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4fi THE BATTLE OF BALACLAVA. chap, the Tractir road, march across the North Valley, . — and thence advance upon the Arabtabia or Re- doubt ' Number Three.' The main body of the cavalry with its attend- ant batteries was to enter the North Valley, and there form in columns of attack to await Liprandi's next orders. A battalion of the Ukraine regiment, with a company of riflemen and a battery of field-artil- lery, was to constitute the reserve. Finally, General Jabrokritsky, though not under the orders of Liprandi, was to cover the intended attack by descending from the region of Mackenzie's Farm and taking post on the Fedioukine Hills. Notwithstanding the trust they repose in the direct intervention of Heaven, the Turks know how to eke out their faith by means sufficiently human ; and being too warlike a people to be careless of the value of foreknowledge in regard to the designs of the enemy, they see the use of a scout. The officer who had the merit of obtain- ing, at this time, good, decisive intelligence, was Rustem Pasha, the Turkish Brigadier- General. Mth Oct. On the 24th of October, a spy employed by him Information , . . , , r of the brought back an account which disclosed Lip- enemy's ap- 1-ji- preaching randi s designs for the morrow. The man an- nounced that troops to the number of 25,000, and of all arms, were to march upon the plain of Balaclava, and he even prepared his hearers to expect an advance from the direction of Baidar. lie was carefully examined by Lord Lucan, as well attack.