The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-18

gounded horses. lay De bodiss * or hravsl Eue.
- s11 Efeoca assulefymeu, 6ll uose OF 7ese
n1gnnuny nntilaee1. Soas kaA ehS1r ke6ie ~
3 y sne 49, g yith e1 axe others fheir Ie1s
assln WHO wore ht b iAs cles. a ep,nseS' -.
Aernl!y - smashed ~ 4 they had - errskss q
: mecnine But 4 was nos alone the aIIies w3o -
scr',ss = ue contrsry, thers wsre een Re1eien
eiied ~ muaketry before the artiIlerv e.ms -. -
" ~ .pos ne Rusiahs keps druppinr slselIs tke
whole night, but their vindjcfive ei5arss 49, s
- VIC ~ ~ reach Of their missiles Ia
earth Passing up the rosd 10 ssv.een.,s1 ~
aeaps Of kussiau dead, you eame 10 fhs rnce ,hss.
me Guards had been compelled 10 re<ire f-o-.
'nE 4 aesense ct the wall above Iskermann vsiIsv
enemys Across the path, ode bv side ls~ 80 -
su1osmen who were killed BY one round ~ =
LEY eavanced to charge the es,emy Thev - -
sh., .sses U ne same attitude with their mnskess
GRIM painful frown upon ther stures l;Is 49,.
were struck down in the act Of clcsing. ,-ssh
tneT ioes Beyond this, tho Rusaian susr5~,s =.
-;,h ',ns seeiments lay thick leaves ntermxed
fractured ll1ibA were now and fhan risns - -
- aaegeslng few steps, rolling over a1,ong the
snorting and pInnginR fearfuliv. IN e ths
teEv tn me wan Nas the wsy 70 the two gun bas.
~. ine path lay through thick brushvdod i,,,t
the path was slippery with blood and she h,0s ~
800 800 wa broken down end eucurnbeySs3 vSs s. :
ocsa.. 1he scene from de hatasrv - c~eT1
49,. - yona oe:crption stood upon the para6ef
eoou. nine as night, and felt my heart mn - 7
gazed upon the scene Of carnage nround The
u,o1n y, was io, and showed every object as II bv
the light Of day. = As = - . ~
Faclng me was the valley Of Inkermanu vi,h
me Cnernaya Ike band Of silver flowing prsce-
u0iween .ne pill. which for varied and pictu.
resq9e beauty, might vie with any part Of the
worio. 4 et shall never recall the memory off
herman valley with any but feeliuea Of .nd
nolror Ior around the spot from which suryeYed
,ne meme aay upwards OF 5000 bodies Many badly
wounoeo also lay there; and their low dull mokns
OF mortal agony struck with horrible distinctness
upon the ear, or, worse STILL the hoarse ourol;ng
cry ana vehement struggles Of those who were con.
sus1a s,I before a9ey passed away Around the hill
| searching out for those who still survived and
others. again, with lanterns busy turning over the
dead, looking for the bodies Of officers who were
known 20 De Killed, but who had not been found.-
| here also were English women whose husbands
had not returned, hurrying about with loud Iamen
tatons, turning the facesof our dead to the moon.
light eagerly seeking forwhat they feared to find
lnese latter were far more to be pittied than the
| lnanlmate forms OF those who lay slauahtered
around. The ambulances, as fast a they came up
received their load of sufferers, and even blanket
were employed to convey the wounded to the rear
Outside the battery the Russians lay two and three
deep. Inside the place was literally full with bo-
dies of Russian Guardsmen, 55th and oOth. The
fine, tall forms of our poor fellows could be dis
tinguished at glance, though the gray red-coats
stained with blood, rendered them alike externally
| They lay as they fell in heaps; sometimes oul
men over three or four Russians, and sometimes
Russian over three or four Of ours. Some had pas
sed away with a smile on their faces, and seernet
as II asleep ;others were horribly contorted, an.
with distended eyes and swollen features appeared
to have died in agony, but defying to thelas Som
lay as ifprepared for burial and as though hands
relatives had arranged their mangled limbs, Will
others, again, were in almost startling tosous hal
standing, or kneeling, clutching their weapons, o
drawing cartridge. Many lay with both thei
blow, or utter prayer, while others had malie
nant scowl of mingled fear and hatred AZ IT, indeed
they died desparing The moonlight impaired al
| aspect Of unnatural paleness to their forms and
as the cold, damp wind swept around the hills, ant
| waved the boughs above their upturned faces, thu
shadows gave horrible appearance Of vitality; an,
seemed a. If the dead were laughing, and about
rise This was not the case one spot, but all owe
| the bloody field :