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CAMP, HEIGIII'S ABOVE SEBASTOPOL,
NOVEMBER 13.
The English mail due yesterday is again long be-
hind its time,' nothing having been heard of it up
to this evening ; however, as people- are mostly
tired of looking for the expected brevecits non
appearance does not cause more than the usual
amount of anxiety. Now that the evenings are
getting wearily long, a mail with its letters and.
newspapers is not to' be lightly considered, and
the hours and minutes, when the proper time ar-
rives for its approach, are counted by many. To-
day has somewhat more of the dreary character of
the month, but the weather is mild and dry, and
from its being so at the new moon it is-hoped will
continue so for some time longer. None of the
expected appointments, beyond that of lord Wil-
liam Paulet to the command of the Light Division,
appear in this day's orders. It is said that the
subdivision of the army meets with 110 approval
from the senior officers, and that the telegraphic
wires are at present engaged with messages con-
cerning it. The advantage of it in so small an
army as ours no person can appreciate,- as our
whole strength when combined does notitimount to
what is one of the corps d'armee of on, -.allies the
French. The- divisions form suitable Commands
for general officers, under the Commaider of the
Forces, and any other arrangement seer likely—
for a time, at all events—to upset our system, with
which no great fault can be found at present, the
evils being apparently in mere minor details, some
of which I endeavoured, but perhaps. very imper-
fectly, to describe yesterday. Whereas; last win-
ter, we suffered. from want of precantionndi
being mostly new to the work,,. oarej&t 13,910k3

thalia:re-m*titirintetittiAllibilte ex r~ eerie,
and, having got over the hard work, dangers, and
privations we were then subjected to, substitute
for our men a nursery of ease and comfort such as
to unfit them for a spring campaign ; as any one
who has experienced real campaigning will at once
know that, were the Land Transport Corps in-
creased to one hundred times its present strength
—supposing it now capable of undertaking the le-
gitimate calls of a field movement,--it could .not
carry coffee mills and pudding cloths for England's
dear babies. We must learn smaller lessons of our
allies than forming corps d'armees—teach Young
Bull to be all in all a soldier for himself, to cook
his rations without Soyer, and to entrench his
camp without an Army Works Corps. Among the
articles that, in this enlightened age, have been
found indispensably necessary to the soldier's com-
fort one thing has been omitted—no supply of
warming-pans has-been received, and the lately ar-
rived heroes who sleep in sheets may possibly very
often find them damp when the wet weather sets in.
NOVEMBER 14.

It was impossible, on awaking this morning, not
to remember the feelings with which we were
aroused from our slumbers on this day last year,
and not to be animated with a feeling of gratitude
that, doubtful and dreary as may be our present
prospect, it is incalculably superior to what we then
experienced. In my own case, which was more or
less (and I doubt not that the former prevailed) the
case with every man in the army, I awoke in a
more helpless condition than on any other day that
I can remember in my whole life. For the first
time since landing in the Crimea, on .the 14th of
September, I ventured, in consequence of having
received what was then called heavy baggage—but
light enough, in all conscience, to gratify the
strictest campaigner—to go to bed with my clothes
off, and found myself, at an early hour, with
my canvas covering torn from over me, and
exposed to the winds of heaven in my shirt
alone, for everything else I possessed was fast dis-
appearing. I will not enter into particulars of
the partial recovery of raiment, but that such a day
as I never again wish to pass followed the opening
scene few will doubt, and will the more easily appre-
ciate the feelings with which this, the first anniver-
sary of it, is felt on the same spot, or within a few
hundred yards of it, in the same climate, but with
every luxury, if not of the season, that good sense
gained from experience has taught. The face of the
ground changed from the wild appearance of unin-
habited heights to a busy world—the young oak
brushwood, amongst which we first pitched our
tents not only swept from the face of the earth,
but from under the earth ; as I believe it was lett
to but few roots to try and shoot upwards again in
the spring of this year, and such as did found it
was but a sorry place to thrive, as their kind and
kindred then were only used to carry on the deadly
work in hand, and the young buds, instead of
opening into leaf, were doomed to wither as gabions
in those hateful trenches. But the place is changed.
Huts have, in a great measure, superseded even
tents, and the latter become not a mere locum
tenens, but a permanent dwelling, at least for some
months in anticipation. Next as to climate ; who
could believe two self-same days in successive years
could exhibit such a difference ? Then all storm,
dire, overpowering storm ; to-day all June, the sun
so warm that any extra clothing that a few cold
days have from time to time dictated was found
superfluous. Yet we must keep in mind the stern
fact that our work is not yet over, and that Sebas-
topol itself, that place which can only be handed
down to future generations as a place of, blood, is not
yet quite done with. Au unfortunate accident hap-
pened this afternoon to some men of the Coldstream
Guards, on duty in the Redan, by which' One was
killed on the spot, and two others severely, and one I
fear mortally, wounded. It appears, as I heard it,
that two men were endeavouring to obtain from one
of the excavated cabins in the old stronghold some
coffee canisters, called by the men
" infernal ma-
chines," which they wanted for holding water, or
some other purpose. Two had been obtained ; and
a third—which was not precisely the same, after-
wards discovered—whilst the men were about
emptying the powder it contained, exploded,and
caused the accident.

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN THE CAMP.
Nov. 15, 5 P.M.—This afternoon one of the most
extensive and appalling explosions of
gunpowder,
bombs, and artillery materials that has ever oc-
curred since the commet cement of the war, whe-
ther on the side of the allies or within the ines of
Sebastopol, took place on the right of our camp.
A greater quantity of gunpowder itself may have
been exploded in some of the magazines discharged
for the destruction of the buildings and works after
the abandonment of the ruined city and fortress ;
but this is doubtful, and certainly there were never
fired at the same time so great a number and
variety of deadly and explosive projectiles. The
frightful character of the occurrence was greatly
enhanced, too, by its isolated and unexpected na-
ture, suddenly bursting out in the very midst of
the camps at a time when all was supposed to be
secure, and when the sounds of the bombardment,
once loud and familiar enough, had dwindled down
into the occasional dropping shots interchanged
between the north and south sides. Another ele-
ment of alarm was the spreading and fury of the
fire after the first great explosion, and the constant
fresh communication with other stores of explosive
combustibles, the amount and nature of which
were involved in uncertainty from the difficulty of
learning what had already been destroyed. The
close neighbourhood of the great English magazine
of gunpowder, where in a closely-packed mass be-
tween eighty and ninety tons are said to be stored,
formed no small ingredient in the general appre-
hension and panic.
All accounts agree that the first explosion oc-
curred in the French siege train depot, which is
path
only separated by a
way from the English
mright train siege depot rear of the Light Divi-

ivme•aoh : it varied according
any distinct description
sion.
depots appeared utterly be•
the blow from the impelled
0 f Itth ies
effectimpossible
oft h e t o
firstg
to circumstances of position and distance. Those
the flashing of the fire, the
who escaped from the artillery tents and immediate
wiivicinityderedo. of
Thethe
force
ee
of
arrested every reasoning faculty,
and took away all sense,
air,
suffocatingthe stunning uksmoke,ing no is 0
save the instinctive im-
pulse to fly from the source of evil. These men
ran on in all 'directions, heedless of the shells and
d
grape sawt hthicehspwcenreee falling around, without looking
: destruction they were leaving
the tents of the neighbouring
behind them, on never stopped till they bad
reached or passed
regiments. Ainong the regiments themselves of
the Light Division, whether in tents or huts, a
d from the concussion of the air.
followed the loud report of the
sudden sensation WAS felt as if of an upheaving of
as
sandif waithout the ringing
the ground, at the same time that
sainvgiloeleenhtarsgheocokr
r of a salvo of artillery,
was experielee
Almost instal-All
number of magazines had
etmhboxueanpetgelnao seemingzs
0( ii explosion
discharged,
decided
heaanc
rdi
rather
dihes:eo
rheu
character
asdr
fired,ii
anf ogat
one aft3r the other, so rapidly
that all the reports were blended into one. As the
thunder of the first report subsided, its place was
occupied by the sharp cracking sounds of shells
bunting high in the air, the rtub, of fragnmatis fall,

ing to the ground, and the loud bangs of shells
which had been scattered and were exploding on
all sides. Simultaneous with these, almost from
the very commencement, was the crashing of
woodsy huts, splitting of timbers, and noise of
falling glass from the 'broken windows. The tents
were violently agitated,. and sometimes the 'cords
or poles were snapped asunder. • Then followed
a continued succession of minor reports, and the
roar of flames, and crackling of 'burning weed, as
the fire advanced and increased among the huts
and.artillery stores of the siege train depots. Those
who Tushed out of their tents immediately after the
first shock, or who happened to be standing out-
side at the time, saw the air filled with shells,
some bursting at an elevation such as they used to
be seen in the siege operations when propelled from
mortars by the heaviest charges, some exploding on
the ground. Grape and the small iron shot, about
the size of bullets, 'of which such great quantities
were found in iron cases in some of the Russian
magazines, were falling thickly on all sides. Every
one sought the nearest shelter, crouching beneath
the stone walls of the huts and buildings lately
erected, or wherever any protection from the iron
shower could be most readily discovered. The air
beoarae speedily darkened, as if by a mist, from
the smoke which spread around, but this was soon
dispersed.
Those who were at a still further distance, ap-
proaching towards the front from the plain, say
that they first saw a swelling column of smeke, out
of which shot rays of light, ascending to a great
elevation, and that these, curving and bursting
with brilliant star-like centres of light, had pre-
cisely the appearance.of a magnificent display of
fireworks. The agitation of the ground, and the
report of the explosion which followed, together
With. the direction,' informed -them of serious
naturesaf the occurrence. - Their impressierrwaseat
first, as indeed it was among the greater number of
persons in the camps near thecatastrophe, that the
great English powder magazine had exploded.
It may well be excused if the majority of men
and officers—subjected as they were to the double
horrors of an earthquake and sudden bombard-
ment—in the camps' around the parks of the siege
train were for the moment panic-stricken. But
to the credit of all be it spoken that the con-
fusion of the first event had no sooner passed
than one laudable desire seemed to seize all ranks to
be instrumental in saving the maimed and wounded,
who were unable to escape from the neighbourhood
of the fire, or who were lying around, struck by
the fragments of shells or by other projectiles.
IStretchers were got from the surrounding reg.
mental hospitals, and the' wounded, French and
English, rapidly carried to them. Medical officers
from other divisions, and from the General Hos-
pital, galloped over to render assistance. The staff
of the Light and Second Divisions were quickly at
the •scene of action, and not long afterwards
General Codrington arrived with the head-quarter
staff, many of whom were returning on their way
from the Artillery review in the plain near Bala-
klaVa. A train of ambulance waggons arrived
quickly, and were of essential service. Many of the
regimental hospitals, being in rear of their regi-
ments, and therefore nearest to the place of the ex-
plosion, had been very much shaken or injured by
shot and shells ; and as the danger of fire and fur-
ther explosions had not ceased, the opportunity of
removing the wounded rapidly-to- a greater dis-
tance was urgently required. Fortunately the
General Hospital, in the rear of the Third Divi-
sion, which, previous to the expectation of an at-
tack on the part of the enemy, it had been intended
to break up and convert into winter huts for the
troops, was still vacant, and to this hospital many
of the wounded were at once removed. There was
great danger in approaching the fire from the con-
stant explosions, and both men and officers. had
frequently to be recalled while searching for those
who had been injured, or while attempting, by
tearing down canvas or cutting down timber, to
stop the communications of the fire. One young
officer of artillery, of the name of Dawson, had. his
leg carried away by a shell bursting, and was con-
veyed to the General Hospital. Brevet-Major the
Hon. H. Clifford, Rifle Brigade, who is acting as
assistant quartermaster-general, Light Division, in
the absence of Colonel Airey, was particularly con-
spicuous in giving directions. It was known that
in one part of the English siege train depot, towards
which the fire was tending, there was a large collec-
tion of rockets and some shells, and it was found
impossible to save these from combustion. As it
was uncertain what havoc might be committed
through their agency, whether in setting huts or
tents on fire, or from the missiles with which they
were loaded, it was thought prudent to.remove the
greater part of the troops to a distance. The regi-
ments of the Light Division were therefore marched
some way to the front of their camps ; one brigade
towards the Victoria Redoubt, the other towards
the picket-house on Frenchman's-hill. A guard
from the Second Division had been brought down
very soon after the first explosion, and a line of
sentries was stretched across to prevent a nearer
approach to the scene of danger than the lines of
the 88th Regiment. Fortunately the rockets were
packed in close bundles, and were without sticks,
so that, when they
exploded shortly before five
o'clock, they burned almost as if they had been
some combustible compound fixed in a single case.
A powerful white light, rushing upwards with great
force, and accompanied by showers of sparks and a
loud whizzing noise, followed by numberless expo-
sions of comp tratiyely unimportan t character—and
this source of danger was at an end.
One source of apprehension, it has been already
mentioned, was the great English magazine of gun-
powder. Most providentially, at the time of the
iirst explosion there was scarcely any breeze, but
what wind there was came from the north-west.
This bent the flames towards the magazine, chiefly
evident from the volumes of smoke driving in that
direction. Every one was aware what dire conse-
quences must have resulted if the magazine were
once reached ; and for some time the anxiety on this
account was very intense. But the fire had hardly
raged 20 minutes, when the smoke was observed to
move in another direction. The current of air had
changed, and was blowing from nearly due north.
The force of the flame was therefore directed to-
wards the ground in rear, left vacant by the French
regiments, which had not long since quitted it. This
direction has been maintained since. Had the wind
come from au opposite point, that is from the south,
a wind which a short time ago was prevailing, the
huts and tents of the first brigade of the Light
Division, being so close to the siege trains, could
scarcely have escaped. As it was, the large com-
missariat stores of forage and provisions which
have been accumulated for the winter consumption
of the regiments of this brigade, and which were
in great danger of being set fire to, wholly
escaped.
They were piled in rear of the regimental encamp-
ments, between them and the artillery camps.
Great praise is due to the troops, who, while the
fire was burning, covered the sides and roof of the
magazine, where the English gunpowder was stored,
with wet blankets and sheepskins.
The source of the explosion is, and in all proba-
bility will ever be, involved in obscurity. The in-
dividual who, by his wicked negligence and want
of caution, caused the irreparable mischief, as well
as the witnesses of the act, must have met with
instantaneous death. At first the most absurd
statements were made as to its origin. The first
impression—and a very general one—seemed to be,
that a train had been laid and the depot blown up
by a Russian emissary. When it was discovered
that the English magazine was safe—long a conspi-
cuous object--and the difficulties of such an under-
taking were considered, this idea was dispelled.
Then it. was said that a Zouave, excited at having
received punishment, had set fire to the siege am-
munition. But even if the supposition of such a
mad and fiendish act could be admitted, the well-
known caution and strict rules of the French ad-
ministration prevented it from being entertained.
No one at any time was admitted into the French
depot without he was engaged there on duty, or
was accompanied by a French officer. The more
probable story is one that was told by a French
artilleryman, that some live Russian shells were
being emptied at the depot, and the gunpowder
contained in them collected for storage, and that
the ignition of one of these must have led to
the firing of the principal magazine. Smok-
ing was forbidden within the precincts of the
depot, but some soldier may have been guilty
of the act unobserved and a spark fallen in the
gunpowder. A commission of inquiry will no doubt
bo appointed to investigate the subject.
No idea can be formed at present of the number
of men destroyed or injured. Some of the men who
have been carried by, or picked up among theva-
rious camps, are greatly mutilated. The.
wounds
ts are
badly scorched—some severely
are chiefly shell wounds. Some of the
by
timbers. But among all the distressing objects
around, none perhaps was more melancholy,
bruisedP
a more
calculated to excite feelings of pity, than
n
artil-
leryman who had been, either by the concussion or
by sudden alarm, rendered idiotic. led by, bareheaded, He attracted
general attention as be was
be-
tween two of his comrades, uttering silly exclama-
tions,atlenfalling
i
and quite lost to ooDsoiousnesa of all that

i,
sassed by a feeling that he was in England, for all
was passing around him. He seemed to. be pos-
his rambling remarks referred to home ; while a
smile on his face, vacant and unmeaning as was its
expression, seemed to show that he had at least as
much satisfaction as' he was any longer capable of
enWo Wonderful escapes are related on all sides. Per-
. -
haps none are more striking than the following :—•
A soldier was leading in the camp of the 23d Regi- 1
meat a valuable charger belonging to Major
Robert Bruce. A Shell burst,' disembowelling the
horse and tearing him into nearly two. parts, ),it,
the soldier escaped unhurt. Two of the la ;e
marquees occupied by the sick men of the regi-
ment were torn by shells, and a round shot
passed through one of the wooden' huts, in which
were several patients, finding its way out close
to the head of one of them, who was perfectly
disabled from moving; yet none were injured.
Some remarkable , escapes were told at all the
hospitals nearest to the siege train depots, for after
the regiments had been marched sway for safety,
many sick and wounded 'remained in the hospitals,
attended by the surgeons:- The very closeness of
Some of the camps seemed to-be a source of safety, .
for the shells, which were projected Slantingly, and
afterwards fell and exploded on the ground, appa-
rently fell more thickly at a considerable
,distance
from the depots than in the immediate .neighbour-
hood. Many burst among the huts of thee-Second
Division and in the Woronzoff rafine, and some
fell as far even as the camp of the Fourth Division.
There was a painful story spread about that, the
sick men in the English siege-train hospital were
all burned, from the hospital hut having been
overthrown and preventing their escape. This
turns out, happily, to be wholly "untrue. The
hospital- but was,bk,vrif down br, the. force • of die
first explosidh ill the-Pcsuohnapot ; but not one
of the patients, of whom thyme were eight or nine
in the hut, was injured by the fall of . the timbers.
Their escape was almost Miraculous., It is attri-
buted chiefly to the men having crept under their
iron bedsteads before the yielding timbers of the
roof had falleh to the ground. The sick of the
French camp were in the Divisional ambulance on
the opposite side .of the ravine from the depot.
The ambulance is reported to be very much in-
jured. No man within the boundary of the
French siege train could possibly have escaped
without loss of life or most severe injury. The
English commissary of the field train department
is said to be missing.
When the writing of .this account was com-
menced, a little after 5 p.m., the fire was.. still
burning briskly. It arose chiefly from the con-
sumption of timber remaining from the.huts, por-
tions of platforms, gun-carriages, shell-boxes, and
other wooden articles used in artillery purposes.
The evening air was becoming misty, and a strong
glare was reflected in the sky. But the materials
were quickly exhausted, and about 7 p.m. the
flames were extinct, and smouldering embers alone
remained.
The explosion and subsequent fire attracted the
notice of the Russians encamped on the north
heights and along the range overlooking the Tcher-
naya valley. They-advanced in considerable num.
it
ttpoioso
upon them
said,
ninde
,emvwifedrreneni
from the
delightpreviously
iogun
snl at
guns
omf tahasnekmes spectacle
to their view. Presently the Frencahndopoefned a
fire
hers towards the edge of the Inkefinan cliffs, and
ec,battatcol
reipear,eswehnitoehd,
theex-
istence of which the enemy was in all probability
unaware. The Russians were at once driven back,
and they appeared to retire in such haste that little
doubt was entertained of the French shot having
found their way among them.