New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-11


BY some Of our skirmishers nearly down to the ~dh
OF Sevss'opoL
Between the three allied armies Tbs
rysc VOID Bono sppesrs 10 DO the Eroat medium
of ~ utaion. An Enei 81 soldier snt French sol
cis- p eet. perhaps the former cOmmen ces with
. Poro Frs-cs -" sri the answer j. Bono Aaglls."
Nifh Turk it is Booo JOHNNY Each seems -
think 70 be the language OF the other. An hoar or
two ago wss standing IN retoue, with lot Of
of6e,rs looking 81 SevsslOPol, when Turkish
r0ion.l rode no followed by sn orderly None Of Ne
eono sneak Turkish. the only language hs knew -
he sad Bono ami we repeated u 10 'eu ros
that the English and French soldiers irateruke u Al
GA story The French come in numbers 70 the hs-
si;.h c.rn and change the bread for our biscuit of
which the English soldiers are becoming somewhas
tired.
AvYrr ii ,reHrKR.-There awful slsagh-
ter-above eco OF them killed, besides tner "oana-
do rot care: they generally get dressing. Tssy
begin t. get sick of this job, always getting the
wort Of il | went among them, and got psir OF
boots belonging 20 officer and little SILVER l,cAeS
with two saints rsde, and one with tue virgin
Mary and our Savior srd little cross made OF wood
ali three tied together wiki blg OF string rather
a common affair but shall bring them home. Also,
q q, Ell watch key, the same As they wear upon an
Albert chain; IL It's my watch capitNly. ms boots
are for wearing the trousers-jack-ooots' they
come over NY knees.
The FEARFUL CHARGE Lord Lucsn ss~ thwa
great error had been committed as we we're now un-
of the Russian rihemen, wSo poured in their shot
Ike hslsiones. Wevere | should say steady under
this horrible fire for upward Of half minute, and
how single msn of US escaped Is quite my stery.
| cannot tell you ell the casualties, hut just
we've about TO return Col y got his leg shattered
bv a shell: Capt. p Capt. C and Mr. H
got severe masket-wounds. have every ressos to
be thankful 10 God Almighty for my ss'e deiversace
fir, IL such = horrible scene. Ks horse was sho<
dead lust on my right, little TIumpeter S was
severely shot on nv left and a Young lad named
A had his arm blown of by cannon shot justin
front OF me. In fact the shot snd shell iron MY
pieces of cannon, snd supported by some tens Of
thousands of infantry "a several thousand cavalry.
were 100 much for about 200 cavalry.
CAVALRY SAuER SrRoKEs.-SOme fearful ssber cuts
were delivered. I saw one man with his head cloven
10 the chin through helmet and all 50 that the bead
appeared in two flaps. another with his arm Topped
Oh as if it had been done with butchers clsaveri
ard third having deep cash il the brain from be-
hind severipg the head nearly in two; and yet this
unfortunate was alive, and several tieaes SAT up
in great agony, actually holding his head together
with both hands.
HoRRoRs OF rHE FIELD.-We soon relieved
by about zoo Of our men coming up and in all mus
tered about 500 meo and sent deadly fire into the
Russians and 500 OF the English army charged bay
OF cts and their whole 5000 men down the hill.
with great slaughter. Their loss must have been
grsa at for the eroans of wounded and dying all last
n ght were putul.
RlptyG OVER THE WoUSDED Dear mother every
time tbtUk of nv poor comrades IL makes my blood
run cold TO think how had to gaop over thu poor
wounded fellows lying the field OF battle, with
anxious looks for assisiance-wha sickenins scene'
In one part of the battle lost my horse, owing to
the one front of me being shot dead, and my poor
bsrse fell over it, and unhorsedi in getting up,
my borse took fright and got from me- but fortanate-
" for me- saw another that some poor fellow OF tho
sih Hutsars bad been killed from; mounted II In
moment and was in tho rank again. On our return
fiom the charge, | got my own horse again. He had
eaOped 10 the camp and, dear parents, WAS "a glad
when saw him there as if had got half the world
given to me. Dear mother, after the battle OF the
Alma wrote TO -. hope she got the letter.
A SOLDIERS Esc,PE.-The charge sounded and
away we went into the midst Of them. Such cutting
and slashpg for about a minute, il was dresdiul To
see: the rally sounded but it was no use-none OF us
would come away until the enemy retreated then our
fellows cheered as loud ever they could When
We were in the midst Of them my horse was shot he
fen and got up again, and | was entangled In tho
saddle-my head and one leg were on the ground:
lie tried to gaop with the rest but fell again and
managed 10 get loose. While was in that pfedica-
Inent Russian lancer going 10 run me through,
ard could bot help myself Mscnsmara came up At
the time sid nearly severed his head from his body;
60 thark God | did not get a scratch. got up,
and ran 10 where | saw lot OF loose horses gW
one belonging to one Of the Enniskillens aud soon
was along with the regiment sgain. When hat
mounted again, saw Russian who had strayet
the rss he rode up 70 ny to stop me IRON JOIN
ipg the reg iment sgem. As happened l had OBJ
served pistol in the holsterppe, 20 took Il out, and
.bot him in the arm he dropped his sword, then L
Immediately rode up 10 him and ran him through the
body and the poor fellow dropped 70 inc ground.
Lord LUcan said when we charged, that we were
into them and the devil could not get US away from
them.
TURKISH DEsERrERs-Two wretched Turks were
brought in Yesterday evening; they had deserted 70
the Russiars who took everything from them and ILL
treated them; upon this they deserted from the Rus
SLAMS and with nothing but linen shirt and pair OF
drawers have been wandering about for four nights.
'k.;r ba uletel
/ hear the poor wretches Ia be shot TO day The
smell from the town Of sevsstopol, @ the wind blows
from the north Ia something fearful. The assault may
row take place at any time.
ASoIDIER's EscAPg-I received lance thrust in
the stomach from the right, which fortunately just
missed me- but broke my cap pouch and tore away my
revolver case. also bad saber cut In the arm but
it fell very lightly as L shot the Russian dragon
through tie head when his raised. The
enemys cavalry was an immense force; had very
many hair breadth escapes hauks to an all merciful
Providence Retiring the worst part Of tho busi-
Iees was nearly the last out OF about twenty hve
that started together 10 return, and when we got out
Of the range Of the fire could only see nine Il was
mott awfal sight. couc have shot with my revolver
three four Russians, but a. they were little
detached from their main body thought It would bo
little too much Ike murder.
RUSSIAN ARTILLERYNES.-A dispatch from st. Pc
teIsbUrg states that 0 replace the arterymen picked
of at Sevssiopol BY the lrqnes-t'rears and rhemen
OF the allies the Russian Minister ~ Marine has taken
arti ltry sOolers rom TIC Dahc NECK anu stH' "e"
10 the soulh. special and rapid service Of wagons
has been provided for their conveyance.
The BATTERIFs.-Yestercay was in the batteries
all cay snd, what with smoke, duet stones, shot,
shell, thrst and hunger, and walk there and back,
/ was very tired when came back. This morning
slept I'LL a A. NJ. had good ys,h and breakfast, q
grand parade, and had nay sbIt washed it is nov
nearly dry. We all wear red flannel shirts; only
fancy me now sitting on a carpet bag writing on q
smooth stool | have told you all these little things
for the first three days that you may guess when you
u ehse. wi AT an al. or what have been al. for