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Satui'd:iy, July 21, 1855.

WEDNESDAY & SA’l‘URDAY.

New Series. no. 259.

“NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.

REVIEW OF THE ACTION OI" THE 18TH.

The very valuable letter of our correspondent from the camp before Svlltlsttiptll, and some addi- tional particiilars on the lIl0V(::ll(‘llll of the French army which we have received from Paris, place us in possession of the principle causes of the check sustained by the allied armies in their late attack upon the place. The first untoward inci- dent was, that General hIayrun‘s division, was on its nay to attack the fort on the extreme right by the Careeniiig Harbour, began the attack

before the hour ﬁxed for the commencement of:

the action, and before the other divisions had taken up their ground. General Mayrrin hiniscl was struck by three wounds, and tell mortally hurt in the presence of his men, upon whom this

melancholy event at the very outset of the battle,

produced it most painful impression. The divi- sion on the right having been thus prematurely worsted, the whole concentrated ﬁre of the Rus- sians was turned upon the next division, which come up under the command of General Brunet,,

and here again the commanding oflicer was un- 9'

happily killed, as he wasleading on his men with ! the utmost gallantry, and the division sull'ered,i frightfully. The order was then given to with-l draw the troops into the trenches, although Gene- , ral Antemarre had meanwhile reached the Mala. ‘ koff Tower. The retreat was effected in goodl order, though with great loss. l The spectacle of this disaster, which was partly visible in the early dawn of morning from the,

osition at which Lord Raglan stood in the 8 gun |

artery. decided the British Commander-in-chief? to give the signal for attacking the Redan. Wel state with conﬁdence, that it had not been the in- tention of the allied Generals that the attacks should be simultaneous, or at least that they should commence simultaneously; on the con- trary, as the Redan is entirely commanded by the works of the Malaltoﬂ Tower, it was impossible to take or to hold it unless the latter was aluady in the possession of our allies; and the British troops told oil" for this service would not, if all had gone well, have quitted the trenches until the French colours were seen on the Malskotf works. When, however, Lord Raglan observed that the right columns of the allied army had sustained a severe check, he determined at all hazards to attempt his portion of the enterprise, and at least to effect a diversion in favour of our brave allies. Pinful as it is to record the unpro- ﬁtable loss of so many heroic soldiers, it would have been far more painful to the honourable feelings of the British army ifthey had not shared the losses which ve told so heavily on our comrades in the tiel .

Since the attack failed, and no number of men could have stood against the awful storm of gra s and balls poured from the embrasures of t s Russian ramparts. we may rejoice that the sacri- ﬁces of the army were not greater, but for the purpose of assaulting, capturing, and holding a work like the Re.-dan the number of men under the command of Sir George Brown was exceed- ingly small. Supposing they had penetrated through the abattis and the ditch, and scaled the parapet of the work, which could not have been accomplished without heavy loss, what could a column of 400 men, or three columns of that number, making in all 1200 men, have done against the large forces which the Russians are wont to cram into every part of their defences? Even including the supports and the sailors, the whole number of British troops engaged barely exceeded 5000. When the Duke of Wellington exclaimed at San Sebastian that he wanted “ some ofthose fellows who would show the way to mount is breach,” 750 volunteers started up, and that storming party carried the place. But in all the siegcs of the Peninsula. the assailants far outnumbered the garrison. At Sebastopol, it must never be forgotten, that the Russians are defending an intrenched camp with all the re- sources of an army. We shall presently see, that of all the faults committed on the l8tli June, by far the greatest was the_not bringing a larger

which ddded the 18th Royal Irish us the stormin l

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they had concentrated in those works the grmiter; portion ofthe garrison, who were ,4 '_ l separated from the town itself by the Dockyard! ‘rec . I By far the most extraordinary part of the} events of the day was the successful, and we= must add ustonishin _. attack on the Bur-ru.ck§ Butter , made by tie Second Brigade of the: Third )ivision, under the command of General ' E re. This corps consisted of the 0th, l8th,,l "§vth, 33th and 44th Regiments, to which was , party. These six re iinents mustered in ii] ' scitrccly 2,000 men. heir task was to occu y , the Cemetery and Barrack Batteries upon tie l;yurd Creek. Mu'or Biddulph states, in opographical Slrelc es of Sebastopol, that the Barruc Batter stands on the nose of the hill, immediately a ove the buy. Lord Raglan, describes it as “ the works at the head of the l Dockyard Creek.” It is, in fact, it work be-' tween the Redsn and the South Harbour, and slightly in the rear of the Redun, as represent- ed by Major Biddulph. Against this point the I ttnck of General Eyre on his brigade was di- rected. They rushed upon the Churchyard (which must not be confounded with the work , of the same name on the extreme left), and‘

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drove out the enemy, but a heavy lire immedi- doc

ntely opened on our men from the adjacent batteries. Nothing duunted, however, four compauies of the 18th dashed on towards tlte town, and literally entered the suburb, where l they occupied soiue furnished houses, appurent- l lyjust deserted by their inliubitunts. In this’ singular position they were secure from the ﬁre of the Russian heavy guns, but they could neither ndvunce nor retreat, and, what is most extraordinary, no attempt appears to have been made to relieve them, or to stren then this attack, although they remained in ( eplace 17 hours, from four o'clock in the morning until nine at night, when the return of darkness enabled them to retire. Nor was this an ex- ceptional circumstance. The 9th Regiment also effected e lodgment in some houses ; it ser- jennt’s party drove it dozen Russian ertiller - men out of 8 small battery; on oﬁcer with six men and about 15 French soldiers reechedii. part of the Flu tut? Buttery; another oﬁicer with 12 men too one of the Russian riﬂe-pits, and hold it throughout the day. It is scarcely possible to doubt that if, upon the failure of the attack on the Redan, which fetal as it was, did not last half an hour, the strength of the columns of attack had been thrown on the left one rt at least of the place would have been carried. It is indeed inconceivable that, know- ing the critical position in which this brigade was laced by its own successful advance, and the act that it was engaped alone throughout the day, no attempt shou d have been made to take advante of its entry, and to relieve it at all hnzttrds rom so perilous e predicament. —TIte Times.

M. Peterson, the Russian Secretary of Legit.- tion at Libon, was discovered on board the Eu lish steamer from Southampton to Lisbon, he ﬁavin been on is secret mission in France and Eng and.

J one 20th, Allies made a descent on Kotks, Island, destryyed telegraph and burnt govern- ment stores. '

On 21st the Allied steamers took soundings in Nystitdt Roads, yvhilo others ﬁrod some hours at Port Revel without effect.

Mr. Stone, commissioner sent b London Tiincs to the Crimea, to administer t is balance of the hospital funds fell sic rom over exertion Routine excluded him from e very hospitals he was aiding. IIe was carried in at scorching sun to it church at Bulaklnvu, where he died it victim to oﬂiciul inliuinunity_.

A dcspntch from Berlin July 4th, says that tho town of Nystudt, at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothniu was bombarded and descroycd.

Russian nccouts say that. the Allied llotillu.

number of men into action on several points. Ever since the bombardment of the 7th and the loss of the Mamelon and the Quarries, the Rus- sians had conﬁdently expected an attack on the Malakotf works and the Redan. Those were consequently the points on which they were best pl-epgmgrl. and it Is now capable of proof that

with 180 guns, ﬁrod eight hours against the batteries at the mouth of the Nerve, without effect The bulk of the allied squadron is oil‘ Cronstndt.

Estimates show that the war has cost half in million of lives.

of trees.

AUCTIONS.

Advantageous opportunity of ob. taining Building Sites for Business (I.\' CHJIRL 0 TTETO IVJV.) I‘-IIE Tcrnis of Sale ofMr.DsviD \Vii.soiv’s ' I.O'l‘S, sohl last Whiter, not being complied with, they will be again offered at PUBLIC AUC- 'l'ION, on 'I'iriJiisnAv, the 23d day of August next, tit 12 o’clock, on the Prcinises. These Lots are cut up into Building plots to suit intending purchasers, having fronts of ﬁfty feet each on Potvnul Street, and forty-two feet on Richmond Street, and are well

worth the attention of Mercantile men. wenty per cent on day of Stile and the balance

on delivery of Dec T0 he sold at Public Auction, on the Premises. at 12 o'clock on Monday, the twentieth day of August next, if not disposed of previously by private sale, the Leasehold interest of 999 years, in and to Fifty acres of Land at ls. yesilv Rent, gimme on the Elliot River Road, two miles. from York River Bridge. About 24 acres are cleared and undsr,culii. vation, the rcinninder covered with it young growth There is a Dwelling House and Out on the Preiuises, and a well of water at the There is a crop now growing on the premises

Houses r.

consisting of 1} acre of Barley, 3 acres of Oats, 3 acres of Potatoes, ll acre of 'I‘ tone 0 a .

“"599. and 4 or 5 ,

I Also the Stock, Farming Implements on the ground consisting o A More with foal,

and several articles of Household Furniture

JEREMIAII MAHONY. July 20th. 1855.

FASHIONS for 1855. SILK

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' NOTICE.

llllIFfl‘lNG of the Horticultural Committee. 4. is requested, on Monday 23 inst., at the Presi- dents Uftice, at 3 o'clock afternoon. By order, JOHN M. DALGLEISH, ecretary.

Grand Division, s. of 1‘. - TOTICE is hereby given, that the next Quarterly Session of the Grand Division, of this Island, will be liolden in the Tetiipernnce Hall, Bedequo, on Morvnav. the 30th instant, at 4 o'clock, p. m. y order. P. DESBRISAY, G. S. Oﬂice ofG. S., July 14,1865.

Bricks I

SKIELL BURNT BRICKS can be procured on

the subscriber's premises, between the houre

of 10 and 4 o’clock, on Wednesdays and Saturdays,

and also on Queen’s and I’ovvna treat Wharfn.

during the week, by the Lighter-load, (from 3 ml. P. M.) , after the 10th July next.

July 2. J. P. BEETE.

NIPER. POSTS and RAILS, HARD and SOI"’I.‘ CORDWOOD. .5130, 50,000 SHINGLES,

b y BENJAMIN CHAPPELL.

. For sale

Fruit, Fresh Fruit.

UST RECEIVED ex Friends from Bosrotv. Boxes ORANGES and LEMONS, Cases Prunes in bottles, bags assorted Nuts, drums Turkey Figs, bbls. Zante Currants, boxes Muscatel Raisins, for

sa W. R. WATSON.

To the Electors of the Fourth Ward of the city of Charlottetown.

Gs:rt'rt.nars: ,— When you di me the honor to nominate me as n.

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'rna:s:-rs. . (Isl. Ex. Adv.)

3. and M./QJVTLES,

At GA!-IAN dz Co's New Dry Goods Establish- ment, Corner of Gsuzar Gxonas: dz KIN1‘

7’ HE Subscriber ‘intending to be absent from the

to him to pay the amount of their accounts as soon as possible, and those having demands against him will present them for settlement.

and 1 Gig if not previously disp Sale. Enquire at the Livery Stab es 2w

twelve miles from Charlottetown, ( which are clear), with a large DWELLING HOUSE newly erected and completely finished, is now offered for Sale, with immediate possession,

apply to,

Island for n time, would thank those indebted

Iso, BY AUCTION, On \Vednesday, 1st August, 2 double Wagons used of by private

, Queers Sqpare. J. H. GATl:.S,

Valuable Perm for Sale. N excellent I-‘arm, consisting of 75 acres of Free- hold Land on the Einy Vale Road, Lot 65, fort acres of

For particulars,

JOHN KENNY, Central Academy. May 23, I855. Isl. Ex.

NEW GOODS. AMES ANDERSON begs to intiiiinte that he has recently landed an extensive assortment of British, American and West India. Goods.

ofthe best quality, and newest styles, undhe is pre-

pared to dispose of them at tile lowest possible rates, for Cash payments. _

No. 1, Queen Street, June 22, I85»). ﬂ

- For Sale, ,

VERY superior pair of lllA.Rl".S, by Sulndm.

rising 5 and 4 years old, trained to saddle and double or single harness, c lor brown.-W|l_l be 9°“ by Auction on the Market -lluﬂfet 3‘ 12 ° °l°°l‘ °“ S.s1'uitnAv, the lltli of August Thole ﬁ°"°'“' whose accounts have been furnished up to t 0 31!! December last, and not paid before the 10th August, will be sued for without distinction, or further

"°"°°' w. B. DAWSON.

candidate for Town Councillor to represent the Cit} zens of your Word, I stated that if elected, I would do my best to serve you, but that I must beg to be excused from making a personal canvas. Siuct .which I have been repeatedly requested by many- among you to publish my card that you may know Iain really in the ﬁeld. In compliance with your request,I now do so, and should you elect me I will endeavour by my actions to show that your cost- ﬁdence in me has not been misplaced. we the honor to be, Gentlemen, your obedient servant. GEORGE BEER.

Charlottetown, July 10th, 1855.

Ex Julia from Boston.

~ UST received by the Subscriber,

I00 Barrells of Canadian Superﬁne FLOUR, 100 do. do. Kiln dried CORN MEAL, with

a choice assortment of Family Groceries, which will

be sold cheap for cash. ROBERT BELL

Charlottetown July 6, 1855.

Firewood! Firewood 2!

CORDS for Sale by the Subscriber. At.so,—Pins BOARvl‘)rS and DEALS. June 15, I855. '

B. DAWSON. Butter, W00! 6:. Sheepskins. HE Subscriber will pay Cash, for Butter

Wool and Sheep Skins. ROBERT BELL, Charlottetown, P. E. I. June 9th 1855. 0 m REM VAL, _ TIIE Subsriber takes this opportunity ofthanlting the Gentlemen of Charlottetown, an tho public generally, for their liberal pntrona e, and begs leave to inform them that he has lately OVED to the house recently occupied by Dit. Po-r-rs, ll Queen-street, and is now ready to receive all kinda of orders in his line ofbusiness, which will be prompt- ly attended to, and punctuslly executed in’ style which cannot be exceeded in Charlottetown. . B..—WAN'l‘ED, three or four Jcurne men. to whom the highest wages will be given, an who

must be able to finish their work in first rate style. JAMES l\lcI.EOD, Tailor.

Uunc lb, I855.

July I6, 1855.