Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-11
The War.
srosNlyo OF TIE NALAKUFp REDOUnr.


Describing the recent slorIuiug Of lIussian tc.
luubl by The FrelcE, The London Times says, edi
tOrially.
1T gppears by the last accounts, that the pur.
nose Of ihe allied generals is still fixed OIL tile
prosecution OF The Seige by means Of bomb nd.
Inrnl, followed by an assault. Two experimental
attacks have heen maIe by The Rtrncl III two DIFF
ierenl ways which show lhot It is moi easy 10 gain
al alvantore over our indefntguable antagonist.
II appehrS from both tile Russian and French Ec.
nurlS That on tho night Of the 2lSt Of February,
le Russians succeeded In throwing up with great
rlnlity, new TelOubl OIL tie tight OauS VI llle
caTeGnlng llaIbOT.
Wilhin furty.cight hours Gen. CantOberI re.
solved 10 force the new position, aEl The attack
was lnndc IelOIe The work had been cOmpletcd.-
4 ntee body Of French troops, under Gen. Monet,
advanced III the night oil the sd against lie ".
doubt, TIE ZouNvrS rusleA upon the enlrench.
meDts with the utmost bravery, and u Sansuinafy
contest enSlej, which cost hearty 900 VI these
pdmirable soldiers.
trhe russian infantry regiments Of Selenghin.
ski and VUlhyniu, undeE Geu. RtOhschuft, Dc.
Tended tho work with great StC1diness, and Oler
Eevcte combat The Rtench weIe compelled 10 re.
trpat. THIS unfortunate result has been attributed
10 several caUssSj The disclosure BY spies Of The
French nan oil attack, tic fire Uf lhe Russian
vessels In The haibOt and from the surrounding
forts, and want Of Sleadiness on The part Of rne
notion OF the asSallantS, who nte said 10 have left
ths XonayeS 10 bear the btunl Of llle engagement
we ole unable lodetermlne with certainty what
amount Of Truth tlrre may be In these suite.
nenls, but II Is undoubtedly true that The Rus.
SLAMS appear 10 have expected the attack, and
had occupied tho position With a small army
rather lhnn with detachment IN proportion 10 It's
extent, On The side Of ile Fteneh, the lOtce con.
sisted Of only half al brigade Of HOuaSes, 1000
strong; two bat'ali0nS Of HlatlueS, 2,3U0 strong,
aud 400 Volunteers; in all less than $500 men.
,'The Russians were 10000 strong, aud the un.
fortunate ZUuaves fell into regular nmbuscade,
Nevertheless, sHcll was The Iauntess rgor Of these
ttoonS, that they slClRed The IedOuOl aud held one
hal Of Il against leatful oils, when The Russians
succeeded IN ont Ilallking the cUlumej the marines
were sepaIated from the ZouaveS aud driSen hack
in oil directions, and The latter wele completely
surrounded BY the enemy.
"a second lin G they succeeded, By sheer hand.
to.hand fighting, in completing lie capture Of tie
redoubt, but no sooner had The Russian infantry
fallen back than lie batteries and slips opened a
terrific fire upon the work, and Tendetell II COM
pleteY untenable. Il was not till then that Gen.
Monet, who was twice. severely wounded, ordered
relest mud, though The night was disastrous from
thu loss Of many hunrrcd lives aud the failure Of
tie chief object, the CALAMITY displayed by lie
ZouHves was such that this Tepulse might well be
ranked wlth.thelr most brilliant achiYemrnlS.'
The journal Of 81. Petersburg gives long &C.
count Of the sanis affair. The fePOlt sums up by
saying;
twice The enemy (FtenCb) attempted 10 renew
The attack, but each time were driven back with
loss 10 the trenches, Finally, after on hours com.
bat al tlle point Of tle bayone, during which the
Russian dFummetS never censel 10 beat The charge,
The enemy was compelled 10 retire I, leaving In our
power more than bundled killed, among whom
were eight Officers,
Moreover outitoOps look 81 prisoners, Of whom
s were oficets. Ia all the loss Of tie enemy was
moi Under go meui fot during tleit retreat, they
wete exposed 10 tls heavy le Of tile nsighboflBg
bssons, and OF The steamers YlajimOr, ChGrsonese,
and Gtomonossels, anchored In lie foadstead,-
On OUT side we hal 60 men Killed, and 6subaltetn
Officers, and 236 men wouRded.'