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ON gortschakoff's front. 47 ing Pennefather with 40,000 men, had not even CHA.P the rudimeiUs of that knowledge which alone 1_ could have warranted an English officer in dis- claiming all need of French support on Mount Inkerman, and directing General Bosquet's re- sources into another part of the field. Bosquet, however, attached importance to their words, and, finding his offer rejected, he not only stopped the march of his battalions towards the scene of the real attack, but was even induced to send off some troops towards the Canrobert redoubt, as the two English Generals had requested. So, Andafter- 1 T 1 V 1 wards by although the Russians themselves had but little the mistakes ° 1 ■ 1 assurances success in that important part of their plan which of Browii '^ ^ '^ and Cath- was to be executed by threatening the Sapoune cart. Heights, a few words heedlessly spoken brought about that very result — I mean the continued detention of Bosquet — which the enemy was vainly labouring to prepare by the efforts of 22,000 men. Lord Eaglan, indeed, afterwards reversed the intimation conveyed by his two divisional Generals, and requested, as did also Pennefather, and the Duke of Cambridge too, (through Colonel Brownrigg,) that Bosquet would come to support our people at Inkerman ; but meanwhile time had been lapsing ; and we shall have to see the English engaged during a period of between two and three hours without yet re- ceiving aid from the French. After the rejection of the off'er just made by him at the Windmill, Bosquet rode back once more to the Telegraph, but the emptiness of the