The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-11-02
THE BATTLE OF TnE ALMA.
THE FRENCH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
INCIDENTS Of THE FLIGHT.

INCIDENTS DE THE FLIGHT.
Marshal st. Armand, the late commander
Of the French troops in the Crmea, trans
United to the Emperor the following dis
patch. giving the particulars of the battle of
the Alma:
FIELD OF BATTLE OF ALMA, }
September 81, l65i.S
| SIRE:-The cannon of your Maiesty has
spoken; we have gained complete victory
1t is glorious day, Sire, to add to the mill
tary annals of France, and your Majesty will
have one name more TO add to the vict cries
which adorn The flags OF the French army
The Russians had yesterday assembled all
thei! forces, and collie cied all their means,
in order to oppose the passage of the Alma.
Prince MenschikOh commanded i'm person.
Ill the nights were crowned with redoubts
and formidable batteries. The Russian ar
my reckoned 10000 bayOnets, from all points
of the Crimea. In the morning there ar
rived from Theodooia, 5000 cavalry and $50
peces OF heavy and field artillery. From the
nights which they occupied, the Russians
could count our men, man by man from the
18Th 10 the moment when we arrived on the
Bubbanach. On the Goth, from 6 o'clock
in the morning, Carried MO operation, with
The division of Gen. Bosquet, reinforced bv
eight Turkish buttaliors, u movement whic h
turned the let OF the Russals and some o.
their batteries. Gen. Bosquet m neuvered
with Is much intelligence as bravery. This
NOV nIent decided The success of The day
| had arranged that the English should e1-
tend their lett in order at the same time 10
threaten the right OF the Russians. while
l-h mr. HON h.,
tropps did not arrive in line until half mas,
10. They bravey made up for this deiav
Al half past II the line of the army, occupy.
ing an extent OF more than league, arrived
on the A Ina. and was received by terrible
fire from the Tiralleurs.
In this movement the head of the column
OF Gen. Bcsquet appeared on the nights, and
gave the signal for a general attack The
Alma was crossed at double quick time. -
Prince Napoleon, al the head of his division
'ook possession Of the large village of A Ina,
under the fire Of the Russian batteries Tie
Prince showed himself worthy of the great
name he bears. We then arrived at the
foot Of the nights, under the fire of the Rus
sian batteries. There. Sire, commenced q
real battle along the line-a battle with Its
epso les OF brilliant fea,s OF valor. Your
Majesty may be proud of your soldiers; they
have not degenerated; they are the soldiers
of Austerliiz and Of Jena. At haIf-pas, four
the French army was everywhere victorious.
"A IL the positions had been carried at the
point OF the bayoner u the cry of"uive PEm.
pereW," which resounded throughout the
day. Never was such enthusiasm seen
even the woun ed rose from the ground to
join in it. On our let the English met with
large masses of the enemy and with great
difficulties, bat everything was surmounted.
The English attacked the Russian positions
IN admirable order under the fire of their
cannon, carried IN, and drove off the Rus
slams. The bravery of Lord Raglan rivals
That OF antiquity. In the midst of cannon
and musket shot, he displayed a calmness
winch never left i'm. The French lines
formed on the nights and he artillery open
ed is fires. Then it was no longer retreat.
but route; the Russians threw away their
mnsketS aud knapsacks in order TO run The
iasIer. Ii. Sire, | had cavalry, s,ould
have obtained immense results, and Men.
schlkoff would no ioHger have had an army:
bu 1t was late, our troops were harrasser,
and the ammunition OF the artillery was ex.
hausted.
! AT o'clock in the evening we encamped
on the bivOuc the Russians Nv tent is
on the very spot where hat of Prince Men.
schlkot stood in the morning, and who
thought himself so sure OF beating us that he
left his carriage there | have taken pos
session OF it, with his pocket-book and cor
resPondence, and shall take advantage of
the valuable Information it contains. The
Russian army will probably be BILE to rally
two leagues from this, and |, shall find it to-
morrow on the katschn, but beaten and de.
meralIzed, while the allied army is full OF ar
dor and enthusiasm. have been compelled
10 remain here IN order to send our wounded
ana in0se OF the Russians TO Constantinople
ana To procure ammunition aud provisions
from the fleet. The English have had 1900
men put horS DE- comJat The Duke O Cam
bridge is well; his division and that of Sir e.
brown were superb. | have to regret about
l,2Oo men hOrS de combat, officers killed. "a
wounde' 253 suh-oificers and soldiers killed
and l,033 wounded General Canrobert, to
Wh"h is due In part the honor of the day.
was slightly wounded by the splinter OF
smell which struck him ia The breast and
hand, but lie doing very well. General
lhomas, oil 'he division Of the Prince, is sc.
rlously wounded by ball IN The abdomen.
Inc held OF battle Is covere with their dead
ana cur held hospitals are full of their wound
ed. we have counted proportion of seven
Russian dead bodies for one French The
RUSSIAN artillery caused us loss, but ours is
very superior TO theirs. shall, all my lie
regret not having had with me my two reg
lments of African Chas- eurs. The Zouaves
were The admiration of both armies; they are
the first soldiers in the world
Accent, Sire tho ho,naoo oe NM o,oro,nd