New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-03

wounded trooper behaved with equal fortitnfs and 81
used the Of litter to carry hn to the scar tough
bis leg was broken into spinters.
1t was strange, in visiting the where the horses
lay dead that the tst feeling produced on the
by shells from chest though IL wers done M 4
surgeon's knife had subsded that sir H. Laudsser
In his picture or War" must have Of the
animals before usthe glering eys-ball the dtended
nostr the gnashed teeth. all true to life when She
russians had retired beyond the heights orders were
gwen 70 matt and bFouac for the night, our tired
men set to work to gather the weeds AS soon a.
the rations Of rum and served the casks
were broken and the sayes served to make fires fr
cooking aided by netes org grass At night the
Watcnnfes o. the Russians visible our left Great
9, ssrasgsrs came up during the might II
aud damp the watchfres were mere sehes rIich eays
little heat and barely sufficient to the raians
All night arabas were arriving and soldiers who had
fallen out or got aatray 10 10 fe senyiss II nd
their regiments Sir George Brown Cir D. Eyans the
Brgadier Generals and staff officers went about among
their divisions and brlgades the pnen Law ov;,
directions for the following day after dsk t
regiments were on the ground wrapped up great
and oankels to find the repose they could after days
exertions 1t much regretted that cavalry fye
vas 80 miserablg deficient for If had been even tive 10
three we could readily have disposed of the vaporjpu
Lancers the hill who had iFritated men vsry muc
by their derisiye cries when skirishers retired
CAsir At TIE ALMA. Sept 20.--Presscd by time and
excited by the events Of this memorable day de-
sgar indeed Of giving the anest conception Of the ter
floir conflict which has just been terminated with the
greatest honor to arms and shall confne mysejf
Ior present 70 simple narrative Of the Incidents of
| which was an eye witness
On the morning of the nth ere daybreak the vhola 40
tne BTltlsn force was under They were marsaad
silently no ougies q drurns broke The stiffness but the
mum OF LhoussBds OF voices loudly FROM the rrxs
and the Hatehfres lighted up the nes Of orr carr -
though it we're great town. When dawn broke il was
discovered that the Russians had retired frru
but had left their camp fires burning The TROOPS Ia ~
their arms for about hour, while the Generals ware
ranging the order of our advance.
Lord Raglan had made his dispositions tie rrevias.
evening and the Generals Division Sir George Ysyay
ss ne Lnsy Evans Sir England, and Sir g. Catfcart
Colonel Of each regiment under their command giving
them instructions with respect to the arrangement Of
.ner men in the coming struggle Early in the morn
ing the troops ordered get in readiness and at
hafpas O'Clock they were in motion 1t was lovely
day the heat of the tempered by q sea hrsezs
The fleet visible distance Of four miles coveri
the ocean as 1t between the hills and we could
make out the steamers on our right as nse To sore
4 possible. = = ~ -
The Generals St Armand. Boaquet and Forey attended
by their staff rode along in front of the lines with Lord
hagian and his Generals halt and were received
with tremendous cheering At 1:20 We saw the
in shore tFrench) commence throwing shells up to q
but the distance too great any eectua result
The action became general at Ids the part of the
French and Tnrks who carried the heights on the right
which were but weakly protected At s0 We ADVANCED
down the slope toward the valley Of the Alma above
which rose the lines and redoubts of the enemy As wa
advanced they set fire to village at the base Of the de-
scent to the valley at side and by the smoke
| opened tremendous fire of nine and t#eYe-pounder
| guns from their earthwork batteries
Our artillery replied with shot shell and roekra while
the men advanced through storm bullets and isbad
across the strearthe light division tie right the
second division next the first division ip the centre and
the third supporting them Amid Tremendous IRE the
up the h and stornsd the heaviest battery
and led them to the charge in person. Sir George Brown
had horse shot under him. Sir De Lacy Evans led on
his division under the very thckest OF the gir. ma
Russians threw spherical shot marked with cross which
nhcted terrible wounds and their practice when they
GOT tue range, was excellent.
AT . the French had moved up solid columns Of in
antry TO the heights right. and turned the guns
agalnst tne enemy Our men struggled through the
names OF the village and through the river under con
tnuous roll of artillery At O'Clock thew charged In
three divisions up the heights. The Light Division
suffered severely particularly the Tth and sd regiments
winch Sir George Brown led in person The 55th e5th
and soth also suffered severely The Rifles second bat
talon, though the first under fire. suffered least Of all
they got before the enemy caught the range at
O'Clock the Russians flying in every direction
ploughed by the splendid fire Of our guns leaving on
the field an immense number of dead three guns drums
and ammunition The want of cavalry prevented our
getting more prisoners capturing greater of
euns our loss la about 1900 killed wounded in
Guiding great number oicers Fuller particulars III
my next This Is written on the field, amid sights
It said the Russians had 100 guns on the hills and
$4,000 men go bastacns Of infantry 1000 strong each
posed principally to the 10th and 32d regiments Judging
BY the number of the dead in front of u.s. have not
b bren liable sss 70 ascertain by whom they commanded
tine army In chief that the left Gortchako
relative Of the dipomatist and that was under
1 BodahofI the military Governor of Sebastopoi
seems strange that admiral should be appointed
to command an army but strange things do happen in
Russia. 1t is also affirmed that the carriage of Mem
chikof was taken, and in it found copy Of dis
patch addressed to the Emperor in which the Prince
stated that 40 600 men might take sebastopo bnt tbt
10000 could be held in check weeks by the os
ton of the Alma. Large of cavalry principally
lancers and heavy dragoons, the hills IN
the right of the Russians and last the hills
crossed the stream aud threatened left and rear
As we came near the river left wing was thrown
back in order to support small force cavalry and
portion of artillery pushed forward in the
direction Our danger in this respect was detected by
the quick eye of Sir George Brown and heard him give
the order for the Of the artillery almost s soon
as he caught sight Of the enemys cavalry and just as we
were coming to the village As have already said
themselves under the fire of the guns the heights on
the extreme Of the enemys left.
When that attack sufficiently developed and had
met with success the British force the right
and part Of the center Of the Russian position the
day was gained When we were about three miles from
the village the French steamers in close as they
could the bluff of the shore at the side of the
Alma and presently we saw them sheIne the heights in
splendid style, the shells bursting over tia enemy n
squares and batteries and finally driving them from their
position the right, within 5000 yards of the sea-
The French practice commented about half-past l2
o'clock, and lasted for about hour and half We
could the shells falling the batteries enemy
inside works broke into little specks flew about
in ali directions and when the smoke cleared away there
some to be seen strewn over the ground The
answered the ships from the heights but without
effect.
A powder tumbtil was blown up by French shell
another shell fell by accident into aMbuscade which
the Russians had prepared for the advancing French and
at last they drew eff from the seaside ard
efforts the defense Of the guie and heights beyond
fire Of the heavy guns of the steamers. At O'Clock We
the French columns struggling up the hills, covered
with cloud of skirmshers whose fire deadly
Once, at sight Of threatening Of Russian nfan
try, in commanding position above them, who fired
rapid roeys among them the French paused it was
only to collect their skrmishers they had
formed they up the hill ct the de charge and at
broke up the Russians, who fled in disorder with
loss up the hill. We could dropping on both
sides, and the wounded rolling down the steep At 1bO
line Of kirmishers got within Of the battery
the hill and Immediately the Russians opened fire at
1900 yards with effect the shot poughing through the
open lines of the remen and falling into the advancing
columns behind
Shortly before this time dense volumes of smoke
from the river and dfted along to the eastward rather
interfering with the view of the enemy the left
position The Russians had set the village fire 1t
fair exercise OF military skllwas we'll executed
took place the right time and succeeded in OCCASION
ing good deal of annoyance, Our troops halted when
they neared this village their left extending beyond by
the verge OF the stream right behind the burning
cottages apd within range of the batteries said
the Russians had taken the range of all the principal
points their 'front.' aud placed twigs sticks mark
them In this they were assisted by the post sgnboars
| on the road.
The Russians opened furious fire the whole Of our
line but the French had not yet made progress enough
every direction, dashng up the dirt and sand into the
faces of the staff Of Lord Raglan, who also shee
severely and attracted much of the enemys Still
Lord Raglan waited patiently for the development
French attack At length aid de.camp to him
and reported the French had the Alma they
hsd established themselves sufficiently JUSTIFY
| attack.
The infantry WERE therefore ordered lie down. and
the army for short time quite passive only that