Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-17

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Ri!ssans INTO tlc ditch Of the Maiakuf hG;t,'v ~
metres beyond the rr5ouht and tried 70 c.rr iL IN.
6'."'' with them. The natural consequence ~. list
they were obliged ;rtGl back under IL. vv.yw: polf.
blank fire Of the caerys reserves ;!at manned mo
ramparis. The two wings o! Ill" Ererrh lin. ,hrte,.
themselves back, wh'l' the brSirg"i sent uu- Z
powerful column OF fresh troops 10 attack Cur c,u.
tre.
"The redoub, If the Maul"on Yer; co.l! 10: .. VI
offer any shelter. The fire had either blown ~: NINA
lad by The cr!"ny o: powder Ta5aLtuc. which NAT
seriously scorch.L CnmmGndan. iiI"r 9th 81 Ci.",.
seurs.a-pied aud u Number O. men. p.aUks, bean
anu burning ropes gave rise - frars ot nuothc:
plosion The In:cric. Of the work was not :"GGSe.-
Instead OF supporting itself the rc'!"uJ:, line
CROSSED thr sur:n!t and formed sgu.i.Gi:c.. round
the MlmcOn.
There wes not q moment 20 be lost. General Ca
aiour ordered Graeral Verge 10 itavr thcir,ur.rs--
Gen. Bosquet ordered tie uft! division To- advance,
which WA Immediately ojeyCd By Gc.cra, Brua..
The movement Of this division wns impos.H., b.
first briSadr, commanded by Co.oue. DU,ra:t 20 3
Eoqucte, of the lGUrh Of the Inc, occupied the ri.
railes behind the Mame.on and The second LrigI:a,
under the orders OF General LafuDt de Ecr-. III
vanccd 10 the lct in the rear, under cover OF SOM;
rising grouad. The Verge brigade formed in co!u.l:.
AZ the same moment Under the cnemys ire. an,
with drums beating the charge nsccndeG rhe ill and
reinforced Gen. Wiaptfcns brigade. The po,i.io..
was carried, and the enemy driven back the sec NJ
time into the town. W. were definitely masters ol
occupied, amid shouts enthusiastically repeated y;
Viva Emperor
at was half-pn O'Clock, and dusk was coming
on. A had furcsren. We had established "u--"!v"'
in the conquered positions at the moment darkness
would allow our engineers 10 commence operations -
consolidate ourselves there These work. were III
rccted by General Fnssard. with CaGi de B";pl.on
Charctou, of the engineers, commander u! tie NJ
TACK Oh the Cnreeuing-bay side, and DO Pfcservlie
un the Mamcun Vert These works, executed iI,
It,tp oil
remarkable cooncss were s,!i!y CONSTRUCTED ty
daylight, and enabled us from that moment 10 resist
every attack Of tho enemy.
"All as5aulting columns were accompanied hv hri-
gals of sappers. commanded By engineer officers.
These dctachments all fought vaisn;lv. Captain tr
la Bossiere, and of the engineers seriously wound.
ed Of the first he scaled the paraiict of the
work Of the eth February. The artillery, which
PLAYS important part in this siege, contributed IN
great measure to the days success. .ts >u"G
the assaultius columns had started, the ann ct all b"
batteries Of CarccnIrgbay side and al the Nicivr!s
parallel was changed and turned a.anst the body oi
the place. During the night great number al th'
embrasurcs of the batteries were restored. More
over, six dctachments, consisting ot fifteen SUnm"E.
commanded by captains of artillery, marcIr,! with
the first bataons of the columns to turn the guns oI
the works taken against the enemy ana 10 ascertain
what work necessary. All these operations wrro
carried out under the immediate direction of l..u-
! tenant. Colonel dc In Boussnicre.
"rhe guns of the battery OF the ID of May w"r"
spiked under the fire OF the enemy, by detachment
OF gunners commanded by Capt. Mcich"ir A. ir-
CARDS the armament of the OurragtS RigHcS an' H."
Mamclon Vert. it remained in our power, making
total Of IS guns taken from the enemy.
"Wiilc We tnkng the White Works and tho
Manclon Vert, the English, with rare in.r,pid,ir,
siornied the Quarries. and established thcms,y"s
firmly there, thus taking glorious part III Il!c day
success.
The Turkish division of Osman Pusla rem r"i
great services. Different bat,a"ns, led on by Sctor
Pascha, chief of the sa,i OF the Turkish army, con
tributcd under fire and at the advanced posts 10 tho
consolidation Of our conqucsts on Mount Sap"une.
.sWhat shall SAY, Monsieur |. Marechnl. oi the
troops of the second corps! Facts speak better than
anything could write YOU they were admirable. Their
success was skilfully prepared and asSurcd By Gen
BUsqurt.
III would be an omission OH my part if did mol
mention with praise the two bataiiun- OF the Imp
rial Guard who fought like picked troop.
"Wc have suffered sensible losses; among others
that of the brave General lie Iavarand", killed hy Il
cannon ball, at o'clock III the morning III the WORK
of the eth, which he had captured: aud Col Hardy
Of the S6th mor.a!lv wounded at the head ot his req,
mcnt. We have To- regret many dashing officers anf
brave men, but these losses are not 80 very grea,
when consider the number OF troops cnga Sc. '"
length Of the combat, and the important results "5
tanned. | must not conclude this report without cN
pressing my satisfaction at the manner in which tho
ambulance duty WAS performed Our medical "liccr-
were rs usual, beyond all praise.
II am, &c. PELISSlER."
THE ARMY THE CRIMEi
Lord Panmure Inns transmitted to the papers III"
following intelligence, which reached him on the 29;h
"The French and English are proceeding with
their approaches against the enemy. WORKS, and
are erecting new batteries, to be armed with heavy
guns
"rhe enemy continue. 10 repair the damage done
during the last attack. Very little fire on their pa.i
We retain possession OF the Round Russian Fori III
the cemetery, from whence they were driven ont hu
the 18th, and the Mamcon, AT the gorge o the vGi"
which divides the English left attack from the rt't
of The South harOor.'
The I,niLrnr contains the following
"Ciovernment has this mprniA-. the 2-tI, re-
ceivei the three following dispatches from Gen. Pc.
lssicr:
."CRlME., June 2i-ll, p. MI havo no.h.ns
new 10 GnEounrc. We pa-h our approaches -.
walis the Maiakof Tower, and til" construction ~
the advance battery, which is to complete the "';'
ment o the fort. In tho same manner We are drawn;
closer on the left attack. There are still somo ca:e'
ot cholera"
june 25-ll, ?. MI have no.hng Of par;irula;
interest to announce to-day The worms before men.
toned pursue their COURSE
"Juue 26-ll 80, p. Nj have no nem. j.,
YOU"
neous communication with the Cr.aira IL rc.c,,"l-
Iished. five are correctly infprnI Z, ia; ..;nn'e %
this channel rus been received reporting ;Ic '"' =;
uf Lord Ra ian aud Gen. Sir George Brown, ot iEs'
| entery -,
| Sr. PETERsBrRGH, june 2S.
report from Prince GOrscbnkOi br.ngs tho news
In the Crjmea according the Russian version, hoN =
, 10 the 9Th ns:.
Tho Prince a:ates that the uiIic' fire l;,!r.
and he AYERS that the troop, which bad cr",ncd lie
Tchernaya had again returned TO the left bank Of me
river.
On tho light Of the 22d the Russians had obscrve-i
| q great movement in tie ncd squadrons.
IMPORTANT RCNoRs--PYLLIssIER TO TAEE COW
mr.
AND cuCSCEn MINES.
We copy the following from the Liverpool E'"n:'
of June @:
"On 1uesday it was currently reported in Par!,
that Il cabinet council hnd been held uaier thu pro-
idency OF the Emperor 10 deliberate the Gurs:lo
whether il would not he right to auhrriz" Gene: a!
PelIisser TO act in such T. way rs he may ihnk ~.
without waiting fof the cooperation "t III" L!I'h'
"Tais piece OF intelligence wa gwen by far'
correspondent of the Independence "t Brussels, ana
although it really amount. To nothing, still !; carries
with political anmus which cannot b" in-tnk"n.
and the only answer we can make to any sue! III
NOR. supposng it TO be truc is, that the aIi!ra nave
gone forth to the CrImcl Ia Il 3ht and conquer, ana
TINT where saving OF . depends upon the * III mad
ability Of a military commander, # GENERA! iel7.
scr b. really better officer and solder man LORD
RayIan we saw in the nnmc Of humanity INA; Tho
French general should have the supreme command,
aud that England will have cause for the slight
| Est jealousy OF feeling on the subject.
But t!,cr. cai be truth whatever IN the state.
mcnt II quite evident from all we have hear! "l
the battle of the 18th, TINT the allies were unable IN
| i, NOR. than attack tho Manelon aud the RedsG,
and 10 hold their own in the field ut the same time
And We ,nny re-t assured that both the allied con-
manders have enough To do in defending their res
pec,iYe positions, and that they lind cnn.tan, and
active cooperation is essential to the safety Of both
armies.
The object Of such reports as those alluded 70 hy
our Paris correspondent is too giaring TO be dis
guscd. Russian spies nre employed throughout Eu'
rope, but more particularly in France and Ens.an
to create diotrust and disc0rd between the allied
countries. Russian arts and Russian MEANS Re
Lord John Russell calls them, are be- found IA full
operation in every court.crce and markct-plGcc 81!
the continent And We not without n numerous
family Of Russian sympathizers in England.
The enemy have admitted that they knew lic Los
| sacks boat approached liango under flag q! truce.
but they attempt justify their a;roc.ty BY st"tI"-