New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-23
SrrAsroPoL. Anil u. les.

SLvAsTOPOL, April IL, ls55.
COLI H. SMITH: Not being particularly engaged
ls evening ard having passed in review many Of the
aore.sble "reminiscences connected with my youth
FIJI DAYS or cadet of the Virginia Military Institute,
have cor ceived The idea of writing you few lines,
the association OF your name beng lnseparably con-
neced with that institution. / have had the pleasure
Of meeting only few Of my classmates since my de-
peruro from the Institute and independently Of the
Information furnished me by them concerning it, AZ
fairs have remained in the most absolute Ignorance
of every event which may have TRANSFERRED nlthin Us
precincts since thu. time.
While student Of medicine ct Philadelphia, an just
before completing my medical stulies ~ he Cniyer
sity OF Penns lveIa, had occasion 10 solicit from you
q certificate establishing lie fact thai was formerly
student of the Virginia Mil Try Institute Permit
ne Sir to express TO you Oh this occasion my CRATE
ful acknowlede ments for the kind ana prompt man
ner in which you acceded TO my request an IN
ua1t o: the globe which il al present. the most interest
Ing Of all leces from the nature OF the events OF daily
occuntuCef and have therefore deemed % to be not
inappropriate TO address you these few Aacs- though
buriedly written, which may possibly prove s.reea-
bic 10 YOU from the fact that they come from such
distant and at the tins interesting part Of the
world. am in the Imperial service OF kus.ia as NIL
isry Physician and Sngcon. i aln indebted 10
Prince GOrchakofi for the peculiar advantages That
enjoy as 10 rank, &c.-Superior Physician OF regl-
mont of 5,CCO men, Stachu Ordiadt0T rank be-
tween that Of Moior and Lieutenant Colonel am at
present attached TO OF the large hospitals al SeYas-
iopol. After having graduated IN medicine at the
tnyeTsity oil ldhs!NHhld' Iclt Tue O"iVu o,e'e'
for France. On my arrival at Paris l entered i'm
medaiely upon the practical study Of medicine. re-
NAMED in Paris about year and three months LETT
Paris Tor Vienna lat Fall remained in Vienna three
months AID then left for Russia. have been ia Rus
sja four months-one month AZ Sevasi0pOl.
Sevastopol still RENAME. The English ana French
have made no progress yet toward taking H. Since
my arrival here several series have been effected by
tic Russians with marked success, though they have
always os a considerable number. The Allies have
been bombarding the city for the last five days, aud
caused great deal OF damage, but il has been dread
fully PAID for TIE batteries Of tie Allies are nov
nearly silent and those Of the Russians stronger than
ever. The Russians are concentrating troops about
Sevaftopol. Events have proved that the English
soldier is much inferior 10 either the French or Rus
sian. and that with certain exceptions the Russian il
ss good rs the French. <evastopOl viii never be
taken; It may be blown up by the Russians. | have
enjoyed q fire opportunity of performing surgical
o. oratiors and must remain at the ambulance to-
night, becsu.e the Russians intend making q soriie.
have very little time at present to write. With
every consideration, &c,
Your friend. W. +. WHITEHEAD.