The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-26

and, indeed, no steps had been taken TO en-.
able them to secure their hold on the place.
As they were retiring under heavy Gre, the
enemy made another sortie in greater strength
and with more determination and fury than
before. A sanguinary fight took place be-
tween the works, in which the bayonet. the
musket stock, and the bullet were used in a
peIl.mell struggle. but the French asserted
their supremacy once more, and in spite of
the fierce charges of the Russians, in def
ance of the stubborn resistance evoked by
the cries and example of the enemy's officers
and by repeated cheers, forced them battling
back across the trenches once more, and took
possession of little advanced work, which
they hello all night, in defance Of the enemy's
efforts to dislodge them by q VIGOROUS can.
nonade, 10 which the allies replied by inees-
SAINT shells. In order to distract the atten.
ton ofthe enemy, and prevent too many Of
them crowding over to the left of the town.
General Bosquet sent down word to the men
In the trenches OH our right, to keep up a
constant fusilade on the Russian works.
The loss of our allies was, regret to say,
considerable in this sffair. The report is,
that they had six officers and 800 men hors
du combat, but believe there were six off.
Gers killed and nine officers wounded. The
energy and spirit with which the French
fought are beyond ell praise.
THE Allies SHORT OF woRKMEN, BEER AND
BRAVERY.
There are complaints that our advanced
works are slightly constructed, bit the engi-
neer officers have great difficulties to contend
with, and never can get sufficient number
of men from the officers in command to carry
out the works which they desire to make
1t must be a strong earthwork which will
resist round shot from q battery only 600
yards distant. It would appear that neither
the engineers nor the commanding officers
are to blame, but that the mischief arises
from the small force available for duty. The
men 90 to the trenches ili high spirits nov,
as Mr.. Tower and Mr.. Egertoi, the Admin
istrators of the Crimean Army Fund, have
obtained permission from the authorities to
give each man pint Of beer before he starts.
On the morning Of the 18th they sent op by
rail HOO gsllous of beer and four nine
gallon casks of port.wine, to be distributed
gratis among the men engaged in the tfen-
ches.
Isaw psrty of 900 men of the 4th Division
marching down on Saturday night to the
batteries and really believe they could not
have looked more CHEEKY and pie asant had
they been bound 10 Greenwich Fair. They
were comfortably covered with waterproof
cIoaks and leggins. and there was q tre-
mendous FIRE Of fragrant tobacco kept up az
they marched jauatily and lightly to the
smoke, blood and dirt Of the trenches. BY q
fail al.
kept under cover, but the utmost precaution
cannot now prevent casualties. There is a
repor. that Russian m ,gazine blew up this
morning, but that was the only report heard.
as the actual explosion did not reach my ears.
The French have kept up tremendous FIRE
all day. Our batteries are firing with regu-
Iarity and admirable precision.
WHAT THE FLEET pok-wE ,RrsoMExEss OF
The BoMBARnMENr-ExP.osI OF MINES.
II appears that our feet is not quite idle.
Every night one English, and possibly one
Feench man-of. war, runs in and discharges
brosdside into the south side Of the town.
The WraDgIer was the first, and she is sup
posed TO have done some mischief with her
heavy guns. The Vslorous went in so close
that the enemy caught sight Ut her. rs she
discharged her brosdside they sent the very
first shot slap through her paddle. box, and
obliged her to haul of as well as she could.
The batteries continue their FIRE all day as
usual. The effect OF this continued pound
| ing is iiresome to TO degree beyond all ex-
preston. The most-enthusiastic amateur is
weary Of field day after four hours firing
of the Royal Horse Artillery and few
volleys OF small arms. What would he
be il his tympanum were exposed to IN a
| ceuseless beat OF the bursts OF tremendous
ordnance and the dull echoes Of the lombard.
ment among the hills, mingled with the
treble Of rifles, which pop, pop, pop, forever,
morning, noon and night, now have done 80
tor long week! There Is no quiet in tent
or hut. Every fresh roar of the guns, every
sudden explosion, sends running to the
hill top to see what 10 the matter, or keeps
one in an uneasy. anxious state. in which
writing is all but impossible. The Redan,
GARDEN Batteries, Round Battery, and Bar.
rack Battery, were worked with sc,iveity
Throughout. the day. The Round Tower
has had enough of it, and 10 nearly shut up;
and the fire on the MsmeIon is SO heavy and
constsnt that the enemy cannot get up guns
10 IL.
It was stated that the French would ex.
plode their mines fougades, I believe this
evening at 4 O'Clock; then the time was defer
red till six o'clock, and finally to an inde6.
mite period Of the evening. and the groups of
spectators, tired of waiting on the hills,
retired to their tents. The Field Marshal
and bis staff were among the number. At
halfp eight o'clock, however, three pillars
of red fame hurled through the air with ap-
psling crash, from under the batteries Of the
Flagstaff Bastian, blowing up the parapets
and platforms of outer works, and leaving it
in ruins. The fourth. and principal mine,
was not exploded, as it was found to be close
to the gallery Of Russian mine, and 80 lar
the explosion failed, and the French were
unable to make such Judgment as was an
ticipated; but they rushed in and established