galleries of the Russian miners, and to give security to
our soldiers, who had to crowd within the trenches
under which deserters announced that the soil was
mined. At noon precisely our soldiers rushed from
the advanced place d'armes in front of the Malakhoff.
They crossed the ditches with surprising agility, and,
jumping on the parapets, attacked the enemy to the
cry of "Vive l'Empereur!" At the Malakhoff Fort,
the interior slope having a great height, those who
arrived first halted an instant to form. Then they
mounted on the parapet and jumped into the work.
The combat which had commenced with discharges of
fire-arms, was carried on with the bayonet, with stones,
and with butt-ends of muskets. The rammers became
weapons in the hands of the Russian gunners, but
everywhere the Russians were killed, taken prisoners,
or made to fly; and in less than a quarter of an hour
after the attack had taken place the French flag waved
on the conquered redoubt. The Careenage Redan had
also been carried after a very hot struggle. The centre
column had advanced as far as the second enceinte.
Everywhere we had taken possession of the works
attacked. The General-in-Chief gave the concerted
signal for the attack of the Great Redan, and snon after
for the attack of the town. The English had 200 metres
of ground to go over under a terrible fire of grape.
This space was presently covered with dead, but these
losses could not stop the march of the attacking column,
which advanced to the capital of the work. It descended
into the ditch, which was about five metres in depth,
and, notwithstanding all the efforts of the Russians, it
escaladed the scarp and took from them the salient of
the Redan; but after the first struggle, which cost the
Russians dear, the English soldiers found before them a
vast open space crossed in all directions by the balls of
the enemy, who themselves were sheltered behind
distant traverses. Those who came up were scarcely
sufficient to replace those who were placed hors
de combat. It was not until they had sustained,
during nearly two hours, this unequal combat,
that the English resolved to evacuate the Redan.
The attack upon the Central Bastion presented
the same result. In front of the Malakhoff the
Russians made great efforts to reconquer the works.
Repeated attacks were made, but in vain. The dead
bodies of the enemy were piled up in front of the
gorge, but the 1st division remained immoveable, and
in the evening we were masters of this citadel, without
which the Russians could not continue their defence
for more than a few days. Thus terminated this
memorable siege, in which the means of defence and
attack attained colossal dimensions. The Russians had
800 cannon ,in battery, the besieging army about 700.
In finishing this report, I ought to tell you, Monsieur
le Maréchal, that the greatest harmony has never
ceased to prevail between the artillery and the
engineers. Whenever one of these two services could come
to the assistance of the other, he did it with eagerness,
and this community of views and action has given us
the means of overcoming many difficulties. I have
also had to congratulate myself in every instance on
my relations with General Harry Jones, commanding
the engineers of the English army. Our object was
the same, and we have never differed in opinion on the
means to be employed for attaining it. Already at the
siege of Bomarsund, I had the opportunity of
appreciating the loyalty and the noble character of this
general officer. I have been happy at finding myself
again in relations with him at the siege of Sebastopol,"

Some further particulars are contained in telegraphic
despatches received before those above quoted. Marshal
Pélissier says, on the 10th:—

"I visited Sebastopol and the line of defences to-day.
It is difficult to give an exact picture of the results of
our victory, of which inspection alone can give an idea.
The multiplicity of defensive works, and the materials
and means that have been applied, surpass everything
known in the history of war. The taking of the
Malakhoff, which caused the enemy to fly before our eagles,
already three times victorious, has placed in the hands
of the allies immense establishments of matériel, of
which it is impossible to calculate the advantage.
Tomorrow the Allied troops will occupy Karabelnaia and
the city. An Anglo-French commission will be engaged
to report on the materiel abandoned by the enemy. The
joy of our soldiers is great. The cry of 'Vive
l'Empereur!' celebrates the victory."

The Moniteur of the 26th contains a second despatch
from Marshal Pelissier, containing further details of the
capture of Sebastopol. He thus describes the English
attack on the Redan:

"The English had 200 métres to cross under a terrible
fire of grape. This space was soon strewed with dead;
nevertheless, this did not stop the march of the storming
column, which advanced toward the capital of the work.
It descended into the ditch, which is nearly five métres
deep, and, despite all the efforts of the Russians, it
scaled the escarpe, and carried the salient of the Redan.
There, after the first brunt of the engagement, which
cost the Russians dear, the English soldiers found in
front of them only a vast open space, crossed by the
balls of the enemy, who kept himself close behind some
distant traverses. Those who came up hardly replaced
those who had been disabled. It was not till they had
sustained for nearly two hours this unequal contest that
the English decided on evacuating the Redan. They
did so with so firm an aspect that the enemy did not
dare follow."

He adds:—"The English army conducted itself with
its habitual intrepidity. It prepared a second attack,
which, doubtless, would have triumphed over the
unexpected obstacles which had met their first; but the
possession of the Malakhoff properly led to the
countermanding of this second attack."

Marshal Pelissier sums up the French losses as follows:
Our losses on this day were five generals killed, four
wounded, and six contused, 24 superior officers killed,
20 wounded, and two missing; 116 subaltern officers
killed, 224 wounded, eight missing; 1489 sous-officers
and soldiers killed, 4259 wounded, and 1400 missing—
total 7551."

An extraordinary Gazette published on the 26th,
contains full lists of the killed and wounded in the
attack on the Redan. Our loss has been: 29 officers,
36 sergeants, 6 drummers, 314 rank and file, killed;
124 officers, 142 sergeants, 12 drummers, 1608 rank and
file, wounded; 1 officer, 12 sergeants, 168 rank and file,
missing. Total—Killed, 385; wounded, 1886; missing,
176—2447.

Lord Panmure has addressed the following telegraphic
despatch to General Simpson:

"War Department, Sept. 12.—The Queen has received
with deep emotion the welcome intelligence of the fall
of Sebastopol. Penetrated with profound gratitude to
the Almighty, who has vouchsafed this triumph to the
Allied Army, her Majesty has commanded me to express
to yourself, and, through you, to the army, the pride
with which she regards this fresh instance of their
heroism. The Queen congratulates her troops on the
triumphant issue of this protracted siege, and thanks
them for the cheerfulness and fortitude with which
they have encountered its toils, and the valour which
led to its termination. The Queen deeply laments that
this success is not without its alloy in the heavy losses
which have been sustained; and while she rejoices in
the victory, her Majesty deeply sympathises with the
noble sufferers in their country's cause. You will be
pleased to congratulate General Pelissier, in her
Majesty's name, upon the brilliant result of the assault on
the Malakhoff, which proves the irresistible force as
well as indomitable courage of our brave Allies.—
PANMURE."

The Queen in Council has ordered that prayers and
thanksgivings shall be offered on Sunday the 30th inst.,
in all the places of worship belonging to the Churches
of England and Scotland, "for the signal and complete
successes obtained by the troops of her Majesty, and
especially for the capture of the town of Sebastopol."

The following intelligence respecting the War in Asia
is published in the Vienna papers:—We have news from
Constantinople that the Russians before Kars have met
with rather a serious reverse. General Mouravieff had