Star.
London, England, 1827-12-05 00:00:00

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kissitudes in the Life of n'Reeedsg kitipc
1 rd. post Svo CoLsway.
, it a most pie.tsing vokme, replete with anecdote;
mre, and perils, sustained " by Hood and field."
Jthor belonged to the blase 71. t regiment, onto!
must gallant in the s. twice, and one from which
has already emanated a similar narrative, which

excited no small portion of pubis approbation and
applause. We are not surpri,ed that productions of this
, obtain popularity. They prevent the general fee
of our continental campaigns--and, at the same
poustray the minuter details that gave the Pcnim
war its peculiar character and colouring.
!little work before 03 opens with the early days
Soldier's life. He was born at Glasgow, ealisted
age of U, passed through the usual routine of a
life in the three kingdoms, and after :having
more than one regiment, eventually entered the
Glasgow corps, when it had just arrived from
America. We shall not, however, follow our war..
from fleet to fleet, and field to Geld, but at once
' to extract a few of the incidents that diversify
and character ef.a private soldier.
tst of August, 1303, was destined to be a memorable der
rea far as the death of thousands could make it so. It was
we had been ordered to attend Divine Service In the
,sod weranceordiagly preparing ourselves for thisoithen the
:the 40th regiment beating to arms, gave a general alas
the brisk, Colonel Pask came out of his tent and of
to fall in, as the enemy were advancing to the attack: We
, anal took up a position on a rising g round in the left
army; thus, contrary to expectation, we found ourselves
'enter into a service totally different to that which was at
The battle bad by this time commenced on the
consequently, as at • Roleia, we were obliged to stand fora
reposed to a distant cannonade. A shell also tell and burs
•company 1 one of the splinters wounded a man severely,
thetbird from me on the left. A party of OffiCCIS went
one titne,.‘ abort distance from us, in order to obtain a
: of the engagement; one of them, be longing to the 32d,
in our sight: slain, strange to say, by the mere wind of a
; not a scratch being on his body. The balls were now
thiek, that we received orders to sit down; even in tbla
- would ever and anon rs:ne through among the Axed
. descend so low as to knock the bonnets off our
We remained in this tantalizing state for some time, really
:comrades on the right, who bad an opportunity of re.
themselves: truly the situation we were then placed Mi.
trying for the soldier's courage. He feels in himself an in-
ror, which Is entirely unknown when mice he his
catered the hottest part of an engagecttent.
kugth we beheld, with great satisfaction, the enemy ad.
• us. We then stood to our arm, our Lurk files ran
, but they were. men driven in again by the steady
the French. I had how an opportunity to se.? them
1; they differed widely from us in dress in this instance,
clothed in long white smock-frocks and trowsers, and
knapsacks hanging loosely oa their backs. But little
left for observation, on account of General Ferguson
t the --dr, which lay close beside us. and ordering that

charge; but, for what cause I never could learn, the
remained motionless. Colonel Pack, on seeing
,seat to the General, and requested permission for os to ad.
their stead ; and this being granted at once, we, along with
I Mad regiments, instantly rushed forward, and fired*
y, which we saw did great execution. The astir,
on getting such a warm reception, fell into confusion
to re•rograde; ibis encouraging us, we gay? three hearty
' on; our grenadier company, and the 36th
, with the bayonet, and took six pieces of canned.
advanced, and two other pieces ad cannon fell into our
,the enemy not having time to burry them across a ravine
lay in t►e way; meanwhile, the enemy cominued his retreat,
disappeared over an eminence.
following is an appailing instance of privation
'suffering. The French were hanging about the
of the army, and annoying them with firing at

the middle of the day we halted la s turnip field. Even that
was considered delicious food; and the whole I
. attatked deem as eagerly as famished wolves would have
and harlot hat try part, never having been able to eat theM
was obliged to hush my banger to sleep; although this, it
easily conceived, was tonsewhat dilicalt. A constant pitiless
inued to fall. A party or us having been sent to a farm-.
straw to litter ourselves in oar muddy beds for thi nights
irweised intelligence that apples were discovered up in the loft.
lets, indeed, joyful news; hunger lending speed to my heels, I
with incomeivable velocity to the place; ►ut, alas! every apple
bees a.ready bagged, by crowds from every regiment in the
Bearing up under this misfortune with as mach equaairuity
'possible, I fortunately chanced to enter an unfrequented room in
'house, and there discovered a quantity of lour. Without welt-
, .4 feast my eyes long on the glorious sight, I was proceeding to
asivore my haversack, when I found myself so benumbed with cold,
was actually obliged to cut it from my side. Filling oar
Inersacks to the mouth, and taking wisps of straw under our arms.
s kind of excuse, we " went on our way rejoicing," leaving
muds who had scented the precious grain busily engaged in
weeping it into their sacks. Our starving comrades were highly
iehtlited to see es return with such a valuable commodity, instead
• ‘erthkss straw.

Smite bui'olard----- being produced, fires were lighted on every side;
ed scale of our most experienced bakers sung made up a quantity
it inn cakes, with which we gorged ourselves to our hearts' con-
Int. I never tasted a sweeter meal In all my life than this. Al-
ib,sgti the rain continued with unabated violence, I lay down in
• cold mud, and slept as sound as if I had beer. in the best bed ;
are the wonderful effects of a good bellyful after long *bai-
t; and this proves also, that amidst the most abject misery,
*la such a thing as pleasure. Some overplus cakes belonging to
vete put into my comrade's haversack, my own being too wet.
,!again marched on ; but scarcely had I walked an hour, when
my shoe*, and was obliged to trudge on barefooted. Many of
talon were in the same state; some of them attempted to de-
Awl their feet by wrapping pieces of blanket round them. My suf.
were non dreadful; every thing in the shape of itock
coked
long since gone, the constant friction of the wet trowsers
70N the skin completely army legs, and the raw flesh, foaling as
easterised, increased my torments to" an indescribable degree.—
la arty were in a far worse condition, and lay down completely
nhamsed with excess of fatigue and misery, waiting impatiently for
death to telleve their pangs. The regiments in the Immediate rear
new, comparatively speaking, in greater distress than ourselves,
hrnais in addition to all oar aulferings, the enemy's cavalry to con-
'4 with.

Order in the march was now totally disregarded, every regiment
Jibe army being intermixed, on account of the best walkers pressing
*sand keeping as near the van u possible; while the weaker ores
ether fell behind or fell for ever. linty fell sound asleep while
vaikke.and then stood in the midst of the road like pillars; DO at-
Wlls were made to awake them, :he cry of " Keep or was
'stied, and every one studiously avoided riding the skepers.
T!treesuccesdve times did 1 fall into this strange condition, in spite
myself.
About this time I saw a dragoon sprawling In the mui, quit,
thud, and seemingly UOCOOIItiOUG of his miserable situation, Ling's-
sod yelling out his bacchanalian ribaldry. This poor wretch
undoubtedly became food fur the crows in a few short hours. Our
'"alty and artillery horses died is such numbers, dirt neatly the
*bole road be:ween Lugo and Corium was armed with their
bleated canasta

sere we must close. The extracts given above are
specimens of the wen lc, and we cAn assure our
triers that an attentive perusal of the whole canuot
Ito interest, amuse, and delight them.

.. SP .
-Rroarrons's arum?. vie ?Tank'. Redmond, 4 the Cock, of the
•Survey aide." took his benefit yesterday at the Tennis Coos; eta/
hi defiance of a Scotch mid," which prevailed tb. day through,
bad a tolerable muster of smatters. The mating-to Wei eacelkit
thtoughost, and embraced the scientific manauvres of Donovan
and Foote; Young Spigot and Torn Reidie ; the ltristol lister
And Murphy, s most t.Ushiu4 afi lr ; Tom L'elcher and Jem Burns;
Boon, the Uuw-boy, and Saunders; Jem Ward and Beim Bumf,
Young Dutch Sam and Ilarry Junes; and as afasuale, Dick Curtis
and Frank Redmond. All did their best to please, and were re-
VIATOIKI with very general appl use.
Tom Belches stated, that he bad heard Whirrhisadell Bub bad
been doling up his own n•erits at Bill Ealr's, and had and 'bat
he would spar him (Belcher) for five pounds. Now, to afford
Bob an opportunity of &hewing what be could do, be begged leave
to give bim public notice, that he would meet him oti 'faraday
nest (Jem Ikon's benefit), and spar with him for five pounds, or
any other 'urn he pleased—(applause).
Jem Ward and Young Dutch Sam also announced that they
world be in attrudance on the same day, and would spar with any
one tor a belly.full.
Dick Curtis then said his say: He was open to fight any man in
the world, and give him.half a.stone, until Tuesday neat ; and if
that was not enough, be would give him more. He would nut fail
to attend and give Burn, hie support, and should be glad to find a
customer before he retired from the Ring altogether.
Auton ♦stn IiALDWW.-... Barney, the Star of the East, nett
' mounted the stage. Redmond, he said, had challenged him to fight
for one hundred pounds, and be should have been glad to have
accommodated him far that sum, The fact was, however, that be
could nor get backed for more than fifty; and if tbat aura was
agreeable, he was prepared to stake.
Redmond said, that .` hall a loaf wan better than no bread,"
and be would fight Barney for fifty—(Applause). It was then
mutually agreed that they should meet this evening at Frank Red.:
mood's, Loman':..-pood, Borough, and sign articles.
There were a number of minor challenges, which promise sport
for the New Year'including Harry Jones (the model of the Royal'
Academy) to Bill Savage; Ned Savage to Kirkman; Murphy to-.
Jack the Cobbler; and Jen, Stockman to any nine stone num.'
barring Dick Curtis..
• Nut. min BaLowni —Baldwin has challenged Ned Neal to fight
him for seg.oos and has appointed a meeting, to emir preliminaries,
at Friday neat, at the veteran Tom Cribb's, Panton-street, Hay-
market. The match excites a good deal of interest, and a strong
muster of the Fancy may be anticipated. Neal has not yet rep
turned fines his country trip. Bob shill be backed by swats of the
Scat water.

Vicissitudes 1
1
• This it a most
• Ottlttlre, and I
The author helm)
moat gallant
there has already
; . has excited no sea
applause. We ar
• don obtain popu
• totes of our cant
tise, poustray th
s solar war its peer.
t The little work
door Soldier's 1
at the age of I ::a,
6 • soldier's life in th
F been in more the
, 71ar,or Glasgow
e south America.%
11 nor from fleet to
• proceed to extrac
the life and chara
ibe list of Aug.
! .-at hut so far as tit
&May ; we had hes
. maim, and weroam
t ' dr mo of the 40th real
st tas bearing the bruit
dosed es to faU in, as
oil arched, and 11
etter army ; thus,'!
got to enter into a
d •ku intended. The
• right; consequently,
code esposed to a d
rot our company s
eh
stood the third f
sea a oast titne,.*
▪ diet view of the en
• MI dead in our sight
momball ; not a at
▪ (Tina thick, that
poMoti, they would
hi bayonets, and delete
brads!es We remainet
gh spying our coin rads
7
noes themselves :
ikainost trying for ti
▪ ilawribable tenor,
Mly emend the ho
• At leogth we bel
11111.11 towards us.
Ire . Issibmish, but I
*math of the Peen
to face ; they du
lag all clothed in
17 • hog hairy knapsac
It
Om was lett for ol
to the --th
ei Wawa to charge;
idsk regiment rem
▪ tikywsst to the Get
suer in their stead
n,
dr 36th and Mid eq
:meadows volley,
re
is isel enemy, on ge
Id
et !wean to terror •
dem, and premed c
• orniany, charged w
• advaaced,
a isnls,the enemy re
Malay to the wn
_ 'Assn disappears.'
The following
sad of suffering;
rs., rex of the arm
Unreels.
lathe middle of
sharable vegetable
. Wliment attatked tl
oat- doe a dead bone I
1.1 nets, I was obliged
O say he easily cancel
esi nla continued to fa
ad lossefor suet., to it
TO received Intellies
flit ins, indeed, jo
re- ran with incotheiva
had bees a.ready bt
• any Bearing up
a; (possible, I foetus
C.% th house, and tier
he tog to fear my eye:
uprose ny haven,
net I was actually
nit -
emends to the sr
as. • as a kind of exam
stir •
crowds who had
fa nrceying it into tb
intend to see us
by d sunldois straw
the Snow hug'whird
nd W eme of our
nt. at cakes, wit
_ Lest. I never tan
Me rash are the wend
rid rmw; and thh pt
ilia Att. U such a thir
teem put into
We again mini
and Ilse sly skoe,, err
th- theaters were it
ore ! Ind their feet by
iled 14rEts._ were sow
nt*beee hag sin
err rabeedth„ke
the V eseteraed, inert
the Bee may were it
'lttihad with es
, death to lilt:et ii
11C Wen, compared,
!Tel' *Pilch] additio
Is lend with.
in Order in the eat
built army being
•• tooled keeping a
ear other fell behind
• Irak/band then
t orapts were mad
sacred, and ever
6f rtircesucceigve
tO et myself.
rin About this tim
ID drunk, and Mend
rd e and yelling of
landoubtedly bee
ur ft•ilry and anus
lea *hole road be:wl
nth bloated careasto
T Hese we at
fair specimen'
readers that ;
fail to interest
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