Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-12-19

topol, on the side of tie has"n M. the following
troops took part in it OF the tenth division of infan
try the regiments Ekatcrinenburg. lon,Sk, and Doy
van Of the lh division Of infantry the regiments
OF Selinchinsk Yukutsk, and Okhtosk Of the 10Th
division Of infantry the Regiments nt Vladimir, S"rz
dal, aud Ougitc. anh uf tn" Eth division ut intan-
try tn" regiments Of Bnnisk, Burniino and Tarou-
t:no. As Haay guns we're employed ~ t!l. difficulty
OF the gr;cs permitted the mrn tu take with them
The command OF lic troops was coniiGcd 10 Gene
raj Danuenbcrg the conmaudcr-;u-chct. OF tho IitI
infantry corps. Oar first attack on the heights was
very fortunate the English tort!hcatlonS wcrc car
rcd, and eleven Of their eu.ls spiked Unfortunate
w. in this first movement, the commanders ut the
troops. who were attacking the inrenchmonts and
redoubts, were wounded. While these events Were
passing the French forces arrived in aid OF the Eng
sh. The siege artillery ot these last placed i'll
position the field oi battle, and il war no longer
possible for ieldpccts 10 contend with il ~ adj
vantage.
The. numerical superiority of the cnemvs infantry.
armed with rifles Occasonrd grca. losses in horses,
nrtlllcrymen and infantry officers This circumstance
made It impossible for 10 complete, except by
great sIcr.tice of troops the rcoubts which, during
the fighting, we had begin to threw UP OF points
which the enemy's position commanded, even rs far
~ the town Of Scbastopoi itself the retreat WIS
effected in good order on Sebastopol and over the
bridge of lnkcrmann. and the dsnounted guns were
carried of the field Oi battle back into the place.
The Grand Dukes Nicholas Nicholavitch aud Nj
chae Nchoavitch were III the midst oi lis terrible fire
setting example ui calm courage in the fight. ST.
muameously Y with this sore the infantry regimen: of
Minsk, with yt battery Of artillery, under the com
mand Of the Mnor General OF Artillery, Timo.eeif,
executed another sort.e against tho French batteries
and spiked IS VI their guns Our lnss in dead is not
exactly known. bu: the number Of the wounded
amounts To $500 nen and lO9 officers.
Among the latter there are Lieutenant General
Solmono:i, SHOT through the body and who soon sank
beneath tho effects of his wound Major Generals
Iillebois and Ochterlome; Colonies icIundroG,
nan:!ns the infantry regiment Of Cutharincbourg,
Poustovoi,otf, commanding the infantry regiment OF
Tomsk B!biknf, commanding the Okhotsk Chasseur,;
Baron Delwig, commanding the ntnntry regiment NJ
Vladimir; and Vcreuvkn" Scheluta III. commanding
the regiment of BorOdinO chasseurs.
Mnjor Gcuern! k;schInskv, chief Of the artillery,
received confusion from the splinter Of shell; Ma
or General Prince Mcnschikof in the suite of your
Imperial Majesty, hurt in the neck; Colonel Albe-
dinsky, the al-de.cGmp Of your Imperial Majesty,
and the cavalry captain Grcy Oh. my ai-de-camp, WA.
struck on the head. General Danncn5erg had two
horses killed under him, and all the persons surround
ing him were wounded.
The lus- %! the enemy cannot have been less consI-
lerabc, and the snrtic Of General 1mIcici cost the
French dcnr, for whilst pursuing him with dense
cs they fell under hcGvy fire "f grape from the bus
tun Nn.b. While these movements were go!!!g OIL,
the troops placed under the command OF Prince Gors-
chnkni! executed strong demonstration sGa!net ka-
dGlso and thu, kept the cnciny's detachment M Ba-
akluva in state OF inactiun.