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

favor of the defense Of the place Fortunately the
allied commanders have other meaUs az their disposal
which we trust that will employ, to retrieve
check which, though not discrediiabe to our arms
from the extraordinary courage displayed by tue
troors the most painful occurrence We have mad 10
record in the course of the war;"
CAPTURE OF THE MANiELoS AND THE QUAtiuts'
correspe ndeuce Of The LONDON Times
CAMP BEFORE SEvASToPOL, June 6, 1855.
A term has been put once more TO the long days oi
exrectation and the wearisome Incidence or sameness
OF our camp life. For the third ume our hre mas
opeIed along the whole range of positions. AT q
o'clock to-day 157 guns and morars on our side, aud
above 800 90 the French, awoe from silence to tumul
The design with which they are once more put IN re-
ousition il no doubt identical with that which has
been promul. ated OF late by common anticipation Az
much mischef as possible Will be done to the Russian
works for some "a hours, and then, without further
barley, French and English Will alike make rush for
The point nearest and most necessary TO their further
pros, cution of the segethe French for the Mamelon
ourselves for the pits or quares which lie between our
gap and the Redan.
JuSR7.-At clock this morning still and slug
eish atmosphere half mist half the result of gunpow-
der hung about the town, and the sum- entadng as It
were all the points of view from his low level in the
horizon telescopes were put out OF JOINT Tor the mo-
ment The Redan, however, which stands boldly in
front of Il e hills that slope from Cethcarts Mound
gave some evidence OF having yielded to rough treat
ment the jaws OF it's embrasures gaping, and its ire
being irregular and interrupted. Captain Peel came
by on lis way from the trenches, about five, very
dusty and pOwdery. His recs less and dauntless
men had been making beautiful practice, and had mot
with what must for them be considered a very mod
propOt on Of loss, having to record two deaths
only and fourteen wounds during the - hours, and
with one exception, the last were not very serious
About IL clock a shell from the Russians exploded a
magazine in our s-gua battery and yell OF applause
followed the report. Very slight harm, happily,
suited from the exposion-one man killed, one wound
ed aud few scorched little. The real casualty of
the morning the death OF All engineer officer Capt
Dawson who had but just arrived in the Crimea from
England; indeed had been only two days in camp,
and was on duty in the trenches for the first tme
As the day wore on 1t leaked out that
something of import was undoubtedly to
take place before its close, and that the double
attack would probably commence at or p. VI. An
immense concourse of officers and men were gathered
all tie afternoon round the staff on Cathcart Hill
AID streamed along the splnes OF the three nights
which wind toward Sevastopol from the English en-
campment. The fire our side, which had continued
since daybreak quietly and soberly, took sudden ac-
cess of fury about O'clock and was kept up from
that hour TO the critical moment with great activity
Tie affair itself of but little after the anticipated
time Between and Lord Raglan and his staff took
up a conspicuous position on the edge OF the hill, below
the lme-kln, where il commands very plainly our
four-gun battery and looks straight into the teeth of
the Redan. flagstaff was erected with threatening
ostenaton shortly before he came down, and little
angle of rude wall was as hastily thrown up a
breastwork. The with the fireworks in attend
apce but there was pause yet for while. Sir Colin
Campbell was observed 10 plant himself on the next
summit still 10 the enemy, commonly called
TO use a legal phrase the Green Hill. His appearance
drew some fire, aud the shells dropped and flashed
close by but without dsconcerng his purpose Of hav
ing a thorough good lookout place. Ii was about 81
when the head of the French attacking column came
into view from these two spots it climbed its arduOus
road TO the Mamelon. A rocket instantly went of as
the signal OF our diversion aud as instantly the small
force of detached for the post of honor made
a rush at the quarries. After slight check they
drove out the Russians and turning round the gabons
cod making Themselves but the
entirely concentrated upon the more exciting
scene, full in view upon the night, that they had to
wait good while before attention directed to their
conflict The French went up the steep to the Name
lon in most beautiful style and loose order and every
sirainng eye was upon their movements which the de-
clining daylight did not throw out into bold relief
Still their figures, Ike light shadows fitting across the
dun barriers of earthwoIks seen to mount up
failing y-were running, climbing, scrambIing
like skiTnshers up the slope on to the body of the
work amid plunging IRE from the guns which, owing
10 their loose formation, did them yet little damage
As an officer who saw Bosquet them on said al
the moment, "Ibey went in like clever pack Of
hounds In a moment some Of these dim wraiths
shone out clear against the sky. The Zouaves were
upon the paraIet firing down into the place from above
the next moment flag sent up rallying point
and defiance, and 10 sway hlher and tnither
now up, now down, the tide Of bettle ragged round
il; and now ike swarm they we in the heart OF the
Mamelon, and fierce hand O-hand encounter here
with the musker then with the bayonet, evident.
IL was minutes and half from the commence
ment of the enterprise. Then there came rush
through the angle where they had entered and there
was momeptary confusion outside. Groups-some
idle some busy, some wounded-were collected on the
hiher side, standing in shelter and now and then to
the fer corner shell few from the English battery
facing IT, But hardly had the need Of support become
manifest, and gun or two again flashed from the
embr a. ainst them, than there another ran
H. another sharp bayonet fight inside and this time
the Russians went out spikng their guns. Twice the
Russians made head against the current for they had
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of The Round Tower. Twice they were forced
back by the orsweeping food Of French, who
fought a. if they had eyes upon them to sketch
the swifi event in detail For ten minutes or so the
quick fash ard roll Of small arms had declared that
the uncertain fight wexed and waned Inside the inco-
lnra Ih,n tie baok door Il one may nsa a humble