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

of the 10Th, who had more prncticed ear than bis
comrade was struck by the strange accent and curl
Gus idom of the so, d,sant Frenchman, which, in any
oIe but Frenchman, would have excited no suspi-
cion; but still he afraid of making mistake. and
had no device ready at hand to test the truth How.
ever he sent off 10 Sir Colin Campbell to say that he
suspected there a Russian spy among them. The
supposed Frenchman not to be caught so easily
His quick eye detected the dispatch Of the messen-
ger and so he gradually drew Of from our lines to-
ward the valley, but IN manner so natural as to per-
pex those to whom the officer had communicated his
inisgivings and when he had gained good ofing he
quickeDed his pace into a run, and got right away
into the Russian lines, leaving his late companions
gazing open .mouthed after him The French exc
cuted speedy justice the other day on spy, whom
they found dise used Tartar arabjee within their
Ies and shot him a. soon as they had found out all
they could from him. But these Russians are very
rasts. The sentinel before the house of the Provost
Marshal in Balaklava was astonished TO see horse,
with a sack of corn on its back, deliberately walking
past him in the moonlight the other night. He went
over to seize the animal when the sack of sud
denly became changed into full-grown Cossack, who
drove the spurs into his seed and had vanished ere
the sentry had recovered his speech.
The WHITE PALETOr.-Oar sharpshooters supply,
in some measure, the action Of artillery. Hidden in
holes in the ground behind defenses established
by means of earth bags on the top OF the parspets
Of the trenches, they fire at everything that shows
itself and slacken considerably the FIRE OF the place.
However they have still 10 pick of, as they say k
monsier au poletot Uono The following is the ex-
panation Of that phrase: The person in question is
an amateur an OLD solcer perhaps, who, every day,
at undetermined hour, advances 10 front Of the
Notifications with piece Of cannon, drawn by men.
He hes it placed in battery by his attendants giving
himself the pleasure of firing it OF: himself He
ary plants bis tent OF far from the gun and after
each shot he whdraws 70 it for about ten minutes,
probably 10 smoke cigar and driok glass Of
brady and then, when the piece is agao charged,
be comes out and fires apOther shot. This course Of
preceding takes place every day aud lasts an hour
or two. II appears that he mas a number OF domes-
tics for the snaipshooiers have already killed about
fifty Of his attendants and new ones always present
then selves
DREssISc TIE WoUyDED-The brigade OF Guards
row would Tot muster one regiment. Alter nad
had some supper and helped myself % drop OF rum
| went and helped The doctor a. dress the wound- OF
the men-an awful sight to zee; but c0n stand any.
thing now SIN as hard "a q hint. have some OF
TIE peer fellows blood on my hands no 8, ana sm
sure you cannot form any idea Of held ot otte
without actuslly for yourself Ii am spared
20 con home, YOU will never believe my stories.
return FROM BATTLE-Most thankful we were
to escape Of the horrible scene and most gratef al
al being pree rved through il. For about five hours
We had been under heavy Ere, and we're besides
tired with the hard work especially ~ ve h sd bad
no breakfast. II awfnl 10 sea Low tie uen and
heres were torn and maDgled By the shot ana shell,
which came iuliOusly through rs bu' ne mos. pain
iUl thing was TO hcsr tie wounded nvn yTOan,ng IN