Show i arrom from the tha star THE CRIMEA Cw casualties alti ta to lid fit bre brethren thren thres on noc nov 6 5 by the moti mork work and ar mor war 1111 T tle TIE HEIGHTS J NEAR nean SEBA nov yov i deall deail of the 3rd ard dinst came eale file to hand and was very for tor our comma nut aution aUt uon lon with th chrest the rest of our friends throughout the th e w ld is neamir nearly cui ct off partly by us having no proper opportunity pori port unity anity 0 1 j l writing g anda and artly partly be because barase a great number althe the letters that we sendy seno band yand 1 and of those that are sent to nare aare not carried to their now geiste the arner irner aaker tru irr which your letter lette came Tr omen omea of 0 the regiment went four days arpp aboon pass to Balak balaklava lavay lavai about six sis miles from this and eato call for tor any letters that might be there T ilg tig 9 transmission to thel rown regiment the men r 11 absent abney but their haversacks haver sacks backs were found this mor ay iy some sailors on tiie thie tu road between this and balak balat laoaan nd forwar forwarded doa dod by then them regiment in ing ine on of oti the jw ere ei re found sound fou tou of your lour four letter ietter and another from brother bele dele Bell fa zalta malta alta aita in 1 I wrote la last st to bouwe have had rather busy efm times es a L wm to the crimea several battles As tir r the batje of alma aima which we fought on the of apt p you have already heard more mop tuli tuii accounts than I 1 j dan can I 1 in give but we have ought fought two engagements since that ige ile ane one birthe blithe of oct when the russians attacked the position which we occupied and N which aich we still mccu py but they were driven back with considerable loss was onix our darls division n engaged against them b but hut ut supported su arted by c other t her hen divisions both french frach and british was wag about there were about russians engaged f thein their next attempt was on the ath of this month when they bean began to drive in our pickets early la fix the morning under cover of a foggy rain our division was again the farst first into action being encamped nearest the point of at baelli taci boutwe but bui we found it wab wai not jo CM easy to drive them bacs bacu as formerly for in immense num cum bers haring having formed cp near rehei of attack the night ldes ides idea planting a num berlot bertol heavy beavy gunis gurls guris agall agali against astus us they likewise brought inthac uon tion oar out division was as engaged encased tora torn for a length of ume ome and driven back nearly to our camp campy before any of the other divisions had thane to come to our assistance but then division atter after division began to arrive both of trench Frenc IrAnd and british I 1 and the tho iku Itu slabs were again itney to retire 7 gur your troops avia were forced back hack three three successive times to the very borders border of our cam camp p but they forc boreo edthe rus Rui melana telana f to bilat flyat las iks and captured a nu number of thor their puns besides taking a great number of prisoners the loss of the russian lil fil in killed and wounded Is said tabo to be loo I 1 do dot many mady fam pam came cama against TO us altogether hati bati ant I 1 hea bea pat there were 60 COpf whom nhom oooo IWO two never went Packo hack back fg sha aba 1 a our diri dirl division llon sion heing being the farst first edg eng engaged P and bojons crisup orned or ned ted was reduced toa to A mere skeleton byU byk lle Ilc pid and wounded voun goun ded J I 1 was wounded bounded myself by A a bayonet anibe in ho left lett arm but I 1 was vas abie able th through roub the blessin of ad to fatum to my duty in ab about 19 ut five fire days one of the brethren of the name of brodie Pe longing belonging to 10 the tye regi regi negi menty ment was killed ana ansbro bro ilay nay 0 ol 01 I 1 the ui W th aha of to iet jet set get hia hla right ann arm cut off above th the elbow elbow w another 0 of tho the be was wounded mounded slightly in the hand bro mcdonald of this regiment was yas wounded three times limes the top af pf his head was first scraped by tha splinters of a sheu shen lie ile had it bound up in a handkerchief and entered the edgag engagement again when another shell burst near him which threw the clay glay aid and stones up into his hl face knocking eking him sense bense senseless ies les for tor some ume time and swelled his jaw very enuch n received also a musket bail ball in the palm paim of his bis hand band but he appeared to be doing well at the time herent herena away with the rest of the wounded io to balaklava the rest of the tha brethren are wel wei I 1 am sorry to say that nothing can be done for the spread of of the v work ork at present we can ran bold no meetings anji anil it Is only by stealth that we can have an opportunity 0 9 converging with one another sindee othere ar elome esome baeth yen ren within a mile ralle of me whom I 1 have hava not seen since wp we took tool up position befaro sebastopol sevastopol Seba Zeba brn bin some of the brethren in the he division have bad accidental interview a with them elder bell has bas written from frond maita malta fal fai Ial tato to say that bro miller of has ha come up from gibraltar of us have bave have been able jeep leep osee obee birwe cannot leave our jour camp for mant many minutes at t a urney time for w we do no no know knon what ca calls might be made for us bergre before we yere were were adf minutes away etere there Is a veny i very ery bad spirit wards the gospel by the people among agop I 1 five live for tor if anything whatever Is mentioned concerning the iatter latter day saints or their doctrines there Is nothing cambe heard beard for some time after but cursing and vile rile abusive language from almost every evers one in the tent ally any information con concerning cerling the s of the latter day da saints or any new principles repealed Is lp received by us with the greatest satisfaction particularly that contained in your letter conc concerning emIng the new places appointed for the gathering of the we all ail look rox lot ward with tope hope forthe tor for the day that thit wp e leave lea iea bavy Baby bab iori lori ion lon an J are enabled to unite ourselves with the saints of the most high nigh and learn of els ills EIs laws law a from his ills prophets in III ills temple vre ire we cl can appreciate in some measure e the manner in which ahn th sainta in civil life in england are used and despised but we are doubly boand bound ind consequently afy tok iok ook forward with more fervency erve ilcy jicy to the day v agn hen wa we may call ourselves ours eltes free and we havethe hatalhe hate have ahe abe more ho hope ej ad as cincinnati Is io sp cuili much easier reached than the valley vailey can tan obtain means to assist US further on Us the way ai 1 I from the to the of october we were busily engaged in throwing tip batteries saji and entrenchment entrenchments 4 a nd planting heavy suns gins and mortars and qed gei getting ng up amard tion shot and shell from Balak lavay la a while the russians kept kepi throwing shot and shil shelf at us all the uil ull time th that at we n e 1 were ere eng engaged wed ged at work they rhyd u up p shell sometimes from the tha vessels in the harbor barbor in the centi 6 af the trig town right among pur tents but none of onn oun regiment and very v ery few of our division lave have ha e pem pep been hur bur hura hurt by py themy them elshir either elther in camp campy at w ork or OR on picket except duning during the regul regular r engagements alch which I 1 have already mentioned we began the bombarda nt of the town on the moris morning of odthe the of oct while some of our shipping entered thel harbor about the middle of the ohp day at once under the range ranze of the russian lorts orts and would haxe have ve I 1 swe sv ept pt e ev cry cri thing before them but the thi french Admi admiral ial fal who was in command apprehensive of our shipping being destroyed give gave the signal of recall which our fehlis wele were obliged to obey obery and they got tery much cut up in getting 0 out u of the harbor again since time tha the snipping have bate done nothing else than keep up a blockade our batteries edes have continued tile the cipully cupon the batteries thrown throw n up bi by the russians outside I 1 their v ails alls and their shipping in the harbor we dh dm the most damage to them wem during the first two days 0 of the bombardment om buhring our Oui firing has been very fiack flack since thal that time times as the nature ut bt liw the harbor enables the russian shipping to take shelter under some hills bills which completely smia swin screen it from the fire tire of the batteries which we at first threw up but since the action otibe of the ath of no tb the e 1 allied forces have been busy ahr throwing c wing up ap batteries on the ground on which the two lasful eions mer were ver 1 e feusht which will a ill lii give as ins complete oom piete command of the harbor and town and at the same time prevent the russians advancing ad anang A s they did the two la last s t times re we shall pe be ready to apen open fare fire from brorn the new batteries and re doubts ina lna in a few da days ys there are several deveral considerations ta prevent our I 1 taking the garrison bv by storm mines strong ready jady to attack us in the reary teary rear read whenever we v e storm stormy and strong dl idl I 1 1 visions outside the walls on th jbf northwest north west sid gid side af t the towny town with plenty of heavy ordinance and an advantageous vanta ranta joslon ready to open fire fine upon us as beon r P 0 as tw we e are in possession of the town we require more mor t troops coops to master the divisions that are encamped eream oi 0 of i 1 1 1 he town so as to keep our present position secure at the same time the and and regiments several drafts for tor other regiments regiment have lately joined jolted the army but they do not make up our less n killed wounded and those who died of and bowel complaint but many thousands of french trench and turks have hare also joined ns US our commanders are pre preparing aring fo for our wintering in our present position we have begun lo 10 build buld houses or rather huts buts one on for each company and winten winter wint er C clothing 10 thing has arrived for us which Is to be served ca c a isible in te wet cold weather present but trot it Is more faan buhe bufe abent or covering of p any iny sort except done aone blanket whitened bythe W the siow snow stow tor ter snow mow has bai begill hete bete alty tusk tuai tusi gugh this enjoys a lower latitude thit thir than the south of our principal deti deficiency dency at present Is Z inland ahta ahia jand aca VA r it put pur draw jthn stones bov rov the sieh sitf huts ga 0 1 lr tit i sinca since in ot thoth of 0 the frencha Frenc bA nd sometimes our rifles supported by st naye nate taken gjud entrenchments with heid taffta pi pieces a them em from the Rus russians at different times and the russian s made 44 ra 8 sallies allie su to felike retake them for tor tri eyare elare driven blek bler with loss to nuner noner to us so matty preparations to td gln viver cr brewe conid soon be bi kit alf aboard ot a phlp it if sebas sabas abas paa maa once trien talen the brethren here desire the prayers of the saints in en atan 1 l as asb otaw shori short oath of the power lef dei af 0 the tie mst mos aili an jaely present triai rials and nd it things go well with vs us many ol 01 us will be home bom in england binand Bo soon nand and see our brethren there race face to fac far sare fare 1 I con conclude ciuda cluda forthe up buildIng or of the kingdom loin ot of god anil remlin remain I 1 the 1151 lasting cover Coter fant fill i i 1 r AN |