Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-05
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4 PIEP tSTO SERASr0P0t-
4 correspondent writing under date OF Feb.
2Olh says. that nnothet reconnaissance oil SchaS.
tOpOl had tIken place. What was seen is = apII.
iCally Described as follows;
Several larse lighters, under sail anl full If
men, wcrG standing over if1nl side 10 side Of tue
lInIbUt, aud backyard gRlIryS, manned with large
Crews Of rowets all resss in white llckels, were
engaged in luIgins fats laden with stores 10 the
southwestern side VI Tie town. A tug steamer
was very active and splultered shout in all lltrc'
lions, luTruwing The surface II the water, which
WIS scarcely 'cfiSpcL Ivy tie breeze, so complete.
" Is The huIl,oT lan1Uckrd. Tic men OE'wur,
with theiT larIG wi tie ensi4ns barred by blue 81.
Andrews cross flying from The peak, lay IN line
al the north siile, between POnS SievrrUnlu anu
Constantine, The topgulInnl yart's aud muSis Of
two Of four being DOWN. two.decket with bare
topnaSis lay on The south side, with htr
bEOalSde t1whtlS The Vile ClYils, and The white
nasts Of Three vessels peeIel above The buildings
Of The town further oway on the left towards IT.
keimann The inner part OF the town itself SEEM
ed perfectly untouched, The white houses stone
brightly and freshly in the sun, anh the bells VI
Gothic chapel was ringing out Justify IN IiOSty aif
lis tall houses lnnninE up the hillSides, Is SUIIl
IOVN VI kiHC CcVHSIVI'Ol " "
bath, or nj least put one IN un Of That city as It
is seen from The d.cIivity which oytThnngS Tie
fiYet There was, however, a remarkable change
in The LOOK Of The city since ! siw il asl--iheTe
were M illeiS and no women visible In the streets
and indeed, there was scarcely person 10 be seen
who looked like u civilian. This may, In some
measure, lead US 10 believe tho report that The
governor hos Otleleh all ilie omen across 10 the
North side VI The place. There were, however,
abundance Of soldiers, and 10 spare, ia the Streets
They could be ssen in oil directions, now saun.
teElCg IN pairs down deSOlate looking slIreS, now
chatting nj the cotnets OF running actUss The open
space IEom one bOtlely 10 anoiheri again IN large
PARTIES OH fatigue duty Of relieving gNTdS, or
dawn npin well known gray masses IN the Dor.
rack squares. Among tlUse working OIL ihe open
space, cufTying stores, thought could make out
Two French solhlcts. At oil events thu men wOfe
long blue coats and read IowseTS, alli, aS we work
our prisoners and make them useful at Balaklavo,
where had seen them aiding In making the rail.
way, suppose the MUscOvite conHlanitis adopt
tue same plan, Outside the city, OF the verge OF
The good houses the eye tests Oh great piles of
cath piled up .ome 10 or 10 feet, anI is or 90
feet thick, indented al intervals with embrnsuTes,
in which you can Just detect the black dots which
ore tie LhFonis Of cannon. leSe works ate Of a
Tremendous SiEenrth. For The most parl there Is
very broad ditch in front Of then, pllI their fire
is so very fat from being direct that, wllrevtr the
gtound allows i, there are angles am .ftehes
which admit OF thanking fires along the front, and
Of cross fires on ctln points OF epCl like Of al.
tack OF approach;