New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-16
TIE WAR

We find the following description Of tie Russian
New-Yesrs Day sortie in the correspondence OF The
London Times;
JANUARY l3.-Last night the wind changed round
10 The southwark, and the Thermometer rose to 90.
speedy thew followed, aud the roads ard camp
will orce more suffer from The ravsges OF our Old
euemy-ibe mud The Russiars, who had been very
active inslce the town curing the day aud who had
liz bted grest watchres the north side oi the place,
illumir sed the nights over the Chernaye With rowe
OF lights which shone brilliantly through the dark
ness Of the cold winters night and were evidently
With all possible pomp and ostentation, celebrating
the opening OF their peculiar new yesr. Lights
shone from the windows Of the pubic build
ibgs and our lonely sentries in the valleys sni
rayipes and the enfdns perfus-the French sharp
shooters living In II cir sirs, with wachful eye on
every emhrasure before them-mlght almost fancy
n q, the inhabitants and garrison Of the beeagGered
city were tsntaziDg them with the aspect OF Their
gAieiy At idnght sll the chepel'beus OF the city
begsn rir ging and II was eyideot that religious
ceremony Of extraordinary solemniiy was about to
take place. On our eide the sentnes and picksts
were warned 10 be on the alert, and the advanced
posts we're strengthened wherever Z wa practca'
HE About quarter psst / o'clock this morning
the Russians inside the line OF wO-ks gave lou1
cheer The French replied by opening nrs ao1
tie Russians in return, instantly began one OF tne
fercest ouades along the front Of their position
which we hsye vet heard. II ren.nlei ono Of those
treneIc GUS ssyoes Of artillery which the e9eny de-
Eyered on three 0ccas0ns cefore We oTehsa OUT
batteries is OctS be- The eat,fwOrss uesoe1 lOfIo
unirterruped hoocs Of dame which broke thloughthe
smoke a. lightning through the ihuadtr'clouf, and re-
yeaed osiir city the outlines Of the b1bioSs 10 tae
town ED the lueS Of deitnces sTarulng win men.
TIE roaring Of shot the screaming and hissing OF
h.ev hell and the wbis,linz Of carcc ses hed aP tas
int, sJsb4wt Ia the des ling roll Of cannon, Wolcn
was 10 rspid sAd unbroken a. quick tls-1ss' Inc
ro. ard stcuss psesed over our lines unnterrup'e1y
fo.,rote than hsf an hour, ard the french, wnoee
w,,Ls 70 our left are lees protected by the grounl
No, on,s are had 10 shelter themselves closely II
~ ,,erches. and could barely IL TO the ms.sge
yoIeys Which poughed up the parspets Of thef
I v,,ks hut their erf0ns D<rdns never loit an OPP
,o,,un;ty OF senoirg their oss into the em r2sires
| r. the mean tine, Wble the firing VS. gong on,
! s,rcrg body OF men had been puzzled o.. OF tas
/ town up the face Of the hill toward our woras IA
front and on the flank Of 10 leit sttecs' As wa
.Yn.cted that some attempt Of the Kind would be
| rSde ere Of the stesdiest serge.ns IN the service
80 nos,td here with twelve men. Every reiianc'
uss placed on bis vigilance and on his stric
SIT ion 10 bis ou,ies, but somehow or otner
,bs ersnny creot up on the little pNty, surprised
ard too them prisoners, and then advanced 90 ID
covering parties with such rspioiiy and suddennes
Rat the parties Of the SiXty.-th, and OF Ia
Twenty ct Regiments, which were on duty Ia T.
trenches, we're obliged 10 retire almost wiz
fripg a shot. They rallied, however, and Gre,
ard beipg Supported by the regiments in res.c, the
advanced. and the Russians were driven back clos
10 the town. In tbi, little Affair." one officer az
piue men were severely wounded, ak men wei
killed and IL men are now missing. The Frenc
had to resis, strong sor'ie Lsary a. the sane tin