New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-23

such attempt made and the present expulsion OF
the inhabitants will the safety Of the place
On the 9th instant the Russian batteries opened very
heavy fire upon the Sd and 4th British divisions Hitherto
their shells had been thrown at long intervals ony but
on that day they commenced regular fire, which has
since continued night and day Two men OF the ODD met
with of those miraculous escapes which, however
authentic, always read fabulousy A round shota 49,
poupderpassed 60 close to the head Of of those
that the cn-srap of his cap tied above the head
torn by the wind Of the ball. which passed and smashed
the reock of the other which he then occupied
| in cleaning, Neither was injured in the least.
On the 10th instant toward evening the French work
party strongly guarded issued forth to break ground
tremendous fire instantly opened upon the advan
cling body but without effect skirmsh took place be-
tween of the French and party Of Cossacks foot
and horse, who lying in ambush The Russians had
been observed and the French advanced under cover OF
ravne to surprise them In the while, field piece
was brought forward to bear upon the ambNsh. and
quickly dispersed 1t. The Cossacke in their wild fight
came right upon the gpot where the party Of French
awaited them, and received with voley which laid
low few and caused the remainder to precpate their
retreat In the afternoon the alarm given in the "a
and light divisions caused by the appearance OF large
body of Cossaoks at the eastern right who evidently had
intended to attempt to outank position On percey
ing that preparations made to receive them they
retired The 1st Dragons Col Yorke had long chase
after body of Cossacks, but of course unable to
oVertake these hweighted rascas Toward daybreak
body of the 57h Regiment sent to the trenches to
relieve the covering party Of the 6Sth and passing
point which left them open to the view of the Russian
batteries few shells sent among them One unfor
tunatey burst few yards from the ranks and killed
man, besides woundng another. As the 6sth marched
legs of an unfortunate private who has since expired
from the loss of blood An officer Of the Goth Lieutenant
Rotterdam received slight confusion in the knee from
q piece of rock.
Toward noon transport ship showing Austrian coors
could be from heights drifting within of
the guns of the granite forts The high wind, however
uncomfortable to poor fellows under canvas had been
favorable to this vessel which turned ost later to be
Austrian employed by and laden with hay from Varna
The wind had died away and the vessel having borne too
shore paid the penalty Of overhastness Fort
Constantine the fire by sending round shot
,IfutrSo nAar
having bound the helm, then left in the boats All the
gums of Fort Constantine and their segon opened
upon the unfortunate Austrian which calmly pursued her
course toward the shore. Now the turn to Fort
Nicholas and here the vessel considerable danger Of
being sunk The amount of shot and shell hurled at her
Several shot passed through her rigging
and large spar carried away. The Frebraud
approached to render assistance but unable to pre-
vent the vessel from running ashore from which she was
however towed off by the above steamer. The Fire
brand forced to approach within range of the forts
and received four balls in her hull.
The day the ambulance train arrived from Varna
why it did not form part of the landing expedition
| is mystery.
| At night the working parties marched out TO the
trenches and matter Of course, the Russians opened
their fire This they kept up With extraordinary vgor
though with little success till morning In of the
trenches little panic created Shells and rockets
pouring around in all directions, the right one
when from among the sailors employed at the works
voice exclaimed: Jack it's getting too warm by half
I'll hook it" In accordance with this expressed deter
minaton the speaker retired to his own phrase
ology he hooked it," few others followed and in
minutes not blue jacket the ground. The panic
spread among the workmeD, who also hooked it, Order
however reGstabshed and every body returned
to work While the joking at the occurrence
of the works shell suddenly fell right among them
In instant every body flat his belly in
parts three four living beings piled upon
other and all were shouting out Shove it out-shove it
out!H young rieman had the pluck to take the shell
in bis hands and roll it the parapet Something had
gone wrong with the fusee for the shell did not burst but
Of this the who coursgeously took it up in his
was not aware and his conduct merits reward