The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-13

The Russian rdemeu AFTER the last defeat on the right
mad ieued behind the banks Of the Tchernaya whence
they kept up brisk but ineffective fire A battalion of
piedmonese, preceded by company OF Bersagieri ad
yanced IN beautiful order as parade and drove
these r'enen from their position IT etsn advanced
way towards the patcaux but ii was not intended 10
force tue heights il contented itself supported by other
troops with following the enemy who was already n fun
retreat
The French had during the battle, brought up a new
DIVISION tpniaes Besides this the whole English and
freneh cavalry were in readiness the plain leading to
the river the ground Of the light cavalry charge last year
ready to receive the enemy il he should force passage
OF Tue river and debonch the plain But General Nor
RS woud mol risk the cavalry the plain ntersected
IT was by The branches of the river and defended
sun by the Russian guns the height; only two
squadrons Of Chassenrs dAfrque followed the enemy.
rrn RUSSIANS IN RETREAT
The guns which Tie rsssisrs had brought up to cover
their retreat suffered much BY the FIRE from eide
which was increased by Capt Mowbrays battery OPENING
upon thsn from the open ground between the Sandman
and the French positions that they made off in hurry
Scarcely shot was thrown away, and SO admirable
the practice that all the shot fell close the guns
which we could plainly distinguish, slight breeze
rying off the smoke left beautiful view the whole
battlefield But the Russian guns returned only for
meat under and after you could brilliant
line of cavalry debouchng from the rising ground where
had been hitherto hidden could distinguish five regi
menisthree in one line, and two other regiments the
banks in second line. They advanced at gaop and,
wheeling round, allowed ~ guns to pass, which again
opened their FIRE but only for short e and at nine and
the black lines moving off the only traces which
NAMED Of the soong attack of the Russians
BATrLE-rELD.
Every body now rushed to the field and look
sufficient to convince them that the allies had won
real battle the Tchernaya Although not quite OBJ
stnae and nguinary the battle Of inkermann, which
this affair resembled in many points, it was pitched bat
tie The Russians in the battle OF lnkermann gave up
manGuyrng and confded entirely in the Of their
troops. The essential difference in the Of
fighting At the battle Of Inkermann the great of
AZ.
the infantry while the Tchernaya it the guns which
did the greatest execution Most Of the wounded and dead
showed rqhtn traces Of roundshot grape SHE'LL and
isie that battlefield could scarcely imagine
anything terrible Nearly all the wounds on
the legs and the head On the banks Of the aquednct par
uarly the sight appalling; the Russians when scaling
the embankment of the aqucduct were taken in flank
by the Sandman batteries and the dead and wounded
rolled down the embankmen sometimes than twenty
feet in height The French made every possible despatch
to collect the wounded They laid the open space
about the bridge until the ambulances arrived. While
there the Russians who could plainly that the French
engaged in bringing help 10 their wretched
couuuymen suddenly began TO open with their guns
upon them repeating the barbarous practice which they
had already often previously shown to the troops.
gentleman who with Mt the moment and who
speaks Russian, asked Of the poor fellows who was
trying trudge along with deep flesh wounds both
his thighs what he thought of the behavior of the Russians
: firing among their own wounded? Unanswered "They
arc accusto,.a to beat when with them, and
there Is no wonder tnss they should Try to III treat us
when the point Of cscer-.o 'nelr power.
RUSSIAN TROOPS ENGAGED
According to the account Of the prisoners and ucg.,e
from the straps the shoulders of the wounded and
dead three divisions were engaged in the actual attack
tho 9Th and I'd corps darf of General Panintip lately
arrived from Poland, under the command of General
Wrange the 18th division Of the 4h corps darse, (Os
ten Sackens) formerly under the command of General
Liprand, under General Martinglef and the 18th
division Of the 9th corps farmfe Liprandsl under Ma
or General Wasselcosky The prisoners that the
took part in the action saw soldier who said
he belonged to the last battalion of the reserves who said
that before the battle began General Gotsclako who
commanded in person. had letter Of the Emperor read be-
fore hem in which he expressed hope that they would
prove valorous last year when they took the heights
of Baalaya and then there large distribution OF
empty him; and good-sized bottles they were, too.
This brandy distribution was, however, only for the in
fan,ry, whom they wished to excite 10 madness The
tillcry got only the usual rations.
Besides the three divisions which attacked, there was
another, the 7th which occupied Tclorgoun and the
heights but which did not attack except in the small out
post affair OF the Sardinians
WOUNDED.
August ls-The attack has not been renewed and the
French have been for the last two days busy in bringing
the wounded Russians and huryng the dead Up yester
day evening upwards of 1900 wounded and prisoners have
been brought in. The number Of dead of whom have
not heard any official estimate cannot be less than from
1900 1900 OF course the bridge and the banks Of the
aaucauct are the spots crowded with them The lat
il quite coked up with Them that it has been for
hidden to water the horses from for fear it should be in
;uriou. 10 ..cr health.
ALLIES ENCAGEr.
The French had three divisions engaged: the division
Faucheux to the right the division derbillon in the
tire of the bridge the division Canon the left Their
loss is about 1000 in dead and wounded The Sardnans
had only one division engaged he division Trotti) and
suffered very little oss--a few hundred men; but they
have to regret the loss of distinguished general officer
the Brgadier General Count Montevcho who is severely
wounded and not expected to live.
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