The Evansville daily journal., 1854-11-10
(CSrropondenee Of the London Times,
WAR NEWS!
TIE Cofssss ned Horrors Of wnr AID
Cholera


rs KEEL, sept. Is 1903.
Brigadier General Tylde died in bis tent
early this morning OF Cholera. He was
ouriei in the valley under the nights OF
Alma. The remains at the deceased officer.
were followed to the grave by number Of
oflcers, and by all the members Of his staff.
tie Is succeeded in his command by Lieut.
Colonel Alexander, r. E., who is the next
senior officer, but the gallant officer in qaes-
ton has not been promoted to the rank of
Brigadier. Many men died of cholera last
night My sleep was disturbed by the
gronns OF the dying, and on getting up in
morning found that the corpse OF Rus
sian lay close To the tent in which had
been permitted 10 rest. He was not there
when we retired to rest, SO that the wretch
cd creature, who had probably been wander
ing about without food upon tn. hills ever
since the battle, must have crawied down
towards our bres, and there expired in the
attempt to reach them; several men had
died close to our tent during the night
Late last night orders were sent round the
division to be prepared for marching alter
daybreak, and early this morning, we left
the blood stained nights OF the A lma-a name
that will be ever memorable in our history.
FRENCH REJoIcISGs VI THE BATTLE FIELD OF
THE ALhA-THE FORWARD MARCH.
Soon after dawn the French assembled
all their drums and trumpets on the top Of
the highest Of the hills they carried, and a
wild flourish and roll. repeated again and
again, and broken by peals OF sound from
the bugles Of the infantry, celebrated their
victory ere they departed. 1t was spirited,
stirring, and thrilling music, and its effect,
as 1t sweled through the darkness of early
morning down over the valey, can never be
forgotten. Our watch fires were still burn
ing languidly as the sieepers reused them.
selves. all wet with dew, and prepared to
leave the scene Of their triumphs. The foys
OF the night crept slowly up the hill sides,
and hung in uncertain folds around their
summits, revealing here and there the gath =.
ering columns ot our regiments, in dark
patches on the declivities, or showing the
deep, black looking squares OF the French
battalions, already in motion toward the
south. Dim y seen in the distance, the fleet
was moving along slowly by the line of the
coast, the Ion lines OF smoke trailing back
on their wake. But what is that grey mass
on the plain, which seems settled down up-
on it almost without lite or notion! Now
and then. indeed an arm may be seen waved
aloft, or a man raises himself for a moment
looks around, and then lies down AGAIN
Alas! that plain is covered with the wound
ed Russians still. Nearly sky hours We
they passed in agony on the ground; and
now, with but little hope OF help or succor
more, we must leave them as they liz. All
this nameless, inccnceivable misery-this
cruel poin-Io be caused by the caprice OF
one man! Seven hundred and fifty wound.
ed men are still upon the ground, and We
can do nothing for them. Their wound,
have been bound and dressed-we have done
all we can do for them-and now, un lie, as
We are, to take them along with Us, or Il
send them away, we must depart.
Ere our troops marched. however, Gen
E,lc"urt, by order OF Lord Raglan, sent mt,
the Tar,er village up the valley, into which
the inhabitants were just returning, and
having obtained the attendance of the heat
me -, he proce-ded To plain to them, iha
he wounded Russians would be con6ded Il
their charge, and that they were to feed an
maintain them, and when they were well
they were TO let them 20 their ways. In or
der To look after wounds, and English sur
geon was lefi behind with these 750 men.