Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-05-17

the damncd; amid this unspeakablc agony,
should lone for those means to end his own
suffering which he had, perhaps, employed
against another while on earth.
Tic continued to dwell with singular car
ncStncsS and fulncSs of illustration upon that
terrible picture, and concluded with an clo-
qucnt and affectionatc cNhortation to his hear
crs to avoid these tormcntS, Of which he said
he had presented buta feeble picture, in COM
pariSon with the reality, by repentance andsup-
plication to God, through the intclccssion OF
Our Blessed Lady.
TWO HOURS TRUCE AT SEBASTO-
POL.
The day after the bloody combat of the 22d
and 33d two hours truce was agreed upon for
the burial of the dead. The news, says let
ter, spread quickly through the camps, the IA
ccs which the ChasScurs Antique had gotten
up in fine style, were suspended, and there was
general rush to the now neutral ground, on
which few hours before the battle had ragged
50 ficrccly. The day was beautifully bright
and warm. White flags waved gently in the
faint spring breeze above the batteries, and
from the Round Tower and llamclon. Not a
soul had been visible in front of the lines an
instant before the emblcms of peace were run
up to the hagStaf> The instant the flags were
hoiSted, friend and foe Swarmcd out of the
embraSurc>. The rifcmcn of the allies and of
the enemy rose from their lairs in the rife pits,
and saunterel toward each other to behold
their grim handiwork. The whole of the
space between the Russian lines and the siege
works Was filled with groups of urarmed sol
licry.
The sight was strange beyond description
E'reurh, EmgliSh and Russian officers We're
walkin= about sulutn" each other courtcOusly y
as they passed, and occasionally entering into
conversation, and constant interchange Of
little civliteS, such as offering and receiving
/ ci@arlight>, was going Oh in each little group
Some Of the Russian officers were evidently
men of high rank and breeding. Theirpolish.
ed MANNERS contra>ted remarkably with their
plan and rather coarse clothing. They wore,
with few exceptions, the invariabc long gray
coat over their uniforms. The French officers
were all cN g.u"dc h~"". and offered strik-
inc contrast to the British, who wore uncouth
head-drcSscs, cat-skin coats, and nondcscript
pactots.
While the men were engaged in placing the
dead bodies upon littcrs and carrying them
away, a lively conversation sprang up among
the officers, in which the Russians indulg ged in
little badinagc. One asked when the allies
were ''coming in to take the place )" another,
'.when they thought of going away" Some
congratulated the allies upon the excellent op-
portunity they had of gettinga good look at
Sebastopol, as the chance of a nearer view,
except on similar occasions sas not, in their
opinion, very probable. One officer asked a
private confdentially in English how many
mcn were sent into the trenches? "Begorra,
cnly 1000 night, and awake covering party
Of 10000" was the ready reply. The officer
laughed and turned away. At one time Il
Russian with litter stopped by dead body,
and put it into the litter. He looked round
fora comradc to help him. y Zouave at once
advanced with much grace and lifted it, to the
infinite amusement Of the bystanders but the
joke was not long lived, as Russian brusque-
ly came up and helped to carry off his dead
comradc
The Allies seemed to have improved The
"cxccllent opportunity" to see the town.
They reported large bodies of soldicry in the
streets, assembled at the corners and in the
public places They thought them ordered
out to make show The Russians denied
that Prince Menschikoff was dead, but they
admitted that Admiral Isturmin was killed.
He was one of the principal officers engaged
in the destruction ofthc Turkish fleet at Sinopc,
and the Gar had rewarded him by giving him
an order of St. George of higher distinction
than that Worn by Prince Menschikoff, and of
Il class which is generally accorded only to sue
ccssful generals who have conducted an army
and closed triumphant campaign. A dis
tinguished looking man, Prince Barianoki
complained that he was likely to be deprived
of his cruise in his pleasure yacht this year by
the war.
The armistic was over about o'clock
Scarcely had the white flag disappeared behind
the parapet of the Mamelon before round
shot from the sailors battery went slap through
one of the embrasures of the Russian work,
and dashed up great pillar Of earth inside.
The Russians at once replied, and the noise of
cannon soon re-echoed through the ravines.
THE OLDEST POSTMASTER The Baltimore
Sun gives list of the oldest .postmasters in
the United States, at the head of which stands
the name of John Bickel, of Jamestown, Le-
banon country, Pennsylvania. In letter to
the Post Office Department, he speaks of his