Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-29

though brilliantly and brayely done, was most dis
astrous in It's consequences TO that gallant and de-
voted band, for it seems, that out of700 who went
into the fray only 1870 answered their roll when 1t
was over; and II appears to have been done under
misappfehenson Of an order from the command
er-in-chief Lord Cardigan pointed out to his SUI
perior officer the immense difficulty of charging a
battery thanked by another into a sort of clI de
sac, with the hills lined with rifles and guns; but,
receiving the positive order to charge at il he and
his splendid brigade went, and as they approached
within few hundred yards of the big battery, a
shell burst close to him and struck Captain Nolan
In the chest, which caused the poor fellow to
scream awfully and his horse turned and galloped
TO the rear, when his gallant but impetuous rider
was found lying dead. The Light Brigade still
kept sweeping ON till they were right in front of
them, when 32-pounder went of within two feet
Of Lord Cardgan's horse, quite lifting him on the
ground, but he got In among them, and was, where
he always will be when 1t comes to the point in
the first rank. II seems they stood right through
the guns and turned, after killing the men who
were serving them. His Lordship's extra aid-de-
camp, it is supposed, was wounded and taken pris-
oner for he has not since been heard OF. Mr..
Wombwell, of the 18th Lancers, had a most extra
ordinary escape, showing monstrous deal OF pluck.
His horse vast Is said two were--shot under
him. and he was taken prisoner, but while being
marched Off he saw an opportunity, mounted
Russians horse, and galoped back, rejoining some
Of his brigade who had reformed, and charging
again without sword or pistol. Mr.. Cook, of the
18th, also had regular run for his life OF mile
and 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 Grays, in addition to bad cut in the neck,
had his horses tail almost cut off by sabre cut;
and hear the gallant Adutant Miller, unusually
powerful man, did extraordinary execution when
ha In cloaa uuartara with them 4Nt
Lord Cardigan was attacked by two Cossacks,
who with their lances, gave him several pricks, and
rather staggered him in his saddle; but his lord-
ship being well mounted, and good cross-country
rider, and, moreover, as cool as brave men ever
are in real danger, parted their thrusts and es-
capped with the aforesaid pricks in his leg.
WHAT fRANcs-TIREURs ARE AND WHAT THEY DO.
~ must tell you what the Francstireurs are.
There are two companies Of them, each composed
Of l50 men chosen from among the best marks
men of the Chasseurs de Vinceanes In the night
they creep in front Of the entrenchments dig holes
and place themselves in them as well as they can.
Then they fire at the Russian artillerymen. They
have already 30 many that the Russians now close
their embrasures with q sort OF double door, which
is ball-proof But they are obliged to open it to
point their gun and fire, and sooner is this done
than twenty balls whistle throughit. The Russians
have sustained such losses that they were at times
seized with despair, raising their guns from behind
they fred volleys of grape shot at their dsagreea-
BILE visiters. Nevertheless the latter have sue
ceeded in extinguishing all the first line of their
batteries say first line, because there are several
others in the rear the part Of the town which faces
us being an inclined plain, on which batteries have
been raised in lines above the other. That our
Francstireurs have done good execution is evident
from the fact that in the evening Of the Goth, Cen
eral De Martimpre, chief Of the general staff, re-
ceived note informing him that the Russian fire
had become uncertain, and that artillerymen were
so scarce that the guns had to be served by the in
fantry. Express no surprise at the word uncertain
for from the 9Th to the 18th the Russian gentlemen
did not Geese to point their guns at us as at tar
get, while we did not deign to answer them even
such precision that the dayon which we unmasked
our batteries their balls entered our embrasures as
if cast by the hand. One ball went into the very
mouth of cannon, but was too large to penetrate
more than a third; II, however, stuck fast This
was considered so curious that the gun was carried
to the generals tent to be shown to him."
A SPLENDID SIGHT.
] cannot conceive more splendid sight than
was Witnessed during this afternoon-the two ar
mics, the Russians being enormously strong, and
our own, waiting for one or the other to advance,
with an occasional shell by way Of invitation, or
challenge But for several hours there they stood,
il content with what had already taken place and
we so near the two that with the aid of my glass,
a good Dollond could distinctly see the color of
their uniform (gray,) and their standard, with an
eagle on the top oft; could also plainly see the
dead, both men and horses, on the scene of the
late encounter. / observed one horse stand fully
an hour by the side Of his dead rider while others
were widely galloping about not knowing which
way to turn their riderless course.
HOW THE RIYLK,ES MANAGE.
One of the most wonderful things / think Is TO
see the way in which our riHemcn 20 about In small
detached parties, crawling along on the ground up
the side of hin, till they appear to be within 300
yards of the enemy and thus they lie on their bel
lies till chance offers, when crack goes Mimic,
and down falls Russian. was informed most
credibly that one of these brave fellows few
days since thought he would 90 and do q little bu-
sncss on his own account, got away from his COM
pany and crawled up close to battery under shell
ter OF hill lay on his back and loaded and turned
over and fred, when, after killing eleven men,
party rushed out and he took TO his heels, but sad
TO say volley, fred after him by this party, lev
elled him with the earth, and he was subsequently
picked up up with thirty balls in his body.
THE TURKS TURNING OUT TO BE EDWARDS AND
THIEVES.
Whenever during the day, you saw any Of the
Turkish soldiers, you saw the people hooting them
and calling them towards and runaways. ! wit
messed two Irish women actually driving four OF
these chivalrous gentry before them, making them
carry some things for them, probably to their own
wounded husbands and saying, Eli you coward
y dvils this is all you're fit for, to be our servants
sure, you are afraid to fight" and on our return
saw young MILDLY drawn up before some fifty Of
them, abusing them most heartily for their having
run away One Of them made sign as If he was
going to draw his sword, when Master MILDLY sang
out, "0h," said he, "Tm not afraid of you, such a
set of towards as You are" set his arms a-kimb DO
and then Stood the picture Of young lion, and
should say, about as brave.
Lord Raglan, after the Grays charge, sent mes
sage down to be told to the men, that he had never
seen anything more brilliant, or more calamity ex-
ecuted.
Had our Turkish friends only spiked the guns
before deserving them, II whuld have been less dis
astrous but that our own guns should be made
use of with our own ammunition against u.s. and
that through the cowsrdy conduct Of these men,
for whom we are sacrificing England's best blood
and treasure, is too provoking and discreditabe TO
write about; and am sorry to say that, not con-
tent with deserving their post they plundered
everything they could lay their hands on, even
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