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MISCELLANY.
A Visit to the Allies Camp,

a t1SlL 10 the Allies Camp.
The following letter from Balaklava, da-
ted the 9th December, has been addressed
by Dr.,Agnew, 4 relative OF Sir Andrew
-Agnew, to a gentleman at Bristol:
Until you almost touch the rocks YOU
can barely perceive an opening and when
you Mt last reach the mouth OF the harbor
OF Balakava, it is not above sixty yards
wide, short quarter of mile, and after
passing several mcu of:war, transports, &c,
all with the ends of their bowsprts nearly
touching you, you get into rank and add
another to the number. And now the
scene changes. About forty yards from our
stern is the landing place. The town-did
you say town no, mean a scattered num-
Der Of wretched novels, say $50. In the
rear and in the front high precipitous rocks !;
on the face OF the latter, several tents with
Marines and 4 body of Ilighlandcrs. In
fact, suppose a basin onc-1uartcr full of wa-
tier, placed on the table, and drop wafer
into it, ahd then you have a good idea OF
the position of Il ship in the l,arbor OF Bal
akava.
Yesterday being beautiful day, thought
it good opportunity to pay visit to the
camp, and, as had understood that the
Light Division of the army occupied, with
the French, the nearest point to Sevastopol,
TO that place determined to set out. An
officer Of the 10Th belonging to the division,
who had come OH board among a host OF
others, foraging," purchasing geese and
turkeys, guinea piece, and fowls 2s. Cd
couple, kindly offered to put me on the
right road, and invited Inc to dine. with him
in his tent. Now FORT. landed, the first
step,up to. the very knees. in mud-French
Turks, English, and cainpsutters in gIo
rious confusion Such swearing, shouting
and row you never heard in your life; ar
tillcry wagons, six and twelve horses attach
ed to each others, with lialEstarvcd camels
cavalry horses whoseriders and hard-workcc
steels have probably hot seen a comb or &
brush for a alnonth with Turks every here
and there, bearing the dead upon stretchers
all wading through a sea of mud, complete
this picture, until yon emerge from the town
The crowd appears then to deploy over ar
interminable space.
In the distance, OIL the right, are the
mountains of the Crinea, covered will
snow; at the foot several Russian eDcamp
ments; near to us, the Balaklava battl,
ground. On one Of the slopes you see til,
remains Of ourl light cavalry, and their hors
hospital; not 100 effective animals left =
the Scotch Greys pearly as bad. How cal
It be otherwise! The poor creatures ar
worked all day with the artillery, in drag
;giIg heavy, loads to the trenches and camps
fastened up stS heposts'driven IN the grount
and scarcely morning breaks ere the troop
ers drag IA or s out of tile ''slusli," as the
term It, On the left You see Lord Raglan
quarters, and having proceeded over d
= stroyed vineyards, every here and there do
tred with dead horses, emitting q most tdeligh
tfnl perfume, you sat last get upon hight
,ground, and approach the French CAMP, g,
stending miles on the left having the Turl
between them and the British. : = =.
= n Skirting tie latter, i thought waul
have q look at the French; SO having pal
4 Visit to several Of. the huts, and been vel
Hospitality invited to partake of their co
:. tents, passed ien toward the Light Divi
ion. IA little on the left of the French
The Picquet House, about q mile and a, hi
from segastopol, into which q shell loft.
alfopa to the danger of all who are in ]
and being a coed, IDOL k-outp tplaee.is 'seldo
.unoccnpied BY tie curious, sndeayoring
get glimpse of what, Is going onfin p
.fa,.famed fortress in the distance. sBsiii
.determina On iexp5 aSsins, I stiiI proceed, al
] presently ahssfa aayg right sbelow y
The French was pitching their shot sintog
town, and The Russians returning them thf
to one. W;thiast hree R,pdraa yards; q i
forty:guI battery, b and directly opposite 1 e