Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-17

STATE or Kings before cEEASroPOL.--A VIC
correspondent of the London Times, writing on
tas Sta Of December, says:
"Casos has come again" or rather has just de-
parted from the scene. a grand plateau OF bog.
v,rying ia depth from foot To two feet, extends
from the valley Of Inkermann to the STA al Bala-
klava Ii is irldien into rules in every direction
by the hoofs of mules. horses and cameis. IL is
eslrrcd deeply by the wheels OF carts and arabas.
ana Tho whiie tents dltIing iis surface, aud few
white scattered farm houses. and the snug quar-
tsrs OF Lord Raglan, contrast strongly with the
bla.k profound amid which they rear their straight
eutlinrs Al over its surface are strewed the car
e,ssrs of horses and miserable animals torn by dogs
and snn:herrd in mud NultnTes sweep over the
mounds ia q ,cks; catriun crows and birds ct
prey obscrns" hover over ;heir prey, menace the
hisruus dogs who are feasing below. or sit in
gloomy dyspepsia, with dropped head and drop
ing wing on the remnants OF their banquet.
II is over this ground, gained at last by great
,ol and exhaustion. and loss of life on the part Of
the starving beasts OF burden, that man and horse
have u struggle from Balaklava for some hour ur
Eve Mills with the hay and corn, the meat, the
biscuit the pork which form the SUBSISTENCE Gf
nsr srmy Every day this toll must De undergone,
for we are fed indeed by daily bread, and only get
half ra,ions Of it. Horses drop exhausted on the
road and their loads are removed and added to tho
bardsn, OF the STRUGGLING survivors then, after
few effort, 10 ret ont of their Slough of DeSpond,
The pnr arutes succumb and lie down TO die in
their graves Men wade and plunge about. and
stumble through the mud, with muttered impre-
cations, or sit dawn on projecting stone, exhaust
ed, pictures Of dirt and wue unutterable Some
times on the rau,Uthe overwOrked and sckly SOL
der is siazed with Illness and the sad aspect OF
feIlsw -couniryman dying before his eyes shocks
svery passer by-the more because aid is all but
hopeless and impossible. Officers in huge sailors
boots. purchased at Balaklava for about five times
their pr.,psr price trudge on earnestly in the ex
pac,aiion OF being able cirry back to their tents
ihe pot of preservPd meat or the fowl, bought al a
fabulous cost in tina, model city Of usarydom. ere
the allotted portion OF wood under the cooking tins
has been Consumed II requires soldiers eye 10
tell captains from corparals now mounted ON drag
gle tailed and unkep! ragged ponies covered with
mud They ars hairy aud muddy, as the police
rspIr;e would sly--in short, wearing the air of
f,relgners; :" but the vast majority Of them are the
naAlesl. cheerest, bravest fellows in Europe.
The Times Itself, in an artics on the 2Sd Ct
December, says:
Their. is no use Disgusting the matter. We
ara no, speaking from our own correspondence on
".
Ne ssy. na the evidence, of every letter that has
seen received in this country. and we echo the o.
piniOn Of annst every experienced soldieror we'll
informed gentleman. when we say that The noblest
gray Eng and ecer sent from tes, shores has been
sacrificed 20 l3e grcssesi Encouragement. lncom-
ps,sncy, elharvy arslOcratic haueur, official in
difference. favor routine, perverseness and stu
pi3itv reign, revel and riot IN the camp before
S,y,stopal in the harbur of Balakava. in the hos
pi,als of Scutaria, and how much nearer home we
do n., venture to say We say it with the ex
trsnes, reuclance-no one sees or hears any
thing Of the Commander ic-Chief. Officers who
landed on the l4th OF September, and have been
necessarily engaged in all the operations OF the
uiegs, are not even acquainted with the face of
sher commander.
VIVA. becomes Of everything sent to Balaklav,
nobody knows, but. while they are ro,ting, thou
s,sds are perishng Tor want ofthem. Everybody
am plint out something that sh0nld be done, out
lnere ia nabidy to order il 10 he done; and fifty
thousand men, or what nuw remains OF them, are
drifting with their eyes open, but hand-onund.
rnel-bound. toward destruction. II will be OF
}iuls uso to send uut rentarcemenis by thousands
nnIess we take steps Tor their better management.
A. il is, they march 10 their graves. and begin to
r.r;sh hy sc1res from the hour they land. MIS-
mile resolves them On the beach. and worries
them. salyers the,n, and 81 destroys them, TIL q
few sp.ciral figures are all that remain.
prr7 txro SEvAsroPoL.-The correspon-
Rant of the London Herald has taken 4 peep into
Seyas,opoi. and in his letter OF the 9Th OF Oecem-
hsr dns.riors the appearance OF the town. lie
Waved il from the 'Oreus." the most advanced
Rri,ish post. within 201 yards of the Russian bat
tsries. aud overlooking the town and haroor. lie
eaye:
Ssras.opol is not in ruins, and what is more i'm
por;ant still, the deiences are tour times stronger
and more vigorous than the tirSt day we opened
FIRE. 80
The real dsmago inflicted on the town of Sc
v,stnc, amounts to this-al the huts used by |
rho ,-kysrd lahorers, aud tho Turkish parts OF
Inc town. outside iae ieats, are nearly DESTROYED
-,b,, is. laid almost level with the earth. This
Quarter appears to be the only dirty and wretched
mar, ef misunderstanding Of the same kind |
ss nuf Ra,clf highway, The walls are here
and there marked with shot, but most unq0es
tionably. az delences. they are still uninjured.
I'm, streets which could see, and which, o.
eorrss were those nearest 10 our batteries, were
a,l in = most euyia5e state OF cleanliness anu
rnd order Ia these were numerous bodies OF !
tr,,,s huarjny about uncnncernedly, with their |
mu.Isc,s piled upon the pathways. Many CIVIL
Gans passed constantly TO and tro, ana now ana
then an Ammunition WdSOH OuI -" 81" 1870 "
either women or children, or other vehicles OF
the ordinary description.
On,e dnrinr the time was watching, three
c,,is laden either with sick or wounded, most
nr,h15ly the f,rmar-passed towards the north
ssd.of the tlwn. N,ne OF the Russians appear
el :, rake thu l5ls; notice Of their suffering com
,sdas. 5, 'r,m that one may not unreasnnaoiy ar
Cus that they have GU! as used to death aud mis-
ery as ourselves
Tue only iuoideu. that appeared to move these
'Nus.lvas" was the passage along the streets OF
an officer evidently of high rank, when they all
ins.su,lv stood tn their arms and beat their drums
While he passed. Just as the French salute their
generals Who he was Of course | was unable
even IN guess, bat he certainly displayed con-
siderable amount Of courage aud coolness, as
tsv, minutes after | saw him riding from battery
4, battery, attended by five or SIX officers On
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EcoLEsI,STIcAL ARRoGAScE.-Cnder this
head the New York Express enumerates several
Instances OF prles;ly outrage. II says:
Our R,,nau Catholic priests are doing some
queen ,hinrs lust now at home and abrlad-that
exc;tes. rs we'll they may, a good deaf ct attention.
..Ons ~ these thugs is the refusal Of priest TO
administer the holy rite Of baptism 10 an infant,
because its father wanted to gIvels the hoaored
name Of Franklin!
Oils holiness. it seems. thought that there was
too much Amercanism in the appellation -remer-
s,ra,ed with the father, and finally refused to give
the name!
..Annher Singular occurrence is the assault ola
,,;.s, up1n married woman at Chicago wo-