Show WAR WAI AND OTHER OTHEA SAWS from the boston traveller I 1 I 1 OrrI OFFICIAL CIAL ACCOUNT or OF if HE commencement OF D J ull rt or of SEBAST SEBA sevastopol sebastopol apoi the french G published in the the 61 following lowing account of the comme commencement n cemen and tand progress of the ie i i g io to the evening of the I 1 of october I 1 I 1 constantinople oct 00 21 the establishment of the batteries which was much retard retarded bd by the nature of the 04 ground and ai annoyed during aurini I 1 the 14 uh th arid and by the en eneany erny fire was i nt not completed until tle te ei evening of the except one battery of eight 50 panders dera intended to take the quarantine battery in the rear the number ol of heavy guns yi in p position CIA an is about 09 oa 00 the fire commenced at h half alf past six six inthe in the morn mg jug of the and was well kept uppa both sides until 10 1 I 1 1 I 1 on the of the some same day the fleets anchored part at Ka katella tells and others off the bay of Kami reb began to tn advance on the batteries 1 at the entrance of the steam frigates having the sailing vessels in in tow tile the english I 1 sau squadron adron were to fire on the north side and the french fench on od the south and the quarantine batteries I 1 c I 1 the french squadron advanced ced under th the e fire of all the batteries and w ildon po position aden at one four three deckers end and thie afee steam vessels the first line ifie other othe vessels eskeli form tile the second line arrived in succession 4 as well ing as two ottoman ships s of the afife 1 about half bai past 4 two the english squadron adron took u up P its position osita to the n malfa ethl the fire fir opp opened m at one ock and was its warmly I 1 kept up on I 1 both sides until three afi when ii that of the batte batteries ties gradually fell eff ra they afterwards r only fired occasional shots until six I 1 jal 1 at the moment othe squadrons which for five hours houra had kentop capt up laytn and I 1 I 1 led ed fire resumed their former anc anchorage hortig k T 1 the P ench sei batti rica discontinued their fire abat nonon tile day in C consequence nsf q alence of of bf M powder miga zirie VO vir tW damaged te f neav ar it the Z 1 ai i batter batte iries iea breir firl fir and appe 1 4 profit by made by xi ruining lining the thet works to them i la in the ot the the there re of all the thea I 1 s eige bt eries during lie whole t d lay day ta and 4 caused several severah fire jopes 1 sint inalie h town qt atone ong 1 c c W adlus t i ne bi blew e tv 77 ri general genera Can canrobert roberk J on t the lie I 1 I 1 AA birgl haimelin Hai nelin chabe 1 bombardment in ent of fk e pre vilo bious ils lay day appi appear fo 6 have 1 vir very T W much ch injured ea I 1 th the quarantine I 1 6 battery Dat e deiy tery which in much lich q in pe 4 e d I 1 the french operations tile la large e 1 forts fortsas buthe the ert entrance trance being entirely demolished emo lishe d tire are much da q ge ij jf J t T tit chiti T THE ii F ATTA A D I 1 ROMS hal hamelin bielin gives the following follow mg af pf the he relative i positions of ahelf the rench french I 1 english wid Tur kirk squadrons oros oro s in attack t on onabe th alt and of the pie pro 1 giess gress of the atto attack i T s wi t tile the french fren 4 sal squadron ladron engaged to approach the southern agn R breakers ikas to take aake lp ip w at i r b bout 0 at se beyn va tibi abatt 1 1 ei I I 1 length f thit from the gains guns of the Q quarantine tv battery I 1 aey W willi lithe alie two alterie at terie of ofa fort Alex antler and with the artiller af tiller battery the eneli en afi hadjo attick 0 n the h e skirts of the noi northern thern brea breakers keris fairl n early a at t th the e smile diatian distant 14 the gaws gu afta of r battery th at odthe of the telegraph at and id ta the e mi I 1 ian tower north A litie tr aped along the e trance eu of sebastopol Seba froth eastmo to ive west si would intersect the attacking position that de devolved vIve on each h squadron 4 I 1 tile the turkish admiral wit with t two 0 ships the only gneshe the ni moment enta iwas to the two french wrench lines that isto say in I 1 po position 81 i 9 q between the abe english i gild and fren french ch shi ships ps ian the por morning anga i pf af if the ath the ibe the spige ige batteries co corn mg jip ajl but it was wa s a calm I 1 a d it was necessary to tow I 1 herships he ie ships by steam tri frigates gates before theline the tile line of 26 ships belonging ial lo 10 I 1 tle tl e allied squadrons ae extended before sebastopol sevastopol Seba but difficulty and the dislocated condition conditions df theY rench squad f ron parrot ats at Kamie sll and part before toed the Kalch athe ship our first line advanced I 1 4 past twelve at noon un der the fire of the sebastopol Seba Sela batteries which they hey confronted ed tile the fiest f for r rm marfi anre than half an hour without re replying i I 1 1 i it t I 1 A tev m nip I 1 als ti after er itle libey i y answered is e r ed I 1 his fire I 1 warmly th ir b roadsides road oa a I 1 s aides i a but t did di d little ex J d elution on amount 7 of f their small nu numbers ill b art I 1 j S th the other fia french n nh abol englin I 1 vessels i arrived in ift succession libri 3 a altac aft be J c alej general about liala past two themire the fire of tle the prussian I 1 batte batteries riis slackened tit was silenced arwe alftin battern Batt erv I 1 this thi was wa the object the he french squad squadron ro ahad view fire fie was redouble bleA and 1 without interruption until night ni I 1 I 1 3 tiie main this marine have been edip coi politely attained to occupy a great J I 1 many with andlous andl hus s to div divert le tt attention from arod batter battec I 1 acs ics i co I 1 i lwe we glean the following I 1 from I 1 the new york I 1 herald of nov 27 j k I 1 THU WAR ON 0 Y THE Cri IMEA THE I OF THE TWENTY fir fimi ril or OF 1 I 1 OCTOBER it the charge charad of cavalry that precipitated so many into certain destruction was it is said the result of a rd fike or at least a misconception of orders arising from the esprit de dc corps that induced the cavala ato attempt t some brilliant ex x J id ait oit to retrieve ih the e leeonda secondary rv part they played at the battle of alma in short that in biscon miscon misconstruing T an order from the commander in ch iet conveyed by captain nolan lords lucan and cardigan Cardiff an rode tile he light horse over a pla plain in i a mile 1 and a half in length and espos expos expose to a c cross roas wre fire from a russian battery or of tl thirty arty guns i the afie attempt was and the y result destruction 11 truc tion I 1 I 1 the troops were I 1 went into ato aelion returned ath light dragoons 39 ath hussar 1 38 alth hussars hussary 25 light dragoons 61 lancers 35 1 I 1 1 the follow following ing dispatch from lord raglan relative to this action was published in an efti extraordinary a london gazette at a late hour of oe he dinst I 1 war department nov 1854 i H his is drace grace i the i aeb i duke like of ne newcastle wells 4 tie lins has this p m day j yee received ived two dispatches with enclosures enclosure of which tho the following are copies addressed addi essed to liis his grace by general tho tha lord lard raglan G C B no 85 I 1 I 1 before sebastopol sevastopol SEBA oct 28 1 my mv load durf 1 I have the honor toa to acquaint your grace that the enemy attacked the position in the front of balaklava at an early hour on the morning of the dinst the low I 1 range of heights chat hat runs across the plain at the bottom of which tile the town is placed pd was protected by our small re doubts hastily constructed s truc ted three of these had bad gun in them ind and ona on a higher hill in front of the village of ca mara in advance of our right flank was established a work of somewhat more importance these several re doubts were garri garrisoned sod by turkish troops no other f force orce being at my disposal for their occupation i i the highlanders High landers was the only british regiment on the plain with the exception of a part of a batta battalion lion of detachments of weakly roea men and a battery of artillery belonging to the third di division lils i ton and on the heights behind nur ur right were placed the marines obligingly landed from the fleet by vice i admiral dundas all these including the e turkish troops were under the immediate 0 orders of major general genera sir colin campbell whom I 1 had taken from ardi the first didis division with the As goon as I 1 was apprised of of the enemy I 1 f felt elt com compelled to withdraw frold i before seba the first aad th divisions commanded by Li lieutenant lieutenan eutena nt generals his royal ss the duke of cambridge Jamo ana the me non sir george Oa cathcart theart and tiring bring them down into the plain and general canrobert I 1 subsequently I 1 reinforced these troops with division 1 ot of fr French infantry and Chass eurs dA dAf frique e the enemy commenced their operation by attacking attaching the work on our tide aide 0 of f the village of Cani camara hrdi and after very little resistance carried it they got possession of three others lu in contiguity to it being opposed only in one i and that but bat for a very short space of tune time the farthest of ohp three abe they did dad not retain buethe but the immediate of the others othere eng enabled blea them to take possession of the guns in in them amount amounting ingin in the whole e to seven those in the three thre lesser elesser bom were spiked by the one english artillery artiller igan ohp was ip einach ach the ru russian cavalry I 1 it once advanced sup ported parted by artillery in in very great str engi one portion of them assailed the front and rig right flank of the and were instantly driven back by the vigorous slid and steady fire are of that th at distinguish ish edre merit under col ainslie gi the other and larger mass turned towards her Maje M J heavy cavalry iry and afforded brig adier beneral 1 under ther the guidance 0 lieutenant general the earl of lucan the opportunity port unity of inflicting upon them a most signal detent I 1 1 i tim the ground was waa very unfavorable forthe for theat at tack of our dragoons but no obstacle was bac I 1 bent to check their advance and they charged into the 1 russian column which soon sought safety in in I 1 flight although alth bugh fay sa sn in num nam bers 11 f I 1 agthe As the enemy withdrew from the gr ground which they had kovl ehtel occupied I 1 directed the cavalry supported by the fourth division under lieutenant general sir ge george ra cathcart I 1 I 1 P to movel move forward arward and talo take advantage advant ago of any op I 1 to regain the and not blavin having r been able fib to th accomplish this ris immediately and andl it appearing appi armi that anahit an attempt was making to remove to ve thi the cip lurea guns guna the earl ot lucaw lucan aas was ed to advance e rapi rapidly adly follow the enemy in in ther theli retreat trel lt and ty tty to prevent them froni from effacing their objects I 1 11 anille in while the Russ iaiA had time to re t rr form wt i r own I 1 ground with artillery in front fl rent and upon their fl flanks inks r I 1 from fro i ln some conception rats of the instruction to ady alice the lieutenant general considered consider edt that hat he 9 Ws was bound to attack at all hazards and ac cordingly ordered major general the farl of cari 1 digan to nove forward with the lag light t brigade this order was 4 ip the most n spirited and all d gall ajit piner manner ni lord lod cardigan charged with the vigor attacked tacked dC a aa battery which was firing upon the advancing squadrons and and I 1 having pis pas ed d bf beyond yond it engaged the russian cavala cavagn v ui in itar it rear ear but there his troops were vere ab assailed by y ai artillery and infantry as well as aa caal al ry arid ices retired after having cc corn in I 1 bitted in bitted much gairoe upon the enemy they effected this movement without Nit hout hate biame or confusion buethe but the loss they have sustained sustain hns has I 1 deeply lament been very severe in of fieler men und and horses only counterbalanced by the bril brilliancy of the attack and anatlie abe gallantry order and discipline which distinguished it forming a striking contrast to the ot en ernys cavalry alry which had previous previously sly been edgag engaged e wilile with the heair hea vr brigade The Chass U advanced vil needon on our left and ad gallant charged li arged a russian battery which checked its fire for I 1 a time andtius and thus rendered the british brotia cavalry an essential service I 1 I 1 have fiad the honor to copies of sir colin qa ba 1 ai and the earl ii of lucans rp lorts The enemy emy made nn further furtha r rdo movement in advance van ce and at the clodfe of the day the brigade of guards of the 1st ast division and the ath division 1 returned acid to their original encampment as did the I 1 french troops wit hAlic exception of one brigade of the 1st ast division which general canrobert I 1 ans so good as to leave ill is support of sir calill campbell Cain I 1 Tji the remaining regiments of the highland I 1 brigade also remained in the valley the fourth division had advanced close to the and sir george Catch cart caused oneff the to he be re occupied by the turks s aford affording ii ii t m the them in h his i su ap pp r t anah and he e abail availed himself of the opportunity to assist with his riflemen in silencing 4 two of the e guns tile means 0 of f defending the extensive position which hid been occupied by the turkish troops in the morning r having proved wholly inadequate made quite I 1 dem lilt necessary iri ill concurrence with general er canrobert to withdraw from froin the lower range ange op fi heights eights and to conten concentrate our force chic I 1 i w willbe i IL be i increased by a considerable body of seame to be landed from the ships under the authority of admiral dundas immediately in in front of the narrow valley lea leading dirig into balaklau va and upon open tile the precipitous heights ori on our right thus affording a a narrower line of defence I 1 have bave I 1 sc e I 1 RAGLAN his grace tile the duke of newcastle I 1 ac I 1 THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE RUSSIAN I 1 GENERAL LP RANDiL froni from the se report of f tt lieutenant general liprandi cwi ef of the laa division of infantry to ta aide aida de camp general armce dated 26 i accordine Accor dinar to the orders of y your our hig High highness hess the 1 ti oops of the division in trusted to my command 11 and those attached to it executed on the of I 1 october a general cral movement in advance from the village of and att attacked the he fortifications I 1 I 1 af the heights forming the valley of K kulikov Kuli iki koi i conformably n rin ably with the lie arrangements which I 1 1 pad had made on lie evening evenin of that day all the he t troops of bf the detachment left at five in the morning the hie oe lie by tac wo I 1 I 1 avilles dv d files illes A regiment of ithe the Uk ukraine taine I 1 I 1 under the flie command coin mand of 0 major general tn marched arched by tile the defile leading from froin TATOI orm to wild boiu jum of the battery of position no 4 and six guns odthe of thea li light 1 t battery no 7 these th to troops advancer i i with al t i p i 01 on 1 approaching il 19 the 6 ll heights eights of Kadi koi opened faie lipon ahm the P N no 0 4 I 1 1 land 1 ind 2 after them the azoff infantry regiment the ath the he regiment of the D with wilh four foni guis nf the he batt battery ery f position no 4 and sf guns of the light hattery battery no 61 6 I 1 I 1 madved mowd on an under the command of maiz major ge general I 1 second defile leading lea in to t 0 the lie valley vahey of baiar advance wis was made 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