The daily union., 1854-11-26


unable TO retreat and if he have of courage even
Of natural instinct he will defend himself with desperation
Every may have its barcad and the very ground
which the assaultng regiments pass may conceal The
deadly mine.
A Sack Expected
The prisoners and the desertes say the Russians
are determined the place ruin. The and
children may probably been sent TO the northern
side is to be hoped that they may be placed in safety
before the final assault for such is the obstnacy of the de-
fence that the rage the soldiers being reused and
suredy the and other African regiments will dis
play small erocity when the place is sacked
Fresh Troop, Nesded-Nine Thousand Dead ,chin Eight
The allies are no doubt in want of fresh troops The e
etive British force is than 10000 great has
been the void made by battle and disease No less than
5000 men are dead or ho's de COMBAT IN the last eigh
weeks More Turkish troops being sent up to-day the
Golden Fleece here from Voo with troops who
engaged in opposing the Greek invasion But could
be wished that renforcements OF better class could
rive from Portsmouth or Marseilles
Horrible Scenes scithin Sebastopol
We have adyices from Sebastopol to the 25tb Women
and children said 10 be lying unburied in the streets
verytng is neglected in order to keep up the defence
The Russians constructing another line OF works be-
hind their present they have plenty of guns and
ammunition
Deaths in the British Army Eighty per Day.
The British effective infantry is about $4,000, the
French 36OO0 the Turks 900 The artllerymen be
ing out by ncessan toll They are ~ hours out OF
y
ective strength from sickness and wounds amounts In the
British force, to about 80 day
Ths Land and Sea Fight of The l7M.
On the morning of the 7th when the cannonade opened
it intended the works during the day should
the effect of the shot and shell on the Russians render the
plan possible One part of the scheme was that the fleets
should attack the great batteries ut the mouth Of the bay
SO as to make diversion and draw certain number Of
the Russian artillerymen from their guns.
The Russians Gain Adpantage
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until of the French works enaded by the Rus
slams, and that the latter were able to Keep up much
stronger fire than at first supposed The terrible
plosion which took place the left of the French line
threw thing into confusion many of their guns
dsmounted and though the loss by the accident not
than 1870 men, yet the dscouragemen produced
to have been very great
The French Batteries Saenced
The main features of the action for the few hours
vigorous fire the part of the British returned by
equally obstinate from the Russian works. while the
French only firing occasional shots along part of
their line in places their batteries senced
altogether About midday the fleets stood in to engage
the batteries at the mouth of the bay
Disagreement Be,ceen the English and French
1t is said that disagreement took place between
the French apd British authorities and that Admiral Dun
das gave in to the views of his French colleague whose
plan adopted AT all eyept the French went in and
engaged the batteries their right The fire of their
vessels effective could be expected in better
circumstances the combined fleets might have easy
victory.
The British
The British line was anchored along the left point of
entrance at distance of about 900 yards The Agamem-
non poured in incessant fire Fort Constantine and
at about o'clock loud explosion took place inside which
doubt Occasoned great damage for the Russian lire
sackened considerably for nearly half On hour.
The Turks
The Sphinx newly arrived from the Baltic firing
her long guns at Fort Constantine with consid
cradle effect for the enemy took especial pains to be rid of
continual foam Two three Turkish sail of the line also
stood in and fred the batteries the Constantine side
Their practice was not bad
Inefectual Cannonading
The water in the neighborhood of the works ON each
side is shoal and is impossible for even Gate TO
run in closer than from to ll00 yards such dis
the action of shot upon stone walls is only trihng
The consequence was that although the enemy
era times driven from their guns of which not few
yet the damage done to the works which
guard the entrance Sebastopol extremely small
The Russ,a8 Gunners.
The precise loss of the French is yet learnt The
Vile de Paris engaged the Quarantine battery and after
aR hoSps ngnnng ,ne as e%nmers wee dr,ven
the fight At about o'clock they to have begun to
open with redhot shot Some time after this shell
into the Vile de Paris and blew away great part of her
poop deck killing and woundng considerable number Of
men,
The Allies Retire
At about o'clock the Russians opened with redho
shot, and it from this that the chief damage arose.
many of the ships fire three four times. Find
ing there possibility of making any impression
the forts resolved retire. particularly it
growing dark and all idea of storming the place that
day had been given account of the unsatisfactory
nature of the operations on the land side.
Hon Francis Hood Killed
Among the deaths is that of the Hon. Francis Hood
who commanding the Grenadier Guards. He
killed by round shot while with covering party of his
regiment in the battery His death was almost nstSna-
neous. He led his with great GOODNESS and gall
antry at Alma and generally regarded able Of
cer he much liked and his loss is felt severely in the
regiment
Narrow Escape Of the Duke Of Cambridge.
IN front of the camp the brow Of the HILL is a house
known the Picquet House Round it is yard enclosed
by a stone wall Within this the Duke of Cambridge and
Sir G. Brown standing just now, with many Of the
staff looking at the bombardment round shot passed
between the two generals and whzzng the yard
stopped by the wall the opposite side. The Duke
laughed the matter off; but Sir George thinking the
Der of conspicuous uniforms had attracted the fire immc
atey ordered the officer commanding the pcquet to clear
the yard.
Anodsr Fatal Explosion
The fire has been very heavy and well directed against
the 2gun battery to-day One of the enemys round shot
struck the muzze Of large 6Spounder breaking it, and
killing and wounding, by the fragments several who
around Among the victims of this shot Lieutenant
Greathed first lieutenant of the Britannia flagship He
had been inyalided home but returned his duty and
the Of promotion great part OF his side was
carried away.
Water Giving Ont.
Report says that Polish officer who escaped from the
town during the night and has given himself up as
prisoner this morning describes the town and its troops TO
be in pitable state The number of killed and wounded
said to be great there is much want of water and
of the stores of ammunition said to be very de-
fective in quality and condition.