Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-11-03
Battle Of Alma-Horrors Of War
Interesting Particulars.

Interesting Particulars.
TesteAmer Washington . mails brought
full accounts ofthe battle Of Alma. Eve
.gbOdy is looking with intense interest on
the progress Of affairs on the Crimea and
the minute particulars of the frst action
will be most acceptable to our readers
/ We conlcnse from New York papers.
On the morning Of the 10Th September.
ere daybreak, the whole of the British force
was under arms. They were marshalcd
silently; no bugleS or drums broke the
stiffness, but the hum of thousands OF
voices rose loudly from the ranks, and the
watchfires lighted up the lines of vur camp
as though It were a great town. When
dawn broke il was discovered that the Rus
slams had retired from the heights, but had
left their campireS burning. The troops
, Law on their arms for about an hour, while
the Generals were arranging the order of
our advance. Lord Raglan had made his
F.. dispositions the previous evening, and the
Generals of Division went from Colonel to
: Colonel of each regiment, giving them
| Instructions with respect to the arrange
,mcnt of their men in the coming struggle.
1t was known that the Russians had been
busy fortilying the heights over the valley
t through which runs the little river Alma,
and that they had resolved to try their
strength with us in a position which gave
them vast advantages ofgromd. Early in
> the morning the troops were ordered to get
in readiness, and at half-past six o'clock
| they were in motion. 1t was a lovely day
the heat of the sun was tempered by sea
breeze. The feet was visible at distance
of four miles, covering the ocean as it was
b seen between the hills, and we could make
out the steamers on our right as close to
the shore as possible.
The Generals St. Arnaud, Brosquet and
Forcy, attended by their staff, rode along
= in front of the lines, with Lord Raglan and
5 his Generals at second halt, and were re.
ceivcd with tremendous cheering. Al
LOO we saw the steamer III shore French
u commence throwing shells up to hight
: in front, and the enemy replied by heavy
t fire, but the distance was too great fol
o any eftectual result The action became
general at 1.45 on tho nort Of tbc French
and Turks who carried the nights on the
right, which were but weakly protected
Y At 2:3O we advanced down the slope to.
4 wards the valley of the Alma, above whicl
rose the lines and rcdoubts of the enemy
g tho Ios" % 81 % tho do,anH+ ~ thoa1o, , ~ ot ,' :"
III ' 1 VI I wv s.,'I'"' I ',,o 1''''eS u"
."l Ii, eG,o'e Go o ,I 'i,olv t,I.o oi
o',it,'1,o G, & H.; - 'ti, ~ ''' 0'il'u Nn
;Ii 4nI V. ','i ; r, 1t ''A 'i'',I' I i aI
V .nts wh;in fbo mon odyoncnI throuoh ,
Y storm Of bullets, and rushed across tho
: shaom Amid y mast t,n,onndors fire 81
tho t;nor1s ,rlsbcd ~, tbn liIl ara ,,,,.,,I.
: ed the heaviest battery. once ,I,, nrr,
e driven back. but the Duke rallied tncm
| and led them to the charge in person.
The Russiens threw spherical shot, mark
ed with a cross, which inflicted terrible
= wounds, and their practice. when they 20
= the range, was excellent. At three ia,
French had moved up solid columns o
infantry to the hiyhts on our right, anC
turned the Guns AGAINST the enemy. Ou
t men struggled through the flames of tht
village and the river under a continuous
$ roar of artillery. At four o'clock they
charged in three divisions up the Nights
The light Division suffered fcmfulIy, par
: ticularly the seventh andtwenty- y-third Reg
h iments, which Sir George Brown led il
= person. The ffty-iilth, ninety fifth anC
thirtieth also sufteredseAerely. The Rifles
second battalion, though the first undo:
ilFe, suffered least OF all, as they got oyeI
: before the enemy caught the range.
/ At five o'clock the Russians were flying
in every direction, plowed up by the splcn
did fire of our guns, leaving on the 1ielt
an immense number Of dead, three guns
5 drums, and ammunition. The want 0
/ cavalry prevented our getting more pris
oncrs or capturing greater number o
guns.
) The entire loss is thus estimated Brit
It iSh loss, killed and wounded, 2196; FrencI
! do, 400; Russian (estimatad at) 5000
Total 1896.
1t was terrible and sickcning sight tc
: go over the battlefield. Until deprived o
} my horse by a chance shot, | rode abou
). to ascertain, as far as possible, the loss 0
our frinn1c on1 IN 1nin,, co I ,,oo ofta,