New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-26

vhich vac quite harmless. rev s.o a Two or three
nss enough to let shs VIZ hs,vesu the eavsy and the
efheer VIC Tiest Col Dickson, A., Capt fsi'
,sh isncers, DR. Elliott, A, were looking
loves ixn Sy The arrival Capt Mauts horse srtil-
out sn,ee .,sSeny the Russians. emboldened by our
ty, VIE over the brow Of the bill aud slowly de-
bssaseS The siope 10 three solid squaret we had OF
a., bsttIe and they had lost their chance for
now turned roud and rode quietly 70 ward
S .roops Our administers who had replied smartiy
a. ,he Ore Of the Cossacks but without siect retrea
and Joined their squsdrons AT every Ely sces QUIZ
SsvsIry faced about 10 receive the CossacSs II ney
o,snared TO charge. Suddenly one Of me Kassan
rsyaIry squares opeped-a spirit OF woue smoke rose
sut Of The gap and a roundshof, when pitcnea CLOSE
70 my horse tore over the column o. on. ov
IN the rear lust a. they in view OF the cava ry
Tn another instant second gun bowled right through
the nth hussars and knocked over horse taxing on
Ms riders leg above the ankle. Another aud another
tni,awed tearing through our ranks, so that it was
c,;te wonderful 40 many cavalry escaped. Meantlme
liant Msudes artillery gaoped over the billock, but
vere halted by Lord Raglan's order at the base in
,.sr az the cavalry the left flank. THIS WA d0oe
bsbly 70 entcs the Russians further down the bill
Meantime our cavalry were drawn up az targets for
the enemy's guns, and bad they been OF iron they
eonId not have been more solid aud imOovable The
Russian eunners fred admirably; they were rather
allow but their balls came bounding along quite visi-
bic ss they passed, ia right lines from the center Of
the cavalry columns. After some thirty rounds from
the enemy artillery opened fire. Their round shot
plowed I'D the columns OF the cavalry, who speedily
dperseo into broken lines wheeling round an ad
with great adrones escape the SIX aud nine pound
balls. Our shells were not so successful, bat one
better directed than the rest burst right IN the center
Of column Of light infantry, whom the Russians
had advanced 10 support their cavalry Our fire was
90 hot the service Of the gus quick, that the
ENEMY retired in about fifteen minutes after
opened on ihem While this affair going on. the
French had crept up on the right, and surprised a
BODY of Russian cavalry with round from battery
of nine pouDders which scattered them ia all drec
tons We could count ak dead horses on the held,
the line of FIRE. 1t is not possible to form 40 ac-
curate notion Of the effect OF our fire, but ~ must
have ed the Rusisns greater loss than they In
hicted ON u.s. We lost six horses, aad four men we're
wounded. Two men lost their legs The others, up
TO Yesterday though injured severely, were not in
danger. One Of the wounded men, sergeant IN the
Iltb Hussars rode coolly to the with his foot
dangling by q piece Of skin TO the booze, aud told
the doctor be bad Just come 10 have his leg
dressed. Another wounded trooper b-haved
with equal fortitude and refused the use Of litter to
carry BIN to the rear though his leg broken into
splners. II was strange in visiting the scsne where
the horses 10y dead that Il first feeling produced on
the spectator when the horror of seeing tue poor AMI
mails ripped open by sheels from chest to lon, as
though il were dODs by surgeons knife he'd sub
SIDE was that Sir T.. Landseer in his picture of
War" must have seen one of the animals before
us-tbe glaring eye.ball the distended nostrii the
gnssbed teeth are ell true life When the Russians
halt ard bivouac for the night and our tired men set
10 work to gather the weeds for fuel. AS soon ~
the rations of rum and meat were served out, the
Casks were broken up, and tbe slaves served 10
make fires for cooking, aided by netties and long
grass At night the watch fires of the Russians
were yisible on our left. Great numbers OF stTag-
glers came up during the night, most OF them
Belonging TO the fourth division. 1t was a cold
mig bt and il could intrude the recital OF the sor
rows OF teDtless, bafgageless man wandering
about in the dark from reg ment to regiment IN hope
Of & ,oDg bis missing baggage, i might tell tale
amusing enough 10 read, but the incidents IN which
were very distressing TO the Individual concerned
The night was cold and damp, the watch fires
W, re- mere fsshes which gave little heat, and barely
suficed to warm the ratons bat the camp Of British
soldiers is ever animated by the very soul OF hos
pitslity; and the wandeTer was lucky enough to
get lodging on the ground beside kindly col
onel who was fortunate enough to have little held
tent with him. and bit of breSd and buiscuit to
spare after mar sh of 10 miles and fast of 10 hours
All night arsbas we're arriving, and soldiers who
had faDen0ut or got asray came up 70 the sentrles
To find their regiments. Sir George Brown, Sir d.
Evans the Brgader Generals and staff officers weat
about among their divisions and bIigades ere the men
Ia, down giving directions for the folio wing day aud
soon after dusk the regiments were on the ground,
wrapped mp IN great coats and blankets to h0d the
best repose they could after the days exerons. IL
was much regretted that our cavalry force was so
miseraby deficient for ii we had been even two TO
three We could reae lily have disposed of tbs vapong
lar GERS on The HILL who had irrated the men very
much by their derisive cries when our skirmlshers
retired. 1t admitted that as military spectacle,
the advance of troops and the little affair OF ar
tillery as well rs the management of the cavalry,
formed one of the most picturesque and beautiful that
could be imagined. No pencil could do 1t Justice, Tor
the painters skill fails 10 impart an idea OF motion,
and the writer has not yet been born who can describe
with vividpess and force as 10 bring the details
before the reader the events Of even the slightest
skirmish.