Vol. IV. — No. 82 .] 
Saturday, July 22, 1854. 
[Gratis. 
THE FIELD OF WAR. 
OUR WOODEN WALLS. 
and was pressing his hand over the front of his chest where iho of “The Field.” Sir.— Mav I .u, 
wound was. Ho breathed hard, and the blood poured from tho kind enough to insort the foMowins^ t J fS, y ?,“ W,, J 1,0 
wound and also from his mouth every breath betook. His face commanding tho depot of tho sixth or EnuUkilline Dr^ P 
was white as death, and his eyes looked so big and bright as he Your most obedient Servant Luu ^.lling Dragoons- 
THE BALTIC FLEET. 
A JACK TAR IN ACTION. 
( From the Boston and Louth Guardian and Lincolnshire 
Advertiser.') 
We have been favoured with permission to publish the fol- 
lowing letter, addressed by one of our seamen now serving 
in tho Baltic fleet, to his wife, who is resident in this neigh- 
bourhood : 
H.M.S 
Hango Roads, May 22, 1854. 
My dear wife, — Having just come safe out of uction for the 
first time, I cannot better relieve my mind than by writing 
to you, for whilst I thank God for all His mercies, I seem to 
want some nearer friend than those around me (who are full 
of merriment and high spirits) to open my mind to. On the 
morning of the May, whilst cruising about tho mouth 
of the Gulf of Finland, wo signalled a fishing-smack, which 
at first tried to get away from us, but our captain sent a 
boat’s crew to bring her to, which they speedily did. There 
were only two men in her, and tho captain had them some 
time on the quarter-deck, and it was quickly reported that 
these men were to pilot us up their own river. Sure enough 
we soon tacked about, and steered up a narrow creek, a boat’s 
crew being a-lioad, sounding every yard, for fear of getting 
aground. We were accompanied by tho , of — guns. 
At night, just as we were about to let go the anchor, and the 
boat’s crew had been called on board, tho enemy opened fire 
from a thick wood and some sand banks, which were close to 
the water’s edge. Several in the boat were wounded, and 
they put back to the ships. Still we could not see our 
enemies, nor the exact strength of their position, so we sent a 
regular shower of shot and shell amongst the brushwood, and 
we heard nothing more that night. 
Next morning early we weighed anchor. We expected a 
6alute from the enemy every moment, as we could perceive 
on tho banks mounds had been thrown up and masked bat- 
teries, as if our visit had been expected. At about fivo 
o’clock a.m., a battery opened fire on us, and when the smoke 
cleared away wo could see the enemy ; there appeared to be 
•tome hundreds of them on the hill close to tho butteries. We 
sent a broadside of shot and shell amongst them, and kept on 
our course. They stood to their guns well, though no doubt 
we did great execution. The firing was kept up briskly, and 
rifle balls dropped amongst us or whistled past us like hail. 
It was really wonderful so little damage was done. The bulls 
cut the rigging, and went clean through tho ship’s side, but 
God Almighty had our lives in His keeping. I don't think 
thero was a man aboard that knew what fear was. Two of 
our men were killed, and a few wounded ; of course they were 
aoou cleared away below. We still kept up tho river and 
were followed on the banks by 
sharp-shooters, who gave us a 
volley from the woods every now 
and then, and we scattered shells 
amongst them whenever we had 
a chance of doing execution. By- 
and-by we touched the ground, 
and it was then time to think of 
Hango Roods again. One of the 
batteries at that time again opened 
fire on us, but we soon silenced 
it, and having cutout and taken 
in tow a Russian barque, we 
steamed away with her. Ingoing 
down the river a small battery 
agaiu opened fire, and wounded 
one of our men, whereupon the 
captain ordered out a bout's crew 
to go ashore and take the guns. 
Every man on board volunteered, 
so the captain picked a crew, and 
I was sent ashore with the marines. 
There were regular troops on the 
bank who fired on us as we pulled 
to laud, but the broadsides of the 
, what with the shell and what 
with the smoke, covered our land- 
ing. We dispersed at a few hun- 
dred yards distance from tho beach 
to keep the coast clear whilst the 
boat’s crew made prizes of the 
guns. The enemy had tho ad- 
vantage of the wood, and also 
knowing the country well, and a 
troop of them showed in advance. 
We were ordered to fire. I took 
8teady aim, and fired on my man 
at about GO yards. He fell like a 
stone. At the same time a broad- 
side from the went in among&t 
the trees, and the enemy disap- 
peared, we could scarce tell how. 
I felt as though I must go up to 
him, to see whether he was dead 
or alive. He lay quite still, and I 
was more afraid of him lying so 
than when ho stood facing me a few 
minutes before. It’s a strange 
feeling to come over you all at 
once that you have killed a man. 
Ho had unbuttoned his jacket 
turned them and stared at mo — I shall never forget it. 
Ho was a fino young fellow, not more than five and twenty. 
I went down on my knees beside him, and my breast was so 
full, as though my own heart would burst. He lmd a real 
English face, and did not look like on enemy. What I felt 
I never can tell, but lif my life would have saved his, I be- 
lieve I should have given it. I laid his head on my knee, and 
he grasped hold of my hand and tried to speak, but his voice 
was gone. I could not tell a word he said, aud every time he 
tried to speak the blood poured out so, I know it would soou 
be over. I am not ashamed to say that I was worse than he, 
for ho never shed a tear, and I couldn’t help it. His eyes were 
closiug when a gun was fired from the to order us aboard, 
and that roused him. He pointed to the beach, where the 
boat was just pushing off with the guns which we had taken, 
and where our marines were waiting to man tho second boat, 
and then he pointed to tho wood where the enemy was con- 
cealed-poor follow, he little thought how I had shot him 
down. I was wondering how I could leave him to die and no 
ono near him, when he had a something like a convulsion for 
a moment, and then his face rolled over, and without a sigh 
he was gone. I trust the Almighty has received his soul. I 
laid his head gently down on tho grass and left him. It seemed 
so strange when I looked at him for the last timo. I somehow 
thought of everything I had heard about the Turks and the 
Russians, and the rest of thorn,— but all that seemed so far 
off, and the dead man so near ! When we rejoined the ship, 
we saw eight or ten of the artillery troop come out of tho 
wood and carry the body away, with several others lying on 
the bank. ... I hope you will write to mo as soon as 
you get this, if you have not written before. Don’t think 
that I am at all discouraged from this letter. I am as de- 
termined as evor, with God’s help, to stand by my Queen and 
country, — for this I know is my duty. Please let see this 
letter, as I have not time to write to him by this mail accord- 
ing to promise. — Your affectionate husband. 
A Sheffield youth engaged in the Baltic fleet writes :— f< We 
are lying in the mouth of the harbour of Cronstadt. I think 
the Russian shipping and fortifications are superior to ours, 
but they are not game ; they dare not come out. If wo had 
water enough, we would soon show them what Britons are 
made of. I belong to the * saucy Arrogant,' and we are not 
afraid of meeting the largest line-of-buttle ship the Russians 
cun bring out, from a 74 to 120-gun ship. We have only 47 
guns, and our captain is as daring as he is brave, and we 
know it ; and lie has got the same opinion of our ship’s com- 
pany.” — Sheffield Examiner. 
SOLDIERS’ WIVES AND FAMILIES. 
, Central Association in aid op tiie Wives and 
I am i li es, Widows and Orphans, op Soldiers or- 
dered to the East,— 14th July, 1854.— To tho Editor 
II. C. Powys, 
Major GOth Royal Rifles, Hon. ccretary. 
Canterbury Barracks, July 13th, i n | 
oil’, I have the honour to acknowledge, with many thanks 
; ° f J ° ur '“emornndum, detailing the amount of 
the donations grouted by tho Association, of which you nre iho 
Honorary faecrotury, [to the widows and orphans of tho fivo 
non-commlssiono d officers and men of tho Enniekilllmr Dra- 
goons who woro lost in tho “ Europa” transport. 
Tho ready and liberal aid thus sent to their relief, will I 
trust, bo effectual to alloviato in some degreo their distress : 
and it marks, too. iu a way for which I am most grateful It » v 
deep y the committee of your admirable association appred Ho 
the bravery and noble conduct of those who stood by tl. I 
colonel to the last. * 
*1 S . U L e / n m> fr , orn privat0 nccounta which I havo received, 
that had all on board done their duty as manfully as thoso 
who perished, there would noUiavo boon u life lost in iho 
Europa.” 
I havo not fuiled to communicato to tho officers command- 
ing the regunoDt in Turkey the liborality with which tho 
association have met my application for assistance to tho sur- 
viving families by a grant of X415. 
I am glad, too, to oxpress my sense of tho ndmirublo ar- 
rangements of tho society, by which the distribution of this 
sum has been entrusted to tho porsons best able to judge of 
tho most judicious moans ot administering In each individual 
case to the permanent relief of the sufferers.— I havo tho 
honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, 
F. W. Fitz-wyorasi, Captain, 
„ • ir rr r Co i nmand,n g Depot Enuiskilling Dragoons. 
Major Hon. H. L. Powys, lion. Sec. 
The wives and families of the soldiers belonging to the 40th 
Regiment, to tho numtor of more than 2U0, havo beou sent 
from W indsor, preparatory to the marching of tho sorvico 
companies for the seat of war in the East. The day for tlm 
departure of the 4Gth has not yet been fixed. 
TROOPS ON THE MARCH, OR UNDER 
ORDERS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE. 
Sailers and Miners for the Baltic.— Orders were 
received at Chatham on Tuesday that ns soon as unother 
company of the Royal Suppers and Miners can be completed 
in their duties, they are to be sent to the Baltic to join Gen. 
Harry D. Jones. A special parade was formed, and a 
number of experienced men wore solcctcd for forming tho 
company. 
The 63rd Regiment.-TIio service companies of this 
regiment will embark ut Queenstown to-day, Saturday, for 
Varna, in the Avon, paddle-stcnmer, for Southampton. 
Malta.— The total umount of men and horses of the 
British und French armies that touched at Malta to Satur- 
day, tho 8th inar., from tho 24th of March, are— 
English Troops— 3 1,473. Horses, 
4.028. French Troops — 40,272. 
Horses, 7,420. Forming a total of 
allied troops of 77,745 men. 
08th Light Infantry. — Malta, 
July 12. — Tho 68th Light In- 
fnntry, now quartered at Malta, 
huvo received ordors to proccod to 
Gallipoli, to relievo tho 4thRogt., 
which proceeds to Varna. 
NAPOLEON I. WORSHIPPED IN A CHINESE TEMPLE.— Sketched by an Eye-witness. 
THE WAR IN EUROPE 
Marshal St. Arnaud arrived ill 
Giurgovo on the 10th. The 
French, who fought at that pluct 
a day or two before, were com- 
manded, it is said, hy General 
Canrobert. 
The Russian loss at Giurgevo, 
on tho 7th and 8th, was QUO 
killed and 2,100 wounded. 
Twelve thousand Turks wero 
at Oltenftza on tho Oth, and com- 
manded tho road from that town 
to Giurgevo. Omar Pasha left tho 
latter place for Oltcnitza on tho 
10th. 
On tho 10th instant, 3,000 
Turkish troops crossed the Danubo 
ut tho embouchure of the rivor 
Uede, and took tho road to Babilu, 
near Bucharest. They were tho 
avante garde of a larger force. 
At Turnu, on tho Oth, JIalum 
Pasha and Said Pusha effected a 
junction with Iskonder Bey, and 
attacked the Russians under 
Generals Pagoff and Bebutoff, 
and defeated them with great loss. 
Both the Russian generals wero 
wounded, General Pagoffseriously, 
in e breast. The Russian regi- 
ment Krementsliuk got between 
the cross-fire of two Russian bat- 
teries, and was nearly annihilated. 
Kerim Pasha hod defeated 
12,000 Russians at Ardaghan. He 
feeling to come ovVr° rniJalTm . Thanks to n Missionary, we are enabled to present our readers with an illustration of the above extraordinary fact. A . ,, 
nnro tbof « . bust of the great Napoleon had bv some means got into the possession of the Chinese, probably through n merchant Captain I - ,00 ° H U88 * aD » at Ardaghan. II 
'• who had so extolled the invincibility of the Emperor that he was endowed bv the Chinese with supernatural favours, and ca P ,urcd six guns, and mado 4() 
') often being “ gilded with refined gold,” for so the bust appeared, became deified. prisoners. 
