New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-15

! their agony and calling on you by for sseiss-
s,ce, Which it was out Of your power 10 sfForc OF
about 30 officers and men sho vent inlo acton 20
were illed apd wounded. seven wheels were more o.
les disabled. When the battery returned to canp I
vent back to lock at the number Of the dssd norsee
&c saw some Russian field carriages, ~hch h~j
been deserted, four ammunition carts, two hubers
and on. gDD-carrage the gun 'sef had been saved
by drsggiig il with ropes along the g'o1nd. The
number OF dead end wounded along the lnkernsnn
road was sckebire; they seemed TO me far more ~.
m. rous than at Alma.
DEATH OF GEs STRtSGw,Ys-A shell came right
in among the st.fi-it exploded in Capt. Somersecs
horse, ripping him open, portion of The shell tore
of the leather overas Of Capt. Somersets ucussr;
il then struck down Capt Gorjons horse. aud killed
him az once, and then blew away Gen. Strangwsys
leg. that it hung bv shred of hesh ana bit Of
cloth from the skin The poor old Gensrai never
moved muscle of his fsce. lie ssid merely r Q
gentle voice, viii any one be kind enough 10 lii
me off my horse , He wac taken down end laid
on The ground while his life bsod ebbed fast, and
last be- was carried to the Bu the gallant cd
mar bad not sufficient strength to undergo opera
ton and in two hours be h.d sunk 70 res', leaving
behind him memory which Will ever be held dec
By every officer and man of the army.
4 D,RING ENPLoITs.-Msjor Goodwin, lls Regi-
NEIL, surrounded by the enemy, and two Of them
dashed up biz horse; he deliberately sho, them,
auo, squirting his charger, broke through the thick
crowd but just he deemed himself secGre, dsriug
Rus, ian az aiDst him with his bsyone adv snced
The Major quietly waited until he Wa, close up, and
81 OF the ao DE- al the spot. Lieut. Col HAY who
received three severe wounds, but happily no, dan
g.rous wounds was deemed by the enemy their pr
sOrer but he al no idea OF travelling during the cold
winter in Russia 20 he raised his sword ana cutting
down three of those abou. bin, escaped to HE reg-
meDt, 10 the delight of every officer a man.
The BATTLE Eve IL TIE Russian CANA cor
respond, Mt of La Prose communicates the ioosing
curious Information respecting the proceedings in
Sevasopo and the Russian camp. from the arrival OF
the reepforcements under Gen. Dannenberg, Ill the
battle of Ink ernann:
The new reeDtOrcements, which have come 70 The as
sstsnce of the Russians had been already announced
to the Csmmander inChief from Perekep. IL WAS
known that this army, commanded by Gen. Damien
berg-the most able, we are assured, OF all che Rus
siap eeDtrals-and by the two Archduke-, Michael
snd Nicholas composed of the ION, nth and lstS
DIV isous Each OF these corps consists of i6 batial
ions OF infantry of two b.tta ons OF artillery and OF
a force of cayar, the number of which ~ scc1-
rstely Known Altogether 1000 men have arrived
at Sevasto,O post-haete having left their baggage
third al Niooluieh.
Having reached forest, two leagues 10 the NORTH
cart OF Sevastopo The army halted, and the tso
Archoukes put themselves in communication With
Prince Menobikotf who paid them visit. council
OF var was hello the Sd. at which the two Arch
dukes Prince MeDchkof, and Gen. Gorcbakoh, were
the only persons present. Ii decided az The
Gil that attack should be made upon the allied
forces days afterward. The army was 10 adv anoe
toward Ink mann to take possession OF the fortified
wOrk which crown the nights and surround the PLAIN
sim, w,s 10 attack the eastern side of the French
works toward Balaklava.
Al the same time n vigorous sortie was 10 be made
to help these operations The point chosen spot
betwe the Fort Quarantine and the southern fort.
portion OF the garrison of the city and OF the south
ern fort was to attack and destroy the first and second
French bate RES which are causing considerable dam
age III The town.
Matters being thus arranged, Prince MenohikoG
reserved to hn sell the command of the town aad the
disposition OF the columns which were 10 make the
sore. The army and the renforcements whlcn had
up were placed under the command OF Ssnerh
GorcbaAol. The army Of operation was to receive,
also draush of troops from the garrison OF Sevasto
pol The srchdukes were placed on the stall.
Meai uTes were immediately tako 10 insure the dles
Xtcution of these plans.
On the 4ih a solemn celebration took place. A
cbanted with all solemnity by bishops who
had come with the archdukes. At the end of the mas
the troops assembled and OF the prelates al
dressed Them. should have been incredulous to
The details which sm about to communicate, hadI
received them from Russian officer, at present
prisoner Balaklava, and if they had not been
frmed by special Investigations, which have made
for the purpose OF ascertainng their truth.
The bishop began by reminding the soldiers Of
their duty TO the Car and their country and drew
then attention 10 the two archdukes who mad come
to share their dangers He then spoke Of their
mics, ana gave explanation OF the battle of Alms,
calculated to Halter the self love and to elevate the
courage of the imperial army. The English came IN
der the special notice of the bishop. He said they
poor soldiers, destitute of all energy and hostile
to The OF God. His illusions 10 the French
a mere e,ho of the proclamation Of the Car at Moe
COW, III the year 1912
The most remark able point, however was the
strange conclusion OF the address:
" II You sre coDquer0rs cried the bishop, great
Joy is ID preparation for you. We know from unim-
peacbabe that these Eoglsh hereties nave in
their camp enormous tum, which tod will give
into your bands. This sum amounts TO thirty million
roubles. The Emperor makes you present OF the
third part of this tremendous sum. The second third
is reseSed for tbe purpose of the 10 building Of Sc
vastopol: which syou on the point of relieving.
The remsiDder will be divided amoEg the Princes and
officers who will. tomorrow he your commanders in
the battle Every Of you, soldiers, RECEIVE SEQ
roubes To the wounded the Emperor promises
month pay md ratops. As 20 those of yOn chosen
by God for glorious DEATH your Emperor vii per-
nit you to dispose of your share in the booty by vii.
Whatever may be the w-hes Of any one of you, they
will be respected solemnly."
The speech was terminated by an appeal 10 the
God If armies, to bless the soldiers Of Russia A
distribution Of medals and corones followed.
The officer who has given me these curious details
is persoD Of high family, with spice of Votassn-
INN in bis composition; bat he assures me that the
rcepe was almost sublime II was calculated 20 make
great impression the soldiers on whom the recol-
lection OF the battle Of Alma had operated most
periodically. Whatever may have been toe canse,
whether it the exhortation Of the bishops the
presence of the princes greed fN gold or coy Other
reason, there i, no doubt that the RussaDs tougbt
most admirably on the morrow.