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

three ar four officers left for duty Major Pack Lofu
Richard Browne, Lieutenant lnkermanl Jones, En-
sion MsIan, Ensign Wright, Lieutenant Robinson,
Lieut., nant Appleyard and the Hon f. titzclarence
were wounded fhe latter has had his left thigh am
uutared In the sd Colonel Johnstone hal hrs ieit
hand shot away, since smputated Lieutenant oio,
ne Nundy was slightly wounded; Lieutenant colonel
OuayIe shot through the body doing we'll; Captain
Hirkham wounded; Lieurepan, Bennett and Lieu'an
ant X, land we're killed In the sd, whcn was iavOr-
ably placed the only officer injured was Lieutenant
Colonel Lysohs, VINO received a severe confusion:
In tie SSH Captain Brswn had his night arm carried
clean away by round shot. In the KITE Brigade
Captain Punkeit and Lieutenant Knox and lieuien-
ant Freemante were wounded. The dlylslon mas Iost
inward of 800 men killed and wounded, and II suffer-
ed severely il retired from the futile attack Inc
signal for our assault TO be given by the dis
charge of two service rockets, which we're TO nave
been fred when the French got into the Malakoi, and
the latter were TO have hosted a flag as slgnal d
their success.
Ii is certain that the French did for short time
establish themselves in the Malakof, but they were
soon expelled with loss, and saw with my own eyes
large triangular blue and black hlg waving rom the
MaIakoff all during the fight. The moment the ROCK
els fred the Light Division rushed ou OF cover
In a quarter of hour this infantry balaHlaVa "eS
over far any chance OF success vas cohcelnsl
The Second Division seeing that the HANK atlachS
failed wisely kept under cover and suffered out III
fling loss. Had they toohshiy aaVanoeu ',,1,Htar
have 10 deplore greater and more useless slaughter
Tie 4lst under Lieuienant-C Colonel Emah, "eie "
form he assaulting party. Captain hauiVele vi T rue
3Oib Regiment commanded the WORKING parry ~
Cd Battalion ROYALS to follow the 4Is anu VIZ. WI
n s5,b was 70 form supporting party, while the ~
and 47b were in reserve and the o2d were 70 lalno
men for carr, Ing woolpacks and ladders, Ihey w
marched off and took ground, guideu py ar.IyI
and and were formed in the old adVapo "a Paianggi
MI 20 the Quarry and renamed there ll Tue aVtch
failed. The Fourth Division were gul9ed doW WI ny
their active Quartermasicr General, ooiohel wynn
nm, and took ground in the trench 10 tue eit, Dut II
anld seem as ii they attacked little too near the
any of the Redan. Poor Sir Joha Campbell seems to
have display d a courage amounting TO rdshness lie
sent away Capt Hume and Can't. SnodgrasS, DIS ade,
10 cam inst before he rushed out of the trench, ii
oe,e 70 bring them into the danger he medltaed and
fe in the act of cheering on his men,. have in my
former letter stated the losses OF the Fourth Division
oud tle part they took in The fight dreadful and use
less A. il was The 57th out of 400 men, had more
than a third killed and wounded, and it became evil
dent that the contest the left was hopeless the
fight OIL the right, ana in 10 minutes all was over.
The brigade under Major-General Eyre which was
destined 10 occupy the Cemee and 70 carry the Bar
rack Batteries, consisted of the 9th Regiment, 18th
Rel iment, 2sth Regiment, 3sth Regiment and 44h
Reg -Four volunteers from each company were
selected to form an advanced party under Major Feden
of the 44th Regiment 10 feel the way aid the
advance Tie 18th ROY al Irish followed the
Ing regiment. The brigade turned out at II
o'clock and proceeded to march down the road on the
left of tie Greenh battery to the Cemetery au hal ed
under cover while the necessary Dispositions were being
made for the attack. Gen. Eyre, addressing the 18th,
Z" said, hope, my men, that this morning you viii do
something
"aeainm The Iepl5 was loud cheer which instantly
drew on the men q shower of grape. The skimshers
advanced Just the general attack began and with
some French on their left, rushed at the Cemetery
Which was very teeby defended They got possession
of he place after slight resistance, with small loss,
ana took some prisoners, but the moment the enemy
rerealed their batteries opened heavy fire on the
place flom the left Of thu Redan and from the Barack
Battery. -Four companies OF the 18th at once rushed
On out of the Cemetery toward the town and actu lly
succeeded in getting possession OF the suburb Cup
tain Haynan was galantly leading on his company
wher he was shot through the knee. Captain Esmonde
follow ed, and the once established prepared to
defend the houses they occupied. Az they
drove the Russians out they were pelted with
large stones by the latter on their way up to the
battery which quite oyerhangs the suburb. The Rus-
slams could not depress their guns sufficiently 70 fire
down on our men, but they directed severe thanking
fire on them from Hgle of the Redan works. There
was nothing for it but to keep up vigorous fire from
the houses and to delude the enemy into the belief
that the occupiers numerous than they were
Meantime the Russians did their utmost 10 blow down
tie houses with shell and shot, aud fired grape noes
sanity, but the soldiers kept close, though they lost
men occasionally, and they were most materially aided
Inv tbe fire of The regiments in the Cemetery behind
them which was directed at the Russian eInbrasures
SO that the enemy could not get out TO fire down ON the
houses below. Some of tho houses comfortably
furnished One of them well fitted up as most
English mansions, the full of fine furniture
rialo In the drawingrOOn, and articles of luxury aud
ia, I, not deficient. Our men unfortunately found that
the cellars not empty, and that thee was abun-
dance of fine muscst wine from the south coast of
the CrimeG, and of the stronger wines, perfumed with
roses and mixed with fruits, which grown in
the interior, in the better sort of houses Some of
the officers when they went away carried off articles
of clothing and papers as proofs OF their entrance into
the ,lace and some Others took away pigeons and
| guinea pigs viii h were tame In the houses The
froops entered the place about clock IN the morn
ing and could not leave 1t till clock IN the evening"
The Russians blew up many OF the houses and set fire
| IN others and when our men retired the flames were
s,roading along the street. The 18th Regiment lost
| go men In the middle of the day Captain EsmOnde
wrote 10 General Eyre to say that he required support
! tint the men were short of ammunition, and that the
rifles were clogged. The rifles which were OF the En-
field patep had been only served 10 the regiment the
day before snd again it found that these admira-
bile are open TO the grave defect which has
been So frequently menlioned ami that they are haoe
TO become useless after firing 20 rounds. sergeant
volunteered 10 creep back with this letter, but when
he enched the place where the general ought to have
been be found that the latter had been obliged to WIN
draw. owing 10 his wound and he therefore delivered
| the document TO Colonel Edwa des. As there was no
feasibility of getting support down 10 the BPS, Colo
mel Edwsrdes crept down along with the sergeant ana
cot into the houses TO see how matters were gong on
The officer in command learning the state OF the
case ordered the TO keep up the hottest nre they
could and meantime they picked up the niles ana am
| rnuuon OF the killed and wounded, and were
| by that means enabled 70 continue their fusil-
| lade. The 9th Regiment succeeded IN efectng
| a lodement in the houses ia two or three dlf-
| feren places and held their position as well as
| Tie 18Th sergeart and handful of men actu-
ally got possession Of the little Wasp Battery, IN which
there were oHly II or II Russian arullerymen. They
fed the approach of our men, but when the latter
turned round they discovered they were quite unsu-
poi ted al tho Russas, sseing that the poor fellows
| were left alone, came down on them and drove them
out Of the battery. An officer and half dozen Of
tie regiment got up close to part of the Flagstaff
| Battery and were advancing into Il when they too,
| hat 70 IA. a.