New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-09

~, sr-aie., We. Il mus, be borne in m.nd
ths, In The progress Of long and fhcui Hege ihgIe
ohiny extraordinary in the repulse OF one or more
This Ia in fact the first time since the commence
Int of tb, Crnean war that arnlee have srnerei
eIv check in al important combined operation. Inc
Rnssiaps bave been repulsed ioEen times during ne
80 in their nocturnal s0rtes and attacks on tue
Tsncb and English lines although eur works are IN
eopnsraby weaker Than tie Malakcf Tower and the
Redan. Scarcely siege OF any magnitude Is 20 %
found ia military history IN which the garrison has not
once or twice beaten back the besieges ON us wotks
- The RussaDs mace no less than five assaults on
Sl;s,ria and were five times defeated. The French
were foiled in their attack en- the Mameon, though
thev are now VIGOROUSLY possessed OF IT Our sorrow
a. his failure and esp casy al the -Acrnce or gGaut
and devo,ed men which it has cost u.s. ia al least un-
,ni,ed with dependency, although II seems we have
vet 10 learn the whole extent of the resources of the
nlsce and the enemy 10 whom we are opposed.
we have some reason 10 believe that on the 18TH
tho British troops mad already carried the Redan,
when they found themselves exposed to such fire
from the encmys guns in their hnk and rear t1at as
Sir T. Graham said in bis account OF the aseauli 81
San Sebastian, 10 OutlIyed the attempt 10 gam
that ridge and they were consequently ollSet 10
rerire Some idea may be formed of the appalling
difficulties which the French had to encounter az the
works round the Malskoh Tower from the obstacles
which foiled their first attack on the Ih. Ine INST
onset as described by correspondents on that day
carried oil before L.
Memelon but pul sued them 10 the earthworks abut-
ting on the Ma akoff Tower. There they found them
selves on tie brink of huge ditch formed by the ex
c1vatiou Of The earihworks and in the ditch strong
abai;s or palisa1e was erected, through whiy they
attempted to force their way The trencht 700 sWere
extremely exposed II is not clear hat any OF the usual
means had been provided for ectng the descent into
the ditch or for blowing up the abatis but the trench
O. were lined with Russians, and hand-tohani battle
ensned which ended in the French being driven PACK
not only rom the Malakoh Tower, butfrom the Mani
elon itself for they holly pursued by the enemy
and 10 complete their danger, mine was fired III the
Mamelon under their feet.
Nevertheless after this struggle, the French troops
reformed with ndomitabIe courage returned to the
attack aud Ultimately drove the Russians from the
Mamelon alto. ether. Such were the principal incl
d.ue OF the combat of the 1th. There Is further some
difference of opinion among military men, and even
between some of the most eminent generals OF the
French army as 10 the relative advantage OF proceed
inc az ainst Seyastopol at the present stage OF the
siege 10y way OF assault or by held operations against
tie Russian relieving army"
'sThe result of the attack the 18th cOnclusively
demonstrates any doubt was entertaue ed of the fact
The extreme difficulty of carrying by assault works OF
the nature of q Ose which defend SeS spOi,
even when the assault made by troops Of the most
dauntless courage, confident OF their own pOVer 10
overcome every obstacle The fronts attacked do not
appear TO have been seuced we're the approaches
carried to the foot of the enemys WORKS.
" Under these circumstances the assailants were
EXPOSED to very heavy loss and the result was in
allied commanders have other meaus at their disposal
which we trust that will employ, to retrieve a
check which, though not discrediiable to our arms
from the extraordinary courage displayed by the
troops is the most painful occurrence We nave had 20
record in the course OF the war;