Alliance of Leipsic April 9, 1631. “ “ Vienna May 27, 1657. “ The Triple Jan. 28, 1668. “ The Grand May 12, 1689. “ The Hague Jan. 4, 1717. “ The Quadruple Aug. 2, 1718. “ The Germanic July 23, 1785. “ The Paris May 16, 1795. Austrian Alliance March 14, 1812. Alliance of Toplitz Sept. 9, 1813. The Holy Alliance Sept. 26, 1815. ALMA, BATTLE OF THE.--Fought, September 20th, 1854. “Lord Raglan waited patiently for the development of the French attack. At length an aide-de-camp came to him and reported that the French had crossed the Alma, but that they had not established themselves sufficiently to justify our advancing. The infantry were, therefore, ordered to lie down, and the army for a short time was quite passive, only that our artillery poured forth an unceasing fire of shell, rockets, and round shot, which ploughed through the Russians, and caused them great loss. They did not waver, however, and replied to our artillery manfully, their shot falling among our men as they lay, and carrying off legs and arms at every round. Lord Raglan at last became weary of this inactivity--his spirit was up--he looked around and saw by his side men on whom he knew he might stake the honour and fate of Great Britain, and anticipating a little, in military point of view, the crisis of action, he gave orders for our whole line to advance. Up rose those serried masses, and passing through a fearful shower of round shot, case shot, and shell, they dashed into the Alma, and floundered through its waters, which were literally torn into foam by the deadly hail. At the other side of the river were a number of vineyards, and to our surprise they were occupied by Russian riflemen. Three of the staff were here shot down, but led by Lord Raglan in person, they advanced, cheering on the men.