Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-12-08

were still disordered by the terrible
assault of the Grays and their com
panlons, put them TO utter route
The Russian horse, in less than five
minutes after il met our Dragons
was flying with all lis speed before
a force certainly not half its strength.
A cheer burst from every lip-in the
enthusiasm, officers and men took
oft their caps aud shouted with de
light, and thus keeping up the seem
&c character of their position, they
clapped their hands again aud Il
gain. Lord Raglan at once dispatch
ed Lieutenant Curzon, Aide de
Camp, to convey his congratulations
TO Brigadler General Scarlet. and to
say "well done" The gallant old
officers face beamed with pleasure
when he received the message. al
beg to thank his Lordship worry sin
ccrcly," was his reply. The cavalry
did not long pursue their enemy
Their loss was very slight, about 30
killed and wounded in both affairs,
(lhe second viii be detailed subse-
qaenly.) Major Clark was slight
ly wounded and had narrow escape
from a sabre cut on the back Of his
head Lieutenant Colonel Griililhs
retired after the first charge, having
been wounded at the back of the
head. Cornet Pcndergasi was
wounded in the foot There was
not more than four or five men killed
outright, aud our most material loss
was from the cannon playing on our
heavy dragoons afterwards, when
covering the retreat Of our light cav.
airy.
Ia the ROYAL Horse Artillery we
had severe, but am Gid to say
temporary loss. Captain Maude, who
directed the service Of his guns with
his usual devotcdness and dauntlcSs
courage, was struck Ia the arm by
shell which burst at his saddle bow
and killed his horse. 70 the Joy of
all the army It IS aSccriained that he
IS doing well on board ship. After
the charge. Captain Hon. Arthur
llardiage cine galiupinJ up 10 Lord
Raglan with the news of what the
cavalry had done. lie had been sent
with orders to Lord Lucan, and at
the moment OF the charge he had
jnlned the Grays and dashed With
them into the Russian columns. lie
was an object of envy to all his
friends en- the staff while he descrlb-
ed ~ animated language the glorious
events of those brilliant five minutes.
At 10 O'Clock the Guards and
llighlanders of the FIRST Division
were seen moving towards the plans
fro n their camp. The Duke Of
Cambridge came up TO Lord Raglan
for orders, and his Lordshp ready
10 give the honor # the day 10 Sir
Colin CimpbeIl, who commands at
Bllaklaya, told His Royal tIighness
to place himself under the direction
of The Brigadier At lO.40 the
Fourth Division also took up their
position IN advance Of Balaklava.-
The cavalry were then on the lefl
front Of our position, facing the enc
my; the Light Cavalry Brigade was
on the lefl flank forward the Heavy
Cavalry Brigade en- ochcloR III re-
serve, with guns on the right the
fth Dragons and 9Th Dragons and
Grays on the left of the brigade, the
Ennlskillcns and Sd Dragons on
the right. The Fourth Division took
up ground IN the centre the Guards
and llishlanders filed off towards
the extreme right, and faced the re
doubts, from which the Russians
opened on them with. such guns as
had not been spiked.
Atl0.5D, General Canrobert, al
tended by hs staff, and BrIgadier
Gcncrsl Rose, rode up To Lord RAJ
CLAN, aud the stail's of The two Gen
erals and their escorts mingled to-
gelher in praise Of the magnificent
charge of our cavalry, while the
chiefs apart conversed over the OPP
eralions of the day, which promised
TO be one OF battle. The Russian
cavalry, followed by our shot, had
retired in confusion, leaving the
ground covered with horses aud men.
In carrying an order early IN the
day, Mr.. Blunt, Lord Lucan's inter
prefer, aud son of our Consul in
Thessaly, had narrow escape. His
horse was killed he seized Rus
sian charoer AZ IL oallnnnad poet =.
derless, but the horse carried him al
most into the Russian cavalry, and he
only saved himself 10y leaping into a
redoubt among number OF fright
ened Turks, who we're praying to
/ Allah on their bellies. | should
mention here that the Turks who
had been collected on the TANKS OF
the 93d, fed al the approach of The
Russians, without firing shot! AT
1885, a body of cavalry, the Chas-
seurs d'Afrique, passed down to the
plain, and were loudly cheered by
our men. They took up ground in
advance of the ridges on our left.
And now occurred the melancholy
catastrophe which fills US all with
sorrow. II appears that the quarter
masler-general, Brisadier Airey
thinking that the light cavalry ha'
not gone far enough IN front whef