Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-04
MOVEMENTS IN THE cRIMEA.

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Journal of French officer narrative of tbe -
ments OF the Allied army subsequent to the battle
OF Alma up to the 2Sth Of September. We make
a few extracts: Ao
September 2l.-It results from the naners sor,a !,
the pocket book or portfolio Of Menschko that he was
perfectly well informed to all that took place At Yarna
lie wrote to his master that he had allowed us ~ G
embark quietly in order to drive us back into the sac
ana that IN any the formidable position on the Alma
would at least detain three weeks" He added that
III we forced him at once on the Alma, nothing would
remain except to open to US the gates of Sebastopo
However this may be- his confidence in the lines Of tbs
Alma was so great that according the report of nri
soner ne horsewhpped the officer who announced 70 him
na Gen. Bosquet had reached the western extremity of
the heights. We have spent the day in pacng he nJ
ed In the vessels and in burng the dead The Russian
wounded are treated like ours and we burv their dd
RUSSIAN nayersack or coat alone indicates their graves
1t is impossible to be less able than the Russian
II is not the moment point out their faults ht
they arise from radically false ideas as to the emnov.
ment of different arms in field of battle Let us how
render justice to their soldiers There were l;neo &c
skrmishers Of their thirty third regiment who were | -
separated from Zouaves by small enclosures tn. Th.s
enemys dead whom have almost all lyinc On
their muskets They had that smiling face which death
when 1t is instantaneous generally occasions senti
ment Of terror in the eyes of the wounded be
approached them, and they only recovered their con-
hdence after few minutes and after had offered them
drink did not hear single one complain; most ex-
pired without saying word The English fought so 10
speak, separate battle We do know the details of
it, but we saw them far off ascending with regular step
glacis in which was an entrenchment full Of artillery
Never the contrast between this advance and the i'm
petuosity Of the French strongly marked But the
two armies enchanted with each other In the eve
ming the field of battle covered with sailors from the
fleets, and they displayed almost childish joy.
22d.-The embarkation Of the wounded and the burv
ing Of the enemys dead continue. Polish deserters ar
rive every instant and announce that the Russian army
iscompletely demeralised.
23d.-We passed the Katcha and encamped on the
W we mav fba
works Of Sebastopol
24h.-Instead Of going straight on we turned to the
left and thus went round Fort Constantine The town
OF Scbastopo is nearly open the land side what then
would be the of attacking fortress which IL the
town taken, could only hold as matter of form,
After few hours march reached the Belbeck near
Oturko II is impossible to picture to ones self more
delicious valley better arranged plantations or more
abundant vegetation there is constant succession Of
gardens and mansions, parks and charming little vas
The inhabitants not to be seen but they have left
every thing except their cattle and their purses thew
had not time to burn down the fine bridge of Ourko
Our get fruits, grapes worthy Of the Promised Land
and monstrous cabbages Zouaves even have been
lucky enough to fill their canteens with excellent wine
forgot to tell you that since fret march the Rus
slams have been burning down all the villages that we
had seen in the horizon forgot this circumstance be-
cause we are so accustomed to things of the kind that it
makes no impression u.s. We only found one village
intact between the Alma and the Katca and it was full
Of wounded, rather of dead and dying.
25th,-We are continuing our winding march through
remarkably hlly country 1t would have been difficult
if not impossble in bad weather. but enjoy beauti
ul sunshine, and people that there will be no
equinocal gales this year We advance very slowly as
the country is unknown to u.s. and the maps on small
SCALE which all that prudent adversaries have
published, are Of no great The day, however, has
not passed without emotion. We heard cannon in the
distance, both on land and On land the English
army engaged on our left surprised large convoy des
tined for Sebastopol and made fifty prisoners at sea
there exchange Of shot between the forts
the coast and the two heet which doubt doub
ling Cape Chersonesus We heard the whizzng Of
shells which the Russians, who are on the other
side Of the hills fred at without seeing One of
these shells killed to the orderly of English
officer Twelve hours after departure, at III o'clock
at night reached the spot where the English surprs
ed the convoy Neither horse nor man had had any
thing to eat drink the morning. and there was
not drop Of water in this accursed bivouac But la
guerre Ia guere, bit Of biscuit and drop of
the heated water in canteens suced to restore
strength physically and morally and after hours
sleep we had quite forgotten the pryaons and fagues
of the preceding day.
26th.At eight o'clock, we preparing to leave,
we heard distant and prolonged cannonade in the d-
recton OF Balakava. That little place taken in an
attack by and land The English cavalry and sailors
made hundred and fifty prisoners there's others say
three hundred At all events they took the garrison Of
little fort destined to defend that point of disembarR
tion, which garrison had surrendered at discretion We
descended by dusty road the opposite side Of the Tchar
naia which covered with CARTS cases. balls and
tces of Dress remains of the convoy surprised the
previous evening by the English. At o'clock we
slaked thirst in the Tcharnaia little waercourse
which flows into the port of Sebastopol and went
encamp at the opposite SIDE There we learned addi-
ton to the capture Of Baaklava the painful of the
maady and departure of our GenerainCh and of his
being replaced by the brave Gen. Canrobert.
27th.-A reconnaissance made by the first and se-
cond divisions Sebastopol AT four O'Clock they re-
turned camp They approached to within about four
kilometres two and half miles) from the town. They
only perceived weak wall without ditch about as strong
the octroi wall of Paris The Russians however, had
thrown up earhworks protect the southern su-
burbs Lord Raglan advancing from Cape Chersonesus
towards the place. which may be considered invested
28th.-After march of an hour and half the army
is assembled in the of Balakava and in communca-
tQn with the fleet 1t has received supplies for days.
and tomorrow will be on the heights Of Sebastopo.
KENTUCKY TOBACCO.