Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-16
From the Seat Of War.
RUSSIAN AND FRENCH SOLDIERS.

RUSSIAN AND FRENCH SOLDIERS.
y lively writer. from is draws
parallel between the soldiers of the dierfl- !
erent nations now fighting in the Crimea,
and first says of the Russians:
The valor displayed by the Russians in
the night attacks on the allies has never
been surpassed by the soldiers Of any
nation or people whatever. The Rus
sian soldiers lacks strategy and quickness
of movement, bnt he possesses courage
almost without parallel, remarkable
strength Of body, and great resistance to
the eXhausting effects of wounds. 1t has
been common remark, from the day of
Napoleon to the present moment, that the
Russian soldiers are the most difficult SOL
dicrs in the world to put horS de- combat.
Marshall Ney said: 1T will not suffice
to shoot Russian soldier; he must be
pushed over Remarkable instances of
this power of resistance to the loss of
blood and to the first impressions of a
wound have been exhibited since the COM
mcncemcnt ofthe campaign in the Crimea,
and it is no doubt due to the rude life to
which the Russian is subjected, not only as
soldier, but as peasant -
Next he says of the Erenchman:
"While eating is no Of soldiers life,
in the Russian camp, in the French camp
it is quite the contrary. A Frerchman
must have his breakfast before he fights,
and he will cook and eat it in the midst of
bursting bombs rather than miss it; for be-
tween the fear of losing his breakfast and
his life is about an even balance. On the
morning Of the battle OF Inkermann I 800
EnSlisLIncn were compelled t, stand the
shock of IS, 600 Russians for three hours,
before the French Division arrived, the
latter having Stopt to eat their breakfast
before starting to the aid of their suffering
allies. They fought beautifully, as they
always do, when they did arrive, but in the
meantime there had deem fearful slaught-
er of nsliShmen, which otherwise might
have been saved, This is one of the facts
which does not appear i'll print, for the
good Of the alliance, butit is nevertheless
true.
PRESENT ASPECT OF BALAKLAvA.
The harbor Of Balaklava is now like the
basin Of the London Docks, so crowded it
with shipbing fall kinds, and from every
one of these vessels, at ali times of the day,
supplies are being constantly landed
Along the fat, dirty causeway, rather be-
meath the level of the harbor, are boats and
barges Of all kinds, laden with biscuit,
barrels of beef, pork, rum, bales of winter
clothing, siege guns, boxes of MIME am
munition, bills of shells, trusses of hay,
and sacks Of barley and potatoes. These
are landed in the wet, and stacked in the
mud, until all the provisions that will
spoil are sufficiently impregnated with
both to be fit for issuing to the men,
The motley crowd that is perpetually wa
ding among these piles Of uneatable eatea-
bles is something beyond description
The very ragged, gaunt, hungry looking
men, with matted beard and moustachios,
features grimmed with dirt, and torn great
coats stiff with successive layers of mud
these men whose whole appearance speaks
toll and suffering, and who instantly remind
you of the very lowest and most impoy-
erished class of Irish peasantry-are the
picked up soldiers of our different foot
regiments, strong men selected to carry
provisions for the rest of the camp. Mix
ed with these are about two hundred horse.
men, whose lank, feeble steeds, ve,ed
with huge "raws," seems barely able tc
move about with their riders through the
thick tenacious mud The horsemen them.
selves are pretty much alike-that is, thew
are all ragged and all muddy, yet on ex.
amining these men closely, you perceive
that some have dingy brass helmets or
their heads, others the small Scotch cap O.
the "Greys;' the remnants of the rcd
trowscrs indicate hussar; while head
dress curiously misshapcn discovers Ian.
GER From all these facts you suddenl,
rush to the conclusion that the queer look.
ing cortege is cavalry, or, rather all tha,
remains of the nine fine regiments which
two months ago landed in. the Cri-
mea.
PRISONER AT sEvAsToroL.
The last day was in the trenches
while a slight little skirmish was 60
ing on in front, and in covered way ]
met one Of our riAemen and a Russian RI
tleman waking together. As came near
or, l saw that the Russian was limpin,
along in pain, resting his hands on ou
fellows shoulder, who with two rife
under his arms, and apipe in his mouth
; was walking easily ami cody along. ev
identity giving his wounded opponcn
some good advice. which Ihave no dodb
was all the better relished for not bein