The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1857-08-29
charge nj Balaklava.

Mr.. Russell, the Crimean correspondent Of the Lon
don Times, whose thrilling and graphic descriptions Of
the battles added 50 much interest to that celebrated
campaign, has been delivering a course Of lectures on
the same subject lately. lie is paid $4,000 for his
services one year by u party who made such agreement
with him, aud who incurs ill the responsibility. From
the annexed lively picture Of the most noted battle that
there took place, we Judge he is also successful as q lee
turer -
Lord Raglan, all his staff and escort, and groups of
officers, the Zouave<, French generals and officers, and
bodies of Nencl infantry on the height, are dectators
Of the 1cene, Is though they were looking on the stage
from the boxes Of a theatre. Nearly every one dis
mounts and sits down, and not u word IS said. The Rus
slams advance down the hill at a slow canter, which they
change to a trot, and at last nearly halt Their first line
is at least double the length Of ours-it is three times
as deep. Behind them is a similar line, equally strong
aud compact. They evidently despise their Insignificant
looking enemy, but their time is come. The trumpets
ring out again through the valley, and the Grays and
Enpiskillcncrs, gathering way like some giant engines
as they 20, rush at the centre of the Russian cavalry.
The space between them is only a few hundred yards I,
it is scarce enough to let the horses " gather way nor
have the men space quite sufficient for the play Of their
sword arms. The russian line brings forward each wing
as our cavalry advance, and threatens to ~annihilate them
as they pass on. Turning a little to their left, so as to
meet the Russian right, the Grays rush on with a cheer
that thrills to every heart the wild shout of the Ennis
killencrs rises through the air at the same instant. As
~ ~ sutOOSAN SIOOW} WY 80 Oto AShAASS-
killeners pierced through the dark masses OF Russians.
The shock was but for a moment. There was a clash of
steel and a light play of sword-blades in the air, and
then the Grays and the red coats disappear in the midst
of the shaken and quivering columns. In another mo-
ment we see them emerging and dashing on with dimin-
ished numbers, and in broken order, against the second
line, which is advancing against them as fast as it can to
reasicre the fortune Of thes ebagnesI + M teribe moss
.p>ents aGod help thei&1fti s&5i< NJ : u msa6E.s
800. s,:.s;''0 With Il T S,;s5sssS r. = "a s1'ss(st q
sns. y. It is ! fight of y Z ~ stt lBssisl ats!e1
sians, which has bceuvsndxS<1d zestsr6x 81 ~ ck1t5(
and Ned off at one flank and towards tie centre, Is COM
ing back to swallow up our handful Of men. BY sheer
steel and sheer courage, Enniskillenef0 nd Scot were
winning their desperate way right through She enemy's
squadrons, and already gray horses and red c0ts appear
ed right at the rear Of the second mass, when, with ir-
resistible force, like . bolt from a bow, the 4th Dragon
Guards rush at the right flank of the enemy, as they
overlap the turmoil in which sabre and pistol ply inces-
santlya-go through it as though it were in q CLEAN Of
Highland dashing on the Russians as they trembled
beneath the terrible assault Of the Grays and their COM
panions, put them to utter rout. This Russian horse, in
less than five minutes after it met our Dragons, was fly
ing with all its speed before q force certainly not half its
strength. A cheer burst from every lip-in the en-
thusiasm, officers and men took off their caps and shout
ed with delight, and keeping up the scenic character Of
We shook hand, with each .other-each man felt proud
Of his fellow and there was the exquisite feeling Of
triumph which is only felt ia the Arst flush Of victory.
There was only one feeling to mar the universal plea
sure-"W Why dill not the Light Brigade charge them as
~theywerc flying over the brow Of the hill" Had the
charge.been unsuccessful, we might have lost Balaklava.
W, we c rsrs o1' S,,,g . the ms''Sns a 9hs '1 ,sd enemy ~ r when u !
which 1 was sitting, As if to ride down into the plain.
I knew him well, and we'll / knew toe that no steeLclad
knightW old qver felt profounder contempt for homely
fantassin than that which animated Nolan, mounted on
one Of his noble changers, for the infsntry soldier. He
stopped for a moment Is he descended to tighten up his
girths, and as IL was mounting | asked him fer q light.
He threw me a~IIittle bag with flint and steel, and said,
/" Nov, you II $50 Us go in for . spin! Keep that till
come back," and then dashed of 70 get to the valley.
At ten minutes past eleven We see our Light Cavalry
Brigade form il two lines, and dress up their front as if
on parade. In the first line are the 18th Lancers and
the 18th Light Dragons in the second are the 4th
Light Dragons and 18th Hussars. A squadron Of the