Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-10-12

BILE wings the Russian TANKS, ant
searched their center TO the core. -
A volley so startling, so Simultaneous
and tremendously powerful was pro
badly never yet uttered since the can
non found It's voice. The Russians
seemed for a while utterly paraly zed
Their batteries were not manned witt
strength enough 10 enable them Il
reply to such an overlapping anC
crushing fire but the French, leap
lrg 10 their guns with asloundin.
energy, rapidly, and strength, KEEP
IN filling the air with the hurting
storm, aud sent il in unbroken fur,
against their enemies.
More than geo pieces of ariiller,
of large calihre, admirably served
and weIl-dIrected, played incessan,
~ on the hostile lines. In few
moments greet veil Of smoke - q
war cloud rolling dun'-spread iron
the guns over on The lett OF Sebastu.
pol ; but the r1af OF the shot did MOI
cease, and the canuonadc now peal.
cd forth III great irregular bursts, nov
died away inio huarse murnurs, a
gam swelled mp into ,umuli or rat.
lied IRON end To end Ut The line hike
The file fire of infantry. Stone wall.
went down beiure the guns at once,
bui The enTihwurhs yawned To receive
shot aud shell alike. However, so
swift aud incessant was the passage
oi these missiles through the en-
brasures, aud along the tips Of the
parapels, that the enemy had 10 he
close, aud could scarcely show them
selves IA the front Ilre of detenses
For few min'.ies, lheu, the
French had II all Their own way, aud
appeared 10 be on the point OF sweep
10y away the place without resist
auce bul after they had fired n few
ROUNDS irom each of their numerous
guns, the Russian artllIerymen got
To work, aud began TO return our al
hes fire. They made good practice,
eut fired slowly and with precision,
as II they couii not afford TO throw
away an ounce OF powder. The
French we're simulated rather Than
Impeded 10y such reply TO their as
tunstIng voIleys, and lneIr shot liew
w,lh Increased rapidliy along Tie
line of the deielses, aud bounded
in among the houses of the town.
But What ware We doing all this
! ilne What was our admirable
Naval Brigade aud our gallant siege
tram dong The, were just work
ing their guns as usual, aud had re-
ceived no orders 10 open general fire.
Our batteries, therefore, rendered
( but little assistance TO the French
/ hni ihev maintained their usual dc.
stTucilve aud solid hanuerIng OF
the face of the Redan aud OF tie
Maakoff, aud aided our invaluable
allies 10y keeping up regular shel
practice on the batteries from TIT
/ Creek 10 the kedan. Now Two oI
three murlars from Gnrdon's, the,
two or three murtars from Chap.
mans, hurled II or 3-inch shell be
hind the enemy's works, and con
necled Il discharges by rounds iruu
long 32s or 6Ss.
Bu, all this has nothing to do will
the siege, ana meantime our allie
are pounding away with exceedln;
warmth al everything within rang
of them. Our Quarry Battery ,arme,
with Two morlars and eight cohurns
Just 400 wards below The Redan, Pile
The suburb IA the rear of the Mhla
k"ff vigorously, aud keeps the to
of the kedan cIcal. teddn an
Mdlakoti are alike silent, ragged al,
torn. Al most The edan fires tire
guns, aud the adjoining batteries ar
equally parslmpnlous. he pafupe,
are all guiiod wnh shot AID shell
aud the SIDES of the enbrasures ar
greatly injured, so tina, the gabIon
are sticking Out. aud are tumble
down IN all dlrecIions. There Is N
more OF that fine polishing aud o
thai cahineimakcr's work which III
] D. inns h..stnW.aI an tna,r h.,tt.ft.,
our constant lire by night, our rifle
men, aud Incessaii shellung have pre-
vented their assldlOus anxiety as I
external appearance being sratiiied.
Alter two hours aud IA hail OF iu
rious fire The aillilerymen Of our a
lies suddenly ceased IN order t
let Their guns cool aud 10 rest then
selves. The Russians crepl Out I
repair damages 10 Their works an
shook sand-bags full Of earth iroI
The parvaette over thu outside {
Their pirapeIs. Ineir gunneis ais
look advantage OF this sudden &C:
sallon 10 opeh on our sailors bate
ries III the lett attack, aud caused Z
some little annoy ance from III
crows nest Al 10 o'clock, how
ever, having previously explode
some fougasses as before, the Frenc
re-opened FIRE, # possible, mor
rapid aud tremendous than their hrs
aud continued 10 keep il up with III
utmost vigor ull MONDAY, by whIc
time the Russians had only ie'
guns IN the FIags,afi-road and Ga
den batteries IN a position 10 reply
we could see them IN great agItallo
sending hen aud carts across I'll
bridge, and at 9 o'clocN a poweri'
column OF infantry crossed over
resist our assault, while a movemeI
toward lnkerinann was made by III
army Of the Bcibek.
Soon after our fire began, as earl