New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06
LIE SIEGE OF sEvASrOPOL

zeal orifer DAT j rrsr >-Na~topoi, Dec.
There has been great increase of fyseatery suc
bowel com, snt- during the l.st month. Lying on.
II The i-pctes tor twenty hours !: tune. IN one po-
siton end hat cOustr- Ned one comDined with st-
pOure 10 heavy dews a, niZtt ani aiery 20 drencn-
ing shovers-this duty ainos, constantly recurring
without interval. d resTas. Bo dcSbt she cause Of
the increase Of the affection IN question.
On the l4ih ut there terrii, storm sccom-
panied nv rain, hail. .e@t AID snow The tent. S1f
hospital nsrQBe.s aid pro-trst snd th- psienis
exposed the nclemercy # the weather. Since that
period there been FEW intervals 1T tine weather,
and sckre-s has maze r,pi1 AMI alarming pr Tess
The men are ii clothed .'eir grescoss being thread
tsre snG sorr out au1 tie remainder If their hA1-
enis IN 4 It'll wore cordttion. Having 40 change
Of clothing they return from the trenches % the camp
without Any covering ~ night but one vet olLnkeI,
the floor Of the tents Ele4nShi- being nearly ~ <et
ground outside and the difficulties Of procuring
fuel for culinary pgrp"-es great. thai me
article N question i cOnprlsed merely Of few green
ivias gathered from n n-iehborns rAvrne. When
SICK The utter ImpO-s hiiy 81 medical officer doug
them justice 10 a camp hospital. unprovdec with bed
ding blaukst- proper CO. ny ut-U-lr or fuel, has
added largely 20 the amount o' mortality.
w hle the roai- yer" N fair coud tlon The sex
could be removed 10 baAkisva. but latiery their
state Ca. been such So 70 render this impossible
A ccafi, composed Of - recruits mostly p'vsl
arrived the 2l-t snd cholera soon after maize rs
appearance. The FIRST cls- occare4 % tue 22d; tw-
more took place the 2f'h ami IN the 2'th there
were no fewer than eighteen sdm --i'n- for tli' tor
nlGable mAaGy.
The d.sih- from cholera to thu present date
amount 10 thirfv-one Mess the iroops ~ nut
ted and provided win warm clothing sud 'uel. the
conseq ueuces vii be- no-t melancholy and the 80
ertions Of the medical ffcers OF iitile avail
VOICES FROM THE ALLIED CAMP
The s'ate Of the weather the difficulties # trans
port on accouo IF th- condition ot The rod-, aud the
decltsfed condition o; The cOmms sarlt cattle, the
-esse among the trcops especially those Lately ar
rived have been The eu.ros.ing topics of Dis oir,,
among the British troop ir camp
An the .Cnm offha Levant-ltabsns, Snyrrote. Pc
rotes Greeks snd robbers which hai res lvet ,ssIf
for The none. INTO domestic s-r~ sntry aud 1ccorl-
panied the EXPEDITION sirce left illooh j. sNher-
ing itself ~ ard returning 20 It's source. The rtts
think the ship il sinking they cannot ecIre the odd
and haId-hip- " the camp any longer, ani they
getting AMY fast a. they can 90 purroT ora the
dinsy cafe' Of tfeir ui-ty cites iae inconvaGieace
of Thu proceeding Ia the 'ucsies- masters, who are
thus deser'ed IN their utmost need Is excessive
YoO cannot thins what hne fellows our old soldiers
begin 70 look. laey stool the test Il the past
~ months, IL Wa 10 ordinary one,i fheir frames
have become Injured 20 the art and -VppsIrs II th-
field the thick mu.tarn-. whiskers. and beard give
rough snd.r.sdy and so.dierhks expression 20 the
face. and with all this. the whole hearing indicates
ID. valuable confidence Which, 10 acton, 80 p)ycr-
fully tends toward bu, tlLS not that r1gi
IN the Crirnea i At I'll like regiment AZ Ports
moGth-very tar from Il. At home, a - nert and
clean IS pm here, dress l. OF the toughest kind.
Who is this now psssiog' Surely, h. mast bs -on@
stranger from the wilGs Of Iastary No be- IA of
shake he has placed the comfort able i. nb-.kn cap
OF n. country. taken from some terrified Grim on
his back Is tie cloak OF Russian rot much the bet
Ter for muo and dirt: around biz legs skins,
stout gs a. the be tied ~ith spnn ysrn,
or q piece of rope picked up from rubbi.n-hesp;
bis shoes and far above hi- ankles covered with
thick mud 10 his Ouih short clay ppe fha. c4m.
paigrer 0eare-t friend aud ne marches Along win
the air Of hero, with has nod for th,s cOmrte, aud
word for that apparently ~ c'uiente1, II not So
clean. az when walking IN full fig down the streets Of
dear old England.
The road Ia Balakava from tie camp i ten in hes
deep IN mua, and The scene which meets 'ne eye to-
doy, almost defes d-,cri tion Aotbt- broken down;
mules t'Ing slDIg snd slip ping down. Others down.
ard not the lea { e. 1nce If tneu ever rising ayAin,
&C The hnr--s Of tue ar'Illrr; 50 dre4~ifHlly
~.a her beaf.I that they de t~O aud three Ut a
nigh. many div sinu, aud those of the cavalry are
wreich.d ghost. of hat they serc-drtFn up in the
belly and straight "a match and standing in mud
foot ctep
am sorry 10 ray that have hnd two coa,rs. mar
tal for 1ffenses of The most IN otieHy character.
The hrst charge was that sguD-t W. Holmes, ifth
Regiment, d" For sgrsceful conduct. in having 81
camp, before sevastopol, on or sbou, 22d Nogem.
- b<r stolen pair OF boots, shIt, one pair of
drawers, to~el, handkerchief, q candle, some
writing paper, end sword the property Of Non
4" Commissioned Officers Ettienne Groe aud jean
Alexis Dulac. of tie 4,h Regiment OF Chasserrs
" Airlque. The second charge was against Pm
vaie Thomas Bartly and Private }. Luhgow, 47th
Regiment, For dsgraceiul conduct Ia having, at
" camp before Seysstopol, on or about 2ls, NOyem-
" Der stolen two hve-ffanc pieces hpr0, smiling
"a ten-sous piece, twenty hge copeck piece,
penny piece, and some small Turkish coins, the
property OF LOUIS kapp and Pierre Nominee, of tho
" 5OtD French Reg Went of the same. All the pris-
Oners were found guilty AMI received this sentence
of punishment. Fifty lasbes and 10 forfeit all sd
vantage az to additional pay good conduct pay, and
" 10 peUslon on discharge, which m'gut otherwise
have accrued to them from length of their former
service. Lord Raglan approved and confirmed
the senterce-, but Wa. pleaeed, III mercy, to remit
half the corporal punuhnent IN each c>se. These
disgusting occurrences and especially so as our
allies the parties IL ured, but they DO not eur
prse any one acquainted with the world. Among
so iers Of al armies there Are u be found villains
such a. these unprnclpled robbers and We can only
regret the fact.
Larse parties OF Tu,ks employed at various
places, draining the roads and trying TO clear ths
mud but their usual apathy always accompanies
th w. and il Is only wonderful that they ever accom-
plnb the work they are about, and have done so
much al the Earth works and batteries. They APP
pear 10 be s~sys thinking about a. and II they
Only ct pipe INTO then mouths, wOad sand up TO
their knees IL mud until II dried around them
This month Writes the CORES pondent Of The Lor-
don Pest on Dec ! has opened win moist and
miserable day as the worst Christian could wish hts
titierest enemy A. to the tents, those who not
the utmost vigilance have 10 I've ia marshes; aud
ara one officer observe good snipe shooting would
oe found round his bed. | went to dine with
friend and feli a~ If were in d vault Fortunate
ly had on ong Eastern OOOts, but even with their
ASSISTANCE, the thick mud was chilly To tbs feet aud
a round tbs curtain sctive family of venti-
stors. This with ration pork, biscuit and some few
ara small potatoes, would, imagine, disgust sny
Iovce just arrived from the good English home and
fsre. But old hands are ike nails. dare say
friends picture a s4d-wzzened coughing set Of crea-
tures litter for hoe pa- than the field whereas the
fact il ARE, barring the recruits, IN rude beglth
able 10 esi a1y thing at any time. and as 70 mysaf
although by DO means gOod-lOOklng. | am
20 sn II tents and purposes goon-condltoned fellow
Tie great ihirs cheerful disposition and deter