The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-17


supported BY the which, owing 70 ths lnsQusltss
q che ground and the oonfasoa eArssd By tbs os Of
The Chief had no other coarse bat 70 81 oacs
give the order for retiring, and this they did IN
gIsasss order This fact explains tbs ramor which SIR
cuatso mere yesterday that the Frspch flag had boon
seen floating from the MslAkoG Tow wsr.
Ths EDgiAh had at first approached the Rsdan bate
rsr but they wsrs completely isolated aud exposed
tns conveikirg IRE OF the enemy. IL oaiy the
S., able 70 Ss not
Campbell and two other general officers We have lost
General Brunst and General Mayran' IL dangerously
wounded. Ihe Raasians, however, mot able 70
sorte successful they desired to follow up their ad-
received by vigorous Are and dscinstsd BY grape
they were forced TO fall back WITH great loss.
All the positions We had gained unnamed In po wsr
and we have. moreovsr occupied ths rAvine an I'm
portsnt poiot which the enemy do not appear to dis
pute .ith u.s. You may be certain. however, that q
and that the MAlakoa Tower VIII soou bs Ia our haads
DO rot yet know the amount OF loss. It cannot
both armies That OF the Russians nust be very con
siderable The condition OF the defenders OF Sebaopol
appears TO BE- disastrous According to ths accounts
would appear that there at this moment is, 900
wounded In the place. aud that owing to their being
Is also making terrible ravsgss among them Letters
from EupstorA announced that It was expesxd
the Russians intended to attack that place, but
su!es have besn taken to rpuss the enemy and It il
safe It ia ruwcred that corps OF 10000 mon has ar
rived at Perskop to reinforce the Russian army.
Since we occupy the rchernsys ia not possible for
that corps to why for elves far - ss&as
topol As to the corps Of Lprsnd, movement OF his
1nocass n's intention to assume the ofsrsvs General
ana perhaps to attack him. should the occasion present
Another lstter hiss tho following passars:-
The Ensliih like ourselves penetrated into the Rsdan
which they attached, but, like us, could not hold It.
people inquire into the cause each wrongly attr ,utes
It to his nsighoor Thus 1t has been sad that II the
EDgsh had kept the Rsdan should have At
the haasoh, and doubtless ths Engsh would have the
to pretend that had held the Maiako To wer
they could have kept the RedAn These are foolish re-
failure must BE- attributed TO ths possbty OF stand
ing before the immense artillery which thuudered on the
ono as well ~ on the other.
LORD RAGLAN's DEsPArcu.
WAR DEPARTMENT, LONDON, July 2, 1855.
Lord Psnmurs has received q despstch, addressed to
hia lorcsbip BY the late Field Marshall the Lord Raglan
BEFORE sxsAsropoI, June 10, 1865
Mr. LoRp-I informed your lord.hp on the 10th that
new batteriss had been completed, and that 10
sve sgainst Sebast0pol with the utmost vgor.
Accordingly on the 17th at daylight, . very heavy
fro opened from all the batteries the English and
French trenches, and maintained throughout the day
and the effect produced appeared satisfactory that Il
was determined that tho French should attack the Ma
lahon works the next morning. and that tho English
should assai tho Redan after I might con.
sider II desirable.
Is WAS at first PROPOSED that the artillery Are
should be resumed the morning OF the 1Sth
and should bs kept up for about two hours for the
purpose OF destroying any WORKS the enemy ~might
have thrown in tne night and OF optntng passages
through the abatts that covered the Recan thu
evening Of the 17th u "as insimatsd TO BY General
Petsisr that he had determined, upon further cocsde
ration that tae attack by troops should take place
at 3 the following morning
day bfo g. and AZ their several columns came within
rsDge Of the enemy's fre thsy tho most
serious opposition both from muskey and this guns in
the works which had BEEN se the evening"
and, observing this, was induced at 10 order
our columns 10 move ont Of the trenches upon tbs
had been arranged that detachments from tho Light
Second, and Fourth divisions, which placed for tue
cascn under the commsnd Of eutsr ant General Sir g.
Brown, should be formed into three columns that the
right should attack tae left face OF the Rsdan be
tween the fsnhns batteries; that tire cen 70 should
advance upon the salient angle and that tbs left should
move upon the reentsring angle formed by the right
face and Hank Of the work. the frat and ast precedng
The flank columns at encs obeysd the signal to I'd.
vance, preceded BY covering parties Of the RIDE Brigade
and by sailors carry ing ladders and soldiers earring
woobsgh but they hsd NO sooner shown themselves be
yosd TIE trenches than they were sssaied ey most
murderous re OF g1pe and musketry Those in advance
stbsr hiled or wounded and the rsmaincer found IL
were rossibls to prosesd never before witnessed
such continued and heavy fre of grape bnei with
musleny from the ensmy's works, which appeared to
be fully manned and toe long list OF billed and wound
in the Light and Fourth divisions, and the
Of tho Naval Brigade under Captain Peel, who
fortunately wounded, though not severely, win show
that very large proportion OF thoss Who went for ward
fell Major General Sir John Campbell, who sd the left
attack and Colonel shadworth, Of the 57th, who
mAnded the stormiDg party under his direction
both killed, a. also Colonel Yea. OF the Royal Fusi
leers, who led the right column
cannot say too much ia praise OF these officers.
Major General SIR J. Campbell had comn,nied the
Fourth division from the period Of hs battle OF Inker
Rnncr ~, - VIZ 81 sSsnse. ~. da Geas
out any lntermssion and had acquired the confidence
and respect Of ALL must deeply iam msnt his loss.
regE en by constant attention all the details OF hs
command, and Col Yea Was not only distinguished fo-
his gasntry but had exercised his control OF the Royal
Fusiiers In such to win the affections of
the soldiers under his ORDERS and 10 to them
evsry comfort and accommodation which his personal
sxeruoBs could procure fer them.
fha1 not be able TO send your Lordshp correct ists
OF the killed and wounded By this opportunity, but
vii forward than by telegraph n soon ~ they are made
fhAvs not any definite n,ormston upon the move.
ments Of the French columns and the atmosphere be-
came obscured by the smoke from the guns and
ketry that IL not possible by personal observation to
ASCERTAIN their progress, though Was particularly vsh
left column under GEN d utsmxrrc passed the advanc
ed works Of the and threatened the gorge OF the
Maahoa tower and that the two other columns under
Gentralf Mayrsn and Bruaet who boh regret to say,
were Killed, met with obstaces equal TO those
eeuntersd and we're obliged in consequences 70 abandon
Tns superiority Of our FIRE on the day We opened led
both General Pesser and myself aud the officers OF the
artillery and engineers ct the two services and the
mics in general, 10 conclude that the Russian artillery
fire was In great measure subdusd and that ths ops-
ration We projected could be undertaken With every
sources u the not exhausted that they
had s hs power, either from their ships FROM their
batteries, to bring over snslmng Ere upon their
sailsnt-.
While the direct attack pom the Rsdsn was proceed.
ing. Lsutenant General Sr X England directed 20
send the bTissdes Of the Third eyision under
the I'd Of ". 70. General Barnard dosn the wo-
ropEoh tsyipe, ~iih view TO give support 70 the a..
tacang columns on his right. and the otser brsa1s,
under Major General Eyre stu tQrtser TO the LETT 70
threaten the works a. the head Of the Doskyart creek
bsve no. yet received their reports, and shah not
Be able 10 send them 70 your lordshp to-day; but Cen
Eyre was very seriously engaged aud he himself wound
ed though am happy TO say not severely and he Pos
setsed himself Of churchysrd which the enemy h.d
hitherto carefully watched and some houses ~thia ,os
place butfs tee town front not ATTACKED, u BE-
came neceWsry 10 Withdraw bis brgads a, night.
shall make special report upon this by the nest
sa and shal avail myself Of the sans opportunity 20
name 70 you the oahcers Who have BEEN particularly
mentioned 10 me.
lam concerned 70 have 10 inform you that Lsu.spant
Colonel Tycsn Of the Royal Ensiussrs whose services
have had the frsass psasurs Ia hragng 20 fslGsnuy
10 your Lordsnps police, Ia very ssvsrsly vounesd,
The account received Of him this morning upon the
whole sssctory and entertain stronx hopes that his
valuable HE viii De preserved.