Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-05-23
Desperate Encounter Bstween the French
and Russians.

Desperate Encounter Dstween ths French
and Russians.
| The correspondent OF the London Time. gives
| the following account of fight between The
! French and Russians before Sebastopol, on the
| 18th ult
The severe aud protraeted conflict on the
| left, which kept us up On Caihart's Hill last
night hey ond the snall hours. originated in a
very resolnte aud znnsrv sorle oil the Russians
from the flagstaff batteries OIL. the left of the
French. Al first, the wright of he terrent of
armed men which swept out Of the enenly's
lines hume back The French in he advanced
works, wtere The cseeri!ie parties are neccessa
rliy thin, and many losi their lives BY bayonel :
ut our gallant allies contested the ground Hes
pera,ely. and havin. received The and of an in.
considerable r serve, charged the Russians and
drove them tight into their own lines, 10 which
they fled with such precipitation thai I he French
entered across The parapet along with ihem
anil reached. heir advanced guns, which they
could have spiked, had tho men bsen provided
with the necessary means oil doing so.
The enemy poured such volIeys of mhske.ry
grape canister. and round shot on onr allies
that they wera Obliged 10 return 10 their Own
works, md, Indeed, no STEPS had been taken 10
eRalle them 10 secure .heir hold Of the place.
Ashley vera retiring under heavy fire, the
enemy made another soFlie in greater strength
and with more determination and fury than be.
tore. A sanguinarv fah, ok Pare between
the works, in which tsytne,,,he mnsket stock.
and the bullet we're used in rel-,nell Struggle,
but The French asserted their supremacy once
more. and in spite OF TIE fierce charges Of The
Russians lc defiance of The stubborn resisf-nce
irrohed by the ciies and exifnple OF the enemy's
officers, ami by repeated cheers. forced them
ba'iieln! back across their Trenches oace more
and took possession OF n little advance work,
which they he'll! all night. in defiance Of the
enemy's efforts 10 dislodne them BY vigorous
cannonaie' TO which the allies replied BY in
cessaui shells.
p In olde, 10 distract the attention of,he enemy
and preven' too many Of tom erewdlng over
Id The lrii Of The iowa, General Bosqnet seut
down word 10 The men III the trenches on our
right 10 keep up a constant tusillade on The Rus
sim works. The LOSS OF or allies was regret
To saw considerable in his hTilliaiti affair. The
repoitis. thai h.y had six officers and $40 men
hors de combat. hul heeye there wer. six ofli-
Ger. killed and Fine officers wounded The
energy and The split with which the French
fought are beyond all praise. The remarkably
fine qualify OF the metal Of the Russian guns
in Other words III cir excellent lion -gi-es them
g,eas vantage by enarli z them Ia fire rapid
IL and continuously Besides, many Of their
troops are under eovsr in caves. pits ard ga ie-
res. al ih. back of the batteries, and Of The
elevated ground on which they aga bollt Not
wrhslaudng all this, he e>alnilon, strength
ir'lpnIisblr perseverance, and deVo,ian to the
allies. give them The superiority i. every kind
of couies, with The enetny. Every day 'fesh
ruins are Accumulated around the Flagstaff bat
terry from tis French guns, and there Can bs
no doubt v haieyer thai the enemy are exposed
to very great lfom tire fraemens Of stones and
timber slfneg hg our SHOT