The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-05-04

%, in The London Times.
r. ,bp last half hour--it is now i0,45, PM.
f,r;oos fght has been raging all along our
80, To person standing on Cathcast's Hill,
n0@. @'s,t oftbe Fourth Division, the whole of the
n.;an lines are revealed in successive glimpses
~ bnrs,s Of red flame, and the bright star-like
ss.bss - Of masketry twinkIing all over the black
''as aanse between Us and the town, for three or
t,,r miles in length, show that fierce contest is
In, before the trenches ofthe alivs. Shells
h-.cb marked by distinctive point OF fire where
the fuse is burning describe their terrible cur
,.as;n the air, and seem TO mingle with the stars
,,d fery rockets, with long tails OF dropping
sno,kS rush like comets through the air. Above
III The uale crescent moon is shining from deep
tlns civ convered with the considerations nl hea-
- The roar OF the cannon, the Kissing of
~, shpIIs. th. intermittent growl OF the musk
,.,,v the wild scream of The rockets, and the
rb;zzing OF the round shot, form horrd con-
cert.
It is curious TO note the eagerness the men.
an >och occasions they swarm out of their tents
:, tbe lines in front, and watch thr progress Of
,bs fcht as far as they can make II out, with the
,asopst interest, and their whispered comments
ara most amusing -'.That'S lively she'll from
the French" s.AIossoo is getting his bellyful." !"
~ wish they'd let us 90 at that, and we'd not
waste 50 much POWDER sc. The flashes of the
cqnnon mark pretty distinctly the llowings and
ebbnss ofthe tide OF war. 1.-THE Russian guns
are laundering away, we may be sure their men
are falling back. Hour guns are more briskly
served than usual, we are either covering an at
tack on the pits or are protecting the withdrawal
Of the allies. Most Of the generals, on nights
like these. come out to the front and watch the
fght, and the officers form in little groups on all
the elevated knolIs before the camps.
have inst returned to the hut in which am
lodging. 1t is now IL. -, p. NJ, but the con-
fict is still going on. No one knows what it is
about Tomorrow | hope 10 be able 10 learn
son-thing about it, but the difficulty of aScer-
tanning the particulars of attacks like these is
utterly incredible.
Even the staff otficers-even the generaIsthem-
spIvps-seIdom know anything respecting the
proceedings of our allies till day after they
have taken place, and bystaud-r hears with
surprise warm controversies amnng military men
as to lh- direction IN which a she'll is coming at
night and as to the baerrv-whcther Frepch Or
Rngllsh--from which it has beru sent. II strikes
M at present that the Ffench have been forced
10 leave the pits for the time. The regiments
IN fr0at Of our divisions are generally kept IN
rradineSs to turn out whenever we have affairs
Of this kind, and if the event seeus uncertain,
.wo or three ~ each division are turned oat un-
der arms. The caanoHadr has now (lT.30l
nsarly ceased altogether, hut the mIsketry is
very sharp and heavy. The Third Division,
and the bIigadrs of the Light Division, and Of
the Second Division not on duty, are in readI-
Ness 10 turn out. There is now tl2 midoightl
very hard fight going on in front Of us
The generals OF divisions are all on the alert
The French on our right are drumming aud
tfumpeting vigorously.
| Letter from before Srbastopol, March 80, in Lon
don Times.
We know the particulars ofthe fight. Be-
tween l | and , O'Clock last night columns of
Russian infantry came suddenly upon the men
in our advanced trenches and rushed in upon
them on the right with the hayonrt before
were quite prepared to receive them. When
they were first discrrned they We're cloS.. at
hand, and on being challenged, they replied
with The universal shippoleth, ''l}ono Franciz."
In another moment they we're bayoneting our
u,rn, who had barely time to snatch their arms
and defend themselves Taken at great dis
advantage, and pressed by superior numbers, our
men met the assault with undauntrd courage,
and drove the Russians out at the point Of the
tayonrt after a smart fire. The Russians, pur-
sued BY our shot, retired under cover OF the bat
trFies
The attack seems TO have been general along
the line. At half past O'Clock last night the
French batteries began to shell the town, while
their rockets were poured every FIVE minutes IN I
streams into the place AZ 10 O'Clock cur SEN
irrs in advance Of Chapman's attack gave notice |
that The Russians Were assembling IN force in /
front OF the works. The Goth, 2lsl, and 37th /
regiments were IN the trenches on the left attack, /
and hey were, to certain extent, prepared for /
lie assault Of the enemy. About the same time |
ihe French on the right OF our right attack, /
|hlch is separated from the left attack by deep I
favIne, were assaied By MASSES of the enemy. /
As our allies were hard pressed, orders were .
gwen 10 advance the troops in portion of the |
Heoches, consisting Of part of the Light Di- i
VISION, TO their support. On the left attack the
h'ssans, ad.aocing with impetuosity through |
d weak part of the defence, turned th" third par
aiIeI, and took it in reverse. They killed and
wounded some Of our men and had advanced
10 the second parallel, when our covering party
ana the men in the trenches of the batteries came
Gown upon them and drove them over the works,
alier sharp conflict. The 20ih regiment lost
: mrn killed, 81 wounded badly, and 3 missing.
.hr 3hh lost killed, + wounded, and Is mis-
sing The 2lst lost 3 killed, ) wounded and
one missing.
lhese are the returns so far as can ascertain
me truth at an early hour this morning, but
u IS probable that some of the missing men will
,u!h up, as these regiments have not ceme out Of
'ne trenches. On the right The attack was more
serious and sudden. Our men bad been ordered