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94 THE THIRD BOMBARDMENT. chap. Then, sparing no further moments for hard} 1 . evasions like these, Pelissier turned to the meas- ures which he and Lord Raglan had planned. The con- By compassing that part of the project which attack 1 e< aimed at the two White Eedoubts and the Kamt- chatka Lunette, our allies, after a long and morti- fying interval of submission to hostile encroach- ments, would assert themselves at last as besiegers no longer repressed by the garrison ; and one at- tractive feature in the plan was the proposed attack of 'the Quarries'; for in that field of action, though separated by an interposing ravine, the English, at no great distance, would be fight- in lt on the left of the French. II. Resources The Allies of course meant that the intended SwoPST assaults should be preceded by a bombardment, garrison. ^ - t t j iere f ore ma y be right to say that their siege batteries at this time counted 588 guns, whilst the guns of the Kussians were in number 1174, of which 571 were of great calibre. Besides the troops assigned to the coast bat- teries, the Russian garrison now comprised 57 battalions, 22 of which guarded the Faubourg; Resistance but dissension at this time was troubling the Russian defence, so that, contrary to the insist- ence and solemn warning of Todieben, the works destined to be attacked were left in an under- manned state. For the defence of the two White to Todieben;