Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-30


Prc&dcm.-Thomas II. Ellis was put in nom.
nation, ard the being taken, he was unani.
m"u>Iy rc-crcrcl.
D.sccir..--Tloma4 W. Bondurant and William W.
Boyd, were nominated and re-e!.cte Directors.
irr0HDts--A committee nf five, cnn.i>n. OF
| Lewis Webb Th0s. W. MrCaucr, Lewis II. Cren.
shaw, Chnrrs $. Mills AMI Samuel Marx. va.
appointed 10 examine The accounts of the Company.
And then, motion. the meeting adjourned
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HIGHLY INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE
FROM TIE INTERIOR OF SEBASTOPOL
THE RUSSIAN nEFESCEs On THE NORTH SIDE
1be Personnel Of the H"<s'aH Army-IHe Var f,cl.
mr. alqong the Rvs,on So'''"ry ~.
Among the passengers who arrived Mt New York
an Tuesday last. by the packet ship Universe, from
! Liverpool! was DR.. Davcyn vii" comes direct from
tie Russian camp at Seba-tupol, where lie served in
| the capacity al surgeon III the medical stat. We
paid INN II visit Yesterday aud i'll the course of Il
general conversation the wnr in the Crlmea, and
the condition 9" the conendlng parties on bo sides,
obtained the following particulars. lJr Dnvcga was
eleven months in The Crin,n. considerable portion
| Of which time spent immediately IN the camp,
where lie had nm excellent opportunity of becoming
acquainted with the character Of The Russian soldiers,
| AMI rho men by whom they are commanded. What
he state- Therefore, may be regarded reliable, al
though it will be found widely ut variance with many
of the accounts published in the English pupcrs.
Al the tme of his departure from the Russian camp,
which about The mldr of Inst month, the Allies
W. re- in pu-Se-sOn 81 the southern side al ScbastOp"
the Euarinns under inrtSchuknii stll retaining uu-
;utr ynss>sun nf their strongly fortified position
the north side. This pHrt "t ih'' cy, he states. -
still stronger than that which they have lost, or. more
trnprrv speaking, Than That which they have aban-
iprrG n il now appears they did intend 81 hold
II LONGER than "cIssary IN give them tim" Ia re-
move. their bn,pi:nls. their guns aud w!nvcr else
they considered ins peu-nh.". Their forts command
every purt OF the south side which hes below them
.Li.ir Ii.pIh i
~ least over one hundred feet. IL l. evident from
ils that they in still better position ihnn they
when thry had possession OF the who c city, As
they render that pnrt Off which l. III !r posses
sion nf the Allies altogether un;rnhhie. This Is so
well known t. the Allcs that they actually be-
ginning Ia regard their Int surrcssfuI bnt dearly
purchased, triumph ms very mmpr"ilihbe, II ~" w"r'"
thnn useless On the other hand II Ii ana'fcr" CON
yra,ulatinu he -nyr ia the Russian camp, even among
the common soldiers, who understand li" Sr'' n,ifah-
tnrc il gives them their foe For rcVel" me
york nifnrfvr and strengthening The north side has
been going on and now, such ia the Perfection I" when
they have brought that work. that every hlI hh- Deem
converted into q tort aui every point Whore cannon
cun be placed is absolutely brisns with theili.-
Here they not only command the south S"' out they
render il utterly pnS>bI" Tor me Amen ne' ~ e'-
fer the harlor or come even within l"lg distance
oi IT, I'm addition Ia this, the road from tier camp
f., Odessa il occupied by ditcrcit drtaciInrni1 "i
their nrinv whirh, including the force IN the camp,
numbers Boz 900 well disciplined. well '"iiipl"' wei
nrpy t-
hi, !. NOT al-ilcir facilities nr the transportation "i
r,,,. ar -uch TINT they can, 1t necessary bring
tbcir whole diSpusnhr force int" The Crnch IN The
conrs. of II few days. The road from l'er"knp is
omen tn them, and they are constantly receiving rom
tia, l,nce immense supplies of provisions. The state
ment that they were deficient IN their supplies, Is
therefore untrue and were told thai, al present,
they have sufficient for several months should al
communication wh that point he cut on ny lhc Al
lies our reader. may r"nomhcr. TINT in The papers
which hruurh, the account at the "iai ~ S"basto-
unI" it was stated That the Russians were III tai! re-
trent toward. Pcrrk"p. and that detachment n thr-
IS Thousand o tir Allied army WIS uSa''"c" ~ ~
torrent Them Til. nut only in-e, ia proved by
suh.ruurnt accounts, but utterly absurd, rs II now
auprurs that the Russians ind not the renoiest idea
~ r.rcutinr and werr determined to rclnnn where
they were and defend their position t" me last.
The story that FIX hundred Poles iia deserted from
.L. Russian armv DR.. Davrga t"rm" IL, /, n''I |
worthy ot the slightest credit lew may !'h'c de-
Serted but he assured H. that the cases "i u;sc'''
an ,I,c other side were more numerous ana tiie u'y
If,r. H.. left six :;arinan- had arrived mt ih" Ru--
;n .,,un Tn. army. too. instead ri being driIio- |
rnIiyc is in H. perfect state "i ORDER ana dlScliHc
~ their commanders could desire; ANA -" 'hrtr, ne
inc even lscnuragcd they have gained confluence
orI self reliance from their frequent encounter" WIN
,L. Allied forces. They have been, he says, greatly
Moderated; but the Allies have by this time i"lnd
mn, "a their loss that ms Dusbcrry would say 'hfy
.r NOT tho mnn they took them for. III appears no"
,I,t they are among the finest soldiers IN the World
and that they are III some respects superior ." he
Eren,h Ii i. a singular fact that while the EI!iiSh
and til. French scatter under heavy IRE IN" hu7'
Sim. flock together and cling I" each Other WIN Ic-
uuritv that knows not when 10 yield. ih"y never
,;E If r.,rr,tiug and rush into battle with an ell
thu,insm inspired by the deepest feeling oi !clisio
Th.v tell YOU they fighting for Their Cod their
,'znr and their country, und they believe That deaf"
j., .u - cnIlsr il little les. thuu nartyrtlom la fact
,b.y regard il IL such, AMI h"i"v" that III" gr"ac-
.urTitr ;hcy can max. j. (" die on the battle h'!d
f,hnc in defence of their church, OF which they re-
rard the Car, under God, n the head.
The urny is composed q! Russians, including the
! C,,gck- 1I IN. Black Sea, Greeks and Pul"s. The
proporun of the Poles is not 80 large ns has been
repor. bur the Greeks very numerous ana "rc
among the best aud bravrst i'll the whole army
The Russians, without exception. "r'Ehiy oe'.sEe
TINT il il n hulv war against the "infi'l Turk, III
which thew are engaged. AMI Whenever any uhIVtu-
nate M,hnmmniaus fall int" their hand, ti'"t "rc
Killed at uncelhe idea "f living them Quarter never
entering. the mind OF the Russian soldier. Inc "reeHs'
beside the religious feeling winch actuatcs theIn arc
| urged on by their national luminosity against the
Turk and they omit an opportunity OF wrenS-
Ing their vengeance upon them tor tue centuries ~
persecution which their nation hhs suffered III thc'r
hands.
! At the commencement Of the the highest feel
ing Of Respect was entertained by the Russians tor
the English, but this has undergone change ana
they have nj last come IN regard them WIN iGeh"-
OF contempt. Ii il not unusual, Dr. DaveGa t"ll U.s.
! Ia hear them sav, "What nre the English Nothing.
! We have beaten them in every battle and would
| have destroyed them, hui for the French. 1t Is
against the French fight. II We had to do only
with the English we would have swept them of the
earth before this
Il do not know" said DR.. Davega, "of q battle in
which the English not wors'cd and IN whicl
they were only saved from destruction by their a.
lies, the French
The Russian soldiers know thI. well, md when en-
gagged in carrying cannon balls, oco.ey say, here Il
some bread for the FRENCH, apparently ignoring III,
very existence of the English. Their officers ar,
highly educated and il is all uncommon thing 10 fine
one who docs not speak three or four languages
They are also men Of refinement, ard, as the Doctn
had every opportunity Of knowing practically, mr.
, most courteous to Americans He confirms III thl
particular all we were toll by DR.. HOFFMAN, eight %
nine months ago, GId says that the highest general
in the army show them every attention and kindnrs
in their power. He adds, however, that the cmat
, in the Crmea is very unhealthy, and that ct NH
Americans who were in the medical staff during hi
service, five died In word, they entertain feeling
of the deepest friendship towards our countryneH
and are always reudy exhibit them, even ~ i1 !,
. own personal Inconvenience and loss. Inns ""y -.
said of ALL from the Car down to the poorest 'o'''
L, in the ranks. ,ronerl
In regard TO "Totleben," lie is more r,. mi
named, he says the the affection "hicn IN .d,r,
2 GERS and men bear for him amounts AIM ,nk rno
I ton They are proud OF him, and lts.ls Tn H.,
him as the greatest engineer III r.u ,ys IN ,h. i,
thry ascribe their unprecedented shcr r "
nre of Srbastopol uud there is hardly '''n ui''i.
= h,n VIM wouh NOT sacrifice his me- II necessary
nreserye him to Ibis Car aud his c'"'',,S' l"'l'
ben is about thirty years OF aye anu Wen pIopo''''