New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-03
.VrRICAyS IN THE RUSSIAN SERVICE
Az mupE VIEW OF sEvAsToPoL.
EVENTS OF THE sIEGE
osssarIons FROM THE ALLIES.
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ehoYsge opposite sne city. On the zStn Deceu-
her was transferred 10 the city itself, together
with my comraoe, DR.. Turnispeed, of Soash
Carolina, by a special request Of Gen O'ten-
SacbeB 10 that effect. i bad previously been 20
see the General, (wnose acquaintance had tue
honor Of mskiOg, as yod Will remember az as
g,) and, at the solicitation OF several Oh DIS
Aior, bad consented TO come over 80 tae Guy.
will Dot low repeat the various cons'deran'n'
that Influenced me in my decision; l will only
cav that we are here qnartered 10 the same
house occupied by the General and are well pro
yioed with everything essential to com'ors aad
good hvipg. At the hospital, on the Other sida,
We we're badly lodged, and SUBJECTED TO macy
other ipcoDveDieDces. Oar professional o,cap,-
ton in the city is at the pom: where the wound
ed are Immediate brought from the various
ba,nons or batteries the building appropriated
for this purpose being very ine hall, imme-
disttIy in tce rear of Fort Nichols.
A months service 10 tee City Of S3vlstopo
by sps csl eDsc'msD. Of toe Emperor, couu"
for d year as TO all the rights and privileges
which accrue 10 the service excep: the material
remuneration. To morrow will be the compile
ton of our fret month in the city, equal 10 one
year: added to the fret six months, makes it for
us a year and half so that we could even now
if we were so disposed, ask our release. But we
shall content ourselves until July next, at least
unless the establishment # peace before that
time should render our services much less essen
fia than at present.
As to the cordially Of our reception and the
uniform Kind consideration and good treatment
that VIC have met with from our first entering the
oalu tnn nah
our arrival in the Crimea rank was assigned us,
which Russian subjects regularly in the service do
not attain to until after ten or perhaps fifteen
years of service. On our arrival here we found
that il was not as surgical operators that we had
been received Since we came to the Crimea,
however, there has been change for us in this
particular, so that we are now operators to all
iItents and purposes.
The language of the country presents no small
obstacle to the stranger aid if one is to have Oe'
casioD to use it only for year, he will find that
his time and labor in studying it Off he make
study of it) will only have enabled him to make
beginning in the language. Nearly all the Russian
officers, and many of the medical men, speak
French. BY means of our French and some little
Russian which we have acquired, we have got
along very well for the most part
We were received into the service at Brussels
by the Russian Minister there, who bad received
instructions from st. Petersburg to do so, and we
entered with the special understanding that at the
end of year could demand our release With
out such an understanding, foreigners who enter
the medical service are expected, | believe, to
serve three years. The Russian passport was
given me the Int day of July but it may be that
my real time of service dates only from my
trance into the Prnclpsties, about four weeks
later. In one view, have already rendered more
than my years service.
may premise by saying that the past month
Il.
ticulsrly interesting events. The French and
English have no doubt made some progress in
their siege works; while at the same time the
Russians have been industriousy at work,
STRENGTHENING the defenses of the city. The unre
hitting energy of General Osten Sacken leaves
nothing undUue which his universally acknOw
edged military skill can devise or direct in order
to fortfy the city on all sides The weather from
the 9th to the 18th instant quite cold, with two
very considerable falls of snow. For several days
during this time there were descrters both from
the English and French, their regard for sefpre
servatOn getting the better of their patriotism.
The firing from day TO day has been quite moder-
ate, and for two or three of the coolest days almost
entirely suspended on both sides. The average
number Of wounded brought to our operation hall
for the last ten or twelve days has been about 20.
The wounded from the third bastion are not
brought to us; the firing from and upon that point
is very incOnsiderable.
very briefly aud hastily written may be of inter
est to you.
JANUARY Since l came TO the city the daily
number of wounded has been very small and bu, few
cares have required operations. An Engiish ply
siosn stated that railroad between B .laklava and
the camp of the Allies has been commenced. Sno we'd
the greater part Of the day
January 5.-Clesred off cold last night This is a
bright clear, Geld day. The hills around the city
present. besuiifnl appearance covered with SNOW
JANUARY 6.-The Russian Christmas and very
cold cay. Scarcely report Of gun has been heard
through The day; but two cases, slightly wounded.
JANUARY l2-Mionight AT one o'c clock to night
we 60 to witness a sortie TO be made from the third
basiion upon the trenches Of the Eogsh. The night
cold Whist we shall see will be the flashes of the
guns and the bombs flying through the air.
LATER The firing very brisk for h ,lf an hour
The rapidly Succeeding flashes and coursng bombs
made 1t a brilliant and exciting spectacle
JANUARY l3.-The Russian Ner- Years Day.
am told that in the soriie OF last night number of
English were taken prisoners.
JANUARY l4-Some little excitement TODAY from
what was thought 10 be an unusual movement in the
camp Of the Allies. Ii was at first suspected that
some action might be contemplated. Nothing came
outtfh.
JANUARY l5-There was sortie from the fourth
bsston last night upon the trenches of the Allies in
which l9 Russian were killed and 81 wounded. /
am lot able to judge of the amount of oss and dam
age which the English and French experience in
these affairs. i. cannot but be serious if they are
taken by surprise, as sometimes happens. N,ne
but the darkest nights chosen for these excur-
sions AT the Operation al to day there were two
English toloiers Who according to their account left
Their trenches yesterday afternoon in search of ms.
terals for fire got into rsvipe, and it wss snow
mg ho'd at the time. lost their way and we're taken
prisoners l am much more inclined 10 think thew
voluntarily deserted for they relate II At for some time
they have been ur fit for service but thst nevertheless
they have been obliged to be in the trenches every
too strongly a'tests the ruth Of their nsots now
ever bard TO believe.