New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-19

Observing this Gen. Airey asked permission
to ride little way in advance, in order whether
the ground clear and he moved accordingly but in
few seconds he stopped; and without speaking held up
his hand In away which instantly showed only that
Lord Raglan and the whole column should Instantly halt,
but that there need to be very quiet Arey had all
at once come in sight Of the great road at the point where
it crosses lane almost close to Mackenzies Farm
There and only few PAGES of. there a Russian
wagon-train. and a body of Russian infantry. The
force as we know, battalion Of fOotCossacks es-
corng the wagonran, but constituting also the rear
guard of Prince Mentschkoffs field army. The men
were hated-but not because they yet stood the alert
they had halted troops halt for rest in the midst OF
a toilsoe march, and Of them were strolng along
the road Almost at the moment when they first caught
sight of Gen. Arey surveying them from his saddle
they must have heard the rumble of Maude's horse ar
lery and learnt that enemys force close upon
them"
II the Russians had been quick witted, or gifted
with presence of mind a great prize lay within
their grasp, for the few horsemen would have been
no match in the thick woods for infantry. But they
were startled by the suddenness of the appariIon.
Lord Raglan quietly gave orders to bring up some OF
his cavalry, the minutes slipped away and while the
Russians hestated, troop of English husSlrs came
gaoping up the lane, Lord Lucan himself arrived,
and the Russians fed. Some prisoners were taken
but Lord Raglan did not succeed IN ascertining al
that time what body of troops he had thus suddenly
comefinOn much less the character OF the enterprise
in wliick the Russian army was at the moment en-
gagged One officer was among those captured:
He was brought forward that he might be questioned
hut 1t instantly appeared that he was in condition
which, for the moment OF advantage to his country
for IL bafed all endeavOrs TO draw knowledge from him.
He had brought himself to that stage aud that KIND OF
drunkenness which the patient to reel in curves
from side declaring his goodwill TO ms fellow
creatures aud necessarily proacring his friendship Yet
the time was midday. and the sun shining. Lord
Ragans anxious regard for the personal dignity OF the
officer and the gentleman had nothing OF the narrowness
which would confne its scope to those Of bis own naton'
and seemed that the feeling with which he looked upon
the recng captain hardly short OF distress Al All
events he was reyolted that yielding to impulse he
broke away from the sight abandoning al onueaVor 10
draw from the prisoner the knowledge he might happen
TO have. II other attempts were made To get at the
trub they were followed by little result for IL certain
that even long aftorward the magnitude aud the pur
nose OF the which brought the Russian force
10 Mackeuzies Farm remained unknown at the English
headquarters"
From causes to be explained hereafter the allied
armies were able to complete their perilous march
without the interruption of any adventure more ser-
Gus than thatabovc narrated. They reached and aban
doncd the southern crest of those Mackenzie flights,
upon which, during many long months. the Great
Powers of the West were destined to be gazing with
The eyes Of baiiled desire The English army de
scended into the valley of the Tchenaya and lay
there on the night OF the 18th When the march
was resumed in the morning Lord Raglan himself
was once moro in the front, and had no advanced
guard before him. as at the Alma when he gained
the knoll looking down upon the encmy's reserves,
and as yesterday at Mackenzies Farm, when he all
but struck in upon the rguard of Russian army
so to-day. and for the third time in tins singular
campaign. il again happened that OF the whole
Allied army he himself was the foremost eX-
plorer" II Capt George j. Mcclellan had reached
the Crimea at that time. with what emotions must
Inc have regarded this yenturcsome spirit of the Brit
ish Commander,
As Lord Raglan thus rode mortar in the old Gas
tie Of Balacaya suddenly sent a shell which struck
the earth near him. Troops were ordered up but
before they arrived. and sounding as from beneath
the old castle on Us southern side ther r0arcd ont
the thunder that peals from OF majestic caliber
Then again; then again. The whole landscape be
ing closed in abruptly toward the south by the form
of the hills, bore thoroughly inland aspcc, hut
men knew as il We're 10y his voice. the tried friend
whom they could not yet see. They said, There is
Lyonsr The Admiral was keeping his tryst."
The castle surrendered without serious resistance
and again an accident occurred TO impress upon the
minds of men the almost romantic character OF the
adventure upon which they were engaged:
Riding forward to where his right the way
opened the water. Lord Raglan approached the
pool basin which lies parallel with the little street.
but shut in, rs was. by steep, lofty hills toward the
south the water stl looked like tarn small noun
tam lake; and whilst some who hld studied the map,
were only now at length convincing themselves that what
they saw be indeed the port of Baacaya. there
cured a cOjuucture Of the kind which dramatist
makes free create, but too signal and too apy
timed be commonly met with In the confessions OF the
actual world Lord Raglan had stopped his horse,
and was CHANGING the small sheet Of water before
him. when from between the unfolding hills vessel came
gliding in and she carried the English flag Once more,
after hazardous time OF separation the land and the
forces met
The success Of this extraordinary march was far
from being proof that it had been pfudently at
tempted; for says Mr.. Kinglake, though master OF
the country around him, and having some 5000
horse Prince Mentschikof suffered himself to re-
main unacqualnted with the march of the Allied
army then proceeding in open day close to where he
had brought his troops and that, even when his
rear guard was touched by Lord Raglan. aud at
tackled by our horse and artillery, he scribed the
collision to a Fronch or English patrol and still pre-
served his clean Ignorance of all that was going
From this. the blindfolded state Of Prince Ments-
chikoff it resulted that the flank march did not un-
dergO the peTllous tflal when seemed 10 await lt
and therefore the of the movement does not
make it at all example Of what ma! be wisely
dared in the presence of an enemy ACCUSTOMED 10
use common watchfulness and able TO seze an ad- |
vantage"
AS Balaclava was supposed to be the only con- |
venient port accessible to the fleets the Fiench were
inclined TO demonstrate against It's exclusive occupa
ton by the English. Finally, however they left it 10
Lord Raglan either 10 give mp Balaclava to the
French to take his place the right ofthe allied
line, thus assuming in addition to the tolls of the |
siege the duty of withstanding any enterprises |
which migLt be nndertaken by the eneny Lord |