The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-13

FURTHER EUROPEAN NEws-ARRIyAL or THE
STEAMSHIP ARAGO At NEW YORK.
by the arrival of the steamship Arago at New York
London and Liverpool papers the 10Th umo have been
received The papers contain much interesting If m-
portant intelligence
Gen. peisser in order of the day dated August IL
says that the Russians lost in the battle Of the 10th
than 5000 men, and left 1900 wounded and prisoners
the hands of the allies Six Turkish batalons and
terry of artillery took part in the battle and behaved val
iantly
On the morning of the l7th August the English bate
ries opened their fire. which enabled thea TO advance their
works Of approach.
The army Correspondent of the London Times gives
full and graphic account Of the nussisn attach on the
Tchornsya We make the following extracts
the RUSSIAN ATTACK
Tire fret movement Of the Russians against the
posts OF the Seranaus on the opposite bank of the river
Corresponding to the hochs on ffs side Of the Tcernaya
three plateaux the opposite bahh. These we're
chosen for the left of the Russian position against The
Turks and the Sardnans These pateaux were therefore,
first be secured for the guns could command from them
not only the hocks opposite occupied by the Sardnans
and TURKS but likewise the plain which opens towards the
French position. company of infantry Of the line and
coipary Of Bersageri formed the Sandman outposs
These were attacked at dawn by the Russians AS the
troops yet under arms It necessary hold
the position for WHILE and General De la Mariora
Major 0oyour with company Of Bersageri, 10
reinforce the two comaEies already there. They
ed the aquedUct and tile river, ana went the
teau but when they arrived the crest Of j. the
two companies had Just left the fpafaement behind
which they had until then defended themselves CALAMITY
against The overwhelming nr'abers Of the enemy but
which had become unenabe il was swept by the guns
which the Russians had brought Up on the two other
pateauy and besides exposed to be taken 10 fe
So the troops retired in good order across the river ana
went to reinforce the post which occupied the second hill
lock the banks of the aquednct In the time the
cannonade both sides had begun The Russians left us
not in doubt where they would stack for scarcely had The
a1a shan
were advancing towards the plain opposite 10 the
French position The points chosen were the bridge and
the hilock to the right The masses which in the morn
ing looked like gtterng waves protected by The fire
of their artillery moved in excellent order down to the
river side notwithstanding the heavy fire of artillery which
greeted them in front from tue French and in flank from
Sardnians At the the first column detached itself
from the rest and dividing into two columns crossed tue
river which 10 rearly everywhere easily fordable.
Men carrying movable wooden bridges preceded but IN
the first rush tire Russians, without whiting for bridges
went over wherever they could, and dispensing like
Of bees rushed forward in columns, against
the bridge, tie ehArs against the hiock on the right
SPLENDID RUSH OF kusstAs Troops
AS said above the continual apprehension OF an i'm
and notwithstanding the signs which seemed to indicate
some movement on the par Q the Russiahs, everybody
slept soundly possible until awakeeu 10y ING hussah
guns Before the troops were properly ulde, Wy
The Goth Tiger and the "a battalion OF Xouavcs had to stand
the rs shock, and they certainly stood It galany The
rush Of the Rissians was splendid Without losing their
time with firing they advanced With Elan scarcely
seen in Russian troops Some French soldiers Of Ca
DIVISION who have during the winter guarded the
trenches towards the Quarantine and have had nearly
daily skirmishes with the Russians assured me that
they them moving on in such style They
troops belonging, according TO the prisoners
and wounded 10 the 9TH division OF the second corps
darmee lately arrived from Poland But their ardor
was soon broken They could carry their point and
were after short trial. repused both the bridge and
the hillock The aaueduct which supplies the Turks
IN Tho of chi
defence of the French About nine ten feet wide and
several feet Deep it skirts the steep hills so close that it is
nearly in ell places supported by high embankment Of
feng considerable difficulties for advancing force and
exposing it, il reaches the top IL to the
kerry fire from the heights. Notwithstanding this diff
Guilty Russians crossed it the right and be-
ginning scale the heights when taken in flank by the
Sandman batteries which fred with admirable precision
they swept down by Wholesale and rolled into the
aqueduct below.
This fret rush did last than 10 minutes The
Russians fell back but they had scarcely gone few hum
dred yards when they met by the second column,
which advancing pas de charge to support the first
and both united and again rushed forward The second
attempt was more successful than the first AT the
bridge they fordcd the river the right and left and
forced the defenders of it to fall back Scarcely was the
bridge free when two guns OF the nth light brigade Of ar
rr, .cssed it, and took up position on the opposite
s;d IN an opln space which divides two of tho hocks
and through which the road leads TO the plain OF Balak
lava. While those two guns passed u "...@~ tnifu
crossed the ord, all three began
the road and the heights The infantry, in the time
without waiting for the portable bridges which had
been thrown away in great part during the advance
rushed breast Deep into the water climbed up the embank
men and began to scale the heights on both sides They
succeeded this point in getting up than one-half
Of the ascent where the dead and wounded afterwards
showed clearly the mark which they reached but by the
time they arrived there the French fully prepared
and met them In the gallant style Notwithstanding
the exerons and the perseverance of the Russians they
were by degrees forced back and driven after obstinate
resistance the bridge, carrying away their guns.
ATTACK FRENCH RIGHT.
While this attack took place the bridge the other col
attacked the French right This time they
iii such swarm that they neither kept back by the
aqueduct coived by the Sandman guns which
ploughing long lanes through their scattered lines On
they came, it seemed irresistible and rushed up the
steep hill with such fury that the 2ouaves who lined the
sides of IT, obliged to fall back for before
the multitude You could plainly the officers leading
the way and anmatng their soldiers. particularly OBJ
served gallant fellow, who at least twenty yards in
duct and could still see him the side of the hill This
furious rush brought the advancing column in incred
IDLY short time to the crest of the hock where stopped
to FORM But the French had not been idle during the
time that the Russians were ascending the hill The
Zouaves had only fallen back from the side of the hill
lock the main body, which had been drawn up be-
hind the top. Scarcely did the column OF the enemy
and murderous fire poured down upon it by
the French infantry. This Immediately stopped the
advance of the column, which began to waver but the
impetus from those behind powerful that the head
OF it, Notwithstanding the unexpected reception pushed
forward few yards more when the French, giving
mighty cheer rushed upon the advancing enemy, who,
shaken already Immediately turned round and ran down.
faotn than had n,ti a