The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-15
!. -, Nsrnins, October I5, 1858.
,I-,uF CAN NADA'S MAILS
..,s,,s Of the storsning Of Sebast"pot.
Vet" T.. e.

tl,o, capture Of Tho sdii'h side of se'asi'
ne make the following account principal
fs. .,o correspondence of the London Times;
r" or .ssArLr-APPEARANCE OF TIE Al
IBa pn ~ COMMANDERS AND THEIR TROOPS.
ies''.,rbers. the weather changed sadicnl.
oa oI;.,-;, became bitterly cold. A hitD
lsh ,f, fro,n the north side of Scbas'opol bleN
Spa Sps@hio sloids of harsh dust into our fac"s.-
iHlo''' vas cl,sc,lred the sky was of leader
-, -, cray. Early in the morning astrong iorc
Wm"1! uuder tho command of Col Hodge
q es'..I 80, 70 the front and formed chain o
Tas NV - f,nnt of tathcarts hill and all along on
seAhF Va ,.,rs,ns was allowed 10 pass this limo
Ffe to vas staff officer or was provHied with
unir'e " lima sf scntrics in the rear Of then
ps..,onJod 20 stop siragglcrs and oilers from ia
,'s1,r, and the object in v'ew was prohaDiF t'
.Nror, The Russians gathering any iniinisuoh o
F,.,..t from the unusual accumulation OF people
IN the lookout bhtS. ~. ,;.h, ,o,l,.,o,
IN IN, on mon in and about the Mameion. e
- ,h. stnr1uing column for tho Aaiakon ana Lit
Z pal,n and to provide the necessary Tcs'tNos.
fho prsuch were reinforced nv o,No oaIu.iii'is
hs n.rched M from the Tchernaya last mght IL
,.as srranyed that tho French we're TO attack INC
asiasof At noon. and, rs toon 2" ther ATTACK De
,., .b,i ", we're to assault the Redan II was, rs
iharo sa;d a bitter cold day, and stranger would
hocn astonshcd at the aspect ot the British gen
r.Is a. tbey viewed the assault. The tolhhian'
a- IN Chief Gen Simpson, sat III the trenches "l'il
hi. nos, and ewes just facing the cold ana uhS' ana
= - dravn M over his head. TO protect hlm
against both. .,, o,,s ,.,ol;,,o., ~,
-, ii..c, lid SIR Richard A're%, the Quarter
'a5.,ar, ,eneraI. had a white pocket handkerchief
.nI o,or his ran and ears which detracted some
III, rom martial and beligereut aspect. The
,uIa NJ Newcastle was stationed at Cathcarts
In !, The carly part Of the day, and afterwards
ooved off TO the right TO the pckct-house lockout
1,ar ,be Woronzoff road All the amateurs and
,r,relinr gentlemen who rather abound here just
now were in a state of great excitement, and
S,,.d ,he nlain in eccentric atre--which recalled
ana. old memories Of COWes, and yachting and sea
,o,bnr-were engaged in "A series of subtle ma-
so1,ivres to trrri the flank Of unwary sentricS,
snd ia pJ 10 the front and Their success was most
rrrlifahIe 10 their enterprise and ingenuity
t.yIp AND SPLENDID ASSAULT OF The TRENCH.
few minutes before u O'Clock the French like
swarm Of bees issued forth from their trenches
flose to the doomed Malakof, swarmed up its face,
and we're through its embrasUres in the twinkli
If an eve They crossed the seven metres cf
ground which separated them from the enemy at a
ipw bouuds-they driftcd rs lightly and quickly az
autumn leaves before the wind battalion after bat
talon into tho embrasures, and in a minute or two
saer the head Of their column issued from the ditch
the ricolor was floating over the kornioff bastion
The musketry was very feeble at tirst-indeed. our
allies took the Russians quite by surprise and very
few of the latter were in tho Malakotfi hut they
soon recovered themselves and from Il O'Clock till
past ! in tho evening the French had to meet and
defeat tho repeated attempts of the enemy TO regain
the work and the Little Rcdan, when weary of the
fearful slaughter Of his men, who lay in thousands
over the exterior of the works the Muscoyite
general, departing of success, withdrew his ex-
hanstel legions and prepared, with admirable
skill, 10 evacuatc the place.
TIE BNaTlsH ATTACK ON THE REDAE-SuMBER or
MIN ENGAGED.
Now II will bc observed that where we attackod
the Redan with two divisions only a portion Of
each beng virtually Iii Reserve, and not engaged in
The affair at 8D, the French made their assault on
the Malakof with four divisions of the second
tFPr darTee the fret and fourth divisions forming
tho stomiEg columns, and the third and fifth being
The support with reserves of 10000 men. The
Frnrh had. probably not less than sc, 600 men in
The right attack on the Tth of September. The di-
rislona orders for the ed division wero worry much
the sAna ar those for the light division. The GOV
Hlng party consisted of 100 men of the Sd Bluffs,
indef Capt. John Lewes, who highly distinguish
q himself and 100 of the Second Battalion of the
RlHe Brigade 1belicyc under the command of poor
aPajn Hammond The scalinglatlde party con-
isted Of l50 Of ths Sd Bluffs under Captain Maude
be affair." in addition to the l6o OF the 97th under
be gallant and lamented Welsford. The part of
10 forco of the Second division consisted of 200 of
be 81 Bluffs 300 Of the 4lst Yelsh) 2OO of the 62d
ID a working party of 100 men of tho 4lst. The
st Of Windham's Brigade, consisting of the 47th
I'd 10Th, were i'll reserve, together with Warren S
lgado Of the same division, Of which the Goth
d 18th were called into action, and suffered Sc
rely. Brgadier Shirley on board chip, but
soon as he heard of the assault, he resolved to
il his brigade, and he accordingly came up TO
mp that very morning Colonel Unett of the
rh regiInent was the senior officer in Brigadier
fElrv's absence. and on him would have dev0lved
v ,lu: Of leading the stormnS column of the
islt Division, had the latter not returned Colo
q tnett ignorant of the Brigadier's intention to
ave -Mpbcard had to decide with Colonel Wind
am who should take precedence in the attack
hey tusscd, aud Colonel Unctt won. He had il in
+ power 70 say whether he would 20 first or follow
olonel Nindham He looked at the shilling turn
dlt over, and said My choice is made; III be the
fSt man into the Rcdan."
Nj ASSAULT WITH SCALING LADDERS-ITs FAIL
VRE AND DREADFUL Loss OF MEN.
II was hut few minutes after IL O'clock when
Ar men left the fifth parallel The muskctry com
'eneed at once and in less than five minutes, du-
HS "h'h 'he troops had to pass over about 80
ei", = rom 'he nearest approach To the parapet of
NV "ta"h 'hey had lost a larger proportion of
'Ir oihcels' and We're deprived of tho aid of their
.e r. WIN tho exceptions | have stated The
iu'Ilch ~ ""'anrti admirably, but from their posi-
"h 'iry vonidnot do much 10 reduce the fire of
,' 'i' on Tie TANKS and below the re-entering
'ei"'' Ihcy crossed the abattis without Difficult
w., ;. "a1 ''fh TO pieces and destroyed by our shot
m, ' i" men stepped over and through il with ease
& ng "snt alfitl0n made straight for the salient and
Ky F'iIS angle of tbs Redan, and came to the
"gn' ,r' "hlth Is here about Is feet deep
"a" paty detailed for the purpose placed the lad
~ ne OuI 'hey were found to be too short. HoveY-
n'' mere been enough of them, that would not
.It maitefed much but some had been left be
", .a'l N IN" hands Of dead or wounded men. and
bt uNa Oeen broken; so that, il one can credit
49, s'"'' Glent' made by those who were present,
hos we're not more than six or seven ladders at
1S ,aI'"ht Th" men led by their officers. leaped
sl,. Wv al'ch AMI scrambled UP the other side,
siIo.,,. lh'y got into the parapet almost without
ri HOT The few Russians who were III front
s,zl n ana got behind their traverses and breast
ss,, o. ~ Sooii az they SAW our men on the top, and
y : loa nre upon them
liable IA il no doubt H. and incredible al,
,rsa ~ Nose who know how the British soldier gen
tbey ""'ts before the enemy, the men, when
atspe e va the parapet, were seized by some
Fns5' nla'haion, and began firing, instead Of fol
ihe, ,t'eh officers, who now began to fall fast, as
,,ld,a On Ill front and tried TO stimulate their
.dDtia- 'aci' example. Notwithstanding the
fre Ram. 'Jhdice to the contrary, most men stand
!. AZ. ach better Than closing with au enemy. II
rbar.~' VI enough sometimes to get cavalry 20
b. ~ 'hfy can find any decent excuse to lay
ghirf "or's and take to pistol and carbinc, with
when ,aIy 'y aIe content 10 pop away for ever, but
brsd ;nXer yer VI any Kind is near at hand a trench
qn,s man finds the charms of the cartridge
much s'esl'hble The small party of the GOTH
hshed, went on gallantly towards the
hey b.S but they were too weak to force it, and
shere - 70 retire and get behind the traverses,
gfsgs,sd @ oi different regiments had already con
kusss,s an, ana were keeping up n brisk fire on the
ht,.-. -" NA1se heads IHere inst ,isibln ahn,e a