The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-24
THE DAILY UNION

The ATTACK or raE KEpAs MALAKoYF TowERs~-Ss-
BAsroroL ACTUALLY EsrEREpGen Pelssiers account of
the great epulse the 18th of June has been published
lie shifts the responsibility OF failure upon of his gem
erals The London Tunes after noticing length the re-
pulse, says:
BY far the extraordinary part of the events Of the
day was the successful and add astonishing
tack on the Barrack battery made by the second brigade
OF the third DIVISION under the command Of Gen. Eyre
THIS corps consisted Of the 9TH 18TH 2sih 3eh and 44h
regiments 10 which added the 18th Royal Irish as the
storming party These six regiments mustered in all
scarcely $500 men, Their task occupy the Gene
terry and Barrack batteries upon the creek Ma
or Bidduph states in his Typographical Sketches of Sc
bastopo that the Barrack battery stands the of the
hill immediately above the bay Lord Raglan describes it
as the works at the head of the dock yard creek Ii
IN fact work between the Redan and the South harbor
and slightly IN the Of the Redan represented by
Major Bidduph
Against this point the attack of General Eyre and his
brigade was directed They rushed upon the Churchyar
(which must not be COMPOUNDED with the work of the
name on the extreme eft) and drove the enemy but
heavy hire immediately opened from the ad-
acent batteries Nothing daunted however four compa-
MES OF the 18th dashed toward the town, and literally
houses apparently just deserted by their inhabitants In
this singular position they from the fire of the
Russian heavy guns but they could neither advance
retreat and, what is most extraordinary, attempt APP
pears to have been made relieve them this
attack, although they remained in the place hours
from o'clock in the morning until at night when the
"
an exceptional circumstance The 9th regiment also ef
fected lodgmen in houses sergeants party drove
dozen Russian artillerymeh out of small battery
officer with six men and fifteen French soldiers reached
part of the Flagstaff battery another officer with twelve
raen took of the Russian rfeps and held through
out the day is scarcely possible to doubt that it, upon
the failure OF the attack the Redan which, fatal
was did not last half hour the strength of the columns
Of attack had been thrown the left part at least Of
the place would have been carried II is indeed ncon
cevabe that knowing the critical position which this
brigade was placed by its successful advance and the
fact that was engaged alone throughout the day at
tempt should have been made to take of its entry
and to relieve it at all hazards from peous predica
ment"
THE FOURTH JULY LoNDoN.--On the 4th of July
last Mr. George Peabody gave his customary grand
tainment to his felow-czens sojourning in London.
About hundred and eighty present among whom
were Willard Fillmore late President of the United States
and several other distinguished Americans The dinner
was given at Wiss Rooms, and passed off to the grati
cation of all the guests At end of the hall stood the
bust of Washington with that of the Queen the right
and Prince Albert the left Over these blended grace
fully the flags of Great Britain and America which were
surmouned by wreath of laurels. AT the other end
there stood desta the eagle of America bearing the
shield and motV of the nation and surrounded by the
flags of the two nations entwined from n garland Of
flowers, and forming drapery Speeches made by
Mr. Quincy Of Boston, Mr.. Fillmore Mr. Warren of Bunker
HILL and the United States consul at Southampton To
ship and amity between the people Of England and the
United States Sir Emerson Tennent responded in very
happy manner reiterating with hearty good will the
sentiment of the toast.
swIsDLER sEsrEscED.-The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
says that ANDREW English the late manager of the infant
drummer found guilty of swindng in his late lottery
scheme fined hundred dollars and sentenced to
thirty days imprisonment /.
Apyup Jruv Tho pa EnyJs Car Tul,
has the following important intelligence
Among the novelties of the season the Alma pocket
handkerchief is to be noticed most charming produc-
ton 1t has rounded corners enriched by elegant
brodered designs and trimmed with shells of exquisey
the oambric and succession of small spots with
here and there lance firearms, helmets and flags; and
ut each corner is . horseback In full armor
The most elegant bonnes of the are those made
of gupure formed from the fibre Of aloe ricestraw
mixture of Grape and blond Several have short falls at
the edge beautifully embroidered with white silk The
trimming principally composed of flowers sometimes in
the front and the curtanke ends rband Several bon
nets thus trimmed have bow placed far back the
with four long ends falling the curtain 1t is in the
inside of the bonnes that the greatest display of
quired in order to arrange the immense prosion Of trim
ming which has to be placed there
"The parasol forms article Of consideration at the
present time and much importance is attached to the
choice of color and style in order that right shade should
be thrown the countenance For example fair lady
will choose pink aetas and dark lady will prefer
pale grcen The style Of parasols is very fancul They
mostly covered with frls plain covering Of
point dAngeterre Between each frill is of black
velvet