Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-31
lFyom the Military Sketch. Book.
lie FATE OF YOUNG CORE.

Eight bullets pierced this young MA"
In The full light of glory and in the warm zap y,
love he died, esteemed, honoured, weP', 10 Tue
blossom Of his youth, and in the pride oil man,
ly beauty.
Young Gore was captain in the 5lst reE'I
ment, and have heard, son Of the Eari o.
Amman. He fought at the battle OF VIttorIa, "
it was in that town, few days after the iSn..'
ma, first saw him, as weFas the fair and sou
black-eyed girl who was the innocent cause o'
his death
When the sanguinary and memorable hight
was at an end, few officers, Of necessity, re-
manned in the town. in consequence OIL 'hiS
battle the constitution was published on the
Sunday succeeding it, in the main square or
market place, with great pomp and rejoicing.
In addition to the bull fights and public dancing
upon the platform erected In the square Tor pro-
| claiming the constitutions, Gall was given I'D
The evening expressly to the British oihcers
! then in town, at which all the inhabitants Oh
consequence attended. Al this ball hrs' Sd"
captain Gore; he was then, apparently, ABOUT
twenty-five or three years oil age, ana a.
| handsome ycung man as | ever beheld; ms
hair was light brown, and hung IN proin'
sion of graceful rngIels; he was ct iiorid COM
plexion, about the middle size, compact, YET
! light and in The beautiful uniform oil the 5ist,a
!
gold; he was decidedly the most striking hsure
in the ball ROOM and, in addition 20 this, was
the best dancer among the British officers
nav as good as any Of the Spanish and French
who exhibited on that evening their satalory
| MOVERS Whether it was that our Enghsh
| STYLE of dancing at that time wanted something
TO he added 10 its grace by communication
With the continent Or not, will not pretend 10
say; but certain il is, that my counIrymen were
no, so happy in p!tcking The laurels from the
French ,ha. night in the dance, as they had
been few days before in the fight.
With qualiic atoms such as have described
j, is not 10 be wondered al if the eyes * hearts
Of MANY fair ladies followed the young cap
iain it would rather have excited wonder II
rhey had not. The warm hearts o. the Span
ish Signor;tas are but too susceptible TO The
charms of love when his goGship dresses in
British iegimen,a's.
NV friend D., of the thirteenth light dra-
goons, and /, were admiring the WALKERS Of the
evening, when he Observed 10 n.e that the young
officer of the list W as not only The best dancer,
but had The pre,iiest and best partner; land,
said he. 81 think the lady seems quite Smiteh
with him; they have been partners the whole
of the evening" From this observation | was
led to remark The young lady more closely than
II had done before, and the result IN my mind
, was, that captain Gore was best with 4 part
ner the most bewitching in all Spain, and that
he was Of The same opinion. She was abou,
seventeen, rather en- bon point, and middle sized;
, large, dark and languishing eyes, black, glossy
ringlets, with beautifully fair skin; she was
dressed in the graceful black costume Of her
country, and appeared a personihca 81 the
beauty of Castilian romance; her manners
, were gentle, ana Win captain Gore as her part
, her she attracted the admiration Of every one
present.
Where is the moralist who has looked into
the book Of nature, and will say that they were
culpable in ovingeach other, although circu.n-
stances wholly forbade their union' Let US
draw veil over The weakness Of human nature,
> when opposed by such powerful influences as
those which surrounded these young persons
g Let US not with The austerity Of mature and ex.
. perienced wisdom censure, butpity them, ci-
cled as they were with glowing halo Of youth
and love. They loved-marriage was impos-
sible: she left her fathers house and fed 10 him
whilst he vowed to project her with his life
even unto the end Of il. This happened in a.
bout three weeks after the bill
The laGy's father al first knew not Of the rash
step which his daughter had taken, but soon
learnt the distressing truth he became almos,
frantic, and applied TO the authorities for their
interference, respecting young Gore as se,lu-
Ger and i hereto. The authorities ca very in
ferior description, of men al that limc) immed.
ately ordered srrgeant's guard Spanish to
accompany the father 10 the quarters ofthe cap
tain: they arrived-his apartments were Oh the
first hoor-and the soldiers were already in the
courtyard below. Gore was Informed OF the
intended purpose, through a Spanish domestic
Of the house he. lived in. His own servant
brave aud determined soldier, hurried 10 the
apartment in which his master was, with his
bayonet drawn, and observed that there would
be no grea, difficulty in driving away .he" Spa
nlsh fellows below" if necessary. The young
lady chung to Captain Gore for protection, and
besought him not 10 give her up; dec larins
that she would never survive, If he suffered her
TO be taken away. The soldiers were mount
ing the stairs-Capt. Gore was decided. There
was very little ceremony in the affair; he and
his servant in 4 few minwes drove them Out
Of The house, and secured The door with bolts
and locks Few hlnws were str,cl. H.,