The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-02-07
CAMPS Of the Allied Armies.

Tho following account of the camps Of
the allied armies is iroM the correspon-
dsncs of the Cologne Gazette, and con-
ssains the evidence of an impartial OBJ
server:
ss "CoNsTANrINoPLE, December 25.
ga friend Of your correspondent, who
lefk the Crimea few days since, gives the
following description OF the camps of the
Allies:
.sships land, is the nearest point 10 the
French camp. Here everything has an
appearance Of care and comfort. On
every side the French have laid down
paved roads, along which, despite the un.
fathemable mud OF the Crimea, they trans
port, with the greatest ease. their guns
and provisions, and march without diff
Guilty from one point to another. Their
huts and tents stand in regular rows. and
at the entrance of each street there are
signposts 10 indicate the way. strict
camp police is established, and prevents
the accumulation of dirt and rubbish
Between the tents innumefable baking
ovens are erected--some Of stone, others
portable-in which fresh bread is being
continually baked, so that the French SOL
disr is not obliged, like the English sol.
.dier, to content himself with biscuit, which
senqenders scurvy. Without awaiting the
providence OF their Government, they
have erected warn, huts, from wood col
lected and partly taken from demolished
Tartar huts, and the smoke OF their Chin
neys curls up pleasantly in the air. en-
A1L.a ,ho.o tharo ia spuch
mere ioviality in the French than in the
English or Turkish camp. The men talk.
stell tales, sing. and work merriy. The
sclothing OF officers and men is as clean
sas If they were simply doing hard garri-
sen duty. The Zouaves amuse the camp
AT nigh, by stealing out individually. climb
Ing the Russian outworks, and planting
French flags on them. The Russians
ere bamboozled, as at night fires are lit at
quite solitary spots, upon which they fire
away as hard as they can. General
.Canrobert. despite his wounds. is to be
seen daily in the camp, but General Bos-
ouet is the favorite of the men. The
Turkish Damp, which is next to the French
offers miserable aspect-dirt, torn tents,
uniforms which can scarcely DE recogniz.
I'D % uniforms, and soldiers that can
scarcely be taken for soldiers. Never
iheisss, they squat down quietly in the
mad, and smoke their pipes with CON-
piScency Any one coming from STAN
boui is welcomed by them with as much
Joy as il they were thousands OF miles
from that city. OF the Englishmen and
their bravery they speak with the greatest
admiration, and cannot fad words eAough
aes. praise their deeds at lnkermann; but
1bsy complain oi their brusqus manners.
sWe have already said SO much respect
ina the. English camp that we shall only
give the description of our friend in lew
words.
s"On the whole, il is the contrast Of the
French camp: there are 10 roads. if we
except one made recently To convey the
issribls mortars. On all sides, between
the torn tents, dead cattle, horses, and
oxen are roiting. and no one thinks OF re.
moving the pest bringing carcasses Off
osrs and men are so badly off Tor clothes
that they may be placed on par with
the Turks The officer does not give
himself the slightest trouble in the world
about the fate Of the private, his food.
dress, or shelter; he leaves all that to the
care of the commissariat. Lord Raglan
lives in his house, and for days together is
not visible. The wooden huts sent from
Eoeland lie disjccta nsena6ra in the water.
and will lie there, useless, until the nails
for putting them together arrive ont. Ny
friend, who is merchant, had the oppor-
tunity Of making some characteristic ob
bervations-among others, that the Eng
ishmen always asked for brandy snd
champagne, while the Ffenchmen asked
for needles and thread. Before every
EaRlish bureau he observes empty casks
and broken champagne and brandy bot
ilss. The inhabitants of the villages
which lie scattered between Sebastopoi
and Baiaklava, at first the friends, have
bscome, in consequences OF probably ne
Oessary severe treatment. the bitter enc
mics OF the Allies, 80 that they are feared
90 spies. and no, one Of them is allowed
10 leave his hut without an escort. Ny
informant, also, had close view Of the
bssieged fortress. lie declares that there
70 not the slightest indication oi d breach.
ard that the walls OF Sebastopol appear
intact and un unapproechable. 10 this qnes-
zion, "When will tho place be taken?'
Zouavs replied, "When there are three
Thursdays in one weekn' Despite this re.
ply the whole camp is eager for the assault
General Canrobsrt never rides through
the camp without being followed by cries
Of .L'assaut, mon General" from all
quarters.
"a witness Of the sally Of the Vladimir
from the port, assures me that, though she
did 70 out. she proceeded timidly enough.
and a. soon as the Terrible got under
way steamed back egan as fast as she
could. In returning the Vladimir missed
the small entrance, and ran foul Of the
mast Of one Of the sunken ships, which
protrudsd melancholy enough out Of the
water. 5 The English feet are in great
hopes that SIR Edmund Lyons will sue
csed Admiral Dundas IN the command.
The later is as unpopular with the feet
as Lord Raglan is with the army. Sir
Edmund Lyons, on the contrary. is look
I'd upon as the most active, clever, and
Ansrgstic officer Of the Black Sea fleet.
i3is Z fact that the masterly embarcation
ief the troops al Varna, the well organized