The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-30 00:00:00

THE NEW SECESSION

On Wednesday a committee was appointed to report on
the details of the ecclesiastical constitution of the secession,
particularly with regard to the rights of the people in the
election of ministers and elders. A report as to the mission
for the conversion of the Jews was received ;, and a letter was
read from Mr. Ewing, of Levenside, announcing his ad-
herence to the new secession, and a donation to its treasury
of £2,000. The members of a deputation from•the synod of
the original seceders addressed the house at considerable
length, and received its thanks.—On Thursday Mr. Dunlop
announced that the Marquis of Breadalbane had, after read-
ing the reports of the proceedings of the secession, deter-
mined to adhere to it and to quit the establishment. A coin-
munication was received from a body of dissenters from the
Dutch Church. Dr. Welsh brought up a report from a
committee of education, gi‘ing an outline of a scheme, for
which a sum of £200,000 would be required. In the mean-
time, one theological college, with three professors, was
indispensably necessary. Mr. Dunlop, having declined to
accept the salaried office of procurator, was requested to act
as standing counsel for the new church, and the learned gen-
tleman accepted of the charge.

The Edinburgh Standard of Saturday gives the following
estimate of the number of.the new secession as compared
with that of those who still adhere to the establishment :
" The number of ministers who have signed and adhered
to the protest given in to the general assembly on the 18th
instant is stated in the Witness of Tuesday the 23d to be
about 444. On a careful examination of all the names that
have been hitherto printed in the Witness, it appears, how-
ever, that the number of ministers is only 395, of whom are,
1. Parish ministers
2. Quoad sacra ditto..
3. Professors 3
4. Assistants and successors
5. Ordained assistants, missionaries, and others
having no cure

In all
The number of parish ministers in all is
Deducting from which; the above ......

Theie remain
The number of ministers of parliamentary

churches and chapels of ease is about
Deducting froni which, the above

There remain ...
Making together

It thus appears that there are 733 parish ministers, besides
103 ministers of chapeli, who have not retired from' the
establishment."

A "NUT" FOR THE "BISHOP" OF ARDAGH

In my letter of the 15th instant, when quoting the now
celebrated speech of Dr. Higgins, titular Bishop of Ardagh,
I stated that up to the delivery of that strange declaration, it
was the general belief that there were exceptions to the rule
laid down by Bishop Higgins, and that one, if not two, at
least, of the Roman Catholic hierarchy were altogether op-
posed to the political schemes of Mr. O'Connell. That the
impression was not an erroneous one, may be learned from
the following highly creditable letter, addressed to the
clergy of the archdiocese of Dublin by the most Rev. Dr.
Murray, whose name was especially referred to in my com-
munication :

" TO THE CATHOLIC CLERGY OF THE DIOCESE OF DUBLIN.
" Beloved Brethren,—You must have read with extreme
surprise a statement lately published in the newspapers, inti-
mating that all the Catholic bishops of Ireland had, without
exception, thrown themselves, as ardent repeaters, into the
great political movement which is now agitating the country.
I owe it to you to declare (and I avail myself of the first
moment after my arrival in Dublin so to do) that I have
taken no part whatever in that movement; and that in no
instance did I give to any human being the slightest reason
to suppose that I have.
" In January, 1834, I concurred in the resolution unani-
mously passed at our genet episcopal meeting, recommend-
ing our clergy to abstain in uture from taking any prominent
dart in proceedings of a
tn. •ely political character. To the
spirit of that resolution I st ictly adhere; and I have not, by
any act or word of mine, se, an example at variance with it.
" May the God of Peace who has called you to be the dis-
pensers of His awful mystr ies, guide you in the saintly ex-
ercise of your peaceful ministry, for the promotion of His
greater glory, and the sanctification of those who are com-
mitted to your care.

" I remain beloved brethren,
Your humble and affectionate servant in Christ,
" + D. Muitadvr

" Mountjoy-square, May 22, 1843."

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FASHIONS FOrc-01.7E'i'

From Berger's Ladies' Ga gitit
(e.V.lt'- r7izW,i.s ,17::...'
We have this month an unusually oto#,,in,Leleant .'•4-,,-„z
abei4:ll
adperlrcei prettiest for
ffwior:
of Summer Fashions, embracing eve nmitty.of rh "Pri')
both in French and English costume.„.-_-.,:::a ~ e-,soxii
tz, , test ixtate./
rials, many entirely of lace, with the brims qui ',gat,
CHAPEAUX and
Jonquille and white crape will be fashionable. Celia; -ti
taffetas, ribbon, and entre deux of blonde, the brims edgeod-
rmremosTs;lta; 'leiital:iltni)
withh
half-dress; l
walking, f- da r er us
sac
and
or chip, as it is often called, are very fashionable.
det,hwaohnsiedt eotlrfai
PALETOTS, MINTELETS, SCARFS, and CAMAILS are in
great request. The manteau Marie Antoinette is admirable
for a tall and graceful figure. The pardessus Odette, a new
version of the camail, and the new muslin paletots are much
admired; as is also the mantelet echarpe, which combines
the excellencies of both the scarf and mantelet. Those for
full-dress are cut low in the neck, and composed of lace or
India muslin.
ROBES.—There is a great variety in the forms of robes.
Some are laced up in front; some are thrown open in lap-
pels, either in a single piece, or in a collar, with a lappel on
each side ; while some are tight to the shape in front, and
cut down a little in the centre; the backs high and full.
Laced corsages, too, are in favour. Tight sleeves, though
in the ascendant, have not excluded the demi-large ones.
The manche 'Louis XIII and XIV are much worn. Flounces,
particularly of lace, are very fashionable. The newzst ma.
terials for half dress are the Bros de chine, Sicilian and Milan
taffetas; grenadine, plain &EA figured bareges, and the Pekin
cameleon, a changeable silk of three colours. For full dress,
taffetas persan, and the royal mandarin.
CAFs.—Caps keep in favour, but are much shorter at the
eats. Colours have not much altered. For plain silks,
bonnets, or ribbons, pink, white, and a new shade of gray
are most in request.

THE WEATHER IN LONDON.—On Saturday heavy showers
of rain, with fresh breezes from about W.S.W. The grow-
ing crops are more than saturated with wet and unless fine,
y
msapyeebdeil smile
anticipated.o n the
Thefac e
temperature,
fmtpheer
aetaurrteh,
ddirsya's twr nor: weatherresult s
however, continues to be mild, the thermometer in the shade
on Monday in various places bay ing stood on an average at
64 degrees. At half-past 2 o'clock afternoon the metropolis
was visited with thunder and
lightning, but unaccompanied
with much rain.
DISMISSAL, OF MAGISTRATES.—The Lord Chancellor
has directed the following magistrates to be supersed for their
participation in the repeal agitation :—The Hon. Thomas
Ffrencb, three counties ; the Hon. M. J. Ffrencb
counties ; Daniel O'Connell, Esq. M.P ' two
, .one. county
Maurice O'Connell, Esq., NI ,P., ' '
, . ~ two counties; Nicholas
Boylan, Esq ~ one county; Richard Albert Fitzgerald, Es q''
one county ; Lord Ffrench, three counties; John Patrick
Somers,
AI .P., one county. His lordship, in a letter to Lord
Ffrench says :—" The allegation that the numerous repeal
meetings are not illegal does
notdiminish their inevitable
tendency to outrage'; and, co 'd •
bearings, it is the opinion nsi ering the subject in all its
meetings . of the Lord Chancellor that such
become are not in the spirit of the constitution,
dangerous to the of
therefore, thatthe and may
safety the state. It is
Government necessary,
reliance on the watchfulness should be able to place a firm
to preserve the and determination of the ma-
gistracypresides over, or forms a partpublic peace. A magistrate who
be prepared to repress violenceo , such a meeting can neither
act against a body for whose offenceaor could he he expected to
re-
sponsible. To such persons tbe he would himself be p
peace during the agitation cannot be safely
of the public
intrusted.
lordship's determination to preside over such Your
im-
mediately after the declarations in Parliament,
proves to the
a meeting,
Lord Chancellor that the time has arrived
determination of this Government to Ifor evincing the
delegate no power to
those who seek by such measures as are n
dis-
solve the legislative union. To allow such now
pursued to
pesons any longer
r
to remain in the commission of the peace would be to afford
the power of the Crown to the carrying ut.a
her Majesty has, like her predecessor, expressed
which
deter-
mination to prevent. This view of the case, swhichher
taken by your lordship has forced upon the attention the step
Lord Chancellor, will compel him to supersede of the
magistrates who, since the declarations in Parliament, any other
attended like repeal meetings. He thinks that s have
sure is not at variance with the resolution of thuet
a mea-
ment, whilst they watch over public tranquillity and
the repeal repeal movement, still to act with forbearance oppose
con-
ciliation, and to devde their, best energies to improveand in-
stitutionse and promote the prosperity of Ireland." the
H. M. FRIGATES THE PIQUE AND THE THETIS. A pa-
ragraph has gone the round of the newspapers, which
origi-
nally appeared in the Times of the 28th ult., which
that the Thetis, constructed by three of the, which
School of Naval Architectur, is a plagiarism from° the
Pique, constructed by Sir Wm. Symonds. The assertionths-
unfounded in fact; for the two ships are so.manifestly dis-
similar, that the article in question could only have
origi-
nated either in complete ignorance, or, what we fain hope
is
not the case, in wilful rnisrepresentation : for, in the first
place, the Thetis has not a dimension in common with any
other ship of her class, nor are the proportions of her di-
mensions at all similar to those adopted by Sir W. R
-Moods
the Thetis being five feet longer and two feet four inches
narrower than the Pique. In the second place, the forms
of their midship section are essentially different, not in one
particular only, but throughout. Thus the midship section
of the Thetis is nearly flat and perpendicular above and below
the water's surface, to the extent to which the body of the
vessel will alternately immerse and emerge et an angle of
seven degrees, (the supposed inclination under a topsail
breeze,) and from that limit, below watelrin de
bein own to the keel,
considerable curvature is introduced, the g one with a
curvature of contrary flexure, so that it terminates at the
keel after forming a hollow or crooked floor. The surveyor's
form of midship section is quite the reverse of this. Its
characteristic feature is a rotundity, or, to use his own words,
" a protrusion," at a distance of " from six inches to three
feet above tbe lime of floatation,' whence it continues in al-
' ht line down to the keel. Where, therefore,
most a straight
the surveyor's ships are prominently curved, the Thetis is
straight, or nearly so; and, where they are nearly straight,
the Thetis has her greatest curvature. Again, the tnain
the protrusion, which,
breadth of the surveyor's ships is
as has been before iis from six inches to three feet above
the line of floatation, whereas the main breadt. o.f the Thetis
is at the water's surface. The professed principles of the
hers of the School of Naval Archi-
surveyor and of the mem both parties in terms too
lecture have been published by
8 dependant
plain to be misunderstood, and the for;
en e to upon
those principles exhibit too marked adier c admit of
other. ,There are no nice
being mistaken the one for the
quibble may be
shades of distinction upon which a ell be raised,
but as palpable a difference exists as can w. imagined to
uns I 622 tons , ,36
exist in ships. Pique. 36 g , i guns,
1,526 tons.—Portsmouth parer.

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that came,
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THE LATE GENERAL O'MALLEY AND THE 44TH.—The
4tl4,othoodiido
pgoalir
otfseourvorberastoQouwateraekeßsrtasreagniodieaott
into the field. They numbered only 430 bayonets. In thee
year before, at Berg
action,
they had suffered terribly
—7OO men went into action, 200 alone survived. A
-ceordY
ingly, at Quatre Pros the men were for the most part re
oelic,eratnlclieenoiet eoefeZnond
emits. When the French fire opened, many of them took to
ducks before I do, I'll cut him
said an old grenadier. "that's
you see me duck, you may
ducking
eel
o mfraoi
ime
vt__h the shot'wao wo,Tfilhemne fiction—cried
out,' " Steady, men!
nws'a'i't till the colonel ducks, they'll wait
duck ; but, the first man
e."--Fraser 's Magazine.
Theirnent ilsic:lieusbotabtat
to over
tilldocwtnhTel pleasant
HOl7w:si comeicheajY;doo:
smallwa
s noDwrafat:mwohsot
waveless
--Aire soon perceived two men in a
" The flaming chariot of the world's great eye"
hung motion
less on the,then waveless mirror-of Brodrick Bay, in
abou;
ten feet depth of water; and after for a minute or thereby.
denly to etdbeemu.iteu
holding their faces close upon the surface, they seemed sud -
pull a long pole out of the water, with something
adhering to ita extremity. We soon found that they were
look the early walk of crabs. They no sooner saw the:
taking advantage of the glassy stillness of the water,
crustaceans on tbe subsaqueous sand, than they poked theme
behind with their long staves,—the
.crabs turned round to
revenge the indignity, and, like Russian gens• (rarities, seized
upon the unsuspecting pole. s.. These
. latter were sightly
snaken by the fishermen, RS If 111. pain or terror ; the angrycreatures clang all the closer, and were then rapidly hoise
into the boat. The moral we drew at the time, and have
since maintained was, that neither crab nor Christian should
ever lose his temper.—Wrlion's Voyage round the Cosset
of .Scotland.
A Lovita or Bao.--Daring our stay rt Brcoly, we wet.e
lodged in an old mid dilap tritr Cdot(ils"e, once capable of de:
fence, the former residence . •_--, to whom
main a
.eed,
the whole town itself belonged'
He had lately pahe debt
of nature, and died in the bed which he had not quitted fort
many years previous. lie was an eccentric character, but a
man of talentnformation ; and though rational upon all
other rdnts. heremed to be hardly so upon one, which wa
att idea of living to ,ger by always remaining in bed. Hes
actually lived, not nierely in his chamber, but in his bed, f
many years 01 his life; and his greatest consolation was dor
rived from reading accounts in the papers of people dvite;
from falling off their horses, or by the upsetting i f carriages,'or by bathing in the river, or by congestion of hbod to ttt
head from over-exertion in walking, in running, jumping,
Zitc. - He hugged' himself upon the perusal of such accounts
and congratulated hienselfthaht. such accidents could not
had
to hint. He received is guests as regularly as a
any former period of his life,for no infirmity of the bodyt
compelled him to adopt this resolution. He read, wrote,
took his meals, and lived, in fact, more comfortably '
bed than DiOgeueS in his tub. He was no cynic, neY in his
o philosopher; he was only known by the nan,
CountSecta-
Cn who always Bled in bed.—Life of a Thaw,. eof
the.
sieian. -itlng phy.
QUESTIONABLE AFFECTION.—The Gazette dr
nary publishes, on the authority of a German '0 8 Tribu-
ttxit does not riaree, a most extraordinary and journal which
Hung of a suit for divorce before the tribunal of 113ioble ac-
Hungary. According to this account the Count de Badrels'ain
a captain in the Keyser Hussars, a perfect Hungarian den-4'
who prided himselfon being the best pistol-shot in the world,
had fallen in love with and married the daughter of the Count
de oafßradomissa n account of her perfection in the same art
For some time er the marriage the count and his lady liv .
ed
in perfect harmony, astonishing their friends from time
to
time with their dexterous feats, but at length the
made a display of his talent which led to his gentleman
fore the triounal. A large party having appearance be-
at his house, he told them that
hewould
dssembled at dinner
performance which would astonish and d treat them with a
imitation of the Poles of olden times, delight them ; for, in
struck off the heel of their wives' shoes who, with a pistol-ball,
• shoes to
ding abroad, be intended, at a dista c present their gad-
sae with his countess. The lad n eof 25 paces, to do the
much es her guests at the announcement,y, although astonished ns
her seat, and, taking a pistol, cii ro-e calmly from
er busbaud that she was
ready to make her heel a tar et dto etionstrate his skill, but
that she also had a feat to perform,g which was,. at the same
moment that he should
discharge his pistol, to strike from
his pelisse the golden clasp which
held it on his breast.
The count was pale and agitated, but he had gone too
far to recede, and calming himself as well as be could, he
.aischarged his pistol at the saute time that be exposed
himself to the bail from that of his wife. Both shots were
successful—the heel of the shoe and the clasp of the pelisse
disappeared withou indignant lst injury to count or countess;
but the gentleman, that his wife should have ken
aim at a vital part, where the slightest deViAtiOn of hempen
would have caused death, laid his complaint and demanded
a divorce. When before the tribunal, the count was told by
the president that if his own hie bad been placed in danger,
he had also risked inflicting upon his countess a severe and
dangerous wound, to which lie replied that he was too cer-
tain of his aim for such an accident to occur. The countess
said the same thing, and, taking a pistol, offered to renew
the trial before the court, observing at the same time that
danger was now all on her own side, as the heels of the
the which she wore were much lower than those which
shoes
she had on when she and her husband otchanged shots. A.
pistol was given to the count, but he refused to tire, dread-
ing, he said, lest he should wound his wife, whom he real)
loved. "And you," said the president to the countessy
why would you renew the trial of your skill upon the
clasp of your husband's pelisse? u " Because," replied
the countess, " I love
yourhnderly, and could never submit
ro a separation. If, in presence, I perform again the't
feat of which be complains, it will prove that I was
when I fired on the last occasion that I should certain
not inju
him, and there will then be no ground for a divorce re
cannot then be, said that I loved my husband t orce. It
care for his life." The judges declared that he oo little to
were noble, and refused to grant the divorce • r sentiments
convinced of the affection of his lady, led heri and the count,
lovingly
court. out of

buttons.
to read in the morning
DEATH or A PIER.—We are sorry
papers the decease of a well-known pier at Greenwich. The
deceased had been long in a sinking state, and had been sub-
jected to water on the head, as well as other ills of a very
distressingisal character. The allusions sometimes made by
iors their legs when invoking a coolness in the lower
_extremities was frightfully realized in the cause of the late
pier, whose timbers were completely shivered between 7 and
Sthe o'clock on Thursday morning. The pier of Greenwich bad
secondtitle of Barren of Dividen decaland though never
knownswamped
tdo
in e in hot water, was on se occasions nearly
pdeed the cold element. The pier, which had been
spervocee.
issue, against as a nuisance, has left no issue, but the
when in
which it pleaded to a declaration served upon it
has
carried off several of the timbers, and invested
t_i ! a
.only property of the deceased, in a bank of all sorts
of deposits.—Punch.
Htenoo READY WIT.—A Hindoo woman having been
summoned to give evidence before the court of judicature in
Calcutta, deposed that such a circumstance happened in her
Foreshence. The judge asked where it happened : she replie:4
saidt the verandah of such a house. " Pray my good wonaan
the?,, judge, " how many pillars are there in that veran
dah. The woman, not perceiving the trap that was laid
for her, said, without much consideration, that the verandah
was supported by four pillars. The counsel for tibe opposite
party immediately offered to prove that the verandah con-
tained five pillars, and that consequently, no credit could be
given to her evidence. The woman, perceiving her error,
for many
the judge, and said, " My lord, your lordship has
many years presided in this court, and every day that
you come here, ascend a flight of stairs : may I beg to know
how many steps these stairs consist of ?" The judge con-
fessed that he dld not know.—" Then," replied she, " if you
lordship cannot tell the number of steps you ascend daily to
the seat of justice, it cannot be astonishing that I should
forget the number of pillars in a balcony, which I never
eatered half-a-dozen times in andlife. The judge was much
pleased with the woman's wit decided in favour of her
party.—Protestant Operative'.
THE DEVIL AND Da. FAVSTIISe tradition of the
Devil and Dr. Faustus is said to have been derived from the
odd circumstances under which the Bibles of the first printer,
l'ust, appeared to the world ; but if Dr. Faustus, and Fust
the printer, are two different persons, the tradition becomes
suspicious, though in some respects it has a foundation in
truth. When Fust had discovered this new art, and printed
off a considerable number of copies of the Bible, to imitate
those which were commonly sold as NISS., he undertook the
sale of them at Paris. It was his interest to conceal this dis-
covery, and to pass off his printed copies for MSS. But,
enabled to sell his Bible at sixty crowns, while the other
scribes demanded five hundred, this raised universel astonish-
ment, and still more when he roduced copies as fast as they
were wanted, and even loweredp his price. The uniformity
of the copies increased the wonder. Informations
;andre
given to the magistrates against him ail a magician . °dn.
searching his lodgings a great nurnber of copies were Kum
The red ink (and Fust's red ink is peculiarly brilliant) which
embellished his copies was said to be his blood ; and
e i._ ws.s
solemnly adjuged that be was in league with th
fDevil
Finn was at length obliged, in order to save himself rornes
bonfire, to reveal his art to the parlianaent of Paris, fhb
.11
discharged him from all prosecution in consideration of this
useful invention.
THE BATTLE or Ms.e.sits.—The following is an extract
of a letter from Lieutenant Phayre, of the 25th Native In-
fantry, who was engaged and wounded in the battle near
Hyderabad. in Scinde, under Napier :And t was after boe_
battle had been raging about two hours,when the f
the enemy was hottest, that I had been directing the men ofi
the left wing to keep close together, when I observed Genet:ae
Napier opposite our colours, with his cap off, cheering° tn
regiment, which together with the whole line had received
ea a
I ne
',ecla owing to the superior nunabers o_
rely pushed my horse through the irite'ttoehtrbeee-
., as an example to the men to follow. On getting
of
or four yards in advance I was between two fires--tbat my
own men and that of the enemy, who were posted in a deep
dry watercourse, from the bank of which I was oblythre
yard distant. I, however, kept my laorse lust motion,band
thus escaped for a short time the shots that m have been
aimed at me. At length I observed our Major (Teesdale) a
few yards to my right ; just as I caught sight of him ne . amP-
peered as as if shot by a bullet. I irornediately turn d. . yr.
horse to go to his assistance, when I was struck bad,a rnaslsinn
n which entered high in the left breast ah.P
_.gri my lungs, came out at my back between t
He shaoatuldtheger
eide and spine. Our poor major must have fa
.en
0_
the
same time as myself, but he from being on the brink t
water-course, was cut to pieces instantly. I fortunateoly fell
d the
gently from my horse OD the side nevt my own men,
noble brute stood over me as uietly as if in the staable I
was picked up before any of the Beloochees could get to
work
and carried to the rear. You may
must have been, as we we drawn up about five yards frowere
imagine what hot i
enemy, who where not only ten times our number, bu
under cover. As to our beloved general, I cannot express to
you the devotion and respect w 5 all feel for him. His kind-
ness to me in mentioning my name in his despatches to the
Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief was far more
than I expected. People here can scarcely believe that I have
been wounded at all, as I am now driving out in nay gligeLeiry
evening, and when 1 think of it myself 1 ellon°t help wh•cnh-
ering at so rapid a recovery from ao severe a wount , h i
is equalled only by my thankfulness for the escape I have
had. Perhaps you will not understand how I came to be on.
horseback, unless I tell you that I sin one of the mountd
ccers of the regiment, as quatermaster and interpreter.

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THE BATTLE OF HYDEILABAD.--"We (
server) have been favoured with the following extract a Gateshead
00fb-
memorable
letter from an artillery officer, engaged in the which
battle of Hyderabad, on the 17th of February last,
will be read with much interest. It is dated Hyderabad,
March 19. " Daylight saw the whole force in compact order
of march. * * * After marching about eider
miles, we heard firing in our front, vrhich we rightly judged '
to be an attack on our advanced guard. Here we halt!icliafdor.
a short time to close up the columns, and then 11.
vanced. Hearing the fire increase in the fron,
cil.argodle for-
ward, and found Sir Charles Napier making his lapoilttiolno
for attack. The line was formed with the artillery (in a h
guns) on the right. I was laced immediately on the rig t
of H.M. 22d Foot. Thee apry was on th At that
time all that I could make oat was, that a number of
yardsguns
were playing on us, at what I Judged to be about iOO
nte
distance. In our front was a low jungle, which preve,
our seeing twenty yards. Our fire was, consequently,vaue.
When we bad advanced about 200 yards further, we could
make out a little better what we were d
about. We fired a
few rounds with round shot and spherical case, and pushed
on rapidly ; for the enemy's fire began to tell. We moved
forward till we could distinctly see our opponents, and then
all ten guns opened upon them, with grape shot. This
dently produced an effect, for some of their guns were si-
lenced. We continued our fire till the infantry were so
much advanced as to preclude our doing so with safety to
them. Sir Charles then put himself at the head of the line ;
and the musketry, which had only been beard at intervals
before. now burst out in a long roll down the entire line.
We (the artillery) pressed on as hard as we could ; but the
ground was broken and enclosed, so that it became neceasary
to charge the hedges and water-cuts, as the only means of
getting in front. And now the fight commenced in earnest.
The enemy were lining a low,nullah, or natural entrench-
ment, in very great strength ; and, as we approached its
edge, they first fixed their matchlocks, and then quitted their
covering and rushed on us sword in hand. It was a critical
moment, I assure you. The shock was so great that, for an
instant, the line seemed to stagger. It was, however, only
for an instant. The steady roll of the musketry soon con-
tinued, and the bayonets were not idle. At this time I suc-
ceeded in getting a gun (a twelve-pounder) into position on
It was done under a murderous firs: five men
the right.
ad two horses were shot dead beside me. Other guns soon
'owed, and the tight was at its height. The uninterrupted
artillery, the rattle of the niusketry, the ,
formed a
shouts of
reoiments as they closed with their opponents
tile
ov to be forgotten. But all this was too het to
twenty-one thousand men gave
We still continued to
,iorse, and partly at a jungle
~ch they seemed endeavouring to form on our right.
e it was soon over, and our whole force moved bodily
-nab, in undisputed possession of the field. One-
ird of our officers had been killed and wounded, while
e dreadful piles of dead all around showed too plainly
w severe had been the contest. The battle lasted from
'''.n to (I believe) half-past one o'clock. The ene-
:uns, a number of standards,
e, all fell into our hands. I don't give
count of the whole action : it is only
lthing of what happened on our le
the ft.
• •-,1 that we owe the day to
luct and pilar,.. moles Napier, who led the
person. He was, however, nobly seconded. Had we
it would have been a recapitulation of Cabul
' ' have escaped. And when it is cude that onsidered
,t 25,000, you may concl it
,e country was in arms. They
',, on under a full belief that
entered Hyderabad on the
;ng. The wealth is very
• millions of money.
-ey. I hope, bow-
'nsurrection has
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