The daily union., 1854-11-28
THE DAILY UNION

his head LeutenanCoIone Griiths retired after the
charge having been wounded at the back of the head
Corne Prendergast wounded in the foot There
not more than four or five killed outright and our
most material loss from the playing our
heavy dragons aferward when covering the retreat OF
our light cavalry. EI .tL l
AT 10 So General Canrober attended by his staff and
Brgader General Rose rode up to Lord Raglan and the
stas Of the tYo generals and their escorts mingled to-
peher in praise of the magnificent charge of cavalry
while the chiefs apart conversed the operations OF the
day which promised TO be one of battle The Russian
cavalry followed by shot had retired in confusion,
leaving the ground covered with horses and men.
And now occurred the melancholy catastrophe which
fills us all with sorrow II appears that the qutermaser
general Brgadier Airey thinking that the light cavalry
had not gone far enough in front when the enemys horse
had fled gave order in writing to Captain Nolan, 18th
Hussars take TO Lord Lucan directing his lordshp ITO
advance TO the enemy bIavcr soldier than Capt
Nolan the army did not possess He was known to all
the arm his service for his entire devotion to his profess
sion and his must be familiar to all who take in
terest in cavalry for his excellent work. published
year ago on drill and system OF remount and break
ing horses had the pleasure of his acquaintance, and
know he entertained the most exalted opinions respect
ing the capabilities of the English horse soldier Properly
led the British hussar and dragoon could in his mind,
break a square, take batteries ride columns OF imam
try and pierce any other cavalry in the world il they
were made of He thought they had not had the OPP
portunty OF doing all that in their power and that
they had missed even such chances offered to
theIn-that in fact they in measure disgraced
matchless horseman and frst-rate swordsman he hed
in contempt, afraid, grape and canister lie
rode off with his orders to Lord Lucan. He is now dead
and gone God forbid should cast shade the bright
ness of his honor but am bound to state what am told
occurred when he reached his ordship should premise
that as the Russian cavalry RETIRED their infantry fell back
towards head of the valley leaving in three OF the
redoubts they had aken and abandoning the fourth lhey
had also placed guns the heights their posi-
ton, the left of the gorge Their cavalry joined
the reserve and drew up in six solid divisions, in
an oblique line, across the entrance to the gorge
Six baalons of infantry were placed behind them and
about thirty guns drawn up along their line,
while of infantry were also collected on the hils
behind the redoubs right Our cavalry had moved
up TO the ridge the valley left as the ground
was broken in 'front.' and had halted in the order have
already mentioned when Lord Lucan received the order
from Captain Nolan and had read it, he asked we are tod
Where are VIC to advance tor Captain Nolan pointed
with his finger to the line OF the Russians and SAID Ihere
are the enemy and there the guns sir before them
your duty take them words to that effect accord
ing the statements made since his death Lord Lucan
with reluctance gave the order to Lord Cardigan 10 ad
upon the guns concevng that his orders compelled
him to do The noble Earl though he did not shrink,
also saw the fearful odds against him. Don Quixoe in
his tilt against the windmill was not near SO rash and
reckless the gallant fellows who prepared without
thought rush almost certain death 1t Is maxim
Of that "cavary never act without support that
infantry should be close at hand when cavalry carry
guns the effect is only instantaneous; and that II is
necessary have the flank OF line OF cavalry some
squadrons column the attack the flank being most
dangerous The only support our light cavalry had was
the reserye Of heavy cavalry at great distance behind
squadrons in column at all and there was mile
and half in length At lllo light cavalry brigade
rushed to the front They numbered so7 sabres
The whole brigade scarcely made one effective regiment
according to the numbers Of continental armies and yet
it was more than could spare AS they passed to-
wards the 'front.' the Russians opened on them from the
guns in the redoub the right with voeys OF musketry
and rifles They swept proudly past, gtterng IN lne
morning sun in AL the pride and splendor OF war we
could scarcely believe the evidence OF our senses Surely
that handful of moi going TO charge an army in
position Alas it but too rle Their desperate vaor
knew bounds and far indeed was removed from its
so-calcd better partdiscretion They advanced IN two
N.Y. A fearful spectacle never witnessed than
by those who without the power to aid behed their he
roic countrymen sshng to the arms Of death At the dis
of 1900 yards the whole line of the enemy beched
forth from 80 iron mouths flood OF smoke and fame
through which hssed the deadly balls. Their fight
marked by gaps ranks by dead and horses
by steeds flying wounded rideress the plain
The drst line is broken il is joined by the second
they hal OF check their speed instant with d
mnished ranks thinneG by those thirty guns which the
Russians had laid with the ost deadly accuracy with
halo of flashing steel above their heaq aaa With cheer
which many noble fellows death-cry they few into
the smoke of the batteries but they were lost from
view the plain yes sewed with their bodies and with h
Of horses They exposed to obque fire
from the batteries the hills both sides as well as to
direct fire Of muskery Through the clouds OF smoke
could their sabres flashing they rode up to the
and dashed between them cutting down the gnnners
they stood We them riding through the guns as bave
said delight them returning after breaking
through column of Russian infantry and scattering them
like cha when the flank fire Of the battery the hill
swept them down scattered and broken as they were
Wounded and dismounted troopers flying towards
told the aledemg could not have done what had
failed to do. At the very moment when they about
to retreat of lancers hurled
their flank. Colonel Shewel of the sth Hussars,
the danger and rode his few men straight at them
cutting his way through with fearful loss. The other
regiments turned and engaged in desperate encoun-
ter With courage too great almost for credence, they
breaking their way through the columns which
yeoped them when there took place act of atrocity with
out parallel in the modern warfare of civilized nations The
Russian gunners when the storm of cavalry passed.
turned to their guns They their cavalry mingled
the eternal disgrace of the Russian nae the mscreants
poured murderous voey of grape and canister the
of struggling and horses, mingng friend and
foe in one common ruin 1t much heavy
cavalry brigade could do 10 Le retreat Of the mser
able of that band of heroes they returned
the place they had lately quilted in all the pride of life
At 35 British soldier except the dead and dying
was left in front of these bloody Muscoyie guns Our
far IL could be ascerained in killed. wounded, and
missing at o'clock to-day, follows:
Went into action, 607; returned, 1913; loss 400.
1t certain that all these killed wounded or
missngi E,any may still come n and about eighty wound
ed have already retirped. Captain Nolan killed by
the first shot fired he RODE IN advance of the hussar
cheering them Lord Lucan slightly wounded,
Lord Cardigan received lancethrusi through his CLOTHES
Major akett of the 4th Light Dragons killed Lord
Fingibbon Of the 9Th Hussars desperately wounded
and has since fear died. Cornet Hougbon of the lth
IIussars, is killed.
From the Liverpool Times, Nov. rs
ENGLISH ,ERs.os ~ THE THE NovEM-
EEE,
The Crmea intelligence contained in ong second edition
of Yesterday may be considered decisive IL ia the fore
runner the immediate fall of Seastopo raising of the
siege by tho allied commanders The loss Of 5000 of the
French and British troops the 9TH the partial raising Of
the eepe the previous day for the purpose of
fho l,r,