New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-23

whole line Our batteries returned the 6re with shot
and she'll the flashes of the guns made the air quite
light and the was deaf.nog and aSfu. Still the
cones; went on along the Whole OF the sdvaneed
work. The enemy persevered 10 their attack on the
English and poured such masses on our thin and ex-
tended line that at time il seemed ss II they we're
about 10 be successful But our gallant coun-
trymen never hiBchsd Though the enemy were
along the whole top Of The parspet, aud the
Russisn officer 10 whom l have alluded, wss,
with five or SIX others, actually inside tbs
work, our troops fought with the same dogged
obsinsoy, clubbing their relocks and beating dowa
the mt on the psrspet stabbing desperately with
the bsyouet Colonel Kelly of the 3i,h who was
field officer in command of the trench, Capt Wears
of the 97tb Hon. Capt Browne of the 7tb, aud Capt.
Bsyey, Of the ssth particularly distinguished them
selves by the GOODNESS snd daring with which they
led the different attachments, and maintained the
contests against such overpowerlng numbers for the
enemy were coo or 600 strong, while tue whole OF
our guard have already said only mustered be-
tween 500 ard 600 men. Not until THIS hand To-
hand combat had lasted nearly twenty minutes sad
not until every who succeeded In forcing MS way
Gown from the parapet into the trench vas santy
bayoBeteo did the enemy f4lter in their attack, and
even then they strove to bold the top Of the bresst
work But in IN this last stand they driven sso-
the it-rr, pitching them of 9Th their bay lets
hesdloDg IN 20 the ditch below. Even after having
been completely oriven out OF the psrsue tue
enemy stood still and fired continued heavy hls hre
into the work, which, | regret to say canned some
severe lor among gallant officers Captain the
Hon. Csventish Browne, of the TN, while cheering
ard animang the men. recei, ed no less nan seven
musket balls through the chest aud eAprso instantly
Under cover of this it fire. the Russians str0ve 10
carry eff their wounded but the incessant yoleys of
mu.ketry which poured into them from our lines
eventually compelled them 10 fall back, though they
still continued 10 fire heavy musketry from tins TO
tine.
While this going on on the eft and center, the
French Oh the right were engaged IN mos, serous
contest. 1t seems that our allies were coSplstely
saE.n hy rflrf4 Ixy a 4n m uab
that before they could otter any efectual
resistance, move up their reserve, the Rus
SLAMS had gained complete possession OF their
por ION of the work aud opened such dead
ly fire upon the French that they were CON-
PEELED TO give ground before It. The French
go received achievements hut by that time the
enemy bad considerably advanced and were dc.
stroylDg the trench. The French nevertheless. in-
stanlly charged them, succeeded IN driving tRen
back for distance, though not out of the work.
Both parties then halted, ami within 20 PAGES CON-
meIced a terrif, he,h'e into each others ranks,
which caused serous loss both TO the enemy and our
allies After few minutes of this the French again
charged and soon, by series Of desperate struggles
succeeded in the course of At an nour, in comp ete
ly tiectng Russians from the trench though not
regret to say uutll the work was very considerably
il jured, ana our allies had sustained very hssvy
loss in botn men and officers. But that the two
columns which attacked the English line we're sgnay
defeated, the hold GhiCh the enemy for time OBJ
tanned in the French advanced work might have
proved most serious affair.
The rnu.ketry commen need at about halfpast ten
The teet over past redemption, for the enemy
that attacked our parallel by hat past eleven; out
with the French the fighting was severe for an hour
later.
The Russian batteries kept up their cannon9ie un.
ill three in the morning Some shells fired by the
FreI Oh morsr batteries during the struggle act fire to
one OF the buildings the docky ards aud ~ one Of
the houses in the town
The loss ON the English side in men was low be-
yond all precedent but among officers, regret TO
A. .nalft hsys hssn osf- Ver
About twenty prisoners were captured by our men.
One Russian officer, whom Captain Richman en-.
gagged and cut his off and succeeded in capturing
him. The Russian officer who displayed such courage
m eaoDg bis Ipen WAS bayoneted, With the five d.
oiers, who with him, succeeded in getting INTO the
trench. lie was armed with ystagban aud double
ecged dagger. I'M former was takea by an officer OF
the ssih 1t is beautiful weapon, handsomely
mounted and the blade nlaid with gold Dam3cene
work Both sword and dagger were as keen asrezors,
ard bore distinct marks OF having just been sharpened
and fire edge put 10 them.
The loss Of the French sm sorry to add, has been
unusually heavy. The very careful manner In shch
they always conceal their Dumoer Of cssustes 10
affairs like last mig mt, makes 1t difficult to arrive at
the truth; bur am Informed that they have lost no
lees than fifteen officers and upward OF 800 men killed
ard wounded. OF these six officers aud $50 men arc
said TO be killed..
The loss of the enemy has been most severe To-
day visited WORKS, which are only dttant
shout $50 yards from the scsne Of the contest add
from bill near Gordons Battery, long line OF Rus.
sian dead was visible outside our parallel should
coy that not lees than 200 corpses lie beyond our line
at this point. In font of the French they were
thicker, some 800 being in fcont of their worst.
Nearly 100 of the enemys dead lie inside toe French
parallel as they fell Only five in ours one officer
al d four men.