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. carruna arm nose or run ~Rl-JDAN. - Camp before Sebastopol‘, Sep. 10, 1855. . .»Th_e bouibardment, which had been kept up-with less. vigour than usual during the light of the 7th; broke‘ out at daybreak into a complete. ﬁre from endto end of our lines. It burst o-ver evei‘y'_part';,‘¢lf the Russian works-xvith the‘fu‘r_y' ill‘ a‘ tornado, send- the up clouds or. dust, and smite; which were driven into our camp with a oold_north wind, blinding the.niea whose dlltyucalled them to the trenches, and ﬁlling Ihe.u'r so densely, as to render- objects in- distinct at a certain distance. Asthe bom- bardment commenced, preparations for the assault were made in the camps of the Al~ lies, and numerous regiments were drawn up under arms at dawn.‘ It had been‘con- aidered proper to'forward the men in de- tachments, and ‘not in columns, so as to keep the enemy, as much nspossible, igno- rant of our intentions. The .stoi'iiiiiig was 'entru‘st'ed to the Second and Light Divisions, portions of which were to form immediate supports, whilst the rear was to be kept by the Fouith Division, the Guards and High- -landers, and the Third Division. Sir \Vil- linm Codrington had the’ general command ofthe storming, and was supported by Ge- nera! Markham. There was no visible. movement on the part of the Russians. aml the northern camps, as well as the bridge, were unusually quiet. They semed passive- ly to wait for the cessation of our ﬁre, answering but at intervals only, from their guns, and either unable or unwilling to re- ply. At half-past nine, all the regiments of the Second and Light Divisions, as well as the generals and staff, had made their way into the trenches; Gen. Codi-ington taking up his position in the fifth parallel, whilst General Markham had his in a pit called Egerton’s Pit, in the third parallel. The atormers consisted of portions of the 30th, llst, 55th, and 62d, from the Second Di- vision; of the 90th, 97th, 23d, and 88th, from the Light Division. The ladder par- ties were told oil‘ from the 3d Bulls and 97th Regiment. The supports of these regiments, as well as other regiments of the name division, were in reserve in the fourth and third parallels ready for action. At the foot of the Malakhotf had also been massed stormers from the French First Di- vision, consisting, of 400 men of the lat Zouaves and 450 men of the 1st Chasseurs do Vincennes, under the command of Gen. M‘Mahon. The ﬁfth Division furnished stormers for the Little Redan and the works on the properlctt of the Malakhotf. 'The Second Division kept the trenches, whilst the Fourth was in reserve. Gen. Pelissler and his staffrodo through the'British camp on the way to Inkermann at half-past eleven,- .pasaing the‘ Guards and Highlanders as they moved up"the Woronzoif-road to the trenches. Gen. Simpson took up a position near the Picket-house on the Woronzoff- road. There were few" spectators on the hills, on account of precautions taken .by n. Simpson to stop all egress from Bttla Clava. But the few who were fortunate enough in gaining admittance to Catlicart- hill were blinded by the dust audvnaw no- thing, and the only eye-wituessesof the -Atorm were those who took part in it, or those who formed the supports of the storm- ers. At a few minutes before noon, the bombardment was urged to a terriﬁc blaze of ﬁre, which‘ poured upon the Russians from embrasures purposely kept closed un- til that moment. Atjten minutes past twelve the signal for the storming of the Malakhoff was given by the eiiploinon of two mince close to the conntersear , and in the con- fusion caused b the smoke and uproar the 'Zounves and hasseurs rushed on hey made their way oyer'ground ploughed by the explosion of shells, and full of holes and elevations of jagged and irregular forma- ion. Their speed was acnrcel impeded by this obstacle, and they jumps down the ditch, and up" the sides of the works with- t using the sealing-ladders. The Run- Eu, who were completely taken by ear- Eae, were driven out of the redoubt, or f

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the lﬂl‘-llIt‘l‘al.8 issue of ‘the storm. ,ln':tttie meanwhile two other attacks had been ail- iuqst_ sitnu taineoifsly made‘ upon the Rue sinus, with f_ur‘léss‘foi-tiiiiate results. (ien. Codringtou, hearing tl'ie"signal_'o'f the as- sault on the _Malukhoﬁ',"aftcr it short pause gav_e,'tliq order to stbriii tli'_eRedi_iii. The adder parties ofvthe 3d and '97‘t_li"da.slicd out,,_cnd favoured by toleiiably ev'en ground raised the abattis, ivitli‘ no sens-'ilile obsltlitle to their p_r_ogrcss, and pla._tilc'd‘ their ladders on, the salient angle ofltheir work. The storinei-s<les's active tliiin they 'liadIbeen, were delayed by their inability to issue from the parallel except by one aperture, and when"'they succeeded in reaching the schrp ofthe Redan, the ladder party llilll already mounted to’ the assault. The stormers followed, mounting on each side ofthe salient angle, aml fought their way into the Redan, killing the Russians within the ﬁrst traverse; but, in their eiigerm-as tooutsirip each other, the parties on the righ‘t pressed across the work to join those on the ‘left, and doing so fell into the con‘- ccntratcil ﬁre ofthe enemy, whose stipports, upwards of2,0U0 in number, were rapidly coming up. A hand-to-hand coul'lict fol- lowcd, desperate in its nature-the lins- sians ﬁglitiiig for the hold with the tenacity of bears, and using every sort ofiiiissilc in addition to their arms. Stones, loose grape, stocks of broken muskcts, were hurled in volleys from the summit of the traverses, on our men, whose ammunition begun to fail. They in their turn grasped at stones, and hurled them against the Russians; who now, encouraged by the arrival ofreinforce- ments, and the dimunition of our men, poured down upon our devoted stormers, and fought with them hand to hand. Many were the despairing elforts that then took place-—men clung to men, and the death agonv of both was undergone on the shine spot. This was too terrible to last. Either our Generals must bring on supports, or the stormers retr.-.it. The former was delayed, and the renimmt of our men gave way in disorder from the parapets and einbrusiires which they had so gallantly stormed. ﬂl this time (here were several wgiinuils in the 3d, 4th, and 5th parallels, irliicli «lid not move suﬂicicnlly quiclr, and were not in lime (0 save (he relics of the slorint-rs. The Iii’- dan was that won and lost.

The French attack on the little Rcdan and works upon the Carecning Bay were failures for other reasons. The troops moved resolutely on, rapidly crossing a broad space, which lay between them and the Russian redoubts. They were thrown into considerable confusion by rows of holes called tr-our a loup, into which the men stumbled in the darkness caused by dust and smoke; their attack was deprived by

those of lwliicli we have’ ‘all. read in the glowing pages ol:.Cooper, ‘Theserpainful phtises of the conibinéd assault proceeded whilst the iiiain attack on the ,.lV,’llll‘tll(llU_ff aupidly lost ‘its eayly cliar_acter_iptics.' _IlvlS dillic-u_l't to give such it picture ofthe ivoi-k us maybfprnishl an appi-oxiipaye Idea ,o,l its puma.-¢iQ’;,5' ubd ‘spent, ]3ut'_.tlie _d(.‘t!Cl'I]Iv tion ofit'wi|,l, perliaps,‘:be sulflﬁ‘-Wl“ '39 030"‘ some coiiception of its nature, tui,d_c,liitrac- tcrize the aspect of this as well 33.3318. ‘Ro- den and other forts held by the liusstalls. The ditch was about fifteen fort _de(‘1{.._,,ilIId

the scnrp twenty feet high. _Tll0 CIIIlll'l!- sitnels and platforms were ,clevatcd above the level of the work, which was divided into p.irt's' by li'nvcrses of irrcgularsltapci in which small openings were lt3‘fl.f:tlf lhe passage of men. These l.l'llV.l.:I‘h‘iC5. ‘were mostly quarried woiksjthc galleries of \i'liieli were supported by double roivs of gigantic beams of Norway pine, and the height of: i-artli .forming the roof made cv'ery_ ‘vault bo_inh-proof. The traverses generally mt-:1-‘ sored twelve to ﬁfteen feet in h'ciglit,‘and, being most irregular in t_lrclI' f0|'|". ",|":“l‘ have rendered complete possession t:,\;ticnIU- ly tliilicult. The livdim was simil:irl_v ill‘. rtingi-il iiiternzilly; and this pt.'cltlinI'it_V 0l~ ('0Il\‘ll’llCll(Ill ticcouuts for the iii:icti'\"il_v of the lliissiziii.-' during the last boinbaiiduit-ut,v the soldiers coin.-i-iiliiig lllf)IllSl‘lVl‘.S in lllOil'I CﬂS(!ln(‘lIl.~i till such time as the llt‘!I\'y. lire should ct.-use. It does not appear Cll.ll(.‘I' that the guards ofthese works were cliung«rd_ oftener than inonlhly, for every portion ol this quarter bore proofs of permanent oc- ctipation; that of the Commander being ﬁlled with arm-chairs, pictures, and lux- uries; whilst workshops for carpenters and masons were ﬁtted up.

The very security ofthe soldiers in tlicse strongholds must have increased a chance of surprise, and the instant occiipatioii of the work and destruction of its def:-iiders in a short period are a proof of it. The Rus- sians, liowevcr, did not passively allow thcireneiny to enjoy his new posscssioiz. They had no sooner lH‘Cll driven out than they attacked the French with the energy ofdcspuir, and the Zouavos und Cliassi-iirs fluud tlieiuselves (lcfcnders, instead of us-

iiiiithegiastelrn face liudf; bison turned into eniln-asmies from which .nlIlpa«’- 0l\|'|‘0n8de8 playedrcpbn the Malaklintf: and thoascent ' l The rapidity’ of‘ the French mold- ment when thc_ Russians ﬁrst commenced their" retreat, prevented the lutter.“from using, tiieii-‘secoiid line of defence eﬂlicicus- _ ' rug" hand.-to-liaiid conflict dpwn the descent did not enable them to ill a foe wgghoug degu-nving.a friend; and thus -the Fmncli passed down t'rom'tha l\lalakhoﬂ' i'¢3ivn.»ds the imiii until-they ciime_to the lose or the hill, l and mi n‘tev,eI‘vuth the D‘bckyprd. .From tluit spot they receded, moving to their i-iglit, and drivxing (hp Rus- siansthrough the streets of the K8|‘IIl-Ielnﬂlﬂ suburb; «whilst the -iiclil. artillery and some of tho' lighter guus- left ' in the Malalthoif tvdpc turned against the‘ second line of de- l'ett'ce, which it successfully enﬁladed. Darkness now 'supervencd,, and the Rus- sians, under its cover, withdrew from the ivonlis of the Kai-alielnitia, the Little Redan, and Black Battery. D rue FRI-'.\'(‘l| LE1‘ LOOSE AT rue . ' ;\lAl..tl\'ll0l-'l-‘. The Torture, .'l'u‘rks, and Eupgitorians woro singularly pL‘l'llll'l)('(l for such placid people, and tlironged every knoll which coiiunundod the siuallest \'ll.'\\' of the place. At 10.45, General Pelissier and his stud went up to the French Observatory on the right. "he Freneli trenches were covered with men as close as they could ack, and we could sue our men through the iireaks in the clouds of dust, which were most. irritutiiw, all ready in their trenches. The cuiiiioiiai o languished purposely towards noon: but the llussinns, eiiteliing sight of the cavalry and troops in front, began to shell C:tt.hcart's hill und the liviglits, and disturbed the equa- iiiiiiit ' of suite of the spectators by their shells lnirsting with lotid “thuds" right over their l.ea<ls. A few iniuutes before 12, the French like a ‘swarm ofbcos, issued forth from their trenches close to the doomed l\luliiklioll',sivarnied up its fucc, and were through the euibrasure in tho twinkling of an eye. They crossed the seven metres ofgrouud which separated them from the enemy at a few bounds—they drifted as lightly and quickly as autumn leaves before the wind, battalion after battalion, into the iembriisures, and in a minute or two after the head of the coliiiun issued from the ditch, the tricolour was floating over the Korniloff Bas- tion. The lullSk(‘ll'_\' was very feeble at. ﬁret- indecd. our allies took tho Russians quite by

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suultcrs, of the Malakliolf. They fought with all the energy of pride and success, and for a considerable time kept up an unequal struggle against superior lllllIlbt,‘l'.~‘. The Russizuis trusted more to stones mid inissilos ofthut nature than to their inuskt-ts; and froui the summits ofthe traverses they liuried all kinds of miscellaneous articles, such as stones, beams, buckets, old ginpt‘— shot, and iiiuskets. The French, short of ammunition, replied with the some weiipon.~', varying their resistance by rushes at the point of the bayonet. They were giving

this of its ﬁrmness, and was repulsed" by the enemy. The struggle, however, was iiinin- tained doubtfully for a considerable time. The ﬁrst body of stormers, almost annihi- lated by the musketry of the Russians, covered the pnrapets of the works with their bodies; when fresh supports came up', and ‘struggled togaiil the summit oi the scarp;_ but at every fresh attempt they fell back discomﬁted into the ditch, covering the ground with dead and dying. The Russians not'only had the advantage of position, but they had been materially assisted in this portioil of the attack by the steamers, which ﬁred broadsides upon the Malakhoffand the counterscraps of the Little Redan. The Vladimir—-always so ably handled that, when‘ anything daring was done by the Russians, the French said, c’csl du Vladimir —steamed rapidly up under the very mouths of the French batteries on Mount Sapoune, delivered her broadside, and then majesti- cally steaming round, delivered 'a second, without eliciting in the confusion any reply from the reach. so broadside: com- mitted dreadful havod, and threw the ranks of the assaulting columns into inextricable confusion. Notwithstanding every adverse circumstance, however, the French, main- tained their ground at the foot of the Icarp and in the ditch of the Little Redan, and Black Batteries, ﬁring resolutely at every Russian who showed himself over the para- pet, whilst the Russians on their part were eqpally Fquieh in returnin shot for shot w on a renehman raised is non more

“Rho abort distance of twenty-ﬁve yards thannaual. This part of the gin partook at least of a ‘certain Indian character, the

(rain the parallel, contributing not a little to ,nti-nggle froar cover to cover resembling

way, however, before the advancing ‘Rus- ,sians, discouraged by the intelligence of :impending failure at the Redan and Black :W0rl(s; but, precisely at that critical mo- ment, the supports ofthe division marched up, and entered tlie' work on all sides. The Imperial Guard, consisting ofGrenl1- dicrs and Zouavcs, swarmed into thc.Mala- khoﬁ' and commenced a desperate ‘conflict. Hand to hand amongnst the labyrinthine windings of the rcdoubt, amongst shell holes, broken gubions, and irreguliir eleva- tions, each side fouglit and bled. They‘fel,l side by side, and in many instances above each other. The ground was strewed with them, so as to be completely invisible. To add to the horror ofthe moment, the shells from the'R‘edhii and steamers fell in numb- er_s upon the portion of the work in poss- ession of the French, and added to the heaviness of ther lossess. But the Russians were unable to re ain the Malakliolf. As the French poure in fresh sup one every moment, and brought in ﬁeld aiiillery over a hasty bridgeinto the redoubt, the Run- sians slowly yielded, and commenced a retreat which ended in arout. The scene ofit” was theiwa lending from the dock- ynrd to the Mala bod’, a road traced, inside of theneeond line of defence, to which the Russians trusted as a means of retrievin

their losses. A long series of batteries ha

been erected from the foot of the Malakliod to the Naval Hospital, part of them bearin u on the Rodeo and part upon the Malalt off.’ A large six-gun battery’ at the base of the southern front of the hospital had been armed with 68 pottnders, and the windows in the ground-ﬂoor of the hospital

stir urine. and very few of the latter were in the Muiakotf; but they soon recovered themselves, and from twelve o‘clock till past 7 in the even- ing, thu'Frcncli bad to meet and defeat the repeatcil attempts ofthe enemy to regain the work and the Little Iledan, when, weary of the fearful slaughter of his men, who lay in thon- sands over the exterior of the works, the Mus- covite General, despairing of sticccss, with- drew his exhausted legions, and prepared, with adniirable skill, to evacuate the place.

THE alurisii ATTACK on Tue anon.

The attacking columns were not strong enough, and were also too far behind, and the trenches did not ullord room for it suﬂicient number ofinon. Where we attacked the Redan with two divisions only, a portion of each be- ing virtuall in reserve, and not engaged in the utfuir at nl . the French made their nssuulton the i\lalakliotl‘with four divisions of the second corps 4!‘ nrmr-e, the tirst and fourth divisions forming the storming columns. and the third and titftti being the support withreserves of 10,000 men. The French had probably not one than 30,000 men in the right attack. rossmo Ur run" nu: riitsr ‘FOOT in ‘mi: . . .. iiainirt.

Brigadier Shirley was on board-ship but, as soon as he heard of the assault he resol- ved to join his brigade, and be accordingly came up to caaip that very morning. ‘oi. Unett.oftlic liltli, was the senior oﬁicer in Brigadier Shirley’: absence, and on him would have devolved the duty of leading the storming column of the Light Division, had the latter not returned. Col. Uhett, ignoiant-' of the Brigndier’s intention to leave shipboard, bad to decide with Col. Windham, who should take precedence in the attack. _ They toned, and Col. Unett won. He hadit in his power to any, whe- ther he would go that or follow Col. Windham. He looked at the shilling, turned it over, and said, “My choice‘ is made; I'll be the that man into the Redaii." But fate willed it otherwise, and he was etruclt'do'wn badly wounded, ere yet he reached the abattie, although he was not leading the column. Scarcelyhad the men let! the ﬁlth arallef, when the III]! on the ﬂank of the edan opened on them as they moved up rapidly to the salient, in which there were iii‘ no cannon, an the nature‘ of such a work does not permit of