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 f»G SEDASTOrOL ON THE MAY OF THE ALM.V. CHiVrTER IV. I. CHAP. Such was the condition of tilings at SeLastopol '. — when, on the 20th of September, the telegraph ^nrheday announced to the garrison that the Allies were " * "'^" advancing to assail Prince Mentschikoff in his position on the Alma heights. At half-past one, the cannonade which marked the opening of the battle was hoard in the town, and at two there came from the telegraph at Cape Lonkoul a message, destined to be its last, — 'The army is ' engaged with the enemy.' Already KornilofT Kornii.^fTs was on horscback, and riding, with Colonel de Todiei.011 Todleben, towards the sound of the guns.* We thefieM shall sce bv-and-bv that from a distance of 3000 of battle. .,, " 1 i • ,. 1 T miles, the care and the sagacity ol a news-dcalmg company on the banks of the Thames had enabled it to point out the day as well as the place of the owe to personal communicatinns from General de Todleben, I wish to acknowledge generally the immeastirahlc advantage which I have derived from tlic repeated, lengthened, and most iiitcrcstins conversation.s with which the General honoured mc
 * Without distinguishing from others those facts which I