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stream on the right. The 7lh Fusileers,
led by Colonel Yea, we're swept down by
ffes. The Ssh, 30lh, end 95,h, led by
Brigadier Pennefa'her, who was in the thick
est of the fight, cheering on his men, again
and again, were checked indeed, but never
drew back in their onward progress, which
was marked by a fierce roll of MIME mus
kerry and Brigadier Adams, with the 41sl,
47th, and 49,h, hravely charged up the hill,
and aided them in the battle. SIR George
Brown, conspicuous on gray horse, rode
in from. of bis Ligh, Division, urging them
with voice and gesture. Gallant fellows!
they were worthy of such gallant chief
The 7lh diminished by one half, fell back
The 23d, with cigh. officers dead snd four
wounded, were still rushing to the front,
aided by the l9Ih, 33d, 77th, and Ssh.
Down wen, Sir George in cloud of dust
in front of The battery. He was soon up,
and shouted "23d, Pm all right. Be sure
i'Il remember this dav," and led them on a.
gain, but in The shock produced by the fall
Of their chief lhe gallant regiment suffered
terribly while paralized for a moment
Meantime the Guards. on the right of the
Lighl Division, and the Brigade of High
landers were stormng The heights on the
left. Their line was almost as regular as
though they were in Hyde park. Suddenly
tornado Of round and grape rushed through
from 8 c terrible battery, and roar OF mus
kety from behind lhined their from, ranks
bv dozens. 1t was evident that we were
ho
favored As they were by great position.
Al this very time an immense mass Of Rus
sian infantry were seen moving towards the
battery. They hauled. 1t was the crisis
Of the day. Sharp, angular, and solid they
locked ss if they were cut out Of the solid
rock. 1t was beyond all doubt that if our
infantry, harrassed and lhined as they were,
got into the battery they would have to en-
counter again formidable fire, which they
were but i'll calculated TO bear.
Lord Raglan saw The difficulties of the
situation. He asked if it would be possible
TO ge. couple of guns to bear on these
masses. The reply was "Y es," and an ar
ullery officer, whose name do no! now
know, brought up two guns TO fire on the
Russn squnfes. The first shot missed, but
the nex', and the nex', and The next cut
through lhe ranks so cleany, and so keen
ly. ,hst q clear lane could be seen for mo-
ment through the square. After few
rounds the square became broken, waveIed
Ia and fro. broke and fled over The brow Of
The hill, leaving behind it six or seven dis
linci lines Of dead, lying as close as FossI-
bic - each other, marking, the passage OF
the fatal messengers. This act relieved our
infantry of deadly incubus, and they con-
tinued their magnlicen, and fearful progre S
up the hiIl. The Duke encouraged bis men
by voice and example, and proved himself
| worthy Of his proud commend, and Of the
| Royal lace from which he comes. "Hrgh-
Ianders,' said Sir G.. Camp5eIl, ere they
come to The charge, Don't pull a trigger
till you're within yard Of The Russians -
They charged, and we'll they obeyed their
chieftan'S wish Sir Colin had his horse
shot under him, bu, his men took the
battery at bound. The Russians rushed
out. and left mulliludes of dead behind them.
The French turned the guns on the hill a.
gains. the flying masses, which the cavalry
! IN vain tried TO cover. A few faint sirug-
giles from the scattered infsniry, a few
rounds Of cannon and musketry, and the
enemy fed 10 the south east, leaving three
generals, three guns, 700 prisoners, and A.
900 wounded behind them. The ballle of
The Alma was won. Ii is won with loss
of nearly 5000 thousand killed and woun.
ded on our side. The lis, will appear in a
few days. The Russians retreat was COW
cred by their cavalaEv, but if we bad had an
adequate force we could have captured ma
ny guns and muIiitudes Of prisoners.
From another Correspondent
TERRIBLE SCENE OF BLOOD.
The armies were fortunately so placed
tha, they had the work to do which bes
suited the peculiar qualify of their men,
The English could not have scaled the
heights like the French, nor would French
columns, in all probability, have marched
up to ,he batteries with lha! dogged courage
which so distinguishes British troops wher
placed in the position in which they were
during this battle. The French having
turned the Russian flank and held the
heights, our troops advanced steadily under
most tremendous fire from the batteries
They broke in crossing the river, and the
Light Division rushed up the slope with
out pausng. Two reg iments-it is impos'
sible to reconcile The conflicting accounts
each regiment saying that the other gave
way-recoiled beneath the tremendous fire
of the Russian batteries.
This part of the battle is much criticized
by some Of the military authorities, who
declare that ous troops were exposed TO al
most inevitable destruction ; the earlhworb
was however, .riumphanty carried, and lhs
battle decided by an admirable movemen
of the Highland Brigade, under Sir Colir
Campbell, to whom every one assigns the
| decisive movemeu. which secured complete