The daily union., 1854-12-15
DElrH OF GENERAL Bgows.-DEsPERArE FIGHTse.-AD-

DrirH or GENERAL sRows.-pEspERArr FIeHrIse.-AD-
vAScE
In the light division the ssth got 80 far into the front
that they surrounded and put into confusion
when four companies OF the 7th under Major Straton
ged the Russians broke them and relieved their
rades The fight had not long commenced before it
evident that the Russians had received orders 10 fire at all
mounted officers. Sir George Brown was bit by shot
which went through his and struck his side j saw
with regret his pale and ernly composed face his body
borne by litter early the day his white hair
ickerng in the breeze for knew had lost the services
Of good soldier that day. Further the right contest
the like OF which, perhaps took place before, was
going between the Guards and dense columns of Rus
sian infantry of five times their number The Guards had
charged them and driven them back when they perceived
that the Russians had outfianked them. They out
Of ammunition They uncertain whether there
friends foes in the They had support no
reserve and they fighting with the bayonet against
enemy who stouty contested every inch of ground,
when the corps Of another Russian column appeared
their right far ia their Then fearful mdraiHs was
poured into them and voeys of rifles and musketry The
Guards broken they had lost fourteen officers who
fell in the field they had left oDehaf of their number on
the ground and they retired along the lower road of the
valley They reinforced however and speedily
avenged their loss The French advanced about 10 O'clock
and turned the flank of the enemy
DEATH OF GENERAL srRASGwAYs
AT 81 o'clock Lord Raglan and his staff were assembled
knoll in the vain hope of getting glimpse of the
battle that raging below them Here General Strang
ways mortay wounded, and | told that he met
his death in the following way shell came right in
among the staff it exploded in Captain Somersets horse
ripping him open portion OF the she'll tore of the leather
oveas of Captain Somerses then struck down
Captain Gordons horse and killed him at once and then
blew away General Strangway's leg that il hung by
shred of flesh and bit Of cloth from the skin The poor
old general moved muscle of his face He said
merely in gentle voice Will any be kind enough
lift OFF my horse ~ He taken down and laid on
the ground, while his eblood ehbed fast and at last he
carried to the But the gallant old man had not
sufficient strength to undergo operation and in two
hours he had sunk TO rest leaving behind him memory
ha h.lH h,ra sptHr and n,f
the army.
FIGHT ABOUT THE BATTERY
The fight about the battery which have alluded in
former part of my letter, most sangunary 1t was
found that there banquete to stand upon and that
the inside could not fire upon the enemy The Rus
slams advanced mass after mass OF infantry AS fast as one
column broken and repulsed another took its place
For three long hours about $500 British infantry contend
ed against least four times their number No wonder
that at times they compelled to retire But they came
the charge again The admirable devotion of the officers
who knew they special objects of attack be
highly praised Nor the courage and steadness
of the few who left to follow them in this san
culinary assault on the enemy be sufficiently admired AT
one time the Russians succeeded in getting close the
guns of Capt Wodehouse and of Capt Turner's batteries
in the gloom of the morning.
DESPERATE THE RUSSIANS
Uncertain whether they friends foes arte-
rymen hesated to FIRE The Russians charged them sud-
denly bore all resistance down before them drove away
bayoneed the gunners and succeeded in spkng some of
the guns Their columns gained the hill and for few
men the fate Of the day trembed in the balance but Ad
brigade Penpeathers brigade and the light division
made another desperate charge while Dekson guns swept
their columns and the Guards with undmnshed valor
and steadnes though with sadly decreased front pushed
again meet their bitter enemies The rolling of
kerry the crash of steel the pounding of the guns
deaening and the Russians they charged the heights
yelled like demons. They advanced, halted, advanced
again received and returned close and deadly fire. but
the Mimic is the king OF weaponslnkermann proved it,
TIMELY surPoRr FRENCH
The regiments of the fourth division and the marines,
armed with the old and nuchbelauded Brown Bess could
do nothing with their thin line of fire against the massive
the Mimic 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 appeared
right-a joyful sight to our struggling regiments. The
Zouave the pas de chargc The French artl-
ley bad already begun to play with deadly effect the
right wing of the Russians Three baaons Of the Chas-
dOrleans q believe they had No their buttons)
rushed by, the light of battle their faces. They
accompanied by battalion Of Chasseurs ndigenes-the
Arab Sepoys of Algers Their trumpets sounded above
the din of battle and when watched their eager adj
right the flank of the enemy, knew the day
BRILLIANT CHARGE OF THE cHAssEuRs DAFRQCE,
Assaled in front by menbroken in several places
by the impetuosity of our charge, renewed again and
againattacked by the French infantry the right and
by artillery M along the lines the Russians began
tire 10 O'Clock they were driven pell-me down the
hill toward the valley, where pursuit would have been
madness the roads all covered by their artillery
They left mounds of dead behind them. Long they
most
over The ground difficult and broken it was, and inct
ed great loss them while the effect Of this rapid attack
aided by the advance of troops secured guns
which only spiked with wood and render
! ed TT for service,
BATTLE.
At o'clock the battle Of nkermann seemed have been
but the day which had cleared up for hour pre-
vously enable the enemy and meet him,
again became obscured. Rain and fog set in, and
could not pursue the Russians, WHO retiring under
the shelter Of their artillery had formed in front of
lines and holding the battlefield stouty contested
when the enemy taking advantage Of quietde again
advanced while their guns pushed forward and opened
tremendous fire upon
General Canrobert who quilted Lord Raglan for
much Of the early part of the day at directed the
French 10 advance and oulank the In his efforts
he ably seconded by General Bosquet whose
votion noble. Nearly all his mounted escort be-
side and behind him. General Canrobert slightly
wounded His immediate attendants suffered severely
The renewed assault admirably repulse that the
Russians ulenly retired still protected by their crushing
artillery
The Russians, about TO- made a sorte the French
lines and raversed parallels before they could be
sisted They driven back at last with great loss and
they retired they blew up mines inside the Flag
staff fort evidently afraid that the French would enter
pel-meil after them.
Att O'Clock the Russians were again retiring AT 40
Dicksous guns smashed their artillery and they linn
bered up leaving FIVE tumhris and guncarrage the
field.
RArTLx.-LoRD RAGLss's DESPATCH
From Lord Ragans very long despatch the Duke Of
Newcastle we extract the following
II is difficult arrive any positive conclusion to
the actual numbers brought into the field by the enemy
The conguraton OF the ground did admit OF
development of their orce-the attack consisting of
tenn Of repeated assaults in heavy Of columns but