Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-14
rue rREscH ATTACK or raE rwEsrr-sEcoED NAY.

THE TREScH ATTACK or THK TwESTY-sEcoHD NAY
Inthe Debats Colonel ST. Ange thus writes with
regard 70 the attack on the Russian works, 80 sue
cessfully made on the nights Of the 22d and 23d:
"The works In question had been dug and con-
structed between the Central Bastion and the
Quarantine Bay. II will be easy to explain In the
locality II the reader has seen some Of those plans
OF Sebastopol now common in shop windows.
The general enclosure OF Sebastopol Is divided by
the great ravinc Of the military harbor. We have
only TO consider here the part comprehended be-
tween this ravine on the east and the sea on the
west On the extreme right rises the great Flag
staff Bast0n, eliminating point then, 10 the
left in going towards the sea, we come to the
Central Bastion, so called by the besiegers because
il faces nearly the centre of the line that we are
considering. Further ON lie the bastion and the
batteries that command the Quarantine Bay.
"On this side our troops already occupy the OK
ternal part of the Flagstaff Bastion, the cemetery
the Quarantine, and lastly but quite recently
the counter approaches that lie between this
latter point and the Central Baston that is to say
we appear to be In possession of all the chief
external parts of the extreme left of the siege
works. We ought TO explain how they proceeded
at these attacks TO establish themselves in the con-
CURED works. The attack is the affair Of the bat
talions previously assembled in the trench there
is not much firing; everything is carried at the
point Of the bayonet by sudden charge. Behind
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men, armed with spades and pickaxes, and having
muskets slung at their backs these are accompa-
MED by sappers and miners Of the engineer corps,
commanded by their officers. AS soon as the at
lacking troops have dislodged the enemy they pro-
coed to make good their lodgment there. This
the workmen and sappers work indcfatigaby to ef-
feet, while the battalions keep the rcpulsed enemy
in check.
"The object to be now effected is to turn the
nrE tIa haa ia IN aay tn niva
the form of direction Of siege trench, while pre-
serving every part of the enemy's work conducive
to that end. The workmen here are entitled to
quite as much merit us the attacking battaions,
for they find themselves equally exposed to fire
of grape and musketry; aud that too without the
powerful distraction Of excitement that men feel
when under FIRE and charging with the bayonet
"The officers of the engineers on these occasions,
are to be admired for their cool courage, as they
point out the work to be done, and trace out tho
direction to be taken, in order that the men may
suffer least from the enemys fire. They are active
and courageous, but they are also us passionless
as if they were working on the Polygon.
"The report In detail Of the two last nocturnal
engagements Of May % and %, which will reach
US in few days, will naturally excite great inter.
est, on account of the severity of the action and
the Importance Of the result. General Pelissier
has inaugurated his advent to the chief command
by vigorous demonstration, uniting prudence with
boldness We see that the siege Of Sebas.opol is
being carried on with energetic consistency; Its
successive progress ought to prove to Europe that
the powers allied in arms before the walls of So
bastopol will net let go their hold, and that they
will end by achieving triumph which, we have res-
son to expect, will be all the speeder, inasmuch as
several letters agree with General Pelissier's de-
spatch in declaring that the Russian soldiers are
beginning to show in their sorties symptoms Of
Taxation and Encouragement"
SARDINIA.
TURIN, Monday, May 2s.--The Converts Sup
preston bill, with the amendments Of the Senate,
has been adopted by the Chamber Of Deputies.
Present, lle. Ayes, SO; noes, % MAORI
ty,72
a One member ahstained ON rnfinn