Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-12
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
BY THE PACIFIC.
THE REPuLsE BEFORE sEBAsTOPOL.

news from the Crimea. The repulse of the
Allies from before the Malakof and Redan is
confirmed, bnt the loss was much magnihed
by the rumors first received. Lord Panmure
gives a nominal list showing % officers killed
and wounded, LA private men killed, Loss
wounded and $50 missing taken prisoners y
General Pelissier names 81 French officers
killed, 96 officers wounded, IL officers missing,
(prisoners,) I,544 private men killed and mis-
sing. and ,644 wounded. Total English hors
de Combat l, Ala, French 8, 1897, together TIA
men Generals Meyran and Brunei were Sc
verely wounded.
The accounts yet received do not materially
vary the first announcement of the repulse OF
the Allies excepting as regards the number
of the slain. Details are anxiously looked
for, insomuch as dsagreeable rumors are In
circulation. In Paris, it was repeated that
the failure was in a measure at least, owing
to errors committed by the British command
| ing officers. Their errors are described as
| twofold-first, in not having had fascines pro-
l vided for filing up the trench within the Re
| dan and next, in not having Immediately
| apprised the French commander that they
| found it necessary to retire. The British. on
| their side, say that they took the Redan, but
could not hold it because the French failed to
! silence the guns of the Malakoff.
A report from Prince Gortschakof brings
| the news in the Crimea, according to the Rus
L
The Prince states that the Allies fire very
little, and he AYERS that the troops which had
| crossed the Tchernaya. had again retained to
! the left bank of the river. On the night Of
| the 22d the Russians had observed q great
| movement in the allied squadrons.
The Moniteur of June Is publishes report,
addressed by General Pelissier, under date of
| June IL, to the Minister of War, in the course
of which he says, while describing the capture
of the Mamelon:
Three columns rush forward at once on the
| enemys works. and carry by storm two ad-
vanced cuttings and intermediary ambuscades
| A fire OF grape from the redoubt, the COM
| bined fire of the great Redan and of the bat
| teries to the left of the Malakhof Tower. does
not impede their advance.
"To the right, Colonel Rose, at the head of
the Algerian rifles, carries a battery Of four
guns annexed to the redOubt
"CaIonel de BrancOn, in the centre with
the 50th, and Colonel de Polhes on the left
with the 81 2ouaves, resolutely attack the re-
doubt itself, throw themselves into the trench
scale the parapet, and cut down the Russian
artillerymen ut their guns.
"ColOnel de Brancion, who had the honor
of being the first to plant his eagle Oh the re-
doubt, fell in this attack under the grape of
the enemy, gloriously enwrapped in his tri-
! umph.
"The redOubt of the Mamelon Vert could
not offer any shelter. The fire had either
blown up mine laid by the enemy or a DOW
| der magazine, which had seriously scorched
Commandant Tixier, Of the Sd Chasseurs-a-
| pied, and a number of men. Planks, beams
! and burning ropes gave rise to fears of another
| explosion The interior of the work was not
! tenable. Instead of supporting itself on the
redoubt, our line crosses the summit and forms
n semi-circle round the Mamelon.
"There was not a moment to be lost Gen.
| eral Camou ordered General Verge to leave
| the trenches; General Bosquet ordered the 5th
| division to advance, which was Immediately
| Obeyed by General Brunei.
''The movement of this division was impo-
sing; the LIST brigade, commanded by Colonel
! Duprat de la Roquette, of the Tooth of the
line, occupied the parallels behind the Name
| lon, and the I'd brigade, under the order of
| General Wimpfen's brigade. The position
was carried and the enemy driven back a Sc
4 cOnd time into the town; we were definitely
masters ofthe MamelOn Vert, which our troops
| triumphantly occupied, amid shouts enthusi-
astically repeated, of 'ViUe y Empereur,:
| at was half past o'clock, and dusk was
coming on; as had fOrseen, we had established
ourselyesin the conquered positions at the INC.
ment that darkness would allow our engineers
| to commence operations to consolidate them
| selves there.
| ''All assaulting columns were ACCOMPANIED
| by brigades of Sappcrs, commanded by engi
| neer officers. These detachments ali fought
valiantly. Captain de la Boissiere. of the
Engineers, was seriously wounded, as, one of
| the first, he scaled the parapet of the works
| of the 9th February. The artillery, which
plays so important part in the siege, con-
| trlbuted in great measure to the DAYS sue
| cess. As soon as the assaulting columns had
started the aim of the batteries Of the Careen-
ing Bay side and of the Victoria parallel was
| changed and turned against the BODY of the
| place. During the night great number of
| the embrasures Of the batteries were restored.
Moreover, six attachments, eonsi st. NO each
| of 10 gunners, commanded by captains of
artillery, marched with the first battalions of
| tho columns to turn the guns of the works
| taken against the enomy, and to ascertain
| what work was necessary. All these opera
| tiOns were carried out under the immediate
| direction Of Lieutenant Colonel de la Boussi.
! Mere, whose DEVOTION and activity are beyond
| praise.
"The guns of the battery of the 81 of Nav
Wtr, spiked under the fire of the enemy by a
detachment OF gunners commanded by Can
thin Melchior. As regards the armament IF
the O"vrages Blancs and the Mamelon Vert
Is remained In our power, making total of
| 10 guns taken from the enemy
While we were taking the White Works
and the MamelOn Vert, the English. with rare
intrepidity, stormed the Quarries, and estab.
lished themselves firmly there, taking thus a
glorious part in the day. success.
1.-The Turkish division of Osman Pasha rem
dered great services Different battalions. led
on by Sefer Pasha, chief of the staff of the
Turkish army, contributed, under fire and at
the advanced posts, to the consolidation of our
cOnquests on Mount Sapoune.
:" We have suffered sensible losses; among
others that of the brave General de Lavarande.
killed by cannon ball at o'clock in the
morning In the work of the 9th, which he
had captured and Colonel Hardy Of the 8stb.
mortally wounded at the head of his regiment.
We have to regret many dashing officers and
brave men, but these losses are not so very
great when we consider the number of troons
engaged, the length of the combat, and the
important results obtained
Letters from Odessa state that fears are en-
tertained there that the Allies having COM
pleted their work in the sea of AyoE nil &C..