THE BATTLE OF BALACLAVA. 89 by the two squadrons of the Scots Greys. Those en a r three last-named squadrons were moving in open '___ column of troops, but the right - hand column marched by * threes.' * At the moment of the sudden discovery which will be presently mentioned, the six squadrons thus led by Scarlett were marching in a direction nearly parallel with the line of the Causeway ridge, at a distance of some seven or eight hundred yards from its summit ; and the left-hand column was so shaping its course as to be able to skirt the remains of the Light Brigade camp, and also the lower fence of a vineyard there sloping down southward in the eye of the sun. The camp had been struck, but imperfectly ; for some tents were yet standing, and the picket-ropes had not been removed. General Scarlett, with Elliot, his aide-de-camp, was on the left of the column formed by the 2d squadron of the Inniskillings and the Scots Greys. Intent upon the special duty which had just been assigned to his squadrons by Lord Eaglan's last order, he was keenly bending his sight in the direction of the Highland battalion which defended the approaches of Kadikoi, when Elliot cast a sudden up- glance towards the ridge on his left, and saw its the enemy'i -. cavalry Oil top fretted with lances. Another moment and the tiauk of 1 „ Scarlett's the sky-line was broken by evident squadrons ot dragoons.
- General Scarlett's impression was, that all his six squa-
drons were moving upon the same line of march, and in open cohimn of troops ; but minute inquiry led to the conclusion stated in the text.
