The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-25 00:00:00

TAE EARL OF CARDIGAN.

The Post of yesterday publishes a letter signed
" George Ryan, author of The Lives of nur Heroes in
the Crimea.' " The writer intimates that he is the per-
son referred to as a " low, hireling slanderer," in Lord
Cardigan's recent letter, where the phrase "the malig-
nant slanders of Messrs. Buck and Ryan " is also used.
Mr. Ryan quotes several alleged "conversations " to
back up his own contradiction of Lord Cardigan's state-
ment that his conduct at Balaklava has been but recently
canvassed.

"On the rout of the Russian cavalry by the Heavy
Brigade, by General Scarlett, Captain William Morris,
of the 17th Lancere, in the presence of many officers,
thus communed with his lordship :
Captain Morris—' My lord, you are not going to
charge the flying enemy '
Lord Cardigan—' No ; we have orders to remain here.'
Captain Morris—' But, my lord, it is our positive duty
to follow up this advaptage.'
Lord Cardigan—' We must remain here.'
_ _

Captain ?Morris—' Do, my lord, allow me to charge
them with the Lancers I See, my lurd, they are in dis-
order

Lord Cardigan—' We must remain here.'
Captain Morris (to several officers)—' Gentlemen, you
are witnesses of my request.'
4, Was this nothing ' on the subject for many months
after the battle of Balaklava

"When his lordship retreated from the guns, Captain
Alexander Low (now Colonel Low) thus addressed Lord
George Paget :
Lord George, what are we to do ?'
Lord George Paget—' Where is Lord Cardigan ? '
Captain Low—' Did yoe not see Lord Cardigan gallop
back through our lines as we were coming up '
Lord George Paget—' rhon we 111'13G tight until we
are beaten back.'

"I re-assert that the following took place :
"Scene, the position which the remnant of the Light
Brigade took up. Time, 20 minutes after the charge.
Present, the Earl of Cardigan, Captain Jenyns of the
13th Light Dragoons, Lord George Paget, and several
officers of the staff.

Lord George Paget—
it ?'

.‘ Sci, Cardigan, you were no

The Earl of Cardigan—' Wasn't I though ?'
Capt. J.'nyns—' Y,,u were by my side, my lord, when
we reached the guns.'
The Earl of Cardigan—' Yes, and there were Cossacks
poking at the there—l telt their lances poking about
me somewhere !' _ .

"His lordship further observes, These calumnies met
with no encouragement from tho respectable portion of
tht. press. It was therefore unnecessary for me to treat
them otherwise than with silence and contempt•'

"Has Lord Cardigan lost all recollection of his own
de iberate acts ? Now the noble and gallant soldier did
not treat what he is pleased to term my calumnies' with
silence and contempt,' fur shortly atter the publication
of my book he wrote to the Crimea, requesting Lord
Wm. Panlet's opinion as to the accuracy of my state-
ment, wherein I make Lord William an eye-witness of
the Earl of Cardigan's retreat. The reply of Lord Win.
Paulet is in the hands of the Earl of Cardigan, and
would in print be excellent proof of `silence and con-
tempt.' By the same post the noble lord wrote also to
General Scarlett for his opinion on the obnoxious pas-
sage in my book.
" My noble accuser stigmatises me as a paid slanderer.
That is a very unenviable character wherewith to stand
before a publisher and the public, and I have therefore
instructed my solicitor to bring the Earl of Cardigan
into court, there to justify—if he can—the language
he has so imprudently been advised to adopt towards
one who, some 18 months since, the noble and gallant
general considered worthy of commendation.
"All the necessary witnesses are in the United King.
dom. His lordship has riches. Let the noble lord
look to it then, that no unseemly legal technicalities be
thrown in the way of speedy justice."