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renewal of the attack was expecked.
The British troops carried the outworks of
the Redan, but found that the enemy had pre-
pared deep trench, which it was impossible
TO pass without either scalingladders or plankS.
The gallant band were here exposed to most
murderous fire, after Sustaining, it is said,
loss of 1000 to 5000 men, and having 40
officers killed. Our CASUALTIES were much
augmented by the guns on the Malakotf EMIL
aiding the outworks of the Redan, added to
which the men-ofwar 10 the harbor were laid
broadside on, and by their firing on the retir-
ing troops caused fearful havock, there being
no cover or shelter whatever from the storm
Of projectiles.
The London Times of the Odd contains
the following -" The dispatches which have
since arrived both from Lord Raglan and Gen.
Pelissier, establish beyond doubt that the
combined movements of the allied armies re.
commenced on the 18th, and that early in the
morning of the following day-a day hereto.
fore known to our military annals by the lus.
Great Redan and the Malakhoff Tower, which
was repulsed with most heavy and grevous
loss on our side. The troops withdrew into
our own lines, efeeting their retreat in order,
. and not being harassed by the enemy but in
the fearful struggle which took place upon and
within the works, where partial success was
at one time obtained, both French and Eng
lish were moved down by the means of de-
fence accumulated by the enemy in the rear
kof the batteries.
1ffiWeflsarhiP with the deepest pain, that the
1 losses Of the allied forces are believed to be
greater than in any, former action of the war.
Sir John Campbell, Col. Yea of the 7th, Col.
Shadforth of the 57th. and many other off,
GERS of distinguished galhntry. fell in our
ranks, while the French have lost two general
officers and vast number of men in all
branches of the service. The event is calcu.
lated to excite the strongest national regret,
from the check it gives to the ardent hopes
which had been entertained of immediate sue.
= cess, and from the additional losses such
contest has caused to both armies !; yet it must
be borne in mind, that in the progress of
long and difficult siege, there is nothing ex.
traordinary in the repulse of one or more par.
u tla assaults.
!, The Russians made no less than five as
II saults on Silistria. and were FIVE times defeat.
ed. The French were foiled in their attack
on the Mameon, though they are now victo.
l. riousy possessed of it. Our sorrow at this
: failure, and especially at the sacrifice of gal.
j. liant and devoted men which it has cost us, is
g a: least unmixed with dependency, although,
+ it seems, we have yet to learn the whole ex.
tent of the resources of the plaf and the
enemy to whom we are opposed.
We have some reason to belieye at on the
/, 18th, the British troops had already carried
% the Redan, when they found themselves ex-
~ posed to such fire from the ensmys guns in
IL their flank and rear that, as Sir 7. Graham
It said in his account of the assault of San Sc
10 bastin, "no man outlived the attempt to gain
r. that ridge, and they were consequently
Obliged to retire. Some idea may be formed
of the appalling difficulties which the French
J encountered at the works round the Malak-
y hoff Tower, from the obstacles which foiled
their first attack on the 7th. The first onset.
as described by our correspondents on that
day, carried all before it.
: The French not only drove the Russians
J out OF the Mamelon. but pursued them to the
= earthworks abutting on the Malakhoff Tower.
:. There they found themselves on the brink Of
= huge ditch formed by the excavation of the
{ earthworks, and in the ditch strong abattis
. or paisade was erected, through which they at
= = tempted to force their way. The French troops
= were extremely exposed it is not clear that
any of the usual means had boon provided for
, effecting the descent into the ditch, or for
" blowing up the abattis but the trenches were
lined with Russians, and a hand to-hand bat
tie ensued, which ended in the French being
:, driven back, not only from the Malakhoff
!. Tower, but from the Mamelon itself, for they
! were hotly pursued by the enemy. and to
: complete their danger, mine was fred in the
g Mameon under their feet.
- - Nevertheless, after this struggle, the French
: troops reformed with indomitable courage,
:. returned to the attack, and ultimately drove
= = the Russians from the Mamelon altogether
! Such were the principle incidents of the COM
: : bat of the It'll. There is, further, some diff.
% ference Of opinion among military men, and
even between some of the most eminent Gen.
s ~ erals of the French army, as to the relative
- advantage Of proceeding against Sevastopol
: at the the present state of the siege by way
Of assault, or by field operations against the
i Russian relieving army.
y, . The result Of the attack on the 18th con-
s clusively demonstrates, if any doubt was en-
. tertained of the fact, the extreme difficulty Of
= - carrying by assault works of the nature Of
- - those which now defend Sevastopol, even when
=, - the assault is made by troops of the most
~ dauntless courage, confident Of their own power
- to overcome every obstacle. The fronts at-
tackled do not appear to have been silenced,
y nor were the approaches carried to the foot of
~ ~ the enemy's works.
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