New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-19

The principal features Of the by the Pacific have
been already received here by telegraph anticipated
dispatches oil the Arssoa accounts The following
ever, will be found highly interesting: f
Journal Of the Siege. .s. -
CAMr, June 9FroEn O'Clock untt In the EVENING M
shot fired either side while the dead biea
Tower remained in front Of the Quarrs
from the field Of slaughter Both OF the French and ot
the Russians there large Numbers over The
ground Of the chief conflict among the former large
proportion swastby nGigsnes Arab blood or a
they are popularity termed BY the French soldiers Tucos
and TO their contingent Of the killed some were adde
ON the very inside Of the MaIako showing how near
the impromp.u attack delivering the place into opr
hands or the Russians there lay still upon spot
two hundred eorpses sufficient testimony severity
Of their losses in the struggle Among there was
observed by of ergeants partially in English
which custom has stereoyped be pointed the attention
the Russian burying party the body and said No
so auss iaglls" Easths reply bat
impression that 1t could be other than dessrter from
the 34th who went TO the enemy time back and
man OF that regiment coming by recognized the face
and put the matter beyond doubt The man had re-
ceyed a less ignoble death than lie deserved - -.t
TAKEN advsa,ase Of Of asag ~ raplay
and the Mamelon. The ru5gs5 shanneiied, and shot
bruised outline Of the fortres larger mora ra
as you wound to it,; but the interior altogather u
known until that moment, excited vivid ieei9
and alike outside inside atteste0 the arceneas of ts
struggle and the pluck Of the sssasnts The surface of
the ground within cut into holes and pits here lie
old stone quarry there Ike bit of Cruean vineyard
bursting SHeli5
timed fuses come the cunning apparatus Of the hardy
and prolonged defence The corpses which cubered the
earth and in process Of removing gave out fai at
tokens Of coming putrefaction Russian guns dismounted
aud dented with shot marks lay tumbed below their
brasures fifty concealed beneath the debris
and quantity of hidden powder also rooted out
Of the subterranean abounded n the rock
These nests excavated In the inner the enrench
ment we're left warm By their previous oc:upants-faod
and implements OF labor found in them and among
other things bit Of hng net In construction
The nearer view alone revealed the stupeuous charae
| tor nf ttln aarth rhu,
stale sentiment the Witnesses would have bren
simply astoDshed at the amount Of labor lsyisbed Oh
them The traverses appeared to be eighteen feet
10 height. An English iady-uhsre viii they not uo7
where do they not go was brought by her husband al
officer to survey the herself had decided
his coming On the further side the into the bar
bcr straight and clear and from the furthest pou
to which access was allowed, it seemed If bowsho
would carry to tbe ships ensconsed beneath the TIE
Round Tower looked to experienced eyes less for
midable from that proximity than it had been judged
from the distant points of view How, indeed could i
longer iook impregnabe when the Russians bring
ing out OF it forty fifty corpses of French soldiers
had won their way into Its hearth ss5-st s55f-5
In the early part of the day there had been popular
impulse to believe that end of thu affair wonld b.
made tonight by combined assault on the Malakof
We had great number casualties during the night
in position the left into which the Russians
Kept firing grape and canister from the batteries which
protect the OF he Redan They also occupied the
dsmanled houses above the ravine lesureiy took
shots at our people from the windows Not unnauray
it subject of the bterest anger and complaint among
the soldiers that they have stand still be rddleo
losing day by day number which il swollen in
the dimensions battle roll Of killed and wounded The
spirits have been lately at the highest conceivable pitch
thty believe reasonably after what they have
the whole place il at their and must forgiven
In the error Of their energies the subetes Of strategy
the etiquette of regular approaches ready courtesy
forthconepg demand al in their minds
for the labor of the trenches and the
RAISING dangers Of petty peddliLg warfare. /
JUNE lO--A breezy day, but with signs of returning
heat and occasional drift Of shower The French
immense number at work the approaches to the
Maeton the hope OF speedily getting
metal The Round Tower and the Redan Just giving
and then suen assertions of unexhausted purpose
but with little vgor that the shells which drop
ter abeut ther throwing the dry dust in columns
ook amost like useless persecution Five Russian yes
sells Of are in full sight cut of habor having 6etakep
themselves out Of the Of inconvenent missiles from
the Mamelon The white banner of St Andrew flies from
the mizzen and floats also in honor Of Sunday Fort
Constantine The Twelve Apostles lies just ahead of the
arsenal. with hsr br0sdsde toward the danger Al
mid day the small steamer which does the chief traffic il
hsrbor observable in the Dockyard Greek getting
her steam, and surrounded by quite fotila of boats
which most probably carrying wounded board OF
her. The arsenal building, sol dfsat hospital which
stands the Shore showed all torn and rddled
with shot its windows reduced to shapeess aperaures,
and its roof ragged and pierced from end to end the
whole being evidently untenabe.
Between it and the shore sheltered under anglo Of
the building group of Russians gathered and there
slight hustle the shore where two
of authority were moving about with determined step
The steamer presently full freighed and moved ID
towing the boats alongside to return in the evening with
provisions munition Of long string of with
and animals oiing up the steep the north
leading toward 1nkerman. There might been
from 500 to 1000 Of them In the soopipg graveyard
at the east end of the harbor planted with innueabe
crosses small parties Of twos and threes wandering
planned srrand For the last three weeks
day there have been large parties constantly engaged in
the labor of nerment-a fact which encourages the
sumption Of disease telling as much more upon ths
enemys strength 1t has done lattery upon Own
especially in and to Baakasa Any way the worl
in that kind is not likely to cease There is lit
doubt in spite of the obtnscy displayed that the garr
heartily sick of their commission Russian ofi
yesterday fell into conversation with of
and giving him his card, said, Il wish this all over
and we're good friends again. are all tired enough
but orders to fight it out to the laat At tn
termnation too, of the armistiee there sign
Of among the men who were in contigui
with ours. a s'@ &E'
JUNE 1To-day things very quiet before the town
for the suficien. ammunition is not
in sufficient quantity Most Of artillery transport
gone Kamiesch to fetch UP shells for our allies
We had yesterday little accidens n that department
coming up to the ordnance wharf q Balakaya cante
and deposited her Of about 1000 shells in dee
have become permanent puzzle to the fishes who woul
have taken doubt quarters in them according to
eedence. By the aid Of the divers they coming u
again. and having been rescued from drowning will
1 is thought, by being shot
The Fighting Of June 1s #t'9 z
Il [From the London Times, June 26.l
The actual number Of our killed and wounded i
the attack the Redan not that terrible
which at first supported. When 1t stated that II
loss of noble army not less than 40O0 that W.
interpreted to the British loss alone and it W,
inferred that if we had lost many the loss of 1t
French must have been 10000 or more 1t now appea
that the total loss of killed and wounded In the Who
Allied army does exceed 40G0 Of which porto
Just under 900. The number Of non-commssione
officers and men killed is 144 and wounded 05S Il
total number of officers killed and wounded s 9SmakiI
the exact total 1895 The enemy it appears, boast tn
they taken 800 French prs ners which, in the
ent state of knowledge only suspect to be
| Russian exaggeration. g l,,4s
Il The whole loss numerically Is not great what
have suffered in the space of few days, without go
and without any addition the rolls of honor by choe
by frost It is lamentabe not much for its numb
nor yet for such men Campbell, Yea and Shadfort
who, having much, have fallen outside the
they deserved to enter because this is reverse
" check delay. 1t cannot really Affect the ultimate ia
of Sebastopol but must proong struggle, every day
which much is lost the interests OF peace to q
" happiness of many nations and the cause OF humant
regards the material part OF the questio
no doubt we already in better position than we
IN in on the morning of the 18th No doubt bat
are in better order guns heavier, our knowledge
the posjtop and of the obstacles before greatly
a. creased and the force the front augmented To
centrste our army the siege We have been obliged
= leave the inhabitants OF kertch in the hands Of
Allies. ilt-4 *.
As the siege continues consideration after anotl
will be sacced to the necessity of position, and
n may even to pass that shall be driven to
most cruel and wastefnl of all conrses-psesment
= blockade
depends ourselves whether this affair Is to oPer
les warning, is to be sample of all that do,
W still to do, in the of this siege Are alw
to accept from the enemy the terms Of the combatl
couine ourselves to marching up bull created