The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-10 00:00:00

which was burned by the Russians on the sth. At eleven
o'clock at night an enemy's column, composed of two bat-
talions, two pieces of artillery, and a detachment of cavalry
left the place, and attempted an attack near the burnt
house. They were repulsed with vigour, and retreated pre-
cipitately, carrying off their wounded. The 39th regiment
had two men wounded in this affair. Six battalions of the
Turkish division encamped as a reserve in the rear of the
4th division. They are attached to the siege corps.
OCT. 8.-1,500 gabions were conveyed from the bay to
the park of artillery. The works of circumvallation are
nearly completed ' • they already show a very respectable
line. At half-past six, the nine battalions of investment
were relieved by nine battalions of the 3,1 and 4th divi-
sions, and the Turkish division under the orders of Gene-
ral-de Monet. This operation was executed without any
interruption by the enemy,
OCT. 9.—Seven hundred gabions conveyed from the bay
for the service of the engineers. At half-past three is the
afternoon a column of four battalions, with artillery, left
the place, and marched against the left of the line towards
the burnt house. It met a warm reception from three bat
talions, and the enemy retired.in disorder. At five o'clock
our troops returned to their quarters. WO had two killed
and five wounded. In the evening, the Ist, brigade of the
Ist division reinforced the siege corps, and placed itself in
the rear of the left of the 3d division. This brigade was
replaced in the corps of observation by the Turkish batta-
lions, who were encamped in such a manner as to defend
the works on the right of the line of circumvallation. All
the arrangements had been made for the'opening of the
trenches, the depots for the trenches established, and the
ambulance placed in a house called Des Carrieres. Lieu-
tenant-Colonel of --the Staff Raoult was appointed major
of the trenches; Colonel Lebceuf, of the artillery, and
Colonel Tripior, of the Engineers, wore charged, under
the orders of Generals Thiry and Bizot, with the direc-
tion of each of his own branch of the army. At nine at
night-the trenches were opened by 1,600 men, divided into
relief parties. They were supported by eight, batta-
lions appointed to defend the works, The opening -of,
the trenches was favoured by a rather violent north-west
wind and by the obscurity of the night, which the moon,
however, prevented from being complete. The enemy
does noeappear to have perceived what was going on, as
there was neither a sortie nor a single cannon or musket-
shot fired against 'the working parties. 936 metres were
opened in the night, at sufficient depth for the men to be
covered at break of day. When daylight came it was seen
that the Russians were occupied in repairing their embra-
sures damaged by their own firing the preceding days.
Oer. 10.—(First day of the trenches being opened.)—
The 2d brigade of the first, division rejoined the besieging
corps. That division left to the corps of observation its.
artillery, which was placed behind the works on the right
of the line. The Turks-occupied all the posts of the first
division on the position of observation. The engineers were
occupied in widening, deepening, and finishing the
parallels and passages of communication. ,The artillery
commenced their batteries. The parallel, which has been
opened, forms at 800 metres from the enemy's works a sort
of bastioned system, in which are to be established, in
order to fire altogether, five batteries thus armed, from the
left to the right:—
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Battery, No. 1 (armed by 12 howitzers of 22 centimetres.
the ships)
Battery, No. 2 (armed by 14 howitzers of 22 „
the ships) . . f 8 guns of 30
Battery, No. 3 (armed by 16 mortars of 27
the artillery l2 mortars of 22 ,
Battery, No, 4 (armed by 12 mortars ,of 24 „
the artillery)
2 guns of 16
16 guns of 24
, 6 guns of 24
31
4 howitzers of 22 11
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Making a total of 49 pieces.
at the batteries No. 1 and 2, and the artillery
the artillery
ies No. 3,4, and 5. Towards half-
past the batter
co
the right
The men from the ships worked, under the direction of
ted the works for three-quar-
tersand left of our attacks interrupted
In the night the men commenced rectify-
ing the right flank
past six in the evening_. two attempts at sortie, on
afire of the town was exceed-
day. During the whole day the
oth t rk necessarily ceased with the
ingly sharp. At directedebut afterward be-
came more precise, without, however,
laded by the townfl:st
it
was
During the night the fire doing us much harm.
of the Russians continued, and
' lock, became exceedingly
when the moon rose, about two o c
the aim was less exact, and caused no loss of
warm. But b adl y
men in the trenches. Three points
of the fortifications
were remarked for the power of their fire ; the bastion on
our right, ,that of the tower in the centre, and that of the
quarantine, which enfilades several
parts of our works.
fibre
The Russians have guns of a ea equal to that of our ,
howitzers of 22 centimetres.
OCT. 11.—On the night of the 10th, the fire became
pretty warm from one to three o'clock in the •face of the
English right. The Russians
attempted a sortie there,
in front of the military port, and kept up a furious firing,
which, however, wounded no one. The English took up
their arms, but without stirring from their places. The
Advanced guards were sufficient to force the Russian troops
back. The French corps of observation was on the alert, but
had not to assume its arms. An Austrian vessel, laden
with provisions for the commissariat, was driven by the
wind in the afternoon under the fire of the place, which
poured on her a shower of projectiles. Fortunately, she
escaped from them, and went ashore behind the left of the
4th division. One of the vessels of the fleet got her off in
the course of the night. The works were continued, 800
men working at a time, with a relief of as many, and
having eight battalions- to protect them. The parallels
were developed and improved, and two communications
were opened behind from the right and the left. A Mor
tar battery commenced 1
firing from the town at nine o'clock
on batteries Nos. 1 and 2. The battou No. 1 has arrived
more ad-
vanced. The enemy at its two-thirds, and that of No. 2 is a little
fire
from net make any sortie, and the
from the town was less sharp.
OCT. 12. - General d'Autemarre, of the corps of observa-
tion, set out at daybreak with 400 Zeuayes , and a small
body of cavalry, to make a reconnoissance on the Cher-
naya, but found no trace of the enemy. Continuation. of
the works ; widening of the trenches and communications;
strengthening of the parapets. The fire from the town has
not been very sharp, but regular and continuous during
the 24 hours. The establishment of the battery which is
to be served by the sailors is decided on, on the site of an
ancient Genoese fort close to the sea, on the left of the 4th
division. That battery appears calculated to fire with ad-
vantage on the batteries of the Quarantine fort, and to
protect the extreme I:ft of our attacks. It is to be armed
with six howitzers of 80, and four guns of 50. This bat-
tery, the construction of which is protected by a battalion,
was commenced in the night of the 12th. The general-in-
chief has learned that from 2,000 or 3,000 Cossacks ap-
proached to examine the town of Eupatoria on the 11th
and 12th. The removal of 100 sick or wounded was effected
in the Caffarelli for Constantinople. •
OCT. 13.—Turkish siege-pieces from the arsenal of Con-
stantinople were landed to arm the principal works of the
line of circumvallation. Six of these pieces were given to
the English for their works at Balaklava. Various works
Of inaprovem-nt in the parallels and communications were
effected. The artillery terminated, on the right of the cur-
tain, its battery No. 3. The batteries Nos. 4 and 5 are less
advanced, from being hindered by the fire of the town. Nos.
1 and 2 ace still so. The enemy did not attempt any sortie.
The bastions of the centre of the Flag staff Tower directed
during the whole day a rather warm fire (50 shots per
hour) on the batteries in course of construction, as
well as on the points where the workmen were thrown to-
gether. During the night, the cannonade became much
slackened (20 shots per hour). The fire of. the Russians
did us but little damage. The enemy appeared much occu-
pied in strengthening the parapets of the flag-staff bastion
and the embrasures.
OCT. 14.—The English, thinking the Russians would
attempt a sortie by night on the works which they had
particularly examined and disquieted, applied for a rein-
forcement, and two battalions of the loft of the corps of
observation, the nearest to them, held themselves ready to
march at the first summons of the Duke of Cambridge.
The workmen are reduced to 800 by day and 800 by night,
divided into relief parties of 400. The battalions for pro-
tection are reduced from 8 to 7. The trenches and the bat-
teries have been completed. Workmen are employed on
the left of the mortar battery in making stops; and loop-
holes for musketry. The fire of the town, from every point
that has a view to our works, has been of extraordinary
animation for one hour—namely, from one to two in the
afternoon (about 850 shots, from cannons, howitzers, and
mortars). The works were forcedly suspended ; this ex-
cessive cannonade only caused us a loss of two killed and
throe wounded. The damage done will be repaired in an
hour's work by night. The battery, No. 5, is that which
has most suffered.
OCT. 15,—The Russians have not attempted any sortie ;
the English had no occasion to take up arms, and our two
battalions of the 7th Light Infantry were not called on to
move. General d'Autemarre, at daybreak, made a recon-
noissance towards the Chernaya with four companies of
Zouaves and a body of cavalry. The Cossack posts, con-
cealed in the thickets of the wood which linos the river,
fled precipately at his approach. Five Turkish pieces,
provided with forty rounds of ammunition, are in position
on the works of circumvallation. During the day bags
are filled with earth, and the communications are widened;
during the night, continuation of the first parallel in front
of the flagstaff bastion, with works for the establishment
of two new batteries, Nos. 7 and 8. Small trenches have
been dug to serve as day posts for picked sharpshooters;
The fire from the town has been regular and continued.
During the night the enemy fired a quantity of bombs and
shells of great size.
OCT. 16.—Eighteen Turkish pieces are in battery with
their ammunition and men, on the works of eirennevalla-
tion, ready to fire. Lnprovements are being effected in the
trenches, and passages of communication are being opened
with the new parallel directed towards the flag-staff bastion.
The batteries have been placed completely in a state
to open their fire. Frcm half-past ten to half-past eleven
in the morning, a very sharp fire took place from the town,
which damaged only the battery No. 5. The enemy not
obtaining from the fired ricochet the effect expected, com-
menced firing shells which became exceedingly accurate.
Tho two generals-in-chief having decided that the fire of
all the batteries of the two attacks should commence at
the same inomene, and, the English being curd to bo ready
for the next day, it was decided that the fire should com-
mence everywhero the next morning at half-past six, on a
signal of three shells fired ono after the other by the
French battery No. 3. Tho admirals having lent their
active co-operation, it was arranged that the ships of the
live of the two fleets should take up a position at the same
moment, an open their fire against the Quarantine fort,
and the southern part of the town and of the port. Every
arrangement was made to prevent any event from taking
place, either in the town or outside, which should find us
unprovided. The men employed on the works are to take
up arms at the opening of the fire, and to be ready to act
if called on ; the corps of observation is to double its
guards, and to bo on the alert ; and the cavalry is to be
ready to bridle at a moment's notice. The company of
sharpshooters, lately organised, is beginning to render
useful services.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES.—The foreign exchanges gene-
rally show no particular alteration, but the rate at
Paris has a declining tendency, and any gold that may
now arrive will most probably be sent there.
The Charlotte Jane has arrived from Adelaide with
2,324 ounces of gold and 125 sovereigns, making a total
of 9 4211.