The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-03

I sacks-most probably recruits from The Kansas
Tartars Many of the officers had portraits OF
wives or mistresses, or mothere or sisters, inside
| their coats.
The priyates wore the little money they possess.
ed in purses fastened below their left knees, and
| the men, in their eager search after the money,
often caused the wounded painful approximations
that they were about TO destroy them. Last night
oil these poor wrelches lay in their agony moth
ing could be- done to help them. The groans, the
wells, the cries of despair and suffering, were
muurnlul commentary on the ex"taon OF Inc
vic,ors and on the Joy which regued along the
bvouac fires of our men.
OF the Russians thing was remarkabIe.-
The prisoners are generally coarse, suilen ana
unnteIligent looking men. Death had enhnbleo
those who fell, for the expression OF their laces
WIS altogether different. The wounded might
have enyied those who seem-d to have passed
away peacefully.
The sol diers arc all shaver clearly on the chin
and cheek only the mnusache IS lett, and the
hair is cropped as close TO the head as possible
The latter is very convenient mode OF wearing
the hair in those parts Of the world. The officers
chose of superior rank excepted) are barely dis.
tnguishabIe from the men, so lar as uniform is
concerned but the generals wore sashes and
ppauettes The subaIterns wore merely lace
shouderstrap, instead Of the cloth one of The prl-
Yates. Most Of them spoke French, and the en-
treaties Of the wounded TO be taken along with us,
as The officers moved up the hill, were touching IN
The extreme. The poor fellows had notion that
our men would murder them If The eye of the 9Th
Ger was removed from them.
An old general who sat smiling and bowling on
a bank with his leg broken by round shot, seem
ed principally concerned for the loss of his gold
snuff box This, believe, has since been restor-
ed 10 him. The men say they we're badly hand
led, and had no genera! TO direct them. MenchI-
kofr lost his head in fgurative sense. The "tll-
GERS displayed great gallantry, and the men fought
with logged courage characteristic of the Rus,
sian infantry, but they were utterly deficient IN
cIQu and dash. Our loss is 2.196 killed and
wourded of the French, between 1900 and
I.40O. The enemy have lost upwards OF 5000.
Had we had but little brigade of cavalry more,
we might have converted the retreat into an utter
rouf and taken some 5000 prisoners, guns and
standards AS trophies of victory. The troops
bivouckcd on the field, not IA! from the scene O:
their triumphs.
THE RUSSIAN ACCOMPLISHMENT Paskiewitch
issued bulletin on the 3d. a! Warsaw, giving the
Russian version OF the battle at the Alma. The
loss of the allies is reported to have far exceeded
that of Prince Menchikof. The Russian loss is
put down at but 1000, Uhe English say it is near
" ,OOO0 and on the whole the Warsaw despatch
is made to read pretty much as if the victory was
altogether on the side Of the Russians, instead Of
against them.
The carriage Of Prince Menchikof, with his
private correspondence, was taken by the French,
together with 5O,O00f.
Menchikof IAN English account says) was suf.
ferng severely from illness during the hottest OF
the battIe-so much so that he had to be support
ed. One account says he is badly wounded in the
feet-another in the hands.
Among the wounded on the British side was &,
Newton, OF the Scotch Fusileer Guards. He was
shot in The leg and fell. When down, the Rus
SLAMS are said have brutality fired upon him, and
beat him on the head with their muskets, and
nothing would have prevented his brains being
beaten out on the spot. but the thickness of his
helmet cap. He had eleven wounds his
BODY, but at last accounts was still living.