The Sun. — 1854-10-09 (London, England)

FLEET. KATCHA BAY, , at break of day, the allies began to advance, their right wing supported by our ships. We were all moored in this bay at ten a.m , with the intention of landing during the day our siege train, conveyed in about 30 vessels to this point. We assisted at the battle in anxious suspense from our anchorage, and I passed the day on the topmast of my ship, surveying with telescope in hand the various accidents of that exciting scene. I was enabled to descry clearly the Russian entrenched camp on the mountain top, and their divisions forming gradually in lines, and advancing in battle order along the plain. A first ravine having been passed without resistance by our troops, they took up toa position on the heights fronting the enemy, but owing the lateness of the hour the combat was postponed till the following day. This morning (20th inst.) our armies were seen to shove across the plain in various directions, in order to traverse the stream and gain the heights. At 9 a.m. a thick fog came on and obliged the troops to halt ; but, the weather having cleared at 11 a.m., they advanced towards the Alma and forded the river. I distinguished clearly from my topmast the Russian forces forming a little to the rear of the mountain summit into lines, and our troops which had already traversed the stream clambering en tirailleurs, heroically up the craggy steeps, exposed to the galling fire of the enemy. It was, I must confess,",a moment of dread suspense, and we should have been inevitably repulsed had the Russians (Es, played but half the daring ardour of our troops in the defence of that formidable position. It was strongl beyond measure, and well protected on all sides by natura advantages. They besides wera tree men in swarms faggius force of artilng up lery ; whereas our poor fellows seen moos, where it was diffibravely the rugged and precipitou; batteries. Finally, cult to afford the protection of our field . .!.. -nfficient force when our troops had gained the heights ill murderous to attack. they poured in their fire with sac,: .e m precision through the Russian ranks, that in lit, °le nthan three hairs I could clearly distinguish them beg.. sing to give way, and an hour later they were completely routed, and fled pele-mele.aeross the Nevertheless the division of the ailed fordes Which had Advanded to the left of the Russian entrenchments 4inconntoted a nose teitifid reestanee in a village flanking tiirtt point—a commanding position,vAdet kept up a destructive Are Of artillery Which lasted till 2 pan. It wee then that 411 e erAttiglit and Clete Cduflict Commenced with rigour on the heights. I could desci *ofbv advancing under the fire of the batteries till they gditi, the aurnmit, which silenced instantly the enemy, and the position was victoriously carried. The cannons, however, each drawn by sit liotSeS, Unfortunately escaped. Our troops kept up a vigorous fire of musketry, which must have destroyed immense numbers of the fugitives, but the further incidents of this bloody melee were lost in dust and smoke. tto Russians, routed, dislodged from that position, rallied again on a more elevated point, and recommenced the fire of their artillery. Hence it was again urgtiftt to push forward in all haste in pursuits of dvancin the enemy, and carry also that point. I saw our troopag in the finest order au pas de course, which circumstance, it appears, spread terror and disorder in the enemy's ranks. He threw up the game finally, and fled in all haste wards Sebastopol. At 4 p.m. the are ceased on all points, and the battle was