The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-07-27
THE oANADA,s NEWS.

The latest intelligence from the war is
contained in the following dispatch from
General Simpson, dated July 4th:
"Nothing of Importance has occurred since
my last. The French works on the right are
going on WE'LL The health of Gen. Eyre is
re-established."
The Geographic dispatch from Halifax
mentioned that 1000 English penetrated into
the suburbs of Sebastopol and held street
II hours against the Russians. The follow
ing account is given of this affair:
The correspondent of the Times asserts
that four companies Of the 18th actually sue
ceeded in getting possession of the suburb
Captain Hayman was gallantly leading on
his company when he was shot through the
knee. Capt. Esmonde foil wed, and the
men, once established, prepared to defend
the houses they occupied. AS they drove
the Russians out, they were pelted with la-ge
stones by the latter on their way up to the
battery, which quite Overhangs the suburb
The Russians could not depress their guns
sufficiently to fire down on our men, bat they
directed a severe thanking fire upon them
from an angle of the Redan works. There
was nothing for it but 10 keep up vigorous
fire from the houses, and to delude the enemy
into the belief that the occupiers were more
numerous than they were. Meantime the
Russians did their utmost to blow down the
houses with shell and shot, and fred grape
necessarily, but the soldiers kept close,
though they lost men occasionally, and they
were most materially aided by the fire of the
regiments in the cemetery behind them,
which was directed at the Russian embra-
sures; SO that the enemy could not get out
to fire down on the houses below.
Some of the houses were comfortably fur n
ished. One of them was as well fitted up as
most English mansions, the rooms full OF
furniture, piano in the drawing-room, and
articles OF luxury and taste not deficient
Our men unfortunately found that the cellars
were not empty, and that there was album
dance of fine muscat wine from the South
coast of the Crimea, and OF the stronger
wines perfumed with roses and mixed with
| fruits, which are grown in the interior, in the
better sort of houses. Some of the officers,
when they went away, carried of articles of
clothing and papers as proofs OF their en-
trance into the place, and some others took
away pigeons and guinea pigs, which were
tame in the houses. The troops entered
the place about four O'Clock in The morning,
and could not leave until nine O'Clock In the
evening. The Russians blew up many of
the houses and set fire to others, and when
our men retired the flames were spreading
along the street.
| When the men retreated, overwhelmed by
the storm from he enemy's battery, several
officers and men were left behind wounded.
and endured fearful argonies Tor hours with
out cup of water or cheering voice TO
comfort them. Lieutenant Ermiston lay for
FIVE hours under the abattis of the Redanl
and was reported dead, but he watched his
opportunity and got away with only con-
fusion of the knee. Mr.. Kennedy, senior
mate of the London, and of the Naval Bril-
gade, was also left behind, close to the abat,is
and, after several hours of painful conceal
ment, he rolled himself over and over like a
ball down the declivity, and managed to get
into the trench. Lieutenant Kidd came in
all safe, and was receiving the congratula.
tions of a brother officer, when he saw a
wounded soldier lying out in the open space
He at once exclaimed, eve must go and save
him!' and leaped over the parapet in order
to do SO. He had scarcely gone yard when
he was shot through the breast and died ia
an hour after. Only three officers came out
of the action untouched.