The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-04 00:00:00

siege, and in particular during the day of the sth, have
never ceased to distinguish themselves by their bravery
and sang froid.
" General d'Aurelle exhibited a high degrc:e of military
intelligence during this day.
"General Lourmel, who, though wounded very se-
riously, did not give up his command until his strength
was exhausted, has been the admiration cf all. Ho has
succumbed to his wound. I cannot express to you the
grief this misfortune occasions me. The army loses in
him a general whose chivalrous bravery knew no ob-
stacle, and a chief for whom there seemed to be reserved
a high destiny.
"You will remark, General, by the number of officers
put hors de combat, that they were the special object of
the fire of the enemy. The French officers, proud cf
their position, do not disguise their rank, like the enemy,
under the capote of the soldier.
"I am, with respect, Ste ,
"The General commanding the Corps de Siege,
" FOREY."

" BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 7, 1854.
"ARMY OF THE EAST—CORPS OF OBSER-

VATION.

" REPORT RESPECTING THE BATTLE OF INKERMAN ON
THE STH OF NOVEMBER, ADDRESSED TO THE GENE•
RAL-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF THE EAST.
" At the break of day, on the sth of November, the
enemy showed themselves in position upon three points
of our lines, namely,-1. upon this side of the bridges of
Inkerman, opposite the right of the English. 2. In the
plain of the Tchernaya, menacing the English redoubt.
3. In face of the telegraph.
"They had occupied these positions under cover of
the night and of a thick fog, and they opened their fire
about half-past six o'clopk, before Inkerman, and before
the telegraph.
"I ordered the whole corps of observation under
arms, and I went myself beyond the mill. General
Bourbaki followed me with a battalion of the 7th Light
Infantry, a battalion of the 6th Regiment of the Line,
four companies of the Foot Chasseurs, and two Horse
Batteries.
"I there met the two English Generals Sir George
Brown and Sir George Cathcart together.
"I offered them my aid, informing them that I was
followed by the troops which I have just mentioned,
and by others which I could withdraw from the lines if
the serious attack should occur in front of the English.
They thanked me, and assured me that they had at that
moment reserves, but that they had no one towards the
right in the rear of the English redoubt, and they begged
me to secure them at that point, which I at once did. I
then went to ascertain for myself what would be the
effect of the two attacks by the Tchernaya and the plain
of Balaklava in face of the telegraph. They were evi-
dently false attacks.
" I was examining the nature of the threatened at-
tack in face of the telegraph, when some English officers
came to inform me that the fire had become serious on
their right., Colonel Styl especially gave me excellent
information, and I instantly caused General Bourbaki to
proceed towards the English right. At the same time I
gave orders that a battalion of Zouaves and a battalion
of Algerine Tirailleurs to march in the same direction.
Finally, a little after, General Antemarre received in-
structions to march towards the same attack with a bat-
talion of Zouaves and the two battalions of the 50th.
"The two battalions of the 2d division had been
directed since the break of day upon the telegraph ;
sent one of them to the English right in order that they
might join the two horse batteries already in motion.
"I rejoined the troops led by General Bourbaki as
they were about to form in line. All the ground in front
of the English right was unoccupied, having no one upon
it but the guard, who preceded by a distance of 20 paces
the first row of tents.
" I did not hesitate to push my two battalions in ad-
vance, with four companies of Foot Chasseurs, who
charged the enemy with extreme bravery, and very
nearly reached the small advanced redoubt on the right.
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" I reckoned that the English would be able to sup-
port my left beyond the road, but they were prevented
from doing so. The enemy turned my left by the road,
and for a moment I was, I may say, surrounded. The
Zouaves of the Commandant Dubos took the heads of the
columns, which turned us, in the rear, and completely
stopped them. It became necessary for me to reform
my line for a moment, in order to resume the charge,
which this time also succeeded in a marvellous manner.
But the enemy, crushed by the fire of British artillery
and of the French artillery, which I had caused to
assemble on the crest in rear of my loft, at length offered
no further resistance, except while flying.
" In these encounters with the bayonet our field of
battle was covered with dead; it was a real butchery;
several officers had their horses killed under them.
"The 7th Light Infantry, commanded by Chef de
Bataillon Vaisser, showed an ardent and brilliant cour-
age, which merits particular notice, as likewise the skill
and enthusiasm of the Foot Chasseurs of the 3d bat-
talion. _ _

" The battalion of the 6th Regiment of the line charged
most brilliantly, and well refenged the death of their
brave colonel, M. do Camas, who fell amid the ranks of
the enemy.
"The battalion of Zouaves, commanded by Dubos,
manoeuvred with that intelligence and bravery at every
turn which is never disturbed, even when surrounded by
the enemy.
"The Algerian Tirailleurs leaped as agile as panthers
through the brushwood. This day does them honour,
and likewise their colonel, De Wimppen.
" The other battalion of Zouaves, arid the two bat-
talions of the 50th, gave us vigorous support, without
having. occasion to charge the enemy.
" During this combat the two horse batteries, under
Commandant La Boussiniere, and the battery of the 2d
division directed by Commandant de Barrel, bad to
maintain a fierce duel with the Russian artillery, which
was composed of 24 and 30-pounders in pasitiun, and of
a considerable number of field pieces. Our batteries,
aided by an English battery of 9-pounders, bad the
honour of extinguishing the Russian fire, and reducing
it absolutely to silence. This combat of artillery was di-
rected by the brave Colonel Foregot, who rendered me
during this day the greatest services.
"Finally, at the moment when the Russian fire was
extinguished I caused to be led to the last crest a divi-
sional battery supported by two battalions, which co-
vered with shells and balls the bridge of Inkerman, over
which the Russian troops rushed in great disorder, and
we had the pleasure of seeing them fly in a complete
rout. But this rout was protected by the marshes of
Inkermann, which we unfortunately could not traverse,
for otherwise our cavalry would have ended the day
gloriously.
"The brigade of General Monet, arriving in second
reserve, had no occasion to act. It, however, expe-
rienced losses by the canuon-balls of the enemy, fired
from pieces having an extreme range.
" Before the telegraph we bad only one cannonade
without wounded, but I feel real pleasure in here ex-
pressing how much the detachment of Marines, under
Captain de Cautensen, served those excellent 30-poun-
ders, which kept the enemy's U.ne very distant, and
caused them to experience a severe loss.
" I have thanked the Generals d'Antemarre and
Bourbaki, who so valiantly headed their troops ; and
Colonel de Cissay, my chef d'6tat major, who has most
energetically aided me. I wish-I could mention all the
brave men who so well fought at Inkerman—but this
would be to name every one.
" The General of Division commanding
the Corps of Observation.

" BOSQUET."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 2.

COURT OF CHANCERY.
SIMPSON V. SADD-JUDGMENT.

This was an appeal from a decree of Vice-Chancellor
Stuart, and was argued some time back, when judgment
was reserved.
The Lord Chancellor now said that the suit was insti-
tuted for the specific performance of an agreement for
a lease of certain messuages in Lisle-street, and the
question was, whether the defendant, who was the ven-
dee, was bound to accept a lease, and whether he had
waived his right to have the lessor's title deduced in
the ordinary way ? It appeared that the defendant had
entered into possession of the premises, and the question
was, whether his conduct was such as was inconsistext
with an intention of insisting on the lessor's title being
made out and investigated in the usual way ? It ap-
peared that, after the defendant had taken possession, he
advertised for a purchaser of the premises, which he
could not with propriety have dune if he had not
thought that they had become his, and that he was
satisfied with the title. He had also asked the plaintiff's
solicitor to defer the preparation of the lease, "as he
had a prospect of finding a partner in the matter, whom
he wished to be included therein ;" and, on the whole, his
lordship thought it clearly appeared that, on a date prior
to the defendant wishing to be off his agreement, the
parties understood that nothing remained t• be done
between them but the preparation and execution of the
leases. Under these circumstances, the Vice Chancellor
had thought that the plaintiff was entitled to specific
performance of the agreement, and that the defendant
had waived his right to have the lessor's title shown,
and his lordship concurred with his Honour in so think-
ing ; for, although none of these circumstances, taken
alone, would be conclusive as to the intention of the de-
fendant, yet, taken together, they were sufficient to
lead to the inference that he never intended to ask for
more than a lease, and had waived his right to the les-
sor's title. On another point, however, of the Vice-
Chancellor's decree, namely, as to the payment of the
costs of a suit at law, which had been brought for the
same cause of action as the suit in equity, it was clear
that there was a mistake in ordering them—it was clear
that the decree was wrong in ordering them to be paid
by the defendant, as that point ought to have been left
to the decision of a court of law, and in that respect the
decree would be varied. The appeal would be dismisser.
in other respects ; but in consequence of the variation
which the decree now made would make in that of the
court below, there would be no costs of the appeal on
either side.

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