Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-14
THERE WAS NO MISTAKE.


when Captain Nolan delivered his
orders to Lord Lucan, commander of
the Light Brigade, Lord Lucan said
there must be some mistake No,
there's no mistake, said Captain
Lolan, / am with you Well, this
is the last OF the Cardigan said Lord
Lucan, as they started in the charge.
Captain Nolan was killed at the out
start, being hit by a cannon ball in the
breast, but Lord Lucan got off with a
slight wound"
"But about the number of men
killed; you said you didn't think it
was as great as general reports made
III"
well, you couldn't tell, you know.
exactly. When the Russians charged
the Highlanders General Campbell
made the troops lie down and not fire
until the cavalry was nearly upon
them. There we're lots of saddles
emptisd, Of course, but l don't think
there we're SO many persons killed as
were reported"
But that was not the charge Of the
Light Brigade, was suggested. did
you see that CHARGE"
Yes, saw that charge from the
heights of BalsklaVa."
well, what reason have you for
supposing there were not as many
killed as reportedP"
Il don't want to say anything against
history" said Mr. Boyle. I'D a good
deal rather not have any newspaper
notoriety at all. !"
But why do you think there was
less slaughter than reported?"
well, BECAUSE they counted every
man who tell iFpn his saddle as a
dead man. / know very we'll that lots
Of them were not killed. Because 9
man was lumbled off his horse was no
reason that he was dead. :"
"B9t have you any fgures2"
| mo, | haven't any figures, but
that's my opipi9p frs# what l saw o.
| the battle,p
THE IMM0RTAL SIX HUNDRED.
| Without knowingit, Mr.. Boyle gave
more important information than ht
thought Of if his story is correct. The
| importance Of his story can best be
gathered By giving a synopsis Of biz
STANDARD historical account of the
famous charge.
after the repalse Of the Russian
cavalry by the Highlanders, in thsil
attempt to carry the heights Of Balak
lave, the Russians made no NOR,
Efforts to advance, and coutenteC
} themselves With belding the redoubt
which they had already taken. At thi
R0pent there came an order TO Loyl
Duncan, commander of the Ligh
Brigade, numbering only 60
{ men, to advance. Advance whitheri
was the question. There ig al
enemy, sir, and there the guns, wa
the reply. And the enemy was there
! indeed-siX battalions of infantry, sii
lsolid masses of cavalry and thirty guRs
, the captured redoubts and three bat
teries on the right and the slope Of
) the left lined with rehemen and ligh
Geld pieces; a mile aud a halt TO b
travelSed under FIRE before the enem.
could be rescued Every one kueV
that there was q blpuder somewhere
everyone knew that they we've Ordere
to do what was hopeless; that tho
we're ordered u ride upon death, Blu
they did it. They topk the guns, GU
, their way through the Infantry sup
ports, cut their way through the cav
airy. Nothing stopped them unit
they reached the bahks of the Tchei
! maya, when they wheeled shout onl
to see that they we're unsuppoFte
, aud enveIoped. Still they cut the
! way back under The play of the Rul
|. sian batteries, bat gith fearful
diminished numbers. 4 gallar
charge of the Ereueb Chassepi
5 d. Antique, who carried a battery o
: the left, aud the miuepveriug of th
! Heavy Brigade partially extricate
them, or, rather covered their rstrea
ald when they reached the group