Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-02-28
BEFORE SEBASTOPOL
We subioin some extracts from the army cor
spondenis Of the London papers:
REGIMENTS DESTROYED.

@ Perhaps it may modify the inreeate hostility
81. il which The English public so unjustly pur-
sh be the gallant 46.i 10 learn that as 4 regiment
has aimnsl ceased to exist, At the beginning
November last il landed al Baaklava with an
#fs.rtiye strength of HOO bayonels. 1t now
uslrrs II Serriceabe men, and us things are
,ng on it is not very improbable that ut the
hd Of Il month even this small remnant will be
kducrd lu the level If some of our other regi-
&rntS here For instance, there is regiment
~ hicl figures in The army list as the 63d, but it
only in the army list that it can be found, as
thing remains Of it out here. The last time
"a wits "rdrred for duty in the trenches only six
ler, ain Informed, p.sraded for service, and OF
n liz >m Ill number two were unable to proceed
, ven lis far us The tent Of the brigader general
The whole six were. therefore, ordered to return
20 their quarters, and the force is now dSregi-
lcntcd. including officers, sergeants, and officers
s. -rvans-the entire complement of the 63d is
s hid be under 40 men, If the unanimous
oi e of the camp is TO be believed, this deplora.
Ia result is due more to the imprudence and
aisnanagement of Colonel Dalzel than even
shor, ralions, hard work and exposure. Eve
IN one who speaks uf the 63d concludes with a
k.rvent wish that the awful and unexampled
anray which has prevailed in The regiment
3irv be passed over unnoliced by the author
x irs but That suic inquiry will be made TO ascer-
ain if any undue severity exercised by The COM
3 h nding officer has con uced with olher causes
~ lhr deSlruc ion of what two months ago was
= he of the finest regiments in the Crlmea.-
Such an inquiry is due, not less to the memory
8 3f- the unfortunate men, than TO The reputation
3i' Colonel DIIze, whose imprudence is spoken
Sf here III the hlrS .est terms.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
q Mainr Macdonald, of the S9lh, am informed
3vas frozen To death in the trenches on the night
HP The 10Th; and another gallant officer, who
fell inlo deep Snnw drift, most narrowly escap-
I'd the same fate. Both in the nights of The
s 9th, lin and 18Th, many men on sentry and on
Elligiie parties we're num0cd bv the cold in such
manirr rs 10 expire in Il few hours afterwards.
Dn the l7ih, fourteen men Of The 46.h were
buried, the N jnrity of The deaths being caused
1ps the severity "f the weather, and on the ISL
fen more were inferred from the same cauSe.-
! Oh The latter OCCASION The lhaw had commenced.
hnd he bodies of four of the ten were discov-
I'd ..lnnng the tents by the fact of their boots
Sticking OUT OF the SHOW. believe they were
}{nen who had been employed in fatigue parties
3ind wiin becoming numhrd and exhausted. sat
l"wn /" resi- reaching their cantonmcnts, and
> p-ri>nei uisrrably. During the c"ntinnance
b; iiii- severe frost, all the men not actually ON
! in Used To crowd into the leutS, and 10y hud.
Pill - together manage TO keep themselves from
b ua r. -bi.eS OF course the warmth Of
J lrlr briieS iII.wei the ground on which they
S,i in" mere putdr. The unfortunate men
go Sa'ura ed, ami when on duty their clothes
fr'z'. 10 their flesh in such Il manner that on re-
n wing the slnrkings of some the flesh WAS
slripp.. III the feet in large pieces. Yet in
b ,ilc II h,>e >uffrrinws ut the men. of srurvy.
h.scn'ery fever. cholera. Of Wet by day and
lfr"sI br ngn;, OF hard work. short raions, and
want ui shelter, aIl tie ministerial journals III
lEluand are filled with nauSrous compliments
ION HE conduct OF The war and on the admirable
MANNER in which the troops are now housed,
fed and co.Iied. Than such statements moth
ing c,u De more utterly without foundalion,-
"a me imr | writc-and tie remarks will stand
good lear for :; month hence-Ille trours are
not h"">ed are only indiffcrently fed, and mis-
rriby clothed The hutS Which have been dis.
csnh rkri at BlakIava are being erected for
hospital purposes around the village.
DEsEETER SHOT.
January Is "A we'll lneri,cd, though severe
punishment was Inflicted On the 10th inst. upon
an English soldier VIII" was attempting to desert
10 he enemy: and it is more worthy of remark
ls The punishment WAS administered voluntarily,
on he spur uf The nnIn-nt, by one OF the de-
sprlcr'S own comrades The man who exhibited
such prlrnic feeling and readiness Of purpose
deserves il reward and one of Il more perIna.
nenr char rrrr, and more likely to extend it
Influence, lilrn q mere pecunary gratIiy. The
fact orcnrrcd soon after noon. in broad daylight.
a working party of The 18th Regiment and
other, had been employed in front OF Gordons
battery, Ia the right of the advanced work. and
ne r lhr, r,so>inn of the lancaster gun. They
were about To return 10 the advanced work and
h II applied arms when some Que observed the
ah<rl,ct of i mtn of The party by name "f
Smith. Search WAS made for him, but he was
no. found It. was Then remembered that he
Ii I'd when they began 10 work. not placed his
u,krt with The other arms, but had supported
il - inst p"rlon OF The parapet which was
cunc,llrd from view by Il projecting angle. Two
me-, Il, nee IN lde lheir way 10 this spot, and on
re-. ciinr il found The firel"rk still there, but the
III IN Smith considerably in advance, STOPPING,
bu, hurrving towards the Russian sentres.-
Onr nf The two meu immediately gave the alarm
and calling out, Down with him, the rascal is
going over TO the enemy" capped his piece and
fired lie, however. missed him. The deserter
NJ >upnrr perceived that he was detected and
IN ,rkrd Than. sprngng up, he ran ut full speed,
and shaking in his left hand Il white rag, and
holding up his right TO show that he was unarm-
ed. But he WAS doomed not to effect his object.
liz ID reached about half the distance between
the English line and the Russian OulpOsts, when
Que OF his own comrades took 4 more deliberate
ah and lodged Il ball in his back. The deSer-
Ter t;l at once, and though he was observed
.tlrrward To make several effnrts, he was quite
unable TO mnvc from his position. From the
,a,npr in which he fell, there is little doubt
lat the wound was mortal. Subsequently,
uward dusk, Il sergeant and eight or ten men
sere sent 10 bring him in, but the object was
b>rrvrd and some CoSsacks advanced. An
ulerchangc of shots took place; and. though
zone 1T The $eigt"nl's party were hurt, 1t WAS
considered prudent TO retire blck 10 the work.
WISCONSIN ABoLtTIoSIsM-Surely politics
makes IL acquainted with strange bed-ti'lows,
i, r,idrlce of which We find in the defence by
the Wilmington Commercial of its Know-Nolh-
!, q brother. Henry Wilson, Senator elected from
Massachusetts, Mr. Wilson writes Il letter to
Vr>p,>ian Ellis Editor Of the American Organ,
.ir Kunw-Nnthihg paper ut Washington City,
N yl.,r:, ne says that he believes that the whole
,uhi.c "t slavery, vi hin State limits, should be
lief; tn Safe IryiSIaion. aud does not entertain
the opinion that Congress has any power to
interfere with slavery, as it exists under the
Stale laws Aud THIS gracious condescen>ion
on The part Of Wilson, the Commercial says
ought 10 he resolved with great satisfaction
b. h. Sou iern public.
Now every man vino knows any thing nd
d nj purpo>rly wish to deceive his readers,
,.,. mad .,.,,.- that the uttucks of the abOii-