The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-29

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wss ~ lisns to lcsA The mss lea
stos,i ap asa chsrsvd with lhv ie,tvns,,
cs l,ca, each ulhsr dawn With hc buli.
og their uuskeis Each t,ms ihc R4s.
SLAMS were rcpalsci they l,f, hcer. e
dead echiea. and !. va. eves the cerrscs
ofthrir comrades thst they aa,aetvd
each iime to a ircsh ATTACK.
Amer the last repal.c tho Ra..lnas
lor tome ,imc diA nu, renew ,hr e0ntest.
Ohaer,iar that tho height ei DE walls
prevented our men from fyips ever, they
culhcicd IN masscs clo.c undsr lhtm and
bcgpn ihrpsing The masleis AMI hayo-
nets II The dead comrades syearNise
into the battery, With huge sleuee. For
this species of attack our men al,o were
quite prepared. aad IN turn hurled oat
the rough fragments Of rcck upon ,hc's
assailanis. For nearly zen miuutes tils
stone throwing continued without lp,ct.
mission on both 81 les. Aud every now
and then the Russians made desperate
dash To- enter by tho cmbrnsurts, but
were hayone,icd IN the attempts I'LL tho
ernhrasurcs we're chokcd with corpscs.
An this time the Coldsrcam Guard,
/ alone. almost unaded. aud only 800
strong, had been keeping a, bay yearly
| 1000 Of the onemy's troops. Bot at
last they were compelled TO retire -
They then charged out in body on the
enemy IN their rear, leaving officers
and nearly 200 men killed and wounded
in the battery behind them.
All the wounded were Instantly bay
onctiUd by the Russians. Some of the
officers bodies were found with as many
rs twenty bayouel wounds, and llicr
skulls completely smashed with the butt
ends Of muskeis.
Al this momvut there wcr, mol lyss
than 10000 OF the enemy, to oppose
whom there were about 10000 English.
Aidcs.de-camp Nerr Instantly dcspairh-
ed for rciniorcemcnis from the French,
: and the English fell back upon their line
OF tents. Two guns fell into The hands
Of the enemy, Some Of the nrillerymcn
clung round their guns, and fought The
Russians for them hand to hand. Ono
:, sergeant 10 particular was seen defend.
!, ing himself with his sword alone, AMID
n hundred enemies lor full five minutes.
= When the battle was over. his body we,
found with Z bayonc, and bullet wounds,
. on il, and two Russians killed with his
sword lay on tie ground beside bin. -
Our troops were slowly falling buck.
:, iile-frng and dispuIing every inch Of
ground until The rciniorccmenis came
up. IL was at this time that poor Sir
George Cn,hcar, wns shot through tho
heart, and fell dead from his horse.---
~ Within five minutes afterwards Briga.
dirr Generals Torren- aud Gollle, alec
20 of ihe fourth division, were mor,ally
70 wounded. through the stomach, Tho
=, two gun Lancaster battery, which wa,
a, erected to command the hnrbor nnd ship
ping in Sebas,opol, fell into the enemy,
- hands. They spiked aud dismounied
- both the guns, and pushing forward or
our left, tried 10 cut off the whole body
=, of our men from the advancing Frrncl
- succors. The fight was nov quit
- among he tents. All the cau,ass q ih,
- tents was cai and blown 10 pieces by lbi
storm Of she'll and shot. Bot at ihi
spot the tide Of fortune turned.
49, The enemy were getting up MI ihei
strength for final effort, When Canro
~ bert came up with three regiments q
49,, Zouases. five Of French infantry, and
y" strong force Of artillery, and eoumcnce'
~ n terrible attack on the rncpy's righ
- flank. This occurred At abom o'coel
- and from that moment ibe Russia
w chance was hopeless. Yet though ~
~ der tho French FIRE they we're licrall
ny falling by baiialions, il,cy never shov
,, ed The least sign of trepidalion or di
order.
AZ last The enemy gave way, ap1 b'
gan re,irng in good order across the II
''"s herman Heights. Until ! saw il,
~" never could have, believed that M
."P troops in the world could have retire
nee ,,.1'...,.l, ,..l...,. ,.t ~
feet order. The English aia Frcn,
'"' siih n whole mass Of artillery. follow,
''"' closo upon the reireaiing bnitailion
'"'' pouring in volley after volry u graz
''". shot, shell and n,uskeiry. ~ iaei il vi
W perfect carnnge. Yei, In spite Of rhi
'io' the enemy kept their artlor, reir.aii
."'s at almost slo~ time md every HYe {
ON, ten inmates iinliing and charging deep
= :" rately up the hill NJ our mea snd II
= :" French. In lbese charges fse Russisi
80 ~ lost icatfally. werecsisrd them vI
~ ~ soleys of muskeiry, sad then With II
NJ baypnei.
80 In one Of these charges, Tie 80
French regiment Of the linr re-espinr'
~ the two guns which n the eoBmete
a., ment Of ihe day No bad losi i,y ba
r.. pasi iwooe clock, ibe srval mass of q
enemy had completely fallen back iea
Ing Leiseen 7 900 sod s 1000 dead ul-
1no ihe field behind.
Towards tssuins wslkei over 4
baflieheld--bsi can Hrifr deseTibs
- your readers shat a wAs its.
't, NJ horror, besgar all deseripiioa--i
- 900 dead and wogDded Eigli,h. frsna
- aad Itas.ian.. lay upon The bsigiis. NJ
- the gfosns and SCREAMS of aseny Ne
~ rislng Dp fron all paris. AIS.a ~as
"''' mere k,ttnf,h 10 a. VIM mails II