The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-08

In state Of defence. and employing an immense
number Of hands. We derived one advantage at
Ie~t nom the Rect oucsi1e-uAmely, shss the pro
nelce Of large Of Rnessns In tho roar OF the
Mamel0n was communl ;xtsd 20 the gonorais. and
the attacking coiumps proDorttonately strengthen
ed. On the other sde. our msn arc still In their
warm berth under the Rsdan, repehing the attacks
q the Russians. There was on. ope embrasure left
il comfortable state 10 tse Redan at the end Of
tas evening and the Quarts are too close under II
ftr heavy guns to DO osopgas 10 Boar.
JUNE 8, 1856.
During the night repeated sstachu, skin ALL we're
made upon our men In tie qusrries. who defended
their new acquisition with tho utmost courage and
pertinacity, and at great sacrifice OF life against
superior numbers, cooti0nally repleuished. The
strength OF the party s'd II for the attack was in
all only 600, OF whom 500 ssre in support. At
the CONNIE pcement 200 OILY wsnt In, aud another
200 followed. More than once there was q fsrce
hand to.hapd fight IN The position itself, aud our
Fellows lad frequently 81 dase ont In front and cake
tie Of the enemy took phase ut three In tne ,rn-
ing; then the whole ravp vas ignted up vita q
blaze OF fire, and storm 4 shot was thrown
IN from the Strand battery, and every o:hsr
It Is not doubtful ths Hsy could have bean
into the R6can 10 q f~lasli8g. Tnis Is asserted
freely both by ofiicsss SD privatss, and sas
latter express thsir orai,a "a no compliment
airy manner. They were ne-r enough no ~ 1t
TO see that it y osft dsd, and one OH se-
lost Bis lie almost within 7. Generally speaking,
the Russian gunners FER 40 very active through
the night; indeed, there i6ue for them 10 oo
and they are evideDtly shy ofs 70 giog awayam M.
milton. On the othbr n1n1. taeic fatigue irtles
were as busy as bees, reoa ing aud strengthening
their shaken deences, aud tas seBtnels oltsIds
advanced works were near enough to hear tue
sound Of their Jooi- aud see roe light Of their 20
bacco pipes. Ire F'e.:h M oshsr hand vers
losing time IN the Msat ioD Ia which, by the bye
they found only ssveu Raos five Of thsfu spiked.
when morning dawn d, win sne wind blowing even
stronger than yesterday, tie position held by both
parties was one OF ex ,ecsasipu. Fhs French we're
in great force within aid on the enter slopes of the
shree OBJECTS attained to the Mamslon on tbs
Sapoure hill. Their desa we're seen lying mixed
with Russians upon che orok.n ground outside the
Malakof Tower, Ruo vefe beng carried up {,
camp In nc slack gu scession.
In the rear Of the Mame their efforts to intrcnch
themselves were being OCCASIONALLY interrupted By
shells from the ships IN the hsrhor aud from bat
terry not hitherto kpo~n 10 exts further do IN the
showing stil is formid ,bls platforms Of defence and
its ragged embrasure above, fred upon their work
ing parties in the western face. and upon their re.
serves In the background. The morning brought
out ON every side, along With tns perception OF ad
vantage gained and prey lying at our feet, all the
haste circu mstanceOf the seems, With it, painful
admixture OF death and suffering. On our side 365
rank and file and IS officers had been killed and
wounded. On the Frencn side nearly double the
number OF officers, aud total Ut not less than 500
men, probably more. IL has been stated as high as
200, but there may BE- error IN the statement. The
ammunition wagons the ambulance carts, the French
mules, with their psnniers full freixhled, thronged
the ravine below our Light Division, which is
the straight rather the crooked road down to the
attack GU the right. Troops Of wounded men came
slowly M, some English, The greater portion French
beg1imed with the soil Of batas. On the left party
Of Zouaves had stopped awhile TO rest their burden
it being the dead bodies OF three OF their oc Sra
A little lower an Eoglish soldier vas down on the
grass, exhausted aud well n,ga unconscious from
some sudden seizure. patty OF French ware
gathered round him, supporting him on the bank,
and offering water from thsir canteeus, which he
wildly mytloned aside. On the right, iutug deep
bay in the gorge, was do ted over half . mile OF
ground French reserve WITH their muskets piled.
attending the signal TO move forward. They we're
pa,tsi within view OF the Malakhcf, and the round
shot and shell came pumping down into the hollow.
producing every min1te or 80 little commotions OF
the 'sanre gui yeut order, replaced the next
moment by the &C ,ustomed n3nehalauce, aad
the crack Of stale charge, fred of by wa7 Of
precaution. lively and even pretty vivSndtere
came stIiding up the ascent, without sym otom CT
acknowledgment to the racing masses OF iron, AMI
smiling as II the honor OF her corps had bsen pro-
perly maintained. At 10 o'clock the little incidents
Of the hating war perceptible through the teesc ope
from the crown OF the hill below the picket oaae
were the head Of tue harbor the Russians
were busly engaged burying their dead; outside tue
ayes were TO be distinguished; about the Mameon
the French troops were hard Ut work. some Of th sm
stripped for cooiness 70 their drawers and were seen
creeping down the oecivity on the side towards the
Malakoh, and making themselves deeper shelter
from its fire. Presently Russian came coolly through
an embrasure right In front cf them, ans, stopping
down here and there seemed to b intent ne
acquaintance with the dead. His temesisy or II may
be his avartce, was repaid; a bullet tunbled him
over and be lay Gtile -curiosy quenched, II not life
Our people meanwhile on the right attack were
calmly shelling the MalskoG in cool motter o.
which has been sed with nine months of strange
vitality. launched indirect response into the Ma
melon. From and after IL o'clock the Russians, as
usual sackened fire, nor was there any doel OF ar
tiIery on great scale until after dark. Dudng the
greater part of the day we had the ing very mu,h
TO ourselves, and by consequence were contented
with moderate discharges Another business occupied
ns-the tendance OF our wounded, the burial of our
dead the summing OF our losses, the combination OF
our next efforts. Lord Raglan In the afternoon vent
round the hospitals, and in the afternoon many q
procession crossed the plain bearing some Off ,srs
body to It's resting place Our loss IN officers killed
ferers, having three OH GERS killed, one miesng aud
copjectured to be killed, and four wounded-ail. in
deed. who we're engaged. The kilied-Nsjor Bay.
evening, on the LETT Of tho Woronzof road. Lieut.
Webb Is thought no. to survive. The First Royals
have lest Captain Muller; and Ijsutensnt Troy, Of
the 4Ttb, has had his foos carried away. Captain
Marshall of the 6Sth, was killed by fragment OF
shel striking him on the head. Ia the 49th, Major
Armstrong yss blown up into the ar, but luckily
not of the earth entirely; fougasse exploded IN.
der him, 81 Mt him fyieg and he came do IN am,s.
"a upreccgnizablc as q boy ~ho might go clean up
q chimney. Captain LIE Mar ant and Lieatenaa,s
Eustace and Young were like wise wounded. Tie
tour senior officers of The 62t put horS de
bat Col. Sherman, Major Dickson, Capt. Forster,
killed; Capt. Ipgau wounded.
DESPATCH FROM GENERAL PELIssIER.
The Paris Monaew OF June % publishes the fol
owing despatch from Central Pelissier, giving al
account If the attack on the Mamelon
HAD QUARreRs, Juns 0, 1865.
MONSIEUR LIZ MAREcHAL--I had hoped 70 have
been able TO complete by detailed yepor. the news
Of the storming aud occupation by troops the
Rants halka redoubt (damslon Vert) and of tae
vohynia and selinRhinsk redoub.s (Careeniag Bay),
forming the principal extehor defences OF Sebeto
pol news which was forwarded 10 you by my tele
graphic tsspat hes OF the 7sh and Sch Of June; but
General Rosquet has not yet been to collect
the muitituoinous incidents which are reqnI site to
sand 3 report Of this brilliant combat. when assum
% the proportions Of Q battle. al condne myself
therefore to-day to fending you summary, postpon
ing the defDtive report till the mex. mail.
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