New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-17

yet the croyding rifiemen cent voey after voey into
their difordered ranks that passed through them like
sheet o. molten lead. Three times they gave way,
and often rallied but finally driven back after
struggle Of some three hours and half leaving the
apace between the Mameon and Malakof literally
covered with the dead and dying.
With men the space 10 be passed over from
our Inoet advanced trenches TO the Redan was some
where about seven hundred Yards and from the fret
moment OF their rushing the paTapet toward the
point Of attack they met by the same awful and
anIihilaiing storm of canister and grape Many tel
within the first dozen Of yards and thence on TO some
broken ground about midway IN which the remainder
sought cover the field strewed with the slain and
wounded. An officer present in the affair, and who
ore of the few who escaped uniujured, described
the fire TO being perfectly swful-much more
severe he assured me, than that which greeted our
men at Alma where he alec fought. and received a
wound. Few of them reached the dbatfIs In
front Of the work hone, L believe, ever even saw
The deep ditch wh Oh protects its approaches have
already mentioned the confusion which characterized
the first commencement OF our movement ana
coupling this with the numerous preparations made
BY the enemy, ven will be at no loss TO understand
that success was most improbable. shall pres
emily mention what the Russians thought of our
generalshp repeated IN my own hearing by one Oh
the mselves During the whole affair Lord Raglan and
Sir G.. Brown were ensconced within our e-gun bat
eTy but though this afforded sNOod view OF the scene
Of the struggle and OF the disorder which IN rked H.
for some unknown 10 uninlilaed spectators,
they peared unable 10 give any efficient directions
for the correction of multiplied blunders. when
tie whole ead scene ended, our men struggled
back by every safe to the camp, in state OF
oispiriied confusion well in keeping with the mobilize
disorder in which they bad been throughout the as
ssult. know not what may have been the feelings OF
your home public reading the telegraphc news OF
our defeat-fOr presume the scnbes al headquarters
nade no attempt to conceal the naked fact that our
relufe was neither more nor less than defeet-but
here ming. ed shame and indigna ION were general
throughout the camp Officers aud men alike felt that
disgrace had been incurred and that in consequence
solely of tie unredo emed misnanagement OF their Cen
erals. From dfum-boys TO Colonies of humili-
alton filed every breast, the deeper that every )iy
wss sensible that neither rcgimentsl officers
had shown themselves deficient in what under proper
guidaI &c, would have commanded success.
About midIi i hit of Monday was reused up by the
sound of a terrific cannon 4de and sustained muskcry
fire along the whole front from ief to the French
right and on hastensg ont TO the hight in advance OF
Tie Victoria Redoubi, heard and witnessed what IN
duced me to believe that night attack hal been
made BY oui selves and the French to retrieve the for
tune of The day. From the MalakOif 10 the extreme
left of the Redan-a space Of about q mile-whole
clouds OF flame burst along the line from the sustained
discharges of some two hundred caunoo, while mus
kerry filled up the short intervals from both our own
and the enemys ground. The night was pitch dark
and as the storm of shells whsied through the air
nothing sOuld be grander than the fiery parabolls Of
these terrible messengers from battery to red0ub aud
from rcdOubt back again to battery. | have neither
time nor power describe the magnificent but awful
pyrotCchnic scene. A badly aimed shell from the
Malakof passed high over the Mamelon and fell some
sixty yards from where i stood; but though this
was safe enough ! deemed il best TO shift my
ground, and 40 retired. loud 8 three times
"tbTee' rose upon tho midnight ar from the
direction of the Redan; and as never be mis-
taken III this peculiar vocal product Of British lungs,
! Jumped to the pleasant conclusion tina, the days
stain had been wiped away, and that the Redan was
our own | was, however, mistaken; and the expla-
nation Of the whole affair this: during the night,
the French endeayoring 10 take advantage OF the
darkness had crept from the MamelJn to recover
a number of scaling ladders which they bad been
compelled to aba adon during the attack. The Rus
saus perceived them and opened smart fire OF grape
from the guns of the Malakof which replied to
by shell from the MamelOn. Almost simultaneously
party Of the enemy emerged from the Redln, In tx
pectation of what they deemed similar attack to
that attempted by the French, and being perceived
by our men, a volley Of musketry poured into
them and chase given with the bay onet. Afer short
stand the Russians turned aud fled, and was at this
juncture that the hurrahs have mentioned were sent
after them. After this the cannOnade was kept up
for some time from both lines in Tie smanDer have
remarked.
Next morning there was hardly gun fired on either
side and about II o'clock hoised flag to request
the necessary truce for the burial OF our dead. de-
lay Of some minutes having occurred before an answer
was giveD-but during which messengers were seen
hurryrg from the redoubt toward where we supposed
H. General of the Russian trenches TO bethe wiseacre
OF an officer in command on our side, guardsman OF
more hight than apparent Intelligence ordered the nag
10 be pulled down. Five minutes after, several Rus
caps as if inviting us to renew inc Request
hut Capt - refused, alleging that he must wait
for further ordeTs;' and tins, though many OF our
poor wounded fellows were lying wiihln sisht,
yrithir o in pain and thirst under u br0lhDg sun
"Furiher orders were waited for, aud truce was
again asked till clio h. whenit at once granted
and wien our dead and wounded, the latter in most
painful state were brough' 10. The Russians throw
ont an advanced line of sentries to keep oil prylng
ewes from tie Refan and similar precautlOn having
been taken on our side toe neutral space was thus
narrowed greatly. The scenes of battle carnage have
been ofen enough described 20 | need only say that
tlis one was Ike the rcst-harrowing TO look on.
Dead aud dying lay ali the ground. During
This proceeding lumber of Russian officers mingled
among our party, and as several OF them spoke En-
plish fluenily good deal was said. Their pumping
incline ton however, marked as IN most cases
10 defeat iself though OF our officers was guilty
of the ndisoeiion of informing very suavc inter-
roeaor that their grape did sad injury TO our men in
possession of the lately-taken Quarries-a remark
which procured his instant order 10 the rear by Gen
Aiiey II was by one of these polite foes that the
inquiry was made ofan Englshman AT my side whether
our Generals had really been drunk not during
the recent assault. The Russians having helped us
10 gather in II dead, the whole sad duty was soon
performed and the truce brought TO an end Since
then Iothing of interest has occurred aud the hrns
has nearly been suspended altogether.
LORD RAGLAN'S ACCOUNT.
Rrropr SrvAsTOpOT lime 10. 1855.