The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-28

la Balslava and wore uncoatb headdressss eatskia
coats and no. ds,ergt paetots Many .. me Russians
face and bearing Ono tall Que looking old man, With
long gray ard and strangely shaped cap pointed
Il aid rot appear - there many Of very high
military rank present. The Russians ather grave
and but they seemed to frstsrnizs with the
French better than with ourselves and the certain
ly got better with allies than with the few pri-
Of regiments who we're down towards the
front.
But while all this ciyiIty was going on We we're walk
ing among the dead, 0ver bood-stansd ground, cover
with evidences ofrecent fight Broken muskets,
straps and sets pieces OF she'll little pools Of cotted
blood, shot-round and grApe-ghAttered gabons and
through the mdst Of ssssa sosmn
sion OF soldiers bearing their departed comrades 20 their
long home counted seventy seven tters borne past
me IN fifteen minutes-each filed With . dead enemy
The contortons Of the slain horrible and recalled
the memories Of the Acids Of Alma and lnkermann some
few French were lying far in aiyance towards TINS
melon and Round Tower among the gaoions 10
the French advanced trenches which the nsa
broken down They had evidently been slain in pursu
OF the ensmy. The Russians appeared to treat tner
dead with great res pect Zee soldiers white
faced nd seemed Ill fed though many OF them nad pow
erful frames square ana onr nss ers
stripped of boots and stockings The ceanness OF tner
feet and at cases OF their coarse linen shirts vas
remarkabe Several sailors OF the "equipages OF the
feet Of Sebastopol were killed in the attack They
generally muscular fine, stout fellows, with rough,
sodisrIy faces. The Russians carried off al the dead
which Law outside our lines TO the town passing
between the samelon and the Round To yer:
In the midst Of AL this stera evidence OF war Ger
tain amount OF lively conversation began to spring up
in which the Russ officers iu5ulged in little oadi
mage Some OF them assed officers I" whsn we we're
going away ~ Some congratulated US tbs excslleot
opportunity had Of getting good look at
the chance Of nearer view kept on similar occa-
Ger aiked private coD6de ntialy in English how many
men sent into the tIenches9 "Begorra only 1000
ssdy rpy The and Al
time Russian with litter stopped by dead body,
and put IL into the Litter Hs loosed around for com
grace and lifted it, TO Il amusement OF the by
standers but the joke not Icing lived, as Russian
hrus suey and helped TO carry off his dead COM
rade In the to could large bodies OF sodery in
the Streets assembled at the aud in the puoli
places Probably they cred out to AXE show OF
their 9Th The Russian denied that Prince Mems
chiBof dead but they admitted that Admiral Istur
min killed. He was of the principal officers en-
gagged in the destruction OF the Turkish fleet at Sinops
end The Gar had rewarded him by giving HIM an orier
Of st. George of higher dstinc zion than that worn by
Prince Mepschiko and of class which is srally &C.
corded only to successful generals who have condncei
army and closed triumphant campaign. distn
suished looking man, vho complained that he was likely
to be deprived OF his in his yacht this by thu
war, was pointed out to as Prince Bariatinski Ow
ing to Misunderstanding other, little fusil ade
began ony the riemen the lsft during the arms
tice and disturbed attention for moment but it
Terminated. General Bosquet an1 several Off
rank Of the allied army visited the trenches dur
ing the armisce, Bnd stat GERS wera present on both
sides to that the mea dill not go our OF bouads
TIE armistice was over about O'Clock. Scarcely had
the white Gag dss ppeared behiod the parapet or the
Manelon before q round shot from the saors'
battery went slap through of the emora-
Of the Russian work and dashed great pillar
Of earth inside. The Russians at Piled aud the
noise Of echoed through the ravtnes 1t
curious to observe the OF shot and shell in
the ravpes which had been fred by the enemy at our
their way o and from the trenches. 1t I'm.
possible for them to bat they poured their shot
and shell right into the path the lnd To YER the
Namtlon and the ships Five dead Russians and two
dead Zouaves were yiDg far OF lines, in the
mcoe pick ct ravne. Every look at the rifle pits salts
fes me that the Rnssians them as rddiments OF
advanced works against u.s. that they likely to
prove very troublesome The Mamelon is most serious
Ingredient in calcu atng the chances OF assault 1he
work the east Of 1t is alsO very dangerous. The
Bussisns have already begun to arm them with heavy
guns and their FIRE viii prove fear, extremely harass
ing these points could have been occupied, our en-
gneers nc Doubt would have seen tae importaucs Of
their possession to but the fact is believe that the
nfers complain they cannot get enough OF hands for
the essential work OF the attacks actually possess.
In addition to the trench which the Russians have ,de
thrown up three trenches at right angles which would
ou but these trenches Of ehfl,ded by the
French apfrosch at right angles to it. They win very
speedily be able to disturb works from the doubt
Careenpg Bay. 1t is thought that the silence Of
the guns cay be accounted for WITH great probable
without supposipg they short Of amm 1niton II Is
very likely they engaged in making line ofdefences
IN Of their present works. Our batteries are
completed Tie srmamsnt viii oe in them ia q short
time from the date of this letter.