Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-25

nie-nre OF infantry. PA
Stone walls went down before the guns at
once, but the sarthworks yswnsd to receive shos
and shell alike. However, so swift and inces-
sSnt was the passage of these missiles through
the cmbrasorss and along the tops Of the para
pets, that the enemy had to lie close, and could
scarcely show themselves in the front line Of de-
fenses. For a few minutes. then, the French
had It all their own way, and appeared TO be on
the point Of sweeping away the place without
resistance; but, after they had fred few
rounds from each of their numerous guns, the
Russian artillerynen got to work. and began
to return our allies fire. They made good prac-
tice, but fred slowly and with precision, as if
they could not not afford to throw away an
onnce Of powder. The French were stimulated
rather than impeded by such reply to their
astonishing volleys. and their shot flew with in
creased rapidity along the line or the defenses,
and bounded IN among the houses of the town.
But while our French allies are pounding
away so warmly, at everything within range of
them, our Quarry Battery, armed with two NOR
tars and four cohorns, just four hundred yards
below the Redan, plies the suburb in the rear
of the Malakoff vigorously, and keeps the top
Of the Redan clear Redan and Malakof are
alike silent, ragged and torn. At most the Re-
dan fires three guns, and the adjoining batteries
are equally parsimonious. The parapets are
all ptted with shot and shell, and the sides Of
the embrasures are greatly injured, 50 that the
gabions are sticking out, and are tumbling
down in all directions.
There is no more of that fine polishing and
of that cabinet makers work which the Rus
SLAMS bestowed on their batteries our constant
fire by night, our riaemen, and incessans shell
ling have prevented their assiduous anxiety as
to external appearance being gratifed. After
two hours and a half of furious fire. tho artil
lerymen of our allies suddenly ceased, in order
to lot their guns cool and to rest themselves
the Russians crept out to repair the damage,
to their works, and shook sandbags full of earth
frsm the parquette over the outside of theil
parapets, Their gunners also took advantage
of this sudden cessation to open on our sailors
batteries in the left attack, and caused US somt
little annoyance from the " crows nest"
At ton o'clock, however, having previously
exploded some fougasses, as before, the French
re-opened fire. if possible more rapid and ire
mendous than their first, and continued Il
keep it up with the utmost vigor until twelve
o'clock at noon, by which time the Russian
had only few guns in the Flagstaff road ant
Garden Batteries into position to reply. W.
could see them in great agitation, sending mel
and carts two and fro across the bridge, and q
nine o'clock powerful column Of infantr,
crossed over to resist our assault, while move
ment toward Inkermann was made by the arm,
of the Belbek Soon after our fire began, o
early as six O'Clock, the working parties whic
70 over to the north side every morning, SCENE
to be recalled, and were marched back agai
across the bridge to the south, no doubt to be i
readiness for our expected assault.
From twelve to FIVE o'clock, p. NJ, the irin
J was slack the French then resumed their car
nonade with the same astounding vigor as at tt
dawn and at ten clock, and never ceased the
volley's of shot and shell against the place ii
half-past seven, when darkness set in, and q
the mortars and heavy guns, English as we'll
French, opened with shell against the who
line of defenses. A description Of this scer
is now impossible. There was not one instal
in which the shells did not whistle through Il
air-not q moment in which the sky was N
scanned by their fiery curves, or illuminated |
their explosion. Our practice was beyond a
praise. Every shell burst as it ought, and Il
lines Of the Russian earthworks, Of the Reda
Malakof, and Of oil their batteries werc rends
ed plainly visible by the constant light of Il
bursting shells. The Russians scarcely attemr
} Cd reply.
! AT Eve o'clock it was observed that q friga
, in the second line, near the north side, W
smoking, and as ii grew darker, flames we
seen to issue from her sides. Men and office
. rushed to the front in the greatest delight n
8 excitement, and as night came on, the yes,
0 broke out in one grand blaze from stem to ster
Q The delight of the crowd on Cathcarts hill "
intense. i" Well, this is sight TO see one
n those confounded ships touched at last +" Th,
s and many different and stronger exprsssi<
. were audible on both sides; but there were 50
r who Thought the Russians had set the ship
fire, or that incendiaries and malcontsnts were
It work, and ono gentleman went SO far as to
= he q thought it merely signal--msybe msr
it to recall their cavalry from Eupatoria."
r 1t is not preclsely known how tn. thing +,
10 done. Some say it was done by tho Frsn
e Others by ourselves; and bombs, red hot 8
g and rockets had been variously named Us
l. agency by which the FIRE was acco nplishod.
10 spite of the efforts of the Russians, the Aau
es spread. and soon issued from the ports and gu
Of ter gallery. At eight O'Clock the light was
IS great that the houses of the city and the ft
pit on the other side could be discerned with
g. difficulty. Tho masts stood long, and .towe
e. alofs like great pillars of FIRE but one a
n. another they yielded; the decks fell in ab
r. ten o'clock, and at midnight the frigate
burnt to the waters edge. Bog
r. September 6th.--Last night. steady FIRE
tn kept up along the front to prevent the Russi
Oh from repairing damages. At ten P. M. or,
he were sent to our batteries to open as soon
ny there was good light, the following morni
ng but they were limited to fifty rounds each
1t half.past FIVE the whole of the batteries f
re Quarantine to Inkermann opened with a gr
ge crash The Russians were silent as before.
". cannOnade was maintained as II was yestsrs
ew There were three breaks or lulls iu the TENN
nd from balEpast eight till ten, from twelve