Demoine courier., 1855-11-01


them ! lower parts OF the iE
ner paraPet and kept up a smart fire OF
the enemy, bu! Gsthiug would induc,
them TO come into the open space an,
charge The b~reastwork. This was a.
gong on nj lie proper left face Of tht
Redan, while nearly The same scene was
being repeated at the salient. Every
momeht our men were diminishing il
numbers. while the sRussians came ul
IN swarms from the town, and rushed
down from The Malakoff. which had now
been occupied by the French. Thrice
dad Col WIndham send officers 10 SIN
W. Codrington, who was in thetffih par.
allel begging OF him to send up supports
in some order of formation; but all these
three officers were wounded as they pas
sed from the di:ch OF the Rsdaa TO the
rear. aud ,te colonel. W aid de camp.
Lieut. Swire of the seventeen b, a gal
liant young officer, was hi dangerously
IN the hip as he vent on iiis pcr';ous er.
rand
Supports were. inGeed sent IN, but
they came up in disorder irom the fire
10 which they were exposed on their wav
and arrived in drlblels only To Increase
the confusion and The carnage. Finding
that he could nut collect any men on the
lefi lace. Col. Whitman passed through
enc OF he's ut OF The inner parape,, and
walke.. ever 10 the right lace, al The dis
lance oi thirty yards from the Russian
breastwork, which he moved III Il pardl
lei line, exposed IN a close fire., bu,
wonderful 10 say, without heing touch
ed. $50 90 a5.fgs6a t4 81.
The colon Il got some ritienen aaG a
few of The SO h together; bui no sooner
had he brought III EN- on, lhao they were
killed, wounded. or dispersed by a con
ceniraied fire. The officers. with the
Eobies. devotion, aided Cob. WIndham.
and became the special marks oF;he enc
my's rltlemen. The narrow neck OF
salient was TOO close 10 allow ofany kind
OF Formation and The more the men crowd
ed int" j, the more they got OUT OF order
and The more they Suffered IRON the enc
my fire. This miserable work lasted
for an hnur. The Russians were now
~ dense masses behind The breastwoIk,
and Coz. Windham walked back across
the open space TO The LEI, TO make one
more attempt 10 retrieve the day. The
men on The parapet OF the salient, who
were firing 81 the Russians. sen, 'heir
shoi al him, and The latter, Whs we're
pouring voiiey after vol!ey on all points
. fthe head OF work. hike wise directed
their muskets against him. but he passed
through this cross IRE IN safety, and got
within the me parapet on The left,
where the meB were becoming thinner
and thinner. A Russian officer nuw
stepped ove, tie breas.wcrk, and tore
down a gabion with his W hands; il
was 20 make room for a field piece. Col.
Windham exclaimed TO several soldiers
who were firing over The parape', ''Well
as you are so iand Of firing, why don't
you shoe, that Russians" They fired
a vollev and missed him. and SOON aiie!
ward the field piece began 10 play on
the head Of lie salient, with grape. Col
WIndham raw there was no time 10 be
lost. DE had sent three officers for
achievements, and abure all, TOR men
in formation and he now resolved 10 60
to Gen. Codr,ng,on. Seeing Cap.
Crsaiock Of the 9Olh near TO him bus!
in encouraging his nen. and exer;ing
himself with great courage and energy
10 get ,hsm in order, he said,-'l must
60 10 the general for supports. Now
misd. letitbe known, IN easel al Killed,
why | went away" lie crossed the
paIapes and ditch, and succeededI IN gain
ing The fifth parallel through a Storm Of
grape and rifle bullets in safety. Sir
William Codringtol asked him il he
though, he really could do anything with
such reports as no could afford, and said
he might take the Royals, who were
then in The parallel. Let the officers
come out in fron,-let us advance 10
order. and il the men keep their forma
ton the Redan..is ours,' was the colon
els Ieply; bul he spoke TOO lale-for al
that very momen our men were seer
leaping down into the ditch, or running
dowG The parapei Of The salient, and
through The aembraspres out OF the work