Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-14

the b.tte, but the officers nevertheless were picked
on wherever they went and 1t did not require the
coiorsiau 70 indicate <heir presence. Our ambu-
iances we're soon filed, and ere nine o'clock they
were Dusty engaged N carrying loads Of men, all
the line.
About halfpast nine o'clock, Lord Raglan and
his staif were assembled on knoll, in the vain
hope of getting glimpse of the battle which was
raging below them Here General Strangways
was MORALLY wounded, and / am told that he met
his death in the following way: A shell came
right in among the staff-it exploded in Captain
S0mmerset's horse, ripping him open; portion of
the shell tore OFF the leather overalls of Captain
Somerset's trousers, ii then struck down Captain
Gordon's horse and killed him Mt once, and then
blew away General Strangways' leg, so that It
hung by shred OF flesh and bit of cloth from
the skin.
The poor old gentleman never moved muscle
of his face He said merely in gentle voice. twill
any one be kind enough to lift me off my horse"
He was taken down and laid on the ground, while
his life blood ebbed fast and at last he was carried
to the rear. But the gallant old man had not sui.
fcient strength to undergo an operation and In two
hours he sunk TO rest leaving behind him a memo
ry which will ever be held dear by every officer
and man of the army.
The fight about the battery to which have al
luded in former part of my letter was most
nuuRuiuAiJ. ~ Wuo iOuuu that tuefe was no Dan
quette to stand upon, and that the meninside could
not fire upon the enemy. The Russians advanced
mass after mass of infantry. AS fast as one column
was broken and repulsed, another took its place.
For three long hours about $500 British infantry
contended against at least four times their number
No wonder that at all times they were compelled
to retire. But they came tothe charge again.
AT one time, the Russians succeeded in getting
up close to the guns of Captain Wodehouses and
RI Captaiu Turpera in tha erln IF fha
morning. Uncertain whether they were friends or
foes, our artillerymen hesitated TO fire. The Rus
slams charged them suddenly, bore all resistance
down before them, drove away or bayoneted the
gunners, and succeeded in spiking some Of the
guns.
Their columns gained the hill, and, for few
moments, the fate of the day trembled in the bal
ance; but Adams's brigade, Pennefathcr's brigade,
and the light division, made another desperate
charge, while Dckson's CUPS swept their col
umns, and the guards, with undminished valor and
steadiness, though with sadly decreased front,
pushed on again to meet their bitter enemies The
rolling OF musketry, the icash of steel, and the
pounding of the guns were deafening and the Rus
slams, as they charged up the heights yelled like
demons
They advanced halted, advanced again, received
and returned close and deadly fire. But the
MIME is the king of weapons Inkernan proved it.
The regiments of the fourth division and the ma
rines, armed with the old much-belauded Brown
Bess, could do nothing with their thin line Of fire
against the massive multudes of the Muscovite in
fantry but the volcys of the MIME rifle cleft them
like the hand Of the destroying angel and they fell
like leaves in autumn before them.
About ten o'clock body Of French infantry APP
peared on our right, joyful sihgt to our strug-
Cling regiments. The Zouaves came ON at the pas
De charge. The French artillery had already be-
gun to play with deadly effect on the right wing Of
the Russians. Three battalions of the Chasseurs
dOrleans u believe they had No. on their but
tons) rushed by, the light ofbattc on their faces.
They We're accompanied by battalion of Chas-
seurs lndigenes-the Arab Sepoys of Algers.
Their trumpets sounded above the din of battle,
and when we watched their eager advance right
on the flank of the enemy, VIC knew the day was
won. Assailed in front by our men-broken in
several places by the impetuosity of our charge,
renewed again and again--attacked by the French
infantry on the right, and by artillery all along the
line, the Russians began to retire, and at twelve
o'clock they were driven pell-mell down the hill
towards the valley, where pursuit would have
been madness, as the roads were all covered by
their artillery.
They left mounds Of dead behind them Long
ere they fed the Chasseurs d. Antique charged them
most brilliantly over the ground, difficult and
broken as il was and inflicted great loss on them,
while the effect of this rapid attack, aided by the
advance Of our troops, secured our guns, which
were only spiked with wood, and were soon rem
dered fit for service.
Our own cavalry the remnant of the light brig
ade were moved into position where it was hoped
they might be Of service, but they were too few to
attempt anything, and while they were drawn up
they lost several horses and some men. One Off
Ger, Cornet Cleveland, was struck by piece of
shell in the side, and has expired. There are now
only two officers left with the fragment of the 18th
LanceB-Captain Godfrey Morgan and Cornet
George Wombwel
At twelve o'clock the battle of Inkerman seem
ed to have besn won, but the day, which had
cleared up for an hour previously 80 as to enable
us to see the enemy and meet him, again became
obscured. Rain and fog set in, and as we could
not pursue the Russians, who were retiring under
the shelter of their artillery, we had formed in
front Of our lines and were holding the battlefield
so stoutly contested when the enemy, taking adj
vantage Of our quietude again advanced, while
their guns pushed forward and opened a tremend-
Gus fire upon u.s.
General Canrobert, who never quilted Lord Rag
Ian for much of the early part of the day. at once
directed the French to advance and outfank the
enemy. In his efforts he was most ably seconded
by General Bosquet, whose devotion was noble
Nearly all his mounted escort were down beside
and behind him.
General Canrobert was slightly wounded His
immediate attendants suffered severely The re-
newed assault was so admirably repuIsed that the
Russians sullenly retired, still projected by their
crushing artillery
The Russians, about ten, made sortie on the
French lines, and trayersed two parallels before
they could be resisted. They were driven back at
last with great loss, and as they retired they blew
up some mines inside the Flagstaff Fort, evidently
afraid that the French would enter pell.mcll after
them. At one o'clock the Russians were again
retiring AT forty minutes past one Dicksons two
guns smashed their artillery, and they lmbered up,
leaving five hundreds and one gun-carriags on the
field.
From the Richmond Dispatch.
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