Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-03-22

Allixof Gen. Evans staff was dashed from his
saddle, not far from his own tent, by round
shot. and fell dead.
At the first alarm the crest in front of the
tents had been occupied by ysome troops of the
second division To their left extended the
47th and two companies of the 10th, which
were Immediately Joined by Buffers brigade
of the light division Arriving on the ground,
these regiments and companies found them
Sc yes close to Russian column advancing up
the ravine, which they at once charged with
the bayonet and drove back. The 4lst, with
the remainder of the 10th, had been sent to
the right with Brigadier ADAMS, and -tdvan-
ced to the edge Of the heights looking upon
Inkermann.
On arriving at the front, was sent to this
part of the ground with three guns, which
opened on a column of the enemy apparently
about 5000 strong descending the side of a
steep hill on the other side of the Woronzoff
road, and pursued it with their fire til the
side of the ravine hid it from view. Soon af-
terwards the enemy swarmed up our side of
the ravine, in such force that the 41st and
49th fell back but the Guards, marching up
by companies as they could be mustered, came
on to that part of the ground in succession,
and, passing on each side of our guns, checked
the enemy's advance.
Hitherto all that was known had been that
there was an attack in force; the numbers and
design of the enemy We're now evident. The
plan of the Russians was, after sweeping the
ridge clear by their heavy concentratedfire to
launch some of their columns over it. while,
others, diverging to their left, after crossing
the marsh, passed round the edge of the cliffs
opposite Inkermann. and turned our right
The artillery fire had not continued long be-
fore the rush of infantry was made. Crowds
of skirmishars, advancing through the coppice
(Which, as before mentioned, everywhere COW
cred the field. came on in spite of the case
shot, which tore many of them to pieces al
most at the muzzies of our guns, and passed
within our line, forcing the artillery to timber
up and retire down the slope, and spiking a
half-batfery which was posted behind one of
the small banks Of earth mentioned before as
the beginnings of an entrenohment. Two
companies of the 55th, lying down there re-
treated as the Russians leapt over it, firing as
they went back, and halted on French reg
iment that was marching up the hill. The
Russians retreated in their turn, and the
French, arriving at the crest, were for mo-
ment astonished at the fire of artillery which
there met them, whsle the Russian infantry
OUpPiee Bsusess
halted, as if about to waver but Gen Penne-
father riding in front and cheering them on,
they went CALAMITY down the slope under the
tremendous FIRE, driving the enemy before
them. II was critical moment, and the
French regiment did good service to the army
by its very timely advance.
Almost simultaneously with this attack on
the centre, and as part of it, body of Rus
slams had passed round the edge of the cliff
and met the Guards there. There was two
gun battery, revetted with gabions and sand
bags, on the ed ge of the slope opposite the ru-
ms of InkermaDn, which had been erected for
the purpose of driving away some guns which
the Russians we're placing in battery near the
Ruins. This effected, our guns had been re-
moved Into this the Guards threw them
selves, the Grenadiers extending to the right,
the Fusiliers to the left of the battery, and
the Coldstreams across the slope towards our
centre. The Russians came on in great num-
bers with extraordinary determination. Many
were killed in the embrasures of the battery,
and the Guards repeatedly attacked them with
the bayonet, till having exhausted their ann
munition, and lost nearly half their number,
they were forced to retire before the continu-
ally increasing force of the enemy. They left
ing there wounded by bullet Being rein
forced they returned, drove the enemy ont of
the battery, and found Newman there dead
from bayonet wounds. He, as well as many
other disabled men, had been savagely killed
by the enemy.
Townsend's battery of e.fourth division
arrived at the left of the position during one
of the rushes made by the enemy. Four OF
the guns were taken almost as soon as they
were unlimbered, the Russians being close to
them in the coppice unawares; but some Of
the 68th and 10th retook them before they had
been many seconds Ia the enemy's hands
Lieut.. Miller, r.. A., taking leading part in
the recapture of one of the guns of his own
division of the battery. In all these attacks
on our left, the Russians were prevented from
turning that flank of Codrington's brigade Of
the light division, which posted on the further
bank of the ravine, skirnished in and across
it with the enemy's infantry during the day.
Four guns had been detached early in the bat
tie to support this brigade; but they were met
whenever they came into action, BY SO heavy
fire, that they were compelled to remain in.
active, for the most part, under the shelter o.
large mound of earth.
When the Russian infantry was driven back
cannonade recomenced along their whol,
line to which our guns replied warmly, though
overmatched in meta. and numbers. The
Russians were computed to have sixty pieces
OF which many were guns of position while
we had six 9-pounder batteries of six gun.
each; but our gunners continued the fire witt
admirable steadiness.
Soon after the Guards came up on the right
! the three. guns first sent there had been with
drawn for fresh ammunition, having free
away all IN the limbers, and being separated