New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-13

,h II loss The French ADVANCED aO'"'
srd turned he hauk tie enemy r.r., vo,s
M 1870 division In the cehter Of the me VIZ
IL nreseod The 4lst regiment, N pai'.eu'
were exiosed 20 q terrible hfe am ''g S1'u y, tbev
he middle 81 such disorg AIMING No.st. - ~
" -,,.tlrcf "a men when pGrafe1 az : D eipSA -
on! IA 90 tIe division numbered ony 300 men
,Tben sesemhled BY Msjor Emin 20 we ~ .. All
rsmn after the fight was over. ire
rot lake their coofs into the batue, vu' 'ne 20
s,,l aiess were picked OF wherever tneI Sel', GU
" ,a not REQUIRE the eolor-staff to ad'este ihes
nc Our ambasnces we're socn nue. = a9u &c
o'cock heg were busy engaged IN carrying toaos "
men CIV covered with blood, ana gEoAhi"s' " 'uV
A,oI o'clock Lord Raglan aud his staff were a.
| ..mbi.d ON A knoll in the vain hope OF getting
otmpse of the battle was raging below them. nete
| Cen rspgwsys was MORALLY wounded anu 'l
told that he met his death In tue lSnonlug vs.. "a
.beIl came right in among the staff exploded N
| Cat Somerset horse, ripping him OPEN portion
of he she tore of the leather oyeras oil capt som
ersets trousers, it then struck down APT. GoEdon
horse snd killed him at once ANA hnng 9n br psS Srss If
desb and Bit of cloth from the skin Inc poor oii
| General never moved q muscle OF his lace lie shd
| merely In gentle voice, win any one De klnd
aronob m In me of my horse He was taken down
and aid on the ground while his life blood FAST
ara AT last he was carried TO the rear Butfhe gals
Ola man had not sufficient strength to undergo an OPP
eration and in two hours he had sunk 10 rest leaving
behind him memory which Will ever De held dear oy
every officer and man Of the army
The fight about the battery TO whicn nave aluaei
in former part of my letter was most sangunary' IL
was found that there 10 banquette 10 stand upon
and that the inside could not nre upon me enc
| nv The Russians advanced mass after mass OF in
| faytrv. As fast as one column was broken aud re-
nnstd another took its place. For three long hours
about 800 British infantry contended against az east
| four times their number. No wonder that az times
tbev were compelled tJfetre. But they came to the
charge again. The admirable devotion OF the officers,
Who knew shey were special objects OF attack, can
uever be too highly praised. Nor can the courage
and seadness Of the few men who were lett TO follow
them in this senguinary assault the enemy be suf-
fciently admired. At one time the Russians succeed
cd in getting up close to the guns OF Capt Wode-
house and Of Capt Turner'S batteries In the gloom
| I'ncertsin Whether they were friends or foes our
ar,lIerymen hesitated TO fire. The Russians charged
them suddenly bore all Resistance down before them,
drove away or bsyonetted the gunners, AID succeed
81 !" '.s...eg some OF the guns Their columns
oninfd the hill and for few moments the fate of the
| 5ny trembled in the balsnce but Adamss brigade,
Penpe fathers brigade and the light division made
another desperate charge while Dcksons guns swept
their columns, aud the GUARDS With uudlmlulshei
yalor and s,ea6iness though with sadly decreased
front pushed on again to meet their bitter enemies
Tho rolling Of musketry, the crash Of steel the
pounding of the guns were oeafening. and the Rus
sisDs they charged up the nights, yelled like de-
| mons They advanced, halted, advanced again
| received and returned close and deadly IRE; but
the Mimic IL the king OF weapons - lrkermann
Tie regiments Of tie Fourth Division anil the Ma
rines ermed with the old ard mueh-beauded Brown
Bees could do nOthirg with their thin line of fire
against the massive muititudes OF the Muscoyite in
fsntry but the yolleys Of the Mimic cleft them like
the hand az the Destroying Angel and they fell Ike
| leaves in autumn before then. About 10 clock
bod, Of French infantry appeared our right, joy.
! ful sight TO eur struggling regiments. The ZOu9Yes
cane on AZ the pos de charge. The French artillery
had already begun TO play with deadly effect on the
=. s Ih~la of fho
/ Chasseurs Orleans II believe they had No. 9 GA
their buttous rushed by the light OF battle on their
feoes They were accompanied by battalion of
ClGsseurs Indgepes-the Arab Sepoys OF Algiers.
Thor tfumI cts sounded above the din Of battle and
whom we watched their eager advance right On The
flank II the eremy We knew the day was won.
Assaiild in front by oug meu-broksn in several
plsoes ly The impetuesity Of our charge, removed
6can and sgain- attacked By the French infantry
ne right and by artillery all along the lines the Rus
sisrs began TO retire, aud at - O'Clock they were
| driven pelLmell doEn the bill toward the valley,
vhe 70 pursu would have been madness as the roads
were oil covered By their artillery They left mounts
! Of dead behind them. Long ere they fled the Chas-
sours Antique charged them most brilliantly over
the ground, difficult and broken as it was aud in
niccd great loss them, while the effect OF this
rapid attack, aided by the advaoce OF our troops,
secured cur eUIs which only spiked with wood,
! and were soOn rendered fit for service.
Our OFn cavalry, the remnant OF the Light B1gade
were moved into position where it was hoped they
uialt lc OF eeryice but they too few 10 attempt
! nyth!rr add while they were dra sT no they lost
seVersl horses end souie men. One officer, COrnet
CevlanJ, was struck by piece Of shell in the side
and has .snce expired. There nov only two OH
ctrs left with the fragment of tho 9Th Lqncers-Capt
! Godfrey Morgan and Cornet George Wombsen. At
$50 clock the battle Of lnkermann seemed 10 have
been gOn. but the y. which had cleared up for
hour previously as TO enable Us TO see the enemy
and meet him, gain became obscured. Rain ami fog
set in end as could not pursue the Russians, who
were retiring Under the shelter Of their artillery we
had formed in front OF lines and holding the
| battlefield stoUtly contested when the enemy
! taking Advantage of our Guie.ude, again advanced,
while their guns pushed for Yard aud opened a ire
mendous fire upon US.
General Csnrobert, who never quilted Lord Raglan
for much OF the early part Of the day at once directed
! u French TO adv ance and outdank the enemy In
lis efforts he most ably seconded BY General Bos-
! Cutt, whose devotion was noble. Nearly ell his
mounted escort were down beside aud behind him.
| General CaBrObeIi was slightly wounded. His I'M
mediate attendants suffered severely. The renewed
sssaut Was so admirably repused that the Russians
sueniy retired, slid protected By their crushing ar
| tAlsfy
The Russians about TO- made a sorte on the French
lire and trsversed two parallels before they could
be resisted. They driven back at last with great
loss, and they retired they blew up mines in
side the Flagstaff Fort, evidently afraid that the
| French would enter pel nell efter them.
| Al ! o'clock the Russians again retiring. At
] 30 Deksons two guns smashed their artillery, and
they limbered up, leaving FIVE tumbrls and one gun
! carriage on the field.
Au6EAltf Two hls1l2u plioOutFc
were brought n lest night to the headquarters camp.
They badly wounded, many Of them and sew
ersl died during the hight.
council was held to-day at Lord Raglan's where
Cen Canrobert Gen Bosquet, and SIR L. Lyons
assisted which lasted several hours.
At o'clock Lord Raglan attended the funerals of
General Sir g. Cathcar of Bfigadier Goldie and of
General Suangways. They buried with II
other officers, on Csthcart's hill. At the same time
II officers Of the Guards buried together near
the windmill. Tho work OF buryi0g the dead and
earning the wouIced 10 Balaklaya occupied the