Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-25

:. Sea,'s draw ana the Inniskiliings, had had
an encounter with the Russian cavalry, Nhcl r. ,,
neotsd great credit upon that brigade anu u"
Al Inc hour TO which direct year attention
the Russian infantry were vacaitng the Iurhsa
lines they hsd been temporarily occupying aua
were moving more 70 the eastwaru, Nholg suo.a
supports lay. Lord Raglan. from his positlo,n os
the Chersonese Heights. saw them hi0nus
horses 70 the captured guns 70 carry Nom aH,y.
They 'Vers English guns. though tassh IN 10
Turkhh line, a1d must not ne los. nv onS' -
follow pg order was sent TO Lord Lucan. VINO
sat quietly on his horse In Iront y,
his two brigades IN tho valley ut ms REQ.
"Cavslry 20 advance and take advantage "
any oIportuni,y to recover .ne 1sa Rn..ans 6sd
tAxen Ia the morning. But Lord Lucan delhyol
his advance 40 long That the Britlsn cohiusnuSi
sent hi IN this order signed by MS cniel Oh ss
- Lord Raglan wishes tbs cavalry 70 advance
RAPIDLY 70 the 'front.' and TO prevent the enemy
carrying away tho guns. .,..,,,.-
It WITS intrusted to that superb cavalry soldier
Captain Louis Nolan, not only tae pest nor 20
man 10 the army, but model soldier In all re-
spects Noland, on his beautiful horse, rode
with tho wings OF tho Wind down the descenI
and around the flank OF the cavalry untl 10
refined up IN front Of Lord Lucan, ana, seiuHne'
presented Lord RaglAn's order. 49,.
"Itis Lord RAlan's desire" said ne, - nh'
the cavalry shonh attack Immediately"
''Atifck where 2" asked Lucan.
"There IA your enemy and there your gun.
facing the cavalry, his bsck Was tutnea 'o"aru'
tho UPPER valley. .
Lord Raglan meant land holland expressed
his meaning) the guns 70 their rgnt front
IucAn protested 10 think he was ordere1 W
charge no guns At the other end OF the valley
so sele sting the Light Brgads" 70 90 ~ no
gave hit order 70 Cardigan. " OBEY" sald lno
proud HArl. " but point out 10 you the hgssAus s
have battery ia our front and batteries ana
rfdenon on either flank 81 know Il" WAS
no reply OF Lucan: " But lord Raglan orders
H." The Light Brigade were formed IN snteo
ranks for the charge. In the nret was tno NJ
teenth Light Dragons and the superb boa.'
or Glory S,un irons OF tue Seventeenth Lancer
az they have been called; neIt came inc Elsn.h
Huesars OF the Royal irish" aud tho fout.t
DRAGONS: anI I'm the third line, as a support 20
the Oin0r twJ was tho celebrated Eleventh nus
sars s1uetimrs called "The Prince OF wales
own or tho Cherry Pants." Every man In u
Wss ~ brave "a lion and proud as king.
The advance Wns sounded. ana Slowly NJ u
walk moved ont the six hundred. IN front OF
the limo rode Cardigan, gliuering IN gold-triu-
med pol 500 aud crimson trousers mo uui''" ~
Of his 81 regiment, the Eleventh itnsearH.
Alrna = they havo nearly reached the poihl III
the valley opposite 10 tho Causoway, where the
guns ara being carried away-a quarter Whesl
20 tho rl'ht, charge up slope tree from I ooNs
and troel and thoy would Do among tho guns
But SEQ Cardigan is paesing the point ano LOOKS
not 20 no heights upon nis rght nank. nag
isn from his elevated position Is NonocTlnE
whore h cavalry ~ Rolog. just thon no neAI
tho cleai notes OF tho bugie lOatn, through me
air from the valley hol01. The bflush army
commander reiOicos. because be thinka IL means
a change Of directiO1 % the right Alas u "A'
not that Cardigan had ordered the trot 10 o.
sounded and rOT the whole brigade Is moving
al "a rapid gsit down The yalcy-and
Into the Jaws Of doath.
"lltO the mouth Of holl"
Can nothing BE- done, Around Lord Raglan
the staff officers ioap into tie saddle. ready anu
anxious % sftempt % turn Cardigan OAK
'SfrOng bravo rueu burst Into tears OF rage sfl
di,nayr for tho Light rgaden has started
into tho valley Of DsAlh' stop them VINO
cam Forward, the Light Brigade thunder
OF Carl gan.
"NTas there a msn 'ismayed;
20. ta0ush De soldier know
Some one has tlupdcred,
Theirs NOT to maze rcrly,
Theirs not % reason Why
Theirs but % 90 aui die"
Darker and darker grows tho valley, Louder
ent louder tho ceuuoa roar Brighter ana
brtrbter tho rircs flash, mon ant horses ars
falling now. "Stcedy" cries tho commander;
Keep back on Tho right" Back leit hans -
snI a the increasing storm OF shos anu sheii
riderleas horses and dying troopers are every
where seen.
Inc Death or Glory Sluadrous7 and the
" Teucersn quicken their pace 10 retcn 20 h'
their enemy but Cardigan. grand mat day IN an
tlet co; sti'utcs the glory or boll Ichiet'
orders them b4ck fo mo trCt NOW tney ~ q
virnin few hundred yards OF the tweNo-gun
C.-eaok battery. the lugle sounds no cuhtse.
roins are l01seued, sabres u1sn m tho ar, anu
the lo-tes fiy over tbs intervening space" they
. IRE charging an army while oil the word Won
dored.7 Tho poet laureate Of Eng and boauti-
fsly SAYS:
plunged in TIE battery smoke.
"Iachf through the line ihey broke;
"Cossark aud Russian
"Keeled from fhe ~ hrc-siroke
shattered aud slnderod."
On. on through the black mist they 60, nni
with q RINGING charge burst upon tho cavalry
supports behind the hill:
"Then they rode back, but not
Not The six hundred
Grand and glorious, was II not?
when can their glory fadef"
Sly hun1red and seventy-three horsenen rode
mn that blood stained valley-oue hundred and
uIuefy-lve rode hack The battery was cap
tured, but there were no supports al hand: lhe-e
Cauutlels troops we're surrounded on All SIDES
/ guI when this fact became apparent they were
eye'Oped in perfect hell OF fire AMI forced 10
retreat back up tho cOrpse-streWn valley.
"Cesf 1udgnffIu>, fa0is 60 n'cH pas IN querre."
I. is magnificent. but 10 IS not war, SAID the en-
/ thusisstc Fronchman-
Su~b aro some vi the celebrated charges IN the
annals 81 other nations, where, though Ohcer'
Numbered, the private soldiers. with unia1ing
/ glory, wrote high upon tho records oil theH
I country their ying fame.
In our dav have We any in5tanea which can
/ rival not only the daring deeds have described
where tho private soldier did thoir full duty
/ even though they must have known that
"some ono had Dlunderedn
4 Leave Thermopylp, Waterloo. and Balaklavs
I ond 20 with me o. the red heights Of Gettysburg
m IS mo % of July, 1863; two hostile armies wer
/ Ia parable. lines ana hal been hghung Tor two
] duys
/ Tho previous operations had demonstrates
/ the fact tlat the northern army was superior u
numbers and position. WAS acting on IN erol
/ line-, aud bad both tanks so posted anu pro
/ tecfeI a. almost b be imprecnabie.
Tho commander OF the southern army coll'
do hut one Of two tniugs-retreat or attack. /
| Is TOO lac nov 90 get around either TANK OF th
/ army in bis front or 20 attack either OF thon
/ with q probability Of success, 50 iutung point
/ the Cemetery Ridge Was collected. where ther
/ WAS a slight depression over when rOhd RUS
| ma southern weign mast be driven IN ant
I through tie Federal left centre there.
GETTYSBURG DESCRIBED.