New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-07

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wing up with great rspdity Few rsdoubt on the
Yiabt hank OF the careeDiDg harbor
'Within forty eight hours Gen Cssrobert resov
10 force the POI ition, and the attack was mfls
b, fore this work had been completed la-gs opdY
of FIR. beh troops under Gen. Monet advanced Ia tne
nj. hit If the go against this redonbt Inc IoosScs
~ sbed upon the inhenchmenb with ms uIno..
bravery and a saDgunary contest ensueo' WHICH UNI
nearly 500 If there admirable soldiers
IA Rns.;sn infantry regiments Of Selnghlnski
and Volb7nis. uueer Gen. Kroustchof dsft nded 'ae
cork With great stesdnese; snd aver severe cou'
hat the French column was compene1 70 retreat;
N; u,fortu oae suit has been attributed 10 ssvera
sns.s-.he disclosure by tp&s OF the French pan OF
sr,ek the FIRE Of the Russian vessels IN the n.roor,
ard from the surrounding forts and want OF stes1l-
.,s on III. pert OF portion OF the assslants, who
are ssd 10 have left the LouaVes 70 DEAR tue ofA"' VI
the engagement. -,
VIVA. amount OF truth there may be in these state
ueuts, but II is undoubtedly true that the hls-
sisI supt.r 20 hsve expected the attsck, and had
occupied the position With I'm all army ra'her ~ n
with detachment in proportion TO its ex'eni. va
the ,ide of the Ere nch the force CONSISTED OF only nail
a bjgsde Of Il waves COO strong; two oattAloos oil
Marires 800 strong and 4VO NoIunteers IN an ICES
thar 4 900 men
1.-THE Rusiisn, were 10, 900 strong, and the unfor.
tupste Zousves fell into regular ambuscsde
N.vertbeles suoh VS. the dsuLtless viyor Of these
t,ccns hist they s.ormed the redoubt AMI held one
half of sbst fearful Ode, when the Russians sue
c..ced 10 ou'faIk king the column; toe marines we're
separated from the Z0uaves and driven back 10 All
difec,ons and the latter were completely surrounded
by the enemy.
IA second time they succeeded, by sheer hand to-
bspd hing completing the capture # the redouot
but 10 tooLer had the Russsn Infantry fallen back
than The batteries and shps opened terrific dfe up
the work aid repoere5 /, pleteiy untenable. Ii
wac Lot til then Inst Gen. Monet who va twice ss-
verely wounded, ordered feue>t and, though the
light was disastrous from the los. Of many buodfef
lives ard the failure OF the chief object the gsllantry
DISPLAYED by The Zousyes such that this repu!se
NAV well be ranked With their most brilliant achieve
neDts."
Ibe following, from the MOniteur lie Gen. Can
roberts official dispatch
"BEroRE SAvAsToPoI, Feb. 81, 1855.
" To the Minister Of War:
"MoxsITUR LIE MARSHAL: have the honor to
serd you details Of the coup de m1.a executed 10 the
De h petv cen The 23d and cato OF February, in ad
vsrce Of our right line Of attack.
The 1, flowing dispositions bad been taken-a de.
tscbment Of epgr eers and detachment OF artillery
two bsitaliops of The I'd Zouaves. under Col. Cler
az d the battalion Of the ith regiment Of marines
under Commar der Mernier, commanded by Geo.
MOI ct were 10 carry the redoubt cons.rured by the
Rutsisrs in front Of right Inca Two bsttlions
of the 9th and 10th of the Line formed the reserve.
The whole was commanded by Gen meyrsn ADD the
operation was nDder the supern'enden,e and direc.
ton Of Gen. Bcsquet, commander Of the second
corps.
1.-The Russian werk had some ambuscsie in ad
vance which, in the obscurts Of the night offered
obstacles of which il difficult 10 appr9cis'e the
disposition or strength. Tbe troops destioed for the
attack stormed and routed them, and, while the BAT
taons the Fferch LETT and center ovsrcame those
obstacles the Zousves led by Col Cler, and having
Ger Monet who bad already received four woun1sl
at their besd penetrated into the redouot under
heavy fire of muskeiry and threw themselves upon
the deDse body Of Russian infantry who were within
Ths JfsD'r2 gave way after short but severe strug-
gle in which the detachment of engineers, under
Capt. Vaesque took briliaOt part, did also the
artillery commanded by Lieut. DeIafosse. The Zou
ayes display ed the most remark able intrepi5ity.
"Ibe tI eny has suffered considerable losses. The
object wa had proposed attained, and ~e could
not think Of holding position open on all sides TO
the Russisn artillery; but we had shown them once
more our superiority in action. Our return 70 our
lines was accomplished without the enemy who
were stuck with astonishment molestipg US, no.
wiib,tsr cling tb eir numerical superiority and the
serve who had left the trenches to cover if neces
tery. our retreat did not NEE, With any one
Our loss was considerable but not ia proportion
the osngtr OF this nocturnal cv~e.s, -eese COL
dies exposed until their return TO the trenches,
to the FIRE OF the town Our troops behaved admir-
highly" SigneS) CAsRoBERr.
The Journal Of 81 Petersburg gives long &C
count Of the same affair. Toe report sums up by
ssyipg:
Twice the enemy French attempted to renew
tn attack but each time driven back With loss
10 the trenches Finally, after an hours combat a.
the point of the bay one', during which the Russian
drum ~ never ceased 10 best the charge the enemy
was compelled TO retreat, leaving in our power more
than 100 killed, amo' who n were officers
moreover, our troops took twenty four prisoners,
Of whom FIVE were officers. In all, the loss OF the
enemy WAS not under GOO uen-for. during their re-
ire at, they were exposed TO the heavy fire of the
peigbboriDg bssiioDs and Of the steamers Vladimir,
Cbersopese and GromoDossets anchored in the road
ttssd On our eide We bad 65 men killed and 5 cub.
alts IN officers and 236 men wounded."