The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-21 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1855.

THE GRAND ATTACK ON THE
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Ames and the primmer's—their own fellow-sub-
jfisersts.n They nmextenpirneozdedboatot. pour in
Theysaumurdueernotry
found
dragged ashore one of the crew whom they
aliv Iserchissly 'bayonetted Wm on the pier.
Th
(e ither
evidently was to leave ne witness of their.
guilt— Raglan or 'English subject—alive
to aeyed,it, Cinemas alone escaped by feigning
to belga, and thus the civilised world has received
tidings of this premeditated and cowardly massacre
of unarmed men, by a force who far ontnumbered-
them, and who by their ruthless attempt to ensue
secrecy have betrayed their conscious guilt.
Whenwe take into account the high character of the
English officers who have perished by the hands of
these cowardly savages, we cannot blame the universal
thrill of fierce, revengeful indignation that at this
moment pervades the English public. It is not to be
desired that the English Government should act from
mere vindictive motives, but it is their duty to inflict
such punishment upon these violators of every prin.
oiplo of law and humanity as will effectually deter
them from a repetition of the offence. it is possible
that there may not be wanting among us some to re-
monstrate, with the cant of a pesudo-humanity,agaiost
the stern retribution that is due to an outraged nation.
We remember that in the time of the war in Chins,
when it was reported that the Chinese were poison-
ing their wells, Mr. Ourtirrose defended them, in
his place in Parliament, for so doing. But to such
puling councillors Government must turn a deaf ear.
The massacre at Hango is merely a repetition, on a
smaller scale, of the massacre at Sinope. And the
Russian officer of high rank who was detected in the
Crimea in the act of instigating his men to butcher the
wounded soldiers of the Allied Armies acted upon the
same atrocious principles as the commanders who
gave orders for these two wholesale massacres. By
their treatment (or reported treatment) of the pri-
soners of war who have fallen into their hands, the
Russian authorities have been endeavouring to
gain credit for carrying on the war with
humanity. Bat Sinop. and Mango show that
in reality they act systematically with a
rabid thirst for blood. Notwithstanding their
anxiety to defer to the public opinion of Europe, and
affect a humanity which they do not possess, their
innate ferocity will at times break forth. If they
are thus unable to conceal their atrocious dispositions
from that civilised Europe of whose judgment they
stand in awe while acting under its view, what must
be their conduct in Poland, in tho Caucasus, in every
scene of their wars and usurpations from which the
prying eye of European inquiry is shut out? The
atrocities of the Russians of which Europe obtains
cognisance are but isolated samples of their syste-
matic brutality, where they believe themselves to
be unwatched. They are the common enemies of
mankind and must be treated as such. The prin-
cipal blame rests upon their Government, which
commands and sanctions such horrors, but the
entire population which can lend itself to the
perpetration of these atrocious injunctions abates in
the guilt. Reasoning and remonstrance are out of the
question with such barbarians ; they must be fright-
and into the observance of the laws of justice and
humanity. The people of England, in • mood of
' stern resentment, are watching to see how their
rulers are to act; and woe to these rulers it they do
mot elevate themselves to the requirements of the
suasion. The punishment of the Russians must be
such as contemporary nations, and all poAterity,
shall feel to be adequate to their crime. This is
demanded by the people of England in the name
of outraged humanity, as the only means of pre-
venting war in the nineteenth century becoming as
ruthless and demoralising as when it was waged by
a TILLY or an Arru.a.—Daily Newt.

RUSSIAN WORKS.

the harbour and the opposite part of the town, to the
French approaches near the cemetery. The heat was
very great; notwithstanding the refreshing breeze
which was blowing over the heights, the thermo-
meter, placed on the ground in the open air, indi-
cated a temperature of 95 degrees Farb. This compa-
rative stillness continued until Just 2 o'clock. when
the loud boom of a gun resounded from the French
works on Mount &pone. These were followed in
quick succession by other guns, the shots being
discharged against the Kamptsoatka Redoubt
(emu TEE SPZCIAL CO.-a.... on the Mamelon Vert. The Russian redoubts
)(Awe-) on Mount Sapone (east of Careening Bay)
CAMP ABOVE SEBASTOPOL, Joss O. quickly replied. The guns on the left French
~ attack, next took up the fire, then our guns on the
Important events have occurred since the last mail left attack, and lastly those on our right attack.
left for England. The bombardment has been The combined roar of the artillery was fearfully
renewed, and some of the enemy's most important grand. In a short space of time, from the French
works have been carried by assault. It is doubtful
latehrrimesanonnhtehigehseats,tonrese,
cotolutailinisr
oefr
white
eosmote
whether much advantage would have been obtained
U arose, so as almost to form one continuous cloud,
from the artillery alone, powerful beyond all piece- veiling every thing beyond from view. The
the plan of escaping from the terrible storm by con- along the ravines and over the hills to the camp,
dent u its fire is, for the enemy seem to have adopted wind blew from the north-west, and drove the smoke
coaling the lyre and withdrawing the guns into where the atmosphere assumed for some distance the
this time the advantege of the wind being in their
condition and aspect of a log. The Russians had
favour. Very little could be seen, even although
pdeelacesp
solid, close
earatthhawnodrks,
been destroyed; and, from the nature of the material,
of comparative
tidveefaseesreed, security. The
Tnhoet
spaces were now and then cleared by particular cur-
injuries are readily repaired. The assault has been rents of wind; but the deep, thunder-like tones, of
directed against the works which the enemy ad- the cannon at the moment of discharge, and the loud
veered early in the spring of the present year, and fiver thro.ugh the air.of the shot, and the compuat
y uniform intensity of sound, bespoke the %ugh
of the metal which together was forming the iron
veTgraheseduian
shower raining upon the town and earthworks of
IcilYudasse tphweelLaouvbetaryinfotrhmeidEasablet
side of the Careening Bay ravine, called in the Russian Sebastopol. It could easily be distinguished that no
despatches the Volhynia and &notarial redoubts, and guns of small calibre were among the number.
character.which ha
the large and commanding work on the Mamelon Oar casualties, as yet, have bemi very few, both
g the men of the Naval Brigade and those of
Vert-hill, milled by the enemy the Kamptantka re-
tither:Lye Artillery. The Russian shot have fallen
doubt, in front of the Malakhoff Tower and Korniloff
wide of their mark. Precision of aim could not be
bastion. The new work in front of the Redan, corn- looked for in face of such a storm.
monly known as the Quarry out-work, has also been Captain Mortimer Adye, R.A., has been brought
taken. The grand attack on these works, and the into camp severely scorched. He experienced a mi-
events connected with their capture, will hereafter raculous escape. He was standing with a sergeant
form one of the most memorable incidents in the them.badier when a shell exploded in
.front of
. The blaze singed the hair and skin of all
prolonged siege of Sebastopol. three, the sergeant being most severely injured, but
I resume my diary during the last few days: no one was struck by any portion of the fragments.
JUNE 5. Lord Raglan, who, at the opening of the fire, took
Intelligence reached the camp this morning that up a position in front of the Third Division, after-
Admiral Boxer died last night, a little after 12 o'clock, wards passed round the camp, and called at the Right
on board ship at Beechen, from cholera. His death Siege Trein respecting the casualties. The
loudly cheered the Field Marshal as he rode
following so quickly after that of his nephew, who th psree-
General Pelissier, with a large staff, also passed
was serving io his staff, combined with the fact of
toyer. and the Victoria Redoubt, and was greeted with
both having been previously in the enjoyment of ro- loud cheers.
bust health, sufficiently point to local caused as the 9 p.m. Daring the last two or three hours the
some of the fatal disease which has so rapidly car- Russians have fired very sparingly, scarcely one in
tied off these two officers. Balaklava and its neigh- ten of the rate at which they at first replied to our
• batteries. The Mamelon Redoubt was perfectly
bourhood is now the most unhealthy of all the post-
silent during one hour, then, commencing at the left,
lions occupied by the Allied armies. The regiments fired once from each embrasure. It appeared as if
of Guards, end the Sardinians encamped above the Bono out of bravado.
harbour, are particularly suffering from cholera. UNE 7.
Very few cases are occurring among the troops en-
_rothotfltel3tri.
incessantafttteerriseonusehtntie Russ
i el:lige l ceased
g was as k firing
ept
camped on the heights above Sebastopol. In the i
up all night from our works, to prevent the enemy
latter position few persons are congregated beyond from repairing damages. So silent were the Russian
the regiments and the divisional staff departments, works, that it seemed probable the guns had been
and there is now such a systematic attention paid to drawn from the embrasures and placed behind the
sanitary matters, both regimentally and by general parapets, and that the gunners themselves had also
staff arrangements, that the camps are as clean and retired tolitrefisreof shelter.
nAtteBna.m.,mheowteovel,atheya
well ordered as they would be after an occupation of lim eittnedrumber of artillerymen,h for only two or three
only a few hours. Indeed, the perfect freedom from guns were served at one time in each battery.
411 brushwood and other means of concealment of 10 a.m.—An explosion took place in our 8-gun
noxious matters, and the well-trodden hardness of battery, right attack. Two shells burst on the roof
surface, by preventing malarious exhalations during of
third igazine;without doiog any material damage
a ell, and penetrated into the interior. A por-
this hot season, are perhaps more conducive to a pure
don only of the gunpowder was exploded. A quan-
state of the air than an encampment on fresh ground tity of fuzes were lost. No one was killed, and only
would be. Moreover, the elevated site, and the faci- two men wounded. The mischief done to the work
fides of drainage by the ravines, the sea-breeze which will be repaired without much cost of time or labour.
sweeps this part of the plateau from all directions Captain GeorgelFrederick Dawson, Royal Engi-
excepting the east and north-west, where it is shut in neers, was killed this morning. He had only joined
the army on the evening of the sth instant, and this
by mountains of a still higher elevation, or by the
morning. for the first time entered the trenches. He
main land of the imbues, all have a healthy ten- had not been there an hour, when he was struck in
dency. At Balaklava itself, and on the sides of the the head by a round shot, and died instantaneously.
hills surrounding it, the conditions which exist are So abrupt e termination of his career has caused all
directly the reverse of these. The tideless harbour, his comrades much distress. He was already fa-
crowded with ships, and a receptacle for every species vourably known in his profession.
A few hours after the bombardment opened yester-
of refuse, is now covered with a green vegetating day some masses of clouds gathered over the moan-
surface, indicative of its stagnant pool-like character; tains overlooking the Tohernaya valley. They have
while an offensive effluvium is constantly drawn gradually increased, and now this morning a heavy
upward by the sun's rays. Between the rows of thun
derhuderstorm on the right is mingling its salvos with
ships, and around their sides,•ei putrefactive process of the artillery.
must be constantly goicg on among the animal It has become known that operations are to be corn-
and vegetable matters floating about, and the
amenuttieerantnespttthistkeavenindt.uhtThoen FtLeench
Mamelon
areeloten
gaseous products must mingle with the atmosphere Hilt, and also the redoubts on the east side of Ca-
and still further add to its impure state. Numberless reeoing Bay. As soon as the Mamelon is secured, the
other sources, arising from the crowds of suttlers, English are to take the Quarry work in front of the
labourers, and camp followers, congregated between Redan, and the Russian trenches in front of French.
Kadikoi and Balaklava, and the vast collection of man's hill. The French have had served out to them
horses and mules tend also to the same result, while cooked rations for 48 hours, and a pint of wine each.
the high mountains of the sea-coast act as a wall, in All are in high spirits, eager for the struggle, and
confining the poisoned atmosphere within certain confident of the result.
limits. 5 p.m.—A very exciting scene has just transpired.
A report is going about the camp that a Polish The French divisions have been marching to the
officer of some standing in the Russian service, has attack. The Second Division, with General Carnot
cane over and given important information. Ac. at the front, led the way. About six or seven bun-
carding to the current version of the story, the news dred yards from the entrance to the karabelnaia
of the MK:OMM of the Allies in the Sea of Azoff, has ravine the regiments were halted, and shortly after-
produeed a powerful effect on the Russian Com- wards General Bouquet arrived, with his staff, and
slanders. For some days past, Councils of War have addressed a few words to each regiment in turn. By
been held, on two or three occasions twice on the each, at the conclusion of his remarks, the General
same day, at which there has been great diversity of was greeted with loud cheers. The order to move
opinion, one party advocating a general attack against forward was then given. A battalion of the Algerian
the batteries and works of the Allies, another mom- troops led the way, marching in column of sub-
limating that a ',wive resistance should be preserved, divisions. They left behind their white turbans, and
A general depression of spirits is said to prevail wore only the scarlet fez; their blue open
!jackets,
among the troops, on account of the great amount of and blue vests, with yellow embroidery, their trow-
sickness, both in Sebastopol and in the camps. sera in ample folds, of the same colour, eontracted
A fire broke out in the town, on the left this morn- only at the waist and in the leg, where the yellow
ing, in a direction between Fort Alexander and the leather greaves and white gaiters covered
IQuarantine Fort, and the French have been throwing them, their bare necks, their light elastic
shells for the purpose of preventing it from being ex- tread, all presented a perfect picture of manly ease
tinguished. It does not appear to be spreading. and activity. Their swarthy, and in many instances,
A little after noon a long convoy of carts made its jet black countenances, beamed with excitement
appearance on the north side, coming from the direo- and delight ; they gave vent to their feelings in ex-
non of the camp, toward Fort Sievernaia. About an clamations which only those versed in African war-
hour afterwards, a sudden explosion took place in the fare are familiar with ; and seemed with difficulty to
line, and two columns of smoke rose in the air. As restrain themselves to the measured tread of the
far as could be ascertained by the telescope, two march. They. were followed by three battalions of
wagons, carrying gunpowder, seemed to have been the 50th Regiment of the Line. The 3rd Regiment
blown up. of Zonaves came after, powerful, active, sunburnt
The enemy again commenced about 7, p.m., throw- Europeans, in their Eastern costume and agile move-
ing shot in the direction of the entrance to the went seeming the twin brothers of the Algerians who
middle ravine. A number of shots have also been had preceded them. The Charente i pied, who fol-
thrown on the open space in front of the First lowed, with their generally small but well proper-
Brigade of the Light Division. No casualty has tiooed frames formed a striking contrast with the
occurred. So little annoyance or alarm is caused to robust bearded Zonaves before them, but seemed
the troops by these missile., that, directly one falls, admirably adapted in size, and in their more closely
they crowd round the plaoo where it has sunk into fitting dark.,blue costume, to the service for which
the ground, and set to work to dig it up from its they are particularly trained and organised. Three
hole. Indeed "dodging" these long bowls, which battalions of the 6,11, and afterwards three
cause a loud rushing noise in their descent, would battalions of the 7th Regiments of the Line succeeded.
appear to a stranger to be rather a matter of amuse- Altogether about 12,000 men went by in this divi-
went among the men than otherwise. sion. Groups of men belonging to the two Brigades
Rocs 6. of the British Light Division, some fully equipped,
A sunny hot morning. The Russians recommenced some half dressed, for parading previous to taking
their practice against the Victoria Redoubt hill. their part in the British right attack, ran and assem-
They had nn doubt seen, through the opening made bled on each side of the sloping hills forming the
Iby the ravine, the troops at drill in this position. One commencement of the ravine, and greeted each reg i-
'or two shots fell near the hospital tents of the 33rd ment as it passed with loud cheers. The French
Regiment, but did no harm. officers and men joining heartily, returned the salu-
Omer Pacha made a feint of moving his troops tenon. Svon after the 7th Regiment had passed' a'
farther on in a direction towards Bailor this morning. battalion of the Imperial Gu .rd marched forward'
It is now generally known that the new batteries appatently picked men, and followed the attacking
are to open their fire this afternoon, and everyone is column,.
in high spirits at the prospect of active operations. The Second Division was scarcely loot to sight in
7 p.m.—The bombardment opened at 2 p.m., and the winding valley of the ravine, when the Filth
a tremendous fire has been since directed against the Division came in sight. This body of troops had
enemy's fortifications. About one o'clock long lines been brought up from the plain during
nightad
of artillerymen and sailors were seen to be threading they had quitted it at 2 cooand the
, arrived at their
their way along the ravines leading to the several position in the camp b. fore
fore Seoastopol at 7 a.m.
1 batteries. At that time all the guns on the right Their move could hardly have been observed by the
land centre of the general lines of attack and defence Russian pickets about the T h
c ernaya.
_This division,
were silent; a few guns only were being worked on under General Brunet, was arranged to form the
the extreme left. Some of these were apparently working party, t
directed from the sot-batteries against four men-of- Vert es soon ar theo
attackingure the hold of the Mamelon
The Baron de Bode, whose death was recorded in war steamers, two French and two English, which It included the 4thbattalion columns had taken it.l
this jouroal a few days since, was a bruther or the Ist, had approached the chore off Fort Qearantine. with the
the
Chemins
1-pied,
lamented Baron de Bode, whose ease bee been au frequently 'llw two English vessels appeared like the Queen 1 lth, 25th, 69th, and 16th regiments of the
before parliament, and en ends of the present eleimaar, and Line, altogether
, 10.000 men. At the same time,
London. They were out ofand range, the latter Omer Pachsmoved
Dr. Weller Lewis, one of the Metropnlitan CallI.• with a force,
Egyptians,apparently about
wasquietly o in target
sisal mere of &elm., hs been appointed by Viscount Can- e gaged practice. rhe balls 15,000 strong, of Ottomans and and
slag the 'medical oflicer to the General Pust-ufßas. i weld be seen in the distance by the splash of the cured the soaoe on which 1 1
Mr. Henry Hansel!, of Norwich, notary public. has I ware., ricochetting in a direction parallel with the the 2nd British division, was ormer 3 encamped ,
,seen
..ppoictiti Deputy B4suitm, of the Aftbdooo jou of coast. Fort Constantine, from the and the brigade of Guards ,1
guns on its roof, near the Inkerman heights. These troops had also
Norfolk. was occasionally throwing a shell over the mouth of come up during the night from the Balaklava plain.

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on the right of the Careening Bay
of those immediately in front against the Mssor-
scatka redoubt on the Mamelon Vert. Lord Rail"
it was understood, was to take up his position in ad,
vance of the Third Division, whence there was Rod.
view of the Quarry in front of the Redact, the zees
immediate object of the British attack. This
cannot be seen from the look-out station lieis---16„
Victoria redoubt, being concealed by a hog's-tachrisi--
in the fore part of Frenchman's bill.
The English troops told off for the attack of the
Quarry, and the Russian rifle pits and trenches it
front of the works of Frenchman's hill
right attack), were now in the advanced parallel sad
its approaches. A detachment of 100 men of the
88th Regiment, from the second brigade of the Light
Division, and a like number of the 70 Fusiliers f -
the first brigade, together with a simi Sr force tahr:
from the 47th and 49th Regiments of the Sesam
Division, were reserved for the attack. They were
ander the immediate command of Lieutenant-Coloast
Campbell, of the 90:h Regiment. Colonel Shirley,ee
the 88th Regiment, was the General in command in
the trenches of the Right attack on this evening. Tiks
working parties were supplied in certain proportion
by nearly every regiment ot the Light Division. Al
the troops not thus employed remained under sn
in reserve.
Half-past six.—Four incendiary rockets have jut
taken their flight fro.n the Victoria Redoubt tower*
the town. They are the signal for the starting of the
attacking columns. Now the French, if they exhibit
in the contest the same ardour as they showed wits
moving towards it, will, in their immense strength, •
carry all before them, and no one doubts that *
will do so. Some, over sanguine, think that Sebes,
topol itself is in their possession ; yet every spews;
whether among the reserved troops in the bats*
among those assembled in rear of them, or smog
those on the more elevated sites who have come kg
Balaklava or elsewhere, feel anxiety, knowing how
alert and ingenious in devices is the enemy to be
coped with. The prevailing idea is that the Mamelon
redoubt is deeply mined ;and that-, even if taken, sa
explosion may cause a catastrophe to the first ma.
pants. All eyes are directed towards it. But whit.
ever the thoughts and anxieties ot the spectators,
little of such feelings seemed to find place in the
minds of the combatants. At the signal of tie first
rocket they were all formed, and at the third rocket
were seen on the right above Careening Bay, sad
along the advanced trench at the foot of the %Mot
—a living wall The fourth rocket bad no noon
taken its flight than the parapets were cleared. For.
ward went the lints, throwing out a cloud of akin
miehers. The Russian trenches on the side of tie
Mamelon Vert were climbed over. trench after trend,
apparently without any opposition. Then the steep
sides of the hill were mounted. The French were
seen in three cslumne, one ascending towards the
west face, another towards the east face of the works,
whits the third moved directly up towards the ha
fronting the Victoria Redoubt. Bar the whole oodles
of the hill was soon covered with their skirmishers.
After one discharge from some of the heavy glue,
the Russians got into the embrasures and upon the
parapets, and fired a few shots trout their rifles, with.
out, seemingly, doing any execution ; but the volley'
item the skirmishers, or else the consciousness of the
inutility of resistance, compelled them quickly to
retire. Their force was evidently small. They had
not expected an attack at such an hour, by
daylight. Nothing could be finer than the "dub
with which the French troops ascended the
steep slope,—a natural glacis,—towards the parapets.
The Russians were evidently staggered. At first, the
Malakhoff batteries and the Ryden offired nosh
tempt to impede the progress of the assailants.
Whether the tremendous fire which was poured
against them from the English batteries of both the
Left and Right attacks restrained them, or whetbee
they were bewildered at the nature of the assault,
they scarcely fired a shot while the first columns ci
French mounted the hill. Presently the French wets
swarming into the embrasures, mounting on the
parapets, and descending into the work. Shortly
afterwards the Russians were observed escaping by
the way leading from the redoubt towards :he lull
crowned by the ruins of the Malakhoff Tower sod the
numerous batteries around it. Here, to all appeals
once, occurred the grand inistaks, which subsequently
entailed a great 1• as of life among our Allit a. The
arrangements had been male for taking and securing
the large redoubt on the Mamelon hill, but it wee
not intended to go further at that moment. Saab,
however, was the impetuosity of the troops, such the
excitement of the officers and men at their first so
cess, that they could not resist the pursuit of the Rs.,
sians on the one hand, cr the attempt to storm the
Malakhoff itself. Between the Malakhoff and Mr
melon hills is a deep saddle-like hollow. Across this
saddle, dipping down towards the right of the Ms.
lakhoff hill, is the ordinary way of communicsfica
between the Marine suburb and M.melon. In dig
direction the Russian troops took their flight, sod
these and their pursuers were soon lost to sight be
hied the ridge. But the great body of the French
troops moved straight across the saddle and mounted
the Malakhoff hill. The Russians, aware of their
danger, poured down heavy fire upon the wail•
ants from the batteries, and apparently brought field
pieces so as to take them in flank. In spite of these.
the French still mounted and at last were seen to
reach the abattie work drawn around the hill. So
short a distance was this from the lower tier of bat•
teries that the Rut/sirens could no logger depots,
guns sufficiently to bear upon them, and stand.
tog upon the parapets they were seen to
throw large stones, besides keeping up a heel
musketry fire, against the French. The Frail
had evidently met with a difficulty they gag
not conquer; they were observed to be looking
on all sides for an opportunity of advancing, but yet
were unable to move on. Presently a swain octet
of their dangerous posiiion seemed to girt these
and they retired back towards the Monition. lb
Russians by this time had assembled their rem'
forcements behind the Malakhoff works, and, es the
French were moving along the dip of the soldk
towards the Mamelon, these troops were seen to
come
guparnsitn
Malakhoff Tower
within range of the guns of the works arouid the
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thiemacvythfleanvcakioge
notwithst nding th(etheshoKwerrniol°fffshßedllstisonnd), rackets
from our batteries kept up a galling fire against the
French as they retired. Some confusion gaited,
the Russians followed the French into the Kompt.
scatka redoubt, and the latter were next compelled
to evacuate it. That was a time of deep anxiety fer.,,
hwea tchr os
resumed
confidenceahlald he
soc e descended the againt
MamelonMed the
steadily reforming in the Ituasian trenches
surrounded its base. Up they went again, sending
shower of balls among the Russians, who were now
in crowds covering the parapets. The Ri doubt re
fringed wah smoke and flames from the file of 0!
Russian rifles against the French asw
Hwhilel,n the French::
engagement.
the hill, and the hill side was covered with the fired
the assailants. It was now a few minutes before
eight o'clock, a dense bank of black clouds rested
on
the horizon, and the wan had just sack behind.it.
The Russians made for some time a gallant heist'
rnce, but in vain ; as the Fre nth mounted they were
seen to waver, and just as the French reached
parapets, they leaped down end retired. Our Mu!
Were ,again masters of the Mamelon Vert. In °11':
the shipping in the harbour, the guns fom the Itet_
teries on the we st side ot Caecning B y, and some 0,
the north side of the roach:seed, tried to drive theld.
away. The guards were thrown out, and the wort
ing parties speedily set to work to turn the
etrhee:eemnouti fob
redonh
against its late possessors.
had W
ensuedhi e
between this had
beenthe
occupying the redoubts on the east side of
Cireeriug bay ravine. The Freuch had been seed,"!
rush from their advanced approach, and from the
Frenchgoin g sharp
itoioian Btratroel:Pi