Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-12-02


with the that at dawn strong corps Of Russian
horse supported by guns and batacns of infantry had
marched into the valley and had already nearly dspos
sessed the Turks Of the redoubt No. !, THAT Canro
bers Hill which is farthes from lines that they
opening fires the redoubts Nos. 2 g. and which
would be speedily in their hands unless the Turks offered
stouter resistance than they had done already.
Orders dispatched TO Sir George Ca'hcart and to
IL r. H. the Duke of Cambridge to put their respective
divisions, the fourth and the first in motion for the scene
of action and intelligence of the advance of the Russians
was also furnished TO Gen. Canrobert Immeda.sly on
receipt Of the the General commanded Gen. Bosquet
TO get the third division under arms and sent strong
body OF artillery and some two hundred Chasseurs Al
rique to assist us in holding theyaey Sir Colin Camp
bell, who in command Of Balakaya, had drawn up
the ninety third Heanders little in front Of the road
to the town at the first Of the advance of the enc
my The MARINES got under arms; the seamens bate
ies and marines batteries, the heights close TO the
town, manned, aud the French arterymen and the
Zouayes prepared for action along their lines Lord Luz
cam little camp the OF great excitement The
men had not had time TO water their horses they had
not broken their fast from the evening OF the day BEFORE
and had barely sadded the first blast Of the trumpet
when they were drawn up the slope behind the re-
doubts in front of their camp to operate on the enems
squadrons 1t evident that reliance was to
be placed the Turkish infantry or artilerymen All
the stories had heard about their bravery behind stone
walls and earthworks prove how differently the same or
sminr people fight under different circumstances When
the Russians advanced the Turks fred few rounds at
hem got frightened at the distance of their supports in
the looked round received few shots and shell
and then boed and fled with an agility quiet at va
rance with commonpace notions Of Oriental department
on the battle field. But Turks the Danube very
different beings from Turks in the Crmea, it appears
that the Russians of Sebastopol not at all like the
Russians Of Sistria.
Soon after clock Lord Raglan and his staff turned
and cantered towards the rear of oar PUson rie
booming or artillery, the spatering roll Of musketry
heard rising from the valley drowning the Of
the siege guns in front before Sebastopo As rode in
the direction of the firing the thstles and large
stones which the undulang plain that stretches
away towards Baakava, on level with the summit Of
the ridges above it, observed French light infantry
regiment (the 9th, thnk) advancing with admirable
and ceery from right towards the ridge near
the telegraph house, which already lined by compa
nes of French nfanry, while mounted officers scamper
ed along it's broken outline in every direction.
Gen. Bosquet stout soldier like looking man, who re-
minds Of the old genre of French generals depicted
at Versailles followed with his staff and small escort of
hussars at gallop Faint white clouds here and
there above the hill from the cannonade below Never
did the painters eye rest beautiful scene than
beheld from the ridge. The feecy vapors still hung
around the mountain tops and mingled with the ascend
ing volumes Of smoke the patch Of sparked freshly
the rays Of the morning sum- but its light eclpsed
by the flashes which CLEANED from the masses Of armed
men below.
Looking to the left towards the gorge we behed six
compact Of Russian infantry which had just de-
bouched from the mountain passes near Tchernaya and
slowly advancing with solemn stateliness up the
valley. Immediately in their front regular line Of
artillery Of at least twenty pieces strong Two batteries Of
light guns already mile in advance Of them and
were playing with energy the redoubt from which
feeble putfs of smoke at long intervals Behind
these guns in front Of the infantry bodies
of cavalry They were in six compact squares three on
each flank moving down echclon towards u.s. and the
valley was lit up with the blaze of their sabres and lance
points and gay accoutremcns In their 'front.' and extend
ing along the intervals between each battery clouds
Of mounted skirmishcrs wheeling and whrlng in the
front Of their march like autumn leaves tossed by the
wind The Zouayes close to were lying like tigers at
the spring. with ready rifles in hand hidden chin deep
by the earthworks which along the line of these
ridges but the quick-eyed Russians were ma
neuvrng the other side of the valley, and did not
pose their columns to attack Below the Zouayes we
could the Turkish gunners in the redoubts all in
fusion the shells burst them.
Just as came up the Russians had carried No. re-
doubt the furthest and elevated of all and their
horsemen chasing the Turks across the interval
which lay between it and rcdoubt No. 2 AT that moment
the cavalry under Lord Lucan formed in gittering
masses, the light Brigade under Lord Cardigan, in adj
vance, the heavy Brigade under Brgader General Scar
lett in They drawn up just in front Of
their encampnen and concealed from the view Of
the enemy by slight wave in the plain Considera-
bly, to the of their right the 93d Highanders
drawn up in line in front Of the approach to Baakava
Above and behind them, the heights, the marines
visible through the glass; drawn up under arms and the
gunners could be ready in the earthworks in which
were placed the heavy ships guns. The 93d had orgi
naly been advanced somewhat into the plain, but
the instant the Russians got possession of the first
doubt they opened fire them from guns which
inflicted some injury and Sir Colin Campbell ttretired
his to better position Meantime the enemy ad-
yanced his cavalry rapidly To our inexpressble disgust
the Turks in redoubt No. fly at their approach.
They in scattered groups towards redoubt No.
and towards Balakaya but the horse hoof of the Cos
sack too quick for them aud sword and lance
busy piled among the retreatng herd The yels of the
pursuers and pursued plainly audible As the lam
and light cavalry of the Russians advanced they
thered up their skrishers with great speed and in
ceent order; the shifting trails of men which played all
the valley like moonlight the water, contracted
gatheredup and the little pelo,on in few moments be-
came solid column. Then up their guns in rush
ed their gunners the abandoned redoub and the guns
of No. redoubt played with deadly effect upon the
dsprtcd defenders of No. redoub Two three shots
in return from the carthworks and all is silent. The
Turks the earhworks and in confusion
towards the town, firing their muskets at the enemy
they Again the solid column of cavalry opens like
FAM and resolves itself into long spray of skir-
mshsrs 1t laps the flying Turks steel flashes in the air.
and down go the poor Moslem quveriDg the plain,
split through fez and musketguard the chin and
belt There supports for them 1t is evident the
Russians have been too quick for The Turks have
been too quick Also for they have held their redoubts
long enough to enable US TO bring them help. In vain
the naval guns the heights FIRE the Russian caval-
ry the distance is too great for shot shell reach In
the Turkish gunners in the earthen batteries which
placed along the French entrenchments strive to pro-
tect their flying countrymen; their shot fly wide and
short OF the swarming The Turks betake them
selves towards the Hghanders where they check their
fight and form into companies the tanks Of the High
landers
As the Russian cavalry on the left Of their line crown
the h the valley they perceive the Hghlanders
drawn up at the distance of some half mile calmly wait
ing their approach They halt and squadron after squad
flies up from the rear, till they have got body of
500 along the ridgeancers, dragons, and