New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-02


ti4 .osih side Of the tswh is stu .tsd.
Our own bs,tsriss are in vary good ordsr. and are
rsscy for the reception Of tie - pieces Of srtlerv,
which be pu, into them IN hr ee nights. To nlr
row night DOR troops begin 10 arm one attack To-
night The worLiHg parties si begin to plses the
pUrs in position IN the other attack and have
fre battery ready 70 open tse steamer which IL
anchored tOwsrd the heed Of the creek near Inker-
mann. and which has saused u much annoy
BY her shells The Russians. on their side have N sde
the lights over lBkermsnn bristls with batteries,
rome Of which will probably take our more advanced
works in revere will a. least epfl.de them If ~-
DO Dot stop ttei, fire. They must have large CON-
msLd Of horse power 70 ,le them 10 drag uo their
heavy gum ard li.iDeh Doriars Ito such d.fhcali
positions. The Fir. nch have relieved all ozr plckes
IL front Of risbt attack, and our extreme hight
picket is now stus'ed in what is called the MIDI g
Picket Ravibe. This Is great relief 70 oar ex-
bsui'ed force. In return tor this service which
might have been extended to us before our Commits
ssrist raiiors large oocy OF the French army.
If ell goes we'll the All ~ will be able reopen
FIRE with about - gus and MORTAR, each with An
mubiioD for a. hours sharp firing 1t Is TO De feared
there will be great. difficulty in subdung the IRE OF
hslsbbof and Of The IDkerm.nn batteries but the
effort must be made and, if it fails, there only
mains what We bad in much greater efficiency and
force last Novembsr-the bsyonet-to do the work.
II 10 reported that Sir John Burgoyne recommended
the use Of this simple weapon long ago, and thst
after the gradual enng Of fire, be stated that
every day abs'sined from its use would give in
creased strength 70 the enemy, AMI would cost US
week more will test the value OF all lsbors, and
enable us 10 form estimate Of the strength Of the
Russian petition. They have been snu-iog them
selves lately with shelipg the French in the Redoubt
Caprobert from fve-gun battery OF great strength
across the Tcberpsys, the brow OF the lnkermsnn
hight. They have scsrped the little road up the "a
vine round by the TO the north side, and have
thrown up formidable intrenchnen:s to resist any
stieu pit TO get round the north aide by lnkermasn
The Paris Presse publishes letters dated before
Sevas,opol 22d ul,., from which extract the fol
lowing:
"The Russians have modified their system OF attack
Their sortes which from the esnniDg and until
last Nc nth executed in sloveDly and rresolute msn-
Der are now admirably conducted In the attack on
the 18Th they displayed great intrepdity. lhs snow
appear to have e1ced their wsrlike a,dor and nil
tory recollectoDs Perhaps it lie solely owing TO the
change OF their anders, which, according to the
deeeters is very frequent Toward II clock on the
Iiebt Of the itk advanced pckets gave notice of
the approach OF the enemy. There were then in the
trenches two companies Of the ejtl Regimen. of
Infantry two others OF the 7ith under The orders
Of Commander Roumejoux. Our works are 30 near
the Russians that point that they came do n upon
ne uearly the news OF their spprosch, with
exuaoroir aIy boldness, their officers marching at
their head. We cooy awaited them, and when
sufficiently close we charged them with the bayonet
dreadful melee epsued bst the Russians, unable TO
reeist when attacked with g bsyonet were speedily
driven back notwithstanding the strenuous eXsrtions
they made 70 maintain themselves on our line and
pene trate into the battery The meite continued
during N cir retes which does honor 10 their officers
three OF whom killed at the fret rank You will
remark, probably, that this account pretty nearly
resembles what already wrote to you respecting the
soites OF the Russians They are no longer the men
We had 10 contend with at the beginning OF the siege
and can Assure you that We have opposed TO
sov.rssres not 10 be despsed. Moreover, our losses
INDICATE the ferceness Of the affair. We had tEo
captains aud several men killed, and fifteen wounded
among whom were Commander RonejoUx aad tso
dor ia Hytn htah1
truly miraculous, fer the upper part Of his lungs
has been perforated by BAY oDet- The Russians left
30 killed In our trenches. TIE assallsnts formed a
strong column, and were supported by corpse Of
re.erve Of a novel description. That corpse. con-
posed of specially chosen for their agility aud
de1terty only armed with slight bat solid ropes,
al the extremity Of which was running boose On
arriving within reach vi the batteries aud during the
engagement, they threw on our soldiers those dssos
which they handled with much skill They did not
even spare our wounded. We have been told this
new weapon was used III Caucusses. This may be toe
case but as are not the half savage populations
OF Caucusses, could not help branding that bar
bar0us proceeding as un worthy of Il European army.
Publish the fact in your jOurnsl. Ii Sill be reply
to the fine sell trnen expresstd by the Emperor Nich
olas, which We read To-Day 10 the papers Every.
thin III that sOre strange, indeed. Ii was evil
IDENTIFY organized by a man OF great skill an1 bold
Iess Those l0s,os, the peculiar arms borne by the
offcers-loug, straight swords. with poInard hilt--
the bas and hammer for spiking the guns. found in
their pockets, all showed that the attack Wa planned
and conducted by men who were determined to die
or succeed in the attempt One Of the officers IN hi.
despair AZ not being able TO climb on the epIrLm'Hf,
ran his long sword th oug the gabons to wound the
socies placed behind them. One OF the latter broke
the sword in two with his spade. and then, les3ng
on er the parapet attacked the oicer who had only
his broken sword TO defend himself. and killed him.
No doubt exists the worth and rank of the brave
chief y no commanded the coup de man. The next
morning flag Of truce presented himself with let
ter from Gen. Osten Sacken TO General Forey, IN
Il AAlfa al
that most distinguished officer and requested
TIE commander Of the beseging corps TO give up his
BODY to him Gen. Forey immediately scqaesced
in bis deeiIe and by the same opportunity delivered
to the Kussisns the bodies of twenty Elk Of their com
races who had not vet been inferred. This delivery
took place within the buildings of the Quarantine in
the presenoe Of an officer of eccentric character,
who spoke French very fuently, and said to Us,
:" This is a shocking work We are engaged IN! WAT
binders you from taking the town All this cannot
"auuse You. For our part, heartily tired Of
ait" What did he mean byputting 10 Us such ques-
tiopsi cannot tell merely repeat his expressions
trbatim The artillery Of the place has modifeiit its
firing and has Of late adopted the strange system OF
letting off several mortars 81 time This produces
Al extraordinary commotioD in the air. The PLAZA Is
not bad one for il is easier 10 avoid one bomb than
ten Since the return OF the fine weather the sanitary
condition of the army has sensiby improved. The
arrival of an immense supply of winter clothing, and
leather and wooden shoes will hereafter protect
soldiers from cold and damp. One would suppose
that We had Turks 10 command All our men wear
the red fez which has been given TO them in lieu OF
nighicaps. They have besides, received wooden
shoes with excellent socks and wooden gloves These
particulars will sford you IDEA OF the minute
taken Of our sodiers A large cargo of charcoal has
lust been landed at Ksmesch for distribution among
tbs divisions some vessels laden with nrewood nave
slso arrived there. The Government you See, does
not let US want for anything. Slice the ght OF
the 18Th we have not heard of the Russians.
They have only retained posts of observation in the