The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-26

cries Of despair and su.riag wsrs nssrnfd conms~.
ry the sxut .tion Of the vcto and this joy whe
reiGned along the bivouac fires Of our uea-
"oUR own CORRESPONDENT ON THE FIELD.
=, had remained in the rar Of the Guaras and No.
assders until they commenced crossing the vinsy&4
vnen the kusssn shot which began plou Ching through
the ranks, told me In Language not to b mstAfsn hs
y ron combataDt 1t was madness my going any fur
side Of the valley from which coud survev -
whole scene OF carnage and destructiso Directly the
Dsgnss rs,s gained sscpsd ser.s. and shocAsA
mepcement OF an action feels nothing but dsr - ex
element, which increases The battle geo rs ho.tsr
felt intense, breathless, the eagsrnsss VITA
which every feature Of the great game watchet Bat
crossing the field Afterwards is quite ddersct aasr
Of the spirit has set in. In,such mood found nyself
S moved on, parched with thirst. ready TO sink trs
fatigue, and my head throbbrg ~ II 1t would burst.
ASPECT OF THE SLAIN.
The attitudes of some OF the dead were awful Ons
might be resting on one knee, with the Anna
extended in the foIm Of taking aim the brow
the lips enched-ths very expression of firing at
enemy stamped On tho face and fixed there By ccath
tall had struck this man Ia the neck Psychologists
az ATT mists must settle ihe rest another lying
his back with ito same expression, aud his razsd
In similar attitude the Mimic musket still grssped u
S haads enaisehsIged Another Icy in perfect arch.
on the another but tie back raised high abo 20 IL Msnv
men wnon. legs or arms were trying 70 crsw! down e
smile On the face. ~ though they in delicious
dream
EQUIPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN SOLDIER
The Russian soldiers were mostly stout strocg ns4n
Several Of the regiments, 32d and 15th for example
wore black leather helmet, Handsomely mounted with
br1ss, and having brass cone the top, with hols
for the Pton Of tuft feather o. plume; Others
wore simply white linen fosasing cap They wss al
tho number of he regiment These fitted loosely
we're gather 0a In 1t the back by small strap and bat
ton descend to tbs aSkes and seemed stout comfort
tia trousers of blue stuff, thrust insiis
pair Ct Wellington boots, open at the 10 ], to admit az
their being comfortably tucked do NJ the boots were
stout, well ids sLd terviceabe Their kEapsaoks as
tonished cur soldiers On opening them each found
to contain the dtess uniform coaee Of the man. blue
green with whits acrss aud sashes like own pair
of clean drawers, clean shirt. pair of clean sookx
pair Of stout miu, containing good pair Il
with ons large blade, of Russian manufacture. =
bait Of tvire roll Of leather wax thread. needles aad
razer stop, and soap shoe brushes AID blsc &Dg The
general remark Of our that the Russians we're
very "clesn soldiers;" and certainly the ths
Geld had white fair skins to justify the eKprsssioa.
Each man had loaf of daik Blown bread, OF . sour
taste and isasreeable odor in his hnApsack and asa
roll, containing quantity of bro stuff broken
up into Jumps and lAge grains VIII Oh IL crushed biscuit
or hsro grsnuleed bread prepared with oil THIS we we're
to b the prisoners the sole food Of the They
eat the bread with onions ard OIL the powder reserve
ration ard II they march they may DO for dass without
fod and remain hungry till they get fresh oaves And
they can isep togehsr such dst and yet thsy ara
strong muscular men enough. The surgeons rem irkeA
tuat Lntlf tenAcsy OF ns WAS remarkable. Many
Of them lived with wounds calculated to destroy two OF
three ordinary men.
FEARFUL EFFECTS OF THE MIME RIFLE.
The immense superiority of the Mimic ride and bullet.
com mon ride was inconestiby proved at this battle
Many Of our fele slightly wounded but nons II
wound Tn. effect on the Russians Judging from their
dead, seemed awful When IL struck it and broke
al before it Some o! their wounded told that men
we're wounded By the Mimic bullets sitter thsy bad passed
through The bed es Of their co,nrades The Immense
majority Of the enemy we're wounded through the head
TIE men fired upws rds they we're ascending the hu
1bs common musket bul'e at such a range would have
ne no great dam'ge but here the balls mad cams out
through the top OF the SKULL rending the bone dons
BY hatchet The wounds we're awful
THE LAST SAD REcKOsING.
Amongst the lis. Ct the killed and wounoea there win
10 found the OF the members many noble Eng
iish families 1hs Earl OF Listowss son. Lord Enais-
ore OF the Fusler Quarts Is reported wou adsd
vsisiy and the Rsrs brother, Capt the Hon G Faro.
Capt the Hon VIM Monck, also OF the Fusiliers (bro-
Their Of vscoun Monck, p fer Portsmouth, Who wsa
the 7th and will be deeply regretted. Lieut. the Hon.
Crofton, Of the same regiment, who was wounded 10
me .ess son Of Lord croton and grandson to the ss
lore his entr. into the arms, about year age In
the 2sd Fusfiers, Captain Arthur wliams Wynn, vhs
lest his lilo in tbs conflict cousin of Sir watkyz
Wiiisms Wynn, BAIT, ~ r. and Of the late RIGHT
Hon W. Wynn.
ord Chew who was wounded Is the eldest son of
The Earl OF waltegrsve, and is captain In the SceA
fusiiier Guards Lieut. the Hon. II. Annesley, Of til
Isg,ment Is youogsr brother Of Lord 1nnsslys
only ctssr Of the Household Brigade who feA Hs wss
cousin q the ycurg Earl B.ownlow. Amongst r.
flee OF High Constable the Arst subject in Sootan1
after The blood royal Two bors Of Parisment -
the ns' sn csSs.a
Hon Percy Fgerion Herbert in the back OF the mech
IT, former gallant eicsr :, is we'll known, rsprsssah
No perhaps has occasion cd more reRrst thar tse
OF Sir William Young, Of the 23d, who was killed h
MAS the nesl descendant Of Sir John Young whs e
com panied Mary Quee Of Scots A. her Cham6eriain -
ier return from France to Scotland In 1861. He Wa
JUS 81 years Of had been about four years in 10
tiiul .oman when he embarked from Southampton. Hs
wtpt se child to friend In that town when spsakne
81 leaving her She vent to Southampton to ~ hin
oil. whats lead OF sorrow must be hers.
THE CAPTURE OF BALAKLAvA.
DESPATCH OF Loa DRAGLAN TO TIE DUKE OF NWs
CASTLE.
BALAkIAvA, Sept. 80, 1854.
Ny Lord ruke-I have the greatest satisfsotoa in ae
qusntng your grace that tho army under my eemusn9
obtained possession Of this important place the 2o
inst and thus established and secure base foe e
future operations.
Tbs allied armies quilted their position above the ARA
The morning OF the 23i and moved across the Katss
whore they halted for the night and ON the foovinS
csy passed the Beibek
II then appeared tina. the ensmy had ss.sbushsGs
detrd its use for the Decentralization OF troops prov
sions ard naere and IL became exped emit eeasAsg
whether the line Of attack upon the north side shouG
not bs abandoned, and another Of operstloaa
adopted. n
nbaylEs after due deliberate bsen dsssrmlrsA II
fsrshsl Sc Arnsue and self that should rskquiG
Communication with the Katschs, and the heps -
establishing 1t By the Bslbsk, and sndsavor By dark
msrch 70 the left TO round sebasopol and sess -
lava, the movsment was Commenced on the 18th, en4
completed on the following day By the capture q tha
place by Der Msjesty's troops, which led The Cd
vsrcc. The march vas attended With great an
cullen On leaving the high road from the Belief -
sebasopol the army had to traverfe dense wee1 In
which there but road tina. led in the direosn e
necessary take. That road let 10 the FIRST IL
stsIee the cavalry and artillery and the divisions
ordered TO march bJ compass and make way for then
selves well they could and, indeed, the artillery q
me Light Dvison pursued the long - Il
was four 70 te possioe but the wood became
practicable the batteries could rot proceed other wise
than by getting into the ROAD above msntionsd.
The head quarters OF the army, followed BY several
attsfii OF artillery the hrst clear the forest,
rear what Is called on Major Jarviss map Macksnziss
fsim,' and at once found themselves the nAak and
az Rms vi thn "a nabn