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FROM THE SEAT OF WAR
BATTLE OF INKERMAN.
NEw YOAS, Monday. Dec IL.

II O'Clock, A. n.
The steamship UaioH, from Havre. ria
Southampton, with dates 10 22d ult, has ar
rived. The news from the Crimsa ls not 50 in
teresting as was on all sides looked for. Sc
vsstOpOl is not yet taken; nor has anything OF
particular importance occurred in the Crimea
since the great battle Of the 5Lh, the details Of
which are minutely described, and are very
interesting. The attacking force Of the Rus
SLAMS was $4,000 men; the battle lasted eight
hours, and resulted in a complete victory of the
allies. (though very dearly purchased one, J
and loss of 5000 Prussians killed on the field
The loss Of English was also great. Four
Generals II athcart, StrangeWays, Goldie, and
Torrens-are among the killed; and four more
Adams, Butler, Bentink, and Brown-se-
verely wounded-one Of whom is said to have
since died. 38 officers in all were killed, aud
96 wounded. The French had one General
and "a officers killed. and 81 wounded. The
English loss was about 500 rank and fle, and
about 900 wounded and missing. Death OIL
Victory is the war cry, and the English sol
diers the bravest fellows in the world, are fight
ing with that courage, proverbially their own
determined to conquer or TO die. The Rus
SLAMS also fight desperately. Obedient to tn,
iron will Of the Car. they will sacrifice tie
last man and last ruble in the empire or be vic
torious Their condition now is desperat,
, one, and death would be a relief to many
! sufferer within the fort of SevastOpOl. Thous
ands Of the unburied putrid dead lie there ex
posed, and impregnate the air with the mos
offensive efluvia Hundreds of the dead he v
been cast into the sea, but again rejected as
the very elements cOnspired against the Rus
SLAMS. and the shores are covered for miles viii
their cOrpses Add this to the want of water
and the scarcity Of all kinds of provisions anC
the yells and groans of the unfortunate inma
ties, and you have fearful picture to contem
plata Valley Of Hinnom, which makes one
shudder to think Of it, In the battle of the 9Th
the two sons of the Czar-the Grand Duke,
Nicholas and Michael-were present, and this
by some, is considered bad omen for the al
lies, as it is supposed the Emperor would moi
have allowed them tn go there il the Russian
army was not strong enough to render defeat
almost impossible.
The preparations they have made at sevastopOl how
ever show very clearly that they expect to be defeated
it said they have every street in the city undermi
dard of the allies is planted there II is to be hoped
for the sake Ohumanity that this is not rue-that
useless and Wholesale carnage will never take place
But when we consider the conduct Of the wOundet
Russians at the Alma, their shooting those engaged
dressing their wounds, and alAyng their sufierngs
there be crime too horrid to attribute to them
At InkermAnn, on the 9th ut, the English took sever
al hundred Russian prisoners General Liprsndi va
wounded severely, but It is thought he will recover
Can lObert the French cOmmander-n- -cnief also wOUn
ded, and His Royal Highnsss the Duke of Cambridg
slightly wounded.
Every preparation is being made for winter ram
paign in the Crimes England is sending out wooder
barracks for 10000 troops, and using all her energ
to send reinlorcements to the allies The War.OHe,
has issued a circular requesting voluntees from th,
militia, but so far, very few have volunteered. Enlist
ing has almost utterly failed-the standard has beel
lowered to It. In. with discretion Of - inche
more given to the recruiting Officer to suit eli cumstan
ces) the bounty raised from 60 TO e6. Physical quail
fcatons, farther than ability to shoulder arms an,
quick march, are trely crooked, and yet few
very, few take the shilling. England nnst and vii
reinforce the allies: and il she cannot get other
wise, che will press them-she has done it before, ant
will do ii.
The alarm, however, to the success Of the allies il
dying away and confidence in the Official reports is be
ing restored. The whole country receive with pleas
ure the information Of Lord Ragans promotion to th'
rank of Field Marshal The various vacancies that
cry day occur in the battle fsd filed upon the $40
promotion is always brisk in war times; and man
young men, who would have otherwise spent their twen
tyve years in the buls-wOOl Of private nov ba:
king in the scarlet commissioned coats Of British OF
GERS The daily reinfOrcemcnts to the allies, are said
average 1000 men,