The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-12

the navigation was c,sse1 could easily march his Armies
the Ice of the Gulf Of Bothna like he di in 1909
ochholm. The King Of France "who marched mp the
hill, and then marched down again " would have don,
Just as well II he had never marched ut all. A. B.
T n E w 4 r.
THE FIGHTING ON TIE 7rH OF JUNE.
From the Paris Mouiteur
The Minister Of War has just received the following
report from General Pelissier:-
BEFORE SERAsroPoL, June H. 1855
MONSIEUR LIZ AAREscHAL-My two teiegraphic dss
patches Of the It'll and sh Of June and my letter Of ths
9th informed you briefly OF brilliant affair of the
Having to day received the report Of General Bouquet
well ~ other intelligence which expected lam
abed to give You general and detailed account Of thu
action which is real victory from the lustre which IL
casts upon our arms and from the Importance Of its
At O'CLOCK In the afternoon Of the 6,h as had tn.
honor to inform you, the artillery OF our right attacs
opened on the place. The English batteries commenced
their fire at the same moment and they support
ed as soon as possible by part OF the batteries Of
the ~hos nge rom the 9Th to the TIL, aurSs he d.
of the 7th, and at O'Clock the afternoon 1t
pleted by the opening Of all the batteries oeour left
tack so that from that time the place enceoped
srdle of FIRE, which, commencing from the cas-. OF
careening BATTERIES extended to the west
Quarantine harb0r.
The plans OF attack c-ncerted between Lord Raglan
Omer Pacha, and mysef, and-as tar AZ We we're con
enthusiastically considered by General Bosauet, then
began to be put in execution The object TO get pos
session on the right on the counter fort Of the works
called by 0urages Eancs "of the 22d and 2th OF
poste the Malakof whilst on their psrts the English
left should make themselves masters OF tbs Rus
sian work called the Quarries facing the great Rsdsu
ravne between steep and rocky siopss that Of the
Our,0ge Hdncs was separated from the Msako sttacs
tie Ensh attack by the S T rsvns rlsse
ravDes were inconvepent nasmuch - they Isolated the
attacks but their covered portions enabled to place
in them numerous and powerful reserves out Of rsah Of
the enemys fire. The I'd. 3d. 4th and 9th divisions OF
the second corps had been designed for the attack
half past four in the these four div ,ons to,s
up their POSITIONS the divisions Of Msyran he 3d and
Dolac he 4th) on the de towards our batteries op
posed to the Careeping bay ana the divisions OF Csmoo
(he 2d) and Brunei (the 5th) in the attack on the
centre
General Bsyran to direct simultaneous attacks
on the plateau Of the Csreenng bay against the oas
ges bamcs Of the 22d and 9th OF February The dr,.
brigade Of his DIVISION, commanded by General Lavar
ande and composed OF part Of the 10th battalion Of
Chssseurs pied Commandant Caubsrt), Of the I'd o.
the zouaves Coloeel saurin) ana Of the ID Regiment
OF Marine Lieut. Colonel de Cendrscourt) occupied our
tIs 1snss Of the caGssn1g bay Tn; was chsrs
On the left OF Lavarandes brigade the I'd brigade
OF MayraDs division under the command Of General do
Of Chssseurs pied Of the Goth Of the line Colonel
Dsnner and OF the LIST battalion OF the 9th. This col
uTn was to caIry the work Of the ga OF February
tacbs the first brigade under the orders Of General de
Saint Pol, to station itself ia toe parallels OF the
Careenng works after the advance to the attack of the
two rst columns, and the second brigade, commanded
by General Bison, formed the second reserve.
one battalion OF the 6ist under the command Of Lieut.
ColoEel Lsrrouy de POron Of the 9th posted 10
the Careenpg vine, In order t, turn the enemy and
Ndncs.
In the centre the operations consied to Gsner
orders Of Genera. Simp.n, occupied the psrasls o:
the Malaiho counter fort On the right, the Algerian
railleurs Colonel Rose. In the centre the 5oth Of the
Zouayes Colonel Pohss. The ID brigade Of CAmou's
divion, commanded by General Verge, was in reserve
in the ravne in reatnessto replace the LIST
Brunets DIVISION also posted in the Ksrsbsnss ra
vine under the orders Of its chief was % furnish the
Two bat,alons Of the garde mperiale Of the gre
naders and another of genarmes were placed at the d
position OF General Camou for this attack
The whole force pet ed BY the Turkish divsou
OF Osusn Pachs, who had been detached by ths Com
mander in Chief, Omer Pachs, from his army the
TcheInaya and who had taken up his position on the
heights of 'nkeImann
At half rsst six Lord Raglan near the English OBJ
servaory and arrived ~ the entrenchmnt before the
Victoria Ieooubt from which place, had been sgreed
upon between me and his lordshp caused rockets to
be discharged as the signal Of attack General Bosqaet,
who was stationed NJ the negbhorng Lancaster battery,
had just received the last orders M ready, the
troops were burning with ardor and animated with en-
tire confidence of success
On the discharge Of the Are. rocket De Laands br.
gade with the general Alta he adj Dashed at the
parallel OF the Carseuipg bay and carried 81 double
quick march the work OF Feb 81 sithstsudiDg the
grape and muskery which, during the 200 metres
Of ground to be passed over, coz. great number OF
men, the column penetrated into the battery by the
ct all points many Of the defenders we're killed 90
the spo., and soon became masers Of tie enrsnch
mept.
At the same signal and with the same i'm ,stuosty
Falys brigade had shed sgaip.t the work OF Fe)ru
airy - The distance vas twic. that Of tho other re
doubt the passage to it difficult, the ink DIRE o.
the nrst destructive Nothing stCppei THIS
intrerid brigade In one compact II rsa he'd the
battery, scaled the parspst unier rolling fire, and
overpowersd. even 70 the interior OF the the dea
perate resistance Of the enemy
Forced at these two poips, and beumed in BY oar
troops the Russians fled in drorder toaards a
tmal battery, constructed since the p OF My for de-
fsrdirg the mouth Of the ravine at the careenng bay
and some towards che bridge that crosses tia hay ebsre
this rsvne cpepa INTO the great harb1r Of Sebsstop,
part of our Boi6iers led on 10 the pursuit OF the
enemy captured the battery of May the OF ~bieb
immediately spiked. Nevertheless this batssry
500 metres from the worx Of Februs airy the rao.t
remote from our nesand IS 1t was placed under rhs
double protection OF tbs euceinte and thu north FORTS OF
the roaoefead IL was impossible to tank Of st occu
plying II.
General Mayrsu seeing Russisn column advanc Ds 10
to retase rhs battery Of May q ordsred bsyonst
charge, which Grove this coamn back into the place,
giving ~ six'y prisoners three OF whom officers.
He then rail- ed his advanced troops. sud brought
bark into TIE works Of February - and 81, whi:a
NAMED de6nttivey In our power.
10 the meantime the tso oattaions collected in the
Careenipg bay ravire and Gem maaded By Lsuten an,
inactive. Descending the ravine at the monsat the
s'crmns party became visible on the ridge taey psshe
on TO the negbt OF the squeduc bridge climbed tae
bsrkments Of the right bsnx and cut of the rere.t o.
the enemy driven out Of the first two works. Tbs turn
ing movement which condu s.ed with ae much vigor
as ssn', and which has given 400 prisoners az ot
whom are oficers,) does Lieutenant Co1ne, L+rsouy
d0rion the greatest houor, and justhes my special re-
memo alton OF this officer TO your Excellsncy.
While these eats being performed oo tbs side o!
the Careerng bay, the acton had begun aud was shl
gong round the Green Msmeon, with evolu. ons stl
exciting.
At the same signal Of rockets discharged from the v,,
torx coubt General wimpfen issued s.h his brsede
the trenches which our side surround the base
Of the Green Aamelon-thRt is TO say, from the left
place d'srnoss and from the Sd Victoris parallel.
Tnrte columns az once charged the epsmy's WORT,
carrying tao advinced segments, and 81 stroog
buscades mid way between The grape fire Of the re
coubt tie conversng hre from tbe R-dsn and the bst
teres 10 left OF the MSaso aver not sassn
their pace
On he right Colonel Rose, at the had OF some Ase-
ire rinenep, seized four sun bstsry conaectei with
the re5oubt
colonel de Bancon, a. the centre with toe 5oth, and
Colon ell De Poihes, at the ef vih The ,3heg nent OF
ZouAves resouty attacked tbs rebuilt tse.t, da he
ha limb cat dDx