The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-09

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GENERAL SIMPSONS oFF1cItIAL DISPATCH
DETAILS OF THE GRAND ASSAULT, &C.
The following is the dispatch brought tc
England by Colonel Curzen:. -, -f
BEFORE SEBAsToPeIs Sept 8.
II had the honor to apprise your Lordship
lin my dispatch Of 4th instant that the engineers
land artillery officers Of the allied armies had
laid before General Pelisier and myself report
Recommending that the assault should be made
ion the 8th instant, after heavy fire had been
kept up for two days. This arrangement was
Iagreed to, and | have to congratulate your
Lordship on the glorious result Of the attack OF
Yesterday which has ended in the possession
of the town, dock yards, and public buildings
land the destruction of the last ships of the
Russian fleet in the Black Sea- Three Steamers
ialone remained; and the capture or sinking of
these must speedily follow. 1t was arrang ed
THAT, at twelve O'Clock in the day the French
columns ofattack were to leave their trenchss
and take possession Of the Malakoffa and adjacent
works. After their success had been assured
and they were fairly established, the Red,n
/ twas to be assaulted by the English-Tle
Bastion Central and Quaratine Forts on the
lleft were simultaneously to be attacked by the
| IFreneh.e1 aH aal 1A 80 -
''At the hour appointe(tour allies quilted the
ltisnches, entered and carried the apparently
impregnable defences of the Malakoff, with that
limpetnous valor which characterizes the French
lattack, and, having once obtained possession
| Ithey were never dislodged. The tri-color plant
ed on the parapet was the signal for the Brit
lish troops to advance. The arrangements for
the attack | entrusted to Lieutenant General
Sir William Codrington, who carried out the
"details in concert with Lieutenant General
Markham. | determined that the I'd and
| Light Divisions should have the honor of the
assault, from the circumstance of their having
defended the haterries and approaches against
the Rcdan for so many months, and from the
intimate knowledge they possessed Of the
ground - III 4 teI
"Phe fire of our artillery having made as
much of a breach as possible in the salient of
the Redan, / decided that the columns Of as
sault should be directed against that part as
| being less exposed to the heavy fire by which
this work is protected. r..
ST was arranged between Sir VIM. Cod.
rington and Lieut.. Genera Markham, that the,
lassaulting column of 900 men should be
formed by equal numbers of these two diyi-
lsions; the Light Divisions to. lead, and that of
the Second to follow. They left the trenches
| at the preconcerted signal, and moved across
the ground, preceded by a covering party of
260 men, and a ladder party Of 800 On arriy-
| ing at the ditch the ladders We're placed, and
the men Immediately stormed ths parapet of
the ftcdan, and penetrated into the salient
tangle A most determined and bloody COM
bat was here maintained for nearly an hour
and although supported to the utmost; and
though the greatest bravery was display, it
was found impossible to maintain the position
'.Your lordship will perceive, by the long
and sad list of the casualties with what gal
lantry and selfdevotion the officers SO nobly
placed themselves at the head Of their men
during this sanguinary conflict. h
Il feel mysely unable to express, in adequate
TERMS, the sense [ entertain of the conduct
ind gallantry exhibited by the troops, though
their devotion was not rewarded by success
which they so well merited To no one are
my, thanks more i,,.ssy i,.tsiy due than to Col Wind
ham MO calamity headed his column ofat-
tack, and was fortunate in entering and remain
! ing with the troops, though was unable to or
ganize second assault, which intended to-
make with the Highlanders, under Lieutenant
General Sir Colin Campbell, who had. .hithertol
formed the reserve, to be supported by the third
division, under Major-General SIR William
| Eyre. / therefore sent for these officers, and
Following morning The Highland Brigade
occupied the advance trenches during the,
might ~. Is 5
About II O'Clock, the enemy commenced
Iexploding their magazines: and Sir Colin
Campbell having ordered a small party to adj
4 vance cautiously to examine the Redah, found
the works abandoned He did not however,
Ideem it necessary to occupy it until daylight.
The evacuation of the town by the enemy
was made manifest during the night and
q fires appeared in every part, accompanied by
large explosions, under the cover of which
the enemy succeeded in withdrawing their
TROOPS to the north side by means of the raft
bridge recently constructed, and which they
1 afterwards disconnected and conveyed to the
Eother side. Their men of war were all sunk
fftduring the night, The boisterous weather
= rendered it altogether impossible for the ad-
lmirals to fulfil their intentions Of bringing the
: broadsides of the allied fleets to bear upon the
tQuarantine batteries. An excellent effect
was produced by the animated and well di-
lreeted fire of their mortar vessels, those of hel
I Majesty being under the direction of Capt
: Wilcot of the Odin, and Capt. Digby Of tho
Royal Marine Artillery 5
i This terminates the details ofthe affair o
ia the 8th The remainder of the dispatch con
!. lists of Acknowledgements ofa general eharac-
~ Ter of the services rendered by the army a1id
r. navy, and of the army especially since it ha
tbeen under Gen. Simpsons command. A par
ttieular compliment is paid to Gen. Sir Harr,
2 Jones. for his exertions on the 6th Gen Sim
pon. says; Fer some time past he has bee
e. Esufferings on bed of sickness, but, in tn
as. everftful hour of the assault, he would not +
8 lmain absent. He was conveyed on a litter i
Ik To fl1e trenches TO witness the completion