Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-07-13
DAILY VRGINIAN.
Incidenta OF the War.


Sehastopol Some days ago party of officers
Of the Russian garrison, wishing Ia nynil them
selves Of few hours leisure, sent n bnnd of mu
sic To n charming villa, surrounded hy fine plan
tations. nj the head of II small bay Mt the bottom
oi the harbor From the French batteries, by
the MD of good spy glass, we could see par
" of elegantly dressed ladies and their partners
gully dancing on tho lawn before the house
The natural politcncss of the French towards
the fair sex md their innate lovo for the amuso
mcnt in which tho officers aud their fair friends
were engaged, mudo them 10th to disturb them
Our aitillerymen, however, thought TINT II would
he Just ns well To remind them that II permission
from the French for their feto suspended my nu-
thorsntion from Count Snckcn or from tho En-
peror Alexander himself, and in order Ia do n
shell WINS put III mortar, aud aimed with such
precision that il fell just in front of the house,
No other was fired, and fer the remainder of tho
day the pnrty enjoyed themselves 10 their full
bent. In the evening, however, tho champagne
hegun 10 produce its natural effect, and tho mu-
so kept up such fdpdge TINT no one could sleep.
Il was necessary to put mn end 10 tho distur-
bnnee. and another iron messenger was placed in
"A mortar md careful aim being taken, was drop
ped Just in the middle Of the grass plot. The
warning was enough, the party fled right and
left. No one was hurt, bat rs they saw clenrly
we would no longer be annoyed by their noise,
the party brokoup
TIM STRAIN rroN RUSSIA.
An imperial uknsc which hns been published nt
ST. Petersburg. postponos TO the 18th September
nrNt, the recruitment TINT Ind been ordered III
tie government of Fkcntelnoslow In order
however, to accelerate the recruitment order in
the III, other governments of the empire IT is de-
olared |. Tint exceptions which havo been
hitherto admitted nro now nnnued. y. That i'll
the towns and villages the men shall be taken to
the nge of ~. g. Tint the commissions for re-
crnitment are authorized To take even only sons
if it should be found necessary 10 do 50 10 com
plete the number of men demanded
letter from Berlin states Tint in addition to
the Secretary of the English Consul nj Cologne
five other persons have been arrested in Prussia
for enrolling men for the English Foreign l4e
gion. mud TINT very severe proceedings hnve
been commenced against them.
pEsERrER TO TnE RUSSIANS.
June "a soldier of the name of Price, be
longing to the 9th regiment, deserted to the en-
emy this morning about 10 O'Clock. lie was
stationed on the left of tho advanced work in the
right attack in the new aig2ag approach. Some
of the soldiers near him we've sleeping after tho
nights Watching, and others were intent on OBJ
serving n horscmnu who was quietly riding be
tween the Malnkotl and Mamelon hills, notwith-
Standing several shots were fired towards him
from the right of the advanced work, aud the de
scrtcr took advantage of these clrcnm stances TO
slip over the pRrHprt unnotieed. lie at onco
the point of ciimpiug into it when he was seen
Three or four shots were Immediately fred
but the nim too hurried, and they missed their
ma1k; another vocy was sent in tho same direc-
ton; too late, however for by dint of his own OK
rrton. and by the help of some of the Russian ri
ilemen in dragging him over, he wns safe within
shelter of the parape into which the bullets pen
rtrated with no effect beyond scattering few
clouds of dast. Shortly afterwards the enemy
testified their Joy at the acquisition they had
made by holding hloft the red shell laekot, which
they must havo taken off the deserter as soon ns
he snfe within the pit, and nso by waving
solne cunes and hAndkcrchicfs in the mir.
Tho man succeeded in carrying ha Mimic
with him. Strange to say, this soldier bad sorv
ed sixteen years in his regiment lie had for
feited all claim TO pension, however, on account
Of II previous dcscrtiun, for watch he Ind been
tried by court-martinl. He is described rs II
mnn of drunken habits, and generally bad char
acter. lie had been hogged on several occa-
sons for various offences, but not lately. Be-
fore entering tho 9th regiment he had served in
the Spanish Legion.
Unless it were to escape from the dangers of
the assault SO generally talked Of ii is difficult TO
imagine what motive could have aetuated this man
in committing the dsgraceiul net; he cannot have
expected 10 find any improvement in his condl-
tion from being prisoner in tho hands of tho
Russians. Woe bctido him fthe chances of war
should bring him again within reach of his for
mer companions, for he will not get any mercy at
their hands. -DaHy Nt,es LETTER.