The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-24
FURTHER FOREIGN NEWs.--THE AsIAs MAILS
ARRIy AL or THE ARIEL.--oNE DAY LATER FROM

ARRIVAL or THE ARIEI.--oNE DAY LATER FROM
EUROPE.
The European mails by the Canard steamer Asia aud
e Hayre steamer Ariel reached this city yesterday The
Ariel sailed from Havre on the eth instant and her adj
vices therefore day later from the continent than
those previously received.
rms ACTIONS on THE 22p 23n or mAy.--rHE
ACCOUNT
The following is Prince Gortschakons account Of the
important attack the 22d hitherto reported only by tel
egraph
asEBAsropoL, May 2a.--0n the night Of the 2lst
opened trench as counter approach oppoai,e 70 ne
cemetery in front of the central and Quarantine basons
aud connected it with the former order TO operate against
the right flank of the enemys works which threaten THIS
Laso The hardness of the ground prevented cur Dig
eng the trench deep enough On the evening Of the 22d
when beginning to renew Their inbors OF
counter approach the enemy attacked us with seventeen
bAltaons exclusive of his reserves most obstinate
combat cnsued that lasted all night and the bayone
often the only used. Our sodiers--tweve batalions
strongought herocally and the affair ended with The
retreat of the enemy who suffered loss Our
own loss is also very considerable for 1900
en have been killed disabled The gallant Major Gen
r Aderherg who commanded the second brigade of the
ninth division IS among the slain The miscarriage OF the
attack has raj I'd the spirits OF the garrison 1t shows the
enemy how dangerous no viii find the sorming of Sebas-
ceeded in taking halfmade trench During the same
night ,he 22d) shps-of ,hene and twenty steamers
with about 10000 troops board left the bay of kani
osch On the 23d this squadron was sighted from the
heights of Yalia."
II wii be remembered that General Pesser describes
conflict which took place on the following night
when allies secured possession of the work but
Prince Cortschakons report OF this affair has not been
published.
TUE FRENCH ACCOUNT
The Monitcur publishes the following despatch from
General Pelisser to the Minister of War Ii is ac-
of the actions the nights Of the 2sd and 23d Of
May:
HEADQUARTERS, BEFORE SEBAsToPoL May &C.
aNossEuR MAREcHAL: Since the storming Of the Rus
sian approaches in front Of the Central Baston
the night the I'd of May and the occupation Of that i'm
portan work by troops the enemy, impede pro-
gess and take attacks in flank, turned their attention
the Quarantine side, and erected there lines Of
counter-approach They formed the plan BY connecting
by gabonade the ambuscades at the extremity of the
bay those of the cemetery and connect the work by
way with the right lunette of Cen
Baston In the night between the 2lst and 22d by
effort of labor skifully concealed they
menced laying out that vast place ddTmes threatening
for left attack and convenient for enabling the
my to assemble large bodies of men and make considerable
sorties.
its extent and ordered General De SALES,
mander OF the first corps to carry that position and turn
the enemys works against themselves delicate and
difficult Operaton strong resistance and obstinate
struggle might be counted upon under the fire of Formulas
BILE batteries.
The General Of Division Pate was charged with the OPP
Grafton Two attacks organized-one the ambus
ces at the bottom Of the bay the other the ambus-
cacs Of the cemetery by the southeast angle Of that
After having carried the gabionades of the enemy
the object to maintain ourselves in advance with sut
fcent sodity to protect the work and transform the
Russian work to our own USE But the development OF the
lines immense two successive phases to be
pected in the acionone of battle and of labor The
combat took place the night between the 22d and 23d
at May; it commenced at nine o'clock in the evening.
Our left attack led by General Of Brigade Beuret
and consisted of three companies of the 10th battalion OF
three bataons of the I'd regiment of the
Foreign Legion and one battalion of the 9Sh of the line
@The right attack intrusted to General de Ia Motto
rouge consisted Of picked companies of the LIST regiment
of the Foreign Legion supported by baaons OF the
2sh line with battalion of the 18th and battalons
of Voltgeurs of the Garde Other batalons
were ready to march in Gen. Pate should need rein
The enemy, whether they had determined on great
attack with the intention of completing their lines in
vigorous demonstration and eecua protection against
attacks there in great force to receive We
estimated at more than twenty baaons the force Of the
enemy brave soldiers had attack and defeat Ac
corang to prisoners there twenty-six battaons
The action commenced on signal given by General
Pate with inexpressble impeuosity In few minutes all
the ambuscades right were in hands The vet
of the Foreign Legion had carried everything before
them and supported by the 28th of the line they estab
shed themselves in front Of the Russian works. covering
worhmen But formidable masses of Russians soon
issued from the Quarantine ravine joined in the combat
and disputed the ground with extraordinary obsnacy
The two battaons OF the 28t the battalion Of the 18TH
and the volgeurs Of the Garde successfully engaged
aud this heroic struggle lasted till daybrca Five times the
most distant ambuscades taken and reaken by the
HleeeS
ribe Two other battalions of yogeurs of the Gardc
the 9th Chassenrsaped, and the 9Th of the line were
called to the bae-ground-some to fight, some to carry
oil the killed and wounded; all did their duty.
"In the midst Of this sangnary and glorious struggle
u was impossible for the engineers to work We
obliged to destroy the enemys works prevent them
holding them themselves, and compelled to adj
ourn the second act of enterprise the following
night AS the dawn broke the Russians had ceased fight
ing and our baaons returned 10 the trenches leaving the
ground covered with the enemy's slain.
Son the left attack the ambuscadcs were carried with
the same mpctuosity There also the Russians returned
to The charge with extraordinary enacity Numerous as
saults made at the point Of the but after two
hours the enemy discouraged beat retreat and
gncers installed themselves soly in the Russian gabio
made, which became defntvely our conquest
On the following night il necessary complete
what VIC had vigorously commenced ordered second
attack, expecting full success from this effort of
brave infantry.
General Of Division I.evaillant was in,rusted with
the accomplishment Of this task with ten battaons of
which two Of the Votgeurs of the Garde acted as re-
serve
-Four of these baalions under the orders Of General
Couston charged to conquest of pre-
ceding night the extreme left The six Others com
gabonade running parallel with the great wall of the
cemetery, beat the enemy and allow our engineers to
make the works definitely own.
=" The action commenced Mt the hour the pre-
vous evening The mpetuosiiy of these brave hattaon
belonging TO the 46h, 98th 14th and a0tb rresis-
BILE The ambascades turned and carried the enc
my driven back all sides rctreated keeping up skir
n,ishing fire. which gradually ceased The engineers i'm
mcdiacly set to work. despite of grape and