The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-24 00:00:00

REPULSE OF THE ATTACK ON THE BATTERIES OF

PERESSYPE.
Simultaneously with the assault on the Bastion No.
3, the English attacked our batteries of Peressype. At
daybreak, just as the secret posts appointed for night
service were relieved by the Rifles, our advanced posts
were attacked by a body of English troops. 37 riflemen
and 12 sailors, who were at their posts, bad time to fall
hack in good order, according to their instructions. The
English then dispersed among the houses and gardens at
the bottom of the ravine. We then opened a well-sus-
tained fire of artillery from the batteries lirylkine, Stahl,
and Perekomsky. The English columns endeavoured to

seize two of these batteries, but were held in check by
their fire, and retreated in disorder into the Laboratory
Ravine, leaving a heap of dead on the spot.
Our infantry, which occupied the batteries of Peres-
sype, under the orders of Col. Malevski, greatly assisted
by its well-directed fire in the repulse of the enemy.
During the attack of the English against the Brylkine
Battery. several of their sharpshooters rushed en our
Gribka Battery, where several of them were taken pri-
soners. At six o'clock in the morning the assault was
repulsed along the whole line. From all the French
and English batteries a storm of projectiles was poured
on the fortifications of the city ; along the whole line a
most active fire of musketry was kept up. Afterdinner the
cannonade began to grow feeble, and in the evening it was
completely extinguished. Our loss during the bombard-
ment and assault from the 17th to the 18th of June,
amounted to 2 superior officers, 14 subalterns, and 781
rank and file killed ; 4 superior officers, 43 subalterns,
and 3,132 rank and file, wounded ; 1 general, 5 superior
officers, 29 subalterns, and 815 rank and file, contused.
Besides these there are 2 generals, 12 superior officers,
57 subalterns, and 879 rank and file, who were slightly
wounded, without, however, being obliged to quit the
ranks. [Here follows a list of the names of the more
remarkable among the slain and wounded.] The loss of
the allies must have been considerable. The day after
the assault the Generals-in-Chief, Lord Raglan and
General Pelissier, requested a suspension of hostilities
to bury their dead—along the whole extent of the line
of assault were ranged on either side unarmed troops
between the line of defence and the most advanced
trenches of the enemy. Our soldiers removed the slain
from the space where the attack had taken place and
placed them between the French and English lines,
whence the enemy carried them further. They were
occupied in clearing the space until the evening. The
number of killed collected only close up to our line of
defence amounted to 2,000. The loss of the enemy dur-
ing the whole of the assault may be estimated at 10,000
or 13,000 hors de combat. Our prisoners—besides those
who haVe since died of their wounds—amount to 1 supe-
rior officer, 16 subalterns and 270 rank and file, French;
1 superior officer and 5 rank and file, English. The
heroism and self-sacrifice which the whole garrison
showed in fulfilling their duty, from the general to the
simple private soldier, surpasses all praise. The infan-
try, the sailors, and the artillery rivalled each other in
bravery, and were all animated with the same object—
that of driving back the enemy from Sebastopol ; and
they all acquitted themselves with equal coolness, equal
courage, and equal contempt of death. • The field artil-
lery, which was on our line of defence, contributed
much to our success. [Here follow the names of those
officers and soldiers considered worthy of mention as
having distinguished themselves in the defence.] The
chefs de section, of the right of our line of defence,
be-
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The contract for the erection of the wooden huts for
the militia encampment at Hobbs' Point has been taken
by Mr. Jackson, of Pimlico, who is to complete them
for 1,000 men and staff in 40 days.