The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-20 00:00:00

PRESENTATION OP A CONGRATULATORY
lADDRESS TO CAPTAIN PEEL, &N., AT
TANWORTH.

The return of Captain Peel from the Cringe, whirs 1
kb distinguished valour lee shady seised hint in this
soontry as illestriose fano, was takes advantage of by the
ishabitants of Tasaworth as a fitting opportunity for the
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presentation of an &Adios to the gallLt eaptain.,
Captain Peel arrived at Taraworth statics on Tuesday
seining, ea his way to Drayton Manes, the seat of his bro-
ther, Sir litsbert Peal, M P., when a distiaguishod party of
friends, including Lady Villiers, General Peel, Capt. Towns-
naiad, M.P., Mr. and Mn. Drawbridge, Le., awaited his
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arrivi;l. This :learning (Wednesday) tiereirsot Tumor*
presented a very gay appearance. The streets were dew-

rated wit► garl'asTd; and festoons, and Union Jacks and
47111111111 were banes; from moot of the windows—the
"red, white, sad blue" being the prevailing colours. The
*got, and the members of the Town Council, attired in
their robes of dike, met the gallant captain and Sir B.
Pesl on their IMMO, into the borough ; as morn of

yeomanry aceosupanied the carriages, tie bend of: the
regiment, playing "Seethe (enquiring hero earnee," pre- se
ceding the procession to the Town-hail, when a platform
had been erected close to the statue of the late Biz Robert SS
Peel, M.P., and on the gallant captain masking his appear- lit
ease on the &dour, accompanied by Sli E. Peel, Capt. gs
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Towothead, 141. P., and otitis, the ;hada of the populate et.
were deafening. et.
The 1111•Yoz, J. Shaw., La_., prefaced the prematatics
ewe.
of the address with a few appropriate remarks, the reading tit
of which was repeatedly cheered, particaluly that portion et.
which Waned to his labor: in the trenches, hie velour in rt
the azaanit, and of the singrasr waste, and prompt deter- at
minatioa which enabled him, in a moment of imminent litt.
danger, to save the lives if others at the peril of his own,
by throwing over the embankment the burning shell which

bad fallen from the Nimes avatar.

On presenting himself, daptain Pam, who was dread is

noikrli, and who appeared to have mitred severely from , let!
fatigue nines he left England, was most enthusiastically mi
received. Hs Commenced his reply, evidently labouring !
under strong emotions, by observing that he thanked Clod ;4!
for his mercy in having allowed hint to return in honour
to his native land, and to receive from their hearts, in a :
place so dear and so sacred to the memory of his father, ti
their appreciation of his conduce in the field. He Could :I
aot allude to that mercy, without lint thinking of the to
pliant men, lam fortunate bet mon glorious,
who were lying in their peaosfal graves by the is
side of the battery when they fought together; 10
and be trembled whilst he stood there, last in speaking of LI:
himself, he should scam to rob them of one atom of their la
glory. Rather than do that, be would enter with them :
their graves. A sad, sad distinction misted between them ;

theirs was the glory, whilst ours was the reflection. (Cheers.)
It had been his good fortune and his pride in the war, that It
although a sailor by profession, he had been associated with Li
the army. He had learnt bon them how to fight with
honour ; and as those who now heard him took a deep in- et.
terest in what was going on In the Crimea, he would relate to
them a none or two which he had witnessed these. (Cheers.) to
it had been his good fortune to be present at the battle of set
the Alma, to fight with the Guards at Inkennann, to wit to
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neekao a spectator, the charge of cavalry at &dahlias, and It
tee daily to the trenches, and to witaem the gallant, bat rt.
sassecessful, attack on the 18th of Jane. He would take,
however, the battle of Inkerrnewn as one of the most inter-
est to them. But before he refined to it, he felt bound to
mention the heroism of a midshipman, an aide-de-esmp
of his, named Dalton, and another named Wood,
two youths who fought like heroes. (Lieut. Calsell was E
on the platform, and was loudly cheered.] Ho was awoke 21
on the morning of the battle by a heavy cannonade, when it
he immediately dressed himself, and went out. It was •
thick fog and a wet morning. Not knowing the ground, to
he went to the line where they ware holding with a few
men a position against large numbers of the enemy. He $
went to look, and discovered that on the right the ground e
fell rapidly down to the Tchernaya, so that there wee no
danger by turning there. They could not see the enemy, Et.
and the ballets as they same flying past tore up the bushes. gh
lie got to the two-gun battery—that famous place—where 9

there were a few of the Guards with the celoun of the re-
giment. None of the enemy meld then be seen, although

tae ballsts continued to fly amongst them ; but Suddenly a
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lit c came on from the rear, and amines were dropping. They G
(Maid to meet thin Yre, bat at the same instant a shout was
heard, and and a mem of Russians appeared before no. A cry I/
was raised, "Firm on the colours," and they prepared to et.
meet them. A rush, however, was made on the enemy in
the rear, and they engaged them so ardently that they in

forgot altogether about the men who were coming down in L,
dame masses in front. At that mama' an dicer on horse.
bah said to him, in a whisper, "The Russians are in front
sit.
sad veer." Not knowing the danger of their re
pleition, and to show the little military skill he
gesomeed, he replied, also in a whisper, "Then, I hems
Mall take them all." lie now looked up, and to his s‘ '
surprise saw thousands of Russians shooting them down, not 141
daring to attack them with the bayonet. They turned the 44
men round to let them In, and continued firing oa sad 18
fighting the Russian to the redoubt, which was their pro- :4,
per position. They moved on with her Majesty's Guards,
sad got to the redoubt with the colours safe. (Cheers.)
They were at that moment closely pressed by the enemy, to
when they beard the bugles sounded, and up tams a gallant
French regiment with their colonel at their bead. With
their aid they drove the Ramis= bask, who immediately 8..%1
after cams up in overwhelming numbers, and retook the
position, but only to he again driven back with immense It.
less. On the following day, on going over the field, it was
ead by many who saw it, that the slain round that battery M.
were more than at any ether position. Ile had given them n•
that little episode of the hauls of Iskennann, and he would to
set take up more of their time. One matter, however, lei
whim) referred to himself he would notion. It might be ;
asked how it was that he stood there when there was still
Mr and others were fighting. The remota wee that the 10
navy was sot governed like the army. The service of the ft
letter was continuous. On the evening of the 18th of Ism
Monw wounded, and had to go in the hospital. After six T'
weeks the wound eastianser ia the same state, and that eir. 10*
wesestance alone deprived him of kis sonsemad. He wee M
ready, notwithstanding, to return sad servo Win. 10
(Cheers.) The gallant captain then rotated to the U
opinions which had been esprassed—that the nay 3
had had nothing to do, bemuse the Russian ships were
behind their batteries—and remarked that there wee ;
one Rineles ship lying at anchor in the Gulf of Finland,
whisk mat be taken by the navy, end that ship wee M
Omen& (Cheers and laughter.) Be ooncided by IS
saying that be would not tall them bow deeply sensible he
was of the reception they had given him in that spot, so ;o.'
sweet to the .emery of his father-s reception deeply ID
01111111611 to Lady Peel and to all his family, and in their se
names, and in kis own, he thanked them. (Continued 10
applause.)
Capt. Towxsamthi, M.P., then emu forward and briefly ~.13
proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor, eulogising, in the
mune of his remarks, the valour and intrepidity of his rp
friend Captain Peel. The hoe. gentleman was received s
with marks of approbation by the assembled crowd, as was I
also
Sir R. rm. Bat., M.P., who ISMS forward to 100024.
the motion. The hoe. baronet expressed the pleasure he tool
Alt is emending a vote of thanks to the Mayor, and toss
remarked that as one of those who bore the honoured toe
mine of Peel, he could not refrain from expressing 100
the feelings which animated him on that most interesting 104
mession—yet he felt he could not express adequately how 1:0)
he lo And upon that interesting ceremony as the proudest as
tribute to the brave, as it showed how they individually and C
eellectively took an intermit in the character and conduct of I:,‘
each individual man who defended their country. (Cheers.) lo
After referring to the report. which bad appeared from time 1.0)
to time in the newspapers of the proceedings at the seat of 10
war, Sir Robert wanton to observe that, as he had said be. 30
fore, that ceremony was on. of a most touching and inte-
resting kind to all who bore the mime of Peel, becalm they C
were assembled under the shadow of that statue 44
which represented him who bad so often addressed 10
them from that place, sad whose spirit still looked
down upon the success sad credit of those whom be SO
lied left behind; and in the memos and distinction of
wham children he had seen, aid would see, if his spirit se
erittlet be snoop' them, the best reward tee tla to
tteir a to
shish his owe unaided efforts enabled them le SIM
the blessed consummation of the devoties be to *et
the karats of his eoustry. Sir likes lies Waned So
in glowing terms to the benembrat madam el Mr. to
sad Mn. Braeebridge, who had, with Min Night-
ingale, until whlth the his few weeks, been
taffaiod in the hoophals at SwM and who, at the ebb el
With, and at the aesdies ml. ss et, berm, add MS%
bad gene forth se allettlele the aerrewa sad satiable,
asmfltra te the doh and weweitili sad concluded by es-
=ea opiates that there wasset a angle person In the
who wadi set wish the war prosecuted until
Sobeeligel wee eatliely is the peeseettea of the Allies, and
smAnsensablis and Itedeg pesos effected.
Time direr. war Iroes gives for the Mayor, these ill
We. mad Mr. Breestorldge, three for Lady Villiers, six dribs
borough members, three for the Quin, three foe Carta &
Peel, and three for the French and Sardiatens.
The hand then played " God Seem the Claes," and the
Froseb national air, after whisk the vast tempos, quietly
dlogereed.