Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-07-20
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The following letter is from graduate of the
Virginia Military Institute, TO Col. Smith, the
Superintendent Of that institution

The following letter is from n graduate of the
Virginia Military Institute, TO Col. Smith. the
Supcrnt endont Of that institution
SEBAsToPoL, April lG, 1855.
Cor. +. II. SMITH
Dear Ssir.-Nnt being particularly engaged this
evening and having passed in review mnny of
the Agreeable "reminiscences connected with my
more Youthful days Cadet at the Virginia
Military Institute. hive conceived the idea of
writing Won n few lines; the association of your
nnrne being INSOFAR bic connected with that In
etitution. have had the pleasure ofrnpeting on.
~ few of my classmates since my departure
from the Institute and, indepently of the infor-
nation furnished me by them, concerning its nf
fairs. have remained in the most absolute igno-
rance of every event which may have TRANSFERRED
within its precincts since that time. While n
student of medicine Mt Philadelphia, and just be-
fore completing nv medical studies at the Uni
versity of Penn vlvania, had orension TO solicit
from Won n certificate establishing the fact that
wns for nerlv student ut tho ff"inia Military
Institute Permit me-. ~. 20 rNpr.s- ~ you up
ON this ace sion my grateful aeh Judgments
fortho kind ,ni prompt mauna IN which You
coded 10 nv -equest. / nm in part &c the
globe which IL ut present the mnst interesting of
all places from the MIXTURE IT the ~ ant~ of laiY
occurrence, and hava therefore deemed il II be
not inappropriate Ia address You these few i1es,
though hurric ilv written, which mnv possibly
prove agreeabl To- Won frGu the fact that they
come from such distant and at the same time
interesting part of the world. am in the I'm
pera service Of Russia Military Physician
and Surgeon. ! nm indebted to Prince Gortcha-
kntf for the peculiar advantages that enjoy. rs
Ia rank. hyperion Physician of regiment
Of :, 01O men ..Stgchie Ordnator"- rank between
that of Major and Lieutenant Colonel. | am of
present attached to one of the large hospitals at
Sobastopol. After having graduated in medicine
Mt the University of Penn-y lvania, | left the
United States for France; upon my arrival at
Paris, entered immediately upon the practical
study of medicine. remained about one year
aud three months-left Paris last fall--remained
in Vienna three monthsand then left for Russia.
have been in Russia four months, one month
nj Sehastopol Sehnstoppl still remains
The English and French have made no prog
ress Yettawards taking it. Since my arrival
hero several sortirs hive been effected hv the
Russians with marked success--thaugh they hive
always lost n con>id ,rnhle number The allies
have been homhnrdiug the city for the last five
days and caused II great deal of damage but ii
has been drcadfuy paid for. The batteries of
the allies are now nearly silent aud those of the
Russians stronger than ever. The Russians
concentrating troops about Sebastopol. Events
have proved that the English soldier is much in
ferior to either the French ar Russian, aud that,
with certain exceptions, the Russian is as good
ms tho French. ScboSiopoi rW nerer be taken: IL
may be Jiolen mp By the Russians. have enjoy
ed fine opportunity of performing surgical oper-
atoms, and must remain at the ambulance to.
night because the Russians inend making sor-
tie, | havcvery little time, at present, to write.
With every consideration, &c, &c, your
friend.