The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-14

whose gigantic canvases oil tho Gallery Of Victories
Of Versailles inkerman has been vol chrsicncd the
"soldicrs battle, Tor in action, either oil the
Csimean or any other campaign which British troops
ever took part was the glorious issue oil the day
contestably determined by the pluck and bottom Of
The little army which. unfed and unrestcd, almost
without leadership beyond that OF the rcgimcutal
officers upon the copscclohed spurs of the Crimean
hills held at bay many times It's own force OF Russlans
from tho 1rs gray glimmer TO the late afternoon OF
November day, and ut last drove them back decmatcd
and banled 10 their forlincatons. No DESCRIPTION
that could gv1 Of the details OIL Miss Thompson'a
picture be concise or exact than the dis
trbuicd in the room, from which We extract ths
passage.
Ridge along which tho way from the broken aud
often PERCEPTIONS fighting ground covered with low oah
shrub. TO tho camp oil the Second division. The time
IS late tho afternoon OF the 9th OF November 1851
.Across tho ridge, above the camp OF the Second
vision, marching in long struggling column Of ours
there comes battalion OF soldiers; men Of tho Cold.
stream Guards ana the Twentieth regiment who. mixed
during the pcrac struggle with tho lhkoutsk batta.
lion on the right fang OF the Sand-Bag Battery. have
kept together in close companonsnip which tho
saion OF the fight has not yet severed ON the lett OF
leading section OF tours sergeant stoops to lay
gently on the ground comrade who will march no
more Next him another soldier OF the Coldstreams,
n tall and powerfully built man, moves on with easy
STEP casting passing look toward his dying sergeant
Besiue him d foot sore and wounded soldier plods
riy along mis- rifle cirr,ed by another man Of the
Coldstreans the right. The rest follow; some weak
and worn some still showing excitement, many bear.
Ing traces OF that rigorous winter whose first chill
brcathings are already making themselves elt on the
overturned frames of men. In the centre or the
group arc three Russian prisoners. Fights such as
those OF Inkerman leave few prisoners behind them.
A soldier OF the Twentieth regiment marches near
them He moves with an easy reckless air as though
he held his prisoners cheap and while he casts ooh
OF jealous possession toward them, wreath OF hall
cOntemptuOus smoke from short clay pipe Is alsc
waited at them. On tho right, military right, OF the
rroup four OF the Twentieth regiment, two drum.
mcrs two privatcs, carry IN his own great coat
officer who has been severely wounded Slightly III adj
vunca OF this group rides young star officer; no forms
nucleus. round which the scattered forces gradually
gather on the homeward march. At his side bugler
tolls with difficulty alon2 he stretches out an un-
wounded hand seek support from the strru leather
but turns look OF doubtful cntrca,y upon his officer,
whose eyes. far away IN the memory or the fight,
fixed on vacancy Further to the right tall dark
soldier OF tho Coldstreams has in from body
OF straggcrs He turns to look AT the remnant OF hla
regiment, ere, falling IN, he takes his place in then
changed ranks Near him. q man oil tho Twentieth
wrings from his brow the heavy sweat OF battle. In
the rear the French ambulance moves oil 10 the right,
the wounded hitting themselves to cheer thei
English comrades as the paths dlverge On the brow
oil the hill, IN the background, two stretchers with
wounded officers are carried Beside the FIRST
rides u surgeon his pony. Some Grenadcr Guards
moving of TO the right, beyond the French ambu-
ancc and further oil in the gathering log are seen the
Ruins of lnkerman,' and tho heights from which,
early in the day, the Russian guns played upon the
which the troops arr now passing. On the brow OF
tins ridge took place the fierce fight around Pcnne-
fthers guns The dead belong to the British urtil-
lery; Russian soldier ever passed during the day
beyond the crest OF this RIDGE"
IA this noble sequel to the three pictures by which
this admirable and most CONSCIENTIOUS young panrcss
has won reputation in branch OF art thai seems to
lie so utterly without the pale OF womany power and
the range OF womanly ambition she has paid we'll
earned tribute to the gallanrv OF the British soldier
and recorded for England's gallery OF victories an
achev cnent that can never be surpassed IN picture
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