Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-28

enemya-h was fight Of heroes The frat line Of
Russians, which had been smashed utterly by our
charge, and had fed on At one flank and towards
the centre, were coming back 10 swallow up our
handful Of men. BY sheer steel and sheer courage
EnniskiIner and Scot were winning their desperate
way right through the enemys squadrons, and al
ready gray horses and red coats had appeared right
at the rear Of the second mass when, with irresist
ible force like one bolt from bow, the LIST Royals
4th Dragon Guards, and the 9th Dragon Guards
rushed az the remnants OF the first line OF the enc
my, went through il as though II were made Of
pasteboard and dashing on the second body OF Rus
sians as they were still disordered by the terrible
assault of the Grays and their companions put them
to utter rout This Russian horse in less than five
minutes AFTER ii met our Dragons was flying with
all its speed before force certainly not half its
strength. A cheer burst from every lip; in the
enthusiasm, officers and men took off their caps
and shouted with delight, and thus keeping up the
scenic character Of their position they cpped their
hands again and again.
Lord Raglan at once despatched Lieutenant
Curzon, Aide-de-camp, to convey his congratpla-
tons to Bngadier-General Scarlett, and to say
swell done" The gallant old officers face beamed
with pleasure when he received the message. 81
beg to thank his Lordship very sincerely" was his
reply. The cavalry did not long pursue their enc
my. Their loss was very slight about 36 killed
and wounded in both affairs, 1.-THE second will be
detailed subsequently, Major Clarke was slightly
wounded, and had a narrow escape from a sabre
cut at the back Of his head. Lientenant-C Colonel
Grifiths retired after the first charge, having been
wounded ut the back of the head. Cornet Fender
CAST was wounded in the foot. There were not
more than four or five men killed outright, and our
most material loss was from the cannon playing on
our heavy Dragons afterwards, when covering the
retreat Of our light cavalry.
THE CHARGE Is MET ny THE HIGHLANDERs.
AS the Russian cavalry on the left Of their line
Highlanders drawn up at the distance Of some half
mile, calmly waiting their approach. They halt
and squadron after squadron flies up from the rear
till they have body Of some 800 men along the
ridge--lancers, and dragons, and hussars. Then
they move echeloa in two bodies, with another
in reserve. The cavalry who have been pursuing
the Turks on the right are coming up to the ridge
beneath us, which conceals our 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
Ennskillens; the second of the 4th Royal Irish Of
the 9th Dragon Guards, and Of the LIST Royal Ora
goons. The light cavalry brigade is on their left
in two divisions also.
The silence is oppressive; between the cannon
bursts one can hear the champing Of bits and the
clink of sabres in the valley below The Russians
in one grand line dashed at the Highlanders. The
ground flies beneath their horses feet--gathering
speed at every stride, they dash on towards that
thin red streak, topped with line of steel The
Turks fire voley at 300 yards, and run. As the
Russians come within 600 yards, down goes that
line of steel in 'front.' and out rings rolling volley
of Minnie musketry. The distance is too great.
The Russians are not checked, but still sweep on
wards with the whole force Of horse and man,
through the smoke, here and there knocked over
by the shot of our batteries above. With breath.
less suspense every one waits the bursting Of the
wave upon the line Of Gaelic rock but ere they
came within 100 yards another deadly volley flashes
from the levelled rife and carries death and terror
into the Russians. They wheel about, open fles
right and left and fly back faster than they came.
"Bravo Highlandersi well done," shouted the ex-
cited spectators; but events thicken. The High
landers and their splendid front are soon forgotten
men scarcely have moment to think Of this fact,
that the 93d never altered their formation to re-
ceive that tide of horsemen. No" said Sir Colin
Campbell, ~ did not think it worth while to form
them even four deepin the ordinary British line,
two deep, was quite sufficient to repel the attack
of these Muscoyite cheyaliers.