The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-24 00:00:00

Bulgaria and the Crimea, it mustered but a verysmalliforce
to act against an armyof the enemy, numbering at the lowest

,:alculation 45,000 men, but small though it was, well did it
do its duty. I must observe that the ravine along which the

Inkerrna,n road runs is covered with brushwood, 140 that

our troops laboured under the serious disadvantage that
they could not charge with full weight. The 30th, 41st,
47th, 49th, and 95th proved themselves heroes ; wherever

the foe could be found, there did our gallant fellows pour
is their withering fire, and when the fog allowed a column

of Russians to got close upon thorn, the bayonet was down

o the charge, and on rushed our men with that cheer of

determination, before whom the stoutest enemy must quail.
At a Tory early hour the P battery came into position ; but

as tho gunners could not see ten yards before them, a
column of Russians was upon it as it were in a moment,
and we had no infantry near to defend the gnus. Fortu-
nately the Russians had no weans of spiking them. At
this they were infuriated ; they put dust into the touch-

holes, beat the iron with their muskets, and at last
ituffed the vents with wood. All this was the work of a

esvrninuteo ; the guts were for the time gone, but at the

crisis, up came some some infantry, anti bore down upon
the foe, retook the guns, and swept the attackers from the
brow of the hill far down into the valley. When the bat-
tery was first in danger, Lieut. Miller gallantly tried to
protect the artillerymen by dashing against the enemy,
sword iu baud. Three shots were fired at him, but which
providentially missed their object, and be escaped to re-
turn with his mon and do geed service during the rest of

,he day. Thu Guards were encamped near the 2d Dili-
lion, co they at an early period were up and at work; so,
. .

ndeed, were tho Light Division, under Sir George Brown,

and the 4th dirision, under Sir George Cathcart,
The Guards were principally engaged on the right,

near a battery, and the alaughter there made was

something incredible—the ground is literally heaped with
the enemy's dead. Without the slightest exaggeration, I
should say that, in aid around the battery, 1,500 dead are
lying ; and is the valley below, towards the broken bridge,
where the 2d and 4th Divisions and the French fought,
the destruction was equally severe—the Light Division
was to the left, and many of there fell while nobly fight-
ing against fearful odds. It is calculated that the Eng•
lish engaged never exceeded 7,000, and that during the
day the 45,000 Russians were opposed by not more than
10,000 men ; and here it must not be forgotten that a
powerful artillery were sending in shot and shell like hail,
from which we necessarily suffered much, as our artil•
lery was not able to silence guns of so mich heavier s►
calibre. It was a glorious day for the Allied Armies,
and never shall I forget the sight when the ZOURTIIB came
up, and some French regiments. Our brigades, in a hard
tight of several hoar■ against seven times their numbers,
were, of necessity, sadly weakesod, and most acceptable
was the assistance of the Allies. As to advancing in order,
that was impossible. French and English, side by side,
dashed forward like a mighty wave of the sea, and carried
all before them. Te the right, some 800 French rushed
upon a retiring column, and with this the day was ours.
From six in the morning to half-past four in the afternoon
had the enemy, with great doggedness endeavoured to turn
our position but vain was their hope. They recei ►ed a lesson
that will not be forgotten in a' hurry, and the allied troops
once more proved to the world at large that nothing can
surpass the courage which is engaged in the defence of the
freedom of mankind. At sunset the French occupied the
ground held at sunrise by the Russians, and a goodly
❑umber of prisoners, ammunition waggons, and horses,
fell into our hands. But this glorious ♦ictory has been
attended by losses which cannot be repaired, although,
at least, six Russians have fallen to each one of the Allies.
We have suffered, as regards general officers, in an un-
paralleled manner. Sir G. Cathcart was struck down by
a grapeshot. I saw his body, and I think the wound
was tiro large for a rifle ball; the deadly missile entered
low in the chest, and close to the orifice were three bayonet
wounds, given in malice by a brutal enemy. I need
not say that
,in Sir George Cathcart the country has lost
a general of the highest character. Cool and determined—
eautions, yet dashing—keen, and ever prompt, he knew
his enemy well, and the whole army looked up to him as
an all-sufficient leader, should anything occur to deprive
us of those holding higher command. Now, however, he
is gone ; having died a warrior's death. We will not grieve
for him as men without hope, but we will rather condole with
those dear relatives that he and so many other officers have
left behindto sorrow overnoble spirits departed. The Fourth
Division also lost one of its Brigadier-Clenerale, the beloved
Goldie. The Duke of Cambridge, although his coat was
torn to ribbons, was only slightly struck. Our loss is
calculated at 01 officers killed and wounded—some say
131—and 2,360 non-commissioned officers and privates.
I must not forget to mention that the 400 Marines who,
with the Light Division, were engaged on the left near
the Lancaster Battery, kept up nobly their high reputa-
tion. They were at times pressed upon by vast columns,
but no ! nothing could move them ; faithfully they fought,
and the enemy were compelled to retire leaving behind
hundreds of dead to tell of the determined courage of the
small force opposed to them. Alma was deemed a great
victory—the fight lasted for throe and a half hours ; but
this battle was ten times more glorious. 10,000 of the
Allies repulsed 45,000 Russians during a hard strife
of ten long and trying hours. All that we want w
is men to recruit our weakened army ; let, then, France
and England send at once 50,000 men, and we will soon
teach Russia her position, and tear from her her strong-
hold. We can and will stay hero, and endure any private
tions, if necessary, but let there be no delay—overdo rather
than underdo the matter, and bid Austria for her life's
sake join with the noble against the cruel and presumptu-
ous. After the battle the• troops of the Russians retired
i it* Sebastopol, and ste: mer were at once busily engaged
conveying them across tl e h .rbour. This has been done,
we suppose, to avoid our shot and shell.
Nov. 7.--Our batteries were directed to fire 60 rounds
a-gun today, instead of 20, so that there has been a terri-
ble din from dawn to dewy eve, and right glad am I that
all is now quiet. Burying the Russians has been still the
great work of the day, and the Tarks have been busily
engaged throwing up a breastwork to defend us in the
event of another attack on our right. About two o'clock
the alarm was sounded, and all our troops were soon under
arms and in position. Happily it was a false alarm, anti
after sundry wanderings hither and thither of staff officers,
the men were allowed once more to go quietly to their
teats, and be at peace.