The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-22

charge from the mouth OF one who hhu
command OF the Eleventh hussars, the
troop which penetrated farthest into
the army OF forty thousand Russians
on the plains OF Balnklnva on that day.
Col. II. TreVelyan, retired officer OF
the British army. resides two miles
from Fresno on one OF the finest vine
Yards OF America. He has grown old
in honors and has Us great n share OF
this worlds goods as one man can en-"
, 10Y or make Use Of. His hair is WINE
and no carries the scars made by Rus
sian bullets and bayonets In that bat"
tie. have been acquainted with MN
four years. and Il was long time De-
fore he was willing to tell the story OK
Dalaklavn. When would mention tne
subject TO him he would REFER me 10
some book or some official report where
all the particulars could be obtained
But this was not so satisfactory us 70
hear II told by one who took so proml-
nent part as he. Finally he gave me
the story.
Before the Battle.
I'm order to understand the matter"
said he, 1T Is necessary TO give the
events OF the day previous. You no
doubt know that the allied armies OF
England. France, and Turkey invaded
Russia in 1854 by way Of the Crimen, n
peninsula juttIng into the Black sea.
Late in October our armies found them-
selves confronted by an army OF 6O,oVO
Russians, cautiously advancing to the
attack, ] had been out with u scouting
marty twenty miles in advance Of our
army. and had Just been keeping out OF
reach OF the Russian advance. After
hayIng been nearly twenty-fonr hours
in tho saddle, we had lain down for n
little sleep, posting our pickets to Keep
Il sharp lookout.
Scarcely had We fallen into slum-
her when the pickets ran in and re-
ported that the Russians were coming:
we saddled our horses mud galloped
twenty miles that night to the British
army and reported. There was great
activity among our forces, getting rea-
dy for the battle which all knew was NJ
bnnd, During the day the lines OF the
army were placed In position, while
every avenue by which the enemy could
advance was guarded with vigilance, so
that no movement OF the Russians could
be made without being detected at once.
The day passed but the enemy did not
arrive. II was known, however, that
forces were being massed In our front,
and that when the attack should come,
1t would be made with the utmost tm-
pctuosity.
Night came. and We felt thnt be-
fore the rising Of the porrow's sun.
the battle would begin. SIX hundred
cavalry, the flower OF the British army,
went to the front. All that night. from
s o'clock I'LL dnybrcnk, we snt on our
no. Nnlul mt fN1nph
a word spoken above a whisper. We
were ready to rush upon the first ad-
vance guard OF the enemy, and begin
the battle.
Like u IyhIrlwiIId.
For the past two weeks n feeling OF
impending disaster had brooded over
the Light Brigade. We all felt II. Our
leader, the earl OF Lucan. WIS not cttl-
culnted to inspire confidence. stu we
were ready for whatever should come,
and II came soon, and the attack BY the
Russians was like n whirlwind. The
forces which they had been masslng
during the night and the previous day
moved forward just at daybreak. The
trumpet sounded. and we prepared for
battle. Our pickets were assailed so sud-
denly that escape was impossible. and
they were Killed or captured. The Rus
SLAMS wheeled their field guns into the
open spaces and opened fire. Our horse
artillery attempted to withstand the
onset Until rc-enforcemeHts could
come up but was overpowercd by sheer
weight, for the whole Russian army was
upon us. We slowly retired, fighting
as We went.
Behind us were two redoubts, man
ned by Turks. We expected these TO
check the advance or the Russians, Mt
least until we could take up a new posi-
ton. But the enemy moved with Won
derful rapldlty, and within few min
utcs had swept the Turks from the
field. captured the guns and turned
them upon our army. These Turkish
batteries were on n hill overlooking the
Bnlaklnva plains, where later In the
day the charge Of the Six Hundred was
mndc. The Turks were panic stFiek-
en- and fed In wild disorder right into
the British lines, carrying confusion
with them.
"The Russians came through between
the captured Turkish batteries into Bn-
lnltlayn plain. The object OF one body
was the capture OF the shipping III the
harbor, milking straight for that OBJ
ject.
Tho movement OF that body OF cnvnl-
ry was magnnccnt. The earth trent
bled MT the tramp OF the horses. 1t
looked as II nothing could withstand
such n force moving toward the h1r-
Dor, where we expected the shipping
would soon be In flames. But suddenly
there was n pause OF that mighty host
II came upon sir Colin Campbelrs
HIghlnndcrg, the famous Thin Red
Line The Illghlnnders led by Col
Scarlet, had not enough men to form
n square four deep. The Rupslan cnv-
airy turned aside, and nj the same mo-
ment 1000 additional Russian cavalry
came over the hill.
The Heavy brigade.
"Thc Heavy Brigade made charge
at this moment. II may be explained
that the Heavy Brigade was n smaller
force than the Light Brigade. bat the
charge was none the less heroic. When
the cavalry came over the hill, and the
points Of tin Russian lnnccs broke In on
The sky, ~ Tennygon nnrratcs 1t.
" Scarlet was M ahead and ho dashed
Through The great gray slope OF men.
And he wheeled his sabre he held his
Like m t3nglI7hman there and then;
And the three that WCrc nearest him fol-
lowed with force,
Wcdgod thcnpelyoa In between horse and
haFyo,
Fought for lhcIr lives In the narrow gap
they had made,
Four amid thousands; md up tho hill. w
Galiopoi tho aaInntlrhrcc Hundred. the
Heavy Brigade
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