New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-21
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER a. 1854.

after yoey into the columns Of the gallant 2oth
and 47sh and at the same time the Russian ns :
friend foo could hold It. Under these
The Goth and 4sth were compelled 70 fall back and me
spemy again occupied the twogun bsttery for moment
This turn of possession was however, but brief fe
lows again dashed up at i and again they literally uas
proaches were now covered with English and Russian
corpses and wounded The latter wess few In the ex-
trene. whenever the enemy occupied the contested
poet they bayonetsd all fellows who gave the least
sign Of life
ian artillery recommended In such manner az to make
1t quite unenabie. Accordingly our artillery was ad-
yanced for the purpose Of endesvoring to silence the
my The 10Th and 47th again retreated from the
twogun battery and field guns we're advanced 70
wall the post road. Both parties then commenced
tremendous cannonade From this time until elghs
o'clock 1t was mere artillery battle tss ..e
The Rrsian skirmishers and strong supporting bodies
cover Of a Tremendous Are Of artillery crawied up the
hill TO the twoun battery As their men breasted the
hill they were encountered with showers o. gIaps .rSm
Yet still they with perfect cooiness and appar-
emily with perfect courage 10 favor their the
enemy artillery turned full upon ours and from
their commanding position and advantage in the weight
ofmei did much execution II was at this moment as
4 cannon shot struck Major General SraBgways, and
away his thigh, while he giving some orders
relative fresh position which batteries were to
take up Poor strangways carried to the when
4 the manglcd limb Immediately amputated but the
hfaye Old only survived ne lew MN
other leading officers Of artillery were cut down.
killed or mortay wounded, while snperintending the ne
working of their guns The 10th and Attn had In the
time recsptured and lost the twogun battery once
more 54ss lt9l II 81 5stti-4 y
AS the enemys reinforcements came up, our Guards
also came into action The Guards-which are all that
remain Of the Dukes division, for the Highiander
etc. at Balaklava-had been diminishing for some
time but they conspicuousy into the hottest
of the fight and By their actions possible Increased
S ypan @ anse @ as con
slant sickness and the victory OF Alma to which they
largely contributed have done much 70 diminish this ns
nr,fB unff f1ph tNae pD1
five companies the Codstreams were out picket in
the rear. Yet 1t the Coldsreams which bore the
thick oft While the Fuseiers and Grensders defended
the wall Coldstreams turning to the right again
captured the twoan battery as was Of the most vital
importance that the enemy should not establish them
selves this position. and tremendous struggle
ensued for this position.
The number of the enemy in and around the battery
was ut least 5000 yet Codreams charged and bros
their way through nli opposition and got to the work
The instant they had done the enemy seemed 70 re-
double their efforts to take and keep the place Fresn
gments came up the bill and themselves into the
battery from all points, but the codsreams held tnell
ground, fighting with perfect desperation me na..efy
was now completely encircled in 'front.' flank and rear
and. the codsreams say every man gave himself NJ
for lost and determined to sell his life dearly Thret
times did the Russians throw themselves upon the bate
and by the sheer weight of their masses sumount
walls yet each time they driven back again
The melee frghtful So close were the antagonists
that after once firing the usket there time Il
load The then stood up and charged with the bay
onet or beat eaen other aoan WIN thev
heaps Of dead behind and was over the corses OF
that they advanced each time to fresh attack
After the last repuse the Russians for some time d
not renew the Observing that the height OF IN
walls prevented men from flung over they collected
under them and began throwing the musk
cts bayonets of their dead comrades int
the battery with huge sones For this species oil
our quite prepared and in turn hurled on
the rough fragments Of rock upon their assaants Fc
nearly minutes this stone throwing continued witho
intermission both sides And every now and then th
~ Russians despe dash to enter by the embraHure
I'd but bayoneted in the attempts till the emnrasure
at choked with corpses All this time the Codstrea
Guards alone unaided and only 800 strong ha
been keeping bay nearly 1000 of the enemys troop
But at last they were compelled 20 retre Iney W.
charged body the enemy in their rear eayiI
pit eight officers and nearly 200 killed and wounded
ot the battsry behind them. 8s#
de All the wounded instantly bayoneted by I'll
Russians Some Of the officers bodies found with
many as twenty bayonet Wounds and their skulls cor
petey smashed with the butends of muskets LeaYi
the battery the Codsteans fought their way where
ne Fusaers Grenadiers coming to their ASST
y ance The three batalions which then did not must
LOCO men tried 70 charge up to where the knssan a..
Ike had then nearly $4,000 upon right flank. Th
m were compelled to retire, and with difficulty could ext
res cate themselves All this time the regiments undar
wall been keeping the numbers of the enemy ut ba
nd take it, but after literally losing thousands under
ud tremendous e-fre, fell back in disorder Behind
rvs wall the Guards rallied, and formed as on parade
be meet the enemy who coming down from the twog
red battery on right flank. and in rear OF the wall
the Duke kept always the head Of the Guard when u
were 70 led them and his escape seems almost
raculous The altered the plan OF alta
Of They no longer pressed upon the wall in 'front.'
sYaImlng by the tWo-gun DttIeEyi FuuEeu W
I'M the right flank in tremendous force
AZ this moment there not less than 10000 Of
enemy oppose whom there were only about 81
men ish instantly dispatched for re-
forcements the French and the English fell pa
upon their line of tents The wall was abandoned and
our men retired the enemy mustered in force for g.
olse era attack The 3Oh and 4st remained engage
ht enemy, aud most nobly they behaved, fighting IN
sa ground inch by inch and trewng the field with hnss
nea eorpes Te enemy advanced by the old post road r.
ny sebastopol eminence in the centre OF this b
m terry of SIX held pieces was placed unfortunatey i
SO placed, with thick brushwood at each SIDE that
euemys skirmishers enabled to approach unse
va and pick off both and horses Our fellows Of the 81
and 4lst many attempts to disodge them, but
ace was go crowded with them in all directions that
III was useless While this fighting was going on, body
Russian infantry dashed up the road war our "a
a fire were hastily harnessed to each OF the guns wn
ar were withdrawn. The remaining two guns with "
~ ammunition wagons fell into the hands OF the enen
ge; some OF ths artllerymen clupg rouad the guns
~ fought the Russians for them hand to hand One
49, reapt in particular defending himself with
Ut sword alone amid hundred enemies for full fve mnu
t When the battle was over his body was foued wln
bayonet bullet wounds on it, and two nssians XII
ans - with his sword lay on the ground beside him
Our troops were now slowly falling back, fle-hring
disputing every inch Of ground until the reincrcem
came up Mt this time that poor Sir deorge W
cart was shot through the heart and fell dead from
c horse Within ys minutes afterwards Brigsdsrs
mortsy wounded the former through the chest the
i H. M ter through the stomach Here also Brigadsr ten
ank Bentinek wounded through the arm sir aso ~ h
Of slisrie who was the Dukes staff and stant
to ' near him at the time shot through the brain
@ men had fallen back 80 far that the two-ghn Lanoa
~ battery which erected to command the hsrbor
III shipping in Sebastopol fell into the enemy hands
But spihsu anu ~. - s,t - ha hola hodv ~
they Nru u vi III III. Erancb snerors The Arb
ra was quite among the tents OF the second ana
The DIVISIONS ~ tns - ~ g. nt III ~ M sha,, Rnt N this
and the tide of fortune turned - tss-a g
led The enemy were completely out Of the bush
he had screened sheltered them on their ADVANCE
gor upon fair ground they stood chance with our
no Our regiments halted extended their line 60 the LEFT
commenced tremendous file Ere. The enemy, IN Y
der hardly returned shct, but stood their ground
fell le, " Ssap ,r ,;ns on fba left ana were met
hill soay " iians f ousketrv until thew close
when our fellows charged aud massacred them q
oy popt of the bayenet The fortune OF the DAY st
doubtful The enemy getting up all their stre
for na effort. when Canfobert came up with three
ments of Zouayes FIVE regiments of French infantry
a strong force Of artillery, and commenced terrio
tack ON the enemys right flank This occurred at
post Al oeioos "" Va tbnnsb nnder the French Ere
A., were literally falling by battaons they neYer Shove
'9 least signs Of trepidation disorder On the con
they formed up the most beautiful order altered
~ front so as to the attack OF the Frenon and ex
ing their line the left prepared to resume thelr
any mon the English At that time, however, our men
eh well prepared and without any order or arrange
= se flung themselves headiong upon the enemy cns
i "a a with the bsyonet. .5a495ststf - +
Mr.; The Russians boldly charged with the as
for the space Of five minutes the Goth 4is asth
father and sig Russian regiments were saooing
English ing end firing at eacn o.neI IN NJ @
.aa. t},a1 heights. Until