Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-10-30
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following OUuClul ut6QhlOnt AuuItSddu Ny MhItVnbl
lie 81. ATuaud TO the EmpeTos-ihe last unfOElu.
Ralely, which the MaTeohal Yves destined ~ wrilsi
'FlrLD OF BATTLE or ALMG, Sept 81.
'Sile.-rhe cannon Of your Mnjesy has spo.
ken'we have gained complete victory II Is "a
glorious day, Site, 10 add 10 The military an.
mails Of France, and your majesty will have one
name mole 10 add to the victories which 0doTn the
Dag Of the French army
'rrhe Russians had yesterday assembled all tleiE
forces and collected all their meallS, 10 UIdeT 10
oppose the passage Of the Alma, Prince Mems
cnikoG commanded In person. All tue heights
were crowded with TelOubis and ilImdable batls-
Ties. The Russian uIlny IeCkOnsd iOtty thousand
bayOnels from oil The points Of the Crimeaj In
the morning there aErived from TheOdosla 5000
cavalry, $50 pieces Of heavy and held artillery
From The heights which they occupied, the Rus
SLAMS could count our men man by man from tue
18Th to the moment when we arrived on the Bub.
6nnach. On the Goth, from six o'clock In the
morning, carried into operation with the division
Of Gen. Bosquet, reinforced by eight Turkish ba-
talions, movement that TUNED The lslI Ol the
Russians and some OF their batteries. Gen. BOS-
quet msnmuveTed with as much Intelligence as
bravery. This movement decided The success VI
The day. had arranged that the English should
extend their len, in order at the same time 10
threaten the right OF the Russians, vii lSl should
occupy them iu tile celiEe, but theI troops did not
arrive IN line until half past ten. They btuyely
made up for this delay. AZ half past twelve, tue
line Of The allied army, occupying on extent OF
more than leagusj arrived on the Anu, aud was
received by terrible iEe from iThilleus.
ain this movement the bend Ol the column Of
General BOSquet OIL cared ON the heights, and
gave the signal for geneml attack. Tue Alma
was crossed Ia double quick time. Prince NapO.
leon al the head Of his dyison took possession Of
the large village Of ALMA under the iTe OF the
Russian batteries. The Prince showed himself
worthy OF tile great name he btnTS We then az.
rived al tue foot Of the heights, under the fire Of
tile Russian batteries. There, Sire, commenced a
real battle along oil the line-a battle with It's epi
sodes OF brilliant leats OF valUT. Your hOiesIy
may he proud Of your sOdietsj they have not de.
generated; they are the soldiers Of Austs fliE and
ofJenR. Al half past the French army was eY-
erywhere victorious. Allihe positions had been
carried at tie point Of The bayonet TO The cry Of
Yive PEmpeTeuT' which IesOunded Throughout
the day. Never w0s there such enthusiasm SEEM
even The wounded rose lrOm The gTound TO Join IN
II. On our lell the English met with large masses
OF the enemy and with great difficulties, but eve.
Tything wns sutnOunted. The English attacked
the Russian positions in admirable order under
the fre OF lbeI cannon, carried them, aud drove
of the Russians. The bIayeIyO OF Lord Raglan
rivals that Of antiquity. In the midst Of cannon
aud musket shot he displayed a calmness which
never left him. The French lines formed on The
heights aud the artillery opened It's fire, There il
threw away their musketa aud knap.sacks Ia order
to run faster. II, ire, had had a cavalry,
should huye obtained immense results, aud Men.
sohikoiT would no longer have had ON Hrnyj but
IL vas lale, our troops were haUassed, and tile
ammunition OF the ARTILLERY was exhausted.
Al in the evening we encamped OH The very
bivOuno Of the Russians. My tent is on the very
spot where that oil Prince MeuschkofT stood in the
morning, and who thought himself 80 sure oil beat
ing US that he left bis carriage there, have Ia
Aen possession Of it, with his pocket took and cor
TeSpOndenCe, aud shall take advantage Of the val.
liable information II contains. The Russian army
will probably be able to rally leagues from this,
aud shall End ii morrow on The Kalsoha bit
beaten and denoraiZsd, while The allied army is
lull Of hTdOT and enthusiasm. l have beel com.
PEELED u remain here ia order to send our wound
ed and those OF tie Russinns to OonStantinopie,
aud TO procure provisions end ammunition lromthe
fleet. The English have had 500 inen put bore
de combat. The Duke Of Cambridge Is wells bis
division aud that OF Sir @. Brown were superb.
have 10 regret about 200 mon horS de combat, 3
officers killed, 81 wounded, 1853 sub. officers and
soldiers killed, and 1908 wounded. Gen. Can
robert to whom is due In part the honor Of the day,
was slightly wounded by the splinter Of she'll
which struck him on the breast and hand, but he
Is doing WE'LL Gen. Thongs, OF the division OF
the Prince, is seriously wounded by ball In the
abdomen. The Russians have lost about 5000
men. Tho field Of battle is covered with their
dead, and our hospitals ate full Of their wounded.
We have counted proportion Of seven Russian
dead bU1ies for one French. The Russian HTIille-
~ caused US loss but ours very superior 10 lsirs
l shall all my life regret mol having with me my
two regiments Of African OhasseuTs. Tile Zou.
ayes wete the admiration OF both aTmiesj they are
the first soldiers in the world. Accept siI the hO.
mage Of my profound respect aud Of my entire de.
yOledness
MARSHAL A. DE- ST. ARSAuD."