Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-12-22

bearings OF The ground ere they pla-
ced their guns, fred at random in
deed, but with too much effect on
our advancing columns. While all
The army was thus IN motion. the
Duke ot Cambridge was not behind
hand m bringing up the Guards. I'M
der Brigadler Beuliuck all of his
division now left with him, as the
iitghlandcrs are under Sir Colin
Campbell, at Bslaklava. These
splendid troops, with the greatest IA
pldIy and ardor, rushed 10 the front
on the right of The second DIVISION,
aud gained The summit of the hills
towards which two columns Of the
Russians we're struggling in The clos
est order Of which the nature OF the
ground would admit The third di
vision. under Sir Il. England, was
also ',ni nods- ~....- - IA -sss-. -,
and one portion of it, comprising the
both, part Of the 2Sth, aud Of the 4ih
Regiments, were engaged with the
enemy ere The fight was over.
Aud now commenced the blondi-
est struggle ever witnessed since war
cursed the earth. 1t has been
doubted by military historians ifany
enemy have ever slood charge with
the bayonet; but here the ba,onel
was often the uuly weapon empln, ed
10 conflicts OF the most obstinate and
deadly character We have been
prone to believe that no foe could
ever withstand the British soldier
welding his iavoule weapon. and
that at Mazda alone did the eneuiy
ever cross bayonets with him but, al
The biiile OF lukernann, not only
dill IRE rhdrge IN rain---not oniV
'cere desperate encounters befreen
masses otmeH maintained Difh the
bayoHet diORe-btI IRE pere 0bhgef
to resist Jagonet to buyoaet tie Rus
SidH 5nfdHtry GgdiH and dgdin, as
they charged as with Incredible
fury ami determination The bat
tie ot lnkerman admits Of no descrp-
ton. 1t WIS series OF dreadful
deeds of daring, of sangulnary hand
to-hand fights, of despalrIng rallies,
OF desperate asslults--in glens and
valleys, Ia brnShwooI gladcs and
re.nnle dells, hidden from all human
eyes. and from which the conquer
ofs, Russian or British, issued only
10 engage fresh foes, ull our old
supremacy, 50 rudeIy assalled, was
+ lunmphanlly asserted, and the bat
Ialion> Of The Car gave way before
T oar steady courage and the chval-
rous fire of France. No one, how
ever placed, could have witnessed
even small portion ol the Goings of
this cvenllul day for The vapors,
log aud drzzllug mist, obscured the
ground where the struggle took place
to such an extent as to render il i'm
possible to see what was goiag on at
the distance OF a few yards. Be-
sides This, tue irregular nature Of the
ground, the rapid fall Of the hill TO-
wards lhkermann. where the deadll-
est fight took place, would have
prevented one under the most fayora-
Die circumstances. seeing more than
a very insignificant aud detailed piece
of the terrible work below II was
9 O'Clock when all the head qnlrIer
camp was reused 10y roll after roll OF
nuskelry on the right, and by the
sharp report of field guns. Lord
Raglan was Informed that the enemy
was advancing IN force, and soon
after : O'Clock he rode towards the
scene of action, followed b, his staff,
aud accompanied Dy Sir J. Burgnyne,
lirIdddIer-General Slrangewnys, Il.
A., and several aldesdecamp. As
they approached the volume OF
sound, the slead,, unceaslng thunder
of gun, aud rife, and musket told
that the engagement was M lis height.
The shell of the Russians, thrown
with great precision, burst so lhlckly
amcng The troops that the noise re-
semblcd the continuous discharges ui
cannon, and the massive fragments
inflicted death on every ssde. One
of The first things the Russians did
when break IN the fog enabled
them to see The camp of the second
division, was 10 open fire on the
tents with round shot and large
shell, and ient alter tent was blown
! down, torn to pieces, or sent into the
air, while the men engaged IN camp
duties, aud the unhappy horses le,h-
cred up Ia The lines were killed OF
mu,laled. Colonel Gambler was at
once ordered To get up two heavy
guns rs pounders) on the rising
ground, aud To reply 10 lire whlcl
our hight guns were utterly made
quaie to meet. As he was engaged
in this duty, and was exerllng him
sell with Captain Dagullar TO urge
them forward, Col. Gambler was Sc
verely but not dangerously wounded
and was obliged TO retire. His place
was taken by Lieulenanl-CoIoae
Dickson, and the conduct of that
officer in directing the fire of those
pieces, which had the most marked
effect in deciding the fate of lh'
day, was such as to elicit the ADMIR-
alton of the army, and as 10 deserve
the THANKS OF every man engaged II
that bloody fray. Blu, long err
these guns had been brought al
there had been great slaughter o
the enemy, and heavy loss OF on