The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-13

General de Wimpen occupied the parallel Of the Maa
kof spur to the right the Algerian Rifles Colonel Rose
in the centre the 50th Of the line Colonel de Branciou y
to the left the Sd Zouayes Colonel Poes The "a bril-
gade of the Camou DIVISION commanded by General Yer
ge in in the ravine of Carabenaa ready to
take the place of the LIST brigade Ia the parallels The d
vision Brunei under the orders of It's chief also sta
toned In the Carabelnaa ravne to act second reserve
Tive batiaons of the Imperial Guardone of grenaders
the other of gendarmeswere placed at the disposal Of
General Camou for the attack This ensemble was compile
ted by the Turkish division OF Osman Pasha which the
generassimo Omer Pasha had detached from his army ON
the Tchernaya and which took up position on the mixer
mann heights.
aAt hafpast o'clock Lord Raglan was at the English
observatory myself proceeded to the trench in front Of
the Victoria redoubt whence as agreed upon with his
lordshp, sent up rockets as the signal for the attack
Gen Bosquet who the battery to the Lancas
battery had just received his last reports Everything
ready the troops burning with ardor and per-
fectly confident of success.
AS the first rocket went up, the Lavarande brigade,
headed by its general rushed forth from the second para
lei Of Careening bay and running charge carried the
works Of the 27th Of February Despite the fire Of grape
and muskey il had 10 face during the two hundred yards
had cross and which caused considerable loss, the
column into the battery by the embrasues and
breaches. hand-to-hand struggle ensued on every
point number OF the defenders killed the spot
and masters of the entrenchment
At the signal, and with the impetuosity,
de Fays brigade rushed upon the work of ed of Febru
airy. The distance is double the ground TO
difficult with murderous flank fire from the other work
nothing stopped this gallant brigade 1t arrived in
a
ing fire. and jumping into the work. the despe
rate resistance of the enemy Driven back these two
points and hoty pressed by men, the Russians fled in
dsordersome towards little battery constructed since
the I'd of May defend the the GARDENING bay
rayne and towards the bridge crossing the bay by
which the ravne debouches into the great port OF Sebao
pol Some of our carried away by the pursuit of the
enemy, seized upon the battery of the I'd of May and
spiked the guns As this battery, however is 500 metres
beyond the work of I'D of February the most distant
from lines and placed under the double protection OF
the works OF the ecen and of the forts to the north of
the roadsead, il is impossible to think of occupying it as
yet
General Mayran, perceivng Russian column advan-
cling etae the battery of ths I'd Of May ordered his
charge with fixed bayones drove back the column
ices He rallied his advanced troops and led them back
to the works of the 22d and Of the 2h of February which
remain defntvely in our hands.
Meanwhile the two hattalions concentrated in the
vine of Careenng bay under the orders of Lieutenant Col
onel Larrouy d0rion were anything but idle Descend
ing the ravne at the moment the attack taking place
the ridge they pushed far the aqueduct bridge
climbed the right bank and cut off the retreat of the
enemy driven from the FIRST two works This movement
executed with much yigor skill and which procured
four hundred prisoners including twelve officers does
the highest credit to Lieutenant Colonel Larrouy dOron
While this was taking place on the west side of GARDENING
bay the battle waging with still exciting Incl
dents around the Mamelon Vert
"At the signal of rockets from the Victoria
doubt General de Wimpfen with his brigade left the
trenches which, side encompass the base Of the
Mameon Yerthat is to say of the place darmes the
left, and Of the Sd Victoria parallel.
"Three columns rushed forward at the enemys
works and carried by storm two advanced cuttings and
intermediate ambuscaGes. fire of grape from the re-
doubt the combined fire Of the Great Redan and of the
batteries the left of the Maakof Tower did impede
their advance To the right Colonel Rose at the head of
the Algerian Rifles carried battery Of four guns annexed
to this redoubt.
Colonel de Brancou in the centre with the 5oh, and
Colonel de Pohes the left with the Sd Zouaves
luely attacked the edoub ITSELF threw themselves into
the trench scaled the parapet and cut down the Russian
arterymen at their guns Colonel de Brancou who had
tbp hnpn han Hraft nrnn h.r
doubt fell in this attack under the grape of the enemy,
gorionsly enwrapped in his triumph.
"Strict orders had been issued not to 60 beyond the
gorge of the works, and to form st odgment
against the fire and attacks from the town. But carried
away by their arder, soldiers pursued the Russians
into the ditch of the Malakoi battery 400 beyond
the redoubt, and tried enter the encate with them
The natural consequence was, that they obliged to
fall back under the violent pointblank fire of the
my's that manned the ramparts The two wings
of the French line threw themselves back while the be-
seged sent out powerful column OF fresh troops to at
tack our centre
The redoubt Of the Mamelon Vert could not as yet
offer any shelter The fire had either blown up mine
laid by the enemy powder magazine, which had
seriously scorched Commandant Tixer of the Sd Chas
seurs-a-pied and number Of Planks beams, and
burning ropes gave rise to fears of another explosion
The interior Of the work was not enabe Instead sup
porting itself the redoubt line crossed the summit
and formed sem-circle round the Mamelon.
There wasnot moment to be lost General Camou
ordered General Verge to leave the trenches Gen. Bos
Duet ordered the fifth division to advance which i'm
medately obeyed by General Brunei The movement of
this division imposing; the first brigade commanded
by Colonel Duprat de la Roquee of the Tooth of the line
occupied the parallels behind the Maeon and the second
brigade under the orders of General Laont de Vlers
advanced the left in the rear under of rising
ground The Verge brigade formed in columns at the
same moment under the enemys fire. and, with drums
beating the charge assembled the HILL and reinforced Gen.
Wimpiien's brigade The position carried and the
enemy driven back the second time into the town. We
definitely masters of the Mamelon Vert, which
troops trumphanty occupied amid shouts enthusiastically
repeated of Viva pEmperor!
1T half-past O'clock and dusk was coming on.
AS had foreseen had established ourselves in the
quered positions at the moment darkness would allow
engineers to operations consolidate ourselves
there These works directed by General Fossard,
with Chef de Battalion Chaeton, of the engineers
mander of the attack the GARDENING de and de
Preservile the Mamelon Vert These works executed
during the night with great intrepidty intelligence and
remarkable GOODNESS sodly constructed by daylight
and enabled from that resist every attack of
the enemy
"All assautng columns accompanied by brigades
of sappers, commanded by engineer officers. These de-
achmens all fought valiantly Captain de la Bossiere
and of the engineers seriously wounded of the
first he scaled the parapet of the work Of the 9th Febru
ary The artillery, which plays important part in
this siege contributed in great to the days
As the assaulng columns had started, the
aim of all the batteries Of Careening bay side and OF the
Victoria parallel changed and turned against the body
Of the place During the night great number of the
brasures of the batteries restored Moreover six de-
achmcnts consisting of fifteen gunners commanded by
captains Of artillery, marched with the first battaons of
the columns to turn the guns Of the works taken against
the enemy, and to ascertain what work necessary
All these operations carried out under the mmedi-
ate direction of Lieutenant Colonel dc In Boussinere.
The guns of the battery of the I'd of May spiked