Demoine courier., 1855-11-01

pared with admirable skill 10 evacuat,
the place. Of the French attack on tn,
left | know Nothing, but ,hat, if intended
in earnest, it was not successful. AM
was followed by some loss TO our allies
As o as :he ri color was observed
waving over the parapet of the MAlakod
through the smoke and dust. tour rocket.
were sent up from Chapman's attack
one after aro,her, as q signal Tor our as
saul, on the Redan. They were almost
borne back by the violence " The wind,
aud the silvery jets Of sparks they threw
on: on exploding, were nearly invisible
agains, the raw gray sky. s
IL was a few minutes AFTER IL when
our men left the 9Th parallel. The mus
kerry commenced at once, and in less
lnan we minutes, during which the
lronps had TO pass over about 30 yards
from The nearest, approach tic the Redan
they had los. a large proportion oftheir
officers and were deprived Of the aid Of
their leaders. with the exceptions | have
stated. The r,lemen advanced admir-
ably, bu, from their position could no, do
much 10 REFUGE the fire Of the guns on
the TANKS aud below the re- entering Az
giles. AS they came nearer the enemy's
fire became less fatal They crossed
the aba.tis without difficulty. 1t was
torn TO pieces aud destroyed by our shot
aud The men stepped over and through
il With ease.
The ligh. division made s,raigh, for
the saiien, and projecting angle Of the
redan. and came TO the ditch, which Is
here about fifteen fee. deep. The party,
dstaiIed Tor the purpose placed the lad
der.. bu,they were found TO be TOO short.
However. had there been enough of them
that would not have mst,ered much. bnl
some had been left behind in .be hands
of The L.ad or wounded men. aud others
had been broken, SO tina, if one caa credi,
the statements made by those who were
present. there were NOT more than six
or seven ladders at he. salient. The
men. led by their oiicers leaped Into the
ditch aud scrambled up the Other side.
whence they GO, up the parapet almost
without opposition, Tor The few Rasslans
Wis were III front ran back and go. be
hind their Eayerses and breaSwoyks as
soon as thes saw nur men on The top,
and opened lire upon them. a,a,
As the light division rushed ou, IN.
The from: they were swept by the guns
of the Barrack battery and by several
pseces on she proper right Of The redan.
loaded b. asiy wiki grape. which caused
then, considerable loss ere they coached
The salient or apex Of the work a, which
they we're to assault. The siorming
columns Of Aie, fsecont division issuing
oul OF the fifth parallel rushed up im.l
media,ely alter The high, division, bu.
when they came up close TO The apex,
Brisadier Windham vety judiciously
brought them by a slight de'our on The
rIahi flank oftle light division go ms to
cume~ a Iis.e down OF the slope Of the
proper lief, face of the Redan, The first
embrasure to %whlcht,hey came in flames.
but moving on 10 the next, the men lea;,
ed ia.o The ditch. and with the aid oflad
ders and each uther,sp hands. scrambled
10 on the Other size. climbed the parapet
or p.u,td IN through the em5rasure
which was uudeleuded. Col. Wlndham
was The lifstpr one Of The first men in
On tiitai ir1f-. and with him entered DAM.
vi Maiian sy "a great grrnadier of the
forty ii,st.a A., Mahomey entered with
a cheer, he VAS shot t.ronsh The head BY
q Russian nilemen, and icil dead across
Col. Windham.
AS oct menf entered through the EN-
hrasure. the few Russians who were be
tween The salifn,, ana the, breaslwork re
treated behind Tie latter. ani got from
the ,rayerses 10 its protection. Fem il
the y poured in a quick Gre ons,he parapc.
of the salient, (which was. crowded by
,hc men OF ,he ligh, division, aud on .he
gaps through the inner parape' OF Redan;
and u men, with an infa,uation which
alt officers dep.ore, but canno, always re-
msdy on such occasions, begtn to return
the IRE Of the enemy whhout advancing
or crossing 5ehiad the trayerees. loaded
aud flied as quickly as they could. tu,
dad lrile executions; as The Russians were
w.!f covered by the 1b~Seastwork. There
were also gronpsoof Russian riflsmeu
behind the irayeses, near the base of the
R.dan,i who kept Up . CALLING ffs on
our men. As the alarm Of IN assaul
was spread. the enemy came rushing uI
from The barracks inthe rear Of The Relar
antl increased the force aud Intensity q
theis FIRE. while u soldiers, dropped fas.
aud encouraged the Russians BY ,theil
immobility and the weakness of theil
fusilace, from which The enemy wer,
well protecied. In vain The officers. b,
voice aud ACT. by example and daring
,rie d TO .urge our soldiers on. They IA
an Impression, tina, the Redan was al
mined, and iha, if they advanced they
would al, be blown up. a9 hasa .
! sirhe loficers fell on allisides, singled
oui for the snemy's FIRE by their ceur
age. The men Of The different regimeni'
became mingled together in inexHicabl,
confussion. The 10Th men did not car,
for the orders Of the officers of the Ssh
nor did the soldiers of The 23d heed III,
commanLs Of an officer who did 20, be
long 10. their regiment The, officer