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h'e“,grn eat difficultres7b—ur ;;;;iii-Enonnta said, toti have already made the acquaix.—
snie_'' glish attacked the Russian positions in admirable wife.' She came forward and referred to the newspapi
and doer the fire of their cannon, carried them she had given me, inquiring about its contents. She always
tan off the Russians. The bravery of Lord spoke to me in English, evincing a desire to acquire that
and wais that of antiquity. In the midst of cannon facility of expression which only practice can give ; and
musketabandon shot, he displayed a calmness which never on her making a slight and very natural error, his impe-
and the ed him. The French lines formed on the heights rial highness corrected her, as he is perfectly acquainted
Nr_artillery opened its fire. Then it was no longer with the language, which, he informed me, was taught to
Itets
had has
but a rout; the Russians threw away their mus- him and the imperial family by Dr. Law, respecting whose
ha,t(l knapsacks, in order to run the faster. If, sire, health he made some inquiries, and expressed a great es-
t/441T ad cavalry, I should hare obtained immense results, teem for that gentleman. It was now late (past eleven),
it /%.,,,111,sehikoff would no longer have had an army, but and her imperial highness doubtless thought it time for
tce
our troops were harassed, and the ammunition our interview to close. She went round and said some-
ing weartulery was exhausted. At six o'clock in the even- thing to the grand duke, on which he used the word
tebt' h
11caruPed on the very bivouac of the Russians. My stoppi, which, as I have explained, signifies proceed,'
'sou the very spot where that of Prince Menschikoff that is, Let us alone.' Her imperial highness then left
I,eZliu the morning, and who thought himself so sure of us. I observed now that she was in a different costume ;
session us that he left his carriage there. I have taken she wore a large Leghorn straw hat, a rich crimson velvet
arid shall
of it, with his pocket-book and correspondence, boddice, fitting quite close, and a white skirt. Soon after
oostalt`d take advantage of the valuable information it her departure, the grand duke rose, and, shaking hands,
rails
two, The Russian army will probably be able to dismissed me, saying he was afraid I must be fatigued."
on the leagues from this, and I shall find it to-morrow, On the following day he had an interview with the Ern-
atscha,but beaten anddemoralised,while the allied peror himself :—" The Emperor was standing in the mid-
pen:,l! full of ardour and enthusiasm. I have been corn- die of the room, dressed in the plain dark blue uniform of
thes""e to remain here in order to send our wounded, and a General-in-Chief, and wore a white enamelled cross at
u. he
Russians, to Constantinople, and to procure the button-hole on his chest. This, I believe, was the
hies and and provisions from the fleet. The English cross of the Order of St. George, an honour conferred only
iamb ad 1,500 men put hors de combat. The Duke of upon persons who have rendered important services to
4rovin ledge is well ; his division, and that of Sir J. their country. I imagine that his Imperial Majesty has
hp, al were superb. I have to regret about 1,200 men not yet assumed the decoration of the highest class of the
oface,.„` combat, 3 officers killed, 54 wounded, 253 sub- Order, which is worn by such men as Paskewitch,. Woron-
Cann3, and soldiers killed, and 1033 wounded. General zoff, &c., and which was described to me as different in
Was ert, to whom is due in part the honours of the day, size to that worn by the Emperor. I expected to see a fine
stNeku,,ghtly wounded by the splinter of a shell, which tall man, but was not prepared to find his Imperial Ma-
Qeneruliu in the breast and hand, but he is doing well. jesty so much superior to the generality of men in height
tiolisi,t7 Thomas, of the division of the Prince, is se- and appearance. He certainl sign not look more than 50,
have wounded by a ball in the abdomen. The Russians nor were there any particulars of care on his counte-
heir
about 5,000 men. The field of battle is covered mance at least not more than one sees in every mau of his
dead; ourfield hospitals are full of their wounded. age. 'lfis features were fine and regular, his head bald in
d a proportion of seven Russian dead the centre, and his eyes expressive of mikidl isaiesisoee in

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The Russian artillery caused us
I shall all my

accordance with his woras. I was aware that his Majesty
spoke both English and French, and hoped that he would

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and him,