The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

distance,
the coup dGtl was very beautiful
APP ROACH TO THE FLAGSTAFF BAT
WIN regard to the siege Of ssbsstopol ITSELF every
ton has preparation, the SIEGE ut least with
out here matter Of second rate Importance New
gups going up with immense piles Of shos ana shell
On the night Of the LIST inst the French had
contest the possession of the last two rife trenches
which mPeded the progress Of their advanced work near
The two trenches were strongly situated, and SO
proach sSkirmahipg against them under such crcuu-
was CT course out Of the question, SO the a.
the pits With The Dayonet They received two three
yolieys they in, but stu sept ON ti
they bad closed with and surrounded the trenches
Then fearful fight took pia,e quarter was neither
asked given an, after short struggle the enenys
rsn AL Disconnected, with the exception OF tso
three who fec back to an unfinished advance work
which The Russians throwing up Into this the
French, eIatsi with their success instantly FOLLOWED
and ough they desperate resistance add
sustained severe loss succeeded at last in eecting
their entrances two three points. Once IN thsr
way was easy pspic seemed strike the enemy, who
Hed in ali directions Numbers fell under The French
mutf ery they tried 20 escape numbers were sur
rounded and bsycneted the spot Not prisoner was
The French made DO Attempt pursue their foes be
yond the advanced work their numbers were consi
deYaby thinped by their contests while those OF the
would OF course increase as they advanced far
| Their. -,
dead and wounded, while others destroyed the gabions
and acnes tie parape Two large guns were spiked
and 6ismounted and eight cohorns were carried away
Our allies erected their retreat without moestaton
cent occasional fire OK the Russian batteries
Their total loss m this sa'r was oeT ard 10. 40 men
said to have lost at the least between 700 and 500
since this brilliant affair nothing Of Importance has
gone forward Skrishng ral CD place every night but
without particular object or At least without any
particular result The clearness Of the gifts much
hind further operations and ut least fortnight
will elapse before another BON eardment is at
tempted. The enemy have completed an advanced
tn nch which only thirty FIVE yards distant from our
While write strong reconnaissance CT English and
French going forward in the plain OF salaklava This
is intended bind to distract the attention of the
enemy, and keep them from OBSERVING to closely any
TIE news Of tine burning of the Crsus reached Lord
Raglan in eighteen hours from London, and by this time
message requires tny fvs hours for transmission, the
Inns having been completed across the Danube.
Lord strstforu de Redce left the Crimea early this
mornipg in the Ca-aecc for Cons.antnople On Sltur
day he accompanied Admiral Lyons to Eupatora, and
General v,visn' the commander of the Turkish con.
Urgent who arrived in the Crmea last week ia the
Caratoe has also visited Eupaters, TO communicate
with Omer Pasba. No for-the Contingent have as
| yet been enrolled.
DESPATCH FROM LORD RAGLAN.
BEFORE SEBAsToPoT, May S, 1875.
My LoRD-Siuce wrote to your lordshp on the lst
instant nothing of importance has arisen, the enemy
on the opposite side the Tchernaya In the nsghbor
hood OF Sebastopo and conveys are constantly seen
| moving in that direction.
The fire from the place upon our trenches has not
been heavy but Notwithstanding, hsve soma casual
ties to report to you shown in the accompany
returns and have lament the death OF thres proms
ing youDg officers, Iieutenants Carter of the Royal
Fngineers Curtis of the 46th; and White, of the SD
Regiments.
On the night of the 1st inst the French attacked
KIND Of countergu81d which the Russians had estab
lshGd in front OF the central bastion.
The operation quite successful, and the enemy
we're driven with great loss leaving behind them
nine small mortsrs Oar allies have remsined in the
work. notwithstanding the heavy fire TO whi:h they have
been exposed and have ESTABLISHED themselves therein
rusra pg the efforts Ade by their aoversaries to dis
possess them Of it the following day, when vigos-
sorts repulsed, and the Russians were again
great sufferers.
The conduct OF the French troops was very brilliant
Ihave &C., RAGLAN
The Lord Papmure, &C.
SMART ACTION BY A FRENCH FRIGArE
A letter from Kamiesch OF April o. ia the Moni.er
deo Floc recounts smart action of the little French
| fIipate Megere 1t anchored OF Eupatora, near
wreck OF the Henri w., when tbs watch observed
party Of Russian cavalry the tongue OF which
separates the lake from the The brave Isksnder
Boy who Ia happily cured OF his wound advanced to
| meet them at the head OF about twenty horse The
enemy counting the Turks continued the march in fan
cied security, when sudde y the Msgere pitched
PIE balls into the very middls Of their front
| column The group, thus unsx pectedly sssaled. fell
back confusion leaving OF their body stretched
the field The whole force turned and made of With
all speed, but the Megere, raising her anchor, chased
them IL she had been horse. 1t won ierful
sig ht 20 her scuddpg along the shore and watching
her opportunity to FIRE shot upon the retreang aus
her gunneIs chance 10 see them. On returning to her
anchorage the Megere received the OF
| the garrison OF Eupatoria.
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