The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-12-03
BRILLIANT FEAT OF ARMS.


One of the incidents in the last great battle OF which
have an account between the we-mached hostile armies
before Sebasopol is described follows by the correspond
ent of the London Times:
GAS the Russian cavalry the left of their line the
HILL across valley they perceive the Hghander drawn
at the distance of half mile, calmly waiting their APP
proach They halt and squadron after squadron flies up
from the rear, till they have body of some 500 men
along the ridgelancers, dragons, and hussars Then
they eehcon in two bodies with another in
The cavalry who have been pursuing the Turks the right
coming up the ridge beneath which conceas
cavalry from view The heavy brigade in advance is drawn
up in two columns The first column consists of the Scots
Grays and of their old companions in glory the Ennisk
lens the I'd of the 4h royal Irish, of the 9th dragon
guards and of the LIST royal dragons The light cavalry
brigade is their left in two divisions also. The silence is
oppresve between the cannon-bursts hear the
champng of bits and the cnk of sabres the valley below
The Russians their left drew breath for moment, and
then grand line dashed at the Hghanders The ground
flies beneath their horses feet Gathering speed every
stride they dash toward that thin red streak, topped
with line of steel The Turks fire voley at 800 yards
and the Russians within COO yards down goes
that line of steel in 'front.' and out rings rolling voey Of
Mimic musketry. The distance is great. The Russians
not checked but still sweep onward with the whole force
of horse and through the smoke, here and there
knocked by the shot of batteries above. With
breahes suspense every waits the bursting of the
upon the line of Gaelic rock but they within $50
yards another deadly voey flashes from the eveed rifle and
about open files right and left and fly back faster than they
Bravo, Highlanders! well done shouted the
cited spectators But events hcken The Hghanders and
their splendid front forgotten scarcely have
moment think of this fact that the 93d altered their
formation to receive that tide of horsemen NO. said Sir
Colin Campbell Il did not think il worth while to form
them four deep the ordinary British line two deep
quite sufficient to repe the attack Of these Muscovite
chcvaliers."
This achievement on the part of Sir Colin Campbell and
1 hi
titled the distinction of special commentator in general
General Orders.
HEADaUARTERs, Oct. 90, 1854.
[No. L.
The commander of the forces feels deeply indebted to Ma
or General Sir Colin Campbell for his able and perseverng
exerons in the action in front of Baakava the 25b in
stant and he has great pleasure in publishing to the
the brilliant in which the 93d Hghanders under his
able direction repulsed the enemys cavalry The Major
General had such confidence in this distinguished regiment
that he satisfied that should receive the charge ne
and the result proved that his confidence not misplaced
By order: $3.50. .
J. B. b. ESTCOURT, A. G.
We with the British journals in appauding the
gaantry and Of Sir Colin Campbell in thus
reving in line and repeng charge of cavalrya feat of
which richly deserved the mention of it in orders
made by Lord Raglan There s, indeed, no Drawer and
better officer than Sir Colin Campbell in the British any
other service.
But the journals in assuming, some Of them do,
that it is without parallel in day The following
tract from the public documents connected with the battle
of Buena Vista gives account of precisely similar
achievement
awe had proceeded but a short distance when / saw
large body of cavalry debouch from his the left of
the position from which had retired and advance rapidly
upon The Mississippi regiment was filed to the right
and fronted in line the plain the Indiana regiment
formed the bank Of the ravne in advance of right
flank by which reenterng angle presented to the
my Whilst this preparation was being made, Sergeant
jor Miller of regiment Captain Sherman for
one or more pieces of artillery from his battery.
90 The enemy, who to be body of richly
caparisoned lancers forward rapidly and beautiful
orderthe files and ranks closed look like of
and horses Perfect silence and the greatest steadne
prevailed in both lines of troops they stood at shout
dered awaiting attack Confident of success and
anxious to obtain the full advantage of crossre at short
distance, repeatedly called TO the not TO shoot.
. GAS the enemy approached, his speed regularly dimin
ished until within eighty hundred yards, he had drawn
up to walk and seemed about TO halt few files fired
without ORDERS and both lines instantly poured in voey
destructive that the yielded the blow and the
viyors fed
The officer of the American army who with such unpro
tending simplicity thus describes the brilliant
which he himself commanded was it is well known the
present Secretary of War, Col. Jefferson Davis.
The Mississippi Free Trader conducted by Edward
Picket G esq one of the abes democratic papers of the
organization.