The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-03

cssions that poet Many OF these were
all but dead With closed eyes open mouths and ghasy
aenuated faces they were borne along two and two the
thin stream OF breath visible in the frosty air alone show
ing they still alive. One bgnre was horror-a
corpse stone dead strapped upright "A us seat as legs
banging s,fy down the eyes staring wide open the teeth
set on the poruding tongue the head ana body noddng
With fghtfo ockery OF life at each stride Of the mule
the broken road No doubt the man had died on his
way down TO the harbOr. *sst
rmE FRENCH ARaY REINFORCED.
The French army has received an important reinforce
ment The eighth division has arrived at Kamesch il
consists OF 700 good troops The ninth division under
General Brune is expected to arrive very shortly Our
allies viii then muster upwards OF $4,000 bayonets The
Turks in the Chersonese do not to
than 5000 5000 judging from the size Of their eneamp
ments
wRETcHED STATE
The battle OF lukermann WIS fought the 9TH Of No
yember the world will remember forever About 40 per
cent of the brigade OF guards killed wounded
that occasion They have since received endorsements
and the brigade which mustered about $500 when il
left England, has received 500 in various
draugh to the end OF the year What is the present
strength Of the brigade of household oopsof that
nhoen band who crowned the struggle Of the Alma with
victory and beat back the Russian hordes at nkermann
think they could MUSTER including servants and all avail
able soldiers, about $50 in the whole brigade Here
IS another fact Since the same battle Of nkermann, at
least 900 men-of the brigade Of guards have
been expended absorbed used up and no more seen
The official returns will show how many OF that thousand
were killed Or wounded by the enemy Another fact ;
completely destroyed TO tell the truththat they must be
sent away to be Performed
ASPECT OF sgaAsroroL
The aspect of the place itself has changed very little
considering the hundreds Of tons weight of shot and shell
thrown into IL but the suburbs, OF low, whitewashed
houses rooted with tiles and at most two stories high
ruins The roofs doors and windows of the houses
all off but the pus of smoke from the empty frames show
that the shells were used as covers Tor the russian rifle
men.
The Flagstaff Fort Knocked to atoms long ago and
the large buildings around it are all in ruins but
looking towards the ridge behind il from which the streets
of the descend rapidly towards Fort Nicholas and
which shelters that part Of the place from fire, could
see but little difference between its present appearance and
that which presented the Goth of September last year
People walking about the Streets and relief parties
coming up from the seaside towards the front carry
ing baskets OF provisions
II is impossible TO speak too highly of the apparent
lidty workmanship and finish of the lines of formidable
earhworks armed with about 80 heavy guns, which the
Russians have thrown up to enade our attack and to de-
nd this position which is indeed the key of their works
in front of One line OF battery is neatly rivetted with
the boxes supposed to be empty power This is the
mere wantonness and surpusage of abundant labor Be
hind this work could see about 1000 soldiers and work
men aborng with the greatest zeal at line of bate
ries, and laborng undisturbedly
suFFERINes OF THE SOLDIERS.
Some of our quite well in health in the morn
ing and at night they dead with the frosthey
stiff as bar Of iron. We starving for the want of
food; we feel very happy If have little bread for
drink we can't get any; get two glasses of per
day but fear can't get any in consequence of the
bad weather am sorry to inform you of the miserable
state am in. | have had shirt my back for two
months, which causes great deal of vermn MS for
stockings have got none My shoes not ofmuch use
bad other poor fellows After the battle Of Inkermann
went among the dead and took pair of shoes three
pair of stockings, and pair of trousers
TREATMENT or THE PRISONERS.
did my duty a soldier for my country and it
my fate to be severely wounded in the tray the ground
occupied by the Russian army The officers of their army
showed the greatest Kindness and their DOCTORS
as they possibly could, dressed wounds and in two
days after that here (Smpheropo to hospital and
assure you cannot describe the kindness of the nhabit
ants of this town. if in town in England
own people could not show more kindness. ] hope you
viii not be grieved at my being prisoner and also
imagine that prisoner of war is like culprit; on the
contrary the officers of the Russian army visit us every
day and treat kindly and give cigars and tobacco
to smoke and many times told that very brave
soldiers.
BATTLE IN THE TRENCHES.
After daybreak the fire recommended with great fury
and at about o'clock regular battle raging in the
trenches between the French and Russians There could
not have been less than 5000 men on each side firing as
hard as they could load and pull trigger and the lines of
the works marked by thick curling banks of smoke
The fire sackened both sides about o'clock simua
neousy 1t said the Russians lined the crenelated walls
and enabled to fire down into the trenches 1t is
strange enough that this said wall should have stood
long and SO well The last time itand that was
very recently could not see any sign of breach in it.
though it is nearly opposite the French centre attack
We further hear that the French drove the Russians
back, and effected Judgment inside their first parallel at
point where is partially covered by the angle of the ruins
of the flagstaff battery but very much doubt the
rectness of that statement Every night after unusually
heavy firing such report is circulate through
The camp and night passes without severe skir-
mshng or, rather sharpshooting behind the parapets
and in the broken ground between the lines The works
are indeed almost into the town. and denomnate its sub
urbs but the ruined houses OF these suburbs turned
into dences for rifemen and the itself is almost
formidable battery from the gacs up to the ridge the
sea which the south side of the town is situated
LATEST FROM THE cRIMEA.
SEBAsropoL, Feb 1.-The Russian Grand Dukes have
made reconnaissance of the allied lines and the allies
daily expecting attack. The pickes have received
orders to be than usually vgiant The weather is
becoming mild and pleasant
In the of the 3ls French troops put hors
dc combat in the obscury Of the night French reg
ment having fired upon another.
February MANY regiments held in readiness last
night for immediate action and the cavalry under
arms all night The supplies Of the allies sufficient in
most respects
Admiral Brua has teegraphed that since the 3ls the
Russians had RECOMMENDED their night sortes but they
were vigorously repulsed
The Russians had received considerable reinorcemens
and 1900 with provisions and had reached the
French army The roads Eupatora frozen and
in good condition.
The Cars two sons have entered Sebastopol
VARSA Feb alt is stated from Kamiesch that the Rus
each occasion.
On the 9th nothing of Importance had TRANSFERRED but
the firing kept up briskly from both sides.
On the 9Th Menschkof briefly tclegraphs that the gem
eral situation of the place unchanged
The Vienna Prese that the English returning
from the siege line and are with the French Guard
form Baaklava Gen Neil arrived the camp
the 2h of January and has reported to the Emperor