The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-12-20
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european Nelps.
THE WAR.
The Battle of InkcrmaBn.

NOVemper S6u, cOntdlnS Gn0 IOllOWln&
accounts:
Early on the morning of the 5th, q
Russian army, about 10000 strong, of
whom 80, 900 men consisted of reinforce
ments which arrived on the preceding
evening, under the command of General
Dannenburg and the Grand Dukes Mitch
ael and Alexander, profting by an in
tense fog, marched upon Inkermann, to
the extreme limit of the English army
and attacked them vigorously.
General Cathcart assembled about
5000 men, whom he opposed to the Rus
SLAMS, and for more than two hours this
handful of brave soldiers had been strug-
Cling with the most heroic intrepidity
against an army SO superior in number,
when the French troops arrived in all
haste, and, joining themselves to-the
English with an admirable spirit of FRA
termination, opposed to the enemy body
of about 1000 men. who charged the
Russian masses one against five, and
repulsed them with the most irresistible
impetuosity.
The Monet brigade arrived soon after
wards, and its arrival completed the
route of the Russians, who retired in dis
order about four o'clock in the after
noon. ~
(vienO- NoSatIs. correspOndeee ofLOndon Timesl
Az you viii see by the following dis,
patches, which have been received here,
the news from Sebastopol is conflicting
although all Of it is from what must be
considered authentic sources.
On the6th, the garrison and the whole
of the Russian army under Mensehikof
made an attack on.the besiegers.
One of the dispatches says that the
allies " where getting the upper hand, -
and the other "that Gen. Liprandi had
been completely defeated" One of the
great embassies is said to have received
news to the followips effect.
whole force attacked the right wing of
the allied army. The battle ended with
the complete discomfture Of the Rus
slams, who had great many men killed
and besides lost may prisoners. The
English suffered considerable loss, and
had four of then. geperals more or less
severely wounded Two of the generals
we're Sir AGt0rga Brown and Bofd Benz
think. t06I7 two Of the French di7is-
ions Fere engaged. It was SUPPRESSED
thaI General CanrobeES would take ad-
vantage cf the = complse defeat y ofthe
Russians; and at once ssaalt Sebasto-
pol.
Another dispatch tells nearly the same
story, with the addition that the battle
" which was most ihurderous," lasted
eight hours. It also says that three
English generals were killed.
Prince Manshikof speaks of divis-
ion having arrived too late, and it was
probably under Liprandi, which was to
have attacked the English in the rear
The Russians tell US that in the conflict,
(which was murderous," Lieutenant
General Simonoff was killed, and this
fact plainly shows that the Russians
had some months ago begun to send rein
forcements to the Crimca Gen Simon
offs name was continually mentioned In
connection with the affairs at Giurgevo,
but, long before the seige of Silistria was
raised, we heard that his corps had reach
ed Moldavia. The spiking of Is guns
in the churchyards was serious misfor-
tune, as that French hattery was in d
very commanding situation, and cld
great damage to the besieged. As the
main attack was made on the right flank
of the allies, it is not clear why only two
out of the six French divisions were sent
to the assistance of the English. We
know that the divisions under Gen.
Forey and Prince Napoleon, was occu-
pied with the Russians who made the
sortie from bastion No. 6, and we can
only suppose that the other two were SO
placed as to keep the Russian troops in
check, whose object it was to cut off the
allies from their basis of operations at
Balaklava On the days proceeding the
5th there had been skirmishes daily; and
on the 27th October there was more
serious affair, in which the English were
the assailants. They attacked the left
wing of Gen. Engalhardt's {? division,
(should probably be Liprandi's), but as
the Russian reports state, without sue
cess.