The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-03-31
Incidents of the War by a Soldier.
MORTALITY AT SCCTARI.

Incidents of the War by a Soldier.
MORTALITY AT sCUTARI.
The mortality here has decreased somewhat,
and hope that it may never again rise to the
height at which it stood on the four preceding
days. 1t is still, however fearfully great. On
the goth there were SO burals on the 30th,
As On the 3lst, 81; making in three days
total Of $50. From the 1st till the end of last
month, the interments at Scutari have amount
ed to l.4S0, including three officers. two wo-
men. and two children. The morning sick list
here yesterday, showed that there were then in
the hospital IS officers and 4,794 non-commis-
stoned officers and pryates.
NO MEDICINE FOR TIE SICK.
4 surgeon Of a regiment stationed on the
cliffs above Balaklaya, who has about 40 sick
cut of 200 men, has been applying to the "aii-
thorities' in the town for the last three weeks
for medicines, all simple and essential, and
cannot getone of them. The list he sent in
was returned with the observation, I'VE have
none of these medicines in store" To day
this poor surgeon, too, came down with his last
appeal ''Do, beg of you. give me any med-
cine you have for diarrhGa." "IFe haunt
any" Have you any medicine for fever you
could give? Anything you can let me have
I'll take" "TVe haunt any 81 have a
good many cases ofrheumatism among my men.
Can you let me have any medicines for them -
ave haunt any" Thus, for fever rheuma-
tism and diarrhea. the most prevalent COM
plants of the army, there were no specifics
whatever and the surgeon returned up the hill
side with the bitter reflection that he could
give no aid to the unfortunate men under his
care.
A CHASTITY PROCESSION.
A large number of sick and. | fear, dying
men were sent into Balaklava to-day on French
mule filters and a few of our bat horses. They
formed one of the most CHASTITY professions
that ever poet imagined. Many of these men
were all but dead. With closed eyes, open
mouths, and CHASTITY. attenuated faces, they
were borne along two and two, the thin stream
of breath, visible in the frosty air. alone show
ing they were still alive. One figure was a
horrOr--a corpse, stonedead, strapped upright
in its seat, its legs hanging stifiiy down, the
eyes staring wide open, the teeth set on the
prOtruding tongue. the head and body noddifg
with frghtiul mockery of life at each stride OF
the mule over the broken road. No doubt
the man had died on his way down to the har-
Dor.
THE FRENCH ARMY REINFORCED.
The French army has received an important
reinforcement The Eighth Division has ar
rived at Kamiesch it consists of 10000 good
troops. The Ninth Division, under General
Brunei, is expected to arrive very SHORTLY
Our allies will then muster upwards of $4,000
bayonets. The Turks in the ChersOnese do
not seem to amount to more than 5000 or g.
600. Judging from the size of their encamp
ments.
wRETCIIED STATE OF THE TROOPS.
The battle of Inkermann was fought on the
9Th of November, as the world will remember
for ever. About 40 per cent. of the brigade OIL
Guards were killed or wounded on that occa.
sion. They have since received achievements
and the brigade, which mustered about 2,5OC
when it left England, has received some 900
men in various draughts up to the end of the
year. What is the present strength of the Bri-
gade OF Household troops-Ofthat magnificent
band who crowned the struggle of the Alma
with victory, and beat back the Russian hordes
at Inkermann? l think they could muster. in
Guiding servants and all available soldiers
about $50 men in The whole brigade. Here is
another fact. Since the same battle of Inker-
mann, at least l,000-l,0 900 mcn-of the Bri-
gade of Guards have been ''eXpended,' alb
sOrbed, used up. and are no more seen. The
official returns will show how many of that
thousand were killed or wounded by the enc
my. Another fact. There are two regiments
SO shattered and disorganized-sO completely
sent away to be ''re-lormed.'
ASPECT OF sEBAsToPoL.
The aspect of the place itself has changed
very little. considering the hundreds of tons
wei eht of shot aud shell thrown into it: but
the suburbs, Of low white-washed houses. roof
ed with tiles ana at most two stories high. are
in ruins The roofs, doors and windows Of the
houses are all Off but the pulis of smoke from
the empty frames show that the shells were US
ed as covers for the Russian rillemcn.
The Flagstaff Fort was knocked to atoms long
ago, and the large buildings around it are ali
in ruins but, on looking towards the ridge be-
hind it, from which the streets of the town de-
sccnd. rapidly towards Fort Nicholas, and
which shelters that part of the place from our
fire, could see but little difference between its
present appearance and that which it present
cd OH the 2Gth of September last year. People
were walking abont tue streets and relief par
ties were coming up from the seaside towards
the front, carrying baskets of provisions
1t is impossible to speak too highly of the ap
parent solidity, workmanship and finish of the
lines Of formidable earthworks. armed with
about SO heavy guns, which the Russians have
thrown up to entiladc our attack, and to defend
this position. which is, indeed the key of theil
works in front OF us. One line Of battery is
neatly riyetted with the boxes supposed to be
Pp"hcI'CdscS. HIS Is tnc mere wan
tonnes and surplusage of abundant labor. Be-
hind this work, L could sec about 1000 soldiers
and workmcn laboring with the greatest zeal
at a new line of batteries. and laboring undis-
turbedy.
SUFFERlNGS OF THE SOLDIERS.
Some Of our men are quite well in health in
the morning. anc at night they are dead with
the rost-stlff az bar of iron. We are starry
ing for the want of food we feel very happy if
we have little bread; as for drink. we can't
get any we get two glasses OF rum per day, but
fear we can't get any more in consequence of
the bad weather. | am sorry to inform You of
the miserable state | am in. Ihave had a shirt
on my back for two months which causes me
great deal Of vermin: as for stockings. have
got none. Ny shoes are not OF much use, and
as for my clothing, it is shameful though | am
not so bad as other poor fellows. After the
battle of lnkermann, ] went among the dead
and took two pair of shoes three pair of stock
ings, and pair OF trousers.
THE DEAD HORSES
1t would astonish stranger riding ont from
Balaklava to the front to see the mul.itudes
of dead horses all along the road In every
gully there are piles of the remains OF these
wretched animals, torn to pieces by wild dogs
and vuitures. On lone hillside beheld the
of the gallant gray on which Mr..
Maxse rode to the mouth of the Katcha. in COM
l.