The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-08
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cannon in front Of them
Volley'd and thunderd" aIh
We gladly give place, therefore to
the following personal and graphic ac-
count OF the affair, which has never
before made public. II came substan-
tally from the lips ofthe Earl of Car
diguD, the commander of the Eleventh
Hussars. at Bslaklava, IN. 1854, who
actually led the celebrated charge
and was related to Mr. Stephen Mass
cit, during his recent visit 10 England,
after he had recited Teunysotrs stir
ring epic to Lord and Lady Cardigan,
with an effect which may be easily
imagined by all who have ever heard
his recitaliUhs -ia-
Atabout one O'Clock on that memoir.
able day, after the Heavy Brigade had
been attacked by the Russian cavalry
the whole of the cavalry division was
considerably advanced to ward The en-
emy, and the:Light Brigade had been
ordered 10 disnount TO relieve their
horscs Suddenly they were again
ordered to mount" and aie-de.camp
Captain Nolan came forward, and told
Lord Lucan, commanding the cavalry,
that the Light Brigade were TO attack
the Russians 10 the valley. Lord Lucan
rode up to Lord Cardigan, and said.
1T is Lord Ragans order shat the
Light Brigade is TO attack the Russians
IN the valley" Lord Cardigan, rcpli
eu, snluting with his sword: Ger
tainly, my lord, but you will allow me
TO inform you that there is Russian
battery in front, ind one on each flank
while the ground on the flank is cover.
ed with Russian riflemen." Lord Lu-
can answered: II cannot heip that;
it is Lord Ragan's positive order that
the Light Brigade is To attack them"
Lord Cardigan soon formed his
brigade Of tive regiments, with three
regiments in the front line and two in
the second. while Lord Lucau ordered
Lord Cordighns swn regiment, the
Eleveth Hussars, back, so as to form
a support on the left rear of the front
line Lord Cardigan Immediately Or
dered the advance, After going abont
sixty yards, Captain Nolan rode obli.
quely across the front, when Russian
shell fell llupon the ground near him,
and not from Lord Cardigan Nolnns
horse then wheeled about and carried
him TO the rear, and Lord Cardgans
led the brigade down to the main bait
terry in front, about one mile and
quarter distant On arriving ut about
eighty yards from the battery, the fire
became very severe and the officers
were considerably Y excited, aud had TO
be ordered to "be steady" f4-.s
Lord Cardington, ut the head of his
brigade. passed close by the muzzle of
II gun, which was fred as he entered
the battery, and rode straight forward
through the Russian timber carriages,
until lie came up close to their lne of
cavalry. His brigade did not follow
him, and he WAS attacked by two
Cossacks, slightly wounded, and near
ly dismounted but he fenced the OFF,
and gradually retired from them and
others who were attempting to sur
round him. When he got back
his command had retired Vnd diverged
10 the left, and he slowly retreated,
until no met General Scarlet, com
manding the heuvy brigade OF cavalry.
He told him that the light brigade was
destroyed, and mentioned the iater Of
Captain7Nolan, after bringing the or
der Tor the attack, when General Scar
let sand that he had just ridden over
Captain Nolans body. .sF3gea-.. saF.
Lord Cordigan then had hin brigade
counted by his staff officer, and found
that there we're only one hundred and
ninety-hve men present out of SIX
hundred and fifty. He then immedi-
ately rode off TO Lord Rag Ian to report
what had taken place. 1r 80.
The hrst thing that Lord Raglan
said was, ''what, sir, could you possi-
bly, mean by attacking battery IN
front, contrary to all the usages of war
fare, and the custom of the service p
he replied--"My lord, l hope you
will not blame nae, for recelved pos
itive order from my superior officer in
front Of the troops, to attack them
although | was quite well aware v
the unuasual course of proceeding
ordersd. y Lord Raglan then inquired
what hS had done, and was told thai
he had led the brigade into Russian
battery; that-he had ridden up 10 the
RgsHsn calvary that he was not fol
lowed by the bligadei that no wa'
wounded and nearly dismounted, anc
had some difficulty IN getting away
from number Of Cossacks; that thu
brigade wac nearly destroyed, there
now being only one hundred and nine
tv.five left ont OF six hundred and fifty
and finally, that the whole affair haC
occupied only tho brief space of TWEEN
ty mlnutesl .tl.a 70
A negro lately made n speech II
Charleston. Virginia, in the course o
which he said ~ shall not considal
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