,
weekly visitor to the fire-side—)
cato of the interests of our flour
and County—local news,—an
correct chronicle of the news of
news, markets, &c. With a ful
to make the coming volume mo
than the one just ended we earnr
-„.
farther support and assistance
The Rrp,ister, will continue
Newspaper, and we shall stri
more acceptable than ever. ri
neutral in politics. According to our way of
thinking there arc too many political papers in
the country fig the country's good—and there
fore I !Irc no desire to enter the political
ive have been urged to do so
—but We hope to contribute more to' the real
substantial welfare of our patrons, than dozens
of raving political papers.
No effort shall be spared to make the Register
a useful and interesting sheet, but as the tastes
of "the newspaper readers are so widely ditkr
ent, that a Printer might as well attempt to—
drive a " camel through the eye of a needle" as
.to administer to all their wants, unless, we pub
lished a sheet large enough to spread over the
way to California, we will not undertake the
impossibility of pleasing all, but stand surety
that nothing shall be wanting to make our
paper as interesting to the general reader as any
other in the country. lkwever, some of our
readers, we aro well aware, imagine that be
cause they can obtain what is called a family
newspaper from Philadelphia or New York, for
a dollar a year that they thereby save fifty
cents. Well, grant this, and what follows ?
Why, instead of encouraging their own citi
zens, whose interest in the advancement of
the county, and all that concerns its inhabi
tants, who are interested in its growth and pins
perity, and pay their share of the taxes neces
sary to uphold and sustain it, they send their
money off to some crack-brained spendthrift in
the city, and thus while they undoubtedly as
sist to introduce into their quiet homes, the
loose morals and high wrought descriptions
of city life, they at the same time place a stumb
ling-block in the wAy of their own progress, and
pursue a course of all others, most calculated to
break down their own local press. We might
undertake to enumerate the numerous advanta
ges to the people by supporting papers in
their midst, but it only would waste words
and time. If a citizen of Lehigh desires to
know something of any particular transaction
in this county, he might pay for a city paper
all his days, and not get any infin illation at last.
If our present patrons would exert them
selves a little in order to increase our subserip
lion list they would make us go on our way re-
juicing. There is not a neighborhood in the
county where some additional readers might
not be obtained, and the extremely low price at
which we offer our paper, should be an d
ducement to recommend and encourage our
circulation. We
,trust that each of our anti-
scribers will interest himself sufficiently to pro
cure us at least one M(111;0)1(11 oar, and thus
enable us to exert ourselves even more than we
have done in their service.
Sebastopol lit Rohm
Sebastopol is in ruins—not taken— it' we may
credit the intelligence from Europe by the last
steamer. The America, which arrived yester
day, at Halifax, with dates to the 15th inst.,
brings the important news from the Crimea,
announcing the fact that Sebastopol is a mass
of ruins. We arc, however, without particu
lars as yet, having only the announcement that
after a bombardment of three days and six re
-pulses, the Russians evacuated the town, and
then blowed up the defences,. sunk all their
ships, fired the City, leaving nothing but a
mass of ruins. The Allied forces are reported
to have lost no less than 30,000, among whom
aro five French Generals. Sec the account in
another column,
801 l of the AIICII Rifles
. On Tuesday (to-taorre4) evening a i)lilitarY
and Citiiens' Dress Ball will be given at the
Odd Fellows' Hull. As the list of manageVs
for the occasion, embraces several well known
citizens, we anticipate for the beaus and belles
who attend, a merry time.
I j•The exhitiltfon ., of Ma. Agricultural Way.
Way.
this morning. NatWithstanding-1i vet."
heavy fall of rain during the night, nad . gl , "'im.Y
skies during the morning, goods o f i sr pus des
criptions- continued to arrive, and the various
buildings were naturally in mud' confusion.—
A little after nine o'clock several hundred en
tries had been made, and articles were then
coming in by the wagon loads, giving the
grounds an animated appearance. • The Com
itnittee of A i-rangements, the JutjgCs, and others
connected with the Fair/tire actively engaged
in arranging the newly arrived goods, stock,
&c. Coming along the cattle and home sheds
we saw sonic noble and beautiful stock, and
1 )
beep, ducks, shanghais, geese, &c., are distri
nted around the ground and are sure to attract
ttention by their peculiar poise. We saw some
-- , •iculti 1 instrument. Bich we think
cy of the weather, have decided to keep the
exhibition open a day longer•,—until Thursday
evening, and that they will cwitinue to receive
articles for exhibition today and to-morrow.
We shall next week give a complete list of
contributions, with the official reports 'of the
various committees appointed to award the.
premiums.
The new lhll of Catasauqua Lodge, Order of
Good Fellows, at Catasauqua, is to be dedicated
on Friday 'the 12th instant. Various lodges
will- be present in regalia, and the usual cere
monies will be observed. Addresses will he
delivered. In the evening there will be a ball,
the proceeds of which will be applied fur the
benefit of the Lodge.
Every man and particularly every advocate
of the protective principle should supply his
Wants at home. Support your neighbors first.
Get your boots, your coats, your groceries,. and
dry goods ; at home, if you would have your
town and community thrive. Amongst all
your practice of this principle; don't forget to
encourage your home newspaper, for that is a
matter we have sonic direct interest in. Be
content with as good and cheap an article as
circumstances allow. Just in proportion as
each branch of business is encouraged, will am
bition be stimulated and the means found to
better supply your wants. •
On Thursday last, a Convention of the State
Committees of the Whig, Republican and
American parties met at Ilarrisburg, and it was
mutually agreed to withdraw the names of the
various candidates fOr Canal Commissioner,
and recommend to the support of said parties
Tuom.is Nicuoisox, Esq., of Beaver county.
Persons visiting the Fair must keep a sharp
look out for pickpockets, thiMble tiggers,
A number of persons Were relieved of their
purses by the liglit-lingered gentry at Naza
reth last week,- 7 -anumg the number a young
lady of Ibis place. As they undoubtedly
have extended their
.visit to this place with
the expectation of era ping a harvest, persons
must keep " wide awake" or they will be apt
to " pull wool over their eyes."
Last Monday morning a large barn belonging
to Mr. Hoot, in Hanover township, this county,
discovered to be on fire, and in a short lime
was entirely destroyed, together with a farge
stock of hay, grain, &c. With considerable
difficulty several horses were saved. Ilow the
fire originated is not known. The building is
covered by insurance, but the stock, which was
valuable, is a total loss.
New It nUrond A rrainge aurni.
Today and henceforth two trains will , daily
run directly from Mauch Cfiunk, to New York,
without change of cars or baggage. The down
trains leave this place at CI A. M. anti 3 P. M. ;
the up trains arrive at 12 M. and SP: M. This
is a very desirable arrangement, and relieves
passengers from being bled" by the Easton
Omnibus tlrh:ers.
NEW YORE: STATE CONVENTION3-1 3 10aMi3
01 , THE FUSIONT.—.Ns / Tartisi', Sept. 2.7.—The
Nominating Committees of the two Conven
tions, ( Whig and Republican,) have agreed to
report the following State ticket. For Secreta
ry of Stale—Preston King. Comptroller—
James M. Cook. State Engineer—George Mod
dis. Treasurer.,-Alexander B: Williams. At
torney General--Abijah Mann. Canal Com.;
missioner—Daniel M. Bissell. State Prison In
spector—J. 'Wesley Bailey. Judges of Appeals
Bradford R. Wood and JO3. Mullen.
. ; ,' - '"Sltte Pair.
Dedication.
nue nII gc Your Own.
Fusion Convention
EMZEZT
111111
AGRICULTURAL MEETING.
At a meeting otthi) . Committee - of Arrange
ments, held at the Exhibition AIR on Saturday
the 29th of September 1855. '
Present, 11. J. Schantz, President John
13ortz, Peter Troxell, Edwa'rd Kern, Paul Bal
liet, Aaron . G. Renninger, Christian Pretz, Dr.
Charles H. Martin, John Gross, Robert Oberly,
M. 1). Eberhard, and A. L. Rube, Secretary.
Mr. Pretz from the Committee to arrange
matters•with the Lehigh Valley Rail Roild Com
pany reports that the President, James•M. Por
ter, infornied him that special trains should be
run from Easton and Mauch Chunk to Allen
town during the three days of the Fair.
The Committee on Doorkeepers, &c., report l
their appointments, which with two additions
were accepted.
The Scorettn7 reported that he had a notice
the Fair published in the Easton, Mauch
Junk and Bethlehem papers, extending an in
:Mien to exhibitors.
The President notified the meeting that he
A attended to the publication of the Fair in •
-o New York and two Philadelphia papers.
lie Committee on Speakers reported that
y have obtained the consent of R. E. Wright
deliver an address in the English language
Tuesday the 2d, and the Rev. Jacob Vogel
di to deliver a German address on the after
in of the id day. ,
11r. George Beisel was appointed chief m
d , who has chosen Messrs. Robert C. Kra-
T, John P. Miller and Thomas Mohr as his
istants.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
A. Runs, Secretary.
Who would not be iv Farmer.
f a young man wants to engage in a business
it will insure him in middle life the greatest
oust of leisure time, there is nothing more
T than farming. If he has an independent
nof mind, let him be a farmer. If he wants
mgage in a healthy occupation, let him till
soil. In short, if he would be independent,
him get a spot of earth, keep within his
ins, shun the lawyer, be temperate to avoid
doctor, be honest that be may ltavc a clear
(science, improve the soil, so as to leave the
:id hotter than he found it, and then if he
mlf live happily and die contented there is
hope for him.
To STOP POTATOES ROTTING.—An experi
enced agriculturist informs us that about six
years ago he applied slack lime to potatoes that
were partly rotten, and that it immediately ar
rested the decay. Potatoes that were partly
rotten when the lime was applied, remained as
they were, the progress of the rot being stop
ped, while potatoes to which the limo was not
applied, continued to rot and were lost. Since
then he has made it a constant practice to apply
slaked lime to his potatoes as he takes them up.
He puts a thin layer of lime upon the floor where
the potatoes are to be laid, and sprinkles some
of it over the polatoes—about every ten inches,
as they are put down. Ile considers this as
peufectly protecting them from rotting, as he
has never had a rotten potato since he has
practiced it ; and he believes also that potatoes
thus used aro rendered better by the action of
the lime. We advise the farmers to try this
plan, as iL can easily be done by them all.
11 - 7VEnv FEW of the many inventions at the
present day prove really beneficial. They'live
and flourish fur a time, and then die out and
are heard of no more. But the, subject of this
present article is of very different mould. We
refer to the wonderful invention and prepara
tion 'of Dr. L. B. Wright, known ;:s Dr.
Wright's " Liquid Cathartic," or Vegetable
Family Physic. From what we learn of its
composition, and from the fact that it is pleas
ant to lake and produces none of the nausea or
other disagreeable sensations of other prepara
tions, we believe it to be specially adapted to
the Wants of the community, and last, though
not least, the fact that it is prepared personal
ly by an old experienced physician, is not the
least weighty argument in its favor. We cor
dially recommend it as a Family Physic, to all
our friends and neighbors.
BRITISH RKJOICINCiS OVER THE FALL OP SEII.IS
TOPOT..-111111410, Sept. t.!S. , —Last night the
people in all the Canadian towns in this vicinity
rejoiced.over the receipt of the steamer's news
with much enthusiasm. At Toronto, bonfires
were lighted, guns fired, rockets set off, and
the
,greatest excitement existed. At Strat
ford, the Court of Assizes was in session when
the news was received. It was handed to the
Judge on the bench, and read by him amidst
loud cheers. Some time elapsed before busi
ness "could be resumed. flags were flying
everywhere throughout the town. At Loudon
there was a general exultation. Bells were
rung, gulls fired, and firemen . paraded the
streets with bands of music.
Sc imams COPPER. Boston
Traveller learns front reliable sources that the
production of copper this season will be about
5.000 tons, mine weight, amounting to say,
3,500 tons of ingot copper, being fully one-sev
enth of the entire product of the world. The
product of another year will, in all probability,
be much greater than that of the present. The
value of copper for the present year will be
51 ,750,000. Another year it will probably
reach :..if2,500,000.
TO PRI:31i1O'll QUINCEA.—SeIect the fairest
and largest quinces ; (the poorer ones will an
swer for jelly :) remove the corse, and pare
them. Boil them over a moderate fire till quite
tearer, and Mice them out separately on a
platter. To each pound 'of quince allow one
pound of sugar. Make your syrup, and boil
the quinces in it till quite clear.
INDIA ItUBBIIII. BCrrONS.—Buttons, of all
sizes and stiles, are now made of India Rubber,
and are said to rival even jet in beauty of gloss
and finish. They have been adopted by the IT.
S. Navy as well as several largo clothing houses
in New yorlc.
LIQUOR LionNsEs.—.-The Court of Quarter Ses
sions of Berks Co. sat on Saturday week, for
the purpose of deciding upon the applications
made under the provisions of the new-Law, for
license to sell liquors by the quart, on and after
the Ist of October next. Some forty-five or
fifty petitions were presented ; and as no ob
jections against any of them had been filed,
they were all granted, subject to the Court's ap
proval of the securities offered. The appli
cants, with the exception of one brewer, and
one detthr in domestic wines, were all Store
keepers, who have been . accustomed to keep
liquors, for sale, by the quart under the old Mer
cantile license laws.
WAR STATISTICS.-A curious• cones
of the New ToM Mirror funishes the folloW
ing :
" It has been investigated that out of 278
wars--the present excepted—which have been
waged in Christendom since the Christian Cora,
15 mainly resulted from the desire of territory,
22 from the desire of plunder, 21 from revenge,
8 to settle questions of honor, 0 front disputed
claims, 41 from disputed titles, 30 from the pre•
tence of assisting allies, 23 from jealousy of
naval greatness, 5 from commercial difficulties,
53 from civil animosity, and 2S from religious
bigotry. Surely, holt few causes can ju.slify
war !"
FIVE CANDIDATES IN THE FIELD.—The Know
Nothings, it is said, have nominated Peter
Martin, Esq., of Lanchster county, as their
candidate fur Canal Commissioner of this State.
This makes five candidates in the field for this
office, as follows : .
Demorrai—Arnold Plumer.
Old Line Nalive—liimber Cleaver. •
Aholilionist—Passinore
Old Line Whig—Joseph Henderson.
Know Nothing—Peter Martin.
This will make a regular quintangular fight
f no more candidates are nominated, and no
usion takes place.
THE STRENETIT OF THE WHIG PARTY IN PENN
SYLVANIA.—Thirty-Riile delegates attended the
late Whig State Convention at Harrisburg.—
Pennsylvania contains 64 counties, and each
of these is entitled to two representative dele
gates, making the Whole number 128. She has
32 senatorial districts, and each of these sends
a delegate to the State Convention. According
to 'the usage of the party, a full representation
at Harrisburg would have comprised 160 dele
gates. There were wanting however, 127, or
four-fifihs of what should have been present.
SEASONABLE RECIPFL—The following recipe
for making tomato catsup, is highly spoken of:
Take one bushel of tomatoes, and boil them
until they are soft—squeeze theM through a
fine wire seive„ and add 'tali a gallon of vinegar,
three half pints of salt, two ounces of cloves,
quarter of a pound of allspice, three ounces of
cayenne pepper, and Jive heads of garlic, skinn
ed and separated. Mix together, and boil about
three hours, or until reduced to about one-half,
len bottle without straining
Honamt.v. S.lcatmcs rarm--From Lloyd's
forthcoming Steamboat Directory, we learn that
since the application of steam on the Western
waters, there have been 36,672 lives lost by
steamboat disasters„ 381 boats and cargoes
lost, and 70 boats seriously injured, amount
in,g in the aggregate la the enormous sum of
567,000,,000.—CM.
Obbri
Pa- Brigham Youn - g has ninety wives and
between three and four hundred children.
If 'you rig ladies now-a-days dill not ho
come women at thirteen, men would have better
MGM
fll — PlTund reds of acres of broom corn arc said
to be under cultivation in New York State, and
it never flourished better.
boy only ten yeal's of age was exee❑
ted for murder, on the 2.lth ult., at Alexandria
La.
117• Without application, the finest talents
ai•e worthless ; and with it, the humblest are
valuable.
[17, --- Hope is like a bad clock, forever striking
the hour, of happiness, whether it has conic or
not.
R. - 7 Speak always according to your con
science ; but let it be in the terms of good ua•
lure, civility and good manners.
RD - The liquor dealers of New York have con
tributed $3,400 50 for the relief of the Norfolk
suflbrers.
• 1111 Tho celebrated Kentucky race horse
" Gray Eagle," has been purchased by Mr. V.
B. Smith. of Morrow county, Ohio, for $2OOO.
. 1177'" Why did Adam bite the apple ?"
asked a country schoolmaster of his pupil.—
" Because he had no knife to cut it," said the
boy.
IrtSawdust, into which oil has been spille'd
wilLignite in a few hours if exposed to the rays
of the sun. Cotton goods, wet with it and laid
by, will also take fire. . •
0(77 - Maj. O. P. Baird, formerly of this place,
we see in the Freeport, (Ills.) Journal, is lec
turing at that place on California, Fillibuster-
&c.
U) There are farmers within one mile of Ne
braska City who will bet handsome sums, that
they have fields of corn which will yield one
hundred bushels to the acre.
[1713y reliable data it is ascertained that
there are now 3G4,000 bushels of wheat, and
about 100,000 bushels of corn afloat from the
upper lake ports bound to the port of Oswego,
New York.
CO - Abput $175,000 have been given in vari
ous cities and towns to the sufferers in Norfolk
and Portsmouth. During the 'past week the
violence of the yellow fever, in those places,
has been as great as at any time since the dis
ease broke out. The recent cool weather has
reduced the numh;, , r of cases.
Important News from Europe.
Assault on Sebastopol.
LOSS OF UPIVARDS OF 30,000 MEN
'Caw YORK, Sept. 27.—8 y the United States
mail steamship Washington, Capt.. Connelly,
from Bremen and Southampton, we receive
English despatches and newspapers to the 11th
inst. She brings 320 passengers.
• The Washington brings the important intel
ligence of the " Fall7f'Scbast °poi !" On, the
Bth inst. the allied forces attacked the defences
Of Sebastopol, and the French succeeded in gain
ing possession of the Malakoff: The English,
who attempted the Redan, ivere not successful.
During the night, the Russians began to sink
their ships, blow up their magazines, and burn
their city, and on the following morning Sebas
topol waN evacuated, and the communication
between -the north fort and the town broken off:
The following telegraphic despatch, received
by Lord Panintire from Gen. Simpson, appear
ed in the English morning journals of the 11th
instant : " Sebastopol is in possession of the
Allies. The enemy, during the night and
morning, evacuated the south side, after explo
ding their magazines and setting fire to the
whole of the town. All the men-of-war were
burnt during the night, with the exception of
three steamers, which were plying about the
harbor. The bridge communicating with the
north side is broken." Gen. Simpson regrets
that the casualties in the attempt on the Redan
were soinewhat heavy, but there was no gene
ral officer killed.
In a supplement of the Monitenr the follow
ing telegraphic despatch, received by the
French government from Gen. Pelissier, ap
pears Karabelnaia, the south part of Sebasto
pol, no longer exists. The enemy, perceiving
our solid occupation of the Malakoff, decided
upon consuming the place after having destroy
ed and blown up by mines nearly all the de
fences. Having passed the night in the midst
of my troops, I can assure you that everything
in the Karabelnain is blown up, and from what
I could see, the same must be the case in front
of our left line of attack. This immense suc
cess does the greatest honor to our troops.—
Everything is quiet on the Tchernnya.
The assault on the 'Malakoff was at noon of
the Rtb inst. The redoubts and the Redan, of
Careening bay Were carried by storm by the
French soldiers, with admirable interpidity to
the'shonts of \river Fantlereur. The Redan of
Careening bay was not tenable, owing' to the
heavy fire of artiller}• which was poured upon
the first occupiers of that wark.- On beholding
the French eagles floating on the Malakoff,
Gen. do Sulks made two attacks on the Cen
tral Bastion, but did not succeed. /The French
troops returned to their trenches. The losses
were serious. „
The plan of the battle appears to have been
as follov, s : -The place was attacked in fimr
' directions. The British troops ttcmpled the
1 storming of the Kedah; the Fr telt attacked
the Malakoff: The extreme right f the French
made a diversion on the little I dan, and a
united attack of the English, French, and Sar
dinians was made on the Central Battery. All
the attacks were made simuitanecusly with
great spirit and energy; but the one which
was most eminently successful, was led by Gen !
flosque! and Gen. WiMaiton on the Malakoff.—
• Both the Robin 'and Central Bastion were at
times in the hands of the, storming parties, but
so accurately did the guns of the Russians cover
these, that tics soon as the English had gained
possession of theni it was found impossible to
hold them.
The following despatch is from Prince Golds
chakoff, and is dated the night of the oth. The
egarri.;on of Sebastopol. after sustaining an in
fernal tire, repulsed his assaults, but did not
drive the enemy from the Malakoff Tower.—
Our brave troops, who resisted to the last ex
tremity. are now crossing over to the northern
part of Sebastopol. The enemy found nothing
in the southern part but blood stained ruins.—
On the 9th of September the passage to the
northern side was accomplished, with the loss
of 100 men. We left, T regret to say, 000 men
previously wounded, on the southern - side.
The intelligence of the fall of Sebastopol was
received in London with demonstration of great
joy. At the various theatres and places of
public amusement, the fact Vas officially an
nounced, and the bands at each place imme
diately played the national anthems of Eng
land and France, and throughout England the
demonstrations were general.
The English loss in'the assault on the Redan,
is'estimated at 2000 killed and wounded.
The funeral of the late Feargus O'Connor
took place at Kensil Green Cemetery, on the
afternoon of the 10th inst., and was attended
by a large multitude of the friends, and the
supporters of has political principles. A com
plimentary address was delivered by Mr. Jones,
late of Liverpool, to the people assembled
around his grave. It was estimated that not
less than from 13,000 to 30,000 persons were
present at the Cemetery, all of whoM quietly
separated at the close of the proceedings.
On the night of the Bth inst., whilst the Em
peror of the French was at the door of the Thea
tre Ttalicn, at the moinant the carriage contain
ing the Ladies of Honor of the Empress stopped
at the entrance of the theatre, an individual
who was standing in the irititoir discharged,
without taking aim, two pocket-pistols at the
carriage. No one Was_struek. The man, who .
had more the appearance of a maniac than an
assassin, was immediately arrested. The name
of the individual arrested is 13ellemarre. He
is about 22 years of age, and was born at
Rouen. When 1.0 years of age be was sen
tenced to two year's imprisonment for swind
ling.
(From the London Times of the 12th inst.)
Military Consequences orthe Victory..
The first question which presents itself to
our consideration, after wo have given' utter
ance to these feelings of exultation and of gra-'
film& Which the glorious terreination of the
siege of Sebastopol excites at this moment
throughout the empire, relates to the military
consequences of this victory, and to the strategi
cal measures best calculated to bring the cam
pagn and the war to a speedy' and triumphant
termination. A tremendous blow has been
struck at the military power and firma of Bas
sin, and her naval forces in the black Sew have
been annihilated.
The courage, the perseverance, and the races.
sant labors of the Allied armies have already
disposed of the arguments of those who contend
ed that Sebastopol was impregnable until it
should be invested, and that the Russian sol
diers were invincible within its redoubts. It
now appears from Admiral Brunt's despatch,
that the mortar boats of both squadrons took
part in the attack, and threw shells against the
marine batteries, so that, from the heights of
Inkerrntur to Strelotzka bay, the whole fortress
was encompassed with a storm of fire, and an
enormous number of men must have been ea,
gaged in the works.
Nevertheless, upon the final establishment of
Gen. Bosquet's division of the French army in
the Malakoff Tower, Prince Gortschakoff in
stantly proceeded to execute a pre-arranged
plan for the destruction and evacuation of the
town. All that night the harbor was illuminat
ed with the lurid glare of burning ships, and
from time to time the explosion of the vast
magazines rent asunder enormous piles of ma
sonry, while an all-devouring conflagration
swept like the scourge of Heaven over the de;;'
vastated city. Sebastopol has periShed, like
Moscow, by the hands of her defenders, while
her successful assailants witnessed the awful
spectacle unscatched.
Means of retreat had been secured by a long
bridge of rafts across the great harbor, and for
many hours large masses of troops were re
moved by this passage to the northern side
but at eight o'clock on the morning of the oth
this communication was stopped, the whole of
the works and town being then evacuated. If,
as is probable, any of the Russians remain
ed on the south bank after that hour, they must
either have perished in the' fire, or fallen into
the hands of the besiegers. About 500 of the
wounded. we know, remaned in the Fort St.
Paul, and for than an armistice was asked :
but with their accustomed indifference to the
preservation of life and property, the Russians
were determined to destroy the city rather than
In capitulate, and they executed their design.
The position of Prince Gortschakofrs army,
after the 'main body had effected its retreat
across the harbor, was, therefore as follows :
His extreme right, consisting of the corps most
actively engaged in the defence of the place.
rests upon the Sevarnnia work, or Star Fort, and
holds the strongly entrenched positions on the
north shore, where no doubt, considerable pre
parations have been made for this emergency.
llis centre covers the Belbek, and is pro
tected in front by the field•works thrown up ,
along the ridge of Inkermann. His left wing
consists. of Kiprandi's corps, occupying the
ground from Macicenzie's Farm to the heights
of A Roder on the Bakshiserai road.
The mere occupation of the north side of the
port is a barren advantage, for, though it
might hold a garrison, it cannot shelter a de
feated army ; and it is obvious that, after the
failure of the main object, all the ability and '
keneralsliip of the Russians will be required to
save the whole body of their forces in the Cri
mea from destruction. We therefore infer that
the nothern forts will either be held fora time
by a limited garrison, or, more probably, alto
gether abandoned, in the hope of saving the
army.
Prince Cortschakors plan of campaign
has long since been made judging, therefore,
from the accustomed tactics of the Russian
army, as well as from the extreme difficulty of
his present position, we incline to the opinion
that he will adopt the course of general and
immediate retreat. To hold the Crimea with
out Sebastopol, and even after the harbor of Se
bastopol itself has been transformed by con
quest into the ‘ base of operations of the invad
ing armies, would be a bootless and unprofita
ble task, and the danger is greatly aggravated
by the fact that the whole body - of the Allies,
with unlimited means of naval transport at
their command, will shortly be at liberty to
advance upon any part of thOPeninsula which
is accessible from the coast.
These immediate consequences of their own
success in the siege operations must have been
considered by the allied. Generals, and the mo
ment is now arrived when they may proceed to
open the campaign of which the reduction of
Sebastopol was the first preliminary. That
field operations of this nature have long been
contemplated by the allied Governments, is ob
vious from the large cavalry force they have
continued to sent to the Crimea. The British
army alone can bring upwards of 3000 sabres
and lances into the field, and the French caval
ry is still more numerous and impatient of the
inaction to which it has hitherto been con
demned.
Fighting, as they are, in closed lists, without
the means of escape, the defeated Russian army
should be compelled to lay down its arms, or to
fight ageheral action, which would crown the
series of our successes by a still more decisive
victory. The peninsular itself is besieged and
well nigh invested by our fleets and armies and
if the command of a single road bo lost, the
whole lino by which supplies and commenitions
Can reach the Russians, is gone. Such wo take
to be the relative position of the belligerents in
the Crimea, and, with the means-of action at
the disposal of the French and English Generals,
we have confident hopes of a glorious result.
. CHICAGO AS A GRAIN MARERT.-It is stated
that thus far tho present sense!' over four hun
dred thousand bushels of grain have been
transported over .the Chicago and Alton road
to the city of Chicago. Almost all the ship
ments bavo been to Chicago, instead of St.
Louis, as heretofore.