The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-14


resisted They were driven back at last with great loss
and they retired tiey blew up mines inside the
aagstah fort evidently afraid that the French would
enter rel nell after them AT o'cocx the Russians
were again retiring AT 40 Mckeson's guns
smashed up their artillery, and they mbered up leaving
FIVE trmbrils and one gun carriage ON the field.
Two hundred Russian prisoners were brought in last
night Nov 81 10 headquarters camp. They were badly
wounded many of them, and several died during the
night. council was held day at Lord Raglan's
where General Canrobert, General Bosquat and Sir E.
Lyons assisted fer several hours 81
AT four O'Clock Lord Raglrn attended the funerals Of
General Sir G. Cathcart, Of Brgadier Godie and OF Cen
eral Srangways They buried with IL other officers
Cathcarts hill At the same time Ia officers Of the
Guards buried together near the windmill. The
work of burying the dead and carrying the wound
ed to Balaklava occupied the day The Russians are
quiet.
council of war was held November I, at the close
Of which the Duke of Cambridge left for Baaklava and
went board the Caradoc His royal highness H. il ia
said going 10 Cons tantinople 1t is said wait here
The 4eth regiment have arrived here also 17oo Turks
from volo, and 800 French The Russians fred eur
buryipg parties. There was alarm last night. The
4th division were under arms al night and portion Of
the I'd division.
ANOTHER DESCRIPTION.
On the 5th, about A. NJ, I heara all the bells 10
Sebastopol ringing If for ALARM and at the same time
the discharge Of guns from the town at that hour was
greater than usual About A. the relieving pickets
marched off, and about 80 the pckets which had been
relieved arrived In their fonts. They had sooner
done speak of those Of the Second Division where
occupies Close 70
the field Of bat) when musketry heard the pcketf
of that division attacked and the whole camp 90,
under The Russians had attacked position in
great force they did the Goth They drove in the
pickets, and got their guns the ridge where
they before before well knew that the enemy
near the shot and shell dropped into the tents
Of the Second Division fast that, although the tents
Immediately struck at the end Of the action there
was hardly one that not more less damaged,
while some were almost cut into shreds The Second
Division marched repel the attack then the Guards
and finally part of every regment-except the Third
Division, who were In reserve and tho Highland brigade
who were Palaklaya-were included in the battle The
artillery. The Turks did not ere shot. The battle be-
gan before T. and not until after p M Some
times for minutes the firing would comparatively
both sides and then begin again with greater fury
The morning dark and foggy, and the could
hardly be said TO RISE at one time the fog was SO dense
that what with that and the smoke little could be
except the flashes Of the guns Later in the day the fog
cleared off, and the day became bright and fine; before
that the Russians had from their immense numbers and
and excellent artillery nearly ridge
but then the aspect Of affairs changed, and they
forced to retire. They advanced up to the breastwork
blown pieces Their artillery practice excellent
As the battle was ended went over the field.
On ridge. where our batteries the ground
covered with cead principally Russians, their bodies
fearfuy shattered They fought desperately, and at
one time were nearly outAanking and carrying the
ridge. One Russiap rather his remaias, lay on the
Iarapet of the breastwok; had it not been for his
clothes he would have dropped to pieces He had been
literally blown from the muzze Of gun while in the act
of climbing over the breastwork then went to the
ridge and knell where advanced pickets had
been, and which were occupied for a time by
the Russian artillery. There were not 20 many
bodies for the Russians had doubtless carried
(he guns had been carried back by the Russans) and
numbers of horses killed and wounded by balls
many disemboweled and others horribly mutihted and
still alve-some with leg shattered, and stu stand
ing. then crossed tine road which the field
Of action, where our right had been little in advance
is battery for two guns which had been erected for
the purpose of sencing Russian battery the other
side of the Inkermann Valley. This having been done,
the guns had been long since removed Here ths fight
hac been fercest and the sight exceeds all description
For great distance the ground absolutely covered
with dead Russians, Zouaves, Frenchmen Of the line
English guardsmen and linesmen lay heaped together
Here the greatest slaughter but everywhere where
any fighting had BEEN there want Of bodies and
am certain judging from three visits to the ground
that for every Englishman or Frenchman there were
eight ten Russians. The wounds frghtful-some
ripped open, with shot SHE'LL had their legs
blown off Others headess and the brains Of many
had actually drpped out of the immense holes made by
the Mimic bullets leaving the skull empty Forty eight
thousand fresh Russians wore engaged. They had
Z, % ana they
had out of the town overnight together with all
The NIGHT ss and the
morning also that they enabled to ascend the hills
unperceved by sentres and by that got their
guns, (about hrty,) into position, before we could
bring any thing to bear upon them. These guns were
followed by infantry SO numerous that for some time
we had no chance with them sixty thousand Russians
tie hills that there appeared to be end to them
One thing that made both their artillery and still
more effective and the battle more bloody was that the
experience of the action of the 26th had given the
rate range to both 1t battle of position, and not
Of manouvre, for none was required, From first
to last IL was hand.to hand bush fehtpg-regular
butchery The Russian force encamped in the Valley Of
Balaklava at time threatened to advance and did
make fent or false attack on our rear, but except
that remained stationary the whce day. In the
ing in all directions the reports of relocks heard
where the wounded horses being shot and put out
of their misery. In going the field found many
bottles which had contained spirits, and was informed
by the escort in charge of prisoners that they all smet
strongly of r1k. There is doubt that the Russia
army was primed with drink for the attack; most Of
our men went into battle without their breakfasts.
Yesterday again went over the field. can add little
to my previous account of it, The frelocks, nearly all
mate their loss with any accuracy The ground is thcky
covered with dwarf oaks and the dead and wounded
lying hill and valley even down to the plain It will
be time before they all discovered. Many Of
the wounded not then brought in and the troops
hard-worked that time viii eapse before IL
be done and all the dead buried and the dead hor
that II Ia easy matter to get them
out of the camp Many Of the wounded were dying
for want Of assistance they had not even had drop Of
water and their moaning was horrible It could not be
helped for there to 60 out to give it to them
and water scarce and has to be brought from great
distance The Russians should ss any civilized nation
would have done) have sent in flag Of truce and
geops and asked permission to attend to their wounded
and bury their dead but that would have been ackno
edgipg their defeat The Turks since the battle, have
been throwing Works ON Wnere
heavy guns to be mounted 1t ought to have been
done before for it is the weak part Of the position and
expect the Russians viii again attempt to force it, II
is said Is 900 more their way from the north
The Russian guns we're much heavier than that
they had all their way until two long is pound
ers were brought up, and in some measure silencee
them The Turks lazy workmen; to make them work
properly, there should be one Englishman OF
Frcnclman. with stick, to every six o.
them To day the 7th the remainder Of the wounded
Russians being fast brought in and the dead buried
The horses being dragged to distance from the
camp there neither hands or time to bury them
The dead men are being piled up in arabas and drawn
down to the valleys where great holes are being dug
receive them. The order Of the camp has been some
what changed. Some French battalions have beer
brought up to right and are encamped near The
Guards Up to this time troops have fought in thel
great coats and ii is said that during the action they
we're occasionally peppered by the French who in The
confusion mistook them for Russians, who also tool
en- for irregular troops To-day order has been is
sued for them always fight in red during the
This is as it should be- have just been round the field
again The dead being buried as fast as possible
but fear IL will be days before they all collect
ed ana buried Large pits being dug and the bodies
laid in crosswise--head and feet alternately. The Rus
SLAMS are buried separately and the English and French
together They lived together fought and died together
and are buried together indeed, the soldiers have