Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-31

The steamer Pacific brings the usual volumi-
nous details of the military operations in the Crt
inca. From the correspondence of the English
papers, we make the following selections:
Everywhere you 90 the officers complain OF
Lord Raglan, that he is never seen amongst them
and knows nothing Of their wants aud sutierngs.
They also say very plainly that he Is no general
that all our victories have been gained by tue
pluck of our men. but that he deserves no credIt
except for personal bravery; whenever there Is
6rht he exposes himself rather too much, &c
As rule The officers complain lar more 'hah me
men. bu! all are anxious To be home again
lieutenant colonel OF an infantry regiment told me
that he would be better oil sweeping crossing IN
London than in command Of a regiment here
On Sunday 4 captain OF the llth LancerS caine
down to our ship with another officer, ana saw
them trudgng home through the mud 10 '"e
caihp. carrying ham on their shoulders, aud
lin of soGb and bouidie under each arm. nave
been lust talking to an officer who has been At tue
Alma and all the other fights, and he said 1t was
inst the brute force and pluck Of the men that won
all the battles Many OF the regiments, his a
h,lugst the number (the 7lth.) charged al the
Alma without any orders. Brigadler-General
Peune(ather is here in the town, just recovering
from an attack of cholera. He is much ilk'g s.
is Sir Colin Campbell and General sir lie Lacy
Evans But the last has gone home
A, present there is not much drlnr going on eS
pecially from the Erglish lines. They keep theil
guns loaded all day, aud only fire them OIL al
NIGHT then re load them, and remain quiet uhu
next nirht. During the day they do not tire
shot, except from rife occasionally, when
Russian exposes himself; but the French and
Russians keep blazing away every three minute;
during the day. and more frequently during the
night. The tiraleurs often make dash int'
the Russian outworkS and kill q number OF Tux
enemy, and then dash back again. Sometimes
they spike gun or two; but the Russians Seeu
tn have no want of guns or materials OF wal
The ground for two miles beyond the English ant
French entrenchments is covered with Russian
shells and round shot 80 thickly that you coul'
count 80 in the square of 10 yards One mus
acknowledge that our gallant allies beat US /
campaigning With their little transport vessel
of 200 to 500 tons on an average, they cOntrIve
have a general depo, at kamiesch, with proviS
ions for several monthS; they have depot 1
each division and. besides this, every mau ha
from four To six days provision in his haversac'
SO that they can be OFF at a moments natlce-
They are uatiun of SoldicrS-the English ratt
er nation of warriors they know how to light b'
not how TO campaign.
A private letter from St. Petersburg states tn
the Crowc serlS have offered the Emperor Nich'
las contingent of 10000 men, who are to
employed as sharpshooiers, Among them are
be all the ernice hunte7s. who are estimated ;
10000. These are said 10 be sIiilsnl marksneT
who pass theic whole lives on the banks OF tn
Ourai or the Oby ia the chase ot the fox tn
beaver and the erminc. The whole Of theS
hunters, 50 the letter says, are to be immedateI
organized and sent to the Crimca. They are
be armed with the Miaie rifle.
The following is the news of the 2oth Decen
ber, from Odessa via Czernowiz:- eTiutren
farcemeu's are arriving. There are snow Storm
with frost Two co npaaies OF sn'diers IN the
snarch. and 80 wagon loads OF sick men, ha'
been frozen to death.