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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-04-07 00:00:00

DARING COURAGE

Brigadier Cnreton directed a charge to he made in front
of the enemy's entrenchments, by two of these regiments,
the 16th and the Body Guard. The Ist Regiment of Na-
tive Cavalry, which was a weak regiment, was left in re-
serve, waiting for orders to act. Brigadier Cureton, after
the charge of the other regiments, came up to this regi-
ment, and said, " Now, my brave boys, charge the camp."
They heard the word, and they did charge the camp ;
they charged the entrenchment; they got over it; they
forced their way through it. They had the greatest pos-
sible difficulties to encounter, because the enemy's tents
were so near that there was little or no room for the ca.
valry to pass or to form. Nevertheless, in spite of all
these d fficulties they passed on, they saw before them in-
fantry and cavalry whom it was their duty to take, and
they pressed on in spite of these obstacles. There was a
young officer in the regiment, of the name of Ellice, the
son of a right hon. gentleman who is well known, I be-
lieve, to some of your lordships, who headed the attack.
He had not joined his regiment for more than a few
months ; he certainly never f•aw any fighting of the sort
in his life ; but Mr. Ellice knew what he had to do, and
that his duty was to press on, and in spite of all these ob-
stacles and difficulties he galloped on for the purpose of
taking those whom he saw within the entrenchments.
He turned round and found that such had been the diffi-
culties that be had only eight men with him, the rest had
been unable to keep up. When he saw that, he saw that
at the same time a body of the enemy's cavalry before
him, and this boy at the head of these eight men charged
the cavalry. They did not stand to let him bring his
forces against him, but they opened their ranks, and af-
forded him a passage through. They killed four of his
eight men, and there he was left alone with four followers.
What became of the enemy ? They were all driven at
last into the river, not by this boy and these few men,
but they must have been panic-struck with the gallantry
of the attack, and by the pressure that was afterwards
made upon them. As an example of the spirit by which
our troops were animated, and of the thirst for glory
which affected them all, this may not perhaps be without
its purpose.

He was at-the capture of Monte Video. He was at the
capture and attack made on Buenos Ayres. He served in
the Peninsular war, from the battle of Vimeiro to the bat-
tle of Corunna. He was wounded in action, under Gen.
Crawford at Cop,_ he was at Sabagul ; he was at the bat-
-.

tle of Fuentes d'Onor ; he was at the siege of Ciudad Ro-
drigo ' • he was at the siege of Bajadoz ; be was at the bat-
tle of Salamanca; be was at the battle of Vittoria ; he was
at Orthes ; he was at the battle of the Pyrenese ; he was
at Toulose ; he was at Washington ; he was at New Or-
leans ; he was at Waterloo. (Loud cheers.) What a se-
ries of gallant services. And how rejoiced am I that there
should be the opportunity, through this signal victory, of

-
of military exertion, exhibiting-at all periods the unbro-
ken spirit of military valour and military honour. After
he had achieved this signal success, for which we are about
to give him our especial thanks—after he bad thrown back
the enemy—after he had driven the enemy across the
river, he instantly hastened to join his commanding offi-
cer Sir Gnnoh arivonrpti nn fha Q,l, *nun fi.v.2

before the last victory was gained, to join the forces of Sir
Hugh Gough and Sir Henry Hardinge, and be then took
a part—a distinguished part, in the battle of So

DISTINGUISHED EXPLOITS OF TWO DECEASED OFFICERS

Sir Robert Dick entered the service in November, 1800.
He embarked with the 78th Regiment for Sicily in 1806,
and was wounded at the battle of Maida, lie also assisted

at the capture of Catrone, in Calabria. In 1807 he accom-
panied the expedition to Egypt; was present at the battle
of Alexandria, and was severely wounded at Rosetta. He
embarked with the second battalion of the 42d for the
Peninsula in June, 1809, and commanded a light battalion
at the battle of Busaco. He was at the action of Fez
d'Arouce, where he was wounded; and also at the battle

of Fuentes d'Onor. He commanded the second battalion
of the 42d during the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. He com-
manded a light battalion at the battle of Salamanca, and
the first battalion of the 42d at the storming of Fort St.
Michael; also during the siege of Burgo?, as well as in
the retreat to Portugal. In 1815 he commanded the 42d
Regiment at the battle of Quartre Bras, where he was
again severely wounded. At length he fell in the battle
for gaining which we are about to return our grateful
acknowledgements to the Indian army. On that occasion
there also fell a most distinguished officer—l allude to
Lieut. Col. Taylor, of her Majesty's 21th Regiment. He
son of Lieutenant Colonel Taylor, of the 20th
s, who fell in the battle of Vitniera, thus
Mary and double claim to the grateful

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establishing an h(
recollection of his cou
house I will briefly recapitula
Taylor. Lieutenant Colonel C. T
the light company of the 20th foot in the exr
Kolapore in 1827-28, served on the front

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Canadian rebellion, -Where, in the sut
lage occupied by the rebels, be rend,

sful attack of a vil-

vice; commanded a brigade of infantry in the actions of the
18th, 21st, and 22nd of December, 1845, wherein he was
wounded ; the troops met to keep up the communication
between Sir Harry Smith and the main army, whilst the
former was engaged in the operations which led to the
battle of Aliwal ; and a brigade of infantry at the battle
-^on, where he fell.

of Sabr

GALLANTRY OF THE SIKHS, AND DEVOTION OF THE

SEPOYS

In the course of a private communication to a friend,
Sir Hugh Gough says, " t'olicy precludes me publicly
.

recording the acts of heroism aisplayEu, nag', mum-
vidually, but almost collectively, by the Sikh sirdars and
army ; and I declare were it not from a deep conviction
that my country's good required the sacrifice, I could
have wept to have witnessed the fearful slaughters of so