Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1855-08-01
From the lnTalide Russe.1 ~
Russian Account of the Attack upon tRe
NIalakhoT and Resan Batteries

Of the the assault of the French, on the S.h
of June on Bastions l. 2and 3, aud Kornteh, oil inc
line of defence of evastopo and of their rePulse oy
our troops.
The enemy having resolved to make decisive
attack left flank, opened, on the 2tn ltttni
of June at $50 a M fire Of hell against Tue Ior'i,
fcations of the karaoelna6 FaHbouTs ls2ction anu
AZ. For two consecutive hours all their batteries
fired almost uninterrupted broadsides- On our sue
we kept up quick fire in return. AT IN the ai'er-
noou at given signal, the besiegers opened heavy
fire against our right flank the FIRE which was now
opened along the whole line Of of our detenceS LAST
ed till an advanced hour ofthe evening.
At dusk and throughout the night the enemy
threw shells and rockets into the towa into ehs r9s
stead, and the north side. A steam frigate; Wh'Sh
had left the allied feet at the same time hFeo orG
side into the rOadStead and against the town ne
greater portion OF its projectile fell into the sea With
out touching ships.
This terrible caunonaie and iucessant lombard
ment did not prevent the brave defenders OF SeE"s-
toPol from actively repairing the damage done to
the works; despited terrible front and tauh hrei
the works were Successfully completed, the guns
which had been diSrnaltIed replaced hy new ones
on every point and the morning Of The 9Th (lSthl
of June We were perfectly prepared to receive and
drive back the encry.
." IN the night between the 9TH and 9Th O7th)
and (lSih) of June, to he prepared for an aSSauIt,
our troops were disposed follows the left flank
of our line OF defence
Bastion No. 8 and the neighboring batteries were
defended by the I'd brigade OF the l4th Division OF
Infantry regiment ofIho Briansh Ch:ssseurs, and
battalion OF reserve consisting of men of the MinsA
and Yolhynia Regiments.
"In the KornieF Bastion and in the Gervais Bat
ery there the first of the Sh Infantry Division
and the SevSk Regiment of Infantry.
in BastiOn No. >, the Valdimia Regiment Of In
lutry and the first battalion .of the SouElial Regi-
meRt another battalion OF the regiment was
drawn up along the curtain between Bastion nor
uietf and Bastion No. ,. Bas;ion No. l, was occu-
pied by TIE Chasseur regiments hre,nentchoug and
Prince Of WarsAW.
The general reserve of troops who defended the
works of the ENrtbenaja Faubonrg consisted of the
lth division ofinfanry, with Is pieces of field ar
tiilery of the lIth and nth brigadeS.
I" On the 9Th (lSth) Of June at d'lybreak, the enc
my in dense chain, supported by strong reserves,
attacked Simultaneous Bastion No. +, the fortified
barracks between BaStion l and 2, BGstou No. ,,
tile Kornetf BustUn No. 2; and the so-called Gribok
work, situated on Tie right of the PercsSyp; some
where along his long line of defence
The number of troops they brought to the as
sault was 5000 men, without counting their distant
reserves. The French advanced of the right flank
and centre, the English the left flank.
The Besiesers, provided with ladders fascenos,
and sdppCrS Tools advanced rapidly TO the attack.
Despite the heavy fire of grape and mnskctry we
poured into them, their columns advanced, reached
our bitches and commenced scaling the parapets.
Bat tie line OF the intrepid defenders ofScystO-
pol never svcrvcd. They received the daring rs
snilauts with the points OF their bayonels and t.rew
them back into the bitches. The cucmy's columns
tneu threw themselves the GerviaS Battery, enter
ed it, drove out the battalion Of infantry in charge
OF H. aud, following in pursuit, occupied the houses
nearest tie karihe!nlia fauboUrg from the Nalgh-
lyT Mamulou to i,Ie bay Of the docks.
The success or our alyers1rics was not Of long
duration. Lieutenant General ChTODuleif. the vi-i
liant cc; OF the line of defense Of the karsGclnaia
FLHUOu-, ordered up reserve Of coo riticmeu I"
ta2 curtain between BIstiuuS and kCTnciGf-
When the enemy hail passed through our line near
lie Gcrvais Battery, lieutenant General Chroucli,
placing Ii;Esc!!dt The head OF IL company Of the Sc
vask RcgiUcut!of Iniuutry,w sh returning FROM
2 coTCec. and taking with him battalion OF tie
P0tawa Regiment, led them to the charge
These tTuGUS reinforced in good time bY i've
companies Of tho lakUHta,l Regiment, and later by
battalion Of the Ycets Regiment round the French
ana having driven diem ont OF The Gcrvas Battery,
pursued them into ;h9lr own trenches, putting the
stTIE.crs in tie % the bayUu.ts. Tile coIisa
ny OF the ScysiS Regiment distinguished itself by its
iutrcrid,ty durn; this combat.
d" On alt other points of the line Of defence the
troops animated By thei- commanders Rear AGIui
Fal i'o2.OI af.l Major General Uuvoussoii fought
with exemplary courage and drove back Tic assaii-
ants.
Oar batteries on the north side, and our steam
ers which swept the euelnYs columns 1T every point
upon which they could bring their guns to bear
riiutCd considerably TO the OF this brilliant
affair; the steamer vladimir III particular, COM
Tcaudsd by Captain l!umakOtf approached repeated
ly tie entrance Of Ctreeriug Bay, from which point
it swept the encny,s reserves
The LcroiSn ard disregard of danger OF The Cari-
son Of SerusUpol in which nl from the General
the private fought with tie most extraordinary iar-
ing and intrrp.Iity, ere GhoTe all praise. Among
those 90 lCst distinguish themselves; in addition
TO the Commander OF the garrison, Aide-Camp, Count
Ostcn Sackeu and his colleague, Admiral NatchimUH,
who valiantly direct The whole defence of Sevas-
topol must mention Lieutenant General Chroulci,
to whom the chief Honor of the dag is due, COM
maHdug the whole OF the line attacked Rear Adj
Iaig;,l Pdutiloif who drove back the assault Bs-
ton No. =; Major GcnerafPIinGc OurOussoE who
Dictated the GSsailautS tCtweeu BaStiUn and ,: the
CUieis Of the Sections and Naval Captains de Kern
and Pcrclsch.u": Major General YuutcroT, Col. Col
cit Lieutenant Colonel MaletsIy, and Captain Boat
ahoG.
Oar losses during the ho.nbardnlcnt of the 18th
and 9th az and l6ih) of June and during the
srult, consist of superior officer, subaltefns and
$50 men were killed; superior officers Il subG-
terms, and about 3,3IS men wounded.
Among tie brave defenders of Sevnstopo
have urhappfly TO dcPlore the loss of some diSn-
guished officers. Thus, the brave Captain Boudis-
techci, of the navy, was killed. Among the wound
ed are, Major General Iamarne, the gallant Capt.
\ ourkovsky, Of tie navy; commander of the 4th
section (seriOusly,) the captain OF naval artillery
Stnnisavsky, commander of the artillery of the kOr-
nilcG Hastiur.
The loss of the enemy whose columns were ox-
posed TO most terrible Ere of grape and muSketry,
is very considerable; the removal of the dead which
took place on the following DAY, at tie request Of The
Ommander5-in-Chiof Of the allies at in the even
ing, is proof oft The number of CoTpses were so
considerable that the French had not sufficient
srechcrs 10 carry them OIL, and the officer utrUst
cd with the duty requested US to bury those they
could not remove.
Such IS the recital of this unexamped exploit of
the garrison of Sevasouol which sitter nine months
the desperate assault Of the enemy accustomed them
immense loss, and with heroic devotion is still
ready TO meet any new attempt on their part"
For more cIcarncss is indispensable to say
that the space between which the attack of the be
sicgers made has extent of about four wcrSts
from Carcering Bay TO that of the Laboratory and
forms convex curve Blstion \. is detached
from the Bay of the Docks and Etornilef on the right
shore Of which connected with this Busiion, IS the
GervialS Battery, the fire of which commands the
Bay snd the ground in front of Basiion No. 81
The Seward Anti-SIaveFy Alliance.
The objects of this alliance which has adopt
cd the name of the republican party" are shad-
owed forth in the resolutions Of their State Conven-
ton in Ohio. The resolutions of that body declared
lst for the restoration Of the Missouri restriction
Cd, that whether the Kansas-Nebraska bill, lie re-
peaied not, more slave State shall be admit
ted into the Union from any territory North of the
Missouri ine 81. that save States shall
be admitted from any territory inside outside of
present limits, either side of the line.
The advocates of the restoration of the Missouri
restriction, whose principal leaders arc Seward.