The enquirer southerner., 1874-06-19


this; but there was CLEAN in his
cruel eyes, and I saw it instantly
cankered in his bosom. He pro.
posed some grog, and between us
we got slightly elevated. The
subject of our conversation was
that if the Russians some fine morn>
ing made grand attack near the
Inkerman heights, it was probable
allies would be swept into the sea;
this was discussed, pro and con, in
our camp, and now | meant to hear
Lieut., Browns opinion upon it.
Monstrous :. said he. * Have
we not got the finest troops in the
world-our foot guards-located
there
Look here, Brown, l know and
so do you-in fact, it is transparent
to everybody, except those at head
quarters-that if the enemy during
a snowstorm, or foggy morning,
say, crept up from Sabastopol and
fell upon our pickets before the
alarm could be given, they could
carry everything before them.
He laughed heartily at this, and
yet thought 1t was serious laugh.
We smoked and drank, and feig gn,
ed to fall asleep as Lieutenant
Brown took out his supposed diary.
He scribbled some words in it upon
a loose leaf, then laid the book
down a moment to light his pipe,
and the draft between the boards
of the rude hut waited it upon the
litter at my feet. The Lieutenant
staggered, snatched up the book
without noticing that the leaf was
gone and departed. l hastily
picked up the note, and after much
labor I read
Attack, followed up, must sue
ceed if made on Inkerman side; at
least, that is the opinion of English,
suggest the first foggy morning -
Sunday
IT'S as l expected | gasped,
the foreigner is a spy.
[ kept my own counsel. knew,
on November forth and fifth, i
should be an outpost duty, and what
should hinder me from capturing
him? | did wrong in repeating
the circumstance to ray superior
officer.
The fourth of November came
and in the meantime, had ordered
my servant to keep o otriot watch
on Lieut.. Brown. He reported
that evening that the foreigner was
missing, and on inquiry, this turned
out to be true. still kept my own
counsel, but as 1 halted near
ravine overlooking Sebastopol, l
promised promotion to any man
who should capture any person
coming from the enemy's line, for
| felt convinced the foreigner had
gone over and would probably res
turn under cover of night At
midnight Sebastopol was enveloped
in dense fog. But throughout
that live,long night ] was on the
alert, encouraging the guards on
nv right to keep sharpe eye and
cutter ear on Sabastopol. 1t was
near the dawn when the bells in
Sebastopol commenced to ring
The men thought they were the
bells for church. This continued
for some time. l applied my ear
to the grown. Could I be mistak>
en-? The sound of wheels, as if
mufled, caught my ear. Then the
indistinct tramp of numerous bodies
of men.
Before l had time to rise, the
report Of a musket from the outly-
ing posts startled me.
Another and another followed in
rapid succession, the outpost fell
back upon the rallying point | had
indicated, and I determined to show
front. Judge my surprise, when
Russian officer, in dim outline,
stood before me, and in his rear
were some half dozen staff officers
feeling their way. Something was
said in Russian, which l did not
understand but the voice, there
was no Disgusting that. 1t was the
foreigner. Ny first intention was
to shoot him down. In an instant
I thought better of it. l fell upor
him aud disarmed him. Two mer
bound him, and in a whisper, | gave
him in charge of corporal an>
four men.
Headquarters, whispered t.
them, and they marched on will
their prisoner. Why speak ofwha
followed Is not the story of the
battle of Inkerman and its results
known to all
On the same Sunday Afternoon
Lieutenant Brown, alias the foreign
er, alias Kirkoff-for it turned ou
he was Russian by birth-wa
tried by drumhead court>martial.
At first he denied everything
but afterward made full confes
sion. 1 recapitulated what is al
ready known, and reproduced tn
slip from his notebook. His hand
writing alone condemned him.
was the chief witness. And almos
instantly he was ordered then an
there to be hanged by the neck.
He pleaded to he shot. But tn
court scornfully rejected his appea
He was flung off from neighbor
ing tree on the heights of Inksrma