The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-25
7 n E w A r.
THE WAR IN THE CRTMEA,

LANDING OF RUSSIANS IN SOUTH SEBAsr0PoL-
THEIR ADVENTURES IN The ALLIED cAMP-DE-
sfArcHEs FROM GENERAL CoDxINGroS AND MAR
suAL PELIssIBR.
The Iratse Russo Of the l,t of January publishes an
extract from Prince Gortschakos diary of operations
fstm the 5th to the 10th of December. It says
In This space Of time nothing particular has urred
IN the Crimea except and outpost
akiJnisbes
Thus to ascertain far possible the position md
works Of the enemy The south side OF Ssbaste pol
scop and tn coats, under command of Lieutenant
pogUf were sent on the night between h and 9th
ssBber toSsrcs the South Bay
That bold ofhcer esviog tie oosts which brough, him
between the Paul battery and the Woronzod roads and
quay, need tie crane acron panied by Ensign
essolkof Quartermsster Stepanof and the p.iot Nix.
h.lof II be advsrcec far the docks buy at
shsr r. distance from toe ~ood yard be came upon
s0Ts De sdrde of the enemy stieg round ire where
len be returned 10 ne sloop Auo attempt to land
~ the centre OF the br'cge of south Bay aiied.
A. er these tEo ATTEMPTS our took the direction
a. The New Adnirslty, and landed near the M4rson
Ca en- ge They came upon q sentinel, whom Quartef-
psser s'epanef 'tl'ed TO the ground, bat general
ale was spreao amorg III. snems and they
piled = retreat They lmi ed then Sc va 70 a
uaisssncs Of the side OF the bay olte the dark
they enabled to ascertain that the al les
eupy he DC Admiralty with considerable forces also
the houses ard contiguous magazines Feom the shouts
tire tue IL ascertainec that tn shore of South
Bay ID guarded by tie English.
GENERAL coDRINaToN's DESPATCH.
SEAAsroPoL Dec. q, 1885,
To LORD PASMuRE-Your ordsnip has referred 10 sevs
Isl de- patches 10 dsuI kepness IN this Reports Of
MI to havs been circulated, statsms te
descriptions ead, until it apparently believed that
tni army was composed Of drunkards, and immersed in
riot and vice.
took the opportunity expressing myself strongly to
your lord hip, that this would prove not to be the
truth
now state, In corr -aation Of this opinion that
turns are In ny possess from every regiment of all
cases of drunkenness tried by Court Marsl we'll
th settled at the regimenta orderly rooms months
-ssRtemoer, October and November. 1t was during
each msnwere received as back pay besiaes ten thou
snd men receiving additional working pay; and yet the
result is, that clog artillery sspoers and iofantr
the number OF crimes OF drunkenness-aDd these
many more than the men drunk-is little aDov,
one man in two days, per company, estimated at 100
meu
No doubt there many facilities 10 all these open and
GROVE ed for drunken get in wi hou being
seem Iney DO 80 and escape observation But suppose
We double or triple the amount of these numbers wach
taken from ofcis returns, and suspect toe army
viii bear comparison with many towns, many VILLAGES
many populations of Great Britain.
IL rs easy TO gve-it is easy read. . minute a
ludi.rous, filthy description Of drunken man
and il seems seized upon as type Of the whole The
fathers and moth, and wives and sisters ia Engi and
are fully persuaded we Go nothing but crink. the
good cbarac er Of tie army forgotten in few sketches
from nature.
Toat such need not be the case With those who know
anything about The matter will, think, be proved by
ne statements nos maze to your lotds1ip.
W J. CODRING ION, Geneva Commanding.
DESPATCH FROM MARSHAL pRLIssIER.
SnAsToPoL Dec % 1856
MONSIEUR MAREeHAI, Minister Of War-I have the
honor send you account ot coup de main eff
jected by the volunteers OF DAu.emarres div sion, III
the night between the Goth and 27th December
Having ipfrmati that q mast Of so soldiers
Of tie smoensk regiment and 20 Cossacks, was
hsheo hill situate1 at 500 metres distance from the
Cardoone Bel ricge, Gen. dAutemarre gave permission
to Lieut. Col Lacratee 10 attempt 10 carry the
position with two companies OF skrmhers added I,
outposts. TIE slippery state If the ground. frum the
FROST nearly proved obstacle enterprise
tbeless succeeded Eighteen Russians nsyoneed
while atten pit pg to deteno tnepseves and eighteen
others made prisoners. Toe Cossacks, excepting
two who captured, had fallen back the previous
evening on koslcy Our men brought back 80 weapons.
The officer in command of tie outpost killec. We
hao neither sined wounded. Captains Fichon and
Nehlish directed the coup. PEIISSIER.