New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-17
A FRENCH ACCOUNT.

feris Cores ondeut DtiJ news
PARIS, Tuesday, July 3, 1855.
call your particular attention to correspondence
in the Constitutional, giving an account of the dis
astrous affair of June IL. II confirms my surmse that
the Noneur had greatly undersated the loss suffered
on that occasion 5000 men h0rs de combat are now
.poken Of whereas the Monitor only returned about
5000. But the appearance of this correspondence
seems to me very important in this respect, that it in
dictates a disposition to attribute the failure to gross
msmanagement On the part Of General Peissier The
Constitutional would certainly not venture TO lend It
columns to the propagation of such a charge unless
were well assured of the views entertained in high
quarters.
The following is the substance of the correspondence
referred to.
"BEFoRF SEyAsToPoI. Monday, June ls, 1855.
AMY last letter announced To you some very sudden
changes iii the different commands OF the army Cen
era Pelissier. by new organization. cut the second
corps Gdrmfe in two. General BOsques received the
command of the cops of observation on the Chernays,
composed of four divisions of infantry reserve OF az
tilery end two divisions of cavalry. The four Old d.
visions which had 20 valantly fought the battle OF
June T. ard had, under General BOsquets direction,
carried the White Works and the Mameon Vert, found
themselves therefore dispersed. These regiments thor
oughy accustomed TO the trench es, disciplined Tor
long while BY chief in whom they had entire conh-
deuce apt 6t getting themselves out OF difficulties IN
ground which they knew thoroughly used 10 act to-
gelcr. COIflQtut IN chCn OucF % uOD-
lation were separated on June IL. Camous and Do
lacs divisions descended into the plain Brunets and
Mayrans divisions, those veterans OF the siege on the
rgft remsined the hills. The division commanded
BY General Auicmaro, which arrived in the course
OF the day from keTch, ana division OF the Imperial
Guaro replaced the two old divisions. General Reg
naut dc Saint Jean Augey received the command oil
all This part OF our lines
Thee changes on the very eve of general attack
accustomed some regret for the army fully pre-
pared to assault. the Maakof forihcations and had
been announced that on the next day the lIth, tue
artillery would be ready to open the fire Of its new bat
teres Gen. ID Autemarre is OF the most energetic
officers in the army, and his reputation, giorousy &c
CURED Is great among the soldiers: But hls troops,
Ike those Of ST Jean dAugely, did not know the
ground on which they were 10 tght-a most important
noint in siege Further, they wanted the cohesion
OF the troops whose place they took. In word that
untv that bond between the general and the soldier,
the fruit Of time and mutual esteem, was altogether
venting. All these changes took place az once. IL
was AT The same tine made known that the fire would
open the next day. and that on the 18th, after p hours
canuonade only, the assault would be given, under
-, ' himself he peSssnS direction of the enterprise.
The fire WAS yery hot all the l7th and during the
night of the 18th and 18th. The generals had
received in the daytime all Their Orders rom
I Cen. peissier Generals D'Autemare, Mayran
/ and Brunei we're TO lead the attack. The DIVISION
Of the Grarcs and the other battaiar wee 10 form
/ the reserve Gen. h6yran was 10 attack tue point
battery, 10y Careenins Bsy,l and execute turning
movement upon Malakof. General Brunei was to
psss between the fort called the Lille Redan, on the
left bank of the Careening ravine. and the Mameon
Vert and was 70 10 gain one sue OF the Malakon
Tower. General d'Ausmarre was 70 follow the course
of the Ksralelnaia rcvine, whih forms an eloo" OF
tie Mamelon Vert, and to pass between Malakon anu
the Grand Redan. Such in the gross, aud without en-
tering into minute details was the plan adopted oy
General Pelissier under whose direct command me
troops were for the first tine TO meet the enemy IL
was then from him alone, during the whole battle
that the general impulscn and the uinutest orders
were TO emanate. Tie English were simultaneously
TO attack the Grand Redan. AT o'clock signal
rockets the Generals OF division that the
moment for the stack had arrived. In the night TINS
arrangement was changed and the attack indicated Tor
O'Clock. In the night the Russians made sorte on
the Cmeening eide little before daybreak. General
Mayrans division engaged ia meeting them
quarter of an hour before the time fixed for the adj
/ vance. In consequence of this unexpected cireum-
stance this division received alone the entire ire OF the
Russian batteries and the General In Chief did not
snive On the ground TIL the hour appointed
this difficult situation was cruelty prolonged.
! When General Pessier gave the signal, May
rams division already very much cut up and the
General hinself had received three wounds which dis
sbled him. The two other divisions advanced al the
signal. Brunei then received eli the FIRE Of the bat
teres, which had forced the Sd division to halt The
Russian steamers fred terrible bresdsides from the