Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-03-20
B BhLAKLAVA.

Oh the charge NJ BnluLlnva
oh thai rtsh and fatal Charge
Never VIVA fcrc~r, brevei,
Than that charge nj Bnlakava.
On the battle. bloody marge'
All III. da, ihe Russian columns.
Fortress huge and blazing bnnk-,
Poured their dread destructive volumes,
On the French and English ranks
On the gallant allied ianksl
Enrih and .ky seemed rent asundcr
By the Loud incesannt thunder
When strange but stern command
Needless, hesdless, rash command.-
Canc To i.uonns itt, band
Scarce sin hundred men mn hors.s
on those vast contcndiug ioroos,-
"Enrinnd's lost, unless yo savc her,
Charge the pass of Bnlnklavui"
oh TINT rash and fatal chnige.
On the battle bloody marge
Fnrrwny tho Russian Eurles
Sour Ger smoking hi.l and dell.
And their hordes. like howling beagles,
Dense and 60 Inllcss, found them yell
laundering cannon, deadly mortar.
weep thu field in every quarter
Never. since thr days of Jesus.
1remhlrd - the ChcIsonrsus
ilere behold the Gallic Lil,ies,--
Stout ST Louis golden Llies.
tont as erst Mt old Rnmillieal
And. beside them, loi the Lion,--
Englnnd'- proud, unconquered Lion
With her trophicd Gross, Is flying
Gloriou, stnndard.!-shnll ey wuvor
On the field oi Baloklayn1
No. by heave1s' Ut TINT command,-
Sudden rush, but stern command
Charges Lucnn's little bundi
R,n,, l.. H., ,I.....
On the battles hloody marge!
Dwn yan i 'cp and shirted valley,
Where The crowded cannon play
Where the Cars icrcc cohorts rally,
Cnasnek knlmuck, savage kalli,--
Down TINT gorge they swept away
Down TINT now rhcrmopyle,
Flush ng swor'ls ard helmets see
Uudernenth tho IRON shower.
To the brnAen crnuon's Jaws,
lleedlrss of their deadly power.
Press they without fear nr pause,-
To tho very cnnnop's jnws
tiulIan Nolan. brave as Roland
Al the held Of Ronces,alIes.
Dashes down the fatal wiley,
Dashes on the bolt of death,
shouting with hi. latest breath.
charge then gallants do not waver,
Lhafge tho pnss ol Balaklnvn =
On, that ra4l, and fatal charge,
On thu battles bloody nnrgo
Now the bot of volied thunder,
Rcnd TINT lit = band asunder,
Stred aud - Ter wildly screaming,
Screaming wildly, sink AWAY;
Lnte 40 proudly, proudly cleaning
Now but Ilieless cluds Of clay.--
Nnw but ceding clods of clnyl
Never, since the days of jesus,
Saw such -ight the Chersoresus!
Yet your remnant, brave Six Hundred
Presses uuwurd, onward, onward
Til they storm the bloody pass
TIL. like brave Leonidas,
They storm the deadly pass
Sab'ring Cossack, knmuck. knlli.
In tint wild shot rendcd vale, -
DreHchcd with fire. and blood, like lava.
Awful pnss nj Balnkluya
Oh, TINT rush aud fatal chnrge
On the battles bloody mGrgel
For nov Russia'4 rlllied forces,
Swnrmng hordes of Cossack horse,
Trampling DER the rocking corses,
Drive the ,hin1ed assailants back,
Drivethc feeble remnant bach
O'or lbeir late heroic track
Vain. aas now rent aud sunderei,
Vain your struggles brave Two Hundred
Thrice youl number lie asleep,
In TINT wiley dark and deep.
Wenk and wounded you retire
ftom that hurricane Of fire.
That tcmpestuous storm Of fire
But ~ soldiers frmcr, braver,
Ever rrod field Of fame,
TIM the Knights of Balnklova.-
Honor TO each horo's name!
Yet their country long shall mourn
For her rahks SO Iashy shorn,
So ealInntly but madly shorn
In that fierce and fatal charge,
On Lha hnL Lle's hlnnIY mnree