New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-03


aunss calculated 70 destroy two Or three ordinary fs
saw one OF tho SD regiment the field just aIee ~.
fight He shot right through the hend ana .n a
retruded in large at the back OF the oeaa a
frou, the front of the skull with my own eyes the
wounded man his hand wipe the horrible mas
his brow, and proceed to struggle down she i o""o
Many Of the Russians shot in three o. Ioat paee
few of them had only one wound ley b,
bsv Md besn told no Quarter would be given and sew
era deplorabe events took place in AZ
men were passng by three Of them were shos or
STABBED IN men living on the ground and the cry was
raised that tho wounded Russians were nrlng on our
There story tnat one oiIe a y wv act
of administering IS he lay IN agony on te eo
be this may there was at one time near cnance q
massacre taking place but the men were soop eontrel
ed and confined Themselves to the piage which always
| takes place on battlefield
one villain with red coat on his back regret to
saw saw 10 up to wounded Russian who was rolling
on the earth of the 18th regiment and before
we could say word he discharged his rife right
the wretched creatures brains Col Yea rode at him to
cut him down but the fellow excused himself by deciar
ing the Russian going to shoot him. This was the
flushed with victory and animated by angry passioe
although the wounded enemy had unqnestlonapy enua
Rpssians had small crosses and chains fastened around
their necks Several were lound with hofans IN s me-
knapacks probably recruits from the kasan Iar
tars Many of the officers had portraits OF wives or s
tresses Of mothers sisters, inside their coats.
The prvates the little money they possessed n
ther eaaer search after the money often caused the
na;nfn apprehensons that they about to
destroy them Last night al these poor a, ny
the yes the cries of despair and suffering We're
nournul commentary the exultaton OF the Victors
and on the joy which regned along the byonac hres o.
i OF the ussians one thing was remarkable. The
prisoners are generally COARSE suen and nnnteigeDt
looking men Death had ennobled those who fell, for
the expression of their faces altogether different
The wounded might have envied those VINO seemed 10
' have passed away go peacefully
The soldiers are all shayen ceanly on tne chih anu
cheek only the oustache is left and the hair is cropped
as close to head possible The latter is very con-
yenient mode wearing the hair in these parts Of tine
world The officers (hose of superior rank excepe are
barely dtngusabe from the so far as uniform is
but the generals wore sashes and gold epau
ettes The subalterns merely lace shouderstrap
Of the cloth one of the priyates Most of them
os Transh and the entreaties Of the wounded to
taken along with u.s. the officers moved up tne ni
touching in the extreme Ths poor fellows NAG
notion that would murder them II the eye OF tne
officer was removed from them.
An old general who sat smiling and bowling on bank
with his leg broken by round shot seemed principally
n for the loss of his gold snuff box This be
lieye has since restored to him The they
The Officers displayed great gaiantry and the Tough
with dogged courage characteristic Of the Russian IN
fantry they utterly deficient in elan and dash
not quite sure the names sent you per last st
r the generals commanding correct but believe 1t
be SO now Our loss 2ls6 killed and wounded of TIL
! French between 1900 and 400. The enemy have los
upwards Of 6000 Had had but little brigade of
airy more might have converted the retreat into
rout and taken 5oooprsoners guns and
d
h the field from the scene of their triumphs
b, ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
to The whole interest of the centres in the Oh
"a ea and the English papers so completely engrosse
with dispatches and letters from that quarter that we ca
g find little intelligence from other parts
~ party from British fleet have established them
selves in lighthouse of Cape Gbersonese which form
the extreme Eastern of the promontory of tn
e Scnth Of sebastopol and have re the light which th
w Russians had extinguished
O. yscount Ghewton of the Scots Fnsieer Guards, ha
40 at scutar the Both nlt and his wounds wer
Is progressing very iaverabiy.
The greatest activity exists in the garrison at Woo
wich in the Royal Engineer department. and messenge
es by express to Chatham the 9th inst with o.
der to thu commanding officer of the engineer establish
OF at Chatham to forward all non-commissioned OH
pyates of the Royal Sappers and Miners who
practical divers for the purpose Of their being sent to til
OF army under the command of Lord Raglan in the Crime
ne assist in bringing up the and removing the We
sells snk at the entrance of the harbor Of Sebastopo
1t letter from officer of the Allied neet off the rive
re Katcha, Sebsstopol, written September %, says
ne aSir II Lyons with the in-shore steam squadron,
ny away at Balakava experimenting the decentralization
siege Artillery in the harbor The little garrison OF "
be place surrendered and the Allied armies occupy th
heights above, but not distinctly visible from our
ne ehorage ~
aLord Raglan has for the present. established his heat
q quarters the village of Karatcha in line between til
head OF Sebastopol harbor and Baakaya The weatht
been beyond expectation beautiful and favorable
10 SAT this Moment enormous fire raging in tt
as of the town. and the Allied armies in sigh
and them to-day it is not impossible thu
40 they are pursuing the usual Russian plan of burnn
blowing up and destroying every thing rather than su
r- render All Polish and other deserters agree thu
they are prepared to do The ships which they
days the entr Of the harbor the Ho
he Trinity 120 Rostilaf, 81 Sisepo, 40 gun figate
d goodeh 81 Oorie, so Silistria 80; Kooleyche, a
IRE These ships with exception had ali their rggir
M standing ali their guns and Of every description
90 beard Parts of their hus visible but the mass
~ rigging are nov cut away %