The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-10 00:00:00

A PRISONER IN RUSSIA.

Mr. Wm. Bates, jun., of Old Trafford, has for-
warded to the Manchester Examiner the annexed copy of •
letter received from his consist, Lieutenant John Chadwick,
of the 17th Lancers, to whom brother, Captain James
Chadwick, of Gosport, the original was addressed.
Lieutenant Chadwick and Lieutenant Clown, of Brough•
ton, were the two officers made prisonen at the celebrated
Light Cavalry Charge at Balaklava, on the 17th of October
last: _ _

•
" Karkoff, April 2, 1855.
"My dear James,—l have deferred from day to day, sod
from week to work, writing to you, in the hope of having
some definite news to give you as to what is likely to be done
with me and the other omen, prisoners. AU we know,
however, is, that we are to be sent to Rioisan,about 100 Tonto
from Koacow, where, I suppose, we shall remain until we
are a:changed, which I sincerely hope will be this summer.
We left Sinipheropol on the 20th of January, and
arrived hire on the 16th of last month, so that you
may imagine that we suffered some little inconvenience
during that long march at such a time of the year. The
distance was something over 700 vents (a vent is two-thirds
of an English mile). We have a little more than that die.
tenon yet to traverse, bat the Oovernor-G 1 here has
very kindly allowed as to remain a little to recruit ourselves,
and until the weather gets a little better for travelling;
besides which, we have been given to understand that the
present Emperor has given an order that we are to travel
alone with post.hones, and not is the same manner as we
came here—day by day, with English, French, and Turkish
soldiers, prisoners, and Russian convicts on their way to
Siberia.

"It would be quit* useless for me to attempt to describe to
you what we suffered on our journey here ; I could not do
it Bufilos it to tell you, that Iwu impious enough to wish
often that I had met the sues fate as my poor mare did at
Balaklays. lam in company with Capt. rnmpton, 60th
Bee. ; Lieut. Duff, 23rd ; Lieut. Clones, Bth Human ; and
a Mr. Cerrew, who was master of the Culloden
transport, which was wrecked near Eupatoria on the 14th
November. He, poor fellow, a few days before we reached
here, became idiotic, and is now in hospital. He is nearly
well now, but weak. Of twelve men of the 17th Lancers
who were taken prisoners on the same day that I was, flu
only are living. Corporal Hall and private Jester, at Sint-
pheropol, the former having bad his leg tikes' off, the latter
hie arm; private Wightman, left sick at Alezandrioeki on
the way here ; and private Marshall is here. Private
ll'AUister bee gone on for his destination. The seven dead
are privates Hanison, Ellis, Toting, Kirk, Edge, Brown,
and Sharp. The two latter started quite well from Sim-
pheropel, but &edam the journey. I wish you would write
to Taylor, the riding master, at the depot, in order that he
may clause their friends to be written to I know
nothing, of Gonne, thorn the state of affairs with regiments
at home, but hope you will give me in your nut letter all
the news you era, bearing in mind, of course, your letter
will be read, aad not tomb me if it 'eatable anything ob-
*datable.
" With beet love, &e., believe me, my dear James, ever
your meet affectionate brother,
" Joint Ceussericx."

The following is a copy of a letter addressed to the
father of a youth sassed Bern, a native of Bandon, Bed-
fordshire, who has died in the Crimes, by a comrade. De-
mised wrote to his father after the battle of Inkennann,
stating that be bad been wounded, and hid himself in some
bashes, which the enemy pared and repassed several times
without observing him. Be died at length of fever and of
his wound :—" DMZ 81r,—I beg pardaa In making et free
in writing to you. I have Walled your son's last wish in
sending you this—it is the pine of leather he est oat of his
boot where the ball treat in. I got wounded beside him at
Inkerniann. Be was 'Meg nearly wee. when be took a
fever and the wound gut eons. I sea somic_theegb he bad
all the skill of a way Ism doctor, be emit art recover.
But it must be a senstiatisit to you that De departed this
life a true elided's- Be was praying and leveling is God
to the very lame, and le alba spoke to me of bis peee aY
father. He Bead in the same tent as I did, mad wee Moved
by all that knew him, foe he was • kiatreemeade. sal his
loss I deeply deplore. I humbly beg year pendia he not
paying the post of this letter bat I canon get stumps, and
they I will not take money. shall be they Ea py if you
will answer them few hues.—Yours y, Private
Hinny But Liv, Pint. Battalion Rifthßrigade Company."—
Beres Musty Prom
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