The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-12

board ship but he heard the assault he re-
solved TO join his brigade and he accordingly
camp that very morning Colonel Unett Of the 10th
regiment, the senior officer in Brgadier Shreys alb
sence and him would have devoved the duty Of lead
ing the stormug column of the Light Division had the
latter not returned Colonel Unett, ignorant OF the
Brgadier's intention TO leave shpboard had 70 decide
with Colonel Windham who should take precedence in
the attack. They tossed and Colonel Unett won. He
had II IN his power to say whether ne would go first or
cd 1t over, and said My choice made I'll be the first
man into the Redan"
THE ASSAULT WITH SCALING LADDERs-Irs FAIL
URE AND DREADFUL LOSS OF MEN.
II few minutes after ~ O'Clock noon when our
men left the fifth parallel The musketry at
once, and In LEES than five minutes during which The
approach the parspet Of the Kedan they had lost
large proportion Of their officers and deprived Of
the aid Of leaders, with the exceptions have stated
The fhemen advanced admirably but from their position
they could not do much to reduce the fire Of the guns
the tanks and below the reenteing angles They
The abatis without difficulty it was torn to pieces and
through It with ease The Light division made straight
ne to & angle Il s
The party detailed for the pnrpoe placed the ladders
but they found to be too short However, had there
been enough he that would not have matered much;
but some had been left behind in the hands Of dead
wounded men, and others had been brcken that,
present. there than ladders at
the salient. The men led by their officers eaped into
nt ch and scrambled up me tH SssF SIDE they
few Russians who In front back and got behind
their traveIses and breasworks they
men on the top, and opened fire upon them.
Lamentabe as II no doubt Is, and incredible almost to
those who know how the British soldier generally be-
parape were seized BY some strange niataation and
began firing instead Of following their officers, who
began to a last Is they rushed on in front and tried to
ing the popular prejudice to the contrary, most
stand fire much better than closing with enemy 1t
if they can find any decent excuse to lay by
their swords and take to pistol and carbine, with
when cover Of any kind ia near a. hand trenclbred
infantry man finds the charms OF the cartridge quite ir-
Iesstibe The small party Of the Goth, much diminish
ed. went CALAMITY towards the breastwork but they
too weak TO force and they had to retire and get
behind the traverses where of different regiments
had already congregated and keeping up brisk
fire the Russians whose heads just visible above
| the breastwork Simultaneously With the head of the
had got inside the Redan on their right below the salient
on The proper left face Of the Redan but in spite of all
his exertions could dc little than the gallant OIL
GERS OF the Goth and 9th regiments
The stornng columns of the Second Division, issuing
ont Of the fh parallel rushed up immediately after the
Brpadier Windham very judicously brought them by
slight de'our on the right flank Of the Light Division
as to come little down on the slope Of the proper LETT
came was in flames but, moving to the next the
leaped into the ditch and with the aid Of ladders and of
each others hands, scrambled up the other side
climbed the parapet or poured in through the embra.
sure which undcfended. Colonel Windham the
and with him entered Daniel Mahoney, great
grenadier of the 4lst Keany and Cornellis Of the
same regiment. Az Mahoney entered with cheer, he
was shot through the head by Russian riaeman and
fell dead across Colonel Windham and at the same
ment Killeapy and Cornes were both wounded As the
alarm of an assault spread the enemy rushing
from the barracks in of the Reda and increased
the force and intensity Of their fire. while soldiers
immobility and the weakness of their fusillade,
from which the enemy well protected. In
daring, tried to urge sou our soldiers on ' They had
an impression that the Reian was all mined,
and an that that if they advanced they would all
became the men of Alma and Inkermann, and, rushing
to the 'front.' were swept down by the cnenys fire. The
officers fell on all Sides singled out for the encmys five
by their courage. The Of the different regiments
became mingled together in nextrcabe confusion The
sSth did the soldiers the 23d heed the commands
Of an officer who did not belong to his regiment. The
officers could find their men-thc men had lost sight
Of ,her officers All the bYigaders save Colonel
Wndham were wounded or rendered unfit for the guild
ance Of the attack. The neck of the salient
too close to allow OF any kind of formation and the
the crowded into It the they got order
and the they suffered f. ,m the enemy fire. This mice
rabe work lasted for hour. The Russians IN
dense behind the brcastwork and Colonel Wind
ham walked back again the open space to the left
to make one more attempt to retrieve the day The
men on the parapet Of the salient who firing at the
Russians sent their shot about him. and the latter who
pouring yoey after voey all pons Of the head
of the work likewise directed their muskets against him.
bat he passed through this fire in safety and got
within the inner parapet the left where the were
becoming thinner and thinner. Russian officer now
stepped over the brcastwork and tore down gabion
with his hands it was to make room for field piece
Col. Windham exclaimed to several soldiers who
firing why don't you shoot that Russian" They fred
volley and missed him, and soon afterwards the field
piece began to play the head Of the salient with grape.
Colonel Windham saw there time to be lost He
had sent three officers for renforcements and above ALL
for men in formation and he resolved to go TO Gene
raj Codr gton himself Seeing Captain Crcslock Of the
a0th, near him, busy in encouraging his men, and
ertg himself with great and energy to get them
into order he said 81 must go the General for sup
No min et bc in pnap lam lad
why went away"
CONDUCT OF THE ALLIED TROOPS.
tfrum the Paris Moniteur, Sept -.
The capture Of Sebasopol has caused the greatest Joy
in England well as in France. In fact, IL just
that after having shared the dangers and the sacrifices
of This war; the people should take equal share
the struggle France and England united by intimate
community Of views and Efforts have shown sort Of
emulation in providing each according to its
the means Of assuring II France able to
send out sodiers England provided greater
Der OF ships and nevertheless sent successfully to the
Crinea eco troops collected from all points OF her i'm
mense empire
Thanks TO the prodgious naval armament Of the allied
powers, their flags rule every and exclude Russia
from it. The enemy has seen his ships blockaded
burnt in his ports his coasts devastated, his commerce
annihated, his fore relations destroyed From the
Sea Of AzoT TO the white Sea, from the Baltic
Kamiesch, Russia is imprisoned by our fleets While by
force OF courage soldiers triumphed the des
perate resistance Of tho Russian army the combined
fleets destroyed their provisions aud Intercepted their
communications, at the same time that they kept up
new reDforcements.
Our maritime would scarcely have suf
feed Tor the transport Of troops and of the
quantity Of moteridt with such At distance of
500 leagues from the country demanded. The English
Admiralty placed so vessels of the Royal and Commercial
Navy at the disposal of France which conveyed to the
Crmea nearly 49, 600 Of troops with 1000 horses and
1000 tons Of meitrs Every one knows moreover that
| chiefly the English navy that took them there
all the phases OF this war, at Alma and at Inker
manu. at Bomarsund and at Swcabog tho armies and
fleets of England and France have mingled their blood
Together and emuiated each other in bravery for tho
common cause.
At the Tchernaya allies hasened up to sup
port FASTENED up to support them at Baaklava.
In the last and victorious efforts against Sebasopoi Eng
sh and French equally fulfilled their heroic task Of
several different points OF attack only
quered at rs but the triumph Is not the less due to all
the corps Of the allied army, which mutually support
ing each other and sharing the resistance of the enemy
finally compelled him to abandon the walls Of that town
which his despair could no longer defend. Thus
the Commander inChef Of the French army only
just when he attributed 20 the English army a large