New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-21
THE BATTLE ON THE ALMA.

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he fears the details of the Casualties, &c at the re-
cent battle Of the Alma cannot be announced before
Monday, the 9th.
Aprivste dispatch says that the English loss at the
battle on the Alma was close on 1900 men, that Of the
French was but l4OO, but Gen. Bonet was killed.
The Russians numbered 40, 900 men and 100 cannon
Letters from Vienna, October 2, state reliably that
the reserves Of the allies were brought into action.
The English on the left wing the Turks in the center
and the French on the right wing are said to have
done their work 20 well that the Russians never had
chsnce The news that the English were at first re-
pulled is not confirmed. At first the retreat Of the
Russians was in good order but as soon the heavy
artillery Of the feet (quere . began to play upon
them they fed precipitatey. Menchikof was chased
by some chasseurs and only escaped by the fee'ness
Of his hoe. The Russian loss is varoasly estimated
at 6 900 to 10, 900, the former being probably the
more correct. Early in the day MeDchikof had but
rs, 600 in bs entreDched camp on the Alma but hav
ing learned by his that the allies were in such
force, he brought up l50 900 more from Sevas'opol.
large number Of Poles deserted tn the allies. The
French loss WAS reported to be 400 ADD GO officers
Engli.h lost 1895 rank and fle SO officers, ia SER
eeants and % drummers, killed and wounded. Both
Marshal st. Arnaud and Lord Raglan issued orders Of
the DAY praisng the conduct of the troops under
their command. st. Arnaud informed his men that
be expected to lead them conquerors into Sevasto
pol on the Sd October, the anniversary Of the decla
ration Of war. The Cunard steamer Andes conveyed
800 Of the wounded to ConstaDtnople, and the Vul-
can, steamer, 800. The 18th, 23d and 33d BRITISH
regimen is suffered most.
The following editorial from The London Times,
of October G. discusses the present position and pros
pee, Of srsirs:
An official communication received yesterday by
the Government from Constantinople entirely super
teoes the less authentic statements which hal been
bnned with 40 much Enthusiasm and 80 general be-
lief dpriug the last five DAYS. At bnotber time it
mig BIT be curious to inquire by what means report,
which is now shown to have been not only exagge.
rated but pnfouDded, acquired such weight aud con-
ste cy ar to obtain the h,ef Of the large majority
Of civilized Europe, including not only journalists
and Il cir readers but mel experienced in the move
ments Of armies and statemen at the head OF wary
al d incredulous Governments. Probably the intense
anxiety Of the world TO witness and il possible to
eslerets, the discontinue OF the power OF Russia,
caused this intelligence TO he more generally receiv
than il deserved to be- but II was undoubtedly sup
ported by corroboratinns frequent and apparently
90 consistent that il found almost universal accept
ance. Our business is however, to dismiss from our
minds he erroneous impressions they have lately re-
csiy cd and to form more correct estimate OF our
portion from the official accounts which arrived yes
tsrdsy and have now been published. These &C.
counts are, in judgment, by no means unsatisac'
tory, though the Geographic message which con
tains them IL obscure aud Detective for, although
Sevastopol has not been tax bys coup de main with
circumstances Of mcleod amac briliiancy, the facts
which are positively known to have occurred down
the evening Of the 2sth Of Sepfe nber all favor
able to the allied armies, and show the steady pro-
gree Of their operations.
The Bsnsbee was dispatched from the Crimea to
Copstabtinope on the evening Of the 2sth. bat the
message forwN ded by Lord Sratford de Redclfe on
-. olR nla all anfan nf
which must have occurred between HE Goth and 2sth
TIE result Of these operations is, therefore, alone
clearly known 20 us-namely that on the morning OF
the latter day the allied armies established their base
Of operations at B4lai lava and were preparing to
march without delay against Seyss.opol. Vessels OF
war unoer the con mand Of Admiral Lyons were In
that po and the landing Of the siege train Of the
mics going on.
This fact AT once enables US to arrive at several In
ferences, which materially alter the view hitherto
taken ~ the operations. Balsklave is a hsrbor on
the south ceast Of the Crimea situated miles in
direct line from Sevastopol, and eleven miles to the
east Of Cape Cbersontse II Ia still, a. it was de-
scrihed by Strabo, portu, angHst0 introItE, the
mouth being only thirty yards in width, but it sl
contain twelve sail Of the line. The site is Of the
meet beautiful in the Bsst, and ii derives its name
from the " Belle CAtase' of the Genoese who fopod-
ed the little town at the bottom Of the haven, and built
the fort the adjoining cliff. The port is formed by
deep inlet indentnre 10 the rocks, with water su
6cient TO float the largest ships in perfect security
II is completely protected frem every wind and
may be r. gsrded dock for all the purposes Of dis
embark alton. The occupation Of this point is there
fore az occurrt OF the utmoet advantage for IL
enables NE "a place part Of the feet and transports in
con piete shelter land stores and supplies TO main
tain an easy communication with Con-tAntnople aud
Wanna, and all this within seven miles Of the place
We are about to attack. The importance Of the pos
session Of such por. A. Baaklava hsd not escaped
the attention of those officers who had first recon-
neitered the coast Of the Crimes; but the nights
which surround and protect IL then strongly oc
eupied BY the Russian forces, and II Gas foreseen
that any attempt 10 land there IN presence OF the Gu
envy might be defeas "a by the superiority OF his po-
sition. But those nights and their defences, what.
ever they may be, must now be IN the Pssess'oo OF
the shsd armies, since they reached bssaklava nom
the north and we therefore hold secure port which
10 At once accessible by and desensible by lsnd
The fact thst the allied armies had reached baak-
svs from the land side before the 2sth OF Sep.
tsmber proves "a demonstration ID al la the interval
between the battle Of the Aims and their arrival on
The southern coast they had forced al the external
hnes OF deftnse round Sevastopol, and had driven
neck he kus'iap successfully from the Alma, the
hNeha' the B.ltek, and The Tchsrnsis which feeds
thtr IA e"r VI Sevssopo aud further that they hsd
cr"sstd and occupied the nights sepas tng these ys
mes ron the southern The form of the eastern
cosst ~ ne Crmsa is Dot unlike tia; of the Cbunty
OF fembroke, aud our readers may form q tolersbiy
correct ioes OF the operations are describing by
sSpposng that the allied forces landed in 81; Brides
Boy, jnst below 81 D.vds, and then marched to the
coast rear 1enby. rbese vAlliss or rayine. in the
CImes are well wooded abounSing in fruit and wa
ter peoplsd Nth fonrishisg villages and easiy ca
pshle Of defen,c The post road from Sevastoool to
Bal thisersi passes along the valley Of Belbek and
NUT have formed the principal line Of eommuniea
ton between the fortress and the interior. S,nos
bow,ver. We know that the allied armies have