The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-21

Of the battle feos have letters % several English OH
GERS but you might well for u.n n the OCEAN
tiro n the ior-tt The distances The crnps
arr great the oiiianly OF moving apolt EXCEPT .
hofss back and the hurry aud blse q tnoe might
ipNllu GU. prevent me rom IA tns tian and Il
is lind | am well housed ard vel airi iuf
Yesterday, IN company with Rus ian prince AM
yef oh cihc-rs, visited SeDa topol bead
Is too iull % shat saw 20 describe at all
preuaged W such desoistion ~
repaired 10 nnn that those hsn sounding names tnat
have been ringing IN my ears, after week the
mail came throngh-tne Aamsou, ,.e MalakoT sni ia.
h daD-were only piles Uf ort and Oags Of sand AMI
baskets o earth work ali strtwn III the
pIc.ed confusion. Looking nom the Malak dr. the
beautiful city Sebastupol whose ell ble site Tor naval
arsenal brought 10 the the Emperor BY
native OF braaUe. and whose wonderful forts wero
planned BY an Engisn engineer /, oni, a n.ap of
runs, resembling old Sy ran or Ey town.
destroy cd By the cofIodlng Influence oil time pow
ertu fortress reduced by war OF estcrday rne Rus
burnt ie ellen their hao,latvns when they
tired to Their npregnabe POSITION tue north
at Moscow They destroyed al but the ,-autilui ,ao
stone barra 'kt, church or two, tno,s
wonderful docks. But what ,Ae RI,ssns len tnr aed
a. nits have broken and TO- ptcces such
daaols,en ! ,annot picture save the sre.u gras
shs.i,Dg out from brosen SHEETS cannon bats AMI
bcsks OF lte,ae sole ,ehcs or heI.la aowar gar.
dens-thri Is 40 vostige a. recent h,bi.lt,a SOFAS
tol oil is u wreck more Mid anG ~ ,,ate than Ia. non
could have h.eh aiit ths c4rtaIu or ,opennL..,
after the nons ~trdnien The psuiee prln.o aud
thu q ttage the prasan the colvolts, thu cnarcns
and The horar. the puohc build Ing private dwell
,ng- are naught but piles OF broker a,one and plaster
huge heaps OF rubbish scattered tho cnt
of tie CITY. lie -uLkcn ships
hal Dor and IN the bay discovered by their pro ung
eIars above the watnr-the Twelve Apostles
ccBsIdcuou- OF all On the low land about the water
uDge anchors anf immense piles Of Ammunition
up, ready for shipuicnt; but save the STRANGER
visits the fallen city. and the occasional barking Of
inc aimed z All silent as burial grouud-uo better
representation could pant the terrific ravages OF
Our Russian friend gazcd upon his once happy home and
t"rLed away ana Weps nike cnld 1t PIT fur 70
tim in hi strength aud manliness hraribroken and
wrecbed In his contem ,ation II hea,t.-s hear
the french colonel, who accompanied US, light
Of the Russians wretchpdness; but he would have MS
Jest how keen the shaft On the battle heid
in the trenches, in the Maakofi at deatns door, tho
tr nchaD Will have his joke; but was rreuch po
htcness " continually remind the Russian oicer Of
defeat. .he Russian born u gentleman, but the
Frenchnan had ri-en from the ranks
II were asked what me most iorcoly riding
about tho city, should say at once, the
astonishing strength and engineering ability VI the Rus
san defenc.s. No wonder they baifed the pluck Of the
British aad the dash VI tho i. ench for 70 long time
u be remembered that when the allie, landed
EupatoriI IN TIE autumn Of 1854 SebAstopo 0uy for
uneo by sea-bot bason was thrown up " prevent
inland invasion. The battle OF the Anna fought
where the Zouave soldiers distinguished themselves
and where the English army, the frencnman says, was
up to tInc-but when ut II ne viii have u ad
NIT they fought like tigers for the victory
hi,ory that rbrougb the inr-ri-ctioIs theif
ambulance corps, hundreds f brave soldiers who
boldly had plunges into the light left TO two days
anu lh@ 10 setter ia their wounds upon the battle
field before assistance at baud Not TIL ater tue
battle the Alma when Lord Raglan ftll acr 81 the
track Of the Russians when the allies passed over
~ Ealakiaya not till after the memorable battle OF the
10Th OF OCTOBER where lord lArclgan ODesiDR orders
that hob y fathers rode e death rde M the nd oi
Light Bril- ado-he bold-st deed in nlstory-pungibs
10 almost certain struction-iof than ha the
regiment cNt Gown, no and men with Russian
sbot all wouu have persisted out for the ot
the French not till after the sl bloody battle Of
the Ink. manu. " here the stream OF life iowei swiftly
the river, where the Hover OF EAgland's army the
GUARDS led on by royal Duke fell Ike hsu upon the
battle field and where, that memorable 9th OF Noven
ber the allies must have been swept from tue Crimes IN
spite OF all all their bravery by the overwhelming force
OF the Russiaus, but for the mistake fatal to praudi
Of large portion Of bis army losing Itself IN tue mist
till these several Waterloo and Auserntz battles
had been fought did the Russians To wonderful
Notifications which even IN their RUNS astonsn every
neholder Their extent, the immensity OF the under
taking the wealth u material ana The OF the
labor the rapoity OF their and tn almost
miraculous engineering ability displayed are the thoughts
uppermost III the mind the long OF
iampafE from the Mslakor " the Flagstaff battery
Before the lnkermann, the CITY was only defended
by water, rot single cannon defended It's rear
amt hence the terrible energy u the Russian
The ablest Of the Russian engineers were called TO
de noes. Menschikor Dir heartsned when engineer
unknown 10 tame, with The pronptness worthy of Napo
Icons observation nj the defence Of Paris offered 10
compsh the task VI fortnight they would oniy supply
the They did so the OF rotdleben shines
brilliantly han THAI VI any other individual all thu
armies or course the Dung lieutenant was made gene
raj and he deserved II, for French and Engr alike al
testify TO his wonderful skill " constructing earthwork
Sufficiently strong u Withstand such terrible nre or
long time While standing Oh the ruined rampart5 OF tn
Maako the Fr, rh officers pointed midday attack
tho surprise the attempted rescue, the
OF the cnrncerrs the weakness Of the place where the
freDchn storme' sccona the enclosed part to~ards
Sebasi' - IIac u femaued open Ia tn Rrian the
Russs, Ght have taken Il in the face OF th- French
was Bo,Qu,t; saw hi advantage. 1--WE are In ,hs
Malakon and shall remain there was the irnpuLive
language Of the French officer. Napoleon the modern.
like his uncle, rewards such men. Again, was shown
where the English lay swimnii IN thick pools OF blood
along Size Of their enemies In the dtche Of the Rsn
Russell describes the What be horrible
co not care 70 dwell upon the narrowing details II
accident n railway creates such narrowing sympa
thies, how much horrible does the contemplation
make the scene where thousands were swept away By
that terrible shower VI grape Those outvng the
the heroes OF the agehe chance Of life nothing
went the trenches, and the rife pits, where
day after day night after night raining eezng cold and
supperess for months the soldiers OF both armies worked
till death the hospital de handed them. Strange
reflections Ia walking about those zigzag lines
and the sortie Of the Russo. Every night som,
victims added To the burial list and yet the field
of battle has been the held OF TESTING with the actors
Many the anecdotes related VI the rifle There
crack shot, who did not relish his breakfast
unless he had potted-that Is the horrible t-rmhaf
dozen Russians Show him Russian no matter how far
provide he was within ange, and crack went the dead
~ MIME, and there was certain 10 DO QUO e@ Of tho
emmy. The Russians have contested every inch Of
ground upon the Cmca Step by step they have retire
leaving naueht but huge gravsyar behind them.
Returning by the WorreDzof road again, saw the huts
q the thousands Of encsmpmens The sardinans, the
French and the English, the Turks mostly gone The
bill country had been almost fertile the plain
and the plain shows the hocks II the vineyard and
burroughs Of the grain field. Tho Crmca been
the garden Of Russia Pessers headquarters are by
means extensive, and Codrngon most certainly did
live in palace. Camp life Is far from pleasant Give
preference 10 the soldiers table OF the Com
maoder In Chief. General Codrington Is liked by
10th armies, but Lord Raglan they abuse even In his
grave. The French and English friends. Peace
has been confirmed and now begin 10 the national
apupahies come out knew Il must be so. Centuries
Of ennity cannot be cemented Officers and
olders here full Of recriminssons II Is painful
how soon they have forgotten that they have
ught and bled togct erthat their brother comrades
hur cd In h1ral No
believe they would fight each other readily as they
fought the Russians.
BAIAnAvA, May 2, 1855.
Hmo Bdlakldrd Port Could Aaw ben D.fe.dai- What Z
q and mhas uds-Ow Tode rih England and n,
Eds-Wha the En0iSs and French Leave 10 tie Rus
s,ans--The Glmies Of Sordsrsa.
BAlakava, from whatever point you view A. Ia
srikingy picturesque The bay completely andocked