Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-29


steamer Vladimir came up 10 The head OF the bar
bor and opened fire on the light attack Of our
men. She threw her shells With beautiful accu-
racy, and killed two men and wounded twenty
others, ere we could reply ehfctualy. Our men
also commenced a new battery, 10 be armed with
80 Founders, TO fire on the shipping below. The
site Of this is ON The LEFT OF, AID in front Of the
left attack, and il will not bs further than o3O
yards from the place. This il good distance for
red hot shot, and greatthings ale expected from IT,
.sELLn By THE RUSSIANS.
The Russians opened heavj cannonade on us
this morning; they always hayb done so on sun
DAYS Divine service was Performed with con-
linued bass OF cannon rolling thpugh The responses
and liturgy The French terribly cut up by the
Garden Battery, more 80, however, by their mis-
fortune last night. The Russians made q steal
thy sortie towards morning, and advanced close 10
the French pickets. When challenged, they re-
piled "Ingls, Ingis,n which passes muster with
our allies as bona .fds English they say, and ere
they knew where they were, the Russians had
charged them, got into their batteries and spiked
five morlars. They were speedily repulsed; but
this msadventure has mortified our brave allies
exceedingly. The night before they fired on q
party of men who used the same PGsss partoat, and
they turned out TO be Russians. They were too
confiding the second time.
HELPING ONES FRIENDS
A Pole and some Russians deserted last night.
sand killed and wounded-that the town is in a
frightful state-the shops closed, the merchants
fed, the goods placed underneath in the cellars,
and that the "pointed" balls and shells Qancas-
ter's) do frighiful mischief There are no longer
volunteers 10 work the guns, as there Were at
first. The men have now TO be forced TO the bat
teries. Many poor women and children have lost
their lives in this terrible cannonade. II seems
incredible that the Russian authorities should
have let them stay in the town, when they could
have easily sent them across by the bridge of
boats to the north side. Provisions still continue
plenty, and water is abundant in the town.
AN ALARM.
Sir Colin Campbell, who was in command Of
Balaklava, had drawn up the ninety-third High
landers little in front Of the road TO the town, at
the first news of the advance ofthe enemy. The
marines on the heights got under arms; the sea-
mems batteries and marines batteries on the
heights close to the town, were manned, and the
French artillerymen and the Zouaves prepared
for action along their lines. Lord Lucan's little
camp was the scene of great excitement. The
men had not time 10 water their horses; they had
not broken their fast from the evening of the day
before and had barely saddled at the first blast OF
the trumpet, when they We're drawn up on the
slope behind the redoubts in front of their camp
TO operate on the enemy's squadrons.
BAD CONDUCT OF THE TURKS
II was soon evident that no reliance was 10 be
placed on the Turkish infantry or artillerymen: An
the stories we had heard about bravery behind
stone wall and earthworks, proved how the same
or different people fight under different circim-
stances When the Russians advancedthe Turks
fred few rounds at them, got frightened at the
distance of their supports in the rear, looked
round, received few shots and shell, and then
.boltedn and fed with an agility quite al variance
with commonplace notions OF Oriental deport-
ment on the battle field. But the Turks on the
Danube are very different beings from Turks in
the Crimea, as il appears that the Russians OF
Sebasopol are not at all like the Russians OF Sils
tria.
THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.
Looking 10 the left towards the gorge, we beheld
six compact masses of Russian infantry which had
just debouched 'front.' mountain passes nearthe
Tehernaya, and were slowly advancing with sol
emn statcliness up the valley. Immediately in
their front was regular line Of artillery, OF at
least 20 pieces strong. Two batteries of light guns
were already mile in advance ofthem, and were
playing with energy on the redoubis, from which
feeble pufis of smoke came at long intervals. Be
hind these guns In front Of the infantry enor
nous bodies OF cavalry. They were in SIX COM
pact squares--three on each flank, moving down
en- eclelon towards us, and the valley was LIT up
with the blaze of their sabres and lance points, and
gay Announcements.
STIRRING SPECTACLE.
In their front, and extending along the intervals
mounted skirmishers wheeling and whirhng in
the front Of their march like autumn leaves tossed
by the wind. The Zouaves close TO us were lying
like tigers at the spring, with ready rifles in hand,
hidden chin deep by the earth works which run
along the line OF these ridges on our rear but the
quick-eyed Russians were man6uverlng on the
other side of the valley, and did not expose their
columns 10 attack. Below the Zouaves we could
see the Turkish gunners in the redoubts, all in
confusion as the shot burst over them. Just as
came up, the Russians had carried No. redoubt,
the farthest and most elevated Of all, and their
horsemen were chasing the Turks across the in
terval which lay between il and redoubt No 2.
ANOTHER FLIGHT OF THE TURKS.
AT that moment, the cavalry, under Lord Lucan,
were formed in gltiering masses; the light brig
ade under Lord Cardigan, in advance; the heavy
brigade under Brigader General Scarlet, in re-
serve. They were drawn up just in front oftheir
encampment, and were concealed from the view
of the enemy by a slight wave IN the PLAIN.
Considerably 10 the rear Of their right the S3d
Highlanders drawn up in line, in front OF the
approach TO Balaklava. More behind them, on the
heights, the marines were visible through the
grass, drawn up under arms, and the gunners
could be seen ready in the earthworks, in which
were placed the heavy ships guns. The sSd had
originally been advanced somewhat more into the
plain, but the instant the Russians got possession
OF the first redoubt, they opened fire on them with
their own guns, and inflicted some injury, and Sin
Colin Campbell retired" his men 10 better posi-
ton.
THE RUSSIAN CAVALRY.
Meantime the enemy advanced his cavalry "a
pidly To our inexpressible disgust we saw the
Turks in redoubt No. fy at their approach
They ran in scattered groups across towards re
doubt No. 3, and towards Balaklava, but the
horses hoof Of the Cossack was too quick fo
them, and sword and lance were busily Pile,
along the retreating herd. The yells Of the pur
suers and pursued were plainly audible. As th'
lancers and light cavalry the Russians advanced
they gathered upthe skirmishers with great spcc'
and in excellent order--the shifting trials Of men
which played over the valley like moonlight on tn
water, contracted, gathered up, and the little peio
ton in few moments became solid column
Then up came their guns, in rushed their gunner
10 the abandoned redoubt, and the guns Of No.
redoubt soon played with deadly effect upon tn
dispirited defenders Of No. 3 redoubt. Two o
three shots in return from the earhworks, and a
| Is silent.