New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-09
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
LETTERS FROM THE SEAT Of WAR.
BY OUR OWN BAsHI-BoZOUk-TW. v. IT
From Punch
JOURNAL OF THE SIEGE or slLIsTRIA.

From Punch.
JOURNAL. OF THE SIEGE or SiLiSGRIA.
FoRT or ARAB TAgI, Thursday.
DEAR SIR: resume my pen, and continue my ac-
count OF our siege / accompany the MS WIN draw
ipgs which you will please TO have copied by proper
persons at home. The one have hastily dashed OF
on this page represents myself just now with ltte
incident that happened. / give you my hOn0r "ts
so tired after twenty hours 10 the saddle or
the trenches that did not care TO remove the she,
but let it blaze away at its leisure. Ii only killed
nineteen men. thought few pictures of myself
might please the girls az home; and you will take care
the artist you employ makes Inc hGHdsome etough' or
if survive this siege, wo be TO him on my return
home
Fridoy.-After dispatchng that little business with
the officers, appointed the non' comm STONED otcers
to the pnsts reserving Tue place OF MAJOR for
INV faithful friend G. . Some disturbance
may possibly take place on account of the appoint
ments, the PG.ha in command OF the tOwn naturally
liking TO have the patronage. II he breaks all these
ilLlooking scoundrtIs shall not he whit put cat Of
temper. My temper, when ! am pleased, IL oiicn
very fine.
Inspected the defunct Bimbashi's quarters, AID Sc
lected out of HE stock such things suited ln3
late villain appears to have had appetite for pul-
der: | have The less remOrse IN having suppressei
him. found in his rooms thirteen very handsome
suits of clothes OF diff rent but hgndsone patterns
Selected for every day wear pluk pelIsse, yellow
trowsers and sha 81 round my fez for Suud Iys
light blue Cashmere ditto ditto. Shulwars striped
white aud crimson, pea-green morocco boots w.tn
silver spurs; and another equally elegant dEess TO-
ohange-the rest distributed among my msn. be-
sides the clothes found, among he villains elects
desk marked Nh J. T. Jones contsarg Z, ooo Of er-q-
lar OF Couts payable 20 len thonas Jones . %
tme. Mr. J family thai they can have the desA taes
Eighteen letters. cOUisinBg lock Of La aDd ssred
your ever, ever faithful Anna Maria
JopeSs journal and fifteen Of bis nn 5s t srpais he hep'
box Of CocIies compound Ant. Bilious Pr. Of which
tn az tIUvr r. .
Cmmmy Taendi who was indisposed ana
The circular letter containing Joness signature Tue notes
os,hed by Nepheseretes Co. OF Pers upons rather
clumsy forgery Of Joues's signature
In the poor Majors kit further found:
brace of er1Ountsd pisol' and ys,alh.h wlts
Of sod as frst thoush covered with TURQUOISE II ths
some family Of this yaashan, bnsns it was god
re, SOC pis,tIes for th. knife when Isold Adranope
Proceeding in my perqulsitons discovered;
wopied ,tOclins eoatainiog s.'ia eal, pkei boob.
bs chiefly the Emperor AeIanders reign which, mean
the paper roubsl TO the Commandsnt oi ssna The
had e1termnated mad been in league WITH ne
Portinsntesu, m.rled solid leather" containing t-0
dozs shirts, marked T. j.
Stockings collars and handkerchief, with the same MARI
Six cakes Of brown Windsor soap;
And slyermounted dressing ea.ersther handsome thing
for crest. TSe maker West, in ST. Jatae.'.st-
But how the deuce can tell to whom portman-
teau belongs marked only Warranted Solid Leath
erl OF course a IA gaerTe 1t ls q "a guerre. L
found the linen most comfortable, and the stockings
and slippers very pleasant for a change, when came
in wet and weary out of the trenches. That MAJOR
certainly had robbed somebody, and was lawess
villain, whose life was rightly sacrificed 20 bis Gu
pidty.
SGfurday-Paraded my regiment, and gave them
fourteen hours under arms Had to chastise or
eight of them showing them que ye RenteRdGs pas IA
pfasaaterte Confscated goose end lamb, which
our villain had robbed out OF the bazaar aud sent the
gibets back 10 the family. On this day we received
information in Sstris that Russian corps was ad-
yanciDg out Of the DobrOdsa upon Rassoya-
NOnday.-Ny quarters are pretty good 10 the mouse
Of the Greek Papa PolypylGsbGos. His VIE Boops
must have been good looking, his daughter hhododae-
tylos is extremely so. Safe with them, and drank
Rakee while the old gentleman was al church. Sang
Who Fears 10 Speak Of Mnef y-Etghti and Inc
Shan Van VegAf to the ladies, whe were affected
10 tears.
Aftr had done singing, pretty little Rhododactyos
took the instrument and mprovised plantiye ballad
respecting the late events with my regiment begin
ming;
M5gy is,6,, 6ts, styaetsoo MvMiyGoi,-"
which my modesty forbds my translating so really
undeseryed we're the compliments paid to the courage
personal appearance &c., Of q certain Colonel OF
bashi. Bozonks-
They produced some Cyprus wine, and We had an
excellent piaff over which old PolyphesbG9s folod
rs on return from chapel As we had D0lishsd eg tns
rice and lamb the old man dned the flaps OF bread
which We had used for plates and / left the old
monster actually picking crumbs of the table cloth
TussdGy.-Annoyed all night by the old Papas
,nsring Finding he has very comfortable bed, or
dered it to my room. Went out with my bozoaks 20
tbe bridge OF Routschouk, where we found the ad-
yanced guard of the enemy. Charged them moe
times bu, were beaten back by the Russians, with
loss Of tbirty-niDe Of killed and seventy eight
wounded. All things considered, however, my me a
behaved very well. RhOdOdactylos good deal agi-
t.ted. and ber mother, Boopis Po'nia, delighted at
my return. The old Papa seemingly not very glad 10
me. -.
l6. A strong oannonade from the island. oi 'he
Depule. The enemy's advanced guard at Adkoi. A
skirmish wi the Bash BOEouks, who retired toward
Arab Tabia The rain fell very hesvily fror after IL
o'clock The macintosh | took from the young oiieer
of the Lobs HassGrs q great use and comfort f"or