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was anticipated, Of the assault upon the Ma
lakof and Reian. 1t is "A subject that no
Englishman can wish to dwell upon for
although the same indomitable courage was
| exhibited that shone forth So conspicuously
in the fatal charge Of Balaklava, it was dis
played to as little purpose, and was attended
! by like disastrous sacrifice of life
Shortly before 3 a. IN. the attacking col
umns, supports aud reserves, being in their
/ respective positions in the trenches, and Just
as the batteries were expected to open ia
| full force, sudden fire of muskctry between
| the Malakof works and the Mamelon at
| tracted universal attention.
y muskctrv attack was least Of all ex-
| pected at that hour. The Russians had ad-
vanced by the left Of the Malakotf hill, and,
taking advantage of the uncertain light of
the early dawn. had made n sortic against the
French in their advanced trenches on the
/ Mamelon The sortie was rcpulsed and,
| had it ended hero, the chief points in the
programme Of the days events need not have
been interfcred with But by fatal mistake
the success in rcpelling the sortie was at once
followed up and sezing the temporary ud-
vantage, the repulse became converted into
an attack upon the Malakof itself
About three o'clock the French advanced
to the attack of the Malakoif, and a few
minutes after the signal was made for our
own rush on the Rcdan. BY some unaccount-
able blundcring the covering party got ahead
of the stormers, and immediate confusion was
the result. Instead of making for the as
signed points Of attack. at the three angles,
the parties got .iumbled together, and they
moved on into the fire. Fearful was the re-
cepti,n that awaited them. Frtt put If
every ,.h .rl,urr. whose guns We a,,i ipnIlv
thought siicurod during the day, an iron
shower of gript aud canister Wts yum,tcd
forth with desoluting effect, Knocking down
dozens for every gun, and adding panic to the
previously existing confusion. Many Of the
men present were raw recruits, recently
drafted from the dcpots in England. iIuu
even had they been veterans, they could not
have advanced under 81 tcrritiCHllv anuhihl-
ting a storm as met them along the whole
front. The supporting party then dashed on
to Join them, but they too were compelled,
with shattered ranks. to seek shelter behind
the broken breastworks of the old Russian
trenches before the Redan, where they lay
for several hours, iuterchanging rife shots
with the enemy : musketeerS. who advanced
within und along the parapct Oi the works.
Seeing everything lost, the commanders
of the several parties gave the order to retire
carly in the morning, but that was found i'm
practicable till our guns, by Il terrific fire, had
thrown oil the enemy pieces from the grape
and canister shots, when our men were gr,l-
dually enabled to escape back out of fire, and
go off the field altogether, muulel ami cut up
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pieces. made it a crnnI niant scene. our
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