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which he unfortunately omitted the all-important words
"if practicable." Lord Lucan accordingly transmitted
the order to Lord Cardigan, who, it is said, strongly re-
monstrated against the imprudence of the movement,
which however was made, and failed. Lord Raglan's
written order was afterwards found on the body of Capt.
Nolan, who was killed in the charge. For the truth of all
these details I cannot vouch. They are, however, im
plicitly believed here. .
While oar affair was going on, the French cavalry made
a most brilliant charge at the battery on our left, which
was firing on our men, and cut down the gunners ; but
they could not get off the guns without support, and had
to retreat with the loss of two captains and fifty men,
killed and wounded, out of their little force of 200 Chas-
sears. The heavy cavalry, in columns of squadrons,
moved slowly backwards, covering the retreat of the
broken men. The ground was left covered with our men,
and with hundreds of Russians, and we could see the
Cossacks busy searching the dead. Our infantry made
a forward movement towards the redoubts, after the
cavalry came in, and the Russian infantry in advance
slowly retired towards the gorge; at the same time the
French cavalry pushed forward on their right, and held
them in check, pushing out a line of skirmishers, and
forcing them to withdraw their guns. The Russians from
the redoubt still harassed us very much by shell and shot,
and our infantry (first division) were ordered to lie down
in two lines to escape their effect. The fourth division,
covered by the rising ground and two regiments of French
infantry, which had arrived in the valley, followed by a
strong artillery, moved onwards to operate' on the Russian
right, already threatened by the French cavalry. The
Russians threw out skirmishers to meet the French skir-
mishers, and, as it would be madness to attack them as
our light horse had done, the. French contented them-
selves with keeping their position. At 11 a.m., the Rus-
sians, feeling alarmed at our steady advance, and; at the
symptoms of out intention to turn or cut off their right,
retired from No. I redoubt which was taken possession of
by the Allies. At 11.15 they abandoned the redoubt No.
2 blowing up the magazine ; and, as we still continued to
advance, they blew iv and abandoned No. 3' at 11.45; but,
to' our regret, we were not in time nor in force' to
prevent their taking off seven out of nine guns-
in these earthworks. At 11.48 the Russians line of
infantry all began to retire slowly, and a strong portion of
it crept up the hills behind the first redoubt, which still
belongs to them, in the hope that we would attack thenx
in that position; but it was' not our desire to risk a battle,
and we had already found out that our positionwas too large
to be readily defended. We• made up our minds, there-
fore, to let the Russians have the redoubts Yea. 1,2, and
3, and even'4 if they liked, and to content ourselves with
keeping Baliaklava and the communication with' it open by
the westerly and southerly heights behind our camp. At
12 o'clock the- great portion or the French and? English
moved on more 'rapidly, and an accession to the strength
of our artillery was made by two" French batteries, who
pushed on towards the front of ourleft in support cf their
cavalry. The first division remained still in line along the
route to Balaklava. From 12 to 12.15-not a shot was fared
on either side, but the Russians gathered up their forces
towards the heights ever the gorge, and still keeping their
cavalry on the pLain, manoeuvred in front on our right.
At 12.28 the whole of the allies again got into motion
towards the enemy, with the exception of the first division.,
which moved en echelon towards the opposite hills, keep-
ing their right wing well before Balaklava. At 12.40,
Capt. Calthorpe was sent by Lord Raglan with orders to
the troops, which seemed to have the effect of altering the
disposition of our front, -fbr the French at I pan. showed
still further up on our left. When we got to the ridges
they took possession of 'redoubts Nos. 1,2, and 3. But
the Russians evidently intended to keep No. 4, and to draw
us after them, if possible, into the gorge, where they had
retired with their guns. As our object was solely to keep
Bilaklara, this was not our game; and as the Russians
would not advance, but keep their cavalry in front of the
approach to the mountain passes, it became evident there
:would be no further engagement to-day.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT OP *TEE FATAL CHARGE

The. correspondent of the Morning Chronicle- says :
"'Bkigaclier-General Airey arrived at full gallop before
Lord Lucia], and handed him a written order to attack the
enemy. [The same writer subsequently says the order
was given by Captain Nolan ; and another correspondent
of the Chrvnicle adds that, though he received a written
order,-the captain delivered an oral one, so far corrobo-
rating:the Times correspondent-1 The Earl of Luau, it
is now laid, hesitated at the madneHns of the instructions
given trehim ; but, certain it is, orders were given by him
to his brigadier, the Earl of Cibrdigan, to prepare • to
charge: This, it is also said, was obeyed, under pro-
test by the gallant Earl. The whole-brigade then charged
onwards --against the battery of nine guns which breasted
the valley.. These guns opened a fearful discharge of grape
upon the• gallant fellows, whilst the -batteries upon. the
right and left poured in volleys of round shot and shell.
Undaunted by this murderous fire;.. the •British cavalry
pushed oni•without once hesitating;: and dashed into-the
nine-gun- battery. Not one of the-gunners escaped the
sabre, and the nine cannon were• inr possession of our
cavalry. A strong line of Russian -horse had now con-
centrate& to4he rear of this battery,and at this fresh.foe
did our brave- men charge. The enemy's cavalry gave
way before the vigour of the shock, and turned tail, pur-
sued by the British. The slaughter here was fearful, for•
no guns could be brought to bear-bY the Russians, for
fear of destroying their own people.-- It was a hand-to-
hand fight when resistance was offered, and our men„,
flushed with rage at the inactivity to which they had
hitherto been condemned, gave no quarter. Whilst the
pursuit was et its highest, the word. ' Wheel about ;' was
given. A: Rxessian Lancer Regiment bad fallen in the wake-
of the triumphant British, and now threatened their rear--
The cavalry wheeled round and charged at the approaching
Lancers. The latter avoided the shock and wheeled to the
left, and our-men suddenly found themselves in the midst
of a large-body of infantry, who poured into their already
weakened'troop a fatal shower of balls. No sooner had
the remnants of the cavalry passed •beyond reach of the
musket and rifle fire, than they had again to encounter
the still more terrific fire of the batteries, How a single
man could have escaped is really marvellous ! At length
the bleeding- remnants of the Light Cavalry Brigade .re-
entered the British lines and mustered,. some hours later,
one hundred and eighty-five sabres. Since then wounded
men have-crawled in, and also stragglers who had escaped
from being, captured ; but now, at this very moment, ,the
once brilliant Light Cavalry Brigade cannot count above
230 efficient men. Verily, it is .heartrending to reoord
this fatal: sacrifice. It is a consolation, though a very -sad
one, that the fame of Old England was never sustained
with greater valour than on this-cruel day. What stout
hearts and stout arms could effect, was done by the gallant
victims, not of steel, but of shot, shell, and grape., French
officers, who saw with dismay the madness of the act and
the certainty of destruction, expressed themselves amazed
at the invincible spirit displayed by our men. Through a
crossed-fire of three batteries did they penetrate, entering
one of these and cutting down the gunners on their own
pieces. The loss inflicted on the Russian cavalry was
equallo that sustained by the British army ; but then we
have -no reserves to fall back upon, and the men were of a
far different stamp. The nation will share the sorrow of
the,army at the bitter loss- we have had; and:truly the
brave fellows deserved a better fate."