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XVI CONTENTS. Chapter VI. — continued. Supplies of ammunition and reinforcements, . The tasks which the defence of Sebastopol at this time in volved, ......... The two White Redoubts crushed and silenced, and not re paired, ......... But still not assaulted by the French, .... The Malakoff covered by counter-approaches, and not therefore strongly assailed, .... The Kamtchatka Lunette brought to ruin, Not, however, assaulted by the French, . But still ' approached ' by their s;ip, Complete failure of the English batteries against the Great Redan, .......... The Town Front, The Russians imagining the French to be resolute, and deter mined to seize the Flagstaff Bastion, .... Havoc sustained by the Flagstaff Bastion and its auxiliaries on the first day, So, on the second day, So, on the third day, So, on the fourth day, So, on the fifth day, So, on the sixth day, State of Flagstaff Bastion, The great effort made to repair it, . Peril of the Bastion on the seventh day, On the eighth day, On the ninth day, .... On the tenth day, .... Desperate state of Bastion, Cessation of the general bombardment, Flag of truce. Compliments exchanged between French and Russian officers, ........ 'Siege of Troy,' ........ Continuation of the bombardment directed again staff Bastion and its auxiliaries, ..... Their peril on the 21st of April