New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-17

destructive to any one they inflicted serious persona
injuries Oh several both OF the officers and men.
know not If YOU have received any description OF
hese Ingenious conrivauces for the blowing up OF the
unwary and if not may repeat what have heard OF
them from officer who belonged 10 the party winch
dug up no less than eghiyfour Of them during the late
successful attack the Qusrries They consist OF
two square boxes buried about ten inches below
the surface Of the ground, and connected To-
eether by a glass tube filled with an acid,
and fisiDg out Of the Of explosive matesal
which fls both; from the center Of this last another
small vertical tube rses 10 the level OF the ground
likewise filed with chemical liquid, wnlch "hen
mingled with that in the lower tube by being pressed
down into il by the foot of the passer nites expodes
the powder and blows the unfortunate victim or VIC
tins frdnsifa above into the air. In the attack up
on the quarres only two of these went of but several
| am Informed exploded during this mornings ap
proacb 10 the Redan single letter, however, would
lot suffice TO relate all the disastrous incidents OF the
DAVIS dongs TO detail the series Of blunders by
which the occurrence may be explained presume,
Of course 10 offer no opinion on the worth or Otherwise
of the plan of attack which have mentioned it was
probably capable Of being carried out successfully,
bad iis execuants been other than the woodenhe headed
old women in regmentals with whom lay its carrying
out in their several bngades The feeling, however,
Throughout the camp-botb with officers and mems.
that heavy loss has been sustained through the most
wreiched Encouragement by which troops could be
sacrificed rather Than owing TO any vast difficulties IN
the way of the capture of either of the works as5aed
We have at all events the unsatisfactory consolation OF
knowing that not ourselves alone have failed; for the
French have been beaten off from before the Maakof
with loss compared with which ours has been trIning
Beside four generals they have Lost very many colonies
and other superior officers and report says, not ess
than three thousand rank and file This last figure Is
probably exaggeraed but the fact is certain that their
loss has been great. The enemy, on the other hand,
appear 70 have gained their success at but small cost
though they must have suffered considerably during
the course of yes erdays bOmbardment. Tue terribly
elective array of preparation with which they met and
attlaa Tho Of on moi N
the superstition that their guns had been Withdrawn
under and kept in readiness for the assault which
they knew would follow the bomba!dment; or, IT re-
ally senced by our batteries during the course OF the
day. had been replaced by heavy field artillery run up
into the embrasures and loaded chock full Of grape and
canister they Before the next mail goes out
may probably be able to learn some explanation o.
many points in the days events which al present ad-
NIT only of conjecture and if shall let you have
il in my next letter. with the numbers of our killed aud
wounded, as yet unknown. The general feeling in the
camp liz, that the misadventure must be speedily and
at all costs retrieved and hope therefore to commu
Bicate before many days that the debt owe the
enemy has been glOriOusly liquldated.
Beside u ese unfortunate occurrences before Sevas
topo itself we have of the crossing of the Cher
maya and attack on LipraDdis lines by combined
force Of French, Sardinans and Turks; but the de-
tails OF this movement you will doubtless learn by this
post from your correspondent with the army Of Omer
Pasha. and of it, therefore, need say nothing. Re-
port says that this force is round to the north
side Of the town: but this is not likely for there is
reason TO hope that failure OF to-day will be re-
Heved by speedier course of action than the slow
process of blockade, since, beside feeling Of
soreness, we have the additional wound giveT to the
esprit naiitdire of allies TO urge both us and them
to quick and vigorous self-atonement Tor this most
unexpected failure. Enemies though they be, how
ever, the Russians deserve all credit for the defense
tey have this day made and il only remains for US to
reap double harvest Of glory in our next attack to
baanceihe loss of prestige which this affair is sure to
cost the allied arms everywhere We shall if our
Generals grow wiser from dear-bought experience, or
if i'll strategy blunders in execution are to
continue 20 cost many gallant lives and cover US
with such accumulated national oiscredt.