Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-10-08

from their cracked walls on the day; others are
perforated right through with shot holes, though
winch the liz hi is vIsible-winjows doors, pillars
and columns are broken OF destroyed. In the ruG-
Dish of the suburb, next TO the Flagstaff works,
thefe are several batteries in excellent order hich
are not injured by the allied batteries, and which
have not yet fired much if al all. They.are most
~ fscheS, and Seem INTENDED as lie outlying
wofks Of the second line of deIrnc5s. Near the
top OF The hii, and Inside the creuel.ated wall,
portion Of the interior line these jeeRceS is 10 be
seen.
u battery, called the Cows Nest fIom its eIe-
waited position, is placed near this line, am! has
extensive command over :he right OF the French
lefl attack and over our SaiinG'S batteries in the
lest OF left attack, 10 which 1t IS rather Iouhe
some. ThiS confirms couple Of large morlstS IN
aiI.Iy!cn 10 some ion: range guns, amd Lear
any loops bvi% een tll: outer teianceS and Tue
loot of ihr I'LL on which Tie town rises, aud lie
Tavine between Cur LETT ai.t the French let at
tack. y very strong SrEcs ut ea!tn wuIAs crown
the ridge OF the hII!, and the te-ncsS bT, hen
down 10y the creek are continued Toward the right
by varcuS batteries (baTEack, Road, Garden,
Black, Baiiy, &c.,l winch arc connected will the
Gfeat kedaH, and thence 10 t!.e MaiakOIf and lis
ou'iayIng works. The subui! behind these de-
fences next HE creek, and III front oil cur lett AZ
tach, complete TulnS, but cur lInr OF baltrr-
les Is almost iLo taT 10 tic injury 10 line public
buildings behind The suburb, although our old
parallel has Jeeu dISaTMed as beng loo iaT, and
IEe AunS moved Inio the * cOnd PARALLEL and
Gus batteries III IIunt OF II.
Behind tue Rrdan are visible the long line OF the
dockya aud arsenal buildings and the barracks
which nave been TendeGrd umInAaGItaGie on The
side by our tire-tle great sh, The floating
bridge acluSS The rUaLS 10 lae north side, The Two
lines of meu- OF the Twelve APOSTLES, aud
i've twO deckerS, trIsates and steamers Then
the rigtt lie M"iahotf, Aiameon, and the White
v oIks. and Mount Sapunmr prrrng beyond over
them, and the north SIdr-tEe citadel, Tie RUSSIAN
camp, lHkerman, It's batteries and the plateau Of
The Eelbek forming The background, which Is de-
fined Suil further 10y StTIn vi blue sea.
THE JETS FLAME.
Suddenly along The earthen curtain between
Nos. ! and BdSlIuuS, thee Jets ul tame SpIuns
up into the air, a,ld huTl up many pillars earth
and dust, which ale waTned into Iuddy hues 10y
the horizontal rays OF the sun. The French have
exploded three lOugaSstS 10 blow in the cuuu!rI-
soap, md 10 serve Sl-nal 10 the.EiLeH. luS ant
ly rom the 10 the docs yard creek lheIr Stems
to run stream OF fife, and tleecy, cutting uch
white SnoHe, though The earth lad suddenly
been tent IN Tie Ihroes ii earthquake, aud was
vomiting forth the material vi her volcanoes. The
lines OF the Frrmch trenches at once coveted
as though the yrIy clouds Of heaven hal settled
down upon them aud were whlTled about IN $pIr-
al irtS, III rStOuuS, in clustering lunches IN cul-
unIIS, and IN sheets, all counnIngIed, involved
Together by The vehement uItue btIGiit!I.
THE FIRE.
Tie crash Of such d Tremendous fire mast have
been appalling, but lie wind amt the peculiar
condition vi the atmosphere did mol permit sound
10 produce any great elect CUR camp; III the
CITY tor the same reason IKE NOISE must have Ot tn
terrific and horrible. The iron storm lO:r over
The Russian lines, losing up, i IN spot, jets
.: garth and dust, TrmIug asundrr gaUIuaS, unu
'sque lchmg' paIapels, or bounding over among the
houses and runs III the The terrible files
OF uom, about miles III lIUnt, IuShed rJSS tie
PLAIN, carrying death and ruin with L, swept with
s heavy aud irresistible wings the Russian Hanks
and marched their Gentle 10 the cue. y Voliry
SO StartilWs, SIMULTANEOUS, aud Tremendously pow
eriul WAS probably never yet uttered since The
cannon IUund its Voice.
THE CJNsTERNATIoN or THE RUSSIANS.
The Russ aIiS set med Tor awue utterly para
iy2ed theit batteries were not manned with strength
enuug 10 emaJir IEem 10 reply 10 such an ever
tapping and crushing ire; Tut t.e FGrnci leapins
10 lick guns wiki astounding enrlgY keptUm MI
ing tue very al. w.Ih the huEl!ng stuTn, III
II III uEbroNen iuEy against Their ememIrs. In .
lev moments gIral Vel Ui Slmvkr-'a waGciuud
Ioliius ,Um'-sprd iE"Iu Tue guns eel tie lett
"l S-oastupoi but the roar vi The sLot did not
eeasr, ami TIE camuonade Row prliet i"rin IN
great ITri uia! 1uTS'S, uOw d!eG away i..to
uut,ueI>, astu 50 eIisd up in turuuI:, .atgrd
i!uu euu 10 cad Ci the Ilne lke the :le-fle oil n
iauu!. However, So swift aud n!crSSaut WAS tn:
iI>S.g * at ta=>e missiles Though the rub!dSUIeS
aud atu.Is lie tops ui The parapetS, HAT lac enc
nay haI 10 lie Close, ana could ScaTce.' SHOW them
selves III lLs !Tunt line I'll deieureS.
THE RUSSIANS RALLY.
Fer lew nln,, Is, then, Ili= French had it nii
theI: way ami ngi'earett Ia lie on the point Of
sweeping away It.e place without IcSIS.aUCe; but
fler they had flied few rounds Eon eac! ul
tGrlE 'Iume!UuS guns, tie russian aTtIeryL.en got
to work aud Uesau 10 rzturn Out allies hIr. They
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c.SIum, as II they could not throw away an ounce
at powder. lne french were Slnu lated IaIier
tjam GipeIed " such reply 10 thel: astonishing
vuIiryS, t.eIG SLOTS flew wlh INCREASED I.i,uG-
ly a-nrg the line >! GelrHceS, anu bounded a.
mOns the huuSeS Ut lac Town.
RUSSIANS CRFEr OUT TO ErrAIE.
The RusslauS cTrpt cut 10 repair tHe damages 10
their works, aud siIok Sandaags lnji OF earn nom
tie rarqurUe over tic outside of tnrI paGapegs.
fht;r guuuo;S also 10 i advantage oil lhiS sudden
CESSATION IL open on our NaIuTS Batteries IN the
lett aiacN, aud cause US Su:le annoyance tom
the COWS uuSt.'
FRENCH RE OPEN FIRE.
Al ten o'rIuck, however, having previously ex-
puGrd some IUUsaSSrS, as brlJIr, the French Tc-
oPeied tie, II possible, nuIe ;"pId aud lIrIuen-
deus than their nrSt, and continue, to keep II ~,
with the nih''Si visnT I'LL II O'clock az noon, by
u hicn tune the Russians mai only Jew guns al
the Flagstaff toad aud Garden batteries IN posi-
ton seudGmg men aud CARTS To aud ITO across TIE
bridge, and al ocUcS powerful Column Ui ia
ianiEY crossed over 10 resist oar assault, while
movement towards lnkrTmaHu made by tne
army ofths BeILek. Suou alter our file Logan, as
early O'CLOCK, the working pa.Iirs winch 20
over ID the North side every :liug seenr,: 10
be recalled, and were matched back agaiu over
the tEllee TO the south, no doubt to lie M readI-
ness lHr expected assault. from u 10 ) p
ii. the firing WAS slack; Tie Frruci then :eSu,ted
then cannunahe with the same astonishing vrsor as
al dawn and Al 10 o'ciuch, and never c,aSeU their
yor,s u shot and she'll asa.us: tie place ll halt
past !, when darkness set IN, and all The mortarS
aud reav! guns, English as well as French, open
ed with she'll agsl"St The line of defence.
RUSSIAN FRiGArE BURNT.
At 5 O'clock Ii observed that Il fIirate in
the second line the north side was s,IIJAing,
and as grew darker flames were seen tu rs. ue
from her Sries. Men and officers rushed 10 The
font IN the greatest delight aud excitement, and
US night CAME On The whole vessel broke out into
one grand blaze from STEM 10 stern. The delight
of the crowd on Gathcart's LiiI was lnlzrIse.-
''W ell, this is L slght!-lo see one of those con-
I-tiS he'd nj l.,