Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-27

l,aosjy. iof which Inc actors are oie'shI Ia ~.
49,, y ,ic has been ola.
o. for choosing the most Diff :ull POM VI ~
whole Qualifications tor an assault; but saw :"
ken much pains 10 examine, not only as ~ wa
he has done but what he might nave uohe' a.u,
as far as my poor II slmony goeF, NJ "nu ~.
council OF war which decided on mai a"ae"'
had ~ otter resource o.
'..;IvirA VEccHiA, June %.
nTbe assauI. and Carving The breaches on inc
n;obt o. IEe 2lsl and morning o. The 22d was q
so7ar, AFFAIR. and he loss was merely nominal
considering The poHance oil The success. Inc
ract is The Romans WIRE taken Ly surprise, anu
&C nohine had beea done in front since ma Gay
II The 2lst. HEY did 70. calculate on an aSsaut
neioa made al that point, and they devued al
heir energies 10 repel the Two false attacks mace
al each extremity OF ibe line. The Roman COLO
mel who was made prisoner was taken on Ine
breach whilst going his rounds, anu OF INC W.
olher prisoners, one half were common WoiKmen
| Of he Town. VINO had been pressed into lne SCI
vice. In lac great negligence prevai;ed 10 me
Roman camp and their chiefs cannol DC e1cusea
for leaving an open breach SO ihemcicn.y Pr
tected. II was only when morning oroAe' na'
,ho loi,ment of the French was distinctly per-
W. a;.oI I'm, ,hen il wa, TOO late, the three CO.
,,n,no were fully covered, and even battery OF
four pieces was in position. All thal 'hc w,
MINIS could do was 10 keep up q con!iouai III
from battery in front and two flanaing oa''1'
| ;es and TO cut of communications between inc
oon,n and the breach but The position itself was
,von: and though the ground behind the Frencn
was ploushed up by round shot, the loss dio
nal exceed thirty men. saw a report made
Inc same day, which stated That the Romans
Grcd n o less than 500 rounds Of cannon shot; OH
| ,.,an, ,bo ihinp Incredible and did not re.
neat il. | find, however, that il not wholly, Inc
circumstance is nearly true, andi lha, al leas
600 cannon balls showed The perseverance, j
no the correctness OF their aim. The ilrins
swept the ground between the trenches and lGt
breach. and until The night OF The 23d, The arli
lery destined 10 form additional batteries on Inc
ca3,ured basions, could not be moved and INT
necessary operation was only effected by con-
timing The zig.zag from the trenches 10 lhs
breach ITSELF have just received report IRON
ITO camp. which slaleS that eight addllona
guns. .our being 2l.pounders, had been thus rur
nm and that in all ,vsIvc pieces are now u
full play. which will probably silence The iron
and lanking batteries Of the enemy. II appear:
that some artillery officers OF great talent art
in The Roman camp, and nothing, Inc Ffehci
engineers tell me, can exceed The rapidly VIII
which their batteries are constructed or Inc e1
ccIlence and precision Oi their IRE. II require!
all the skill OF pracised engineers &c oppose
Them, and i, is more than doubtful 10 ~hicf
arny the palm OF merit in That department te
longs. Several guns and large quantity o
AMMUNITION have been landed here within lev
DAYS, aad this morning 5000 men have arrived
We have now large army in The Roman
States. ard calculate that no less than UUl
men arc row before Rome. France has her own
nav and is "payua deaIy for heT whistle.