Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-12-16

rs only Englishmen can fight and the fth 3th ana
9th were these up with US. escaped without a
scratch, thank God. though was covered with
blood my horse was not even wouhoeo out on'
the work of slaughter that then began-twns unly
awful. but | suppose it was necessary; We cut
them down like sheep, and they did not seem TO
have power to resist The plain is covered with
dead Russians and Of course we left some OF our
poor comrades on the field. We only lost two, and
about seven wounded
FRrHct SnARr-Snoo1Fns- must tell you what
the francs-fire,irS drt. There are two companies
of them. each composed Of $50 men, chosen from
among the best marksmen Of the Chasseurs de Vim
cennes. In the night they creep in front oi the
entertainments, dig holes, and place themselves in
them as well as they can. Then they fire at the
Russian artillery men. They have already Killed
so many that the Russians now close their embra-
sures with sort Of double door, which is bali
proof But they are obligeG to open 1t to point
their gun and FIRE, and no sooner is this done than
twenty balls whistle through it. The Russians
have sustained such losses that they were at times
seized with despair-raising their guns from he
hind, they fire volcys OF grape shot at their dsa-
greeable visitors. Nevertheless, the latter have
succeeded IN extinguishng all the first line OF their
batteries say first line, because there are sever
al others in the rear, the part of the town which
faces us being an inclined plane on which batteries
have been raised in lines one above the other
That our fancS.tireurs have done good execution
is evident from the fact that, on the evening OF the
2Uth, Cen Martlmpre, chief of the general staff
received note informing him that the Russian
, fire had become uncertain, and that artillerymeI
were scarce that the guns had to be served 10y
the infantry. Express no surprise at the wore
uncertain; for from the 9th tn the lIth the Russian
gentlemen dil net cease to point their guns at u
c rs Mt target while we did not dcgn to answe
9 them even by n musket shot. They consequent,
. attained such precision, that the day on which W
: unmasked our batteries their balls entered on
h embrasures as if cast by haHd. One ball went IL
to the very mouth Of cannon, but was too larg
' to penetrate more than third. 1t however, stuc
. fast. This was considered so curious that the gu
q was carried to the Generals tent To be shown t
g him.
d From THE TowN-Oc'. "a, being bombardC
l. for eight days. the town has indeed suffered gre
d deal, but the feet is unhurt the steamer Nadim.
s has got two balls in her The sailors who man Il
., works erected by Colonel Toddeben suffered Il
l most The resistance seems to irrtate the b
n siegers for for the last few days they have be-
l firing with red hot balls. You cannot escape the
y anywhere in the town. If the bombardment las
d long the streets of the southern part will be-
/ to say, paved with mon. The sailors under To
=. Gleten are as it were the living bulwark of Il
l. Crimea. They are admirable Nachimof, wi
5. formerly had never been On horseback, is now co
e tnually riding along the lines of batteries.
h his own concise manner lie addresses his sailor
5. who adore him. The moral influence of such me
y makes them saviors in great crises. Menchiko
Is too, does not spare himself. rs be was lately n
1t ing along the Notifications in the briskest of Il
5 fire, the arterymen called out to him: This
:, not the place for your Ilghness ~ Tie comma'
;. der of bastion said to him "liave you CON
II here because you do not trust us l swear to 90
= we shall all Of us to the very last do our duty.
/ Then let me also do mine" said the Prince, cain
b w. Dannenberg will arrive at Sevastopol on tn
y ID or Sd Of November.