The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-23

D.rrkAAIR ENcoUNrHR BRTwERN THE Frxrcrs
Times gives the following account Of 8 asht -.
.~eea ,ne French and Russians before Sebs2opol
On INC l4tn ult: " The severe and protsocfed con
n'ct m 90 the lett, which kept NJ up on Csshcart,s
In laA night beyond the small hours, oFiginased
very reaoiute and angry sortie Of the RusGisns
rom the Flagstaff batteries on the LEFT Of fke
french. At hrst, the weight Of the torrent Of
sImed men which swept out Of the enemy . lines
uole nack the French In the advanced works, where
oo covering parties are necessarily thin and many
loat their lives by the bayonet; bus our gallant
siiies contested the ground desperately and bay.
ing received the aid of an incousiderete reserve,
.aoslgeo the Russians and drove them right into
tneir own lines, TO which they fed with such pre-
equation that the French entered across the nara.
pet along with them, and reached their I'D vauced
guns which they could have spiked, had the men
osen provided with the necessary means of doing
The enemy poured such volleys of musketry.
grape, canister, and round shot on our allies thst
Iney were oUnged to return to their own works.
ana, indeed, no steps had been taken to enable
o sasn 20 secure their hold OF the place. As they
we're retiring under heavy ire the enemy made
snosner sortie In greater strength and with more
denomination and fury than before A sansuinsrv
ngnt took place between the works, In which bayo.
nes me musket stock, and the bullet were used In
pel-men struggle. but the French asserted their
supromacy once more, and 10 spite of the fierce
charges OF the Russians. In defiance of the afub
oo,n resislance evoked BY the r.ea and example
oMCofus ana DT repeated chAeFn
forced them battling back across their trenche.
once more, and took possession of little Advance
WORK which they held all night In defiance of the
enemys efforts to dislodge them by visorous
shells. f - 'Aee''sn'
In order to distract the attention of the enemy
.no prevent too many of them crowdinQ over to
Ine ieft OF the town, General Bosquet sent down
woro TO the men Ia the trepches on our rioht to
Keep up constant fusillade on the Russian works.
Inc loss OF our allies was, regret to saw. con,id.
srsoie 10 this brilliant affair The report s. that
tney had six officers and 400 men Aors de combat.
put believe there were six officers killed and
nine ;,e omcers wounded The energy and the spirit
Win which the French fought are bevond ali
prsse. The remarkably fine quality of the metal
VI me Aussian guns-in other words their excel
ientron--aivss them great advantage by enabling
.nem to IRE rapidly and contingency. Besides
many OF their troops are under cover In caves pits
ana galleries, at the back of the batteries and Of
me eievsted ground On which they are built. Not.
wtnstanding all this the resolution, strength in.
domitable perseverance, and devotion to the sllies
give them the superiority in every kind of contest
wlth the enemy. Every day fresh ruins are &C
eoma lated around the Flagstaff battery from the
French guns, and there can be no doubt whatever
tnas the enemy are exposed to very great loss from
"a fragments OF stones and timber struck BY our