The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-02-07

the Emperor Nicholas a contingent of
60, 900 men, who are to be employed as
sharp shooters. Among them are to be
all tho ermine hunters, who are estima-
ted at 10000. These arc said to be
skillful marksmen, who pass their whole
lives on the banks of the Ural or the
Oby, in the chase of the fox, the beaver,
and the ermine. It is known that this
animal can ouly be aimed at from con
siderable distance. and must be hit in
the nose to avoid hitting the skim
The whole of these hunters, 60 the let
ter says, are to be Immediately organi-
zed and sent to the Crimea. They are
to be armed with the MIME rife.
MILITARY SPIES
I saw three spies in our pay a day or
two since, who had just returned from
a two days s~ojourn amongst the Rus
slams, but was not allowed to question
them, that process being reserved for
Lord Raglan alone. One-the principal
one-was, / think. an American, and
the other two were Russian soldiers
dressed in uniform. IF, however, we
have spies as common In the Russian
camp as the enemy has here, we ought
not to want for information. Dozens of
suspicious looking individuals are to be
met with, and a gentleman who asked
permission to examine one of our re-
doubts, told the French engineer he was
an Englishman, and an English a~rtille-
~ officer he was a Yankee. / am con-
WINGED that Prince Menschikof has as
much information as he wants regarding
US.
A RUSSIAN PIG IN A o
The German Universal Gazette has
the following amusing anecdotc, stated
to have occurred before Se~bastopol.-
The French having remarked an unusu-
al activity among the garrison of the
Quarantine Fort, were anxious to know
the cause of it, and for that purpose de-
termined to get hold of some Russian
sentinel at the outposts. But that was
no easy matter, the ~sentinels being usu-
ally on the alert, and taking good care
to keep out of danger. At last, a Zou-
ave offered to furnish the article in ques-
ton. That very night a watchful Mes
coyite heard a rustling among the bush
es. He cried, Who goes there ?" but
the only answer received was a grunt.
Thinks he to himself, "This is some fat
pig that has deserted from the enemy.
Bless me, if 1 could only get hold of it,
aud smuggle it into the fort, SO that our
officers may not lay hold of it !" With
this view he returns the grunt, the con-
versation becomes interesting to bo b
parties, and at last the worthy Russian
the object of his desires approrch.
He lays down his musket to seize it, but
oh ! horror, the -treacherous beast turns
the tables upon him, throws him down,
and gags him In no time, then with a
low whistle he calls five Zouaves to his
aid, who carry off his victim to the
French camp in triumph.
A TURKISH COURT MARTIAL.
We find the following in a letter from
Constantinople of the 25th ult., in the
Courier de MarSciHe. The Mussul-
man population Witnessed, on the 23d a
scene quite unique III their habits, and
particular in their military code. A
prosecution was instituted against Suli-
man Pacha, who commanded the Turk
division in the afaif at Balaklava,
and Helet Bey, who commanded the I'd
brigade of that division, and whose con-
duet on that occasion was such as to call
FOR the proceedings against them. The
lad conduct of the Turkish troonsiH the
lffair of the 25th of October MIST be
veil remembered. The deplorable
tight of the Turkish troops could only
be attributed to the conduct of the two
who were the first to fly before
The enemy. 1t was on that day that
the Russians were enabled, without re-
to take possession of two re-
doubts which had been placed in the
charge of tie Turks. By order of the
Sultan, a special military commission
formed to examine the charges
brought against the two generals. All
the complaints being fully supported
SULLIVAN Pacha, and Helet Bey were
condemned to degradation and to seven
years hard labor The sentence was
into effect on the Place of the
Seraskierat, in presence Of the garrison
of Constantinople and an immense crowd.
After a reprimand from the Minister of
War, who warmly inveighed against
cowardice, they had the insignia
Of their rank torn from them, as well as
I'll their decorations. The soldiers ap-
to execute this duty, did it with
] kind of brutal satisfaction, which = as
kindly applauded by the people. I'm
nediately after the troops had fled off,
,he two prisoners were conducted to the
which is to convey them to Cy-
,rus, where they will work in the galleys.
This example has produced the best eff
ect on the Mussulman people, and it is
,oped that it will have q salutary effect
IN the army, and inspire the chiefs with
/ more correct feeling of the responsible
y which their commands impose on
hem.
STRENGTH OF THE RUSSIAN ARMIEs
According to the Russian accounts the
Emperor will have the following armies
n the field x spring IL. The Cri-
mean army of 10000 in the field and
30, 900 in S~evastopol. 2. Techermomr-
sh (Cossacks of the Kaban) army, 49,
200 men. 8. The Danubian army 49,
100 men. A.. The army in Lithuania
md Volhynia, 10000 men. 5. The
Baltic army, 10000 men. 6. The re-
ierve army, $4,000 men, No mention
s made either of the guard and grana.
lier corps in Poland, or of the Cauea
ia1 army. The garrison of Odessa has
,een frequently changed lately, but it is
aid to be $4,000 strong.
Seetarian Charity.
Tho New York Courier says: recent
y a poor woman of the Jewish sect, in
hat city, made application to the Off
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