Demoine courier., 1855-11-01

49, ENFTE--ugI IEsHl 49,
probably from a s,eamer which we found
burning 10 the dockyard. The Russiap
columns which had been d~efiiHg in a
CONTINUOUS stream across The b idge, now
became bfokea into small bodies, or
went over in intermittent masses unscalh-
ed BY the sho, and shell which plunged
into the water close beside them. At
Gas. The las. dense column marched past
and soon aflerward the bridge was pull.
eG asunder. and the pieces were all float
ed across to the north side \, s.07.-
The boats did no. cease 10 pull back.
| ward anI forward oil the time, and the
steamers were exceedingly busy long af-
ter the garrison moved. AT Q, sh.le
were many explosions in The town amid
the burning ruins, and The ballements OF
Fort Nicholas appeared in 0ames.-
Sill there was 10 explosion there nor in
For, Paul. |. so happened that as the
remnants Of the French regiments. en-
gagged on the lef, against The MalakoG
,he Little Redan marched to their tents
this morning. our second division was
draw n up on The parade ground in from,
Of ,hsi, camp, and the French had to
pass their lines. The ins,an, the lead
ing regimen. Of Zouaves came up to the
spot where our first regimen. was placed
The men with one spontaneous burs. rem,
the air with an English cheer.
The French officers drew their swords
their men dressed up and marched past
as if al a review, while regimen. after
regiment Of the second division caught
up the cry anu at iast our men present.
ed arms to our brave comrades Of France
and the officers on both sides salu,ed
with their swords, and this continued I'LL
The last man had marched By. Mingled
with The plunderers from the front were
many wounded Tie ambulances
never ceased. now moving heavily and
slowly with their burdens. again rafting
a, a ,rot TO The front for q fresh cargo. and
the ground be,weeen the trenches and
he camp was studded with c~acole,s or
mule ~lit,ers. Already The funeral par
Ties hat commelccI their labors. The
Russians oil this lime were swarming
on The north side, and took the l~iveiiest
interest in the progress Of he explosions
aud conflagra,ions. They took up ground
in heir old camp, and swaSmed all over
the face OF the hills behind the nor,hesn
forts. Nov ne down however, on the
right flank of our cavalry picke,s. u
small party Of us managed to turn clev-
erIy, and to get out among the French
works between the Mamefon and Mala.
koA. The ground is here literally paved
with shot and shell. and The surface 10
deeply ~honeycombed by The explosion
of The bombs at every square Yard
There were ghas,ly sights on the way
too; Russians who had died or were dy-
ing as they lay, brough. SO far iowards
the hospitals from the fatal MalakoE.-
Passing through a maze Of trenches, of
~gabionades. and of zig-zags aud paral.
lels, by which The French had worked
their sure and deadly way close 10 The
heart Of the Russian d~efences, and tread
ing gently among the heaps of dead,
where the ground bears full token Of the
bloody tray, we come al las. 10 the
head Of the French sap. lii hardly
Ten yards from that to the base Of tho
huge sloPing mound Of earth which
rises foil twenty feet in height. above the
level and shows in every direction tho
grinning muzzlos Of its guns. The TIL
color waves placiilv from lie hiehes,
point, aud already the French are busv
constructing a semiphore on the top
Step buskly out Of the sap-avoid those
poor mangled braves who are lying oil
around, and come On. There is q ditch
al your feet some twenty or TWENTY-FIVE
feet deep and ten fee. broad. See. here
is The place where the French crossed-A
here is the bridge Of planks. and here
they swarmed in upon she ans~uspec,ing
defenders Of the Malakof. They had
not ten yards to 60. We had two hun
cred, and were then out OF breath
Were no, plank better than scaling lad.
ders? See how easily The French cross
ed. You observe on your righ. hand,
as you issue from the head Of the French
trench, . line Of gabions on the ground
running up to this bridge. There is .
flying sap which the French made the
instant taey 60. GU. Of the trench into
the Malakof, SO aha. they were enabled
to pour a continuous stream OF men into
the works with comparative safety from,
the flank IRE Of The enemy. In the
same way they al ones dug a trench a.
cross the work inside, to see If there
were any galvanic wires 10 fire mines
Noun, The Parapet and descend-of
wha. amazing thickness are those EN-.
brasures! From the level Of the ground
inside 70 the top Of the parape,, cannot
be less than eighteen feet. There are
eight rows Of gabious piled one above
:he other. and az each row recedes 10.
wards the top i. leaves in the ledge be.
low an excellent bangue, Cor the defend
ers. Inside the sight is too horrible 10
dwell upon. The French are carrying
away their own, and the Russian wound.
ed. q there are five distinct piles OF
cead formed to clear The way. The
ground is marked with poole Of blood,
and The smellis already noisome;.warms
Of flies settle on dead and dyise; broken
nuske.s, torn clothes, caps shakas.
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