Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-06-13

an VI r;es oi;the foreign legion, lfirsi
reeiment. Coloncl Vicnot,) eigh'
companies offhd fortysthird' und iea
BCoinlnar,dant Recquet De Somnay
and ten companies Of the seventy.
ninth, under Colonel Grenicr, werf
ordered to turn the work By the rlghtE
whtch was defended by several bat 'i'
ttalions. I'hesc troops, which were
ledon by General llazaine with much
skill and yigor, pushed on the enemy
With an irresistible. impetuosity n
Colonel Vienot, also, led on the for
eigil legion withrcmarkablc gallant
.ry. "A ball has deprived the Ernpe,
ror Of this brave officer, who fell
sword in hand, ht the head ofhi'
men. ~ bill. 4, 5i.s E.l
The centre column, under,Gen. d.
Ia Motterouge, whose name haS al.
ready figured in the most hon orablt
manner in the operation OF the siege
val composed ofthc forty-sixth, I'M
der Col. Gault. One Of these bat
talions, led on. by the Col. himself
advanced, without firing ii shot, OF
the front of the work land resolutely
rushed on the enemy lat the point o
the bayonct. The other battalion
following close, immediately crossed
oyerthe.lir-t enclosure, and thewhol,
regiment then adyan ced on the sec
ond, which it carried with n courage
of which its colonel set the highest
example. - II i. .f. E. ~E..
I'hc nincty-cighth, marching in
support of the, forty 4ixth, rushed il
its t,lrn upon the enemy, and gave
brilliant proofs of ynlor under the or,
dcrs of its colonel, DE Bregeot, The
right column, formed of>ene Icompa.
ny |of the ninth battalion Ut foo,
cha4seurs under CaPtain de Vilter,
main, an officer Of tried bravery, and
two companies Of thf forty econd
under Captain .lsagod, carried The
work on the left. Il F. F
The enemy, driven iromcvery p nrt
andIpurSued at the point Of the ljay,
ontt, abandoned the work and re
tired in disorder, strcw ipgthe ground
with their slain, and leaving a mum
Der ol prisoners and d quantity. o
arms :in our posses sion The loss o
the Russians was yer; considerable
We took possession oifthc niue h;,nt
mortnrs whichs hi been placed ir
position, ~.. + Mi i.
n :*t -
Atabout three o'clock in the amer
noon of the ID n Russian column b
about three thous and men rnade "a
sudden sorti"s ON the work which 81.
had taken l.om them. and the drlcn
ses ofwhich were stiIl imam imper
feet State. 1t was guarded by two
companies of the second regiment 0
the foreign legion, one company D
the iorty-third, q weak battalion 0
iortyIsixth, and a stilE weaker on,
Of THO ninety eighth. These battal
ions, (which remained Oh duty during
the dfy, had suffered severely III III,
conhat oftho preceding night. Th,
assail ants commenced }by a :sharI
fire Of nuskctry, and some OF til,
most daring ofthem scaled the par,
npet andrthrcw themselves into th,
work where they were killed or taker
prisoners. a. /. 4. RI n:
Wills the foreign legion, the nine
ty-eighth and the fortyEsixth, .cner
getically Commanded By Licute nant
Colonel Martineau Desc hcsncz, were
repul<ing the enemy, two companie,
of the first regiment Of the voltigurs,
of the Imperial Guard, g8who were il
reserve in the second parallel; rcso
lutely rushed forward underline com
|mand ofCaptain Gently and threat
=cned thcright flank Of the enemy =.
A company of the tenth battalion 0
foot fhasseurs, and two companie,
of the eightieth regiment ofthe linz
under Chefde Battalion.dc Cour4on
joined in this movement, which &C
nobly marked the debm Of the inpe,
rial Guard among us. "A battalion
oithe fortythirl, nntlerCommandan
Jennningros, stopped another Rus
sian column, which misunderstanding
to descend from the Flagstaff Bias
ton. RI 25sg hSI ~ / :. s"t ~
TIP artillery Of the place support
cd the assailants by a continued fr,
but DIR batteries opened ia their turn
and in the end prevailed oyer tht
fire Of the enemy, At length afte
several vain and fruitless ASSAULT
the Russians decided on making
retreat, which they effected, leavin!
the ground covered with their dead
This brilliant affair confirmed ou
possession ofthe work Our lossel
IN tho twenty-four hours amountedt Il
eleven officers killed, among whom
in addition to Col. Vlenot, was Com
mandant Julien Of the forty-sixth
an officer much distinguished in tn,
nrmylf his bravery; We had in al
twenty-five officers wounded, AM
one hundred and 1fitty-eight men kill
ed, and six hundred wounded> 4
short suspension Of hiostilities, til,
conditions Of which ,vara y;o,,,, 1,