The daily union., 1854-10-27

Marshal n Tduas dsf 0etd despatch announcing the 0te-
tory Of the Alud- The M1rshals address 10 the army
The Moaie contains the following official despatch ad-
dressed by Marechal de ST. Arnaud the Emperorthe
last unfortunately which the Marechal destined to
write
FIELD BATTLE ALMA, Sept q.
SIRE The cannon of your Majesty has spoken have
gained complete victory II glorious day sire TO add
the military annals OF France and your Majesty will have
name to add to the victories which adorn the
flags of the French army.
The Russians had yesterday assembled all their forces,
and collected all their order to oppose the passage
of the Alma Prince Menschkoff commanded in person
All the heights crowded with redoubts and formda-
BILE batteries The Russian army reckoned 900 bayoncts
from all the points of the Crmea in the morning there
arrived from Theodosa 5000 cavalry and $50 pieces of
heavy and field artillery. From the heights which they
occupied the Russians could count our men man by
from the 10th TO the moment when we arrived on the Bub
banach
Prince Napoleon, at the head of his DIVISION
took possession of the large village OF Alma under the fire
OF the Russian batteries. The Prince showed himself
worthy Of the great be bears. We then arrived
the foot of the heights under the fire of the Russian batter
les There, sire, commenced real battle along all the
inea battle with its episodes Of brilliant eats OF valo
Your Majesty may be proud of your soldiers they have
degeneIated they the soldiers of Auserlitz and
of Jena hal-past four the French army was every
where victorious All the positions had been carried
the point OF the bayonet TO the cry Of Vve fEmpereur
which resounded throughout the day Never such en-
thnsasm the wounded from the ground to
join in it. On our left the English with large masses
Of the enemy and with great difficulties but everything
surmounted
The English attacked the Russian positions in admirable
order under the fire Of their carried them and
off the Russians The bravery of Lord Raglan rivals that of
antiquity In the midst of and musket shot e dis
played calmness which left him lhe French lines
formed on the heights and the artillery opened It's
irs Then no longer retreat but rout the Rus
slams threw their muskes and knapsacks in order TO
run the faster, IT, sire had had cavalry should have
obtained immense results and MenschkoT would no longer
have had army but it was late troops were har-
assed and the ammunition of the artillery exhausted AT
o'clock in the evening encamped the vey bivoaac
OF the Russians My tent te ysry spot where thar OF
Prince MeDschi stood the morning, and who thought
himself Of beating that he left his carriage there
have taken possession of It, with his pocketboo and
respondence and shall take advantage Of the valuable in
formation II contains. The Russian army will prot ably
be able 70 rally two leagues from this and shall find
Tomorrow the kntseha bat beaten aud demoralizea
while the allied army is full of ardor and enthusiasm
have been compelled to remain here in order 10 send
wounded and those Of the Russians Uonstanuople
aud procure ammunition and provision from the fleet
The English have had 1900 put Aors dc combat The
Duke of Cambridge is we'll His division aud that of Sir G.
Brown superb have to regret about 1900 men
hoys De combat officers killed GA wounded 253 sub-oicers
and soldiers killed, and 033 wounded General Canrobert
to whom Is due in part the honor OF the day. was slightly
wounded by the splinter of shell which struck him in
the breast aud hand bat he is doing very well General
Thomas of the division of the Prince is seriously wound
ed by bali in the abdomen The Russians have lost
about 5000 The field Of battle is covered with their
dead and field hospitals full Of their wounded
We have counted proportion oi seven Russian dead
bodies for one French The Russian artillery caused
loss bat very superior theirs shall all my life
regret not having had with my regiments OF Afri
can Chasseurs The Zouayes the admiration of both
armies they are the first soldiers in the world
Accept Rire the homage Of my profound respect and of
my entire devotedness.