, 1855-02-03

The frigste AgGmemnon was stranded
but finally succeeded in getting aGoat again.
The SIMPSONS machinery has been dam
aged. The steamer Retributicn was oulv
saved by throwing overheard her guns. 6c.
The Terrible also made narrow escape
The frigates Henry the Fourth and Philto
are lost
The crews Of many of the wrecked trans.
ports fell into Russian hands.
OpEssA, Nov. 22-Three Ships Of the
line and eighteen transports were greatly
damaged the 4th inst
NEW RUSSIAN PROPOSITION.
BERLIN, Tuesday-The Russian answer
to the Prussian note expresses the unwl-
lngness of the Emperor to treat on the fol-.
lowing terms -
First-A common guarantee b. the five
powers Of the rights of the Christian sub
jects Of the Porte without distinction as to
their confession
Second-The common protectoraie Of
the Principalities to be exercised by the
five powers on the terms of the treaties now
existing between Russia and the Porte.
Third-A revision of the treaty of lS4l.
Fourth-The free navigation Of the riy-
er Danube.
THE BATTLE OF LNGERMANN.
English papers, received by the Pacific,
are filled with the details Of the terrible
battle Of Inkermann, which was fought on
the fifth Of November All the previous
accounts have failed to give full impress
sion Of the Importance and terrible cbarac-
ter of that battle On its result the fate
of the allied army depended. Had the
Russians succeeded, the allies would have
been compelled to abandon the siege and
retreat to their ships. The Russians evil
IDENTIFY intended and expected to accomplish
this. A very strong force, variously csti-
mated at from thirty-fve to seventy thou
sand, Supported and defended by numerous
and heavy artillery. directed by Menschi-
kof, and animated by the presenoe Of the
Grand Dukes, the Cars sons, was employ
ed in the assault This was made on the
weakest faux Of the English army, which
rested on the heights which overlook the
rugged valley of the lnkernann. Trusting
10 the steep declivities Of the hills, the
English commander-in-chief had neglected
oil defences, there being 10 entrenchment,
no abuttis, nor oven guns, TO protect the
troops from an attack in that quarter, tho
confessedly the weakest point in the allied
line, and one 10 which attention had beeu
repeatedly called, but which those whose
duty II was TO make the necessary defences,
had utterly neglected. And such was the
oyerweening confidence of the English in
the safety Of their position, that they not
only neglected to entrench and defend the
position, but they allowed themselves even
. to be taken by surprise and their first
knowledge Of the presence Of an enemy
was afforded by the rafting fire Of musket-
ry on their pickets. This surprise was in
part duo to the heavy fog which hung over
the valley, and the early hour at which the
assault was made, about A. NJ, At the
same moment, an attack was made in the
valley Of the Balaklava, to occupy the bri-
gades there stationed, and to divert the at
tention of the French. 4 heavy body Of
cavalry, supported by field artillery, was
drawn up in that direction, TO cut up the
retreating English in their attempts to re-
gain their ships in fact, every orange
ment seems to have been made, and most
admirably made, to secpre the destruction
of the English army and SO confident Of
success were the Russians, that telegraph
posts had been erected to convey the ex-
pected intelligence TO the cavalry, and to
the garrison Of Sebastopol, that there
might be general cooperation in driving
the English into the sea. And this fatal
result was only avoided by the most deter
mined bravery and endurance Of the Brit
ish solUers, maintained at the most fright
ful sacrifice of life, until the support OF the
French army could be brought up, who
speedily turned the defence into an irresist-
ible attack, by which the Russians were
completely defeated at all points and driv-
en- back with terrible slaughter
Up to this time, the battle had been
series Of bloody hand to hand conflicts, in
which contending parties charged and re-
charged each other, driving and being driv-
en- in turn, retreating and rallying again
amidst the brushwood elades and numer-
ous vallies and dells of lnkermann.
A correspondent Of an English paper
writing from Balaklaya, in describing this
battle says:
" 1t has been doubted by military histo-
riaus il any enemy ever stood charge with
the bayonet; but here the bayonet was Of
. ten the only weapon employed in conflicts
Of the most obstinate and deadly charac-
ter. We have been prone to believe that
no foe could ever withstand the British SOL
dier welding his iavorite weapon, aud that
at MAZDA alone did the enemy ever cross
bayonets with him but at the battle of
lnkermann not only did VIC charge in vain
not only were desperate encounters be-
tween masses Of men maintained with the
bsyonet alone-but we were obliged to re-
slst bayonet to bayouet the Russian infan-
try again and again, as they charged US
with incredible fury and determination
The battle Of lnkermann admits of no de-
scription. Itwas series of dreadful deeds