New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-26

zoo pr;.opers and 900 wounded behind them Toe
battle of Alma was son. II with loss OF
nearly 5000 killed snd wounded on our siie. tns
list will appear in q few ds,s. The Russians retreat
was covered by their cavslry, but II we htd hal IN
adequate force could have captured many quo.
and multtudes Of prisoners.
HER MAJEsTTs SHIP AGAsExSos,e
KArcHA RIVER Sept. %. 1884.
witnessed the greater part Of the battle from the
Agamsmnon malntop, and no one could have seen
il better Had been on the field should have
seen OF personal yalor ana Of the movemsn,s OF
partcu or bodies of men, but wished 10 have Jun-
pete ve Of the whole of the part taken both by the
Enslsh and +, ench armies and in this was eaarely
successful, as looked down upon the heid ~ ostte
As upon a msp. Toward the end OF IL joinef the
French who formed the extreme right, and alvsoced
nnSer the cover Of the guns Of the in shore squadron
The French commenced the acnon scaling the nignts
nth GREAT courage and skill Ihsye any
ching more beautiful hsn thu way IN which the Zoa-
AYES and Trailleurs scrambled up the almost p-rpen-
6;cnlsr cliffs ard formed IN line on the summit uoder
x.rn heavy FIRE. They held their ground until bos-
- a;,,;s,on and the artillery reached the nights.
The battle then became grand, ana tue nuss,ss seo
s,eadily beaten back. Their flank having ,hhs oesn
turned could scarcely doubt the issue OF tue oate'
Tee position, however, Was enormously se.oog.
Fsncy a gradually sloping country, without single
object TO protect advancing troops, enhlns W sNe.
swe, ping round high cliffs OF earth, IN me ceo,er On
which about three niles from 'he ses, was an smpa
,h.a,er of hills this amphitheater commanded the
nripcipa ftds over the river and the open country
be, obd il was strengthened by an e4rh"ors WIZ
10 or IL guns, and permanen, oat'eey OF -
Guns more The great mistake OF the Russisns con-
sist.d in not sufficiently terrifying the nights to
their left which might have been rendered eA-
ceedipely ttrong. lnceed it is the general ieehns
that snch position held by French or ENGLISH troops
would have been almost impregnable. The armies
w,rr fort luately 20 placed that they mad the YORK
10 DO which best suited the peculiar qualities OF
their men The English could not have scaled the
nights lii the French, b"r would rr-"eh coiumns
-N.k.l mi batteries
that doey.d courage which so di-tir yushes British
troops when place in the position IN which they ~sre
during this battle. The treoeh htving tuTred toe
Russian flank and held the highs odrtcIoPs adv need
steadily under most tremendous ne from the oas-
ri.s They broke la crossing the ri'er "n1 tne Lgne
Division rushed up the Hope without paushg. 40
regimenis-it Is impossible TO reconcile sne conuicns
accounts each regiment ing th II he Other gave
way-,ecoled beneath the tremendous dre OF the kus-
sian batteries This part of the battle mach erlt-
eized bv some OF the military authorities, who
declare that our troops we're exposed to almost
inevitable destruction; the earthwork was, how,
ever tinmphanty carried and the battle deched
BY an admrunle move nent OF the Highland Brigade,
under Sir Colin Campbell, to whom every one
assigns the decisive movement which secured com
plete victory; out the slaughter here was terrific.
The OLDEST Generals declare that In no battle here
tofore tough, have many dead been heaped up IN
one spot II would be impossible To iescrloe 10 you
tbo ,rio b,fnl seer q which witnessed the square
mile comprising this earthwork, the slope oene hn
and the slope above IT, upon which we're formed me
enormous squares of The Russian infantry rne
greater part of the EDgsb Killed and wounded were
here and there were si least five Russians TO every
Epel,hman You could not walk for the bodies.
The most frightful Dutlatiob the human body can
suffer-the groaDs of the wounded-the PACKS, mel.
NETS arms, clothes. scattered over the sfound-AI
form d a sc, ne that never forget The two
principal batteries having beeu carried the day was
our: the Russians retired under well sustained
fac from our Horse Artillery and Foot Artillery.
Unfortunately, want Of cavalry enabled the Rus
SLAMS to retire in good order, and TO carry on all
their guns but three HAD we possessed cavalry,
the retreat mOst have ended 10 complete rout'
This most brilliant affair only lasted IRON the very
beginning 10 the end, three and half hours; our
troops were scarcely engaged Tor more than Two
hours az the third and fourth DIVISIONS were not In
action. We learn from intercepted letters that the
Russian made sure of holding their position for at
least three weeks The loss our part wa, as you
will by the official returns, very great IL
amoun's, I believe to 9 90 and above 100 officers
kill,d and wounded. The French place theirs at
l. 400 but this is believed TO be considerable exss-
geraiiop. Generals Csnrobert and Thomas we're
wouDoed, the first slightly saw him toward the
end Of ibe battle) ana the French suffered great
loss in The commander of the Zoaaves, very rave
and able ficer, greatly respected. The Turks form
ing the reserve were bot under hTe. There has been
great want o. proper medical assistance inc "ouni-
ed we're left some for two nights, the whole tor one
on the field. From the battle they have been bundled
on board ship by 900 and 700, without ANY medical
attendant. There were no proper means for remov-
ing the won, ded from the field. III II had not been
for Admiral Lyons and the STORE squadron know
not what would have happened. he and the sailors
OF bis squadron have behaved nDby Icaunot describe
10 you III they have done. Tho seamen and marines
with oars aud h-mm0cks brought tue wounded 10
the beach, placed them ON board the transports and
tenGtd Them like nurses; officers and all took part,
night and day, in the good work. l never saw such
devotion. Feel Dacres DrumnoDd Mo rein fact
all the captains with Lyons at their head indie
fafigable The humber OF lives which have been
sacrificed by the want OF proper arrangements and ne
elect must be very Considerable. The French, the
other hand, managed admirably believe the whole
of heir wounded were brought 10 immediately after
the battle. Priests and medical officers we're every
where. The general oiIcefr, CaDrobert included and
officers of every grade were experimenting the
novel of those who bad fallen. Mules with slung
seats snd beds we're employed in conveying the
Correspondence Of The London Times
HrGHTs or ALMA Thursday, Sept 81, 1854
The battle of the Alma perfect in ali respects
except one-tbe cavalry arm Vas imperative. The
Russian cavalry covered itself with Disgrace II
never gave our horse chance OF charge, and the
nature the ground forbade attempting de-
monstretion against a very superior force ma0ouver-
H. in biz her position. The Russians indeed barely
covered the retreat and our squadrons weak
TO try q dash ar them. A. exrmpliicafion Of the
several uses of light Dfaotry skirmshes heavy in
iantry and Of horse and field artillery the battle was
complete. There ia this very peculiar feature about
the action-tbat we had the very thing TO do which
alone could have dene and that the French hsd 10
do work for which they were particularly suited. Ours
it was TO face steadily the Gre Of tremendous batteries
to advance with rush, afy and and resistless
the swe ell OF the ocean, against wall Of IRE and
solid masses Of infantry 10 struggle on at ose time
overwhelmed by crashing volleys Of grape and mus
kerry at another dsorgaDize1 by round shot, winning
the ground from death at every pace 10 form tran
gully and readily when thrown into MONETARY
disorder and at isst to nail victory TO color by
the neyer-fsilpe British bay IL is said that