The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-02 00:00:00

!ROY BEROZANT 3. PRINCE.

Before Sebastopol, Nov. 24, 1864.
I sennot say that I am quits well, but we are all alike .
we arc losing more by the inclemency of the weather than
by the enemy. Dear father, you must excuse me not tell-
all particulars, for I do not like, as I am sure it would
&a you no good ; it would only cause you to be very uneasy
sod unhappy about me. You must remember that it is a
alma of war, and I cannot expect to have either comfort or
seas: this is no time or place to ezpect it: I do not look for
It, but I hope Clod will be merciful to as all, for lam sure
Oat we shall sot be able to bear it much longer, it is quite
impossible. For the lut 14 days I have not took my shoes
off (we dare not take thud off ), 7 of which I have not had
a dry stitch on me, and we have no means of getting them
dehlnit if that was all we bad to put up with we could do
with that. Sebastopol is not taken yet. We still continue
bombarding It, but apparently with little effect; at the
same doe we are gaining ground of them, and I hops that
OM Is our Orneral-Coentuanding Lord Raglan will give
the word " Advance." Oh, would not that be sweet music
to our ears ; yes, even if we were sure that we should foil
In the attack, for we are quite worn out with real fatigue.
Night after night are we lying in trenches, both wet and
cold, and besides very often a heavy fire Mem the walls of
Bebastopol makes a little havoc with our rank'. Still I er-
safe. We had thus far advanced on Sebastopol the
night when I wee oat, and it was very wet, that I a _
hear the enemy call to each other, and se* them light their
pipes by the side of their fires ; therefore I was sot far
Item the town. I was with a party protecting others who
were at work : we have trenches thrown up very near to the,
town. Dear father, if you could hut me the fortification'
by daylight yen would say that we were very bold to mar
sure se close to it, but believe as I have got to used to he
under the enemy's fire that I take no notice of either shot,
shell, rockst, at anything else that is daogerous : it is Mt
use to hi frightened ; if a faiot heart never Willi a fair lady,
lam certain a coward will never gain Sebastopol : at the
use time remember I am not spooking of myself, for I em
no sore then another, sad I also hops that I ma no kin
84es the 6th of November the enemy is our met Mitten
very quiet: of course you have bend the portioning* AVM
that day. I well remember the 6th of November, assel
haps you will when I remind yea of it. I got a wail drove'
lists my knee against Hill's Pastor gate; I may some time
forget that, but the day I shall
was not engaged with the enemy in the rear, I heard them,
and watChipf theta in front : the jtebimeat bad only

1. jam took up their pan in the trenches before the town,
when we bnrd the slum !nod and Bring oommorroo: we
could nee the enemy under arm.' In the r°°°, to of courts
expected them to attack us in front at the tuns time
they did in the rear: We were qui,' ready to give them •
atlata, hut the cowards would not t:.
nee out. I call them
cowards, but they Sr. not : they ere boun good and brace
soldiers; at the same time they are not &bit, do stand against
the *Mille before them, only for what intuit biro done for
then before they gained possession of it.