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 278 BATTLE OF TIIH AL5IA. Cll Al'. I. llieir mere appearance on thi.s part of llie ficlJ than upon any real power that they had of intercepting the enemy ; for though the enemy might judge them to be very near, they were parted from liim by deep hollows, and it was plain that if they were moved forward before the knowledge of their presence had sufficiently spread, they would in a great measure lose their weight ; because in crossing the hollow which divided them from the line of the retreat, they would necessarily drop out of sight. So, in order that the aspect of the force might sink into the enemy's heart, Lord IJaglan kept it formed upon the sunnnit of the knoll for two or three minutes. He then moved it towards the south- east. General Eyre at nearly this time advanced by the line of the Causeway with one of Sir Itichard England's brigades. The column of the Ouglitz battalions began to fall back ; and thenceforth there remained no part of the Russian army in this part of the field which was not in full retreat. The guns of Turner's battery were limbered up and pushed forward to a commanding spot further up in the Pass, and thence, at long range, they continued to pour their fire upon the enemy's retreating troops. In the perform- ance of this duty they were aided by a French Final opera- battery. Aftcrwards Lord Eaglan sent an aide- aniiiery. dc-camp with orders to cause the guns to advance to a more commanding ground which he had ob- served on their left front. The English battery Retreat of the last Russian biittalions, which had hitherto Btood tlair ground.