Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-14
The Fighting before sonastopol.
INOffIEE ACCOUNT.

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lhe Ftthcb divisions had passed down ihs KsraO
sInora faytne, Gen, Pellssiet with Gen. CanEobelt
nml an immense staff amid loud cheering, rode past
tLe front Of The British troops, and gong BY The
IieM OF lie Victoria Itdonbl, took up lis liaLOn
In small o0lwOfk made for the pntpoSso obSer'
walton, about 600 yards IN advance. From this
observatory full view could bU obtained Of lie
Oprrations on the right OF Careening BAY tuvine,
az well ~ llOSu Immediately in front against the
| KamSohalku ledOuLl on the SiamelUn Vet. l,Unl
RAGLAN, il misunderstood, was 10 take up lis 20.
sitsjn IN advance Of lie ihitd division, whence
lhete was good view Of The Quarry III font oil
the Helan-.tlle more immediate OBJECT OF the
lIhlish attack. This Quarry cannot bs seen ftOn
the lOOk out slall"u neat tie Victoria liedOubt,
being concealed BY hugs back tiSe In The fore
par Of FGcnClInan'S hill.
The English ttOOpS told OF Tot Tie attack Of The
Quarry ami The Russian r ile pits AMI trenches IN
IIOnt VI the works Of ftsGcllmau's hill (the BH'
fish light allAok) were now IN the advanced par
uIlel aud lis approaches. 4 detachment OF 100
men Of the SSH regiment, itom lie Second brigade
uf lhs light division, aud like number Of tile Tlli
FusilIisfs from the hst brigade, together with
similar force taken from the i7tlt and 18th tesi.
nrnls Of tue second division wers reserved lOr
lhe attack. They were under the Immediate con-.
mand OF Lieut., Col, Calnplell Of tho 90Ih Tegi.
menl. Col. Shirley Of tie SSH regiment was lie
general in command Of lie ttenches Of The right
attack OIL this evening. The wotking patIies were
supplied IN certain proportions by neatly every
regiment Of tile light DIVISION. All lie troops mol
thus employed IemAlned uidtt arms In reserve.
Half past siS --Fuur iNcenhiuEy rockets have
Jest taktn their flight from Ihv Victoria TeOubt ~.
wnIl the town. They uIe The signal tor The al.
taCking columns, Tie fourth rocket had no soon.
" taken lis flight than lle paEdpetS were oluaEe.
Forward went thv lines, lhtOwiRg onl II cloud Of
Sklrn;SIlelS. The Russian trenches on The side oil
the NtuuGelOn VeEl were climbed over, trench after
trench, apparently without any opposition. Then
the steep Sides VI the lntl were mounted. The
French Wele seen III THEE columns, one ascending
tUwnrA the west face, auVthrr lOwurs thu EAST
lace OF The works, while lle third moved Directly
up toward the lace irUntlng the Victoria lledUubl.
hut the Whole surface Of The hill was soon cover.
Ell with their skTlniSlelS, Ale: Une discharge
lIOR sons Ot The heavy guns, The ltuSSiaIIS got
into lLe embIasSutes aud upon The paThpelS, aud
Tired few shots lEVN their titles, without seeming.
" doing any executions hut The vOiIryS from Ihe
AkrnIsIers, OF else The consciousness oil The In.
utility Of resistance cOmnelel Them quickly 10
lelire, Their force was evidently Smull, they
lad not exnecled MI attack a, such at hour, by
daylight. Nothing could he finer than The ",lash"
with which The FleuCl. TROOPS assembled The kteep
SlOuc, Il natural guCis, iOwatd the paIapeI. The
IIuSslanS weIe uvidIhlly Staggered. At first tho
AlalukOlT batteries aud thu 'irtlan Offered no ut.
tempt 10 impede The piogreSs OF the ussaiIautS.-
Whether the Tremendous fte which was pourcL
prains them from the English batteries VI both The
le(, and right attacks tcSltaMGd them, Ut whether
they were brwIlJvTe ut the nature Of the ASSAULT
they scarcely fired slut while The fist columns
Of The French nlOInleLl lle hill.
Presently the l'fcMCh VeIe Swatmins into The
elnbtisuteS mounting on The paFapetS, aud de-.
seeming into the works. Shortly afterwards, lie
Russians were observed escaping by the way lead.
Ing from tho IrbUnbL lOwnIl thu hlI crowned by
the ruins OF The MHlakOif tower onh The numerous
batteries around It, lIete, 70 all appearance, OC.
cMTIrd itc gtaMd miSlukc which subsequently en-
lalled the great loss oil life among our allies. The
arrangements had been made Tor taking aud Secu.
rlns the atec rctOUbI on The NlumeIOn hut, but il
was not intended 10 70 further ut that nlo,neut.-
Such, however, vas the iInpeIuUslIy Of thuitUulS,
such The excitement Of lllU OIliC IS and men al tle
lSt success, Tint they could U! rLSisl lle nISuit
Vi the russians on The one hand, OF the attempt IL
storm The NlalakUlI itself. Between the NhiHkOil
and AIanelOn hills is deep saddle. like hollOw.-v.
AclOss Ills saddle, dipping down tOwa:d the right
Uf tie AlulakOIf ul, Is The ordinary way Of cum,
nuMLcatiOu uelweUA ll.u Marine SMbuIl, aud Mann.
tIUN. In this direction lie RUSSIAN troops lOIk
their flight anil these aud their pLrSneEs wercSOul
LOST lUSIyt behind ll!u ridge. linl the Iteal body
Of lie French lro1pS moved Straight ACROSS tho
saddle and mounted M1lakUIr hill, Tie Russians
aware Of theft danger, nOllled down heavy lirr
ulNn The n@aiIanlS from The ballrnrS, ami nppa.
tenly brought field pieces, so Us ~ take them m
flank, I'm Spi,e Of these tho l're nuh still mounted
and al last were seen 10 teach the abattls works
dawn around the hill. So short q distance was
this fionl the lower tier Of batteries thuL The Rus.
SANS could not eurcsS guns sufficiently 10 hear on
them, and, SlanLlI upon tho paTupels, wpie seen
10 throw latsc stones, besides Ecvping up heavy
muskel,y lilu asn.usL tue Ftench,
The French had evidently net with difficulty
they could l,ol cOnQuer; they were observed 10 h.
lunkiup IN all sllrS iOr an u,norluuty of nlyauc.
Inp, but were nuyb'e to move on. Presently
SuIltlrR SrnSu Of Their dangerous nOSiliOu Stpnpio
sel2e Them, and HEY teljtc, buck tOwnti the Mu.
melon, The Russians by this time had assembled
llrit acknowledgements behind the NlAlpkUT wuIks,
and nv The French wer. moving oIOnp lLe DIN al
the solll,. tnYnd The Man.lou. tLrSe ttoOns wer.
seen Ia come nm in a dense mass. nourny heavy
Naukinp fra araint our allies. Al tLe same linn.
llty came within turpe OF the guns of thc vuikS
arOvNI lin MoIvKotf lOwen (ilu KOrniloT has.
tion,) which, Notwithstanding lhe shower Of shell
and rockets from our Batteries, kept w gGlIIng
fire against the French as they tellTed Some c0n.
lpSlUn fullUwedj the Russians followed the FfeuClI
lIItu the kamSUhatSa EedOu6t, aId lie letter were
next compelled 10 evaCuuic It. That was tine
u deep anxiety lot all who weEs, watching ihssn-
gOgeMgnt, But confidence was again resumed,
when The French, who had descended the Name
lon hill, were setn 10 be reforming III lhe Russian