Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-19
FOREIGN INTELE.EGENCE.
TIE FRENCH ATTACK OF THE 22D MA

! TIE FRENCH ATTACK OF THE 29D NAL
In the Paris Debate, COL ST. Ange thus writes va.
regard to the attack the Russian w1rks 50
: fully made OH the night ot the ga ana ~"i'
..Tbc works in question had been dug ana CONSTRUCT
. al Lntw..n the Central Bastinn and the Qunranf!n
I.ov II will be easy TO explain In" locality II t!i
r.nnr has seen some OF those plans at Sc"asiop"
now 80 common in shop windows: The general ~
closure of Sevastopol il Divided by the -rh' rrn'
nj the military harbor. We have only Ia consider
. her. the part comprchendcd between this raviu" "n
the enst and the FCa on III" West. On tl. "NirHm"
riyhi rise, the great FLAGSTAFF ias"u. eliminating
point; then, IL the left in going towards III" sea.
we come tn the tcnra IaSinu. called bv the be-
siecrs, because il faces nearly the centre a; the In"
that We ARE considering, further on. o the bast"n
) and the batteries that command tic Quarantine
| Bay.
.:On this side our troops already occupy the cxtcr
nal part ri the Flagstaff ia.nm. the ccnlctry nrar
the Quarantine" and lastly, but quite recently,
tn. counter approaches that Ii" between this latter
point and the Central Bnst"T that IL 1" say, We up
pear Ia be- now in possession OF al the Chief external
parts on the extreme cft cf the siege works We
nI.lt Ia explain how they proceed at these attacks {"
establish themselves in the conquered work. The at
tark j. rhc affair =" The ba;aious previously as-cn
bleed IN the trench: there is not much firing, every
lling is carried at the point ot III" hny0net hy Il
| snII"n charge. Behind the attacking troops
march driarhineui- III w"rkm"n, armed with spades
and pick -nXrS and having mUskcts s!ung ut their
back: lh-s" nr" accompanied by Shippers and M
mcrs ii The IN -!nccr corps, commanded by their Of
iicrrs A. the attacking troops have d!s-
lodged the enemy they proceed t" make g""h ihrir
lodgmrm! there. This the worhnrn and saPp'r"
WORK ini"iasably IL effect: while IN" battallons Keep
the rcpulscd enemy in check. The object 10 be now
effected is To turn the work against the OesiGGcd, that
il /" say, 10 give il the form OF direction OF Il siege
trench. while preserving every part OF Inc enemy
work conducive 10 that end. The worltm"n here are
entitled to quite ms much merit the attacking baa-
lions. for they find themselves equally exposed I"
fire OF grape and muskctrv; and that too without the
powerful distraction OF excitement that mcn feel when
under fire and charging with tho bayonct. The oil-
GERS OF the engineers, these occasions, are tn be
Admired for their cool courage, rs they point ont Tie
WORK t" be done, and truce out the direction +" b"
ia;r in order TINT the mon may suffer least from the
cncmy's fire. They are active and courageous Gui
thrv are also rs pa-siUnCSS il they were working
on the lnlygon.
The report in detail of the two Inst nocturnal en-
carrnrns OF Nav ~ AMI 2, which will reach II. ina
few ,luys will naturally excite great intcrcst. ON nc
count oi the severity o! the action and the mpor-
tancr of the result. General Pc:s!cr has inauTuiN-
ted hi advent /" the chief command by vigorous
demonstration, uniting bOldncss with prudence We
see that the sro OF Scbastopo is buin@ carried on
with energetic consistency ts successive progress
nu :ht prove 10 Europe that the powers allied III
arms before the walls OF Sebastopnl will not lei z"
their hold and that they will end by achieving tri,
umph, which, we have reason 10 expect VIII be M
the speeder, inasnuch several letters agree with
General Pessier's despatch i'll declaring that the
Russians soldiers are beginning 10 show III their sor-
ties symptoms of relaxation and encouragement"
FRENCH RECONNOISANCE.
The Osiris, arrived at Marscillcs with dates from
Constannoplc To the Eth instant, brings word thar
General Bosquet had made another reconnaissance 81
the Tchcrnnvn, and e-certained thar the Russians
were tax ing great deal OF trouble 10 iory the hGh
road Of .ai,iar. They also increasing the mum
her OF battcre. to the North Of Sevnsnpoi ami nd
dre To The internal batteries Of til" town. The
strength and means OF the allies nrc nevertheless
deemed superior to th0.c oi the enclnT Before Dos
uurr'. Reconnaissance WIS commenced. Inc frri"i
positions near Eaniesc Bay fortified with seven
rrduubt- ard ion; itch
CLOSE OF THE CONFERENCES.
The Paris correspondent ri the Daily New WRITES
i am enabled Ia stat. on official authority, that the
Vienna Conferences closed and that pr":crul i:ns
been drawn Up recording the d,iinIiive failure OF the
negotiations. II follow. tbs: the es Austrian pr"po-
s:,ion- have been rejected. The Hn""i"'%c O.! ti'=
fact bad probably @nni deal IA lo with the warikc
tone of Lord john Huss"lI's speech How Austria
will now excuse herself Tor not joining the csterh
Powers in the war cannot tell, but that she VIII not
Join them ! fee! no dnubt whatever. The French
Government will, suspect, continue for some time
at rast 10 exhibit tolerant feeling Ter the difficulties
Of Austrias position, and will yet speak her tnr II
sill be difficult however, tor the M"nlieur I" talk
any more about the 'chivarous Young Emperor