New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-14
.N0THER ACCOUNT.
Of The London Mornlu, Herald.

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hs,tie which for duration and loss Of life, IS
.ss N be eoualed by the tremendous conflicts OF
Tyyoleon a, Austerlitz and Leipsic. 10 word the
Inv with an overpoweri1g force, sttscKed the
r;eht Of our eDueDched camp az DAY oieak on lue
,noypipg Of Sunday, the 5th of November. lncir
OF umbers enabled them 10 carry
seye,sl strong positions and penetrae into the ecu
tsr Of the camps OF the Light and I'd DIVISIONS nut
ms opportuDe arrival Of reenforcements enaoed the
Inc 70 recover their lost ground and eventually re-
nn.e The attack with such less TO the enemy a. -,
ps,hsps upuma lleled ia the history of modern war
isre. y..of
The fighting listed about eight hours No terms OF
nyase are too bigh for the desperate courage whicn
he enemy showed in this assault upon our lines.
Tbs;r conduct ana GOODNESS, under fire. literally seems
ntxplicable never thought any bu, British troops
eopla have showed such perfect daring.
On the morning of the 4th the enemy approached
Bsaklsys 10 bodies about35 600 40 0Ostrong;
of course as they nearly always are, DAY aud nght te
defenders OF the batteries had to get under srms ana
fred several shes into the enemys columns. Inc
latter gave not the least sign OF wish 10 alacR on
the contrary, beyond moving out OF range ana Ie-
manning drawn I'D ia order Of battle they barely sp-
peared TO potice We in the batteries we're "Son'
isb.d at their apotby and renamed adnrng Tue
beautiful order IN which they were drawn up in one
bnee ,emi.circie elitter0y squedfons OF cavalry on
either flank the iufaniry in dense columns OF oGa-
lone and perfect cloud of artillery IL trout OF all;
We were remarkiog on the beautiful pomp OF war,
and calculating the probabilities OF an attack, when
,uddeply a sentry, who was posted on the hill,
came down, and informed US that another large
army moving no the PLAIN Of Bal4llaVa, 10 the
part under the chain Of hills on when our nght
rested. We buried up the hill, and foupf thar tue
astounding report was too true. Pouring along
the plain TO The north, were the huge dark masses
Of Russian infantry, with long glitterng lines OF cav
airy upon the fabks This spectacle ceriainiy aston
sbed us. Not less than 90 600 were in tho plain
below us. instantly started off to the camp, cross-
ing, on my way part Of the plsln instead of going
round Among The batteries BY this shortcut along
our out pck.ts Twas enabled to approach close 70 the
RussisDswiihin 900 yards At that distance could
plair y estimate their numbers and note that they
moved in open columns with the most perfect and
beautiful reg uarity. Their artillery in particular,
excited my close attention. never saw such masses
Of guns with any troops, and some Of them had ten
and twelve torses They appeared TO have srui,ery
enough for 200 900 Az the first approach oil tis
formidable body, lines in the rear were manned
The enen y however dis play ed hostile Intentions
but pr along under the base OF the plateau
on which our camp is fixed poured INTO Tue val,
ley Of the CbernayO. Part crossed t9e river alu
seemed to rest near lnkermasn Lgu'' Pa,o
remained in the valley OF Chernaya IN the
pain under the big hill which the twogun battery
have me ntoned is posted From this emnence au tner
movements could be noted with perfect accuracy. IL
was about O'Clock in the day. by tbls tlne most OF
those who had crossed the Chernaya had poured IN
der The hills toward the north side OF SevastOpo',
where they were met by detachment OF about 'ooo
infantry Here after remaining for couple OF hours,
they occupied the bights near lnkerman ldght, ana
seemed to be ns pecDg the whole of our line oil de-
Enses. Toward o'clock the great body moved down
into the valley, and took up their quarters on the
Cher ava on our right flank, ard just at the base OF
The hill on which the twogun battery was placed In
this order viz about 49, 900 at BaakIava and 40 600
on our right In the valley, they settled down.
A little after 3, on the morning of Sunday the jth
when heavy fog sbrouded every tbing from view,
the various garTsoDs of the red0ubts ar Bllakava
were reused ont by the noise Of large masses Of troops
approaching. This time scouts were instantly sent
out and returned with the intelligence that large
at..ctt ham urh . INN
eible 10 cay what point the attack would be
directed. The fog aud darkness were dense, that
II was quite impossible TO distinguish any thing ten
feet below the battery. Yet etl the noise round the
hin continued. have already described the high,
steep hill facing the battery and overlooking it. No
one suspected or believed il possible that the enemy
could get guns up this in augle night the place had
been but little REGARDED. Yet it from this spot
that the Russians opened the fire re about ten guns
full on the twogun battery, and the light and "a
divisions, which lay about half mile in the rear
The nttaDt the cannonade began and the hrS
emotions Of utter astonibmept and surprise
wtIe passed, the 55th picket Kept close
under The eahwork Of he battery, and the shot he
over tlem doing but little injury. The enemy had,
some way or otner managed to get up their guns dur
ing the night but having to point them in the dark
and fog took but blind AIM yet nevertheless their
shot and then few in all directions for the space OF
nearly twenty minutes, while the cannonade in resr
Of the line at Baaklava was also redoubled that
IL seemed impossible TO say which would prove the
true and which the feint attack whether they were
adopted by msny, who said that the enemy would
never dare attack US in nrenchments but rather
distract attention while sorte was made frou
the town upon the trenches. AS if TO confirm thi:
furmi the instant the cannonade in the
Depced all forts redoubts and batteries round Sevas
fopol opened with tremendous roar, which seemed
to shake the earth.
The scene at this moment was awful. The whole
comp, except 10 the sea- seemed encrcled by fire. as
fasb after Cash lit up the foggy air in an directions
The uproar was perfectly deafeDing for batteries
began to reply. and both sides firing shell increased
the din two fold. The shower Of these terrible explo
sives, which rained into the camp like hail battles
DESCRIPTION. No place was safe from them. They
killed men and tore the tents TO pieces place.
which we had hitherto considered as utterly out Of
range Every minute or 90 you we're compelled throw
yourself upon your face the terrible missile came
roaring through the air, and pitching within a few
yards cent its fragments hummiDg over the spot
whtre you crouehed close to the earth. Fol-
about ten minutes the stunning noise confusion, and
ince'sant bursting of shell made the whole place seem
perfectly uneaitbly. The horror of the in
creased by the obscurity of the morning IL was not
ak o'clock, the darkness and fog still thick, and
through the heavy air the broad red flashes of the
guns ana tneir Tremendous reports seemed ten times
louder than ever For all that could be told
70 the contrary the Russian batteries seemed within
NIFTY y0ce OF you on oil sides. OF course the troops
remained under arms, but did not attempt TO move:
every one knew that before the real attack cam.
menced the artillery would cease and the shaYn ct.ck
hing IRE OF musketry begin. Until that was hesr l.
there was no knowing on which of the three points
the enemy intended to advance. Tue report Of the
muskes was therefore anxiously listened for and 4,
soon ives beard.
The instant the men of the 55ih were ensh,ad %
hear what moving in their own imme iia;e neigh
borhooo the poise of immense body of men adyaoc
iDgl was beard close upon hei batteries. Inc picket
instantly prepared 10 defend the place and then in the
hour Of need the great deficiencies OF the battery
were discovered. In the frs. plsoe it hsd no guns,
aud in the second place steps made to liable
the infantry to FIRE over its high parapet.
The instant the Russians caught sight of the bate.
~ through the fog though they seemed utterly spent
by their eX(rt0ps N kunh tha al