New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-23
FROM THE CRIMEA.

The arrival Of the Asia's mail at late hour
on THURSDAY night enabled US yesterday to pub
lish the dispatch Of Gen. Pelissier concerning
the fight which took place before SeVstopol on
the night of May 81, az well as an authentic
account of the allied advance upon Chergun,
which was accomplished on the Goth of that
month. Some $4,000 men under Canrobert
crossed the Chernaya and occupied the line Of
that streamlet, e1pelling the Russian Outposts
from their positions on the nights Immediately
overlapping the right bank. The Russians fell
back as a matter of course, this not being their
proper field of battle, in order to concentrate
all their forces on the strong line between In
hermann and the range Of cliffs to the east of
that place. BY this advance the Allies have
nearly doubled the extent Of ground occupied
BY them-giving them room of which their in
creased forces stood greatly in need and
managed an opening into the valley of Baidar
which may prove very useful. The first step
toward resumption of field operations has been
accomplished with success, and should be fol-
lowed BY actions of greater importance.
As for the affair of May %, the scene Of the
struggle was between the Quarantine Bay and
the Central Bastion-NO. of the Russians. 1t
was very bard-contested and sanguinary con-
fict. The Russians, as we now learn from Pei
listers report, have occupied all the ground
from the bead of the Quarantine Bay to the Ce-
metery, and thence to the Central Bastion by
detached works and rifle trenches, though the
official British Admiralty plan ofthe siege-works
shows that there are trench-wOrks all over this
important ground. But the truth now appears
to be that as soon as the Flagstaff and Central
Bastions were seriously menaced and the out
works prot scting them taken by the French,
this piece of ground was turned by the Russians
into one vast works. In a couple Of nights long
lines of connecting breastworks were thrown
up inclOsing the whole ground, and thus form
ing large place darmss or protected space
where troops could safely be concentrated in
order to act upon the TANKS of any French at
tack, or even to attempt strong sorties on the
TANKS of the advanced French works. Pelssier
knew by experience the rapidity with which the
Russians proceed in structures of the sort, and
the tenacity with which they defend their works
when once completed. He fell upon them at
OuCc' OH VIC hiSns VI oA"y ~ III ost"Sh Al WV
columns was made. The left column estab
lished itself in the Russian trenches at the head
of Quarantine Bay, and effected a Judgment; the
right column also got possession Of the advanced
trenches, but being unable to work under the
heavy fire of the enemy, had to withdraw at
daybreak. On the following night the attempt
was renewed with stronger columns and with
complete success. The entire work was ear
ried and turned against the Russisns by trans
planting the gabons from one side of the trench
to the opposite one. In this action the French
appear to have fought with the greatest gallantry
with some sort of revival Of that old faria
Tfancese which made them so celebrated in for
mer times, although it must be confessed that
the statements of Gen. Pelissier as to the odds
they had to contend against have some little
show of brag about them.
With regard TO the third bombardment Of the
city, which our Halifax dispatch reported as
having commenced on the 9th, followed by the
storm and capture Of the Mamelon and White
Tower on the eth, the Asia's mail furnishes no
new information, and enables US to add nothing
| to our remarks Of Wednesday last We learn
however that rs, 200 men had been transported
to the Cherssnsse from 0mer Pasha's army at