FIELD. 
aw bound to state what I am told occurred when lie readied 
his Lordship. I should premise that as the Russian cavalry 
retired, their infantry fell back towards the head of the 
valley, leaving weu in three of the redoubts they had taken, 
and abandoning the fourth. They had also placed some guns 
on the heights over their position, on the left of the gorge. 
Their cavalry joined the reserves, and drew up in six solid 
divisions, iu an oblique line, across the entrance to the gorge. 
Six battalions of infantry were placed behind them, and about 
thirty guns were drawn up along their line, while masses of 
infantry were also collected on the hills behind the redoubts 
on our right. Our cavalry had moved up to the ridge across 
the valley, on our left, as the ground was broken in front, 
and had halted iu the order I have already mentioned. 
When Lord Lucan received the order from Captain Nolan 
and had read it, he asked, we aro told, “ Where are we to 
advance to?" Captain Nolan pointed with his finger to the 
line of the Russians, and said, “There are the enemy, and 
there are the guns, Sir, before them ; it is your duty to take 
them," or words to that effect, according to the statements 
made siuce his death. Lord Lucan, with reluctance, gave 
the order to Lord Cardigan to advance upon the guns, con- 
ceiving his orders compelled him to do bo. The noble Earl, 
though he did not shrink, also saw the fearful odds against 
him. Don Quixote in his tilt against the windmill was not 
near so rash and reckless as the gallant fellows who prepared 
without a thought to rush on almost certain death. It is a 
maxim of Decker, that “ cavalry never act without a sup- 
port," that “ infantry should be close at hand when cavalry 
cany guns, as the effect is only instantaneous," and that it is 
necessary to have on the flank of a line of cavalry some 
Bquadi'ous in column, the attack on the flank being most 
dangerous. The only support our Light Cavalray had was 
the reserve of Heavy Cavalry at a great distance behind 
them, the infantry and guns being far in the rear. There 
were no squadrous in column at all, and there was a plain to 
charge over, before the enemy’s guns were reached, of a mile 
and a half in length. At 11.10 our Light Cavalry Brigade 
rushed to the front. They numbered as follows, as well os I 
can ascertain : — 
Men. 
4th Light Dragoons 118 
8th Irish Hussars 101 
1 1th Prince Albert’s Hussars 110 
13th Light Dragoons 130 
17th Lancers 145 
Total 007 sabres. 
The whole brigade scarcely made one effective regiment, ac- 
cording to the numbers of continental armies ; and yet it 
was all we could spare. As they passed towards the front, 
the Russians opened on them from the guns in the redoubt 
on the right, with volleys of musketry and rifles. They 
swept proudly past, glittering in the morning sun iu all the 
pride and splendour of war. We could scarcely believe the 
evidence of our senses ! Surely that handful of men are not 
going to charge an army in position ? Alas ! it was but too 
true — their desperate valour knew no bounds, and far indeed 
was it removed from its so-called better part — discretion. 
They advanced iu two lines, quickening their pace as they 
closed towards the enemy. A more fearful spectacle was 
never witnessed than by those who, without the power to aid, 
beheld their heroic countrymen rushing to the arms of death. 
At the distance of 1,200 yards the whole line of the enemy 
belched forth, from thirty iron mouths, a flood of 
smoke and flame, through which hissed the deadly 
balls. The flight was marked by instant gaps in our 
ranks, by dead men and homes, by steeds flying wounded or 
riderless across the plain. The first line is broken, it is 
joined by the second, they never check their speed an 
instant ; with diminished ranks, thinned by those 30 guns, 
which the Russians had laid with the most deadly accuracy, 
with a halo of flashing steel above their heads, and with a 
cheer which was many a noble fellow’s death-cry, they flew 
into the smoke of the batteries, but ere they were lost from 
view the plain was strewed with their bodies and with the 
carcasses of horses. They were exposed to an oblique fire 
from the batteries on the hills on both sides, as well as to a 
direct fire of musketry. Through the clouds of smoke we 
oould see their sabres flashing as they rode up to the guns 
and dashed between them, cutting down the gunners as they 
Btood. The blaze of their steel, as an officer standing near 
me said, was “like the turn of a shoal of mackerel." Wo 
saw them riding through the guns, as I have said, to our 
delight we saw them returning, after breaking through a 
column of Russian infantry, and scattering them like chaff 
when the flank fire of the battery on the hill swept them 
down, scattered and broken as they were. Wounded men and 
dismounted troopers flying towards us told us the sad tale 
— demi-gods could not have done what they had failed to 
do. At the very moment when they were about to retreat an 
enormous mass of Lancers was hurled on the flank. 
Colonel Shewell, of the 8th Hussars, saw the danger, and 
rode his few men straight at them, cutting his way through 
with fearful loss. The other regiments turned and engaged 
in a desperate eucounter. With courage too great almost 
for credence, they were breaking their way through 
the columns which enveloped them, when there took place 
an act of atrocity without parallel in the modem warfare of 
civilised nations. The Russian gunners, when the storm of 
cavalry passed, returned to their guns. They saw their own 
cavalry mingled with the troopers who had just ridden over 
them, and, to the eternal disgrace of the Russian name, the 
miscreants poured a murderous volley of grape and canister 
on the mass of struggling men and horses, mingling friend 
and foe in one common ruin. It was as much ns our Heavy 
Cavalry Brigade could do to cover the retreat of the miser- 
able remnants of that baud of heroes as they returned to the 
place they had so lately quitted in all the pride of life. At 
11.35 not a British soldier, except the dead and dying, was 
left in front of these bloody Muscovite guns. Our loss, as far 
as could be ascertained, in killed, wounded, and missing at 
two o’clock to-day, was as follows : — 
Went into 
Action 
Returned 
from 
Loss. 
4th Light Dragoons... 
Strong. 
118 
Action. 
39 
79 
8th Hussars 
104 
38 
06 
11th Hussars... 
110 
25 
86 
13th Light Dragoons. . 
130 
.. Cl 
C9 
17th Lancers 
. 146 
36 
110 
. 
• 
— 
C07 
198 
409 
town ftlx , now iu a very respectable condition ; a deep ditch, 
with a strong breastwork, has been cut across the level 
ground, in frout <>1 the northern and southern entrances, and 
guns have boon planted in advantageous positions. At the 
hack of the town several strong redoubts have been erected 
and armed with field-pieces and rockets, and a large propor- 
tion of the force stationed iu tho immediate neighbourhood. 
1 lie streets which debouch upon the steppe have been closed 
by strong barricades, and the general feeling of the garrison 
jb that they can now bid defiance to any number of cavalry 
who may venture an attempt to force an entrance, and they 
have not the slightest objection to tlicir making the attempt 
It ft heavy column of infantry wore to support tho cavalry in 
an attack, the work of the garrison might ho warmer, but 
the i Russian mfantry have enough o U their hands just now 
at Sebastopol, and, even should this occur, Kupatoria would 
not fall into their hands without a sovere struggle. 
FRENCH OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. 
The French Miuistor has received tho following from 
General Canrobert : — 
i( “ Camp before Sebastopol, Oct. 27. 
"M. i.k M.vrkoh.vi., -We are continuing tho construction of 
fresh batteries, destined to hatter the eastern front of the 
bastion which we are attacking. They are placed on the 
hare rock, ami it is only by tlm explosion of petards and by 
means of sand-bags and other laborious expedients tlmt 
we make our way. Still wo shall in a short time he ablo to 
multiply our fire against tho defences, in repairing which 
os fast as they aro destroyed the enemy labours with remark- 
able obstinacy. 
“ Tho siege will evidently form an epoch among tho moat 
laborious operations of the kind. 
“ The town lias suffered much from our fire, and we know 
that, tho loss of the defenders 1ms been enormous. 
“ The Eugliah protect Bulnklnva, where they disembark 
their munitions, with a body of marines, a battalion of in- 
Lancers, nud whose reputation as a gdlant officer and good 
swordsman is known to tho army, has received several 
dreadful wounds, and has been carried on board ship. The 
other wounded officers are — Captain Maxso, aide-de-camp, 
slightly ; Captain Hutton, 4th Light Dragoons; Lieutenant 
Sparke, 4th Light Dragoons; Captain Cook, 11th Hussars; 
Lieutenant Trevelyan, 11th Hussars. Captain Lockwood, 
of the Cavalry Stall', is missing. Mr. Wombwell, of the 17th, 
had a narrow escape. He was dragged off his liursc by the 
cap and taken prisoner by some Cossacks. A Russian 
officer addressed him and told him not to ho afraid, for that 
he would bo well taken care of, though ' ces gens la were 
rather rough in their manners. However, they were saved 
the trouble of guarding him, for iu the last charge ho made 
his escape and got back to liis lines. 
DEFENCE OF THE TOWN OF EUPATORIA. 
The town of Eupntoria, situated at the northern extremity of 
Kalamita Bay, has of late become a place of great importance 
to the allied fleet, iu consequence of the supplies of cattle, 
which have been sent from it in great abundance. The town, 
which was wholly unprotected, has been placed under the 
command of Captain Brock, R.N., who for some time past 
has been busily engaged in throwing up breastworks for the 
defence of the Tartar population who inhabit it, aud whose 
countless herds feed upon the steppe that surrounds it. As 
the inhabitants have shown a decided predilection for English 
rule, and the supplies drawn from their flocks made the 
retaining of the town a matter of the greatest importance, a 
force of marines, consisting of 400 English, 200 French, and 
150 Turks, have been landed and placed under Captain 
Brock’s command. This force has been subsequently 
augmented by the presence in tho bay of her Majesty's 
ships Leauder, Firebrand, and Megami, and oue French and 
two Turkish line-of-battle ships, which have been detached 
from the allied fleet. Rumours had been rife for some time 
past of a large force of the imperial cavalry having appeared 
in the neighbourhood^ aud these were confirmed on tho fontrv, and some Turks. 
afternoon of the 11th of October by the appearance on the “ “ On the morning of tho 25th, at break of day. some hills 
steppe of large bodies of horse, who threatened the town 2,500 metres <lista.it from the port, defended by some very 
on the land side. A requisition for reinforcements imperfeot redoubts, each manned by about 150 Turks wore 
was immediately sent by the governor to Captain King, carried by a very superior Russian force, which occupied 
commanding her Majesty s ship Leauder, by whose orders them, having driven out tho Turks. 
First-Lieutenant Hamilton of that ship landed in com-; “ As soon as information of this affair reached Lord Raglan 
maud of 100 seamen and marines and one field-piece, ftU d myself wo proceeded to the liciglitH which border the 
aud accompanied by Third-Lieutenant Colin Campbell, 1 valley of Balaklava, and form the limits of our position, 
the Rev. J. Stuart Robson, chaplain, Assistant-Surgeon "The enemy then occupied the hills I have mentioned 
Blake, Messrs. Mitchell aud Bryne, mates; and Lord covering iu masses the woody heights which hound the valley 
Edward Cecil and Messrs. Dupis, Buckle, and Lake, towards the Tehemaya, nud displaying a force estimated at 
midshipmen. A party of forty men landed from her 20,000 men, besides those which were hidden from our view 
Majesty’s steamer Magiera, under the charge of Mr. Irvine, by the ravines aud thickets. 
tho mate, aud also placed under Lieutenant Hamilton’s “ It was evidently his intention to entice us into deserting 
command. On the following morning the field-piece was | our excellent position, and U> make us descend towards him 
placed iu a commanding position at the back of the town, into tho plain. I contented myself with uniting, at the re- 
where it adjoins the steppe, a small redoubt was thrown up, | quest of Lord Raglan, my cavalry to tho English homo, 
and a party of blue jackets stationed iu it. In the course of j which occupied a position on tho plain before Balaklava, 
the forenoon Captain Brock, accompanied by Captain King and whic h hud already executed a most brilliant charge 
and one of the marine officers aud the field-piece, made a 
reconnoissance on the steppe, when a body of cavalry, about 
600 in number, suddenly appeared, and advauced within 500 
yards. They theu opened their ranks and showed four guns, 
which opened fire with shot aud shell, some of which fell 
within the town. The Leander’s field-piece returned the fire, 
aud a shell from it burst among the enemy's ranks, killing 
and wounding fifteen. Being, however, unsupported by 
small arms, Captain Brock ordered the party to retreat to 
the town, which they did, having first taken the gun to 
pieces and spiked it. The alarm was now given, and the 
whole of the blue-jackets and marines belonging to the 
Leauder and Magiera, and headed by Lieutenants Hamilton 
and Campbell and the Rev. J. Stuart Robson aud Mr. Irvine, 
immediately got under anus, and advanced to the steppe iu 
double quick time to support the field-piece. On arriving at 
the scene of action, they discovered that the enemy had re- 
tired, and that the seaman, with Captain King, had re- 
mounted aud unspiked their gun, which was then escorted 
back to its position. The whole of the men belonging to 
the Leander and Megsera remained at this redoubt during 
the day, and were quartered at night in a house adjoining. 
Towards midnight one of the marines was attacked with 
cholera in its most malignant form, and died, after great 
suffering, in four hours. At three a.m. on the morning of 
the 13th Lord Edward Cecil, the midshipman on watch 
with the field-piece, observing a body of the enemy’s cavalry 
advancing towards the redoubt by a road which led to it 
from the steppe, immediately opened fire upon them, ami 
the officers, seamen, and marines, rushing out from their 
quarters, lined the redoubt and barricades on its right. 
A brisk fire was now commenced aud sustained for some 
time. The flashes of the muskets were incessant, and the 
bullets whistled in every direction, while the appearance of 
the shells from the gun, as they described their curve through 
the ail - , was extremely beautiful. The enemy soon retreated, 
finding that the little force in the redoubt was on the alert, 
and without any disposition to yield it. At 10 a.m. the | 
same morning, the remains of the poor mai'ine who had died rise in the French funds, which wore done on tho Boulevards 
of cholera found an honourable grave, the service being read | at 73f. 25c., and closed at 73f. 
already executed a most brilliant charge 
against the enemy’s cavalry. 
“ Besides this, and while Lord Raglan established two divi- 
sions of infantry before tho port, I caused all tho men that 
I could spai'o from my first division to descend to the foot of 
the front slopes of our position. 
“ Things were in this state, and the day already far spout, 
when tho English Light Cavalry, 700 strong, led away by too 
mucli ardour, charged vigorously the whole moss of the Rus- 
sian army. 
“This impetuous oliargo, executed under a cross-fire of 
musketry aud artillery, produced at flint great confusion 
among the enemy's muk\ but this troop, hurried away too 
far from us, suffered considerable loss. After having sabred 
the gunners of two batteries it was forced to return, weak- 
ened by the loss of 1 50 men. 
“ During this time my brigade of Chasseurs d'Afrique, 
which was in the plain on the left of tho English cavalry, 
was eager to got to its assistance, and did so by a bold 
manoeuvre, which was much spoken of, and which consisted 
iu attacking on the loft a battery of guns and some battalions 
of infantry, which it forced to retreat, and thus stopped a 
murderous lire which had been kept up on the English. In 
this affair we lost about twenty men killed aud wounded, 
two of whom were officers. The loss on the enemy’s side 
was considerable, and lie suffered our Chasseurs to effect 
their retreat in good order and without molestation. 
“The night supervened to put an end to tho combat. 
“ The day after tho Russians made a sortie from tho place, 
and towards Iukermann attacked the division of Sir Do Lacy 
Evans, which covered tho siege works. Received by a Crush- 
ing tire, and with that solidity which is peculiar to our allies, 
the Russians left ou tho ground more than 300 dead, aud 
found themselves chased to the outskirts of tho town, losing 
in their flight about 100 prisoners. 
" This short aud smart affair was most brilliant, and has 
certainly compensated for the painful incidents of tho day 
before." 
The favourable news published in tho Monsieur caused a 
It is not certain that all these were killed, wounded, or 
missing ; many may still come in, and about eighty wounded 
have already returned. Captain Nolan was killed by the 
first shot fired, as he rode in advance of the Hussars, cheer- 
ing them on. Lord Lucan was slightly wounded. Lord 
by the chaplain, Mr. Robson. The same day the Naval Bri- 
gade was strengthened by the arrival of Lieutenant Pym, of 
her Majesty’s ship Firebrand, with a party of thirty-five men, 
another field-piece, and a rocket tube. A fresh redoubt was 
constructed in the course of the day for their reception, and 
the first one was strengthened by having its ditch widened 
aud deepened, and the breastwork made more substantial. 
Ou the 15th the enemy advanced again in force, burning tho 
villages and carrying off corn and cattle iu every direction 
on the north side of the town. The Firebrand aud Arrow 
gun-boat was therefore dispatched along the coast, and 
fired several shells, which caused them to disperse in great 
confusion, and with considerable loss. The Leander on the 
following evening dispersed another body of 300 cavah-y, 
who advanced almost to the southern entrance of the 
town, with the intention of cutting off the herds of cattle 
which had been driven in from the steppe for safety. Lieu- 
tenant Hood, of her Majesty’s ship Arethusa, who had been 
sent from the fleet with some rocket tubes, had also a ....... 
slight engagement on the morning of the 19th, when the to drive back a sortie of the garrison. 
BATTLE ON “GUY FAWKES DAY." 
Paris. 
The Miuistor of War lias also received a subsequent des- 
patch from General Canrobert :■ — r 
Before Sebastopol, Nor. 6. 
“ The Russian army, increased by reinforcements from 
the Danube aud from the southern provinces, and animated 
by the presence of the Guano Dukes Micuaei. and Nicho- 
las, attacked yesterday tho right of tho English position 
before the place. 
“ The English army maintained the battlo with the most 
remarkable solidity, supported by a portion of General Bos- 
quet’s division. . 
« The enemy, much more numerous than we, was driven 
back with enormous loss, estimated at 8,000 to 9,000 men. 
“ This obstinate struggle lasted throughout the whole of 
the day. , 
"At the same time, on my left wing, General torey had 
The troops led by 
enemy, taking advantage of a thick fog, pushed forward a I him drove back the enemy into the town, with a loss of 1,000 
body of cavalry towards the windmills outside the town, in I men. 
