The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-21 00:00:00

ITHE NIGHT CONFLICT ON THE la,-
GENERAL CANROBERT'S REPORT.

The Mosifeur contains the following report from
General Cenrobert, addressed to the Minister at War,
and dated May 4:—
Monsieur le Marechal—My telegraphic despatch of the
2od gave you the account of the t►king by main force, and
the amopetion by our troops, of a work of counter ap-
proach which the enemy had raised in front of our left at-
tacks. This work, which was of very considerable extent,
was composed of two broken lines, separated by an interval
of 40 metres, and the extremities of which were supported
by some natural obstacles of the ground. It was in eom•
muuicatien with the lunette of the Central Bastion by a
deep trench, and bad been mounted with nine hand mor-
tars, the fire from which seriously annoyed our works.
This advisee& position was of very great importance to the
enemy, as from it they could perhaps have destroyed one of
our recently completed batteries, SI well as the works
around it, and would have had a cross fire on our attacks
on the Flag Staff Button.
It was therefore necessary for us to prevent the Russians
from establishing themselves definitively in this place
d'ormes, and an attack on it was resolved on, as soon as the
works should have reached a height sufficient to proton
us from the fire of the place, or at least should do so par-
tially.

According to orders received from me, General Filthier
prepared the general arrangements for the attack, the exe-
cution of which was confided to General de Sallee, seconded
by Generals Banjos, de la Motterouge, and Rivet, and
Lieut. Colonel Result, major of the tenches.
At ten o'clock on the night of the Ist, at the moment
when a very bright moonlight enabled a movement is be
made in order, the troops, formed inn two columns. kilt
our parallels. The left columns, composed of six compaiss
of the foreign legion (Ist Regt. Colonel Vienot), With new
panics of the 43rd, under Commandant Becquet de esnmey,
and ten companies of the 79th, under Colonel Grenier, wen
ordered to turn the work by the right, which was de-
fended by several battalions. These troops, which were
led on by General Benne with much skill and vigour,
1 rushed on the seamy with an irresistible impetuosity. Col.
i Minot also led on the foreign legion with remarkable gal.
Petry. A bell has deprived the Emperor of this brave
officer, who fell, sword in hand, at the head of his men.
Thecentre column, tinder G o Ide la Motterouge,whon
name has already figured in the most honourable manner is
the operations of the siege, was composed of two battalions of
the 46th, under Colonel Gault. Oue of these battalions, ones
led ea by the colonel himself, advanced without firing a shot
I an the haute the work, and resolutely rushed on the enemy
at the point of the bayonet. The other battalioo, following
dose, immediately crossed over the first hiclosurr, and the
whole regiment then advanced •on the second, which it
carried with a courage of which its colon!' set the highest
example.
The 98th, marching in support of the 46th, rushed in its
turn on the enemy, and gave brilliant proofs of valour un-
der the orders of its colonel, de Brigeot. The right column,
formed of one company of the bib battalion of Foot Chas-
sews, under Capt. de Villermain, an officer of tried bravery,
and two companies of the 42nd, under Capt. Ragan, carried
the work on the left.
The enemy, driven from every part, and pursued at the
point of the bayonet, abandoned the work and retired in
disorder, strewing the ground with their slain, and leaving
a number of prisoners and a quantity of arms in our poses-
sht. The loss of the Russians was very considerable. We
seek possession of the nine hand mortar., which had been
find in position.
As mew as the work was *envied, the engineers com-
muned operations to turn the parapets, in order to Secure
the Widen inn the fire of the town, and to unite it by a
maremleidoe with ear parallel in the rear. These works
Illiffilelleented in the manner agreed on beforehand, but
Inhale loth a fire of artilleryas certainly never before pro-
' MOM hem any place. The officers of engineers, and par-
lienkely Lieut.-Colonel Guerin, displayed a coolness, an
lamp, and a skill, which were the admiration of all; they
I were mended with the greatest devotedness by the sub-
yawn, the sappers, and the woikann of the different
corps, among wham them of the 14th Regiment of infantry
were specially pentad oat to me.
Scarcely had the Russians n-entered the place when the
violent cannonade which I have above alluded to commenced
from every point of the fortifiationa. The workmen, the
troops, and the trenches in the rear, remind a complete
storm of pnjeadles of every kind; bat our artillery, skil-
fully directed by General Labour, opened a fin hem such
batteries as meld be thought to bear on the spot. The
weeks were thus *outlined until daylight, when the
enemy's week was definitively in on posesadon.
At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon cf the 2nd, a Russian
Wimp of about 3,000 men guide a sudden sortie en the
week which we had taken fent them, and the defends of
whisk were still is an Imprint state. It was guarded by
ten esespenies of the Ind regiment of the foreign legiss,
one employ of the 43rd, a week WWl= of the 46th, and
• MIL weaker one of the 98th. Them battalions, whisk re-
mained on duty (bung the day, had suffered severely in
the esimbat of the preceding night. The essallants cora-
mewed by a sheep fire of musketry, ea some of the meet
dung of them sealed the parapet andthnw thenselne into
' the week, where they were killed te taken primers.
While the foreign legion, the 98a, and the 46th, ener-
getically esanaanded by Lint.-Cokeel Martineau Dee-
thanes, wen relishing the 'mutiny, two companies of t
let regiment of voltignire of the Imperial Guard, who were
in mane is the succeed parallel, resolutely wished forward,
ender the eimmend of Captain Ginty, sad threatened the
right dank of the essay. A enspany of the 10th battalims
of foot altasseen, and two companies of the 80th regiment
of the Use nada Chef de Bataillon de Courson, joined in
RUSSIA. this movement, which so trebly marked the dend of the
--,--- Imperial:herd amongst en. • battalion of the 43rd, under
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of Vienna, says :--“ New !interne have been eels- which was endeaniiing to dssee from the Flagstaff
Wished at the south-eastern extremity of the tows on Boum
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their mu, midi
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begins.
The French Council of Prizes bu condemned the
Russian vessel St. Nicolu, captured in April, 1854,
in the Black Sea; and will proceed in a fortnight to
pass judgment in the case of the Silks.
A letter from Marseilles, of the 17th, says:—" The
state frigate, the Didoo, arrived here yesterday, and
is immediately to take on board siege materials for
the Crimea. A considerable number of magnificent
mortars and heavy guns are at present lying on the
quays of La Joliette, waiting to be placed on board.
Several ambulance-waggons, of a new and most com-
modious construction, are also lying near them, ready
for embarkatioo. The Robert-Guisaird, steamer, lett
this port yesterday for Constantinople, having in
tow the Miles, filled with stores for Constantinople.
A number of Arabs, who lately arrived from Alge-
ria, and who are waiting for a vessel for Alexandria,
have established themselves in tents on the quay of
La Joliette. They are proceeding to Mecca on pit-
, STimaile."

SPAIN.
MADSID, MAT 19.
The appearance of a Carlist band at Avila is denied.
The government has to-day declared to the Cortes
that it had received no proposition relative to the
sending of troops to the East.

A Madrid letter of the 14th says :
The French end English governments have not made any
official or confidential communication to the Spanish cabinet
respecting its sending troops to the Crimea. The Mexican
anataisedur has prompted &note to the ministry, declaring
that his government cannot moment to recurs IL Antoine y
Balsa as Spanish minister. A reinforcement of 800 men for
the garrison of Cabs is to be seat off to day, one of
2.000 in the coarse ofthe month, and another of 4.400 in
June. The Minister of Finance proposed three plans of
making up the deficit in the budget :—lst, to tax oil, wine,
and meat, and to imams* the land tax by 2 per cent.:
or, 2ndiy, to demand a loan of 200,000,000 reale (the
real is about five sons) ; or, 3rdly, to impose a forced
loan of 160.000,000 hale,, and to accept • rebus.
tary sae of 60.000.000 nab from tax-payers paying more
than from 800 to 900 realm a year. The committee of Um
budget has, as stated by telegraph, adopted the latter pica.
The palmist of ths forced loan is to be mode in tour instal-
ments at 80 days interval. Some members of the committee
on the budget wanted the minister to provide for the Ann-
elid crisis by simply mmstablishing the oetroi duties,. but he
declared that he would resign sooner than do so Practical
men do not Wok that the project adopted by the minister
is sufficient for what is r.quirrd. It is sold that some Bogs
lab and French firms have offered to take part in the pro-
posed loan on receiving icterest of 8 per cent., and being
allowed to pali the certificates of It for purchases of public
or eselaaintial

ROMAN STATES.
A slight political effervescence had been manifested
amongst the Inhabitants of Rosa di Papa, a small
village situate almost on the summit of Mount
Albano, who were supposed to have soy other
ambition than to supply, at the highest possible price,
donkeys and guides to visitors to the Convent of the
Pendell" 'which is situate on the site of the
ancient temple of Jupiter Laterals. On the 9th, whilst
the Pope was at Cased Gandolfo, they took it into
their heeds to cry, " Viva Menial !" to iasoribe on
the walls the old motto "Die e Popolo!" is short, to
make a little republican tumult. Some carabineen
were sent to establish order; the shish of the riot
havieg best =Wed, all was over.

TURKEY.
A 'letter from Constantinople of the 7th, in the
Pub*, sap :
" All the troops of the camp de Mulak are pre-
paring to leave for the Crimes. The first idea was
that oaly 10,000 er 12.000 men were required, but
Ithis very morning an order arrived for every man,
even the Pied:mutate, who are rather in want of re-
pow after their pump ont, to leave. Bach preparu-
tions seem to intimate that some decisive blow is
shortly to be struck."