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SUCCESSIVE ATTACKS. 123 work, carrying with them, however, their (lis- CHAP. tinguished prisoner the commander Boudistcheff, who had fallen wounded into their hands. After d r j^ng S the h making a rally, and re-entering the field-work, ^ckkito , i , i i their fort- our people once more engaged the enemy, and resSl bewildered or depressed by the loss of both Boudistcheff and Khomenko, the Russians fal- tered a while, but again were led on by Captain Reutlinger of the Engineers, and they rescued the valiant Boudistcheff their wounded com- mander; but presently, Reutlinger himself was wounded in the head; and our people returning to the charge drove all the Russians out of the Work and back oiice more into the fortress. The young Engineer officer, Lieutenant Lowry, had survived the perilous task of conducting one of our storming-parties, but long after, was killed whilst rallying our men in the night-time for this last victorious charge. Somewhat later, and when the night had be- Attack ° made by t!.e come more dark than before, another attempt to Voihynia regiment. recover the counter-approaches was made by the Voihynia regiment, then forming a single bat- talion. Though the effort was resisted by our its pro- people with great determination and energy, the regiment under Colonel Snelkoff its chief proved able to enter the Work, but under a fresh effort i"' 1 "• il discomtli made by the English soldiery was presently forced uiv - to yield ground. After falling back upon the second line of the counter-approaches the Voi- hynia regiment rallied and made a rush upon the counter-approaches in front, but, its Colonel being