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THE FRENC' ATTACK ON VIE briCili

OF FEBRUARY 23.

We fake the following—from the private cfPto ..,
pondence of the Press d'Orient of the sth ing"ies
the account of the correspondent having r. 0."
delayed by the breakdown of the Caire stem
Das 26.
"HEIGHTS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, x"leigbil. '
" Since we have been installed upon
of Inkerman we have commenced works of oPPf to-
which, step by step, will lead us to the fueft,:iisa,
Malakhoff Tower. On their side the Busing— SO'
thrown up considerable works behind the tolver'oot
commenced demolishing it to allow full pig ttitt of '
batteries. But, not satisfied with that, in the too
the 21st the Russians made a very bold, and at !roe,
the sired'
a very dangerous move. They came and in5t3117,46 to
selves between the Malakhoff Tower, and at 5',.',.`701 '.
our right.. The position was immediately 0:„IleS •
On the 22d it became evident that it was their io„-nter
to stop the advance of our trenches by works of co
approach. thir
"The Commander-in-Chief resolved to call Od, ,/
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position. Orders were issued on the evening of
.: "i,
During the night two battalions of the 2d Zolo ill,: 1
wortnii ''
battalion of marines, and some companies es ~- ho 4,
started under the orders of General Monet. l'olo'' '
vanced in profound silence towards the Russian fili'
to about 1.000 or 1,200 metres in front of the Dore SO ,
Tower. One battalion of Zeuaves took the vigil's/0
ether the felt of the attack ; the marines were i°
the enemy in front.
" Arriving at the redoubt without being dille°ool t,
the Zouaves halted for a moment. Tbef4,lP" 's
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searching glance into the darkness ; a dark
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discernible in advance of the redoubt in the _,,' or-. •
of its front. General Monet, certain of beim
ported, advanced. On a signal given the Zouavessete
upon the Russians with impetuosity, and vi,,
ceived by a murderous fire. Nothing daunted, ts,o
scaled the works, and entered the redoubt by 410
_,,.
ing. A terrible fight of cold steel took place' oper.,
same moment the Russiaa ships in port sent it -of 0 -.'l
of projectiles into the redoubt. But the dariog tor '
men was irresistible. The Russians were driven o
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fled towards the city. The nearest batteries the 7 , ,-
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their fire upon the redoubt, and, amid a shower .101 ..
the workmen knocked the works to pieces and sP'
the guns. toter.
" This work accomplished, it was necessary to tlO
,
a hasty retreat ; the position, exposed as it was"et* s
guns of the ships, was not tenab!e. There welaid 0
moment to be lost ; the firing from the sbiPi.s oit ,
considerable damage ; blue lights, thrown u„,P,11,1101
batteries, enabled them to direct their aim. 1-,`",," RI '
garrison was under arms by this, and the c 111,7. if. ,OP' i
bells of Sebastopol were distinctly audible. tr.,'" el is
of command of the avant garde of the troops s.i.",,—"rde ',
against us could be heard. The generai gave '
to retreat. , of 01
"Our loss in this affair is balanced by Oa' • 00
Russians, who were much superior in numbell7o 014
guns of their ships did them nearly as much b;400_,6
they did us. Their resistance was, IiOWOYer, el) kt ifr ,•;
and the hand-to-hand struggle within the re'dollr 00%,
most obstinate. We have to deplore the death °loft
tenant of Artillery De la Fosse, and four or five t°o IP,
of Zouaves are missing. There are from 9%010.
wounded, among whom are 15 officer/I. Al Jll5 ~,
affair was 7,,),V2
250 men were touched. The
who, to ti.fot
rably managed by General Monet,
Bosquet's expression, fought like a hero. On 'b
discharge of the Russians a ball carried off the oleo ,
his right band. Nothing disconcerted, the briva of to n,
ral took his sward in his left hand, and was oeeinsli-
first to jump into the redoubt. In another n 2•1113-001.:
was wounded ;n the left hand and in the arel,as.' tb..'
withstanding his three wounds, General Monet P-0 0,11:
last man to leave the redoubt, after seeing s .."'
wounded carried out. did 01
" The marines lost their way in the dark, and
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come up in time to take a serious part in this u
affair.
" This success was immediately taken advaptl4l,,pssil
to push on the approaches. One trench has be 10:,
which leads to the redoubt, and will scarcelY krtb t
Russians to re-establish themselves there, '.shoo
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feel so inclined. offe'''r
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"It must be owned that for the last toittatiolv,,
defence has been admirably conducted. The iterl,
mount gun after gun, and throw up redoubt ebr
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doubt. On one side our works advance 11°00'
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surely, and must ultimately be crowned with s„4/" -: