The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-02
NEWS BY THE BALTIC.
SORTIES BY THE RUSSIANS,
Great Loss by the British.
DREADFUL .MIsTAKEf
THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

Looking to the left, toward the gorge, we
beheld six compact masses of the Russian
infantry, which had just debouched from
the mountain passed near the Chernaya a, and
were slowly advancing with solemn stateli-
ness up the valley. Immediately in their
front was regular line of artillery, of at
least twenty pieces strong. Two batteries
of light guns were already mile in advance
of them and were playing with energy on
the redpubts, from which feeble pulls of
smoke came at long intervals. Behind these
guns, in front of the infantry, were enormous
bodies OF cavalry. They were in six compact
squads, three on each flank, moving down
en- echeion toward Us, and the valley was lit
up with the blaze of their sabres and lance
points, and gay accoutrements. | could see
the Turkish gunners in the redoubts, all in
confusion as the shot burst over them.
Just as came up the Russians had carried
No. l redoubt, the men were chasing the
Turks across the interval which lay between
it and redoubt No.2.
RUSSIAN SKIRMISHERS--FL
OF THE TURKS.
To our inexpressble disgust we saw the
Turks in redoubt No. 2, fly at their approach.
They ran in scattered groups across toward
redoubt No. 3, and toward Balaklava, but
the horse hoof OF the Cossack was too quick
for them, and sword and lance were busily
piled along the retreating herd. The yells
Of the pursuers and pursued were plainly
audible. Then up came the Russian guns,
in rushed their gunners to the abandoned
redoubt, and the guns of No. 2 redoubt soon
played with dead effect upon the dispirited
defenders of No. redoubt. Two or three
shots in return from the earth works, and all
is silent. The Turks swarm over the earth
works, and run in confusion toward the town
firing their muskets as they run at the en-
envy.
Again the solid column of cavalry opens
like fan, and resolves itself into "long
spray" OF skirmishers. 1t laps the flying
Turks, and stee flashes in the air, and dow
go the poor Moslems quivering on the plains
split through fez aud musket guards to the
chin and breast belt. There is no support
for them. 1t is evidently the Turks have
been too quick also, for they have not held
their redoubts long enough to enable us to
bring them help.
THE CAVALRY-BRILLIA MOVE
MENr.
| Our eyes were, however, turned in mo-
ment on our own cavalry. We saw Briga-
der. General Scarlet ride along in front of
his massive squadrons. The Russian line
brings forward each wing es our cavalry sd-
vance, aud threaten 10 annihilate them as
they pass on. Turning little to their lett
SO as To meet the Russian right the Greys
rush on with a cheer, the wild shout Of the
Enniskilleners rises through the air at the
same instant. AS lightning flashes through
a cloud, the Greys and Enniskileners pier
ced through the dark masses of Russians.
| The shock was but for moment.
There was a clash of steel and light play
Of sword blades in the air, and then The
Greys and the red coats disappeared in the
midst of the shaken and quivering columns.
In another moment we see them emerging
and dashing onward with diminished mum.
bers, and in broken order, against the second
line, retrieve the fortune oil the charge.
By steel and sheer courage, Ennishiler
and Scott were winning their desperate way
right through the enemy's squadrons, when
with irresistible force, the LIST Royals, the
4th Dragon Guards, and the 9Th Dragon
Guards rushed at the remnants of the first
line of the enemy, went through it as though
it were made of pasteboard and dashng on
the second body OF Russians, as they were
still disordered by the terrible assault of the
Grays and their companions,put them to utter
route. This Russian horse, in less than FIVE
minutes after it met our Dragons, was
flying with all its speed before force cer-
tuinly not half it's strength.
Lord Raglan at once dispatched Lieuten.
ant Curzon, Aide-de-CamP. to convey his
congratulations to Brgadier General Scar
lett and 10 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 re-
ply.
i TERRIBLE AND FATAL CHARGE.
Then followed the catastrophe of this day
II A miscOncenfion of orders arising from tho