HASZARU8 GAZETTE. DECEMBER 16.

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Prsgress of the War. ‘ SIEGE OP SEBASTOPOL.

(Irons the Illustrated Leaders .Neiss, Me. I!)

vauta . they entered the ruich batter , where they pro- ceed to spike a number of mortars. They had succeeded in perlorinin this operatiori_upon two ieoes. when they were resolute y attacked by a reliel, which drove them out, killing several. and taking prisoners two of the oficsrs. Since that time the French have been grad'iall advancing. but their breaching batteries are not yet comp ate. Their works, however. do a great deal of damage to Sebastopol, and the town in front of them has begun to assume a ruin- t. A fire was kindled b French shells in a pro- vision iaagnxine on the 23d. and t e storehouse: burned the whole day. The buildings of Sebnstopol continue, how- ever, to remain ; and they stand even when gutted b fire. The Frenc have placed a shi under the land c use in to Sebiistopol, from which they re every half hour a gigantic mortar. The Russians have made every attempt to reach this shi without success. It is so safely escon as to defy all their efibrts. This so annoys the enemy that they fire it general volley when the mortar goes olf ; an this amusement never ceases day or night. In our lines, there seems. on the contrary, to bs'a tacit arrangement that the fire shall cease at dusk. to be resumed at da - break. Our batteries are, therefore, replenished at nig t with aisiunition. and the embrasures repaired without any considerable risk. At times our workin parties are dis- turbed by skirmishers from Scliastopol; at those invaria- bl retire before the tire of our covering parties. e glish have not, however. been slow in making advances to- wards the place. They have not ed by purallels, like the French; but they have availed theinse ves of the sinuosities of the and to erect batteries nearer the town. On the 23d ii new ttery——consisting of three 32 porinders and one mortar—was opened on the extreme left of our lines, and poured a destructive fire into the Garden battery, which has not been served with its former vigor since. The enemy, on the other hand, did not permit the Lancaster battery on our right to play on the shi ping for which it was s cially intended; for they mov awny their vessel out 0 its range.‘ 'l‘he Lancaster gun, however, makes very practice at the circular tower and the buteries at its use. The former, indeed, can no longer said to cir- color. as its shape is so stran sly altered. It has a vast bree-ch yawning in one side 0 it, and threatens to full com- pletely to the ground. As for the shipping. the pilst his- tory of the sie will have served to show that it is the greatest dificu ty we have had to contend with. Whenever guns were brought to bear upon them they were moved out of range; and it was always possible to anchor them in a place. from whence they could open a new and destruc- tive fire, without ‘being subject to any return.

The Russian fleet has been in truth of the greatest use to the defenders of Sebssiopol, arid possibly it may yet be put to excellent service after we have storm the town on is‘ side. and are forced to commence operations for forcing the works on the other side. it is itnpossible to say when the assault will be given, although we are certainly making active preps- rstions for it. ed 400 yards in front of Gordon’s battery, to cover the storm- ing parties as they advance. The grand and decisive blow unuot now, however, be long delayed. Every day which

asses adds to the force of ttie enemy. whose troops are ur-

a Russian right. decinia terrific, spread destruction through them. from the guns on he Russian left; and a third mowed them down in hunt. It was a fearful sight to behold our brave fellows falling in ‘ fiifies to the ground, most of them to ri d dismounted, rushing to the bones of and followed u twbilst others lfiaok through t

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ing in from Bessarsbis and from Asia. The advance guards of Dsnnenbsrg ‘avid Ludera’s corps arrived two days ago, as well as a large portion of the garrison of Ansps. All these troops have permanently established ‘ selves in our rear, . near Balaclava. and are assuming a must threatening appear-

ancs. THE ATTACK OI’ BALAOLAVA. B—sros: Sssss-roror., Ocr. 25, I854.

The Russians made their long-expected attack on our rear this day. at ten o‘c_luck, with a large force. ‘consisting oraooo cavalry, under General Velitchhs,eight regiments of infantry, and forty gone, under General Prince nrtsclislinlf. I regret to say that the result of the day was disastrous to us. though our troops more than sustained their well-earned reputation for uridaunted courage and unflinching firmness.

l informed you in a previous letter of the manner in which Balaclava was defended by a line of earthen redouhis covering the crests ofthe hills in its front; the right resting on high clifi"s. covered by our Marines, and the hill on the elevated plain, held and fortified by two French divisions. The re- doubts before Balaclava were armed with hosvv guns—39- pound howitaars and I8-pounders, belonging to the English

supported by companies of Turks. At ten o'clock in the ‘morning. the Russians having mustered in force in the vale esdiug up towards the extreme right of our position, advan- led at considerable s to the iedouht on their extreme left, end charged the Tar s with the bayonet. Our sritller had aarely time to firs one rcgnd when the Turks were set with . b sudden ps’aic.and. tliro lug away their pieces and packs, ran down the decliviiy to Balaclava. V As ‘advanced, the panic increased; and, when it caniete close quarters, there was 9 _ eral run. wretched Turks swarmed down hill bees; and_ our artillfrymsu. seeing ‘the rent, spiked the us and retired. The urks in the other rsdeubts finding t their comrades on the right had lied, took the alarm, and the whole ofthein mm, in it few rninutm, running oat

bis, aban- doning stir guns and ai- gases at ' tit except cave ry, win I win ::::2’§2l‘::.°.:‘, ...£'i."-“ e... :3 our fdrts. Happily, t e guns in splhsd, and the so were not tiller!

when no enemy threaten , ' route of our alliu, in- o , u a w ino- rig the whole line of t the wor own sr ' . s _ oasis in time to see the 93rd Hi blunders oyed in has on our right. and the [1 Eight B (lazy iipin order to the left. onthsverygroundw they _druekthdrtds.Thmr sstoniehmsiitm hnvel_issncussiderabletcsssths93rd popriiiavoileyatths fl flvll running. Elated h and the 93rd below, immovable, two regiments of Hunts, the Weimarski and Iauchten , charged down the attlie ' , a ti-uaendouscliesr. On “an oftlieii-speed,asiftoannthilats Hi are, however, headed by their galls

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this way. record during the ds moved tired frtn tlis redo

ments were go on, two

d‘Afriqiie mov down from , amidst Rumians and Allies

first man at the enemy's uns. their sides as onrmeu rue ed _atthein; iiotoasssu shossivho e and convenient irsnchesliavo.-.beeu user 2“ “ “I. - ' on them; they cut and it became time to retreat. the 17th, the 8th, and ‘the lath. Lo charged back regiments. and the mieiny opened numerous ltumian deadly discharge of Minis balls enemy's cannon continued to overwhelm them with showers of shell and shrapnel]. Fortunatel for the shattered rem- mant of this brigade, the French ‘bameurs d‘Afrique had- u the heights on the Russian right. and caused the to retire. One squadron advanced ri ht up, d‘-"'l'-

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y ubzpzn our sit, and it-if ground in two of those on our extreme right. The 98rd re- mained in line before Katichioi, and the infantry from the divisions in front of Scbasto l, w ‘gown. Several companies from the st battalion of the Ride gods

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the heights and took up a posi- and two hours were in nt before the gran tremendous cheers. The position of There is no record, I at this time formed almost a paral- five companies. keepin an enemy of such force at y for so logram Our infantry and guns occu ied one side; and at right angles with them were the l-‘renc Cbasseurs and our l-leavy Brigade of Cavalry. The Russians occu ' with - a line of heights rnllel to that which we occupied. whi at their memes o infantry and atvalry Captain Conolly bad ong t manfully for aconsiderablc time, fronted the French Chasseurs. the additional advantage of holding two of our entrenched redoiibb. T cyweretbus one le topo lire upon us from right, left, front. At the moment when the contending particsoccu ‘ed th 'tions, Ca tain Nolan was observed gallo

ended the from rd Raglan to c I am not aware whether any discretion was left’ to Lord Lucan to obey or disobey, nor is it even eertainl but was the exact wording of the order; but, at t command, the Light Bri left of the redoubt occu ied ed to move.

The Russians, however, bad or in a destructive thh other, until he was rescued: unfortunstel at that mo-

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General Cathcart’s divfiion. e 1 th Innoers led with 150 subres. . , , the nu. followed with 150, the 4th with 140, the tan. with *“'""°'¥» "0' “"3 00"” only set “V0 of the" sun-Into phy- 00, and the 8th with 110 sabrcs. Right at the enemy's

ns the devoted column started, with Lord Cardigan at its sad. Trot, center, gal|op——on they rushed in the midst of most dreadful fire. A field-battery, on the heights of the ' ted them; whilst another fire. equally

as no more; others,- dead

comrades. , mirhmveured to limp efireoftheenemy. On, however, the Light ‘ ed, like lightning, Lord Cardigan was the c'wn_went the gunners at .

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rd Cardigan eha through the Russian lancer-s with hum ‘ to let them pass;

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Both lieu remained Lordliaglan ordered the w leof th ' ‘on to be evacuated. u

pumsmion vat of the attack on Balaclava and . slain mflavs to the exteutof 200 men; on our side, no 1 , wounded, or taken was a rumour in the even-

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tbe Adjutant-Msjoruivus killed in the centre of the square; md rallied beb fid h Sc: G En l°‘l:illiThe Brigade’ ' in to its reys, nis"n Royals, and the rest of the Heavy Bri

in numbers. Of the 11th, there were hard] «till men mfe; of the 17th, barely the same number; of the l t 34; of the 4th, 39; and of the 8th, but a handful. t the fearful order, was the ne_200

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w_ Pmhni runs as they were, they would have been ovsriristchi-d. Be- of chgm”-,,' [ma Lanai. Aided, sides prisoners. so-versl trophies were ialien—such as drums e 13th. Captains Goods and Oldham, and Lt. Mo:}omery,werekillsd Of the l7th,Os tain Winterwas "0" kill , Morris and Webb sever-all won

. . Chadwick and artillery train. The guns were manned by our sriillerymen, ‘.4 Thompnn mi.“ ' cgpuin

hits shot through the leg. on isoner after bei urris, by tli 's own

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the leg; Lockwood inissin : Ind Colonel Dou mved from a ride shot by t alighted on one of the uipplm, which exploded the barrel of

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W 03 TI! HEIGHTS O!‘ IIIAITOPOL -*' - Barons Sxsssroron, October 21th, 1854.

*"_' V‘ t two oTelock in the afternoon, the Rumieiis - uurmationellfrtlitofsfbpa

tbemselvm above a em ruin on its summit. whic servesas protection to our pickets. 'l‘o our left of the ruin, a strong ores ‘

lsusually. in observation. To our right an equally strong ' astov-e intrenshrneiit, erected across the road, w ' wiisth down towarth Sehastopol; and further on

a fourth picket covers a spur overhan ing the road on the other side. The Rumians ' ’rii,u,eaeli, and drove in the small cket in the ruins. T_h

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moved up. and having taken ion of the centre refiiiht, deployed to the right and left; an whilst their ri ht mov abandoned b the enemy, vanced beyond in skirrifliin . down into the dip on our side of Shell-hill. their le stretch- order. s bird Division,under Sir G. Cathcert. followed‘; ad down. crossed the Ssbasto road, and endeavoured tot and whilst a wing of the 20th occupied the ditch of the re-- turn our 'tion by gottin ' round the spur which covers the doubt. the other wing lay down behind, with the 63rd. 57th camp of ir dc Lacy Evan a division. Their advance was and 68th behind them, and the rest of the division in the made with t confidence, and in order, but our 'c- rear. The Guards, under the DukeofCambrid , were placed ket bebav ,admirabl ; the retired in complete order, firing so as to cover the road to Balaclava Whi at this move- tlirou b their interva s wit such regularit and precision ' regiments of the French Chsuetirs that t e ' ut skirinishers;

uesians were loth to advance any attack came on. liove, of pickets, amountin in all to

long a time; and it is t erefore with a feeling of pride that I rd the admirable conduct of Captain Conoll y of the 49th, the clever resistance of Ca tain Atcherley of the 30th. at the ruins..and that of Ma'or gbampion of the 95th, on our right.

whmi a few of the enemy closed in upon him, and he defend-

ed himself with his sword in one band and his telescope in merit be was shot through the side by it comes ball. and fell lstdl wounded. In the meanwhile the division had been zseedily moved out and covered its pickets. The 30th march- out to the right with the 95th, whilst Captains Turner and York's batteries moved to a position above the enemy on our ri ht, and the 55th supported them. ,Ge eral Adam‘s ri mov forward on the left. towards the mine; the ‘list, 47th, 49th, taking commanding positions. The Bus- sians advan with considerable vigour, and in good order, to the attack, under the cover of their guns. e seemed, however, to have co ' erable dilficulty in moving their

an these weie so mauled in a few minutes, by our batteries, that they ceased firing, and were withdrawn. This was the moment when the Russians began to waver; they quailed be- fiire the fire of our men, and as weadvanccd upon them, the five we , retiring in disorder over the scrubby ground whic t ey h taken up. Their mamas at the moment ofiered a deadly iiiin to our Artillery, which poured in ollcys of pe nd a ells into them, and committed tremendous havoc. Their ' ' t_ on a general ursuit commenced.

the old iii r fire of lnkerinan Lighthouse. and ii stream with which every man in Sir de Lacy Evans‘ division is " ' aintsd. The Imneaster gun on the right of Gordon's attack, could not miss so fine an opptirirui

ty. but sent sliell right into the rclresting Russians with immense _ clot-utiuu. Tlis loss of the Russians in this alfiiir wasboo-killed and wounded; and I may suit, without exaggeration. that we had all our own way during. the time he afiirlssted. Our loss only sisounied in gum mu. killed and wountlcd. V\’s toolt sixty-nine prisoners, amongst whom were four olliceis, and one of the-.m use the identical mnn who lisd a few days previously captured Lord Duultellin. It may ailiirtl ii-d Clsnricsrde pleasure to know that his son ll well, and cared fall‘. in Prince (iiifllchbkiifa own Image, |‘he Prince liimsrl . however. is said to lisve been seriuuslv wounded during this stfsir, and there is even a rumour of his I regret to any tlirit in this encounter Captains Atelier- lay and Bailey, of the 80th. were badly wounded; Captain Cahill oi the 49th also badly hit. as well as Captain llsrrioit oftlis 40th. Captain Couolly has spent a good night. and is doing well. Captain Harriett has a bell lodged under his shoulder-blade, and will. in all probability. recover; and the rest of ilis wounded iirsin a fair way of recovery. Though none but the Second Division was engaged in this sfisir, it was suppiii-to-d by drtselmie-nis from the Light, the First. and Third ivisions, and by three regiments. sent up hy General

Bouquet. i that, had the enemy been three tttrsss es iiuins-

colours, trumpets, and quantities of muslteis and smmuni

As regards the siege, it has lmsn proceeding much as usual; but the guns of the Russians are daily decreasing in sunihsr. To-day not more tlisri 38 were open against us. which is an eassni sl diminution from the original number of I58. ,

Although the Russian force near slaklsvs has been con- siderably increased. and the enemy have moved Iurga gun; to the heights nearest to the position on the clifl's occupied by our Marines, it is at present decided that the harbour will not be abandoned. Cavalry bsvetaken up a position iiesrsrw Sebas- topol than before.

' October 38th, Ten a. in.

Between ten ifelock and midnight last night, an alarm sp- p'ears to have around the Russian c-imp, which use all at once to ariiia, and threw forth a tremendous hurrah. The noise roused all the camps of our division on Sebsstopol Heights as well as in Bstslilsva. Nosneiny appearing. how- sver, the regiiossis turned in again to rest, and the pickets ceased tiring at imaginary enemies. Two hours O‘IpIell,WhO0 the alarm was again given, and lissvy firing was heard from the whole French line, which lasted several minutes. lt ap- pears that tho Zousves liesrd tlie tiuise ufs roeciring squa- drons ofcsvalry coming on inwards them at till! speed. They fired in the direction of what they ' to tie the enemy, and the guns on the heights seed in at the same niouisni s rlisrharge of shells. 'l‘he suildsu illuniinetion allowed the

iuavss to see that what they considered cavalry was a troop

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cloud of sand behind them. were nothing ‘loth 5 for their ioiinbevs were as nearly three to use. la a e two-thirds, of a mile itisv swept down from the bill e on men, uieeting them about tislf-way up. ‘The tl_ui 'heav old he heard at s mils. aed on cold. \ . With the first shock about a hundred men and horseh- instsntly fell; and both sides seemed to recoil sad clutch‘ their weapons closer for a deadly harid-to head combat. ls’ , llitilher moment there was nothing to be seen i a sea- lused crowd of Husssrs. Cossacks.-Scots Greys; and Lev ' crrs. who were shooting, cutting, and stabbing at one another. ‘ in all ‘directions. It was impossible in say which did hem, for the dust. smoke, and confusion were too great is prob’ I‘ snything lilie accuracy of observation; but it was quite‘- cvident hoth fought well, for neither gave way, though the bodies of men and horses curiibvred the ground. After i minute's contest part of the Greys drew ofi‘ for a few yards, and tuning at a gallop made a desperate attempt to hree the Russian line; they were almost semeesfsl at the first onset, and the l7ih. imitating the example. levelled their lances. and clinging for a few yards, made on swlul gs is the enemy's ranks. Tn crush these attempts before I ey had time to be successful. the Russian line.-whit-h,fvom their immense suprriorii y of number, coriiplstely tuitlsriked ours on both sides, tried. by wheeling round. to enclose our gallant Greys; but hr.-lore tlis rnsnmuvss cool e _ the supporting regiments of the Heavy Brigade. the First racoon guards and Sixth Ennislgilliu s. came down like a tlinnderbolt upon the Russian flanks. he charge was well timed and well executed, and attended with complete sus- cess. 'l'he light wheeling Coasaelis disappeared like show before the charge of our Dragoons ; the Hussars biolte up is disorder, and In_II|0llIeI' instant the Dragoon Guards, Greys. , and Ennisltillings were among them, ssbrinit and plstoling right and left. Unlike our regiments. the Russians, wlills disordered, made no attempt to rally. The instant their line was broken they scattered and tied like hares to the 3 ofthe hill and across the high road, closely harassed in rear by our men. Unfortunately, they were unable lustin- tinue the pursuit, from the proximity of the Russian batter- irs; and the instant our esvslry halted, the Russians halted also, and commenced re-forming their line (will twice‘ as numerous as nun), in order to renew the contest; our men in the meantime were compelled to withdraw under t-seer of the hill, us, while exposed on the heights and high road,‘ the csnnonsds of the enemy told severely among them. After an interval of ten minutes, during which the ROCHE‘ poured a perfect shower of shot and shell into our lines. oil’ during which our intrenched camp were discerned coming up to our sell!!- snci-, the enemy's csvsliy sgsiii advanced to the eiIaek._ This time they came in with a battery of Horse Artillery; and. alter a severe esunensds a‘ ‘ men, again tlasct-uded the valley. and ads