The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-14

In King!ake's new volume on the Crlmea'
war is graphic and minute description OF tn
charge Of the six hundred at Balaklsva. b
thus describes the ride, and Cardigan's ap
pearance:
The face for some time was firmly governed
When horsemen, too yalorous to be thinking
/ Of fight, are brought into straits OF this hnd
their tendency is to be galloping swiftly for
| ward, each man at the greatest pace he cal
\ exact from his own charger, thus destroying
| of course, the formation of the line; but Lore
| Catdigsns love of strict uniform order WAS 8
propensity having all the force OF passion
and as long as it seemed possible to exert
authority BY voice or gesture, the leader ,oi
this singular onset was firm in represslng the
fault.
Thus when Captain White, of the Seven
teepth Lancers (who commanded the squadron
OF direction), became "anxious," as he frankly
expressed il, sto get out OF such q nurderous
fire, and into the guns, as being the best OF the
two evils" and endeayoring, with that view, to
s'Eorce the pace" pressed forward go much q; as
to be almost alongside Of the chiefs bride
arm. Lord Cardigan checked his impatience
by laying his sword across the Captain breast,
telling him at the same time not t. try to force
the pace, and not to be riding before the
leader Of the brigade. Otherwise than for
this, Lord Cardigan, from the first to the last
of the onset, did not speak or make sign.
Riding straight end erect. he never oIce
turned in his saddle with the object OF getting
q glance at the state Of the squadrons which
followed him; and to this rigid abstinence
giving proof, as such abstinence did, OF an m
bending fesolye-it was apparently owing that
the brigade never fell into 1oubt concerning
it's true path Of dirty, never wavered Gas the
lest squamons will, if the leader, for even an
instant, appears to be uncertain OF purpose),
and was guiltless Of even inclning to any de-
fault except that of failing to keep down the
pace.
$50 But although he rode singly, and
although, as We have seen, he rigidly abstain
ed from any retrograde glance, Lord Cardigan,
of course, might infer from the tramp OF the
regiments close following, and from what
without turning in his saddlel he could easily
sea of their flanks, that the momentum now
gathered and gathering was too strong to be
moderated by commander; and rightly per-
haps avoiding the effort to govern It by voice
or'gesture,> be either became impatient him
self, and drew the troops on more and more by
first increasing his own speed, or else yielded
(upder necessity to ithe impatience OF the
low shattered squadrons, and closely adjusted
his pace to the flow Of the torrent behind him.
In one way or in the other, a right distance
was always maintained between the leader and
his line.
AS before when advancing at trot, so now,
while finging themselves impetuoi isly deep
into the laws Of an army, these two regiments
of the first line still had ia their front the same
rigid hussar for their guide, still kept their
.eyes fastened on the crimson red overalls. and
the white near the hind leg of the chesnut,
which ohowed them the straight, honest way
the way down to the mouth OF the gnns.