him taken back.
He died three hours afterwards. I am glad to say that Dr Bent
reports he did not die from loss of blood, but from the shock,
not being very strong.

"A second after Murray had gone to the rear, poor Tylden, struck
by grape in the legs, was carried back, and although very much
depressed in spirits he is doing well. Jesse was killed at the
abattis--shot through the head--and Graves was killed further in
advance than any one. We now sat still waiting for orders, and
the Russians amusing themselves by shelling us from mortars. When
we appeared, the Russians lined their parapets as thick as
possible, and seemed to be expecting us to come on. They flew two
flags on the Malakoff Tower the whole time in defiance of us.
About ten o'clock some of the regiments got orders to retire.
We, the Royal Engineers, however, stayed until twelve o'clock,
when we were told that the assault was not to be renewed, and
that we could go. Thus ended our assault, of the result of which
we felt so sure. The first plan made was that we should fire for
three hours and go in at six o'clock, but the French changed it,
and would not wait until we had silenced the enemy's artillery
fire, and so we attacked at 3 A.M. My father can tell the effect
of grape from twelve 68-pounders and 32-pounders at 200 yards
upon a column; but whatever may be the effect, I am confident
that if we had left the trenches in a mass, some of us would have
survived and reached the Redan, which, once reached, the Highland
Brigade and Guards would have carried all before them, and the
place would have fallen. General Jones was struck by a stone in
the forehead, but not much hurt. I believe it is said that the
trenches were too high to get over. As the scaling-ladders were
carried over them, this can hardly be sustained. So much for
_our_ assault.

"Now for the assault which was made from the left attack. General
Eyre had an order given him to make a feint at the head of the
creek if we were successful at the Redan; however, at five
o'clock, when we had failed at the Redan, we heard a very sharp
attack on the head of the creek. The 44th and other regiments
advanced, drove the Russians out of a rifle-pit they held near
the cemetery, and entered some houses there. The Russians then