The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-13 00:00:00

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We the Mend Moist•
narks, the infantry, Lod by Gamma Mild
pima egaisst the 4/as battery of the entre •redmille,'
took possession of this battery, which was taken by Lot
taut Paler do Mina, of the ngiasot of kb
Royal Illghtims the Oraad Doke Coastantins'i Gresediess
who, is spite of the in of grape-shot end rifles MS Nisi
redoubt, threw himself apes the battery with kis sesgsny,
haled its attendees upon the spot, and took posseedes of
Ike fair piece", two of which were carried away, gad the
Other two throws from the rainpart. Profiting by this sue-1
General Kilda directed the drat battalion of the skir-
mistime of the regisseat of the Gaud upon the list central
rebeht and the bingrelisas apes the sewed, ceasing them
M be supported by • detachment which was to latch the
Gamy from the side of the camps.
Daring .11 this time, a part of the Turkish troops seem-
isg the heights of Bskoraki end the other surest fertile..
ties" was urged with the eoltians of Lieut.-Gemmel
Kovaluski end Lieut.-General Prises Gs/arise, which had
esmasseed to attack almost at the sane time as Moja-
' essoial Maidd, These columns were in front as soon es the
essamode wee opened. The two first lines of attack—the
Let column, commanded by Lieut.-Gourd Hovalenki in j
perios—advasoed upon the right flask of the Turkish
botiAsidiss, k.eplag the left of the road, while on the
eight advanced the corps of hors* volunteers. The No. 21
Battery had opened its firs from the position which it
soispisd, and this it continued until it woe masked by the
Insp. who marched to the assault.
Um troops of the centre column were directed upon tho
eithosht whisk, attacked the Mingreinse,of the Maids'
ohm with the useption; of a &Letitia of the Battery No.
♦ne the berth battalion of ths regimes, of Tools, • coin
posy of Ilappess, sal a company of skirmishers, who wen
left is ream. The skirmishers end the sscoad battalion
of the Risk& regiment were sent to the mutt by Lieot.-
Geserel Prises Gsgerine, who, on his part, followed with
the battalions of the second liatt, raining them to send
where seed required.
Oar troops were reesiesd by a cross are of anilloar,
ant of balls end shells, then grape-shot, then rids and
musket bells. In spite of this, Ltent.-General Hovalsyski's
lest line stocudsd in retain the curtain which unites the
two leak fortithisttoos, and apes his steps awned the
battalions of the maid line. Base volunteers of the nil.'
meat of the Wilts Chuseurs, Colossi Bchlikeviteh at their
Mad, sad many altars, had stooesded even in getting upon
the rampart, bat all fell mortally wounded.
the battalion' of the Wilna regiment maintained their
Stiles to the fosse, although overwhelmed by balls and
lisle sad "feces of Soso thrown upon thorn by the Turku
Bee lesg, the latter opened • !nectar fire of grape dist
'ham their two lash batteries spina the battelioas Lieute
Gemini Koveleviki was here mortally wounded. Colossi
Mist, commander of the Below regional, was also
wended, and • great put of** superior odious of the two
regiments were killed or wounded. Amongst them Colonel
of the Btaffltaidencovskii, Quartermaster General, Copts's
1111 the Staff Badoteb. Moreover, all the dawn attached to,
Lieut.-Gement Havelevski were killed or wounded. Cap-1
tag Kagsatekee, of the corps of Begineers, who had been
sttnehed to my poonon,Und whom I had sent to this column,
INS plowed with three We.
Illeaswhile the horse volusture hod rushed to she right
dole infantry, and, in spite of a lust violent ire, pes►
bend the hrtillestiese ; bat the movement of the iahalry
of this colon* not kiivisig reseeded. they were obliged to
maks At the same time the skirmishers of the entre
alma, else the mend battalion of the Risk& regiment,
whisk 'append them, ruched, through a terrible lire of
geepasbot sad musketry, the enemy's battery. Here the
Turks, thrombi dais their onus, took to flight.
The bettaliess of the second line, which had token the
left, were neared by • eross Bee from the antral
Lit of Tomas-Tibia and its adjacent redoubts. Sere
LiwatessauGsneral Gaga:ins sad two chiefs of beftalies
were grievously wounded. Of Ws chiefs of the company
three were killed and the others wounded. The. baste-
liths, white had set reached the fort, then joined the. of
the Ant ohms, which having lost the greater part of its
superior 'bleb sad *deers, begat to retreat.
Boos afterwards the essay esseseded in essosatistiag
sonsideroble mums of brow against the skirmishers and
the moat' battalion of the Width regiment, already
enfeebled byglits bass. Here were lulled Col. Breit.
soldiakii, chief of battalion, sad Capt. lEhliesstiae, chief
.f company ; this battalion wan this Wised to 'bendsa the
battery it had occupied, sad to jets the troops of the list
mbues.
Men transferred the onuses& of these two columns to
Colossi Prince Dondoukoff•Horsakoff, who after bringing
them upon the heights which stretch to the left of the
Baum, where the Battery No. 2 was, re-formed thus,
as& Silk the combined Regimes' No. 2 of the Cassels et
their% sod two divisions of Dragoons alvaece to eaves thole
Mee& At the same time he *sued the wounded to be
sawed by the Cossacks.
The Battery' No. 2 whisk *petted its ore wind the
assay's batteries facilitated these operations. After the
troops had been re-formed, they were arranged is the Y.
lowing order :—A sotala of Cossacks, with the swabs MSS
of the battery of fastens oosupiod the sleuths slime
the No. 2 Battery was ; behind 0118111 the infantry,
more to the left, two divisions of dragoons with the keret
battery.