The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-15 00:00:00

NARROW ESCAPES.

Mr. Wombwell, of the 17th Lancers, had a most ex-
traordinary escape, showing a monstrous deal of pluck.
His horse was—it is said two were—shot under him, and
he was taken prisoner, but while being marched off he
saw au opportunity, mounted a Russian's horse, aid gal-
loped back, .rejoining some of his brigade who had re-
formed, and charging again without sword and pistol.
Mr. Cook, of the 11th, also had a regular run for his life
of a mile and a half, pursued by the Russian cavalry, to
avoid whom he ran under range of the guns of one of
their batteries, and finally escaped. Major Clarke, of
the Greys, in addition to a bad cut in the neck, had his
horse's tail almost cut off by' a sabre cut; and I hear the
gallant Adjutant Miller, an unusually powerful man, did
extraordinary execution when he got to close quarters
with them. Lord Cardigan was attacked by two Cossacks,
who with their lances gave him several pricks and rather
staggered him in his saddle ; but his lordship being well
mounted, and a good cross-country rider, and, moreover,
as cool as brave men ever are in real danger, parried
their thrusts, and escaped with the aforesaid lance-
pricks in his leg.

THE SORTIE ON THE 27TH.
The partial success of the Russians at Balaklava on
the 25th emboldened them to make an attack on our
front (that of the 2d Division), on the extreme right of
the Allied position. At about 12 o'clock on the 27th
(writes an Artillery officer) we were ordered up to the
front, and it soon appeared that the Russians were
advancing in force—in masses of columns, as they
always move. Our field battery got into iosition
on the brow of the hill opposite to that over
which the Russians were advancing. We were just
in the nick of time, and peppered them most
thoroughly. They brought up a field battery, which
opened on us, and fired about 20 rounds, after which
the battery seemed to find our fire too hot, and limbered
up and retired. We continued to fire on the enemy's
columns as long as they were within range, but they
could not face it long, and our infantry went in at them
in splendid style, and finished them off. We took a good
many prisoners, and the enemy's loss in killed and
wounded was considerable, though I have not heard
from any authentic source what it was. The loss of the
2d Division was 65 (perhaps this number is correctly
stated, and the official return of 82 includes the losses in
the Ist Division, which came to the support of the 2d),
in killed and wounded. The on dit is that the sortie
was headed by Prince Measchikoff himself.
AN OFFICER'S STUD,

I cannot say much in favour of my stud as to con-
dition, though in numbers it is very flourishing. I have
got three ponies and an Arab ; but, except the Arabs,
which keep their condition wonderfully, all the nags are
looking more like greyhounds than horses. One of my
ponies is a Russian, captured at Balaklava ; another, my
Government pack poney ; and the third I picked up fur
1/. at a sale in Bulgaria. The Arab that I originally had
fell lame of ringbone, as I have now a very good beast,
an iron-grey, very good-looking, standiue, over 14 hands
i inches, and cotpactly built. He makes an admirable
charger, and is as steady as a rock under fire, which is
everything to me now. I have been out on picket all
day with a demi-battery, and, though having to turn out
against two in the morning, it is now high time for me
to turn in.