New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-02

1.,e Tho eQfhOr1tItF
=, Rs,sl sva and the captains. acting for the s-cu
,s Of their snps fling everything out on the be<ch,
I,ye they liz and rot. cargo OF houses has sc'uay
eoIA back 10 CODstsntisOpie 900 greet c9s's no.s
viih furs, lying ct Bssslsys ans t1e 0fn;sH VIZ
not send them mp 70 the camp, though the lh-n orc
o,fny iike cockroacbes. Everything s 10 zoe most
O., rrible aid o-grso@fO coGfu-ion The hagtn 10 ne
il becoming funed in the eyes Of Foreigners ano Ln
ness, ipcompeteIcy, AID obstnsey OF the onic'as
6tnp sepdmn ont contributors; they pefei -
further than Balaklays and are Lost there: ~
10 send thing 70 Australia THAI 10 gs' II Hun" -
lava 70 the camp. ,on
JlyutRy al went through reg'men'.s u''p"a
on NV return to the camp; there were % ~ ~
800 but this regiment w.' hesany on no .nrIs bnt
u,sny cs.es Of frost bites. Ihsre ~ss nov 'nso NY
er,ct.d for the sick though they may be Tor tns
s,LiIg At II ,I.hlava IL requires ABOUT Ioo 70 80 10
carry up the timber OF q hn, a. 'nse als a'Su' lou,
n and the soldiers have enough TO 90 % ge'
,,ovi.,o.s underworld 70 get the captain OF our
vessel 10 allow volunteers from the sailors but ne
coud oily spare eight men aud they would be snos.
n.el,n / messed with some Off ,srs We had salt
Iosk' biouit fsh and potatoes aud q sort OF soup
Al very good for q camp. i slep: on the ground,
rolled up in blankets. There hard frost IN the
night, ana it was 30 intensely cold that slept Du'
little.
JAxUART 2l.-Our rstious aro still shor'i tue men
have very little OF their winter clothing sn1 We nave
lot uk yet. The sickness conuaoes very siea',
few dsys since and that we cent ~ m- away sso ~
cavalry borses; we have upward OF 2OO s'ck 10 tue
Light D,vision alone / hear, on the very best au-
NCrity that array now rod iced 10 IL Voo elect
i've u,er and the number is oeiy diminishing. The
true Plumbers Of sick are not sent hone onciAly qua
| will tell you ole way In wnicn tnis occurs Each
regime ut has certain number oil hospital tents cay
FIVE or SIX. The men admitted sick ibto these are fhe
v,Ist cases AID they are regularly pu. the sick
list entered into the proper books An0 these only are
returned IA the sick Of tbs regiment But there are
un erous others who, from simple illDess, OF darnea,
or from lame feet unable 70 do duty. These uea
attend hospital - as is is called, get advice and
rssci tome, ard many days leave from outy. Per-
bsl+ they get worse when they are admitted, space
should be found in the pitSl tents. perhaps they
get better, all are discharged 70 duty. Ihtss SICK
are never returned ia the regular statements ~ part
of the sick Of the regiment. Ttus tire Mioister'at.
War with US may see Only h'ty SICK returned 10
given regiment, while very hkey oouoIe or ueole
that Dumber are unable to 90 outy on account Of
sickness This Is OILY ole among many Other sources
OF error IN the statistical accounts of sickness sent
home. Depend upon it our lives and safety dspend
moon the pressure from without urging Lord Raglan
70 rouse biasel ono TO make the officers Of his staff
aso regime ntsl officers do their duty All has been
p.giect hitherto. Consequently all is now confusion
With plenty at Bslaklava-only seven miles off-.ll
Ia y ant and struggling for very existence here Our
ceatbs are very Humorous; you may put them down
safely at twelve sixteen daily IN this the Light
Division alone We cannot send the sick fast enough
away; they become rapidly 30 utterly weak and pros
the cavalry horses, on the Frescn ambulance mule
seats. The oOmnilssarat were ordered 70 supply the
troops with fuel, but they have not been able 10 do
60, and you may fancy the difficulty Of fading BRUSH
wood with couple Of feet OF suow, aud desper where
il has crifted on the ground Two Of our companies
had no food cooked this week for four days. they
lived on bitcut, and know also some were eating
Their salt pork raw.
From a French Officer
JANUARY 22-Our poor allies are in the most
wrecbe6 plight. They have at Balaklsva vessels Ia
cen with provisions and clothing, and nothing hAs yet
reached The camp. All their horses are dead. We
have lent them mules hut the cold has a,O done
us considerable injury, and render them
but little service. la the absence Of beasts Of bur-
then, an entire brigade Of the First Division
Cupied dW ing several days in carrying the munitions
of the FL glish from Balakava to the trenches Oar
unfortunate seighborr are completely demoralized.
Yesterday officer, who had los, his way, told us
that last week IA 900 men had been exempted from
service.
From The Coyye,pondenf Of TAs london Time.
JANUARY % -IbeIe WAS a white frost last night.
To day the thermometer is at 42o. The activity Of
the heads Of departments which has besn recently OBJ
eeTvsble s becoming more largely and beDeficlsliy
developed every day. The Qdartermaster General
came Gown TO Bsaklsva 10 day inspected the skele-
ton If Tartar slodge sleigh and visited the portion
OF road made by the French for Ii froze hard last
night, and the ordinary tracks are in very bad cOnd
ton. A large number Of sick. and fear, dying
sent into Bslak lava To day ON French mule lit
tes QUO few OF our bat horses They formed one Of
the gh1stIy that lntglneu
Many Of these mbn were all but dead With closed
eyes open mouths and CHASTITY atteBuaed faces they
were bone along two and two, the thin stream OF
breath, visible in the frosty air. alone showing they
we're still alive. One figure was n horror-s corpse,
strapped upright In its seat its legs hsag
irg siy down the .yes staring wide open, the teen
r. ON the prOtrudiDg tongue, The head and body nod
ding with 6igbtfu mockery OF life al each stride Of
the mule over the broken road No doubt the IN an
had died on his way down to the harbor AZ the ap-
parton passt d. the only remarks the soldiers made
were euch as tb: There one poor fellow out OF
"pain, any way !" Another saw with the raw
Sesh and skin heDging from his fingers, the naked
bones Of which yrotruded into the cold air undressed
and uncovered. This was a OF frost bite, pre-
sumo. Post IDLY the hand hsd been dressed, but the
bsndaees might have dropped of. All the sick in the
mule literr seemed alike the verge of the grave.
JANUARY 25.-A lovely day calm and sunny.
The night very cold and frosty, and The Russians
gave ali alert all along their lines about o clock in
The morning, for which both French snd English we're
quite ready. circumstance occurred IN B.l4klava
10 cay, which Will state for the calm consideration
of the public al heme, without one single word OF
comment. The Charity, an iron screw steamer, is ST
pr,sent in harbor for the reception OF sick British sol
oilers, who are under the charge Of British medical
officer. That officer went on shore to day and msde
an application - the officer in charge of the Go
meBt stoves for three TO put board tns ship
10 warm the men. Three Of IVY men, said he,
"died last plight nom oholerac sympto Ms brouxh
In their present state from toe extreme cold Of tae
ship; fear will follow them from tue same
cause "0h! said the guardian Of the stoves,
you must make your requlsition in due form, send it
pp TO headquarters, and get it signed properly, add
returned and then l will let you have the stoves
. But my men may die meantime. 81 can't help
that must have the requisition." 1t is my firm
belief that there are men now in dangerous state
whom another night will certainly kill - 81 really
can do nothing must have a requisition properly
For God sake. then, lend me some; III be respon-
sible for their safety. really can do moth pg of