Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-27

N6u oflcers rrSmrntni oitcrrs ful!cd their duties
worIhily. and the soldier was admirable everywhere.
We had 81 officers killed and II taken prisoners,
l,5ii non-commissoned officers and privates killed
missing, IS officers, and l,6ii men conveyed 10
The ambulances on the evening of the 18TH
Many wounds considered very severe are far from
being dangerous was ut first believed The
bearers Of these honorable will shortly reappcur
beneath their cOlors.
These losses have neither quenchcd the ardor nor
abatGd the confidence of these valiant divisions. All
they ask is 10 make the enemy pay dearly for that
day. The hope and desire Of conquest are in the
hearts of nil and all reckon that in the struggle
fortune will not dlsappont yalor. PELlssiER.
THE ENGLISH IN SEBASTOPOL.
The Las. Despatch from Lord Rarian-Ih. Report
OF Gen. Eyyc'S Entrance into ScbaStopol
BEFORE SEBAsroPoL, June 23, 1855.
My Lord-I informed your LOrd.hp in my des-
patch Of the 10Th inst, that would make more
special report upon the movements OF the Third diVl.
SION, as soon rs should receive the reports Of l.eu-
tenant-G General Sir r. England aud The Major Gene
| rails commanding brgades under him.
Tho fret brigade under Major General Barnard,
proceeded down the Woronzof road, and was placed
IN position the right of the ravne, ready TO CO.
! operate with the columns of attack on the right:
While The second brigade under Major General Eyre,
| moved down the ravine which separates the left OF
the English from the right Of the French advanced
works, for the purpose OF attacking tho enemys am.
huscades, und making demonstration on the head Of
| the Dockyard Greek. -
| This service was performed with the utmost gal
lanry, and, notwithstanding that they exposed
sly.. in tb. no.;,ion thcv bnd t,kcn mn durnv the
dnv and in the ey.ninG witblrrw numr,est.J. Iaay
ins post at the Cemetery which had been one OF
the objects of the attack in the morning. The action
having from. circumstances become most serious
one. beg as the most satisfactory way of making
YOUR Lorlisip acquainted with the particulars lay
!, copy of the Major Generals letter before your
Lordsp, and to solicit your attention to the officers
whose services be purtit uary notices, and at the
| orne finn. n his own di,,inruished con,uct
YmIr ord,hin will sec With concern that the loss
sustained bv this bronde !, very considerable. and
tLnt MAR GsunroI Ere IA bimscf wounded: but,
ho - a 80 a, ,hn. ,bo 80 h h,s va
no;,..d ~ nt 49,, 80. md vii ~, ;nn,n,r,at.
! H., 60, ,h A.. go. =, h; J,,, iii -ii. ann.
ma., 'a, a ' J,.",nm 80 ~ Io h a,:,, a"raJ Inn
If =, -, n.rf,n,,nco dmr;mo ,ba nr,,rsrtod ,nnrs
,;ons bafor. Sshas,nnol n '"O
Ian"In., ,h' r,, of o,sro,,;os from, tho 18th n
| a. SI. '' ''s '@'"''' - R,cr,.
RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACK UP
on THE MALAKIOFF AND REDAN BAT
TERlES.
From the lnvalide Russo.
| ave have lust received the following detailed re-
port from Aidde-Camp- General Prince Gortscha-
kof Of the assault of the French the 9th lS;hl OF
June on Bastions y and s, and horlilleH ot the
line of defence Of Scbasopol and of their repulse by
our troops.
The enemy having resolved to make decisive at.
tack our left flank, opened, on the 9th li'thl OF
June, at $3.50 q. m fire OF hell against the fortI,
! cutions of the knrabclnuia Faubourg lsections q
and i For two consecutive hours all their batteries
| fired almost uninterrupted broadsdcs. On our side
we kent up quick fire in return. AT i'll the after
noon, Mt given signal the besegcrs opened heavy
fire against our right flank; the fire. which was now
npeued along the whole line of our dcences, lasted
| rll nm advanced hour of the evening.
AT dusk and throughout the night the enemy
threw shells and rockets into the town, into the road
stead, and the north side. a steam frigatc, which
had left the allied fleet at the time, fired broad
sides into the roadstead and against the town. The
greater portion of its proece fell into the sen with
! ont touching onr ships.
"Ths terrible cnnnonade and incessant lombard
ment did not prevent the brave defenders OF Seoas'
topoi from actively repairing the damage done u .he
works; despite terrible front anu nahK hre' !ne
works were successfully completed, the guns "hlcn
had been dismantled replaced by new ones on every
point, and on the morning OF the nih llo!h Oh JUNG
we were perfectly prepared to receive and drive back
The eEclny.
"lu the night between the 9th ana otn tl'thl ahu
tSthl of juno, to be prepared Tor IN assauit, our
troops were disposed Us follows on the lett flank o
our line OF defence.
"Bastion No. 3, and the neiShboring batteries
were defended by the I'd brigade OF the lin Drslon
Of Infantry regiment OF the bTiansk Chas1eur, ahu
battalion OF reserve, consisting OF men "t the NiiisK
and Nohynia Regiments.
I'm TIE kornllett Bastion and IN the GerVas Dat.
terry there was the frst Drigade OF ine ON infantry
Division and the Sevsk kegincnt OF infantry.
"ln Baston NO :, the flaninia helineh! OF lh'a'i'
try and the Isl battalion OF inc oouzda' hcshen.'
another battalion OF the same regiment was ura"
up along the curtain between Dasuoh horuaen ahu i
Das'lon NO. :: paepi NO. !, nas oeeu D.! ~! Wv ~,
HHaesou' S,r ieS''"eN'' i>'o'N0o'e "
arsa". ,., A.
luz Eene'i cue E,; tr Nc cous;.,aJ NJ tbc
WorNs VI ,'e naaUGi,"'I rauoouii .u ;,h vi rs ~
Ist or'sauc " 'ne iith u'.sio " L'i,t! ~
Pe.es W i'.ia a't,neiS ~ to t.'' Jti 81 H. 60
''On the 9th Ism OF June Mt DAY yoreaE' the enc
my III uelse cnal s.PPoi:eu =! sioI IL Sr,;s.
h"ackeu s'uiui'aheJus'y pas,"'' w. ~ .e ~ -
herrncks oeIween Dhs,lons an'i =. Das'on W.
lGo hU'H"eu D"h'io, Dan'," ~" t.i,t 'S 10 -
ed Grio"k WorH, situate on Inc risht o' Tue rercbey
the ehthiy en.er.aneI t1e i'po :" ut..s P"'F"o'
o - ,ors ,hn, hror1h, ~ the ass.ul,
was oo",u mon, without coun,hs 'heu ,. us.""s .t
serves Inc rchcr n"vaueet "a sno ''s"' N"""
anu cente' !Ie Ehssn 4I .Io ;,t .; iLdor t,c;,.,
Ah' oeo,'ns'H' P,o''u - -, 80 o,,.,l,
and sappers tools, advanced rapidly to the ATTACK
Despite TIC hc"Fy hre Oh Grhp" ana HusAe"y nG
poured ,nto the'n, ter coiI'hns nuHuneeu, tehcneo
our nehes G.u mn ;,1 :1",iiS .he e
Du. le !ie ol g inIaeu ,I d.n;n'' ~ U..a
pH never swcfrea. iney lJ.'u h.'o ,n1 u' ,hrn.
ants win tne po1s VI lhe'' 1". o.Ic.., an. "'ru
',l't' ote. i'''o ~. u''.,S , n 80 n,.s- ,nt.r
ihem threw themselves on the GeIv!as ba;ery, enter
Gu II, aToSr ois te oa.'h y. ," . hn.' ~
"' "uu, 'I.,om5 y" Eamh,,r,, frn,, ,ha MsIstof
:st '"9 h"fnoein"'u ""oou'S '''''' NV ''"'"'''
Mamelon 70 Tie pay OF me COCKS
'Ihe success OF our edvrrsares vas noi Oh oGf
duration. Lieutenant General Cnron!eil: ,ne yisi.
ant chief pi tho line OF ua'ence 9i tne .h
Faubourg ordered up reserve ei HWI ~ h
curtain between Bas:ions : and Morneien. "aen W.
enemy had passed through our lns near tne GeTXa'
Battery, Lieutenant General ehrouien, piaG,nS ni'n
sell Q: tho head Of company OF tae seVsk hesnrm ZEN
Of Infantry, which was returning rom GU'pa, an,
taking with hiln battalion OF the Po.tawa Regiment
led them t" the charge. e., oor,.
"ho'o troops REINFORCED u; o0a ti!' y. ,o m
P'in'es W .o I, ~ W;s. r,,, I th, French and
talon "t IN" iriets Regiment rctru ,'I pn,ar,
having driven thrin o"' OF inc '''' "a. pa,
sued them into their own 'rec''s pg .ic o. .t
ers in the rear to the bsy3nG company oi In,
Scysk keSlneht distinguished ''S''' ~ 'S
during this combat. =, ,ho rn, oe dos.noo -,
"on al other poi: VI .nu ,o VI tu