Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-10-11
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@sn. SimpSoa'S Official DespdtA.--Defaiis
Of he Grand Assault.
The following is the despatch brought to
England by Colonel Curzon:
BEFORE SE3AsropoL, Sept. 9.
81 had the homo to opprisp ynur Lordshp,
In my despa,ch Of the 4,h instant, that the
engineers and artillery officers Of the allied
armies had laid before Gcn raj .pclis,ier nd
siyseli report, recommending that the ns-
siult should be male Oh the 9Th instant. ali.
or heavy fire had been KEEP, up fort,o Jays
This arrangement was agreed to- and have
TO congratulate your Lordship on the glorious
result OF the attack o. yesterday, which has
ended IN the possession of the town, dock.
yards, and public bindings, and the destruc.
lion os the last ships of the Russian feet in
the Dleck Sea. Three steamers aunr re-
main, and the capture or sinking Of the o
must speedily follow. 1t was arranged that,
at IL O'Clock in The day, the F;ench columns
Of attack were TO leave their ,renrhea. and
take possession of The VI ,lakoF and adj ,ceq,
wo'k'. A'lef their success had bren assured
nad ;ney we're fairy estdb ishrd. the Rndqn
wao TO be assaulted by the English. The
Bastion Central ami Quarantine ForDs on
The iett were simu.tan rousy To be alt1cked
By the French
AT The holt appointed our oIles Quilted
their trenches, erlerpd and cat ricd tho an.
psrentiy lmpregnab.e defences of iAr NJ LAX
od, with th,t impeiuuut valur which ch,rnc,.
see The French attack, and htvint once
obtained pos cssinn, they wef" never ti, lolr.
I'd. The trI.coIor planted on the parspet
was 'he signar for thA B;ish troops to add
vance. The arrarapmnn;s for the a''arh |
entrusted 20 Lieutenant Gener, s;r William
Ioor'ngton, who carried ,ut III. d.tals IN
concefI with Lieutenant General VI ,kham.
determined tnit In" % and Light D is. .pn-
SHOULD have ,he hJnor Of the rr,.,.fr, rom
the Circumstance Of th,ir having defended
the batteries ana approaches nra,ls, the
Rcdan 'or go many months, aud from the ia
'inatc knowledge they possessed Df the
ground.
Tine fire Of our artillery having mad, ~
nneh OF breach rs possible ~ the salient
oi Nie IL dan, decided that rhs columns Of
assault should be directed against III / par,
as beIng less exposed to the heavy fire by
which THIS work is protected.
sit was arranged between Sir WIN & d..
rlnPton Hn6 Lieu. General Merkhain. ,hit
me 1sstuhing coumr of 1000 men shou d 10
formed by equal numbers of these two d.
visions; the Lg Division to lead, am ,liat
oi the Second 10 frl'ow. They lrt the
tehrhes at the preCnrcrrtod signal, md mov-
Cd ncfoss the ground, PRECEDED bv d covor. ng
parry oi zoo men, and ladder party OF 80
pn arriving at the crest of the ditch, tie
iad iers were placed, ard tho men immediate
y s'ofmet The pnrnpct of the Rpdan. ami
pen 'rrted into the salient angle A most
determined and Bloody combat wa. here mn
iata'ned for nearly az hour, and clthouoh sup.
prted to the utmcs,, and ttourh the rreni
est bravery was displayed. i, WAS found i'm.
To'tih!e to m1n,nin the position.
"fonr lordship will perceive. by the Irnr
A"" 'au 'ist OF the casurliirs, with wh,, gai-
itntry and se'i-de' olion the uficcrs so nopIy
p.acet themselves ~ the head Of their men
uAring this sangu'n'ry c0rn CT
81 feel myse'f unable 20 cxp,pss, in sde.
7uhte terms, the sense en- rrtrin q IA. con.
duct and gnllan'ry exhibited by the ,roons,
though their devotion was not rewarded Nv n
success which they so well meri,ed. To no
one are ~ thanks more ,u4lIv due than To
Colonel Wyndham, whn calamity hended his
column o' attack, ont was fortunate in en-.
ter'ng ana remaining with the trrons during
inc conte't. The tra, ches were, subse1urnt-
~ 10 thls attack, 20 crnwdrd with iroups, th,t
i was unable 10 organize a second nasault
which intended to make with The IIipbIpnh.
ers, under Lieutenant General Sir Colin
Campbell. who had hitherto formed the re.
serve, 10 be supported by rhe third divi.ion,
under Major Gcnrrn Sir William Eyris
'ere'orc sent Tor these officers, and a-rnng.
"a WIN 'hem to renew the attack the follow
ing morning. The Highland Brigade oc upi
ea the advance trenches during tho nigh,.
About eleven o'clock the psemv com.
nencra exploding their magpzincs: and Sir
Colin CimPbcll having ordered n small par.
~ to Odvance csuton-lv to examine the
Rc'an. fmrd the works abandoned .Ie did
not, however. dacm il necessary 10 occupy i,
~ III daylight The evacuation Of tho town
by the enemy was made manifest furinJ n,
Might, and froS nppca cl in every nat, oc.
eompnnicd by large ex xnlosions, under the cov.
or o'whch the enemy succeeded in WITH
drawing their troops 10 the north side hy
means the ran bridge recently constructed,
nad which they Afterwards disconnected and
carried TO the other side. sThr- mcn.or.wnr
we're al sunk ing the niqhi Tn. ho.,or
Gus weather rendered il altogether ~ n,..i-
ble for the nemiruls 10 iaf their me ii rs Of
bringing the bro ,dsides of The allied n ,et. Ia
bear upon iha Quarantine batteries, An cx.
relIent effect w's produced hy III. amin, ,,cl
and well directed Gre "r their mor,ir ve.s L..
those ot Ter M"jr.iy being ureer the direction
OF Capt. W'icorj "f,h' Ohm, anI C,a,,,
D'Ely OF the Royal Marine Arul cry"
This terminates the details of the affair {
the s,h. The RENT inder oi the dee patch con
sists Of acknowledgements Of a genera char.
ac,er Of the services rendered by the army
AID navy, and of III" army especially. sincr
il hss been under General Simpsons com.
mand a particular compliment /, paid IN
Sir Harry Jones. Tor his rxertions on the s,h
General AinIpson says: "Fnr some time nus,
he haa been tniler No ON q bod rI sirk No..