Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-31

from the numbers on The cnps and buttons "f the daGt
md wounded, were the llth, 18th. 1f:h, l'tlr. i.th
3!St. 32d, 33i. and some NJ tie Imperial Gunrd. The
Russian regimen: consists Of four battalions, and
cHch bat.aiiun may be sait 10 be go strong. Tn.
suliicr~ ":"re mostly stout. stronL. men. Several I"
the regiments, 3!l and l6Ih, for cxnm; r.. wore hlnck
leather icirn.t. handsomely mounted I..-i! tra-s. nuI
having 4 D.n:s cone IN the top. with p hole Tor Tie re-
ccp;ini % a tut. feather or plume: other, w"rc SIM
ply n white linen fpraLins cap. Ihcv wrr. all drrs,c!
in hong drTh coats with brass buttons, barring The
number Of the regiment. These coats fitted loosely.
were gathered IN N tn. back hy n suIal! strap and br:'
ton. descend Ia the anclcs. and seemed stout comfort
able garments, though the cloth was coarse in ten.
iur,; the trousers. Of coarse blue stuff. were thrust in.
si,lr II pair ri Wellington boots. open 4, the top /" nl-
init at their being comfortably ;uch,l dow n: thu bu"IS
were stout, we'll made, and Scrviccablr. Their KNAPP
sack, a>t"nisllt-i our soldiers.
DnnpruinG them, each was found 70 contain the dress
~niinrm c"airc ni III" man. blue OF green, with white
facing. AMI >lmS!IrS Ike uurowu. Il pair at clean draw
crS, Il clean shirt. II pair al clean socks, Il pair -! stout
mit-. case containing Il cond pair Of scissors markc!
'Slaln, an excellent %prnknItc with one large hlHi",
~ Rts>imm manufacture. II ball "t Irvine, Il roll 81!
leather. WAX. thrrH!. needles and pins, n hair brush
AMI comb, q snail lnnEing glass, razor. strip, AMI
,"Hp, shoe brushes and backing. The general re-
mark al oar uun WAS that the Russians were very
"Clcan soldiers; and certainly the men or the field hnI
white far skins Ia Justify thu EXPRESSION. Zach man
Eaid l"ni "f dark brown bread. at n -"ur taste ami
'.:-gercrHblr. o!or in li> kunp-ack. and Il linen roll,
slN'1lltlI u iINAiillt W.. ~ 'hiT T'N''s I'm
up into humps and largr grains, which Is crushed bis
cut "r hard grnnnlat,ri bread prepared wsth "il.
This. W" were todd By thc prisoners. WIZ the SOLE
food "f the men. They rat the bread with onions amd
oil the powder i, preserve ration; and II they
march they NAV b. for DAYS without food, AMI re-
main hungry till they can get fresh !onvcS and NOR"
"hrcnd-Iuil.' II j. perfectly astounding 30 think they
can keep together on such Lirt-amt vet they ;n"
strong. mri>rulur men enough. The surgeons rrIIiIk-
rl that their t"naritv 81 life WAS very Grmarhab!r.-
Nanny az ,I. Nj L. wed with w,Iiui- calculated Ia d.
~rr"v NV" ar three ordinary men. snw one "i IA"
:t!l regimen; III the field just ntlrr the light. II" was
,l"r ri.lIt through the head. and III" brain p~r"tgui"'i
In larr. ma. >,s at tie back ui the l"iI and from I'll"
front "irh" ,kuIl. | saw with my own eyes III" w"llai-
80! man rai,r !- hand, wipe the horrible mass from
his brow. and proceed Ia struggl" down III" hisI' To-
ward, ;!r wu'"".
MANY ii the Russians were shot in tire" ar ;rnr
places lew "t them had only one w"''ud. They
seemed To iIav"a General idea that ti'y would Toe lnhf-
,l"r.rl possibly. thrv had been told IL" quarter would
he given, and -"vrril d'Il"rohir event" tool, place
IN consequences. A. our nI"f! were passing hE wv"
ar iir,.. "i tl!"in were hot or stabbed iN men INl'-
ur ia" ground. and III" cry was raised that "th"
wulIn,l,i Ru-,,an-' were firing un "nr men. lH'r'
j. a story. indeed. that unr officer va, s"Er!r!! H.
iu'i by II man I" whom he was la the very htt 90
administering sucrur ~ i" lay ~ agony "n ihr l"H!'
be- ;hi- H. it may, tllcr" wMs NJ one tim" II near cii'in"
ri 4 i:ia,-nrr,. taking place. but the men wcr" soon
controlled. uud confined Themselves - ia" iIIin2"
which always takes piac" "H It h't!l"-ii"t'!'
Bmc VILLAIN. with u red cont "u his back, ] rc-r"i I"
say. | saw 20 ~, i"n wounded Russian who was roll
ny on Tie earth in the rear 81 the '!lI r. gIIncnt, ami
hrt,r,. we could Sav Il y word, he Discharged hI- ruiz
right through th" wrrtch"l crratirc'- BRAINS. t"I"-
nrl YEA r"lr at him t" rut linn down. but ia" fellow
excused himself by declaring the Russian wa g"liII
To- shoot him. THIS was The single net al IIhuiIlti"it
saw peri" twtrd by ili> army, flushed with victory
and animated by angry passions, although 10" w"l'id-
1T enemy had professionally cndnUg' red iIc1r lives
by act, III trroci"u> folly. Many al the Hu>.iarS I'm!
small crosses ami c!Hjn- fastened round their rcck~.
Several wcr" found with knrnn~ IN Their knniNh'kr-
most probably recruits from the ka>an Tartars. Many
nj the officers hEd portraits Of wives ar mIHtr'>-,S," at
mothers ~ >i.irr., inside their C"Hts.
Tile Irivat"s wore the little money they pr--"-s''!
in purses fastened below their lett knees. Hni tie
men, in their eager search after the MONEY, often
rnu,cd the wounded painful apprchrnsinns ;iiGt they
were about To destroy them. Last might all thr>"
poor wrc,clcS lay III their agony: nothing could he
done to help them. Tile groats, the Wells, the cries -:
despair and suffering, were II muuriiul commentary
on the cxul;u;irn "t the yictor> and um '!r JOY when
rcignrd along tn" bivnuac fires of our mon.
OF the Russians one thing whS remarkable. Ia"
prisoner, are generally cunlsc, su.lrm aud uuint".ii-
.cr; Hooking. men. Death had embodied th">r who
tell. for The expression ot their faces was altogether
different. The wounded might have "iirIci ih">"
VIII" seemed To have PASSED away - rc'rtrtui!y:
The soldiers are AL siavcn r!ran!y or the cam ana
check. only III" mrustGrlc l. lr!;, AN. HE NHir !
~cr"pIarIn It's Close to the head IL possible. The latter
j. Il very convenient mnd""i w"arIn. III" iiG!r III these
parts ni the world. iii" officers (ihu>r III superior
rank ~cxr.ptc,l are barely Distinguished" from The
men, - lar as uniform Is concerned. but III" -,i''ra.'
wore. sashc- and gold rpau!cttcr. Tia" Sub"ttrrI.
wore. merely II lucc -iruhl'arstral. instead ii Ill" cloth
one uf the priyatr-. Most ot them SPOKE French. Hni
the rn;cralirs OF the wounded 10 be takcn a!oug WIKI
u, III the officers moved up the hill, wcr" t"uc!GIngm
the extreme. The. poor fellows had u notion that on!
men would murder them il the eye "i tie officers was
removed from them.
An obi general, who snt smiIin, and b"win" on II
bnnk with hi, l". brnkcn'by II round shot, >"c!I,t
principally concerned for the loss OF his G"!! snWii
box. This. ! believe, has -Lmcc been restored l." hun.
The lnrn .ny they were badly handled. and had II"
general. :" direct them. M"ilsrIik"i! lost his head III
Il ii-uraiivc ,rIIs". Tie officer Displayed great gn..
lmu:rv. nipI the men fought with It d,-gc,l c'.urn."
characteristic Of tn" Russian infantry. bar they were
utterly ir,irIcn; III r"Ir aud Iush. au not quiz
sIrr the names J sent You per last LIT Of the generals
commanding Was correct. bat | believe II I" H." -
mnw. Our i,s-is H,lyu killed and wounded; "t ia"
French, between 1900 and l,iOO. The enemy hay"
lost upwards nf $500. Had We had but IL little hri-
gnIr Of cavalry more, We nigh; have converted the
rctrCH into an utter route, and taken some ,,hO pri-
son"rs. guns and standards as trophies at oar victory.
The troops biv"unckci On the field, not far from the
scene ol their triumph.