Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-29

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SUr' Leaf; are si to clear the 0fas. Of ii
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLES OF THE esrH AN
| ssIH OCTOBER.
Compiled from the Correspondence Of tho London Jour
i THE CHARGE LIGHT BaoApr
The charge of the Light Brigade of Cavalry on the b..
OF the enemy some so guns strong though brap
S and brsvey DONE disastrous in It's
ces to that gallant and devoted band seems thai
Of 100 vhu into the fray only 1870 answered nh.
roll when over; aud Il appears to have besn dor
under Misrepresentation Of order iron the Commande
in chief
LORD CARDIGAN
Lord Cardigan polluted to 10 officer IN. i'm
nense difficulty OF charging battery hauked oy another
into sort o eul de sac with the hills lined vtb ria
and guns but receiving the positive order charge at
Tie and his splendid brigade went and as they
ed within fes hundred yards of the big shel
burst close to him. and struck Captain Nolan in the ch,s,
which caused the poor fellow to scream a~uly, and hi
morse turned and gslopei to the rear when hs gssu
but imPe'uous rider vas found lying dead.
WORK!
ihe Light Brigade still kept sweeping ill thev were
r'Snt 10 Hont o. them, when Sspoundcr went of with
IN two ieet OF Lord Cardgans horse quite iry him of
the ground-bat he got in among then aud was where
he always viii be when IL the point In tbs frs,
rank l, seems they rode right through the guns and
turned, alter Killing the men Who serving then,-
HIS Lordships Extra aide de-csmp, it is supposed wa.
wounded aud tSen prisoner, Tor ha, no. since been
heard OIL Mr. Wombwel, of the l7lh L,nccrs had a
most extraordinary escape, sho~i * monsrpu. deal OF
PLUCK His hose vast is said two ~ere-.hut under
him and he was taken prisoncr-hut while sing march
ed "u ne sac an opportunity, mounted Russians hors
ana Saioped osk, rsjo'nng some OF his brigade who
hsu reformed aid Charging as ain With sword pistol
RUN LirE.
Mr. Cook, OF tie lin, also hal regular run for hi.
lie oil mite ant ahai pursued by the Russian cavalry
TO sTod whom o. ran uuder range of the guns ore
their batteries, aid hnay escaped. M.ir Clark OF III.
Geys IN aid 'o' to Dad neck had hs borse
tail almost cut It by sabre cut; ana hear tn, gallant
Aijitant Ai.r Al unusually pnweru m,u did .r,r.or
binary necuuon when be got 10 close quarter. with them
Lord<f4dgau VAS attacked by Two cus,srks Who with
their soc,s several prcks aud rather
him In his saddle; tut his Lrdship being well mounted
and good Cross nuntry rider and moreover a. cool
brave ia real danger parted their tbru.i.
aud escaped vi he aforesaid isuceprirk. in his leg
IHs FLIGHT OF BRIGADE.
more fearful 'p-ci,cle was messed than BY
those who whou the power aid, behed their heroic
cruatrymen rushing the OF death. At the di.-
lance vi 200 yats the whole line OF the enemy brlche
forth from 50 iroi moebs, BOD OF smoke md ,me
through winch hssei the deadly balls Their flight wa,
marked by iGstart gaps in ranks by dead men and
horses by sieets flying wouEded rderless across The
plain.
THEuAvoc.
The first line il broken, joined BY the second: they
never halt or check their speed Instant With dimui.heu
ranks ihinned BY the 30 guns Which the Russians had
Above their leads, aud With cheer which was m.ns
nobe fellows deathcry the lev uto the smoke OF the
batteries, bat ere they iot fro view the plain wa.
s.re~ed With their bodies aud wish the carcasses Of
horses.
TuE RUSSIAN LAScERs.
wounded men aud dsnounied troopers flying towards
US told the sad l:-den goes could have done what
We have f,iied to d. At tie very moment when the,
about enormous Of nces was huf
red their dank Col Shewe Of the Sih Huss The
danger and rode his straight Them cutting his way
through with fearful loss The other regiments turned
and eng iged in adesperate encounter:
TIE WOUNDED.
Oct 26.-To-diy numbers Of he wounded were sent on
b ard different ships in Bask,vs harbor AID a most
mounIu sight to the poor fellows carried down
stretchers, minus leg others an arm one with
his face bitere pieces another with sabre cut at the
back Of his head.
BATTLE YIELD scESEs.
cannot conceive more spleudcd sight that was wit
messed during This afternoon the armies the
being enormously srong AID own, i,ing one or
the other to advance with occasional shell by wav oi
invitation challenge. But for several hours there they
stood If content with what had already taken place aud
We so rear the two that with the aid Of glass could
distinctly see the color OF their uuforn(gray) their
s;indLrd, with IN e,gc the top 0i coUl also plain.
~ see the dead both AMI horses the scene OF III.
lie encounter. observed horse stand an hour by
the side OF hi. dead rider while others wildly gallon
ing abou not knowing which way to their rdccs.
course
IT - DONE
One OF the most wonderful thing. think Is to see the
way in "nh our rsmen 50 about in small detached pa
te- crawling along on the ground up the side of bill
till they appear TO be within three hundred yards OF the
ebemy aud thus they lie their bellies till chance of
iers, when crack zoe, Mimic, aud down falls Russian
was Informed most cTediby that Of these brave e
lows 'cS dsys since thought he would 20 and do tls
business on his accouu got from his COMPANY
aud criwied up close TO biery under shelter of hill
lay his back loaded aud turned over ana 6red
-hen alter Killing II men, party rushed and he took
to his heels, nut sad TO say voey fred after him by this
party l.veed him with the EARTH aud o subst
ly picked up with SO o,. in his body.
VIRTUE IN STONES
Our fiemen annoy their gunners greatly, and prevent
the Ru.sn tiraneurs om sho wing near our
oh QUE occasion the Russian rifsmen and our own men
cane close upon each other in quarry before the town
Our men tai exhausted all their nuniiion; but as soon
as they saw the Russians they seized the blocks of stone
which were lying about. and opened vigorous voley on
the enemy The latter either had empty pouches, were
90 much surprised hcy forgot to load for they reored to
the came m'iies shors fight eosueJ, which ended In
our hVnr aud the Ru.sins retreaed peed vigorously
long as the men could pursue them.
Tux VALLEY DEATH.
The coo'ne's OF Joung artillery officer named Mar
~eI who topk some ammunition the batteries
| Tremendous hfe along road 20 exposed TO the enc
mys fire, thu 1t has beon called the Valley of Dsatb ID
highly spoken Of on all sides The blue jackets are high.
y delighted With Captain Peel, who auimates the men
BY the exhibition of the best qualities Of al Officer
When the Union Jack tho slilors' bsiery was sho.
away, he seized tbs broken staff and leaping upon the
eHth"ork', waved the old bit Of bunting again and sg.n
in storm d shot, which, fortunately left him untouched
! nus IRISH nONEs TURK
WheneT'r during edsy you saw any Of the Turkish
soldiers, you sa~ the people hooog them aud calling
them corsr AID runssays. witnessed two Irish NO
men actua, driving four Of these chivsrous gentry be-
/ lore them, making them carry some thugs FOL
| tbein prob,by 10 their own wounded husbands, aud
saying Eh you co~idy devil, this is all you're fl for
to be our srvts; sure you afraid to fight; aud
our return saw young mildly drawn up before som,
ay Of them. abusing them heartily Tor their having
run away ule 81 them made ssigr asif he going
daw bis sword, when ter MILDLY sang ou', o., said
he, I'm not afaid Of you suoh set Of cowsds az yor
are, act hs arm, knbo. and thea stood the picture
young lion and. should say, about as bravo. Lore
hat,n alter the GteJs charge, sent me's,gs down Il
be told 70 tho mes, that b, had 40 los
more brilliant or more gallsnuy executed.
sHtMETrL CONDUCT or THE TURKS.
h'd our To'k'sb friends ooly spiked tue guns before
deserving them, u would have been less disastrous; bu
that our o~n gpns should be made u,s Of, with our owl
smmuniiion against u and that through the cortrdly
conduct OF 'ho'e men, for whom sacrificing Egg
hnds be" blood aud treasure, is too provoking aud dis
efedhaoo 70 write about aud sm sorry 70 say hs',
content With de,erng their post, they pIundefeI every
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