New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-12

-hs>A ,o.-sa ao-n me Rr;t 4, LIGHT Cavalry they
ska~red along the slope which loads genuy .ow1o
sAe ford on the road % Ien1,soan int s IS'a a
ssached Though tolersbly vide opening wncs sep
ar.tes ne Frenc po-itiop from that OF the Piedmont
ssc who occupied the nights immediately under the
village Of Ksnars, extending short distance 70 me
,,gbt The valley eth further Tight, which s ira
ye,sed By the WoronZOf-road, Leading 90 10 Baider
vas defended by The rurks The three armies ocea-
MED ehsin OF euinences forming seni-crcle drawn
nom Inkermann 70 the sea, and embracing Balaklavs
md the pam within lie two wiugs-Or, In other
vords iusl ne position taken up ~ Liprandi last
autumn. TIE French divisions we're encHmped on the
srp Of the bile: between these hills the road leai
fpg 40 Msekenzes Farm, and crossing the rlver IN
de valley by stone bridge, for The protection OF
which Email redoUbt had been thrown up in front
This tete de pont wa, on the night % the leth inst
guarded oy the 20tb OF the lne. The Piedmontese
had batteries regularly fortified all tue nights over
looking the ford on the roed % ChorgOlm, and had
she upper end % 'he valley completely within their
ssnge On tho other side OF the river on The top OF
hill similar IN every respect 70 those nave been
describing, they bad on TIE same night en- oatpOs:
composed Of two companies Of infantry for whose
szeaier security, considering their distance from
Their own hnes, a email entrenchmen, hsd been
thrown up.
pelotou Of Chasseurs dAfriqle went or; 70 patrol
dur the night Gn Oh tie other side Of the river fell
into an ambusesde end all made prisoners except
me a. who esca0ed and gave tie alarm; but even
tbs treated az one Of the ordinary incidents OF
Bight-duiy IN the presence Of me enemy. ABOUT an
The bridge thought they could perceive shadows gliding
pnst them The darkness, and tred. There was no
repiy and silence deep death followed; about the
ssre time fer shots heard from the NIL occupied
by the Piedmooese outpost bat Gs the utmos Stiffness
prevailed afterwHrd on every AIDE 40 precautions
we're taken, till uet as the t-st steak o. nght made
e, Ii visible 10 me horizon, sharp ire was opened
from & perty Of skirIc sners ayainsr the tie de Poq
and q regular assault made upon the Sandman
picket. General dellc MarinOrG vas already on the
ground, ard sent battalion OF ber-e ylen 70 re-
enforce the pest, go tbat trey might defend them
selves tall the troops could % go. under arms
and TIE necessary arrangements made. When The
reeuforeements arr yea halt the plrRat was already
hors de combat and the asseians were p on the para
pet OF the little rcd01b' firing down 1to them. To
prolOUg The conflict here would only have caused
useless ra1sacre and The Sardilians consequently
Withdrew behind fD0ULHgCat on the other side Of
the river the aqueduct ant there defended them
selves iii the day brose clearly and the Gtack be-
general. On me side OF ne tren 70 the ete &c
poat was assaulted great force, and carried very
soeu after the enemys first sbO sing himself on the
ground Notwithstanding the heroic res'st3nce OF the
10th Regiment Of tie line, which IN one battalion
alone lost twelve officers. fke bridge gBs now Occu-
pied two batteries Of erv DrO night across SO
"a 10 sweep the road leading between the tTo highrs
toFayd Bslskays, snd a strong column was pushed
Oh to the assault and mOun ed the declyly.
Strange 70 say, although General PeIissier had re-
ceived full warning the previous night he refused 70
believe In AT attack until i actually commenced, aud
consequently no dispositions were made and nobody
ready. The kuEslQnS hGd a4ree1y Tea med Tue
crest of The hill while the French stil asleep;
many officers were awakened by the rOundshOt pass
ing through their iens sergeant bad DIS head taken
off while writing The orders OF the day for the division
AT tbs critical moment two bata!Ons alone OF the p
Regiment o: ZoIsves held 'be whole assaultns
column 10 check aud ccn'es'ed The ground inch by
inch I'LL they forced back upon their own tents.
In the meantime the alarm sounding, the troops
got into order the artillery INTO position, aud vgor-
Gus onset drove The Russians down the dechvity, eav
ing it covered with their dead and wounded.
All this l. will be remembered occurred in the gray
Of the morning. which the smoke OF he acton convert
ed INTO something Ike positive darkness leaving ev-
erybOdy yet 10 complete ignorance a. ~ the force
they he'd 10 contend with or the dangers they had to
bear In the shOr. pause which followed, however,
during which both sides prepared Tor renewal OF
tho struggle, the sun came out lrom oenlnd the hls
the smoke rose and t3e valley OF the CherD0ya lay be-
fore Us ike picture. The tract OF table and lying At
the foot of the Mackenzie nights was covered with
masses OF cavalry, infantry, and artillery. About 80
guns we're ranged IN crescent Ouside the bridge, and
Numbered increasingly agaIcst ire French position.
On the hill from which the PiedmOntese picket
had been driven crowds OF men round
battery OF 6td artillery, which, fred necessarily
though against what | could never clearly make
out. | must nct forget 10 mention, however, that
they had previously shelled two battalion Of Turks
encsmped IN The hollow pcG- the WorOnzoh-
road and forced them 70 retire. This retrograde move
ent the only part the later bore the whole at
fair; but II lie neht 70 aCd they were under arms Al
ready in ease the pos ions he'd been attacked. The
PeoDonteee were drawn up IL line behind small
smnence close 10 the lord on the ChoTseum road,
ard Their batte on me hig1ts 20 The right
were vigorously replying % the Russ N fire; the
three divisions Of French CamOux, ErolOn, AID
Fssoheux were under arms, front Line little way
hack ON the brow Of the NH, ana gre1' nc uber OF
Zouayes eere lying down 10 shelter behind small
rds.. Below, The plain aloac .he hollow or which
the English light horse died calamity last inter,
overy turf benea'h their feet soldiers sepulchre,
wele ranged the English and French cavalry, s1uad-
in hack K
ish redoubts, ready to act in case the enemy should
force the PicdmOniese position and attempt to de
bouch upon the open ground behind. The pennons OF
The LanctTs hu.ered saliy IN long nnee III me resn
morning breeze, and when The ean rose high 10
glory, and poured down his rays frl on the plain,
making seerlet look redder. and steel and brass
brighter sRd more resplendert, gliding the hill cps,
making the seLt- glitter, and Toiiag SMOKE and mist IN
grsat packs up the valley toward InkermanD hs scsne
became one of passing speGdor as well "a Of passing
interest We looked in breshless anxiety for the re-
aewal Of the conflict. Tie eombatants had takeo
s,eath--iheir blood was W, ioI hundreds on both
sides lay alreRdy stark AID stiff Re riverside
around the bridge, and the artillery evidently was
simply playing an nteriuie I'll the curtain rose uPou
anorher act IN the tragedy.
We we're not Kept long waiting From behind the
cloud of smoke which LID. ally hung around the Ros
sian batteries came two large cOlImns OF the enemy,
marching II quick tine about 200 yards apart and
exactly parallel, short distance from the river, and
n a line with the bank. As they wound and twisted,
mounted ard descended, following the inequalities IN
the ground in log compact misses, taeir bayonets
gIsI cling IN the sunlight, they locke exsct!y Ike .wo
haee serpers creeping rapidly along, their scales gls
teprg, ard therr prey IA g M TIC arriving T.,hin
shout eight hundred yards Of the for halted, and
the other ta-red of abruptly :owsr lie rvsr. Il was
evident hey were about to essa tne French position
more 70 the night on the side next the SGrilniGas. On
reaching the ws,er passed on small bridges hast
iy thrown over ne Tes frded aud gain ~ his side
the column broke INTO loose order, and pcshed ca To-
ward the cara squeiuot, which Tses within an en-