The Press.
London, England, 1855-06-16 00:00:00

THE WEEK.

Tins week has been fruitful in great and deserved successes in
the Crimea, and although the despatches have not yet arrived giving
full details of the attack and capture of the Mamelon and Quarry
Works, yet sufficient can be gleaned from, the telegraphic reports to
assure us that it was the most brilliant success we have yet gained
against Sebastopol. The bombardment, which had commenced upon
the 6th, had been continued with some effect for thirty-six hours,
when, on the evening of the 7th, a combined attack upon the Mamelon
and the Quarry Works was organised and carried into effect in the
most gallant manner. The French columns advanced to the attack
with the greatest intrepidity, and after a short., bloody, and decisive
light, in one hour drove out or bayonetted the Russians, and remained
masters of the battery, with 602 prisoners and 73 guns, as the proof of
their success. Meanwhile the British troops engaged in the attack
and capture of the Quarry Works at the point of the bayonet forced
their way over the sandbag parapet at the top of the slope, upon which
a battery was being prepared, and after a severe hand-to-hand conflict
succeeded, with the loss of 647 killed and wounded, in establishing
themselves upon the ground. Upon the whole, considering the great
strength of the position and the slight damage it had received from
the bombardment, the Russians in the Mamelon do not appear to
have fought with so much intrepidity as on previous occasions.
They certainly fought much better, and defended their psi-
front of the Flagstaff Battery, on the 22nd and 23rd
with much more energy and resolution than they did
Mamelon, a position of infinitely greater value to them. Pro-
suddenness of the attack surprised them, but it requires
singular powers to be equal in both offensive and defensive
Without underrating the brilliant gallantry of our allies
,wn troops, the Russians do not appear to have fought with
characteristic obstinate tenacity of purpose; but we must not
this comparatively easy success that we are to get into
in a day or two. We may, it is true, for nothing is impossi-
troops _
which never fail under any circumstances to achieve that
ay undertake. But we believe that every inch of ground will
uted witit the utmost tenacity, and as yet we know little of
-limes within the town, but from the skill and energy which
displayed in the construction of their outworks we may rest
that they have not neglected to apply every means of defence
The loss of the French was very severe, Prince GORTSCHAROFF
it at 2,700 killed, wounded, and prisoners, and moreover
having captured two guns ! But the arrival of the despatches
will afford us every detail. In the Sea of Azoff the steam
have been extremely active, the sea has been swept of every
,essel. Arabat and Jenitchi have been bombarded and
Ld, although we have received no despatches of later date
from Captain LYONS of the Miranda, telegraphic despatches
.1s from Vice-Admiral BRUAT announce that Taganrog, Marioupol,
Gheisk, in the Gulf of Azoff, have been bombarded and immense
provisions, and numerous coasting vessels destroyed.

. PACHA is still at Head Quarters, and the rumour of the ad-
the Turks from Eupatoria does not seem borne out by facts ;
contrary, the allied Generals appear disposed to concentrate
of their forces for a combined assault on Sebastopol, or on
Its more advanced works, and an attack upon their position at
chorgoum. During the ensuing week we may fully expect to hear of
id and combined operations, and we trust with every hope of

corresponding successes,
The Baltic fleet is at length off Cronstadt, and Cronstadt is pro-
by the Admirals impregnable on one side and only assailable
other by vessels of heavy armament and light draught. Twelve
ago we were told precisely the same thing, but the right prin-
__ building such vessels is not to be discovered in one year—by
Admiralty or its officers. There was a good old time when a certain
tiled Copenhagen, was bombarded, that such vessels could not
built in time, but could so far answer their purpose as to take
position under the Crown Battery as materially influenced
mion. Can we not fifty years and odd afterwards find men to
ships again ? Even the model of these old ships would be
to those which have been adoped, for our present boasted
batteries which we were told in the winter, were to compete
granite forts of Cronstadt in this Baltic campaign, are a wretched
they will neither carry their guns nor their stores, nor answer in
point. We may rest assured that we shall do nothing this year
Baltic—a fruitless bombardment or two will, perhaps, take
the close of the year, so that we may retire with some show
but beyond that we can expect little. The annoyance and
It in the fleet at the utter neglect evinced by the Admiralty
the only means by which some effective success may be
can be understood by every brave man.

Seasonable acts of severity are necessary from time to time to
military discipline. The public has seen, with satisfaction,
Commander-in• Chief has at last decisively interfered about
and ungentlemanly practice of coarse practical jokes. For
scandals of that kind L ieutenant WEBSTER and Cornet
have been dismissed the service, and another officer severely
blicly reprimanded. It is not fair that the character of a whole
should be jeopardised by a few underbred and overgrown
and Viscount HARDINGE'S decision is backed by a large
opinion, military and civil. We trust that we have heard the
such IthotEcer-liice eandtmt. The thrift are too serious for such

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