Butte record., 1855-01-20

cannon shot Just in front OF me. In
fact, the shot and she'll from fifty pieces
of cannon, and supported by some ten
of thousands of infantry and several
thousand cavalry, were too much for
about 200 cavalry.
CAVALRY SABRE STROKES Some fear
full sabre-cuts we delivered. | saw one
man with his head cloven to the chin.
through helmet and all, so that the head
appeared in two flaps /; another with his
arm Topped off, as if it had been done
with butchers cleaver; and a third
having deep cash in the brain from be-
hind, severing the head nearly in two !;
and yet this unfortunate man was alive,
and several time sat up in great agony,
actually holding his head together with
both hands.
HoRRoRs OF THE FIELD-We soon
were relieved by 700 of our men coming
up, and in all mastering about 500 mer
and sent IDLY fire into the Russians.
and 500 of the English army charged
bayonets and drove their whole 5000
men down the hill. with great slau ghter.
Their loss must have been great. for the
groans of the wounded and dying all
last nght were pitiful
RIDING over THE WoUNDED.-Dear
mother, every time | think cf my poor
comrades 1t makes my blood run cold,
to think how we had 10 gallop over the
poor wound I'd fellows lying on the field
of battle, with anxious looks for assist
ance-what sickening scene In one
part of the battle lost my horse, owing
to the one in front of me being shot dead.
and poor horse fell over it, and I was
unhorsed /; in getting up, my horse took
fright and got away from me, but, fortu.
tunately for me, l saw another that
some poor fellow Of the Sth Hussars had
been killed from. | mounted it in mo-
ment and was in the ranks again. On
our return from the charge got my own
horse agan. He had galloped to the
camp, and, dear parents, | was glad to
see him there, as if I had got half the
world given to me- Dear mother, after
the battle OF the Alma | wrote to -.
hope she got the letter.
A SOLDIERS EsCAPE.-The charge
sounded, and away we went into the
midst of them. Such cutting and slash
ing for about minute, it was dreadful
to see the rally sounded, but it was nc
use-none of US would come away until
the enemy retreated then our fellows
cheered as loud as ever they could
When we were in the midst of them nv
horse was shot he fell, and got UP
again, and 1 was entangled in the saddle
my head and one leg were on the ground
He tried to gaIlop on with the rest, but
fell again, and l managed to get loose
While | was that predicament Russian
lancer was going to run me through
and | could not help myself Macna-
mara came up at the time, and nearly
severed his head from his body; so
thank God | did not get SC atch.
got up, and ran to where 1 saw a lot o
loose horses. Igot one belonging to on
of the Enniskillens, and soon was alon!
with the regiment again. When l hac
mounted again, saw Russian who hat
strayed from the rest he rode up to tr,
to stop me from joining the regimen
again. As it happened l had observed
a pistol in the holster-pipe, SO I took i
out, and shot him in the arm he droppet
his sword then l Immediately rode VI
to him and run him through the body
and the poor fellow dropped to th
ground Lord Lucan said, when W,
charged, that we were into them, ant
the devil could not get US away from
them.
TURKISH DEsERTERs.- Two wretch
ed Turks were brought in yesterday eve
ming they had deserted to the Russians
who took everything from them and i'll
treated them upon this they desertei
from they Russians, and, with nothin
but lnnen shirt and pair Of dra ers
have been wandering about for fou
nights. Their limbs were completed
swollen with the cold hear the poo
wretches are to be shot to-day. Th
smell from the town Of Sevastopol, a
the wind blows from the noIth, is some
thing fearful. The assault may nov
take place at any time.
A SOLDIERS EscAPE.-I received
lance thrust in the stomach from tn,