The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-12-23

retiring under the shelter OF their artillery.
.nr.ncI in front Of our lines and were.
holin. III. battle lir!! 50 >tou,v contested,
when the enemy taking advantage Of our
ir!r'u,l,'. a.ain advanced. while the guns
pushe'! forward and opened a tremcndou;
tir. upon ~.
General Canrohcrt. who mover omitted
Lord liuIan for much OF the carly part Of
III" ,!a:. At once directed the French to all
vance aud QUIT INK the enemy. In his efforts
h" wa ably seconded BY General Bosquct.
whose devotion was noble. Nearly all his
mounted escort were down beside and behind
him. General Canrobert was slightly woun
dc,!. His immediate attendants suffered Sc
vcrc!v. The renewed assault WAS so at!mira-
tly rcpuscd that the Rnssiaas sullcnly rctir-
Ell. still projected by th"ir crashing artillery.
The Russians, abOu, ~, made a sorte on
the French lines. travcrsed two parallels
before they could be resisted. They were
driven back at last with great loss.
and as they retired they blew up some
q; the mines insi,.e and Flagstaff Fort. ev-
identity afraid that the French wonld enter
r'.!l nell after them. At one o'clock the Rus
SANS wcr" acain retiring. At 10 minutes past
lGrssnnS two guns smashed their artillery
and they llmbcred up, leaving FIVE tumbrels
and one gun carriage on the field.
HORRIBLE APPEARANCE OF THE BATTLE
On the evening Of the battle | went over
the field. | think have said over and over
a.ain. that it was sight Which could never
b. described. A considerable number, some
500 to 900 Russians, killed and wounded
were wing anon. orr tents, and here also
were mary. too many, corr:cs Of Zouavcs and
French infantry Of the line. Al! our woun-
died. have been removed and the wounded Of
thr enemy are being gathered in The kind
ness and attention of our fellows to their
helpless enemies was beyond all praise They
brought them water, got knapsatks to pnt I'M
der their heals. and borrowed blankets in
which to cover them from the raw night air.
Here and there small groups of them stood
absorbed in pity round some PROSTATE foe to
whom their Kindness came too late, and who,
shot either through the head or lungs, gasp
e.l out hi, existence in painful sol,s. or tcrmi-
mated it in 4 horrible CONFUSION. which male
,our blood curdlc to hear. \ little above the
line Of trats was the brow of the hill over
looking lnkermann Lights. Here was the
spot where the allied artillery engaged that
Of The enemy after the retreat, and here the
sight was >ickenIng indeed. There is moth
in 50 awful "a the spectacle of the bodies OF
those who have been struck down BY round
shot or shell. One poor fellow of the ojth
hal been struck by two "a ponnLcrs in the
heal aal body. \ shell! afterwards burst on
hm an4 tore. Kim to pieces, and it was ONLY
by the fragments of cloth, with the regimen
tai buttons adhrriny. that YOU could tell that
the rough bloody miss which lay in the road
hrl ever been a hum III being. But it is use
les, to dwc!l on these 81 'kenns details; suffice
it to sav. that here among the r:asscs OF
some tw) hurried killed AMI wouadcd hor-
s:s lar the bodies Of our brave English and
French artiicryn n. all more or less fright
fully mr!iitcl. SOM, had their heals taken
oil at the neck. a. if with an axe Others their
leg. cone from the hips: others their arms,
and others again who were hit in the chest
or stomach, were az smashed az if thew had
been crushed in a machine. But it was no,
alone the allies who lay here on the contra
~, there were ten Russian pses to one Of
theirs. but the latter were al! killed bv mus
kerry before the artillery came up. On this
spot the Russians kept dropping shells the
whole night: but their vindictve efforts we're
il vain: all who lay in reach oftheir missiles
had suffered the last which they were to en-
durc on earth. Passing up the road to Sebas-
topol between heaps OF Russian dead, YOU
ramc 20 the spot where the Guards had been
compelled to retire from the defence Of the
wall above Inkcrmann Valley. Here our
deal were nearly As numerous as the cncmy'S
Across the path, side by side, lay five Guards
men. who were all killed by one rouni sho
as they advanced against the enemy. They
lay on their faces in the same attitude, witt
their muskcts tightly "ra>ped in both hands
and all hal the same grim. painful frOwn o:
their features, like men who were struck dOwr
in the ac' ot closing with their foes. Bcyou,
this the Russians. GrarlSmcn, and line rr"i
men's lay thick as leaves, intcrmixe.l will
dead and wounded horses. The latter. wit!
fractured limbs, were then rising, AMI afc
staggering few steps rolling over among Thu
cori~rs. snortiny and plnngng feariully. ii
to the right of the wall was the way TO tn,
Two-gun Battery. The path lay through tn,
thick brushwood, but the path was slipper,
with blood. and the brushwood was broker
down and encountered with the dead. Th'
scene from the battery was awful-awful be
yonl description. stood upon its parapc
ut about 8 at night, and felt nv heart sink a
gazcd upon the scene Of carnage arount
The moon was at its full, aud showed every
object as if by the light of day. Facing III,
was the valley OF Inkermann, with the Tchcr
q InO ~ a., ~,
between the hills, which, for variety and pic
turesGuc beauty. might vie with any part of
the world. Yet shaIl never recall the mem
DRY Of Inkcrmann Valley with any but feel
inss Of loathing and horror; for around tn
spot from which sui vcvc'l the scene lay up
wards Of 5000 bodies Many badly woun
drd also lay there and their low, dull moan
Of mortal agony struck with terrible dl.tinct
ness upon the ear or worse STILL tLc hoarst
snrging cry and vehement struggles ct those
who were convulsed before they passed away
Round the hill small groups of men with hos
lita! stretcherS were searching out for those
who still survived; and others again. win Ian
terms. tusly turning over the dead. look ing
for the bodies of otlirers who were known &c
hc killed, but who hal not becen found
Here also were English women whose hus-
bands had not returned. hurryins about with
loud lament atoms turning the faces of our
d.rl TO the IN Sht, and eagerly scckin.
for what they feared 10 find. These latter
were far more to be piticd than the inani,,,atc
forms ofthose who lay slaughtered around
The ambulanccs. as fast as they came up. re-
rriye,, their loa! Of sufferers, and even blan-
ket. were employed TO convey the wounded
TO the rear. Outside tie battery the Russians
lay two and three deep. Inside the place was
literally fall with the bot.;cs Of Russians
GuAr,is,ae,,, 5;th ard goth. The fine tall