The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24
NO. 9e.

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pet-1o the Malakot through the smOke
and dust, four rockets were sent up from
Chapman's attack one after another as
signal for our assault on the Redan.-
They were almost borne back by the.
violence ofthe wind, and tbe silvery jets
of sparks they threw, out .on exploding
were nearly invisible against the raw
gray sky.
THE TURN OF SHILLING.
When the order for the storming of
the Redan was received on the 9TH, the
general remark was-"This looks like
another 18th of June Col. Unett had
to decide with Col. Windham, who.
should take presidents in the attack
They tossed, and Col Unett won. He
hadit in his power to say whether he
would go FIRST or follow Col Windham..
He looked atthe shilling, turned It over,
and said, ''My choice is made; I'll be
the first man in the Redann But fate
willed it otherwise, and he was struck
down badly wounded ere yet he reached
the abattis, although he was.not leading
the column In few seconds, Brig.
Shirley was temporarily blinded, by the
dust aud by earth knocked into bis eyes
by shot He was obliged to retire,
and his place was taken by Lieut.-Col.
Bunbury. of the 23d Regiment, who was
next in rank to Colonel Unett, already
struck down and carried to the rear
Brigadier Van Straubenzee received q
confusion on the face, and was also forced
to leave the field. Colonel Handbook
fell mortally wounded in the head By
bullet, and never spoke again. Captain
Hammond fell dead Major Wexford
was killed on the spot. Captain Grove
was severely wounded Many officers
and men were hit and fell and of the
commandants of parties; only Acting
Brigadier. General Windham, Captain
Fyers, Capt Lewes, and Captain Maude
got, untouched into the Redan, and es-
capped seathless from the volleys Of grape
and rife balls which swept the tanks Of
the work towards the salient
sEBAsroPoI. ON FIRE.
The surprise throughout the British
camp on Sunday morning was beyond
description when the news spread thus
was on fire and that the en-
envy were retreating. The trependons
explosions which SHOOK the very gruond
like so many earthquakes, failedl to dis
turb many of our wearied soldiers
When rose ere daybreak, and got up
to Catheart's hill, thore were many
officers standing on that favorite spot;
and the sleepers who had lain down to
rest, doubtful of the complete success Of
The French, and certain Of our own fail
IRE, little dreamed that Sebastopol was
1urs.
All was ready fora renewed assault
IN the Redan, but the. Russians have
Kept upaa brisk fire from the rife pits
md embrasures to the. last moment, and +
,aving adopted the same plan along.
heir lines, SO as to blind our eyes and
Engage our attention, abandoned it., as T.,
t is supposed, about i2 o'clock, and
he silence having attracted the atten-
ion of our men, some volunteers crept
lp and looked through an embrasnre,
md found the place deserted by all
except the dead and dying. Soon @af-
erwards, wandering fires cleaned
through the streets and outskirts of the
oWn-point after point became alight
the flames shone out of the windows
4. the houses-rows of mansions caught
nd burnt up, and ere daybreak, the
own of Sebastopol-that fine and state
7 mistress of the Euxine, on which we
ad so often turned longing cye,+
as on fire from the sea to the Dock
ard Greek. Fort Alexander was blown
D with stupendous crash that made
le very earth reel early in the night.
t sunrise four large explosions on the
# followed in quick succession, and
lnounced the destruction of the Quar-
1tine Forts and of the magazines of
le batteries of the Central Bastion and
lagstaf Fort. The Flagstaff and GAR a
IN Batteries blew up, one after anoth-
;, at 4:45. At $50 there were two of
Ie largest and grandest explosions on
lie left that ever shook the earth
ost probably from Fort Alexander and
g Grand Magazine. The rush Of
ack smoke, of gray and white yapor,
masses of stone, beams of timber and
asonry into the air was appalling, and
en- followed the roar of great bonn
rdment; it was a magazine Of shells .
own up. into the air, and exploding
,e some gigantic pyrotechnic display
the sky-the effect of the innumera-
, flashes of fire, twittering high up in
, column of dark smoke over the town,
then changing rapidly into as many
lis of white smoke, like little clouds. 4
this time the Russians were march,
with sullen tramp across the bridge
iboats were busy carrying off materi-
from the town, or bearing men to the
lth side, to complete the work ofde-
uction and renew the fires of hidden,
les, or light up up-untouehed houses
the feet all that remained visible
q the eight steamers and the line Of q
sunken line of battle ships
THE ALMIGHTY DoLLxK.
As soon as it was dawn, the FrencE
an to steal from their trenches into.
burning town, undismayed sby the,
aes, by the terrors of these explo-.
IS, by the FIRE of lurking enemy,
oy the FIRE of their own guns, which
{ on slowly discharging cannon, shot
grape into the suburbs at regular
rivals possibly With the object Of de-
ing stragglers from risking their
s. But red breeehes and blue breech-
and Zouage fez could soon be dis
pushed among the flames, and mov-
from house to house. Ere i've
ock, there were numbers of men
ling back with piunder, sach as II
land Russian selics we're offered for
in camp before the Russi an battal-
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