The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-30
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sEBAsToFoL-e -eRNEaAL PRLIssrEa's pRsPArcHrs.
10 order to form correct notion of the operation
Oh ine allies on the 7s of June against the Russian
works at Sebas,opol 10 desirable to refer 70 the
description OF these works. Every one IL aware
nat me ground before sebastopol is atersected by
lsVioes descending to the sea, these ravnes beips
divided from each other by ridges, upon which
oo.n tne Russian works and the principal batteries
ol tne oesleging armies are erected The ravine
tne northeast, and on the extreme right
VI 1ne aed position fn front of what 10 COW called
me Inkermann attack Is that descending to til ca
| ssehng harbour. II was at one time intend.
.5u oy the allies to take possession of the
~noie OF the north ridge down to the csreen.
me nafoor, but the Russians crossed The ra-
vnei with great determination, and established
TWO WORKS On the slope of it-one at so Yards
and the other at 400 yards from the second paral.
.e!. ihese redoubts have probably ere this fallen
nto hands of the allies for Pelissiers despatch
OF June 9Th, says, "the enemy have conplete,y
snandons the right shore of the careenine bav.
| ins IS an Important position, commanding the
sn'ps ~ port, and almost nterceptiDg the entrance
20 ,ne town. The next ridge Is tha, on which the
msiaKon tower stands, and opposite to It. at dis
| tance OF about mile and ball, the Victoria re
aooo. oas been erected by the allies. The Vic,o.
s''acs s carried on by the French is directed
| rum ins point against the tower and adjoining
~fRs. descending nearer to the tower and about
hve hundred yards In front of II, Is the Msmelon.
whi:h Is Is defcribed as commanding the tower
ITSELF The conquest and occupation of This hilI
by the French Ia the result of the contest of Jnne
l. The Malakof tower ITSELF being one of the few
worksin masonry on the land side of Sebastopol
| wasiopg since reduced to ruins but it is now en-.
closed BY very high Semi circular parspet of
earth, pierced with twelve embrasures and snrs,
| rounded oy ditch. From the tower to the Ca.
| .ee9iog oay there runs long line of parapet
oroKsn al hait way by battery of sixteen guns on
| TWO iaces, and thus thanking the curtain between
this point aud the tower Another battery OF tw eye
guns on the bill above Careening bay 10 connected
with this work by further parapet which extends
10 the sea. we apprehend that the works taken
| on the 'tn OF June are outside this line The Re-
| dan Is separated from the Malskotf tower bv ybs,
Is termed the middle rsvine, and stands upon the
ridge between the WoronzC fl rsvfns and this mid
oie raVine. On this ridge also stands the sllied
| Nio"h battery, fronting the apex OF thu. Redap
which was further defended by an abdtti, and bv
anroog party OF rifemen lodged in q s,ou. quarry
10 'front.' OF the work, and which quarry Wa. carried
| the British on the 7ih of June Sebaaropo i.
is to be remembered, 10 not a fortress btx town
defended by chain of forts and field forti,cations
| From the description 1t will be noticed ,hat the
several attacks OF the besiegng armies ara advan-
chg part PassN on parallel Ines and THAI the re-
cent operations of the allies although distinct as
sst each other, and are essential the Success of
tne common enterprise the plan of the sl go being
70 enclose The Russian line of fortifcatots within
anotaer line which shcli gradually advance unti,
tue besieged are driven into the sea :. :
we now proceed to give the official account of
| these Operations: ~
General Pelsier's first dispatches are Quite dra.
matte. =
JurE Go P. M-To-day, with our allIes, we
opened fire against the external works, and to-.
morrow. please God, we will take them!
| JUNE ell P. M--At half past six our signals
for assault were given, and one hour afterwards,
our eagles tioated over tha msmeion Vert aud ver
the two rtdoubts Of Careening Bay. The artillery
OF the enemy fell into our bands. We have taken
, 400 prisoners Our legions occupy the cououered
4 On their side aifies VIII tbei.
resoution, carried the works In the uuarriss and
established themselves there All the troops show.
ed The most admirable devotion and intrepidity
| JUNE 6-Lsst evening we took possassion of
sixty two guns In the captured redoubts Thirteen
I officers were made prisoners. Our loss which has
not been accurately aecert8ined, Is considerable
ss might have been expected from so great re-
| suit.
} JUNE 9.-The situation Is the same as Yesterday.
All the demonstrations of the enemy az ainst the
captured works have been fruitless. They have
abandoned the so-cslied battery OF the Cd of May
they have also completely abandoned to us the
right shore OF Careeniug Bay. The vessels in port
have sought refuge in Artillery bay, where our
large mortars can reach them. We are watching
| them attentively. ....
Lord Rag lans despatch we have already received
| via HALIFAX, es follows
Before Sebastopol June THE formidable fire
of yesterday was kept up to-day with the greatest
spirit, and soon after six O'Clock this evening" the
French attacked and carried the White Work and
Mamelon. The whole operation was most brilliant.
Great gallantry was display ed on all sides. Cas-.
ualties not yet known.
The next dispatch was the following:
| JUNE 8.-The success OF last night was very com
plete, and the gailantry and steadness of the
troops cannot be 100 highly spoken Of. The French
| succeeded In securing the works of the Mamelon.
| and those on Its right called the Ourrages Btancs
and in those they took sixty-;wo guns, in ludipg
eight coborns, and four hundred prisoners. Moth :
Ing could be brilliant than the advance of our
allies. We have lest 400 men In killed and woun.
ded.
Later accounts states that tn British loss was
officers killed, namey-Colonel Shearmsn, Majors
Bsyley and Dickson, Captains Muller, Forster, Cor
bett Wray; Lieutenants Laurence Stone, machel,
Lowry. $50 private men killed, $40 wounded, and
| Is missing u 10 singular that Lord Raglan omils
to mention how the British weresngaged, or ifthey
were engaged at all Gen. Pellissiers d. spach in-
forms us that his English allies carried the rifle
| works 10 the quarry.
Peiiissier's latest dispatches are
| JUNE l0-1l 80, P M.-The combat of the 7th
was more advantag ,us for US than at fret
nounced. 1t placed In our hands SOP prisoners
(of whom 20 are oficers) and 70 pieces of cannon.
JUNE IL, II P. M.-We are consolidating our.
selves In the new works We have been aole to
fire with The Russian mortars on their ships which
have gone still farther up. We are preparing new
batteries. 4f
(Signed) PELIssIER.
| PRINCE GoRTscHAKoFF's ACCOUNT.
| JUNE s-Eyaning.-Prince Gortschakof tele-
graphs to st. Petersburg, evening of sth June:-
latter two days OF hesvy Dom0srdmenI, tnree
! French divisions attacked redoubt No. 7, at 6
O'Clock last evening, and occupi the redoubta
Kamtchatka Selenghinsk and Volhynia, and bat
terry between Selenghinsk and baston No. l.
Our II oops retook the Kamtchstka redoubt but the
French poured 10 fresh reserves, and took 1t once
more. We finally remained masters of that bat.
tery-the French holding lods sment near-whence
we hope 10 drive them. Our soldiers fought ad-
. miraby, In proof OF which may state that the
enemys loss exceeds ours. He has lost 2 500 men
and we havetske PTS men aud seven officers Prt'
, souers as well as two French cannon"
HEIGHTS THE TcHERNAYA.
The French lines are now 30 isr advanced thai
the allied cavalry water their horses in the Tcher-
. maya without moestaiion. The Russians do no,
, show Ia force. They have constructed two bat
teries, one towards the bridge, and the other on
one OF the spurs running out from the ridge OF In
hermann. On the allied side work has beer
Constructed tor the defence of the bridgs. Access
to the river certainly secures water but the pos
tion isdescribed, in correspondence VIII the camp
a. "more advantageous in moral :aan 10 Q strAte
gical point OF view" ~
OPERATIONS IN THE SEA OF AZnFF. ta
Admir- al Bruat sends despatch TO bis govern
mens in which be relates thar explosive machines
were sunk By the Russians in the Straits. but wer'
not fired. ----------
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