New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-12
THE CAPTURE OF THE MAMELON.

The Moniteur has just published Gen. Pelisser's
dispatch giving Iunt OF his capture OF the NAM
elon on the 7th Of June AS it contains the best re-
port that has yet appeared of that brilliant affair." We
reproduce the dispatch in full:
"BEFoRE SEvAsToPoL, June IL.
"MoSsIEUR LIE MAREcHAL: Ny two Geographic
dspatCh hes of the 9TH and 9Th of June and my letter oil
the 9th of the same month, have informed you IN
succii ct manner of brilliant affair OF the 7h To-
day IT ceived Gen. Bosquets reports as well es diff
ferent information waited and am now able to give
you full and detailed account OF tins COMBAT, which
is a real victory, much from the glory II thro~s
upon our arms from The important results obtained
"On the 9th at 3 7. NJ, as have had the honor OF
informing you, the artillery of our right attack opened
against the town. the English Batteries opened IRE az
the moment, and they were Immediately support
ed by batteries of the left attack This FIRE OF ar
tillery vigorously kept up during the whole night
between the 9th and 7th and at o'clock OF the even
ing was completed by the fire of all batteries of
the left attack that, dating from that moment, me
place was enveoped with glrdle OF fire. which, start
ing at tie east, from batteries at Careenng Bay,
extended TO the west far Quarantine Bay. twas
then that the plans for the attack concerted between
Lord Raglan, Omer Pasha and myself, and IA Tar "a
we are concerned carefully studied by Gen. Bosquet,
began TO be put into execution.
1.-THE plan WAS to carry the right the spur OF
Car, ening Bay, the works called by as "Ouvrages
" Bancs" OF !" Works OF the 22d and 9th February,
to carry in the center the hameon Vert in front of
the Maakof tower; while on their side, on our left,
the English were TO storm the so-caled "Quarres' in
front Of the Great Redsn Each of these attacks was
separated from the other by steep and rocky ravne;
that of the White works was separated from the Nal
akof attack by the ravine of Careenng Bay and the
Malakoff attack was separated from the English at
tack by the rayine of the karabenaya. These ravnes
inconvenienty isolated the attacks, but their covered
spots enabled US TO place numerous and powerful re-
serves sheltered from tie enemys fire.
1.-THE 3D. Sd, 4th and 5th Divisions Of the 81 corps
had been selected for the attack. At 1880 p. NJ. those
four divisions took up their respective positions the d
visions Mayran sd and Dulac l4hl the side of Ca
reening Bay and the divisions Camou l2d and Brunei
l5th in the center attack. General Nayran TO d.
rect the simultaneous attacks against the White works
of the .2d and 27h Of February. The first brigade OF
his division commandedb by General De Layarende and
consisting of portion of the 18th battalion of Chas-
seursa pied Comlnandant Caubert of the 2d Zouaves
Colonel Ssurin), and of the 4th regiment of Marines
Lieutenant Colonel CendrecouTtl, occupied our
trenches of Careenng Bay. This column was charged
10 attack the works of the 9th of February On the
left of De Lavarandes brigade the second brigade
of Mayrans division under the orders of General De
Fsy, consisting Of the remainder of the 10Th battalion
of Chasseurs-aped, of the 9Sth of the ine Colonel
DamaT), and OF the lst battalion of the 9Th This
column 10 storm the work of the god Of February
The Dulsc division formed the of these two at
tacks. TIE hrst brigade of this division under the
orders of General De Saint Pol, to take up a Do
siiion in the parallels of Careening Bay after the
attack Of the first two columns; and the secoad
brigade Of the same division, commanded by
General Bissow, formed the second reserve More
the second battalion of the 9th OF the line and
battalion OF the 6lst under the command of cut Col
Lauouy dOrion, Of the 9th, bad been concentrated
in the ravine of Careening Bay 10 turn the enemy.
and 10 cut off his after the stOrniny of the
OHrr0ges BlaNcs. In the center the operations were
intrusted 20 Gen. CamOu. TIE frst brigade of his
division, under the orders OF Gen. de Wmpfen o,cu-
pied the parallels Of the Malakoff spur 10 the right
the Algerian Rifles, Col Rose; in the center the sjth
Of the line Col. de BraEeiou;l TO the left the 81
Zouayes, Col Polhesl. The second brigade OF the
Canon division, commanded by Gen. Verge was In
reserve IN he rsvine of karsbelnaya, ready to AXE
the place OF the first brigade in the parallels Tbe
Division Brunei under the orders Of It's chief was
also stationed in the Karabenaya ravlnes % act "A
a second reserve. Two battaions Of the Imperial
Guard. OF GTenaders, the other Of Gems 'nrmes
placed at the disposal Of Gen. Camou for the
attack. This ensemble was completed by toe Turkish
division OF 0sman Pasha, which the GenArulis.ino
0mer Pasha hsd detached from his army on The
Chemays, ard which took up position on The
lnkeTmann nights
AT q o'clock Lord Raglan was a, the English OBJ
seryaion. myself proceeded TO the trench in font
Of The Victoria redoubt whence, ss agreed upon with